WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. August 19, 2026 The Honorable Doug Burgum Secretary U.S. Department of the Interior 1849 C Street NW Washington, D.C. 20240 The Honorable Steve Pearce Director Bureau of Land Management U.S. Department of the Interior 1849 C Street NW Washington, D.C. 20240 Dear Secretary Burgum and Director Pearce, We write to express our strong opposition to the Bureau of La more ST

BOISE, Idaho, Aug. 20 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following news release: * * * AG Labrador Appeals Ruling That Would Let Doctors Override Idaho's Pro-Life Law * BOISE, ID -Four years ago, in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, the U.S. Supreme Court made clear that the U.S. Constitution says nothing about abortion and returned the thorny issue of how to regulate abortion back to the states, where it had rested until the Roe decision transferred that authority to the Courts. Following Dobbs, Idaho chose t more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 (TNSletter) -- America First Legal and Founding Freedoms Law Center issued the following letter to Virginia school board members: * * * Here is the text of the letter: August 11, 2026 RE: Important Legal Updates Affecting Sex and Gender Policies Dear Virginia School Board Member: On behalf of the Founding Freedoms Law Center and America First Legal, we write to alert you to significant legal developments that require your immediate attention. In the past year, the United States Supreme Court has fundamentally changed  more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, Aug. 20 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Mayes, Bipartisan Coalition Secure $700 Million Google Settlement Over App Store Monopoly A federal court this week approved a $700 million settlement in a multistate antitrust lawsuit against Google. The lawsuit challenged Google's control over Android app distribution and in-app payments. The approval of the settlement ends a five-year case and gives relief to consumers nationwide who were affected by Google's actions. more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service issued the following action in the Federal Register. * * * The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is proposing to rescind the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule, which established broad prohibitions on road construction, road reconstruction, and timber harvesting within inventoried roadless areas on National Forest System lands. The intent of this proposed action is to reduce regulatory burden and return decisionmaking for the management of inventoried roadl more PR

DENVER, Colorado, Aug. 19 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Polis and Department of Local Affairs Celebrate Prop 123 Milestone, Clearing Path for 2,000+ Homes Around the State * City of Durango Brings Total to 22 Colorado Communities Meeting Proposition 123 Commitments STATEWIDE - The Colorado Department of Local Affairs is celebrating a major milestone with the approval of 2,000 homes around the state in communities that are fully compliant with Proposition 123. The achievement, bolstered b more PR

BOISE, Idaho, Aug. 21 -- The Idaho Department of Education issued the following news release: * * * Idaho Students Show Strong Progress in Early Literacy, Continued Gains on ISAT Idaho students made gains across the state's spring assessments, with significant growth in early literacy and increased proficiency in every subject measured by the Idaho Reading Indicator (IRI) and the Idaho Standards Achievement Test (ISAT), according to newly released statewide results. This year's scores demonstrate overall gains on both assessments. ISAT resu more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48934) on Aug. 11, 2026, entitled "Introduction to Tribal Forestry" by natural resources policy specialists Mariel J. Murray and Anne A. Riddle. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY The United States and federally recognized Tribes ("Tribes") have a unique relationship that affects federal policies regarding forestry on tribal lands. In particular, the United States has a federal trust responsibility, which is a legal obligation under which the more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * New Report Shows Health Care Premiums Doubled for Over 200,000 Washingtonians Thanks to Trump and Republicans' Health Care Cuts * Washington, D.C. -Today-over a year after Republicans passed the largest health care cut in history in their Big Ugly Bill-U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, released the following statement after a new report found Trump and Republican's $1 trillion cuts in health car more PR

HAILEY, Idaho, Aug. 21 (TNSrpt) -- The Western Watersheds Project posted the following news release on Aug. 19, 2026: * * * New Study Finds Ungrazed Sierra Nevada Meadow Healthier Than Livestock-Grazed Meadows Recovery on ungrazed meadow in the Sequoia Nation Forest shows remarkable resilience to aid golden trout streams - BAKERSFIELD, Ca. -- Western Watersheds Project and the California Botanic Garden released a report today titled, "Inventorying and monitoring of grazed and ungrazed meadows, streams, and associated plant communities, and more PR