WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Aztalan Bio LLC, a Wisconsin-based ethanol producer, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of the Treasury addressing proposed regulations from the Internal Revenue Service concerning Section 45Z Clean Fuel Production Credit. The letter highlights critical flaws in the draft rules and offers recommendations to align them better with legislative intent and the interests of U.S. biofuel producers. Aztalan Bio, a major producer of qualifying fuel etha  more

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Aztalan Bio LLC has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Internal Revenue Service regarding the proposed rulemaking under Docket ID: IRS-2026-0133-0001 and regulation number REG-121244-23. The company has requested to speak at the public hearing scheduled for May 28, 2026, to discuss specific issues related to qualifying fuel ethanol under the new regulations. Aztalan Bio, identified as a registered producer of qualifying fuel ethano  more

OTTAWA, Ontario, April 11 -- The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives issued the following commentary on April 10, 2026, by senior researcher Simon Enoch: * * * What happens to data centres when the AI bubble pops? As multi-million dollar data centres proliferate, what happens if the A.I. bubble bursts? * Even some of the most ardent boosters of Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) concede that the current amount of money rushing into the sector could constitute an investment bubble--meaning t  more

NEW YORK, April 11 -- The Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, an organization that defends the right of Catholics to participate in American public life without defamation or discrimination, issued the following commentary on April 10, 2026, by Director of Research Kyle Nazareth: * * * WHAT IS A RELIGION? Over the past decade, the U.S. Supreme Court has significantly expanded religious liberty, restoring religion's rightful place in the public square. In response, irreligious grou  more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- Law Forward, a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting democratic principles in Wisconsin, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Justice opposing a proposed rule change that would allow the DOJ to interfere with state bar investigations of DOJ attorneys. The letter expresses strong concerns that the proposal would enable the DOJ to delay or obstruct investigations into alleged misconduct or ethical violations by current and former DOJ lawye  more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- The National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (NAICU), representing more than 1,700 private, nonprofit colleges and universities, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Education regarding the Accountability in Higher Education and Access through Demand-driven (AHEAD) Workforce Pell Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM). The letter addresses provisions of the proposed rule on Pell Grant exclusions relating to other grant aid, Workfo  more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- The Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges and Universities submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Postsecondary Education regarding the Accountability in Higher Education and Access through Demand-driven Workforce Pell (AHEAD) Committee's proposed rules under Docket ID ED-2026-OPE-0133. WAICU represents 20 private, nonprofit colleges and universities in Wisconsin serving over 52,000 students and conferring a substantial p  more

WASHINGTON, April 12 -- The Wisconsin Technical College System, which includes 16 technical colleges serving nearly 300,000 students annually, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Education regarding the proposed regulations for Workforce Pell grants under the Accountability in Higher Education and Access Through Demand-Driven Workforce Pell initiative. WTCS, a provider of career-oriented education offering over 500 programs, expressed appreciation for the Department's eff  more