WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48448) on Sept. 15, 2026, entitled "Gender and School Sports: Federal Action and Legal Challenges to State Laws" by legislative attorneys Madeline W. Donley and Jared P. Cole: * * * SUMMARY Policymakers have debated how schools should respond when transgender students (students who are assigned one sex at birth but identify with the opposite sex) seek to use facilities or participate in school activities consistent with their gender identiti more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. Date: September 1, 2026 U.S. Department of Treasury Office of the Comptroller of the Currency Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Attention: OCC-2026-0694 / RIN 3064-AG31 Re: Community Reinvestment Act Regulations Introduction As an organization and coalition working at the intersection of economic mobility and community reentry, we submit these comments to  more ST

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Oct. 10 -- The Louisiana Department of Health issued the following news: * * * CMS approves Louisiana's 1115 Reentry Demonstration authorizing pre-release services to eligible incarcerated individuals Coverage removes gaps in care created by existing inmate exclusion - Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Oct 09, 2026 - The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) has announced that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has formally approved Louisiana's 1115 Reentry Demonstration, authorizing the state to receive Federa more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB10837) by legislative attorney Jimmy Balser: * * * Ranked-Choice Voting: Legal Challenges and Considerations for Congress Ranked-choice voting (RCV) is an alternative voting system that allows voters to rank multiple candidates on a ballot in order of preference. RCV has been adopted in nearly 50 jurisdictions across the United States, including for statewide and federal elections in Maine, Alaska, and Washington, D.C. M more PR