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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Hawaii Newsletter for 2026-07-19 ( 5 items )  
Federal Register: NOAA Issues Information Collection Notice on Marine Recreational Information Program Fishing Effort Survey (10)
WASHINGTON, July 18 (TNSinfo) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following information collection: * * * The Department of Commerce will submit the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, on or after the date of publication of this notice. We invite the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed, and continuing information collections, wh more PR

ILL. A.G. RAOUL WINS RULING TO PROTECT BILLIONS IN CRITICAL FEDERAL FUNDING (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, July 17 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL WINS RULING TO PROTECT BILLIONS IN CRITICAL FEDERAL FUNDING * Judge Rules Trump Administration Cannot Subvert Will of Congress Through Obscure Regulation Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul and a coalition of 24 states won a key ruling today declaring the Trump administration illegally misused its regulatory authority to unlawfully pull billions of dollars in federal funding that Congress had set aside for more PR

Ore. A.G. Rayfield Wins Ruling Protecting Billions in Critical Federal Funding (10)
SALEM, Oregon, July 17 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Rayfield Wins Ruling Protecting Billions in Critical Federal Funding * Attorney General Dan Rayfield announced a key district court ruling today - declaring that the Trump Administration broke the law when it terminated billions of dollars in future federal grants that Congress had already set aside for states. The cuts would hit programs across the country that fight violent crime, fund lifesaving medical research, educa more PR

Poarch Band of Creek Indians: CFTC Faces Tribal Opposition Over Prediction Markets Offering Illegal Online Sports Gambling (10)
WASHINGTON, July 18 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. April 30, 2026 Christopher J. Kirkpatrick Secretary of the Commission Commodity Futures Trading Commission Three Lafayette Centre 1155 21st Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20581 Submitted via the Federal eRulemaking Portal Re: Prediction Markets (RIN 3038-AF65) - Comments on Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Event Contracts, 91 Fed. Reg. 12516 (March 16, 2026)  more ST

Shark Conservation & Management in the U.S. Topic of CRS Report (Part 2 of 3) (10)
WASHINGTON, July 18 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48951) on July 15, 2026, entitled "Shark Conservation and Management in the U.S.:" (Continued from Part 1 of 3) * * * Selected Legislation Related to Shark Conservation and Management in the 119th Congress In recent decades, Congress has considered legislative proposals with specific references to shark conservation and management, such as those focused on shark-finning practices and international shark conservation efforts./119 For exampl more PR