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

OLYMPIA, Washington, Sept. 14 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * AG Brown sues to block new public charge rule from U.S. Department of Homeland Security * Attorney General Nick Brown today joined 21 other states and the District of Columbia in suing to halt the new public charge rule from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which would allow immigration officials to punish immigrants for lawful use of public benefits. The new policy would give immigration officers broad dis more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 14 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Sues To Block Trump Administration's New Public Charge Rule * BOSTON -Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today joined 21 other states and D.C. in suing to stop the Trump Administration's new public charge rule, which would allow immigration officials to punish immigrants for lawful use of public benefits. The new Department of Homeland Security (DHS) policy would give immigration office more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 14 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Continues Opposition to President Trump's Unlawful Tariff Regime, Urges Court of International Trade to Declare Trump's Third Attempt Illegal * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Bonta, as part of a coalition of 25 states, filed an amicus brief in the Court of International Trade in Learning Resources v. Trump, a case challenging President Trump's latest unlawful attempt to tax the states and American c more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 14 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Secures Supreme Court Victory Blocking Trump Administration's Attempt to Restrict Mail Voting * Eligible voters urged to make their voices heard this November OAKLAND -Co-leading a coalition of 24 attorneys general and the Governor of Pennsylvania, California Attorney General Rob Bonta today welcomed the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to leave in place a lower court order blocking the U.S. Postal Service  more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 14 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Sues to Block Trump Administration's Cruel New Public Charge Rule * Dramatic expansion of who is considered a "public charge" would force millions to choose between protecting their pathway to citizenship and access to healthcare or food assistance for themselves and their families SAN FRANCISCO -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today, co-leading a multistate coalition, sued to block the Trump Admin more PR

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Sept. 14 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General Clark Sues to Block Trump Administration's Public Charge Rule * Attorney General Charity Clark today joined 21 other states and the District of Columbia in suing to halt the Trump Administration's new public charge rule, which would allow immigration officials to punish immigrants for lawful use of public benefits. The new Department of Homeland Security (DHS) policy would give immigration officers broad discreti more PR

ALBANY, New York, Sept. 14 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Leads Major Challenge to Trump Administration's Attack on Immigrant Families * September 14, 2026 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today led a coalition of 21 other states and the District of Columbia in suing to halt a catastrophic new Trump administration policy that would allow immigration officials to punish immigrants for lawful use of public benefits. Filed alongside a separate lawsui more PR

DENVER, Colorado, Sept. 14 -- Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Phil Weiser sues to block Trump administration's public charge rule * Sept. 14, 2026 (DENVER) - Attorney General Phil Weiser today joined 21 other states and the District of Columbia in suing to halt the Trump administration's new public charge rule, which would allow immigration officials to punish immigrants for lawful use of public benefits. The new Department of Homeland Security policy would give immigration of more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 14 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL SUES TO BLOCK TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S PUBLIC CHARGE RULE * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul today co-led a coalition of 22 states and the District of Columbia in suing to halt the Trump administration's new public charge rule, which would allow immigration officials to punish immigrants for lawfully using public benefits. The new Department of Homeland Security (DHS) policy would give immigration officers more PR

SALEM, Oregon, Sept. 14 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Rayfield Takes Action to Stop Trump Administration Rule Punishing Immigrants * Attorney General Dan Rayfield took action against the Trump administration today to stop a new rule that would punish immigrants for using public benefits they're legally allowed to use, like Medicaid and food assistance. The rule would let immigration officers deny green cards to people simply because they or a family member used help they we more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Sept. 14 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Sues to Block Trump Administration's Public Charge Rule * Press Releases (Hartford, CT) -Attorney General William Tong today joined 21 other states and D.C. in suing to halt the Trump administration's new public charge rule, which would allow immigration officials to punish immigrants for lawful use of public benefits. The new Department of Homeland Security (DHS) policy would give immigration officers more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 [Category: Energy] -- Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions, an organization that engages Republican policymakers and the public in solutions to address the nation's energy, economic and environmental security, issued the following news release: * * * CRES Names 2026 Congressional Clean Energy Champions * WASHINGTON - Today, Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions (CRES) named U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Dave McCormick (R-Penn.) and U.S. Representatives Celeste Maloy (R-Utah) and Gabe Evans (R-Colo.) more PR

ORONO, Maine, Sept. 14 -- The University of Maine posted the following news release: * * * Documentary highlighting UMaine's role in national hazing prevention movement coming to campus * Filmmaker Daniel Catullo's work has taken him from concert stages and music videos to documentary filmmaking. But after a West Virginia University freshman died in a fraternity hazing incident in 2014, Catullo began using his work to address the harm caused by hazing. That work eventually connected him with University of Maine professor of higher educatio more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, Sept. 14 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news: * * * Governor Mills Statement on Trump Administration's Plans to Remove Restrictions on Power Plants * Augusta, MAINE - Governor Janet Mills today released the following statement in response to news that the Trump Administration intends to repeal the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s "endangerment finding" for power plants: "Let's be clear about what the Trump Administration is proposing: allowing power plants that burn gas and coal to pump unlim 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 04, 2026 Submission via www.regulations.gov 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-20 more ST

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Sept. 15 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Sept. 14, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Sues to Block Trump Administration's Public Charge Rule BALTIMORE, MD - Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today joined 21 other states and the District of Columbia in suing to halt the Trump administration's new public charge rule, which would allow immigration officials to penalize immigrants for lawful use of public benefits. The new Department of Homeland Security (DHS) policy would  more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Sept. 14 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * MIT spinout turns plastic waste into resilient building materials Atlas Building Composites is commercializing MIT research to turn plastic waste into parts for buildings and other infrastructure. - The world needs more homes. The world also has too much plastic. Perhaps the only thing those two problems have in common is that they're hard to solve. Atlas Building Composites, a spinout of MIT, is on a mission to address both p more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Sept. 15 -- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release on Sept. 14, 2026: * * * AG Davenport Challenges Trump Administration's Public Charge Rule DHS Rule Seeks to Punish Immigrants Entitled to Assistance for Seeking Vital Benefits - TRENTON - Attorney General Jennifer Davenport today joined a coalition of 21 other attorneys general in suing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) over its unlawful public charge rule, which would allow immigration officials broad discretion to de more PR

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Sept. 14 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release: * * * NLRB blocks union election due to Prime Healthcare's illegal interference with nurses' right to unionize * Today the National Labor Relations Board's Region 13 Office in Chicago moved to block the originally scheduled Sept. 17 NLRB union election at Saint Francis Hospital in Evanston, Ill., in light of credible allegations that a free and fair election is not possible at this time due to Prime Healthcare's substantial and f more PR

WHEELING, West Virginia, Sept. 14 -- Wheeling University posted the following news: * * * Ryan Lovell, J.D. Named Chief Academic Officer at Wheeling University * WHEELING, W.Va., September 14 - Wheeling University has an experienced educational professional, Dr. Ryan Lovell, serving as its Chief Academic Officer. "We welcome Dr. Lovell to the Wheeling University community. He is an accomplished leader who brings fresh ideas, vision, and dedication to our University," said Dianna M. Vargo, Ed.D. President of Wheeling University. As the Chi more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on Sept. 14, 2026: * * * SBA Announces Suspensions for 870,000 U.S. Borrowers Tied to $39 Billion In Suspected Pandemic Fraud Largest SBA action extends nationwide crackdown to recover funds and hold fraudsters accountable WASHINGTON -- Today, during a major fraud announcement in Kansas City, Missouri, alongside Vice President JD Vance, Attorney General Todd Blanche, FBI Director Kash Patel, and Assistant Attorney General Colin McDonald, SBA Administ 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

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 [Category: Political] -- Senate Majority PAC, an organization that works to elect Democratic senators who are committed to an economy that provides opportunity and security for America's working families and who stand up to protect the rights of all Americans, posted the following news release: * * * Susan Collins Called Out for Putting Maine Last in New WinSenate Ad * Today, WinSenate released a new television ad calling out Susan Collins for her failure to stand up to Donald Trump, choosing to put the health of Mainer 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. 15 -- The Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership issued the following news release: * * * MAPOceans Act Heads to President's Desk for Signature Bill will direct federal agencies to modernize accessibility to saltwater recreational fishing regulations and marine waters navigation information - The Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership joins America's saltwater anglers, hunters, recreationists, and marine industry advocates in celebrating House passage of the Modernizing Access to Our Public Oceans Act (S. 759).  more PR

NEWPORT, Rhode Island., Sept. 14 -- Salve Regina University posted the following news: * * * Two Salve business alums build careers at New York Yacht Club * By Karen Carlo Ruhren In early 2025, in search of an events coordinator, Julie Kasley '03 sifted through hundreds of resumes from applicants. The special events director at New York Yacht Club (NYYC) Harbour Court in Newport knew she needed someone with particular qualities. Positive energy, extraordinary flexibility and razor-sharp logistical planning - skills she herself had develope more PR