WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- The American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) has submitted a public comment letter to the Election Assistance Commission opposing the proposed rulemaking petition by America First Legal Foundation, which seeks to impose a documentary proof of citizenship requirement for the National Mail Voter Registration Form. The AAPD argues that implementing such a requirement would disproportionately disadvantage voters with disabilities and other marginalized groups, f more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Davids Statement on Israel, Hamas Ceasefire Agreement * Today, Representative Sharice Davids issued a statement following the release of Israeli hostages and the start of the ceasefire in Gaza secured through last week's agreement: "The ceasefire agreement and hostage exchange are welcome and long-overdue steps toward ending this devastating conflict in the Middle East. I sincerely hope this peac more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Michelle Alexander, director of medical affairs and chief internal medical review officer at eScreen Inc., Kansas City, Missouri, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Transportation advocating for the inclusion of fentanyl and its metabolite, norfentanyl, in the federal drug testing panel. The writer asserts that the highly potent opioid is an essential and timely addition to the testing program to ensure public safety on the nation's roads and railw more ST

TOPEKA, Kansas, Oct. 16 -- The Kansas Supreme Court issued the following news release on Oct. 15, 2025: * * * Judge Keith Whitney to retire from 16th Judicial District District Magistrate Judge Keith Whitney will retire November 4 after serving 29 years in the 16th Judicial District. The 16th Judicial District is composed of Clark, Comanche, Ford, Gray, Kiowa, and Meade counties. Whitney was appointed in 1996 by Governor Bill Graves and then was elected the next year. Whitney said he felt a more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- The League of Women Voters of Sudbury, Massachusetts, a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering voters and defending democracy, has submitted a public comment letter to the Election Assistance Commission in opposition to a petition filed by the America First Legal Foundation. This petition seeks to enforce a requirement for documentary proof of citizenship on federal voter registration forms. The League emphasizes that the existing laws already prohibit non-citizen more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- The National Action Network (NAN), New York, representing over 140 chapters nationwide, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Election Assistance Commission opposing a petition from the America First Legal Foundation. The petition seeks to require documentary proof of U.S. citizenship for federal voter registration, which NAN argues contradicts existing federal law and established practices. According to NAN, the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) stipulat more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- The National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA) has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) expressing opposition to a petition from the America First Legal Foundation. This petition seeks to amend federal voter registration requirements to mandate documentary proof of citizenship, a move the association asserts would create unnecessary barriers to voting, particularly impacting Asian Americans and other communities.  more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * Pressley, Warren, 70 Members of Congress Urge Trump Administration to Address Student Loan "Default Cliff" to Prevent Economic Disaster Republican policies have pushed record numbers of borrowers into default and delinquency "[T]his devastating increase in past due payments threatens not only individual borrowers but the broader economy." * Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), a membe more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Cleaver Joins Bipartisan Call Urging Trump Administration to Follow Law on Back Pay for Furloughed Federal Workers * (Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) joined U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), along with U.S. Representatives Don Beyer (D-VA), Steny Hoyer (D-MD), and 163 other lawmakers, in urging Office of Management and Budget more PR

TOPEKA, Kansas, Oct. 16 -- The Kansas Supreme Court issued the following news release on Oct. 15, 2025: * * * Retired district court administrator to serve as honorary bailiff for Supreme Court special session in Maize A year before she retired in 2021, district court administrator Ellen House faced an operational challenge unlike anything the courts had seen before. House said she's proud of how the 18th Judicial District overcame the many obstacles created by the COVID-19 pandemic. The 18t more PR