WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. August 4, 2026 Via Federal eRulemaking Portal Honorable Todd Blanche Acting Attorney General of the United States Honorable Robert Cekada Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives c/o: ATF Rulemaking Comments Mail Stop 6N-518, Office of Regulatory Affairs Enforcement Programs and Services Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explos more ST

ALBANY, New York, Aug. 5 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Secures More Than 280,000 Eggs for Rochester Families * New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced the delivery of more than 280,000 eggs to Foodlink in Rochester as part of a bipartisan multistate settlement with Cal-Maine Foods (Cal-Maine), Versova/Centrum (Versova), and Hickman's Egg Ranch (Hickman's) for years of price fixing. A multistate investigation led by the Office of the Attorney General more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet, Hickenlooper Introduce Legislation to Mitigate Mountain Pine Beetle Outbreaks In Response to Colorado Wildfires * Washington, D.C. -Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, a senior member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and John Hickenlooper introduced the Emergency Mountain Pine Beetle Response and Coordination Act to mitigate the growing mountain pine beetle outbreak in Colorado. Colorado faces w more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following recall alert: * * * Name of Product: Vanderhall Brawley GTS electric recreational off highway vehicles Hazard: The recalled recreational off highway vehicle can maintain speed or accelerate when the accelerator pedal is released, posing a risk of serious injury or death from a crash hazard. Remedy: Repair Recall Date: August 06, 2026 Units: About 210 Consumer Contact: Vanderhall North America, LLC by email at inquiry@vanderhallusa.com or online at https://d more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Sen. John Curtis, R-Utah, issued the following news release: * * * Curtis Highlights Need to Reduce Regulatory Burdens, Preserve Family Farms * WASHINGTON-During a Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee hearing attended by Utah Farm Bureau Federation President ValJay Rigby, U.S. Senator John Curtis (R-UT) highlighted the challenges facing family farms and small businesses, emphasizing the need for commonsense tax policy, regulatory reform, and greater access to capital. During opening remarks, Senator Curtis in more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R49046) on July 27, 2026, entitled "Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations: Funding History and Agency Descriptions" by natural resources policy specialist Anna E. Normand and energy policy specialist Mark Holt. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY The Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies appropriations (E&W) bill, typically enacted on an annual basis, funds civil works activities of the U.S. Army Corps of E more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration issued the following news release: * * * FAA Marks Major Milestone with Hybrid-Electric Flight Test in Utah * The Federal Aviation Administration today announced that Ampaire Inc. and the Utah Department of Transportation conducted a hybrid-electric demonstration flight along Utah's I-15 corridor to test future cargo service. The flight took place between Salt Lake City International Airport and Cedar City Regional Airport. It marks the second major more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Aug. 5 -- West Virginia Attorney General John B. McCuskey posted the following news release: * * * Federal Court Strikes Down Unconstitutional Firearm Registration Regulations in Win for West Virginia * CHARLESTON, WV -Today, Attorney General JB McCuskey announced a major win for gun owners in West Virginia. A federal judge has ruled in favor of West Virginia and 14 other states in a lawsuit challenging the National Firearms Act (NFA). The decision deems the NFA's burdensome registration regulations of short-barre more PR

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Aug. 6 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: * * * Finding the "new normal": Post-deployment reintegration presents challenges, help is available for Hill Airmen * HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah - After the welcome home signs are rolled up, and the flight-line greetings have faded, for many Airmen the most important part of their homecoming has just begun, reintegrating into daily life. Returning home after deployment may be a seamless transition for some, but for many Airmen,  more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 7 -- Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr issued the following news release on Aug. 6, 2026: * * * Carr Leads 15-State Coalition Urging Congress to Strengthen Federal Penalties for ATM Robberies Attorney General Chris Carr is leading a 15-state coalition in urging Congress to pass the Safe Access to Cash Act (S. 3798/H.R. 1631), critical legislation that would help to prosecute the organized crime rings that are robbing ATMs nationwide. Currently, federal law provides strong penalties for robberies involving banks and  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Heinrich, Durbin Lead Colleagues in Slamming Trump's Move to Strip Protections From Bears Ears & Grand Staircase Escalante National Monuments * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) led 34 senators in a letter to President Trump expressing strong opposition to his executive order reducing the boundarie more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Aug. 7 -- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release on Aug. 6, 2026: * * * Attorney General Jennifer Davenport Opposes Predatory Lender OppFi's Bid for National Bank Charter OppFi Acquisition of BNC National Bank Would Erode Consumer Lending Protections - Attorney General Jennifer Davenport joined a coalition of 17 attorneys general demanding that the Trump Administration deny Opportunity Financials' (OppFi) application to acquire and merge with BNC National Bank, which would gran more PR

NEW YORK, Aug. 7 -- Newmark Group, a commercial real estate company that says they offer comprehensive suite of services and products, posted the following news release: * * * Newmark Arranges $718.5 Million SASB Recapitalization of 13-Property Multifamily Portfolio for Keller Investment Properties Newmark Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: NMRK) ("Newmark" or "the Company"), a leading commercial real estate advisor and service provider to large institutional investors, global corporations, and other owners and occupiers, announces the Company has arrange more PR

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Aug. 5 -- The University of Utah posted the following news release: * * * Optimizing software: Computing professor's 'egg' downsizes programs to make them more nimble * Reposted from College of Engineering. Many software tools, including compilers, optimizers and synthesizers, have a common task at their cores. They must transform long and complicated programs into simplified equivalents. These sized-down programs run faster and on a wider range of hardware, but must deliver the same results as their original versions more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 (TNSLrpt) -- Leading in the Space Economy: A Strategic Playbook for Governors and Mayors - A report from Progressive Policy Institute - August 2026 (13 pages) Here are excerpts: * * * EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The space economy is rapidly growing -- last year, it was worth $626.4 billion globally,1 and projections estimate it will be worth $1.8 trillion by 2035.2 The United States produces approximately half of that value as of 2023.3 This includes everything from rocket launches to satellite broadband subscriptions to images of  more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The Republican Attorneys General Association issued the following news on Aug. 6, 2026: * * * Republican Attorneys General Escalate Accountability Push Over COVID-19 Origins and Pandemic Shutdowns Florida launches new investigations into Dr. Anthony Fauci, and a growing multistate coalition demands answers on the pandemic response that upended American life and cost taxpayers trillions of dollars - Multiple Republican state attorneys general are intensifying their push for accountability over the origins of COVID-19 a more PR

PIERRE, South Dakota, Aug. 7 -- South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley issued the following news release on Aug. 6, 2026: * * * Attorney General Jackley Urges Congress to Strengthen Federal Penalties for ATM Robberies South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that he is joining 14 other Attorneys General in urging Congress to pass the Safe Access to Cash Act, which the coalition calls critical legislation that would help to prosecute the organized crime rings that are robbing ATMs nationwide. Currently, federal law provides more PR

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Aug. 6 -- The University of Utah posted the following news release: * * * Scientists identify mushroom behind 'tiny people' hallucinations * People in communities thousands of miles apart have described the same strange experience after eating a mysterious mushroom: vivid visions of tiny humans moving through and interacting with the physical world around them. Known as Lilliputian hallucinations-a reference to the 6-inch-tall inhabitants of "Gulliver's Travels"-the phenomenon has long been thought to stem from cultura more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Rick Scott in The Wall Street Journal: "Filibuster Abuse Has Destroyed Senate Debate" Today, U.S. Senator Rick Scott published a letter to the editor in The Wall Street Journal titled, "Filibuster Abuse Has Destroyed Senate Debate" In his letter, Senator Scott shows how the Senate filibuster has failed to force debate, compromise, and results-and why it needs to go. Senator Rick Scott wrote, "Abuse of the filibuster has stifled open debate in the more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 6, 2026: * * * Chairman Lee Introduces Energy Efficiency Reform Act of 2026 Today, Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, introduced the Energy Efficiency Reform Act of 2026, legislation to reform the Department of Energy's Appliance Standards Program. DOE sets energy conservation standards for roughly 60 household and commercial products u more PR

LOGAN, Utah, Aug. 5 -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * USU Kicks-Off New Tradition with Welcome Home, Aggies Event * LOGAN, Utah -Utah State University will kick off a new campus tradition this month with its first Welcome Home, Aggies move-in event as new students and their families arrive on campus. The event will be held Saturday, Aug. 22, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., as new students move into their residence halls. Throughout the day, faculty and staff volunteers stationed across campus will help unload belongings, di more PR

LOGAN, Utah, Aug. 5 -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * USU Launches New Robotics Degree in Partnership with Tech Colleges * A new degree opportunity at Utah State University is making it easier for students at some state technical colleges to turn hands-on training in robotics and control systems into a bachelor's degree in significantly less time than is typically required. The new bachelor's degree in Robotics, Automation and Control Systems combines technical training with the professional skills needed to become  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen, Curtis Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Combat Affordable Housing Crisis, Strengthen USPS * Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and John Curtis (R-Utah) introduced bipartisan legislation to confront the shortage of affordable housing across the country while simultaneously helping to address funding shortfalls at the United States Postal Service (USPS). Amid record-breaking housing costs, the Senators' new bill, the Del more PR