WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. STATE OF NEW YORK OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL LETITIA JAMES ATTORNEY GENERAL August 10, 2026 VIA ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION Russell Vought Acting Director Consumer Financial Protection Bureau 1700 G Street N.W. Washington, DC 20552 Request for Information Regarding Promoting Access to Mortgage Credit Docket No. CFPB-2026-0018 Dear Acting Director Vought: The un more ST

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 11 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Sues To Block Trump Administration's Unlawful Handout To Big Banks * Boston -Today, Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell and a coalition of 10 attorneys general filed a lawsuit to block the Trump Administration's latest attempt to put big business over working families. The case challenges a rule issued by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) that purports to invalidate state  more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 11 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Sues to Block Trump Administration's Unlawful Handout to Big Banks * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today, as part of a coalition of 10 attorneys general, filed a lawsuit to block the Trump Administration's latest effort to favor big business over working families. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon, challenges two rules by the Office of the Comptroller more PR

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Aug. 11 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General Clark Sues to Block Trump Administration from Invalidating State Mortgage Laws * Attorney General Clark and a coalition of 10 attorneys general filed a lawsuit today to block the Trump Administration's effort to override state mortgage laws through a decision by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to invalidate state laws requiring mortgage lenders to pay interest on the money they require borrower more PR

ALBANY, New York, Aug. 11 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Sues Trump Administration to Protect Valuable Interest Payments to Homeowners * August 11, 2026 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today joined a coalition of nine other attorneys general in suing the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to defend state laws that require banks to pay interest to homeowners on funds held in escrow that cover property taxes and home insurance cos more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Aug. 11 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General William Tong Sues to Block Trump Administration's Lawless Handout to Big Banks * Press Releases Rule lets big banks keep money that should be going back into Connecticut homeowners' pockets (Hartford, CT)- Attorney General William Tong and a coalition of 10 attorneys general filed a lawsuit today opposing a new rule issued by federal regulator of national banks, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currenc more PR

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Aug. 13 -- Case Western Reserve University issued the following news: * * * Case Western Reserve University leads NIH academic-industrial partnership to develop rapid, chairside oral cancer test Story by: Bill Lubinger A Case Western Reserve University-led research team is developing a noninvasive oral cancer test to help clinicians decide--chairside and within minutes-- whether a suspicious lesion in the mouth needs a biopsy. The project pairs a discovery made in the university's School of Dental Medicine with device-engi more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. 801 Albany Street 2nd Floor Boston, MA 02119 Phone: 617.414.6366 Fax: 617.414.7915 www.childrenshealthwatch.org July 30, 2026 Submitted electronically via www.regulations.gov The Honorable Mehmet Oz, MD Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services Attention: CMS-2454-IFC P.O. Box 8016, Baltimore, MD more ST

CLEMSON, South Carolina, Aug. 12 -- Clemson University posted the following news: * * * Free Clemson webinar series helps growers succeed with organic pulse crops * College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences South Carolina growers interested in organic production can learn practical strategies for growing healthier, more profitable pulse crops through Clemson University's free Going Organic webinar series. Directed by Dil Thavarajah, pulse quality and nutritional breeding professor and a Jefferson Science Fellow, the series will b more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- 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 ATF Rulemaking Comments Mail Stop 6N-518, Office of Regulatory Affairs Enforcement Programs and Services Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives 99 New York Avenue NE Washington, DC 20226 ATTN: RIN 1140-AA64; Docket No. ATF-2026-0010; ATF No. 2025R-33P INTRODUCTION This comment is submitted on behalf of GIFFORDS and GIFFORDS Law Center more ST

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Aug. 12 -- The University of New Mexico posted the following news: * * * Holtzclaw will end term as chancellor at UNM-Los Alamos in 2027 * Mike Holtzclaw, chancellor of The University of New Mexico campus in Los Alamos, will not seek reappointment, concluding service in the top leadership role on June 30, 2027. Barbara Rodriguez, provost and executive vice president for academic affairs, said that Holtzclaw will work closely with University leadership to support the campus during this transition period. "I want t more PR

MANHATTAN, Kansas, Aug. 13 -- Kansas State University issued the following news: * * * Playing for the prairie Undergraduate researcher Lauren Seybold designs board game that turns climate science into an adventure rooted in Kansas wildflowers By Emily Boragine, K-State News and Communication Services "It's Oregon Trail, but for plants." That's how Lauren Seybold explains LeafSpan, the board game she designed to help middle school students learn about climate change through the lives of native Kansas wildflowers. The comparison usually g more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 12 -- Littler, a law firm, issued the following commentary on Aug. 11, 2026, by shareholder Andrea M. Kirshenbaum and associate Allison Gotthold: * * * Pennsylvania Mandates Human Trafficking Awareness Training for Certain Hospitality Workers Pennsylvania recently joined a growing number of states requiring anti-human-trafficking training by hospitality employers. On July 20, 2026, Governor Josh Shapiro signed House Bill 1286, expanding Pennsylvania's anti-human-trafficking law by requiring human-trafficking more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Matsui, Kiggans Champion Bipartisan Legislation to Keep America's Nurses and Patients Safe * Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, along with U.S. Representatives Doris Matsui (D-CA-07) and Jen Kiggans (R-VA-02), announced the reintroduction of their Nurse Overtime and Patient Safety Act. To tackle staffing-related challenges, nurses are often forced to work mandatory overtime beyond their scheduled shift, which can endang more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- Rep. Val Hoyle, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Oregon Lawmakers: NOAA Must Keep Its Fleet in Newport * Today, Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley led Oregon Congressional Delegation members-including Senator Ron Wyden and U.S. Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), Val Hoyle (OR-04), Andrea Salinas (OR-06), Maxine Dexter (OR-03), and Janelle Bynum (OR-05)-to urge the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and General Services Administration (GSA) to renew the NOAA Marine  more PR

IRVINE, California, Aug. 13 (TNSrep) -- Cotality (formerly CoreLogic) issued the following news release: * * * Over 2.5M U.S. properties face wildfire risk with $1.4TN exposed - Cotality report finds New data reveals how fire spreads between homes - not just wildland blazes - identifying a critical opportunity for insurers and homeowners - More than 2.5 million properties across the 10 most exposed states in the western U.S. carry a moderate or greater risk of wildfire. These properties represent a combined reconstruction cost value (RCV)  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: * * * August 3, 2026 The Honorable Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Secretary U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 200 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20201 Dear Secretary Kennedy, If "Making America Healthy Again" is your north star, it's time to resign from the Trump Administration. It has come to light in recent weeks that you are paving a yell more PR

STANFORD, California, Aug. 12 -- Stanford University School of Medicine issued the following news: * * * DNA replication trailblazer Teresa S.F. Wang dies at 88 Wang, who cloned the catalytic subunit of human DNA polymerase alpha, studied DNA replication, cell cycle checkpoints and genomic instability. By Krista Conger Teresa Shu-Fong Wang, PhD, professor emeritus of pathology at Stanford Medicine, died June 7 at her home in Palo Alto, California. She was 88. Wang, who joined the Stanford School of Medicine in 1969, was known for her rese more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 [Category: Financial Services] -- Americans for Financial Reform, which describes itself as a nonpartisan and nonprofit coalition of more than 200 civil rights, consumer, labor, business, investor, faith-based and civic and community groups, posted the following news release: * * * States Sue to Block Big Bank Power Grab * State Attorneys General say the Trump administration's banking regulators are blocking states from protecting consumers Washington - Today, Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield and New York Attorney more PR

BUFFALO, New York, Aug. 12 -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) posted the following news release: * * * UB Theatre and Dance Announces Fall 2026 Season * By CAS STAFF Join the University at Buffalo Department of Theatre and Dance for a season of dance, musicals and drama. Nationally recognized directors, choreographers and faculty work with emerging student talent to produce innovative original productions that entertain audiences and explore the human condition. The 2026-2027 season includes performances at the UB  more PR

CORVALLIS, Oregon, Aug. 11 -- Oregon State University posted the following news release: * * * Unfamiliar with rattlesnakes, blackbirds still avoided striking them while defending nests * CORVALLIS, Ore. - In a rare study of snakes as nest predators, scientists found nesting birds were loath to strike rattlesnakes even though they likely had no previous experience with vipers. The research, published in Behavioral Ecology Link is external, examined the response of red-winged blackbirds to a host of western Oregon nest predators that also i more PR

PORTLAND, Oregon, Aug. 12 -- VoteVets issued the following news release on Aug. 11, 2026: * * * VoteVets Action Fund Launches $225,000 Ad Campaign Holding Sen. Dan Sullivan Accountable for the Cost of the Iran War New spot tells Alaskans what Sullivan's 12 votes for the war are costing working families - Today, VoteVets Action Fund launched a new $225,000 ad campaign holding Senator Dan Sullivan accountable for voting 12 times in support of the war in Iran: a war that has cost $37.5 billion so far and sent fuel and grocery prices climbing  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. 1 COMMENT FROM WEST VIRGINIA LAND & MINERAL OWNERS ASSOCIATION Docket No. USDA-2026-0001 RIN 0560-AI70 Re: Proposed Rule - Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act of 1978 Submitted via Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov August 8, 2026 Mr. Matt Allen Director USDA Office of Homeland Security 1400 Independence Avenue SW, 1457-S Was more ST