WASHINGTON, July 19 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. Christopher Kirkpatrick Secretary of the Commission Commodity Futures Trading Commission Three Lafayette Centre 1155 21st Street NW Washington, DC 20581 April 30, 2026 BY ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION Re: Prediction Markets - RIN 3038-AF65 Andreessen Horowitz ("a16z") appreciates the opportunity to submit the below comments on the advance notice of proposed rulemaking on  more ST

MERRIFIELD, Virginia, July 13 -- The Cardinal Newman Society, a Catholic organization for religious and educational purposes, issued the following commentary by President, CEO and founder Patrick Reilly: * * * Supreme Court Protects Female Athletes in 27 States, But Gender Ideology Plays On On June 30, 2026, the Supreme Court ruled in West Virginia v. B. P. J. and Little v. Hecox that states may limit participation in female sports to female students. It's a step in the right direction, especially for Catholic families and educators, and Jus more PR

WASHINGTON, July 19 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. COLORADO RIVER INDIAN TRIBES Colorado River Indian Reservation 26600 MOHAVE ROAD PARKER, ARIZONA 85344 TELEPHONE (928) 669 9211 FAX (928) 669-1216 April 30, 2026 Christopher J. Kirkpatrick Secretary of the Comrnission Commodity Futures Trading Commission Three Lafayette Centre 1155 21st Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20581 Submitted via the Federal eRulemaking Po more ST

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- The Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management issued the following news release: * * * EM Specialists Help DOE Achieve Criticality Milestones for Advanced Reactors Office of Environmental Management (EM) experts were essential to four recent criticality milestones for advanced reactors, helping the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) surpass a July 4th goal outlined by President Trump in a May 2025 executive order. As EM's mission expands from legacy cleanup to laying the foundation for America's new nuclear more PR

WASHINGTON, July 19 -- 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 Delivered via portal at https://comments.cftc.gov RE: Enterprise Rancheria's Comments on Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Prediction Markets (RIN 3038-AF65) Dear Chairmen Selig and Secretary Kirkpatrick: On behalf of the Estom Yumeka Maidu Tribe of the Enterprise Rancheria, a federally recognized Indian tribe listed in the Federal Register as En more ST

WASHINGTON, July 19 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. April 29, 2026 Delivered via portal at https://comments.cftc.gov RE: Graton Rancheria's Comments on Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Prediction Markets (RIN 3038-AF65) Dear Chairmen Selig and Secretary Kirkpatrick: On behalf of the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria (the Tribe or Graton), I write to in response to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's more ST

WASHINGTON, July 19 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. Re: Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Prediction Markets I am a high school football coach and physical education teacher from Knoxville, Tennessee. I am submitting this comment because I have watched prediction markets - and Kalshi specifically - hollow out the financial futures of young men I have known since they were fourteen years old. I am not an economist. I more ST

WASHINGTON, July 19 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Indians Executive Branch of Tribal Government Office of the Chief Executive 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) - Co more ST

WASHINGTON, July 19 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. Christopher J. Kirkpatrick Secretary of the Commission Commodity Futures Trading Commission Three Lafayette Centre 1155 21st Street, N.W. A SOVEREIGN NATION 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. 12,516 (Mar. 16, 2026) more ST

WASHINGTON, July 20 (TNSletter) -- The NAACP issued the following letter to the U.S. Department of Justice: * * * Here is the text of the letter: July 10, 2026 Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche U.S. Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20530 Dear Acting Attorney General Blanche: In just one week, two young Black men have been killed while in the custody of, or in the presence of, law enforcement agencies in Tennessee. We write to request that the U.S. Department of Justice immediately open and conduct a f more PR

VALLEY FORGE, Pennsylvania, July 14 -- PJM Interconnection, a regional transmission organization that coordinates the movement of wholesale electricity, issued the following news release: * * * PJM Capacity Auction Procures 138,318 MW of Generation Resources as Work Continues To Address Growing Electricity Demand Price Comes in at FERC-Approved Cap, Down 2.5%; Total Capacity Cleared Is 6,831 MW Short of Reliability Requirement - PJM Interconnection today announced the results of its 2028/2029 Base Residual Auction, which secured 138,318 MW more PR

WASHINGTON, July 19 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. Christopher J. Kirkpatrick Secretary of the Commission Commodity Futures Trading Commission Three Lafayette Centre 1155 2lst Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20581 Submitted via the Federal eRulemakittg Portal Re Prediction Markets (RIN 3038-4F65) Comments on Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Event Contracts 91 Fed. Reg. 12,516 (Mar. 16, 2026') Dear Secretary Kir more ST

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 13 -- The Tennessee Department of Education issued the following news: * * * TCAP Dashboard Now Live: District-Level Assessment Results Show Academic Gains Statewide Districts Continue to Demonstrate Momentum Across All Regions - Today, the Tennessee Department of Education (TDOE) is pleased to announce that the 2025-26 TCAP dashboard is now live, featuring state- and district-level results. TDOE is also thrilled to highlight districts that show gains in academic proficiency among students statewide, following th more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 16 -- The Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development issued the following news: * * * Tennessee Unemployment Rate Falls to 3.5% State Rate Remains Well Below U.S. Average as Employers Add 25,300 Nonfarm Jobs in Past Year - Tennessee's unemployment rate dipped in June, matching its lowest point of the year, according to data released by the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD). The state's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 3.5% in June, down one-tenth of a percentag more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 17 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog: * * * Uncle Nearest CEO Fired as Legal Battle Continues * Four weeks after a judge overseeing the legal battle involving Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey and its creditors allowed a receiver to sell a Martha's Vineyard property, company founder, co-owner and Chief Executive Officer Fawn Weaver has been dismissed. Relatedly, the receiver in the case terminated Fawn's husband and co-owner of the company Keith Weaver. Accordi more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 (TNSrep) -- The Violence Policy Center issued the following news release: * * * Black Americans Accounted for More Than Half of U.S. Homicide Victims Despite Comprising Only 13.7% of Population, New Study Finds Violence Policy Center annual report examines the latest national homicide data and finds that more than 84% of Black homicide victims were killed by guns - Black Americans accounted for more than half (52.2%) of all homicide victims in the United States while comprising only 13.7% of the population, according to more PR