OLYMPIA, Washington, July 2 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * AG Brown leads multistate opposition to Postal Service's attempt to undermine voting rights * Attorney General Nick Brown co-led a multistate coalition of 24 attorneys general in filing a formal comment letter today opposing the Postal Service's attempt to aid the President's efforts to seize control of elections and restrict mail-in voting through a proposed rule, and asking the Postal Service to withdraw the proposed rule.  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- AstraZeneca, Wilmington, Delaware, submitted a public comment letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services regarding the agency's proposed rule on interoperability standards and prior authorization requirements for prescription drugs under Medicare Advantage, Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Program, and qualified health plans on federally facilitated exchanges. The letter responds in detail to CMS's April 2026 proposal aimed at improving transparency and efficiency in prior authorization processes, whic more ST

SACRAMENTO, California, July 2 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Co-Leads Opposition to Proposed USPS Rule Creating Centralized Voter List, Restricting Mail Voting * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today co-led a coalition of 24 attorneys general in filing a comment letter opposing a United States Postal Service (USPS) proposed rule that would facilitate the president's efforts to exert greater control over elections and restrict mail-in voting. The coalit more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, July 2 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Urges Trump Administration to Withdraw Unlawful Contractor Production and Reporting Requirements * Proposal would impose unclear, confusing, potentially duplicative, and burdensome obligations on federal contractors and subcontractors OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today co-led a multistate coalition in submitting a comment letter urging the Trump Administration to withdraw a proposed info more PR

MONTPELIER, Vermont, July 2 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General Clark Joins Multistate Opposition to Postal Service's Attempt to Undermine Voting Rights * Attorney General Charity Clark joined a coalition of 24 attorneys general in filing a formal comment letter today opposing the Postal Service's attempt to aid the President's efforts to seize control of elections and restrict mail-in voting through a proposed rule and asking the Postal Service to withdraw the proposed rule.  more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 2 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL OPPOSES POSTAL SERVICE'S UNLAWFUL ATTEMPT TO UNDERMINE VOTING RIGHTS * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 24 attorneys general, took action to oppose the U.S. Postal Service's attempt to aid the president's efforts to seize control of elections and restrict mail-in voting through a proposed rule. The coalition is calling on the Postal Service to withdraw the proposed rule, which th more PR

WASHINGTON, July 3 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has approved Delaware's second 10-year limited maintenance plan for the 2006 24-hour fine particulate matter standard in New Castle County, concluding the plan will keep the area in compliance with federal air quality requirements through 2034. The final rule approves a revision to Delaware's State Implementation Plan submitted by the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control on April 15, 2024. The plan covers the New Castle County portion of the Ph more PR

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- Highmark Health, an integrated healthcare delivery and financing system in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, submitted a public comment letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services regarding proposed rule. The rule addresses interoperability standards and prior authorization processes for Medicare Advantage Organizations, Medicaid managed care plans, state Medicaid agencies, Children's Health Insurance Program agencies and managed care entities, and qualified health plan issuers on the federally-facilitated exchanges. H more ST

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- Smart Health Network, Delaware, has submitted a public comment letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services regarding the agency's proposed 2026 Interoperability Standards and Prior Authorization for Drugs rule. The letter urges CMS to adopt measures that strengthen prior authorization processes, extend electronic prior authorization to medical benefit drug claims, and establish a national API endpoint directory to improve healthcare data interoperability. Smart Health Network, which operates a mission-driven in more ST

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- Westside Family Healthcare, a Federally Qualified Health Center in Delaware, has submitted a public comment letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services addressing the agency's proposed 2026 Interoperability Standards and Prior Authorization for Drugs rule. The organization provides vital family medical, prenatal, behavioral, oral, and women's health services to approximately 25,000 individuals in its community, many of whom are medically underserved and reliant on Medicaid and Medicare Advantage programs. The l more ST

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- Witness to Innocence, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, together with the Death Penalty Policy Project, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Justice opposing the State of Florida's application for certification under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 2265, known as Chapter 154 certification, which would accelerate and limit federal habeas corpus review in capital cases. These organizations argue that such certification would further restrict essential post-conviction appeals and jeopardize the rights of death row prisoners,  more ST