WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. 1 August 18, 2026 Submitted Electronically Kyle A. Diamantas, JD Acting Commissioner of Food and Drugs, U.S. Food and Drug Administration 10903 New Hampshire Ave. Silver Spring, MD 20993 Comment of Health Law and Policy Experts in Support of the Following Citizen Petitions: FDA-2025-P-0377-0001 FDA-2025 P-0377-0250 FDA-2025-P-1576-0001 FDA-2025-P-3287-0001 FDA-2025-P-2 more ST

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 24 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Urges Supreme Court To Uphold Colorado Civil Rights Protections For Universal Preschool * Boston -Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today co-led a coalition of 19 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court defending Colorado's requirement that preschool providers participating in the state's Universal Preschool program comply with state antidiscrimination laws,  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 24 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Blocks Trump Administration's Unlawful Demand of CDL Drivers' Personal Information * LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and a coalition of 21 attorneys general secured a temporary restraining order (PDF) that blocks the Trump administration from demanding the production of a database of state-owned records containing the sensitive personal information of 17 million drivers and from terminating more than $10 mil more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 24 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Responds to U.S. Supreme Court Decision Allowing President Trump's Second Elections-Related Executive Order to Be Implemented * OAKLAND -Co-leading a coalition of 23 attorneys general and the Governor of Pennsylvania, California Attorney General Rob Bonta today responded to the U.S. Supreme Court's decision granting the Trump Administration's emergency request to stay an injunction that blocked key provisi more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * Unemployment rates were lower in 10 states in July 2026 In July 2026, unemployment rates were lower than a month earlier in 10 states and stable in 40 states and the District of Columbia. Twelve states had jobless rate increases from a year earlier, 10 states and the District had decreases, and 28 states had little change. The national unemployment rate, 4.1 percent, changed little both over the month and o more PR

DOVER, Delaware, Aug. 25 -- Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings issued the following news release: * * * AG Jennings wins TRO, hits the brakes on Trump's illegal demand for CDL driver's personal data Attorney General Kathy Jennings and a coalition of 21 a5ttorneys general today announced a U.S. District Court judge Friday granted a temporary restraining order that blocks the Trump administration from demanding the production of a database of state-owned records containing the sensitive personal information of 17 million drivers and from more PR

DOVER, Delaware, Aug. 24 -- Delaware State University posted the following news: * * * Delaware State University partners in $21.5 million NSF AI Institute * As AI becomes increasingly connected to health care, research and everyday life, Delaware State University students and faculty will have an opportunity to help explore how this transformative technology can work alongside people to improve lives. Delaware State University is partnering with the University of Delaware, the University of Pennsylvania, the University of Florida and Prin more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 26 -- Georgia State University issued the following news: * * * Georgia State Senior Associate Provost Appointed to APLU Committee on Faculty Affairs Georgia State University Senior Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs Corrie L. Davis (Ph.D. '08) has been selected to serve on the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities' (APLU) Committee on Faculty Affairs. Her three-year term will begin at the APLU Annual Meeting in November and conclude in November 2029. The Committee on Faculty Affairs, or CFA, operates w more PR

SWARTHMORE, Pennsylvania, Aug. 24 -- Swarthmore College posted the following news: * * * In Honor of Longtime Dining Staff Member Brett Day * President Valerie Smith shared the following message with the campus community on August 24, 2026: Dear Friends, With deep sadness, I write to share the news that Brett A. Day, a longtime member of the Dining staff, died on Saturday, Aug. 15. He was 54. Brett, who devoted 34 years to serving this community, is remembered as a patient and natural leader who took great pride in his work and always of more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- The Internal Revenue Service issued the following revenue ruling (No. 2026-14) on Aug. 24, 2026, entitled "Section 2032A.--Valuation of Certain Farm, Etc., Real Property". * * * This revenue ruling contains a list of the average annual effective interest rates on new loans under the Farm Credit System. This revenue ruling also contains a list of the states within each Farm Credit System Bank Territory. Under Sec. 2032A(e)(7)(A)(ii) of the Internal Revenue Code, rates on new Farm Credit System Bank loans are used in com more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The National Association of Insurance Commissioners issued the following news release: * * * Maine and Mississippi License State Based Systems * Maine and Mississippi are the latest states to license the National Association of Insurance Commissioners' (NAIC) State Based Systems (SBS), an electronic system designed to revolutionize the efficiency and effectiveness of insurance regulatory processes. With its broad array of services, SBS stands as a comprehensive solution th more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 (TNSFR) -- The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, Waterford, intends to repatriate 187 cultural items to the Delaware Nation, Delaware Tribe of Indians, both of Oklahoma and Stockbridge Munsee Community, Wisconsin, according to a notice published by the U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service. The items include 50 unassociated funerary objects and 137 sacred objects or objects of cultural patrimony. The funerary objects include wampum, pendants, gorgets, celts, adzes, ceramic more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, Aug. 25 -- Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Jones Responds to U.S. Supreme Court Decision Allowing President Trump's Second Elections-Related Executive Order to Be Implemented Joining a coalition of 23 attorneys general and the Governor of Pennsylvania, Attorney General Jones responded to the U.S. Supreme Court's decision granting the Trump Administration's emergency request to stay an injunction that blocked key provisions of President Trump's second elections- more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Venable, a law firm, posted the following news release: * * * Venable Adds Leading Advertising Lawyers Stacy Marcus and Michael Isselin in New York * New York, NY -(Aug. 25, 2026) -Venable LLP announced today that Stacy Marcus and Michael Isselin have joined the firm as partners in the Advertising Group in New York. Marcus and Isselin advise clients across the advertising, entertainment, media, sports, and consumer sectors on sophisticated commercial, talent, collective bargaining, and marketi more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Venable, a law firm, posted the following news release: * * * Venable Joins American Fintech Council Legal Advisory Committee * Washington, DC (August 25, 2026) - Venable is pleased to announce that the firm has joined the American Fintech Council (AFC) as a member of the organization's Legal Advisory Committee. The AFC is the leading industry association representing responsible fintech companies and innovative banks. Through its participation on the Legal Advisory Committee, Venable's fina more PR

VILLANOVA, Pennsylvania, Aug. 25 -- Villanova University issued the following news release: * * * Villanova University Celebrates 2026 St. Thomas of Villanova Day of Service * VILLANOVA, Pa. (August 25, 2026) -On Saturday, September 19, more than 4,000 Villanova University students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends will take part in the 2026 St. Thomas of Villanova Day of Service. Named for the University's patron saint, a 16th-century Augustinian bishop who tended to the poor and marginalized, the yearly event is one of the Delaware Vall more PR