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. Biomass Controls PBC biomasscontrols.com Comments of Biomass Controls PBC on the Draft Guidance for Reducing Risk From Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooctane Sulfonic Acid (PFOS) in Biosolids Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-2026-2509 | October 5, 2026 Biomass Controls PBC, of Woodstock, Connecticut, designs and builds containerized pyrolysis systems that convert org more ST

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Oct. 8 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release: * * * Coalition Seeks Court Approval for Settlement With Ascend, Citron, and Mayne Pharma Over Conspiracy to Inflate Generic Drug Prices * Attorney General Charity Clark today joined a coalition of 45 states and territories seeking court approval of three settlements with Ascend Laboratories, Citron Pharma and Mayne Pharma to resolve allegations that the generic drug manufacturers engaged in a widespread, long-running conspiracy to artif more PR

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:" (Continued from Part 1 of 2) * * * West Virginia v. B.P.J. In B.P.J., the Supreme Court ruled that state laws determining eligibility for girls' and women's athletics according to biological sex did not violate Title IX or the Equal Protection Clause./123 The decision consolidated the appeal from the Fourth Circuit in B.P.J. a 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. 1 | P a g e October 9, 2026 The Honorable Scott Turner Secretary U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development 451 7th Street SW, Room 10276 Washington, D.C. 20410-0500 RE: Comment on the Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, HUD's Implementation of the Fair Housing Act's Disparate Impact Standard; Amendments to HUD's Title VI Regulations, Docket No.  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. 9 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO American Federation of Government Employees posted the following news release: * * * Largest Federal Employee Union Endorses Minnesota's Trina Swanson for Election to U.S. House * Join the 150,000 AFGE members who have already made the switch to E-Dues. Contact: Tim Kauffman 202-374-6491 tim.kauffman@afge.org EAGAN, Minn. -- The American Federation of Government Employees today announced its endorsement of Trina Swanson for election to the U.S. House representing Minnesota's 8th Congr 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. Re: Proposed Rule, Reforming Federal Reporting and Assessments in Child Welfare Docket ID: ACF-2026-0562 RIN: 0970-AD32 To the Administration for Children and Families: I am submitting these comments from the perspective of a county Child Protection and Children's Mental Health Manager working within Minnesota's state-supervised, county-administered child welfare syste more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48852) on Sept. 15, 2026, entitled "Reverse Warrants and the Fourth Amendment: The Supreme Court Weighs in on Geofence Searches" by legislative attorney Clay Wild. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY From thermal imaging and wiretaps to Global Positioning System (GPS) tracking and various forms of electronic eavesdropping, law enforcement's use of emerging technologies is sometimes in tension with constitutional privacy protections. See, e.g., more PR