WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. October 5, 2026 Dr. Charles Mathers Office of Aerospace Medicine, Federal Aviation Administration 800 Independence Avenue SW Washington, DC 20591 Re: Docket No. FAA-2026-9178; Notice No. 26-12; RIN 2120-AM18 - Improving Emergency Medical Kit Efficacy and Flexibility in Commercial Airline Operations Dear Dr. Mathers: The undersigned organizations appreciate the opport more ST

JUNEAU, Alaska, Oct. 10 -- The Alaska Department of Law issued the following news release: * * * Acting Alaska Attorney General Cori Mills Seeks Court Approval for Settlements with Ascend, Citron and Mayne Over Conspiracy to Inflate Prices and Limit Competition October 9, 2026 (Juneau, AK) - Acting Alaska Attorney General Cori Mills has 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 more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Oct. 9 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Brown Seeks Court Approval for Multistate Settlements with Ascend, Citron and Mayne Over Conspiracy to Inflate Prices and Limit Competition 10/9/2026 BALTIMORE, MD - Attorney General Anthony G. Brown 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 engag more PR

BOISE, Idaho, Oct. 9 -- The Idaho Department of Education issued the following news release: * * * October 7, 2026 Boise Educator Named 2027 CapEd Credit Union Idaho Teacher of the Year Amanda Holland was presented with the award during a ceremony at Washington Elementary School - (BOISE) - Superintendent of Public Instruction Debbie Critchfield announced today that Boise School District educator Amanda Holland has been named the 2027 Idaho Teacher of the Year. Holland, who has spent more than 20 years supporting, guiding, and inspiring  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. October 5, 2026 Office of Head Start, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Re: Comments on "Reducing Federal Burden for Head Start Programs," Docket ACF-2026-0595, RIN 0970-AD30, 91 Fed. Reg. 51,248 (Aug. 7, 2026) To the Office of Head Start: CCS Early Learning submits these comments on the proposed rule. CCS Early Learn more ST

MINNETONKA, Minnesota, Oct. 10 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary: * * * Minnesota's struggling economy: Poor productivity and sluggish job growth Written by John Phelan | October 8, 2026 Yesterday, I wrote about revisions to official data which show that Minnesota's economic performance in recent years has been even worse than previously thought. As Figure 1 shows, since that inflection point for per capita Gross Domest more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities issued the following report: * * * States Are Rushing to Respond As Congress' SNAP Cost Shift Approaches. Are They Ready? October 9, 2026 | Peyton McConnell, Emmie DiCicco and Ed Bolen The harmful 2025 Republican reconciliation law will require most states starting in October 2027 to pay a portion of SNAP benefit costs for the first time in the program's history. States' payment obligations will be based on their "payment error rate," a measure of states' overpayments and und more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. October 6, 2026 Secretary Brooke L. Rollins U.S. Department of Agriculture 1400 Independence Ave., S.W. Washington, DC 20250 Dear Secretary Rollins: The Climbing Association of Southern Arizona, Climbing in Color, and Arizona Queer Climbing Collective submit a comment in opposition to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's ("USDA") proposal to rescind the 2001 Roa more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release: * * * October 9, 2026 IN THE STATES: In the Final Stretch to Midterms, Republicans Scramble and Point Fingers Amid Tanking Approvals and Bleeding Support With just 25 days until the midterm elections, Republicans are scrambling as Democrats continue to expand the map. After pushing a failed agenda that left Americans worse off and paying more, Donald Trump and JD Vance are desperately campaigning in ruby red states to beg voters to "'give [them] anot more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau issued the following public notice (WC Docket No. 18-89): * * * By this Public Notice, the Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) conditionally grants, pursuant to delegated authority, petitions filed by fourteen recipients in the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Reimbursement Program (Program) requesting extensions of their removal, replacement, and disposal (RRD) terms. For the reasons explained below, the Bureau grants these requests conditio more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, Oct. 10 -- FFRF Action Fund, an organization that says it develops and advocates for legislation, regulations and government programs to preserve the constitutional principle of separation between state and church, posted the following news: * * * 'Theocrat' Idaho AG creates dark-money loophole for churches October 9, 2026 The FFRF Action Fund names the Idaho attorney general its "Theocrat of the Week" for creating a dark-money loophole allowing churches to spend general funds on political campaigns while shielding the i more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. October 6, 2026 The Honorable Brooke Rollins Secretary of Agriculture United States Department of Agriculture 1400 Independence Ave., SW Washington, D.C. 20250 Re: 2001 Roadless Rule Rescission (Docket #FS-2025-0001) Dear Secretary Rollins and Forest Service Officials: Great Burn Conservation Alliance (GBCA) appreciates the opportunity to comment on the Fore more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- The Hispanic Access Foundation issued the following news release: * * * El Aire Que Respiramos Concludes with New Insights into Air Quality in Latino Communities Across the U.S. 08 October 2026 After three years of community-based air quality monitoring, Hispanic Access Foundation concluded El Aire Que Respiramos (The Air We Breathe), a Latino community science initiative designed to better understand air quality in Latino communities, while equipping residents with localized information and tools to take informed act more PR

BOISE, Idaho, Oct. 9 -- The Idaho Department of Labor issued the following news release: * * * Idaho expected to see annual employment growth over national average through 2034 Oct. 7, 2026 Idaho's labor market is expected to continue its significant expansion through the end of the decade, with a projected employment growth rate of 1.3% per year and a total employment count reaching 1,028,760 by 2034. These new long-term employment projections are estimates from the Idaho Department of Labor and cover the period from 2024-2034. Idaho's lo more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. 1 October 6, 2026 Adam N. Jones Administration for Children and Families Department of Health and Human Services 330 C St. SW Washington, DC 20201 RE: Reducing Federal Burden for Head Start Programs, RIN 0970-AD30 Dear Mr. Jones, The Legal Defense Fund (LDF) submits the following comment strongly opposing the Administration for Children and Families (ACF)  more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. October 6, 2026 Re: Docket ID FS-2025-0001/RIN 0596-AD66-Special Areas: Roadless Area Conservation; Proposed Rule and Draft Environmental Impact Statement Dear Secretary Rollins and Chief Schultz The Mount Shasta Bioregional Ecology Center (MSBEC) is a nonprofit public-interest conservation organization based in Mount Shasta, California. For 37 years we have worked to pr more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. October 5, 2026 The Honorable Brooke Rollins Secretary of Agriculture U.S. Department of Agriculture 1400 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20250 Re: Prime Mover Institute's Comment on Special Areas; Roadless Area Conservation, 91 Fed. Reg. 53,827 (Aug. 20, 2026) [Docket No. FS-2025-0001; RIN 0596-AD66] Dear Secretary Rollins: Prime Mover Institute provi more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- Protect Our Care posted the following news: * * * Premium Disaster Watch: Premiums Keep Climbing as Trump's $500 Checks Fall Flat October 9, 2026 With the midterms fast approaching, Donald Trump's $500 health care "refund" checks are hitting mailboxes, a shameless attempt to cover up the devastation left in the wake of the $1 trillion he gutted from Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Meanwhile, working families across the country are struggling to keep their heads above water as health insurance premiums cont more PR

PIERRE, South Dakota, Oct. 7 (TNSida) -- South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Jackley Joins Coalition in Concern About TP-Link's China Ties Oct. 7, 2026 PIERRE, S.D. - South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has joined 20 other Attorneys General in sending a letter to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regarding TP-Link's request for conditional approval to sell new router models in the United States. "TP-Link has ties to the Chinese military and has been implica more PR

PIERRE, South Dakota, Oct. 10 -- South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Jackley Settles with Three Additional Generic Drug Companies on Price Fixing Oct. 8, 2026 PIERRE, S.D. - South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has joined 45 states and territories in 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 artificial more PR

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, Oct. 9 -- The Texas A&M University College of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Nuclear alumnus urges students to learn beyond technical skills The Department of Nuclear Engineering honors alumnus and Department of Energy official Dr. Joshua Jarrell with the Distinguished Former Student Award. Oct. 9, 2026 By Julianne Hodges, Contributor As a nuclear engineering undergraduate and graduate student at Texas A&M University, Dr. Joshua Jarrell made the most of his education experience. The classes he took, e more PR

MOSCOW, Idaho, Oct. 8 -- The University of Idaho posted the following news release: * * * U of I research examines grazing after rangeland fires * U of I study questions two-year grazing rest after rangeland fires Findings could help livestock producers and land managers tailor grazing after wildfire to local precipitation and forage use October 8, 2026 MOSCOW, Idaho -- When wildfire burns through rangeland, it's standard practice to keep livestock off the land for two years to allow vegetation to recover. But a new analysis of previous  more PR

EVANSVILLE, Indiana, Oct. 10 -- The University of Evansville issued the following news: * * * University of Evansville Theatre Presents MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG October 9, 2026 The University of Evansville Theatre proudly continues their 2026-2027 season with MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG, featuring music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and book by George Furth. This production opens at 7:30 p.m., Friday, Oct. 23, in Shanklin Theatre. Additional performances are at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 24, 29, 30, 31, and at 2 p.m. on Nov. 1. Stephen Sondheim's Tony Aw more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. October 6, 2026 Brad Kinder Acting Director Ecosystem Management Coordination, Forest Service US Department of Agriculture 201 14th Street SW Washington, DC 20250-1124 Docket number FS-2025-0001 (Federal Register :: Special Areas; Roadless Area Conservation; National Forest System Lands RE: Public Comment on the 2026 Roadless Area Conservation Rule--Support for Resp more ST

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, Oct. 10 -- The Wyoming Department of State Parks and Cultural Resources has issued the following news release: * * * Wyoming State Parks Deputy Director Re-Elected to NASPD Board CHEYENNE, Wyo. - Oct. 8, 2026 - Wyoming Department of State Parks and Cultural Resources (SPCR) Deputy Director Nick Neylon has been re-elected to the National Association of State Park Directors (NASPD) Board of Directors. Neylon will serve as the Northwest Region representative, representing Alaska, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, Oregon, South Da more PR