WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- Oregon State Sen. David Brock Smith has submitted a public comment letter to the Food and Drug Administration expressing his strong objections to the proposed rule aimed at establishing a tobacco product standard for nicotine yield in cigarettes and other combustible tobacco products. Smith cautions that the rule, which he believes would effectively amount to a ban on combustible cigarettes, could lead to unintended adverse consequences, particularly for communities in Ore  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- Western Oregon University has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Education, urging the inclusion of the Occupational Therapy Doctorate in the regulatory definition of "professional degree." This request relates to the implementation of the student financial aid provisions outlined in Public Law 119-21, known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. In the comment letter, WOU details its compliance with state and regional accreditation requirements for   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden Calls For Independent Review of Federal Judicial Cybersecurity Following Massive Hack of Secret Court Files * Wyden's Letter Responds to Second Major Court Hack in Five Years; Supreme Court Chief Justice Roberts Has Covered Up Causes of Hacks, Refused to Require Extremely Basic Cybersecurity Protections For Years After Disastrous Hack Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., called on   more