WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service issued the following program update: * * * APHIS Issues New Host List for Regulated Articles for West Indian Fruit Fly (Anastrepha obliqua) for Federal Quarantines in the United States * OCTOBER 7, 2026 Subject: APHIS Issues New Host List for Regulated Articles for West Indian Fruit Fly (Anastrepha obliqua) for Federal Quarantines in the United States To: State, Tribal, and Territory Agricultural Regulatory Officials Effective immediately, 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. Comment of the Cicero Institute on HUD's Notice of Research Justifying Additional Incentives for Certain Activities to Reduce Homelessness Docket No. FR-6628-N-01 | Regulations.gov Docket HUD-2026-1453 | 91 FR 57901 (September 11, 2026) Submitted to: Regulations Division, Office of General Counsel, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW, Wash more ST

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Oct. 10 -- The Hawaii Department of Health issued the following news release: * * * DOH REPORTS ANOTHER TRAVEL-RELATED DENGUE VIRUS CASE Oct 9, 2026 HONOLULU -- The Hawai'i Department of Health (DOH) has identified a new travel-related dengue virus case on Oahu, bringing the total number of dengue cases in the state to eight for 2026. The affected individual was exposed to the virus while traveling in a region where dengue is common. No connection to any prior cases in Hawaii have been found. DOH teams have been deployed t 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