WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. Asante Public Affairs 731 Black Oak Drive Medford, Oregon 97504 August 26, 2026 The Honorable Mehmet Oz Administrator Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Submitted via Regulations.gov Re: CMS-1850-P, CY 2027 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule Dear Administrator Oz: We are writing on behalf of Asante to formally comment on  more ST

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 1 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Pushes Back Against Republican AG Letter to SEC: Investors Must Have Full Information About Investing Risk Related to Climate Change * Refutes inaccurate assertion that climate and energy transition risks are no longer valid concerns OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta last week joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general in sending a letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in re more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 2 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL OPPOSES EPA PROPOSAL TO WEAKEN REGULATION OF HEAVY-DUTY VEHICLE POLLUTION * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined a multistate comment letter opposing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) proposal to loosen regulations that control the emissions of smog-forming nitrogen oxides (NOx) from semi-trucks and other heavy-duty vehicles. Raoul and the coalition said that the EPA's proposed rule wou more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 1 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL OPPOSES TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S RAPID AND DRASTIC OVERHAUL OF NUCLEAR ENERGY REGULATION * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul took action to oppose U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) proposals, which are part of a wholesale, rapid revision of its long-standing regulations. In comments submitted to the NRC, Raoul and a coalition of states argue that the monumental changes the commission has proposed in s more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Bonamici Introduces Legislation to Prevent Student Loan Default * WASHINGTON, DC [9/2/26] - Today Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) introduced legislation to help student loan borrowers avoid default. The Streamlining Income-driven, Manageable Payments on Loans for Education (SIMPLE) Act would help student loan borrowers avoid delinquency by automatically enrolling struggling borrowers in income-driven repayment (IDR) plans to make repaymen more PR

YONKERS, New York, Sept. 3 -- Consumer Reports posted the following news release on Sept. 2, 2026: * * * Consumer Reports applauds Delaware Governor for signing key privacy bill into law Delaware privacy law will more strictly regulate the sale of sensitive personal data, among numerous other consumer-friendly amendments to the state's existing privacy law. Wilmington, CT - Consumer Reports was on hand to celebrate today's signing of HB 380 into law by Governor Matt Meyer. The new privacy law builds on the Delaware Personal Data Privacy Act more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 2, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Raskin's Opening Statement Blasting Republicans For Trying to Strip American Children of Their Constitutional Right to Citizenship Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered opening remarks at a Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government hearing on Republicans' continued efforts to undermine the 14th Amendment's gu more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Rep. Maxine Dexter, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * House Veterans' Affairs Committee Unanimously Passes Rep. Maxine Dexter's Motion to Subpoena Oracle Leaders Over $27 Billion VA Contract * Today, the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs unanimously passed Congresswoman Maxine Dexter, M.D.'s (OR-03) motion to subpoena Oracle Executive Chairman Larry Ellison and Oracle CEO Mike Sicillia to testify before the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs about the Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) electron more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO American Federation of Government Employees issued the following news release: * * * Largest Federal Employee Union Endorses Idaho's Todd Achilles for Election to U.S. Senate * Achilles is a U.S. Army veteran who will bring a veteran's voice to Capitol Hill, AFGE says AURORA, Colo. - The American Federation of Government Employees today announced its endorsement of Todd Achilles for election to the U.S. Senate representing Idaho in the 2026 elections. Achilles previously held executive more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Sept. 3 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Sept. 2, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Joins Coalition Challenging Trump Administration's Latest Attack on Healthcare for Transgender Youth Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined a coalition of 22 states in challenging the Trump administration's attempt to prohibit states from using federal Medicaid funds for gender-affirming care for low-income minors and some young adults. In its lawsuit, the coalition argues that since  more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Sept. 3 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Sept. 2, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Opposes Trump Administration's Rapid and Drastic Overhaul of Nuclear Energy Regulation Attorney General Anthony G. Brown took action to oppose two U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) proposals, which are part of a wholesale, rapid revision of its long-standing regulations. In comments submitted to the NRC, Attorney General Brown and a coalition of attorneys general argue that the mon more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service issued the following news release on Sept. 2, 2026: * * * Scotts Bluff to Host Musician David Boye Musician and composer David Boye will present Music Inspired by Our National Parks at Scotts Bluff and Agate Fossil Beds National Monuments on September 14 and 15. * Monday, September 14 at 1 p.m. - Scotts Bluff National Monument visitor center theater, 190276 Old Oregon Trail, Gering, Nebraska. * Tuesday, September 15 at 1 p.m. - Agate Fossil Beds National Monum more PR

SALEM, Oregon, Sept. 3 -- The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release: * * * DEQ issues 12 enforcement actions in July for environmental violations The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality issued 12 penalties totaling $430,292 in July for various environmental violations. A detailed list of violations and resulting penalties is at ordeq.org/enforcement. Fines ranged from $6,800 to $75,200. Alleged violations included a glass manufacturing facility that failed to measure visible emissions with its o more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health issued the following news release on Sept. 2, 2026: * * * Physician-scientist and informatics leader Dr. Peter Embi to helm NIH's National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Jay Bhattacharya, M.D., Ph.D., today announced the selection of Peter Joseph Embi, M.D., M.S., as director of NIH's National Library of Medicine (NLM). Dr. Embi, an internationally recognized leader in biomedical informatics and health syste more PR

WACO, Texas, Sept. 2 [Category: Sports] -- The American Football Coaches Association posted the following news: * * * Slippery Rock Into Top 25 After Minnesota-Duluth Upset * Slippery Rock was in the other's receiving votes category when the AFCA Division II Coaches Preseason Poll, presented by GoRout Gridiron, came out a couple of weeks ago. That quickly changed thanks to their double-overtime victory over then-No. 12 Minnesota-Duluth. The Rock overcame a 16-point deficit in the final seven minutes of the fourth quarter to force overtime.  more PR

DALLAS, Texas, Sept. 3 -- Trammell Crow Co., a developer and investor in commercial real estate, posted the following news release: * * * TCC Breaks Ground on Phase II of Sewell Corporate Park in Hillsboro, Oregon Phase II will include two buildings totaling 294,700 SF - Trammell Crow Company ("TCC"), a leading commercial real estate developer, has broken ground on Phase II of Sewell Corporate Park in Hillsboro, Oregon, approximately 20 miles west of Portland. Phase II, located on 17.76 acres, will include two speculative buildings totalin more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. 431 Idaho Panhandle Chapter of Trout Unlimited PO Box 936, Sandpoint, ID 83864 Email: info@northidahoTU.org August 26, 2026 Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins US Department of Agriculture 1400 Independence Avenue SW Washington, DC 20250-1124 Dear Secretary Rollins: RE: Proposed Rescinding of the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule (FS-2025-0001-22 more ST

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, Sept. 3 -- The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee announces team for Youth Olympic Games Dakar 2026 The United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee today announced the 2026 U.S. Youth Olympic Games Team that will compete at the Youth Olympic Games from Oct. 31-Nov. 13 in Dakar, Senegal. Team USA's delegation will include 29 total athletes representing 12 sports and ranging in age from 13 to 18. "The Youth Olympic Games are an importa more PR

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, Sept. 3 -- The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee issued the following news release on Sept. 2, 2026: * * * U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee appoints Stanford's John Donahoe to the USOPC Collegiate Advisory Council Donahoe will begin his term starting this fall - The United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee today announced John Donahoe (Stanford University) will join the USOPC Collegiate Advisory Council as the Atlantic Coast Conference representative. Donahoe will replace his predecessor from Stanford more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden Calls on NSA to Update Federal Cybersecurity Guidance for VPNs * #Following a CRS memo, Wyden presses the NSA for answers on protecting Americans' communications from foreign surveillance Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today urged General Joshua M. Rudd, the Director of the National Security Agency (NSA) to update federal cybersecurity guidance for Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) to address surveillance threats posed by forei more PR