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" 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

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Oct. 8 -- Gov. Kevin Stitt, R-Oklahoma, posted the following news: * * * Governor Stitt Announces FEMA Assistance Granted for Four Oklahoma Counties After July Storms * OKLAHOMA CITY (October 08, 2028) - Today, Governor Kevin Stitt announced that President Donald Trump has approved the state's request for disaster assistance for four Oklahoma counties hit hard by severe storms and straight-line winds that occurred in July. The counties included in this declaration are Cleveland, Osage, Nowata, and Washington. "I a more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Oct. 8 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City posted the following news release: * * * Kansas City Fed First Vice President Kim Robbins named Federal Reserve's chief payments executive * KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI - The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City announces that Kim Robbins, first vice president and chief operating officer, has been selected chief payments executive of Federal Reserve Financial Services, effective Nov. 16. In this role, Robbins will assume leadership of the Federal Reserve's portfolio of financ 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

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Oct. 9 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City posted the following news release: * * * Tenth District Energy Activity Continued to Grow in Q3 * The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City released the third quarter Energy Survey today. According to Cortney Cowley, assistant vice president and Oklahoma City Branch executive at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, Tenth District energy activity continued to grow, and six-month expectations remained expansionary. "Tenth District drilling activity increased further i more PR