WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. September 29, 2026 Director, Ecosystem Management Coordination 201 14th Street SW, Mailstop 1108, Washington, DC 20250-1124 Re: Proposed Rescission of the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule RIN 0596-AD66 / Docket No. FS-2025-0001 Director - These comments on the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service proposal to rescind the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Ru more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * Atlantic Properties and Diversified Funding to Pay $112,000 in EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit * Defendants settle claims they revoked job offer due to applicant's breast cancer diagnosis BOSTON -Atlantic Property Management Corporation and its affiliate, Diversified Funding, Inc., property management companies in Boston, will pay $112,000 and furnish other relief to settle a lawsuit charging disability discrimination and ret more PR

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Sept. 29 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General Clark Urges Congress to Fully Fund Supreme Court Security * Attorney General Clark joined a letter urging Congress to fully fund the U.S. Supreme Court's Fiscal Year 2027 security request, warning that threats against the Justices and their families have become a serious and escalating danger. In the bipartisan letter to congressional leaders, the attorneys general called for the resources necessary to protect th more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 30 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Nessel Urges Consumers to Claim Compensation for Inflated Generic Drug Prices * LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is urging consumers to check their eligibility for compensation for certain generic drug purchases and to submit a claim for compensation. The U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut this month granted preliminary approval of a plan, filed by Michigan and a coalition of 47 other more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Sept. 30 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Opposes Unlawful DHS Rule Fast-Tracking Asylum Seekers into Removal Proceedings Without an Interview (Hartford, CT) -Attorney General William Tong, as part of a coalition of 21 attorneys general, submitted a comment letter opposing the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) new rule limiting affirmative asylum applicants' opportunity to participate in an asylum officer interview and explain why the more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Oct. 1 (TNSletter) -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following letter with co-signers to the Congressional leadership: * * * Here is the text of the letter: September 28, 2026 The Honorable Mike Johnson Speaker U.S. House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 - The Honorable John Thune Majority Leader U.S. Senate Washington, DC 20510 - The Honorable Hakeem Jeffries Minority Leader U.S. House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 - The Honorable Chuck Schumer Minority Leader U more PR

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Sept. 30 -- Gov. Phil Scott, R-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Phil Scott Announces $31.7 Million Vermont Agriculture & Timber Disaster Assistance Program * Montpelier, Vt. - Governor Phil Scott, the Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets (VAAFM) and Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation (FPR) today announced the Agriculture and Timber Disaster Assistance Program will begin accepting online applications on October 26, 2026. In this first phase, eligible applicants can receive 95% of eligi more PR

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Sept. 30 -- Gov. Phil Scott, R-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Phil Scott Announces Leadership Appointments * Montpelier, Vt. - Governor Phil Scott today announced new appointments within the administration. "Each of these individuals brings valuable skills and experience to leadership roles across state government," said Governor Phil Scott. "I'm confident they'll serve Vermonters well in their new roles and I appreciate their willingness to help us move Vermont forward." Nick Kramer, depu more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The National Governors Association issued the following news release: * * * NGA Brings New England Governors' Teams Together for Regional Nuclear Policy Summit * LOWELL, Mass. - The National Governors Association (NGA) today convened energy officials from Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont at the University of Massachusetts Lowell Rist Institute for Sustainability and Energy for the 2026 New England Regional Nuclear Policy Summit. N more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 (TNSletter) -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following letter with Sens. Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, and Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Erica Schwartz: * * * Here is the text of the letter: September 29, 2026 The Honorable Erica Schwartz, MD, MPH, JD Director Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 1600 more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 (TNSletter) -- Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, and Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, issued the following letter to Acting Labor Secretary Keith E. Sonderling and Assistant Secretary Daniel Aronowitz: * * * Here is the text of the letter: September 25, 2026 The Honorable Keith E. Sonderling Acting Secretary of Labor U.S. Department of Labor 200 Constitution Ave. Wa more PR

JOHNSON, Vermont, Sept. 30 -- Northern Vermont University issued the following news: * * * Vermont State University team travels to the arctic to further research on polar environments with the collection of permafrost, ice, and snow * Dynamic Research of Arctic Cryospheric Organisms (DRACO) team studies polar environments-at the nanoscale Eureka Weather Station can be found on Ellesmere Island in Nunavut, Canada, located at 80deg north latitude, deep in the arctic. At only 10 degrees from the north pole, it's farther north than anyone liv more PR

RANDOLPH CENTER, Vermont, Sept. 30 -- Vermont Technical College issued the following news release: * * * Vermont State University team travels to the arctic to further research on polar environments with the collection of permafrost, ice, and snow * Dynamic Research of Arctic Cryospheric Organisms (DRACO) team studies polar environments-at the nanoscale Eureka Weather Station can be found on Ellesmere Island in Nunavut, Canada, located at 80deg north latitude, deep in the arctic. At only 10 degrees from the north pole, it's farther north t more PR