WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. August 31, 2026 Administrator Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services Attention: CMS-1850-P P.O. Box 8010 Baltimore, MD 21244-8010 Re: CMS-1850-P -- Medicare Program: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Payment Systems for Calendar Year (CY) 2027; Proposed Rule, 91 Fed. R more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. August 21, 2026 Geoffrey Wikel Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Office of Strategic Resources Marine Minerals Division 45600 Woodland Road Sterling, Virginia, 20166 Re: Commercial Leasing for Outer Continental Shelf Minerals Offshore the Commonwealth of Virginia - Request for Information and Interest: Docket No. BOEM-2026-0100 Dear Mr. Wikel: Southern Environme more ST

OLYMPIA, Washington, Sept. 4 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * AG Brown, coalition secure new court order blocking illegal USPS attack on mail-in voting * Attorney General Nick Brown and a coalition of 25 states have secured a preliminary injunction (PI) blocking illegal efforts by the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) that would have disrupted vote-by-mail systems ahead of the Nov. 3 midterm elections. The block would last indefinitely while the coalition's lawsuit challenging the rule proc more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. AVYANNA TECHNOLOGIES | PUBLIC COMMENT AVYANNA TECHNOLOGIES Avyanna, LLC dba Avyanna Technologies | North Bethesda, Maryland PUBLIC COMMENT ON PROPOSED SMALL BUSINESS SIZE STANDARDS Docket No. SBA-2026-0199 | RIN 3245-AI67 Submitted to: U.S. Small Business Administration Submitted by: Sasivimol "Annie" Lee, Chief Executive Officer Organization: Avyanna, LLC dba Avyan more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. August 31, 2026 Mehmet Oz, MD Administrator Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Hubert H. Humphrey Building, Room 445-G 200 Independence Ave. SW Washington, DC 20201 Ref: CMS-1850-P. Medicare Program: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems; and Quality Report more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. August 27, 2026 Lee Zeldin, Administrator U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA Docket Center, WJC West Building, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20004 Re: Draft Guidance for Reducing Risk from Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooctane Sulfonic Acid (PFOS) in Biosolids (EPA-HQ-OW-2026-2509; FRL-13318-01-OW) Dear Administrator Zel more ST

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida, Sept. 7 -- Eckerd College posted the following news: * * * Eckerd College welcomes its newest shark expert * John Hlavin, Ph.D., is a new assistant professor of marine science at Eckerd College this fall. Photo by Penh Alicandro '22 Students have already begun reaching out to Eckerd College's newest marine science faculty member about a shark lab that doesn't quite exist yet. After the retirement of Professor Emeritus of Marine Science & Biology William A. Szelistowski, Ph.D., Eckerd College was looking for its ne more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. 200 Metro Boulevard, Nutley, NJ 07110 Phone 201-692-1100 August 31, 2026 VIA ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION www.regulations.gov Dr. Mehmet Oz Administrator Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services 7500 Security Boulevard Baltimore, Maryland 21244-1850 Re: Medicare Program: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambul more ST

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Sept. 7 -- Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland, posted the following news release: * * * Governor Moore Announces Minimum Wage Increase for BWI Workers, Emergency Legislation to Reform Secure Maryland Wage Act * ANNAPOLIS, MD - Governor Moore today announced a minimum wage increase to $18 an hour for direct Maryland Aviation Administration (MAA) contract workers at Baltimore Washington International (BWI) Thurgood Marshall Airport. He also committed to introducing emergency legislation at the beginning of the 2027 legislative se more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. LEGION HEALTHCARE PARTNERS | CY 2027 MPFS PROTON THERAPY COMMENTS CMS-1848-P | Page 1 August 28, 2026 Dr. Mehmet Oz Administrator Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services 7500 Security Boulevard Baltimore, Maryland 21244-1850 RE: Medicare and Medicaid Programs; CY 2027 Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule a more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 -- Rep. April McClain Delaney, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * McClain Delaney Calls for Answers Following Federal Enforcement Activity in Frederick * Washington D.C. \- What we have seen in Frederick over the past several days is deeply concerning. No family should be afraid to leave their home or feel unsafe in their own neighborhood. The safety and well-being of our residents must come first. My office has been closely monitoring the situation, and I have been in direct contact with local elected more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Sept. 6 [Category: BizFinancial Services] -- Pinnacle Financial Partners, an asset regional bank that says it provides banking, investment, trust, mortgage and insurance products and services, posted the following news release: * * * Synovus Park to Become Pinnacle Park Beginning in 2027 * Home of the Columbus Clingstones to take on new name as partnership enters next chapter COLUMBUS, Ga., Sep. 6, 2026 - The Columbus Clingstones and Pinnacle Financial Partners today announced that, beginning in 2027, Synovus Park will b more PR