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. 2870 Forbs Avenue Hoffman Estates, IL 60192 barry.shadrix@mineralstech.com Barry Shadrix Global Director & General Manager Water and Remediation October 5, 2026 Jessica L. Kramer Office of Water Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20460 Re: Draft Guidance for Reducing Risk from Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooc more ST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 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. Environmental Council of the States 1250 H Street NW, Suite 850 | Washington, DC 20005 (202) 266-4920 | www.ecos.org Leah Feldon Oregon Department of Environmental Quality ECOS President Rob Singletary Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality ECOS Vice President Karen Hyun Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources ECOS Secretary-Treasurer Chris Wells more ST

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

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