WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. September 9, 2026 The Honorable Mehmet C. Oz, MD, MBA Administrator Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services Attention: CMS-1848-P Mail Stop C4-26-05 7500 Security Boulevard Baltimore, MD 21244-1850 Re: File Code CMS-1848-P; Medicare Program; CY 2027 Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Chang more ST

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Sept. 14 -- Louisiana State University posted the following news release: * * * A New Stage for LSU Excellence: John G. Turner & Hango G. Fischer Recital Hall Opens * LSU celebrated the opening of the renovated John G. Turner & Hango G. Fischer Recital Hall on Sept. 10, achieving the vision for bringing enhanced acoustics, a new recording studio, updated seating and modernized technology to one of the college's most active spaces. Each year, nearly 180 student recitals take place in the hall, alongside faculty perfor more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Americans for Tax Reform issued the following commentary: * * * List of 100 Entities Providing Contributions to Trump Accounts for Kids John Kartch and Rachel Loren 09/14/2026 Americans for Tax Reform's tracker of Trump Accounts announcements has reached 100. As documented below at least 100 companies, foundations, individuals and states have announced contributions to the accounts or in the case of foster children, establishment of the accounts. Trump Accounts for kids were enacted as part of the One Big Beautiful more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Americans for Tax Reform issued the following commentary: * * * (Continued from Part 1 of 2) List of 100 Entities Providing Contributions to Trump Accounts for Kids John Kartch and Rachel Loren 09/14/2026 Russell Investments Group, LLC (Seattle, Washington) -- $1,000 contribution for children of U.S. employees: Russell Investments today announced that it will match the U.S. government's $1,000 contribution made to newly established Trump Accounts for the eligible children of U.S. employees, reinforcing the firm's l more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. Compassionate Care ... Advanced Technologies ... Specialized Healing 8080 Bluebonnet Blvd., Ste. 1000; Baton Rouge, LA 70810 * (225) 924-2424 * www.brortho.com September 4, 2026 The Honorable Mehmet C. Oz, MD, MBA Administrator Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Hubert H. Humphrey Building, Room 445-G 200 In more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Committee Cliff Notes: Week of September 14, 2026 * Here's what to watch for from House Republican committees during the week: Agriculture On Wednesday, September 16, the Committee on Agriculture will hold a full committee hearing called "Increasing Demand and Opportunities for Homegrown Products Here and Abroad." Appropriations On Tuesday, September 15, the Subcommittee on Transportation, and Housing and Urban Developm more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- Rep. Troy Carter, D-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Carter Secures Extension of Federally Funded Repair Project for New Orleans Morris F.X. Jeff Sr. Municipal Auditorium * Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (LA-02) announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has extended the deadline for the $38 million Morris F.X. Jeff Sr. Municipal Auditorium renovation project through February 2028. The authorized timeline for this Hurricane Katrina recovery project had expired more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Sept. 14, 2026: * * * DOJ's Fraud Division, SBA, and SBA OIG Target $245M in COVID Loan Fraud Enforcement Activity as State Partnerships Continue Expanding 44 U.S. Attorney's Offices, along with 20 federal and state investigative agencies, participate in summer SBA fraud enforcement surge - Today, the Justice Department's National Fraud Enforcement Division along with the Small Business Administration (SBA) and the SBA Office of Inspector General, a more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Robert and Ethel Kennedy Human Rights Center posted the following news release: * * * Federal Court Rejects Sheriff's Bid to Dismiss Racial Profiling and Unlawful Search Case Against St. Tammany Parish Deputies * NEW ORLEANS -A federal judge rejected most of the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office's attempt to throw out a civil rights lawsuit brought by Bruce Washington, a Black man who was illegally searched and racially profiled during two separate traffic stops. Washington is represented  more PR

GREENVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 14 -- Tusculum University posted the following news: * * * Freedom 250 Mobile Museum visits Tusculum University, enables people of all ages to learn more about U.S. history * GREENEVILLE - Nearly 400 community members, local students and the Tusculum University family delved deeper into history with a visit to the Freedom 250 Mobile Museum on campus. The Armstrong family looks at an exhibit. The two-room museum, filled with historical information about the United States, spent Monday, Sept. 14, at Tusculum, t more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Sept. 14 -- The Louisiana State University Ag Center issued the following news: * * * Get lost in fun at the Corn Maze at Burden this October * (9/14/26) BATON ROUGE, La. -For another year, the LSU AgCenter Botanic Gardens at Burden will host the Corn Maze at Burden. Every Saturday and the first Sunday in October, there will be multiple two-hour sessions full of family fun. Guests can traverse the maze, take a hayride, explore the corn crib, visit the petting farm, pick a pumpkin in a pumpkin patch and see the iconi more PR

GRAMBLING, Louisiana, Sept. 14 -- Grambling State University posted the following news: * * * Grambling State University Department of Music Presents Master Class with Music Icon Teddy Riley * GRAMBLING, La. -Sept. 13, 2026 -Grambling State University's Department of Music presented a standing-room-only master class with Grammy Award-winning producer, songwriter and music innovator Teddy Riley on Thursday, September 10, at 11 a.m. in the Recital Hall of the Conrad Hutchinson Jr. Performing Arts Center. Riley is widely credited as the creat more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Sept. 14 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Entergy posted the following news release: * * * Grid modernization vs. smart grid: What's the difference? * The U.S. electrical grid is being updated to meet modern power capacity and reliability needs. "Grid modernization" and "smart grid" are two terms commonly associated with this process, but they differ in significant ways. The grid is the network of power lines, transformers, substations and other equipment that delivers electricity to homes and businesses across the country. more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 [Category: Political] -- Reproductive Freedom for All (formerly the NARAL Pro-Choice America) posted the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Mini Timmaraju Joins Jonathan Capehart to Discuss Louisiana v. FDA and How Attacks on Medication Abortion Will Influence Midterm Elections * Reproductive Freedom for All President and CEO Mini Timmaraju joined Jonathan Capehart on The Last Word to discuss the recent oral arguments at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit around Louisiana v. FDA, a case that threatens acc more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- The Robert and Ethel Kennedy Human Rights Center issued the following news release: * * * Federal Court Rejects Sheriff's Bid to Dismiss Racial Profiling and Unlawful Search Case Against St. Tammany Parish Deputies NEW ORLEANS -- A federal judge rejected most of the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office's attempt to throw out a civil rights lawsuit brought by Bruce Washington, a Black man who was illegally searched and racially profiled during two separate traffic stops. Washington is represented by the ACLU of Louisian more PR

SCHAUMBURG, Illinois, Sept. 15 -- Motorola Solutions issued the following news release: * * * Louisiana Modernizes Statewide Public Safety Response with $139 Million Motorola Solutions Contract In a major technology shift, state agencies migrate to Motorola Solutions for integrated mobile video, body cameras, digital evidence management and mission-critical network technology CHICAGO - Sept. 14, 2026 - Louisiana has awarded Motorola Solutions (NYSE: MSI) a $139 million 10-year contract for mobile video, digital evidence management systems a more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Sept. 14 -- Louisiana State University Shreveport campus posted the following news: * * * LSUS, MLK Center finalize workforce development agreement in medical billing and coding * SHREVEPORT - LSU Shreveport will be offering classes in medical billing and coding through the Martin Luther King Neighborhood Association's Connected Learning Center, thanks to a partnership finalized Monday. Shreveport mayor Tom Arceneaux celebrated with officials from the MLK Neighborhood Association and LSUS for this workforce developm more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. September 10, 2026 Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards ATTN: Rulemakings Staff U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-001 RE: Comments on Proposed Rule - Reducing Barriers to Medical Use Licensing [NRC-2025-1237] Introduction Novartis Services, Inc. submits this letter on behalf of Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation and its affiliate more ST

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Sept. 14 -- The Louisiana State University Ag Center issued the following news: * * * Obedient plant: A native perennial that lives up to its name * Having a name like obedient plant creates a certain expectation: a well-behaved plant with a cooperative nature. And that's exactly what it delivers. Obedient plant (Physostegia virginiana) is a tough perennial native to Louisiana and much of the United States. It's easy to care for and long lived. Although it's a vigorous grower, it won't balk when it occasionally need more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Brian Babin, R-Texas, chairman of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, issued the following letter with Rep. Rich McCormick, R-Georgia, chairman of the Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight, to Sierra Club Executive Director Dan Chu: * * * Here is the text of the letter: September 10, 2026 Mr. Dan Chu Executive Director Sierra Club 50 F Street, NW, Eighth Floor Washington, DC 20001 Dear Mr. Chu: The House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology ("the Committee") writes  more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Sept. 14 -- The Louisiana State University Ag Center issued the following news: * * * Rice field day showcases conservation techniques studied in AgCenter grant project * (09/09/26) KAPLAN, La. -Farmers, conservation partners and LSU AgCenter researchers gathered for a field day focused on soil health, nitrogen management and watershed protection in rice-growing areas of southwest Louisiana. The event was hosted by rice grower Christian Richard, whose Kaplan farm is one of the AgCenter's model farms in a project fun more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 14 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog: * * * Skrmetti, Other AGs Urge FCC to Strengthen Robocall Rules * Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti and a bipartisan coalition of 48 other attorneys general (AGs) are urging the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to strengthen requirements aimed at preventing scammers from using U.S. phone networks to make illegal robocalls. The coalition is asking the FCC to strengthen its "Know Your Upstream Provide more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 14 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news: * * * Tennessee Attorney General Joins Bipartisan Coalition Urging FCC TO Strengthen Robocall Protections * Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti and a bipartisan coalition of 48 other attorneys general are urging the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to strengthen its "Know Your Upstream Provider" (KYUP) requirements to help prevent scammers from using the U.S. phone network to make illegal robocalls. KYUP rules require v more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- The U.S. Department of War issued the following news: * * * Three Navy Warships Carry 9/11 Legacy Sharing One Enduring Mission * Across the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, three U.S. Navy warships carry an enduring physical and symbolic connection to Sept. 11, 2001. The amphibious transport dock ships USS New York, USS Arlington and USS Somerset were commissioned to honor the victims, first responders and service members of the 2001 terrorist attacks. Today, all three operate as frontline assets, turning national remem more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: * * * Trump's Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Delivers $1.1 Billion to Upgrade Airports, Including Equipping Runway Vehicles with Transmitters * USDOT invested a record $10.9 million to equip 3,000 runway vehicles with transmitters at 61 airports WASHINGTON, D.C. -U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy today made a $1.1 billion investment into upgrading critical airport infrastructure, adding family-friendly features, and installing more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration issued the following news release: * * * Trump's Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Delivers $1.1 Billion to Upgrade Airports, Including Equipping Runway Vehicles with Transmitters * WASHINGTON, D.C. -U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy today made a $1.1 billion investment into upgrading critical airport infrastructure, adding family-friendly features, and installing vehicle movement area transmitters (VMATS) onto airport vehicles acros more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Sept. 14 -- Tulane University issued the following news release: * * * Tulane receives $2 million gift from Robert Grossman and Elisabeth Cohen to establish endowed scholarship for outstanding students * A new scholarship fund will help Tulane University attract and retain the best and brightest students for generations to come, thanks to a $2 million commitment from longtime university supporters Robert I. Grossman and Elisabeth J. Cohen. The gift will establish the Robert I. Grossman, MD and Elisabeth J. Cohen, M more PR

EVANSVILLE, Indiana, Sept. 15 -- The University of Evansville issued the following news: * * * UE President Christopher Pietruszkiewicz to Join Shepard Lecture Series Discussion on U.S. Supreme Court Posted: September 14, 2026 University of Evansville (UE) President Christopher Pietruszkiewicz will bring his legal expertise to an upcoming discussion examining some of the most significant recent decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court and the cases still to come. Pietruszkiewicz will serve as a special guest for the annual Randall T. Shepard Le more PR

MONROE, Louisiana, Sept. 14 -- The University of Louisiana Monroe campus posted the following news: * * * ULM announces events for Homecoming Week, Sept. 21-26 * MONROE, La. - University of Louisiana Monroe alumni near and far are invited to come back to the bayou to celebrate homecoming with current students, faculty, and staff during the week of September 21-26, 2026. Festivities begin on Tuesday, September 22, and culminate on Saturday, September 26, as the Warhawks take on Florida Atlantic at FMOL Health | St. Francis Stadium. Kickoff t more PR

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Sept. 15 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: * * * U of A Students Receive Laptops Through Digitunity and AT&T Collaboration Sep. 14, 2026 Fifty-five University of Arkansas students with demonstrated financial need received refurbished laptop computers through a collaboration between Digitunity, AT&T and the U of A. The initiative provides students with reliable technology to support their educational journey and build confidence in today's digital world. A personal computer has become fundamen more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following news release: * * * US Department of Labor debars Louisiana employer from H-2A visa program for federal violations * NEW ORLEANS - The U.S. Department of Labor debarred a Calcasieu Parish farmer from participating in the H-2A visa program for one year, after an investigation discovered multiple violations under the H-2A program. The department's Wage and Hour Division determined that Jevon Natali, operating as Jevon Natali Farms near Lake Charles, violated H-2A progr more PR

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida, Sept. 14 -- The University of South Florida St. Petersburg campus posted the following news: * * * USF's newest first-year class raises the bar, setting records for high school GPA, SAT scores and National Merit Scholars By Paul Guzzo, University Communications & Marketing The University of South Florida's newest class set records before they even stepped onto campus. It's the most academically accomplished first-year class in USF history, with record-high averages for high school GPA and SAT scores. There are als more PR

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Sept. 14 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Ameren, a provider of electric power services, posted the following news release: * * * Wrenches, teamwork and top talent: Ameren teams take on National Gas Rodeo * ST. LOUIS (Sept. 14, 2026) - Six Ameren teams will saddle up for a different kind of rodeo this week as they compete against the best natural gas journeymen from across the country at the 2026 National Gas Rodeo in Florence, Ky. Three teams from Missouri and three from Illinois will represent Ameren at the national competi more PR

MARQUETTE, Michigan, Sept. 14 -- Northern Michigan University posted the following news: * * * Writing Marathon Set for Sept. 17 * The Northern Shores Storywork Project, in conjunction with Sigma Tau Delta, is hosting The Marquette Writing Marathon at 5 p.m. on Thursday, September 17. Hosted on the same night as Music on Third Street, the goal of the marathon is to get writers immersed in and inspired by the unique culture in Marquette. The marathon will start at Kognisjon Bryggeri, before participants split off into groups of two or thr more PR