WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. October 26, 2026 Docket Operations, M-30 U.S. Department of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE Room W12-140 West Building Ground Floor Washington, DC 20590-0001 RE: Docket No. FAA-2026-9736: Request for Information: Siting New Spaceports and Use of Priority Airspace for Critical Space Launch Corridors Dear Department of Transportation and the Federal  more ST

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. Bexar Area Alumnae Chapter Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated Re: Docket USBC-2026-0628; RIN 0607-AA75 Decennial Census of the Population of Americans; Proposed Residence Criteria and Proposed Regulations for Demographic Questions Dear Director of the U.S. Census Bureau: I submit this comment on behalf of Bexar Area Alumnae Chapter to raise serious concerns regar more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 (TNSFR) -- The Birmingham Museum of Art (BMA) in Alabama intends to repatriate five cultural items to the Native Village of Barrow Inupiat Traditional Government. The items include one miniature totem pole carved from walrus ivory, a spoon, a harpoon head, a harpoon point and a spear point. The museum classified the objects as one unassociated funerary object, one object of cultural patrimony and three sacred objects or objects of cultural patrimony. The items were collected on unknown dates and at unidentified locations,  more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. October 23, 2026 Mr. Daniel Sweeney Deputy General Counsel for Economic, Statistical, and Regulatory Affairs Office of the General Counsel, Department of Commerce 4600 Silver Hill Road Designation: ADDEMO/FRN Washington, DC 20746 Re: "Decennial Census of the Population of Americans; Proposed Residence Criteria and Proposed Regulations for Demographic Questions" (Docket more ST

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R49486) on Oct. 14, 2026, entitled "Clean Water Act Permitting - Overview and Policy Issues:" (Continued from Part 2 of 3) * * * Congressional Interest - Hearings and Legislation in the 119th Congress Many Members have shown interest in policy issues pertaining to CWA permitting-especially permitting reform-in recent Congresses. Congress has held hearings that have included discussion of CWA permitting, and some Members have introduced legisl more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. Columbus (OH) Alumnae Chapter DELTA SIGMA THETA SORORITY, INC. Re: Docket USBC-2026-0628; RIN 0607-AA75 Decennial Census of the Population of Americans; Proposed Residence Criteria and Proposed Regulations for Demographic Questions Dear Director of the U.S. Census Bureau: I submit this comment on behalf of the Columbus (OH) Alumnae Chapter to raise serious concerns r more ST

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. Re: Docket USBC-2026-0628; RIN 0607-AA75 Decennial Census of the Population of Americans; Proposed Residence Criteria and Proposed Regulations for Demographic Questions Dear Director of the U.S. Census Bureau: I submit this comment on behalf of the Frederick County Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. to raise serious concerns regarding proposed changes more ST

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. Re: Docket USBC-2026-0628; RIN 0607-AA75 Decennial Census of the Population of Americans; Proposed Residence Criteria and Proposed Regulations for Demographic Questions Dear Director of the U.S. Census Bureau: I submit this comment on behalf of Rochester Alumnae Chapter to raise serious concerns regarding proposed changes to the 2030 Census and their potential consequ more ST

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. Zeta Rho Chapter Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. 805 Campus Drive Big Rapids, Michigan 49307 Re: Docket USBC-2026-0628; RIN 0607-AA75 Decennial Census of the Population of Americans; Proposed Residence Criteria and Proposed Regulations for Demographic Questions Dear Director of the U.S. Census Bureau: I submit this comment on behalf of Zeta Rho to raise serious more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration issued the following action in the Federal Register. * * * National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program; List of Petitions Received HRSA is publishing this notice of petitions received under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, as required by the Public Health Service (PHS) Act, as amended. While the Secretary of HHS is named as the respondent in all proceedings brought by the filing of petitions for compe more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Administration issued the following action in the Federal Register. * * * Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: Electronic Benefits Transfer Card Security Measures The Food and Nutrition Administration (FNA), an agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), is issuing a rule proposing changes to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) regulations to modernize Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) technology and align EBT with consumer paymen more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. www.kauffmaninc.com | Minority Woman-Owned Small Business | GSA Schedule Holder KAUFFMAN & ASSOCIATES, INC. October 26, 2026 The Honorable Kelly Loeffler U.S. Small Business Administration 409 3rd St, SW Washington, DC 20416 Submitted electronically via regulations.gov RE: COMMENT ON PROPOSED RULE - SMALL BUSINESS SIZE STANDARDS DOCKET NO. SBA-2026-0199 | RIN more ST

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. October 23, 2026 Mr. Daniel Sweeney Deputy General Counsel for Economic, Statistical, and Regulatory Affairs Office of the General Counsel Department of Commerce 4600 Silver Hill Road Washington, DC 20746 Re: Decennial Census of the Population of Americans; Proposed Residence Criteria and Proposed Regulations for Demographic Questions, Docket No. USBC-2026-062 more ST

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. October 14, 2026 VIA EMAIL regulations.gov Portal; cc: dee.a.alexander@census.gov George M. Cook Performing the Duties of the Director U.S. Census Bureau 4600 Silver Hill Road Washington, DC 20746 RE: Opposition to Proposed Rule, Decennial Census of the Population of Americans; Proposed Residence Criteria and Proposed Regulations for Demographic Questions, 91 more ST

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. Xanna Burg, Director of KIDS COUNT Montana Budget & Policy Center Helena, Montana xburg@montanabudget.org Re: Docket No. 260903-0005, RIN 0607-AA75, Document 2026-18481, "Decennial Census of the Population of Americans; Proposed Residence Criteria and Proposed Regulations for Demographic Questions." To the U.S. Census Bureau: My name is Xanna Burg, and I am the Directo more ST

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 27 (TNSrpt) -- The Jed Foundation issued the following news release: * * * New JED Research Shows Link Between Teens' AI Use, Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors Original report shows more than half of teens turn to chatbots when struggling emotionally, but very few think of that as getting help. - [October 27, 2026, New York City] -- More than half of middle and high school students use AI when feeling sad, stressed, lonely, or overwhelmed, and certain uses of AI are associated with significantly poorer mental heal more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. October 30, 2026 CC:PA:01:PR (REG-119986-25) Internal Revenue Service Room 5503 P.O. Box 7604, Ben Franklin Station Washington, DC 20044 Re: Comments on REG-119986-25, Racial Nondiscrimination in Private Schools, 91 FR 56811 Ladies and Gentlemen: The North Carolina Center for Nonprofits (the Center) welcomes this opportunity to submit formal comments on the  more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R49489) on Oct. 20, 2026, entitled "Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority - History and Finances:" (Continued from Part 1 of 3) * * * Natural Disasters Delay PREPA's Debt Restructuring Process A series of natural disasters, including hurricanes and earthquakes, seriously damaged Puerto Rico's electrical system beginning in 2017. The complexity of the disaster recovery process, among other factors, also has created obstacles to the rebuilding more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 (TNSCrpt) -- Tunnel Vision: Trumped up "Energy Emergency" Accelerates Pipeline Boom - A report from Environmental Integrity Project - October 2026 (56 pages) * * * Executive Summary A wave of at least 193 projects is proposed or under construction to build more than 17,000 miles of pipelines across the U.S., expanding the nation's network of natural gas, oil, petrochemical, and carbon dioxide pipelines. That's enough pipe to stretch from New York to Los Angeles, six times. Most of these new pipelines (151) would carry natu more ST

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. Rutherford County Alumnae Chapter Re: Docket USBC-2026-0628; RIN 0607-AA75 Decennial Census of the Population of Americans; Proposed Residence Criteria and Proposed Regulations for Demographic Questions Dear Director of the U.S. Census Bureau: I submit this comment on behalf of Rutherford County Alumnae Chapter to raise serious concerns regarding proposed changes to the more ST

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. October 26, 2026 Docket Operations, M-30 U.S. Department of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Room W12-140 West Building Ground Floor Washington, DC 20590-0001 Re: Request for Information (RFI) on Siting a New Spaceport and Priority Airspace for Critical Space Launch Corridors, Docket No. FAA-2026-9736 To the U.S. Department of Transportation (the Department more ST

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. October 1, 2026 The Honorable Howard Lutnick Secretary of Commerce U.S. Department of Commerce 1401 Constitution Avenue NW Washington, DC 20230 George M. Cook Performing the Non-Exclusive Functions and Duties of the Director U.S. Census Bureau 4600 Silver Hill Road, Designation: ADDEMO/FRN Washington, DC 20746 Submitted via www.regulations.gov Re: Go more ST

NEW YORK, Nov. 1 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The American Civil Liberties Union, an organization that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., posted the following news release: * * * Voting Rights Groups Win Case to Protect Alaska's Election Certification * Anchorage, AK - The American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Alaska, Common Cause, and League of Women Voters of Alaska issued statements today after a federal judge rejected the Department of Justice's last-minute more PR

JUNEAU, Alaska, Nov. 1 -- Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Wild Game Meat Donation Month 2026 * WHEREAS, Alaska's Native people have practiced subsistence harvests and community sharing for thousands of years and Alaskans of all backgrounds have embraced these traditions of filling their freezers with abundant wild game harvested under sustainable management; and WHEREAS, community-based Hunters for the Hungry (HFH) programs offer Alaskans opportunities to not only connect with nature and provide food  more PR