WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Attorneys General in 21 states submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration expressing concerns about the agency's Draft Guidance for Industry on flavored electronic nicotine delivery systems premarket applications. The letter highlights escalating risks posed to youth by flavored e-cigarettes and urge the FDA to reconsider its regulatory approach aimed at balancing youth protection with adult smoking cessation benefits. The letter strongly cr more ST

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service issued the following news release on June 8, 2026: * * * Department of the Interior announces $461 million for parks and outdoor recreation across America Investments will leverage more than $900 million for parks, trails and outdoor recreation projects nationwide. - The Department of the Interior today announced the distribution of more than $327 million in formula grants and $134 million in competitive grants  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 6 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R46799) entitled "The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act: Legal Issues" by legislative attorneys Jared P. Cole and Madeline W. Donley. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY Schools generate and maintain numerous student records, including grades, standardized test scores, disciplinary accounts, contact information, mental health records, and more. The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Ac more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 9 -- The American Counseling Association issued the following news release: * * * History Is Made: Indiana Allows Counselors to Practice Across State Lines As part of the historic interstate Counseling Compact agreement, Indiana is the latest state that can now start granting privileges to licensed professional counselors to practice across state lines. Currently, other states that can grant these privileges include Arizona, Minnesota, Ohio, Louisiana and Georgia, w more PR

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service issued the following news: * * * More than half the U.S. States signed up to participate in the federal scholarship tax credit program enacted under the One, Big, Beautiful Bill The Internal Revenue Service announced that 27 states have elected to participate in the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit (FSTC) program, which enables eligible taxpayers to claim a federal tax credit for qualified contributions to Schola more PR

LINCOLN, Nebraska, June 9 -- The Nebraska Department of Economic Development issued the following news: * * * Nebraska Ed-Tech Startup Helps Students Improve as Writers, Avoid Overreliance on AI After doing graduate studies at Stanford University in California, Adam and Alexa Sparks moved home to Nebraska to launch their startup business, Short Answer. Their educational technology (ed tech) platform helps K-12 students improve writing skills. Just three years after launching, Short Answer is  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus Food Allergy Research and Resource Program submitted a public comment letter to the Food and Drug Administration addressing food allergen thresholds and their potential applications. The letter followed the agency's virtual public meeting and listening sessions on the topic. The academic group expressed support for risk-based approaches grounded in scientific evidence to improve food allergen safety. They emphasized that thorough a more ST

OMAHA, Nebraska, June 9 -- The University of Nebraska Omaha Campus issued the following news: * * * UNO AI-CCORE Opens, Kicks Off with Inaugural Mav AI Day The public forum answered questions about artificial intelligence and its applications, and officially opened AI-CCORE's permanent AI center. - What happened: The College of Information & Technology's Artificial Intelligence Center of Collaborative Outreach, Research and Education (AI-CCORE) hosted its first annual Mav AI Day, a public f more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, June 9 -- West Virginia Attorney General John B. McCuskey issued the following news release on June 8, 2026: * * * Attorney General McCuskey leads 20-state coalition defending religious students' right to state scholarship funds West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey is leading a 20-state coalition in support of students pursuing degrees that Virginia has deemed too religious to qualify for the state's scholarship programs. The coalition's amicus brief in Johnso more PR