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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Alaska Newsletter for 2026-08-04 ( 11 items )  
Attorney General Clark Announces $358,000 Settlement in Principle With Generic Drug Maker Sandoz (10)
MONTPELIER, Vermont, Aug. 3 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General Clark Announces $358,000 Settlement in Principle With Generic Drug Maker Sandoz * Attorney General Charity Clark today announced a nationwide $400 million settlement in principle with Sandoz Inc. to resolve allegations that the generic drug manufacturer engaged in widespread, long-running conspiracies to artificially inflate and manipulate prices, reduce competition, and unreasonably restrain trade with regard to n more PR

Attorney General McCuskey Announces $400 Million Settlement in Principle with Sandoz Over Conspiracy to Inflate Drug Prices and Limit Competition (10)
CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Aug. 3 -- West Virginia Attorney General John B. McCuskey posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General McCuskey Announces $400 Million Settlement in Principle with Sandoz Over Conspiracy to Inflate Drug Prices and Limit Competition * Attorney General JB McCuskey today announced a $400 million settlement in principle with Sandoz Inc. The action is to resolve allegations that the generic drug manufacturer engaged in widespread, long-running conspiracies to artificially inflate and manipulate prices, red more PR

Attorney General Tong Announces $400 Million Settlement in Principle with Sandoz Over Conspiracy to Inflate Prices and Limit Competition (10)
HARTFORD, Connecticut, Aug. 3 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Announces $400 Million Settlement in Principle with Sandoz Over Conspiracy to Inflate Prices and Limit Competition * Press Releases The Settlement Will Result in Total Payments of Approximately $469 Million to State Enforcers by Sandoz (Hartford, CT)- Attorney General William Tong today led a coalition of 43 states and territories announcing a $400 million settlement in principle with Sandoz Inc. to res more PR

BLS: Job Openings Rate 5.5% in Georgia, 5.4% in Alaska, During 2025 (10)
WASHINGTON, July 31 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * Job openings rate 5.5 percent in Georgia, 5.4 percent in Alaska, during 2025 During 2025, the job openings rate averaged 5.5 percent in Georgia and 5.4 percent in Alaska. Average job openings rates were also 5.0 percent or higher in West Virginia, Oklahoma, and Mississippi. Rates averaged under 4.0 percent in six states: California, Hawaii, Iowa, Nebraska, Nevada and Washington. Nationally, the job openings more PR

Capito, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Increase Health Care Training in Remote and Rural Areas (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Capito, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Increase Health Care Training in Remote and Rural Areas * CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Last week, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) joined U.S. Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) in introducing the Expanding Capacity for Health Outcomes (ECHO) Reauthorization Act, which will increase access to high-quality health care in hard-to-reach areas. The  more PR

Federal Register: HUD Issues Information Collection Notice on Indian Housing Block Grants Formula & Competitive Programs (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 (TNSinfo) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development issued the following information collection: * * * HUD is seeking approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for the information collection described below. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD is requesting comments from all interested parties on the proposed collection of information. The purpose of this notice is to allow for 30 days of public comment. This notice informs the public that HUD is seeking approval from OMB for the more PR

Forest Service Proposed Directive Changes Threaten Consistency Transparency and Tribal Consultation Protections, Critics say (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. Director, Policy Office USDA Forest Service Sidney Yates Building 1400 Independence Avenue SW Washington, DC 20250 Submitted via www.regulations.gov RE: Forest Service, Organization, Functions, and Procedures; Public Notice and Comment for Standards, Criteria, and Guidance Applicable to Forest Service Programs, 91 Fed. Reg. 39,948 (July 1, 2026), RIN 0596-AD74 Dear more ST

Legacy Forest Defense Coalition: Forest Service Proposed Rule Would Curtail Public Participation and Oversight of Forest Planning Directives (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. Director, Policy Office USDA Forest Service Sidney Yates Building 1400 Independence Avenue SW Washington, DC 20250 Submitted via www.regulations.gov RE:Forest Service, Organization, Functions, and Procedures; Public Notice and Comment for Standards, Criteria, and Guidance Applicable to Forest Service Programs, 91 Fed. Reg. 39,948 (July 1, 2026), RIN 0596-AD74 Dear  more ST

Lujan, Schatz, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Increase Access to High Quality Health Care in Remote and Rural Areas (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Schatz, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Increase Access to High Quality Health Care in Remote and Rural Areas * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), and Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) introduced the Expanding Capacity for Health Outcomes (ECHO) Reauthorization Act, which will increase access to high-quality health care in hard-to-reach areas. The bill reautho more PR

Murkowski, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Bill To Increase Access to High Quality Health Care In Remote And Rural Areas (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Murkowski, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Bill To Increase Access to High Quality Health Care In Remote And Rural Areas * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i), Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), and Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) introduced the Expanding Capacity for Health Outcomes (ECHO) Reauthorization Act, which will increase access to high-quality health care in hard-to-reach areas. The bill reauthorizes f more PR

National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association Urges BTS to Improve Aggregates Freight Data Quality Timeliness and Granularity (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. July 31, 2026 Mr. Edward Strocko Acting Director, Bureau of Transportation Statistics c/o Docket Management Facility U.S. Department of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140 Washington, DC 20590-0001 Re: Request for Information - Shaping the Future of the Bureau of Transportation Statistics; Docket No. DOT-OST-2026-1387  more ST