WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Arcanum Institute Inc. has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service regarding proposed revisions to forest service surface mining regulations codified at 36 CFR 228. The letter emphasizes the importance of aligning these regulations with existing mining and land management statutes enacted by the U.S. Congress. In its submission, the institute stresses the necessity for the Forest Service to uphold federal statutes including the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, the more ST

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution released the following testimony by Jessica M. Vaughan, director of policy studies at the Center for Immigration Studies, from a March 25, 2026, hearing entitled "Protecting American Citizenship II: Federalism, Sanctuary Cities, and the Rule of Law": * * * Thank you, Chairman Schmitt, for the opportunity to testify. Today there are 13 states and about 100 localities that have adopted sanctuary policies. We estimate that more than half of the illegal immigrant populat more PR

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- The National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advocating for expanded requirements under the opioid analgesics (OA) Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS). NACDS recommends that opioid manufacturers be mandated to fund and supply a broad range of DEA-authorized drug disposal methods to enhance safe disposal practices for unused opioid medications dispensed in outpatient settings. In the letter, NACDS emphasizes that increasi more ST

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- The National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (NAICU), representing more than 1,700 private, nonprofit colleges and universities, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Education regarding the Accountability in Higher Education and Access through Demand-driven (AHEAD) Workforce Pell Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM). The letter addresses provisions of the proposed rule on Pell Grant exclusions relating to other grant aid, Workforce Pell Grants, and program accountability. NAIC more ST

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- SkyNRG Americas, a company dedicated to sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) development, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of the Treasury concerning the proposed regulations for the Section 45Z Clean Fuel Production Tax Credit. SkyNRG applauded the recent statutory changes but identified critical areas where further modifications are necessary to enhance domestic clean fuel production, reduce reliance on unstable global fuel markets, and promote rural economic development. SkyNRG has invested in expa more ST

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- The West Coast Seafood Processors Association (WCSPA), representing seafood processors across California, Oregon, and Washington, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service regarding the agency's proposed amendment to the definition of shellfish. WCSPA expressed strong support for expanding the definition to include cephalopods such as squid, cuttlefish, and octopus. Additionally, the association requested the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to include red and purple sea urchins in the more ST