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Supreme Court Opts not to Intervene and Block a Texas App Store Law that Likely Violates First Amendment
WASHINGTON, July 6 [Category: Computer Technology] -- The Computer and Communications Industry Association issued the following news release:
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Supreme Court Opts not to Intervene and Block a Texas App Store Law that Likely Violates First Amendment
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Washington - In response to an emergency request, the Supreme Court has decided not to intervene in an Appeals Court ruling allowing Texas to enforce its App Store law. The law requires people to show government ID or other proof of age before downloading apps and requires parental consent for minors to download apps and app content. It also
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WASHINGTON, July 6 [Category: Computer Technology] -- The Computer and Communications Industry Association issued the following news release:
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Supreme Court Opts not to Intervene and Block a Texas App Store Law that Likely Violates First Amendment
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Washington - In response to an emergency request, the Supreme Court has decided not to intervene in an Appeals Court ruling allowing Texas to enforce its App Store law. The law requires people to show government ID or other proof of age before downloading apps and requires parental consent for minors to download apps and app content. It alsoimposes burdensome requirements on app developers to age rate their content.
The Computer & Communications Industry Association had asked the Supreme Court of the United States for an emergency ruling to block Texas from enforcing its age verification requirements on all app stores and app store users until a Constitutional challenge to Texas' SB2420 is fully heard. The brief notes that the Texas app store law, the "App Store Accountability Act", violates the First Amendment because it imposes government controls over protected speech and access to lawful information through age verification and parental consent requirements.
Federal District Court Judge Robert Pitman blocked the App Store Accountability Act on December 23, 2025, concluding that the law likely violates the First Amendment and must not be enforced. Texas appealed that preliminary injunction and also sought to stay - or lift - the injunction. In June, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals agreed to lift the injunction that prevented the Texas law from taking effect.
The Supreme Court emergency ruling means that Texas can enforce its app store law until a lower court can fully hear and decide whether to permanently strike SB2420. An expedited hearing is expected in August.
CCIA is suing the State of Texas arguing its App Store law would impose an unconstitutional, sweeping age-verification, parental consent, and compelled speech regime on both app stores and app developers.
The following can be attributed to CCIA President & CEO Matt Schruers:
"We look forward to an expedited hearing before the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in early August to demonstrate how Texas' App Store Accountability Act violates the First Amendment. People should not have to turn over personal data to access the internet any more than they should show government identification to enter a bookstore."
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Original text here: https://ccianet.org/news/2026/07/supreme-court-opts-not-to-intervene-and-block-a-texas-app-store-law-that-likely-violates-first-amendment/
RFA Supports Trump Administration Response to Brazil's Unfair Trade Practices
WASHINGTON, July 6 [Category: Energy] -- The Renewable Fuels Association posted the following news release:
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RFA Supports Trump Administration Response to Brazil's Unfair Trade Practices
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In testimony today at the U.S. International Trade Commission, the Renewable Fuels Association expressed its gratitude to the Trump administration for its "steadfast commitment to removing unfair barriers to U.S. ethanol exports shipped to Brazil and around the globe" and noted it "strongly supports" the reciprocal tariff applied to imports from Brazil.
"Prior to the implementation of punitive trade
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WASHINGTON, July 6 [Category: Energy] -- The Renewable Fuels Association posted the following news release:
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RFA Supports Trump Administration Response to Brazil's Unfair Trade Practices
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In testimony today at the U.S. International Trade Commission, the Renewable Fuels Association expressed its gratitude to the Trump administration for its "steadfast commitment to removing unfair barriers to U.S. ethanol exports shipped to Brazil and around the globe" and noted it "strongly supports" the reciprocal tariff applied to imports from Brazil.
"Prior to the implementation of punitive tradebarriers, Brazil and the United States enjoyed an open and efficient two-way trading relationship in ethanol, which resulted in our two nations experiencing a dramatic increase in bilateral ethanol trade," said RFA General Counsel and Vice President, Government Affairs Ed Hubbard. "However, beginning in 2017, Brazil unilaterally began abandoning this mutually beneficial approach, instead turning to a pro-tariff policy, clearly erected in an effort to disadvantage U.S. ethanol imports."
As a result of this newly applied tariff regime, the value of U.S. fuel ethanol exports to Brazil fell to zero in 2023, just $43 million in 2024 and $68 million in 2025, Hubbard added. U.S. ethanol exports to Brazil accounted for just 1.3 percent of total U.S. ethanol exports in 2024 and 1.8 percent of exports in 2025, after accounting for approximately one-third of total U.S. exports as recently as 2018.
Hubbard also pointed to Brazil's implementation of its "RenovaBio" national biofuels policy, which is designed to reduce the carbon intensity of Brazil's transportation fuel matrix, as another example of Brazil's discriminatory trade practices. The RenovaBio program is expected to generate 5 billion gallons of new biofuel demand in Brazil through 2030. However, after five years of implementation, not a single U.S. ethanol plant has received a full certification from the Brazilian government to generate credits under the RenovaBio program.
Click here for related comments filed by RFA last week with the U.S. Trade Representative.
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Original text here: https://ethanolrfa.org/media-and-news/category/news-releases/article/2026/07/rfa-supports-trump-administration-response-to-brazil-s-unfair-trade-practices
Pennsylvania Senate Passes Bill for Licensure of Medical Imaging Professionals
RESTON, Virginia, July 6 [Category: Medical] -- The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging issued the following news release:
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Pennsylvania Senate Passes Bill for Licensure of Medical Imaging Professionals
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A bill (Senate Bill 1334) that would establish licensure for medical imaging and radiation therapy professionals, including for nuclear medicine technology, has passed the Pennsylvania Senate.
The bill is now pending in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, where it will next move through House Committee votes.
The licensing standards in the bill include requirements
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RESTON, Virginia, July 6 [Category: Medical] -- The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging issued the following news release:
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Pennsylvania Senate Passes Bill for Licensure of Medical Imaging Professionals
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A bill (Senate Bill 1334) that would establish licensure for medical imaging and radiation therapy professionals, including for nuclear medicine technology, has passed the Pennsylvania Senate.
The bill is now pending in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, where it will next move through House Committee votes.
The licensing standards in the bill include requirementsto satisfactorily complete an accredited education program, pass a recognized examination, and engage in ongoing continuing education.
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Original text here: https://snmmi.org/Web/News/Articles/Pennsylvania-Senate-Passes-Bill-for-Licensure-of-Medical-Imaging-Professionals
New NASA Office Will Bolster Space Supply Chain, Strengthen Industrial Base, AIA Says
ARLINGTON, Virginia, July 6 [Category: Aerospace] -- The Aerospace Industries Association posted the following news release:
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New NASA Office Will Bolster Space Supply Chain, Strengthen Industrial Base, AIA Says
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Arlington, Va. - Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) President and CEO Eric Fanning praised the creation of the NASA Office of Strategic Capital (NOSC) and the new partnership between NASA and the Small Business Administration. As part of the initiative, the Office will provide financial support for companies looking to expand manufacturing in areas of strategic interest in
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ARLINGTON, Virginia, July 6 [Category: Aerospace] -- The Aerospace Industries Association posted the following news release:
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New NASA Office Will Bolster Space Supply Chain, Strengthen Industrial Base, AIA Says
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Arlington, Va. - Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) President and CEO Eric Fanning praised the creation of the NASA Office of Strategic Capital (NOSC) and the new partnership between NASA and the Small Business Administration. As part of the initiative, the Office will provide financial support for companies looking to expand manufacturing in areas of strategic interest inthe space industrial base.
"The new partnership between NASA and the Small Business Administration and the launch of NASA's Office of Strategic Capital are exactly the kinds of effort needed to maintain America's leadership in space and to scale space manufacturing to meet this moment," Fanning said. "This initiative will reinforce the industrial base needed to take us back to the Moon and unlock new discoveries -down to the smallest components. As our recent supply chain study found, demand for space capabilities is growing and now is the time to scale. We're glad to see the U.S. government take action, and we are ready to collaborate with NASA to tackle our biggest challenges and shape the future of space exploration."
In a joint study with PricewaterhouseCoopers released in March, AIA found that the rapidly growing sector is facing capacity restraints and needs significant resources to help meet demand. The study specifically focused on the importance of investing in components and specialized materials -an area the NOSC has highlighted as an Investment Focus Area.
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Original text here: https://www.aia-aerospace.org/news/new-nasa-office-will-bolster-space-supply-chain-strengthen-industrial-base-aia-says/
CMS Releases CY 2027 Proposed Medicare OPPS And ASC Payment And Policy Updates
JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, July 6 [Category: Health Care] -- The Missouri Hospital Association posted the following news:
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CMS Releases CY 2027 Proposed Medicare OPPS And ASC Payment And Policy Updates
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released the Medicare hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and Ambulatory Surgical Center payment and policy updates for calendar year 2027. Major updates include the following.
OPPS
* Increases the OPPS payment rates by 2.4%, based on a 3.2% market basket update, less a 0.8% productivity adjustment
* Reduces off-campus provider-based
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JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, July 6 [Category: Health Care] -- The Missouri Hospital Association posted the following news:
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CMS Releases CY 2027 Proposed Medicare OPPS And ASC Payment And Policy Updates
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released the Medicare hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and Ambulatory Surgical Center payment and policy updates for calendar year 2027. Major updates include the following.
OPPS
* Increases the OPPS payment rates by 2.4%, based on a 3.2% market basket update, less a 0.8% productivity adjustment
* Reduces off-campus provider-baseddepartment payments for imaging without contrast services. CMS estimates this will "reduce Medicare Part B expenditures by approximately $260 million in the first year, including approximately $190 million in Part B savings and $70 million in reduced beneficiary premiums."
* Updates payment rates for drugs purchased under the 340B Drug Pricing Program to better reflect what hospitals pay for such drugs. "This proposal would save Original Medicare a collective estimated $4.55 billion in drug expenditures, for total reduced drugs spending of approximately $5.7 billion in 2027 alone."
* Continues phasing out the inpatient-only list over a three-year period beginning with the elimination of 638 procedures
* Issues request for information about strengthening hospital price transparency rules
* Updates the Medicare payment rates for Intensive Outpatient Program services and Partial Hospitalization Program services
* Revises the Hospital Outpatient Quality Reporting Program
* Proposes requiring prior authorization for eight additional botulinum toxin injection codes
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* Increases ASC rates by 2.4%, based on the IPPS market basket increase of 3.8%, less the 0.8% productivity adjustment
* Updates the ASC Quality Reporting Program
Comments are due by Monday, Aug. 31. The Missouri Hospital Association published an issue brief with additional information.
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Original text here: https://www.mohospitals.org/newsroom/cms-releases-cy-2027-proposed-medicare-opps-and-asc-payment-and-policy-updates
CCIA Files Joint Brief on Internet Content and Federal Legal Protections
WASHINGTON, July 6 [Category: Computer Technology] -- The Computer and Communications Industry Association issued the following news release:
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CCIA Files Joint Brief on Internet Content and Federal Legal Protections
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The Computer & Communications Industry Association, NetChoice, and the Electronic Frontier Foundation filed a joint amicus brief in Bogard v. Alphabet, asking an appeals court to affirm a lower court ruling. A federal judge previously ruled that online services' editorial choices of what content to disseminate is protected by Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act
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WASHINGTON, July 6 [Category: Computer Technology] -- The Computer and Communications Industry Association issued the following news release:
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CCIA Files Joint Brief on Internet Content and Federal Legal Protections
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The Computer & Communications Industry Association, NetChoice, and the Electronic Frontier Foundation filed a joint amicus brief in Bogard v. Alphabet, asking an appeals court to affirm a lower court ruling. A federal judge previously ruled that online services' editorial choices of what content to disseminate is protected by Section 230 of the Communications Decency Actand the First Amendment.
The brief points out that Congress wrote Section 230 because it saw content moderation by companies as a way to improve internet safety: the liability protections the law provides are what allow companies to search for and remove content that violates their user agreements. The brief points out that "Section 230 reflects Congress's considered judgment about the proper path to a safer internet. To affirm the judgment below is to keep faith with that choice."
CCIA advocated for Section 230 ahead of Congress passing it in 1996. The following can be attributed to CCIA President & CEO Matt Schruers:
"Federal courts have repeatedly affirmed with rare unanimity that Section 230 is doing its job of encouraging both free speech and online companies to self-police for unlawful or problematic content. We would encourage the appeals court to uphold the lower court, which correctly ruled that the display of lawful content is protected by federal law."
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Original text here: https://ccianet.org/news/2026/07/ccia-files-joint-brief-on-internet-content-and-federal-legal-protections/
ASAM Welcomes Reintroduction of Bipartisan Legislation to Expand Medicare Coverage for Residential Addiction Treatment
ROCKVILLE, Maryland, July 6 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Society of Addiction Medicine posted the following news release:
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ASAM Welcomes Reintroduction of Bipartisan Legislation to Expand Medicare Coverage for Residential Addiction Treatment
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The Residential Recovery for Seniors Act would establish a Medicare benefit for residential addiction treatment programs meeting nationally recognized standards, filling a long-standing gap in coverage
Rockville, MD (July 6, 2026) - Today, the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) applauded the reintroduction of The Residential
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ROCKVILLE, Maryland, July 6 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Society of Addiction Medicine posted the following news release:
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ASAM Welcomes Reintroduction of Bipartisan Legislation to Expand Medicare Coverage for Residential Addiction Treatment
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The Residential Recovery for Seniors Act would establish a Medicare benefit for residential addiction treatment programs meeting nationally recognized standards, filling a long-standing gap in coverage
Rockville, MD (July 6, 2026) - Today, the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) applauded the reintroduction of The ResidentialRecovery for Seniors Act (H.R. 9538), which would expand Medicare coverage to non-hospital-based residential addiction treatment programs. The bipartisan legislation, co-led by Reps. Lauren Underwood, Paul Tonko, Carol Miller, and David Valadao, would create a Medicare Part A benefit for programs that meet nationally recognized standards. It would also establish a prospective payment system for these programs.
"Substance use disorders impact people of all ages, including our nation's seniors, who unfortunately do not have Medicare coverage for the full range of addiction treatment services. Lack of Medicare coverage for non-hospital-based residential addiction treatment programs can put seniors at risk of forgoing the care that best fits their needs, potentially leading to more costly hospitalizations and poorer health outcomes," said Stephen M. Taylor, MD, MPH, DFAPA, DFASAM, president of ASAM. "The Residential Recovery for Seniors Act reduces the cost barrier for seniors by extending coverage to this level of care. By conditioning Medicare reimbursement on meeting national quality standards, it also helps ensure that patients are receiving high-quality, evidence-based treatment services that can lead to recovery."
Non-hospital-based residential addiction treatment is the only level of care not covered by Medicare. This creates an access barrier for Medicare beneficiaries, the majority of which are seniors. In 2023, over six million Medicare patients had a substance use disorder (SUD), but less than 25% received treatment. One in three cite financial barriers as a reason for not seeking care. Strengthening patient access to the full continuum of SUD care can help avert costly hospitalizations and emergency care stays that may occur when SUD goes untreated.
About the American Society of Addiction Medicine
The American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM), founded in 1954, is a professional medical society representing over 8,000 physicians, clinicians, and associated professionals in the field of addiction medicine. ASAM is dedicated to increasing access and improving the quality of addiction treatment, educating physicians and the public, supporting research and prevention, and promoting the appropriate role of physicians in the care of patients with addiction. For more information, visit www.ASAM.or g.
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Original text here: https://www.asam.org/news/detail/2026/07/06/asam-welcomes-reintroduction-of-bipartisan-legislation-to-expand-medicare-coverage-for-residential-addiction-treatment
