OLYMPIA, Washington, July 2 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * AG Brown leads multistate opposition to Postal Service's attempt to undermine voting rights * Attorney General Nick Brown co-led a multistate coalition of 24 attorneys general in filing a formal comment letter today opposing the Postal Service's attempt to aid the President's efforts to seize control of elections and restrict mail-in voting through a proposed rule, and asking   more

SACRAMENTO, California, July 2 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Co-Leads Opposition to Proposed USPS Rule Creating Centralized Voter List, Restricting Mail Voting * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today co-led a coalition of 24 attorneys general in filing a comment letter opposing a United States Postal Service (USPS) proposed rule that would facilitate the president's efforts to exert greater control over  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, July 2 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General Clark Joins Multistate Opposition to Postal Service's Attempt to Undermine Voting Rights * Attorney General Charity Clark joined a coalition of 24 attorneys general in filing a formal comment letter today opposing the Postal Service's attempt to aid the President's efforts to seize control of elections and restrict mail-in voting through a proposed rule and asking t  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 2 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL OPPOSES POSTAL SERVICE'S UNLAWFUL ATTEMPT TO UNDERMINE VOTING RIGHTS * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 24 attorneys general, took action to oppose the U.S. Postal Service's attempt to aid the president's efforts to seize control of elections and restrict mail-in voting through a proposed rule. The coalition is calling on the Post  more

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- Black Warrior Riverkeeper, a nonprofit advocacy organization in Birmingham, Alabama, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency opposing the agency's proposed amendments to coal combustion residuals management rules. The organization expressed concerns that the proposed revisions would weaken existing safeguards under the 2015 Coal Ash Rule and the 2024 Legacy Coal Ash Rule, threatening water quality and public health in Alabama and beyond  more

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- Blue Ridge Health, a community health center in Asheville, North Carolina, has submitted a public comment letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services addressing the agency's 2026 proposed rule on interoperability standards and prior authorization for drugs. The letter highlights the pressing need for reforms that reduce administrative burdens and improve timely patient access to medically necessary care and prescription medications for vulnerable populations serv  more

WASHINGTON, June 30 (TNSrep) -- The Federal Judicial Center issued the following news: * * * 2025 Wiretap Report: Intercepts and Convictions Fall Federal and state courts reported a combined 24 percent decrease in authorized wiretaps in 2025, compared with 2024, according to the Judiciary's 2025 Wiretap Report. Convictions in cases involving electronic surveillance decreased, while arrests increased slightly. The report covers wire, oral, and electronic intercepts that were concluded between  more

WASHINGTON, July 3 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing a Federal plan to implement the revised emission guidelines for existing other solid waste incineration (OSWI) units. The EPA promulgated emission guidelines for existing OSWI units in 2005 and revised the emission guidelines on June 30, 2025. If a State or Tribe with existing OSWI units subject to the 2025 revised OSWI emission guidelines does not submit an approvable plan by June 30, 2027, the EPA will de  more

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings, Burlington, North Carolina, has submitted a public comment letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services outlining concerns and recommendations related to prior authorization requirements for laboratory testing and Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies items. The letter responds to CMS's request for information on proposed interoperability standards aimed at improving prior authorization processes. Th  more

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, North Carolina, June 30 -- Oceaneering International, a subsea engineering and applied technology company, issued the following news: * * * Oceaneering Secures Multi-Discipline Cross-Regional Offshore Survey Contracts for Ocean Intervention II Houston, Texas - Oceaneering International, Inc. ("Oceaneering") announced today that it has secured multi-discipline offshore survey contracts for its Ocean Intervention II (OI2) vessel, supporting major offshore development pro  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, July 3 -- Premier, a healthcare improvement company, issued the following statement by Vice President John Knapp: * * * Statement on the CY 2027 Medicare Outpatient Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule Premier is disappointed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' (CMS) proposed rule for the calendar year (CY) 2027 Medicare outpatient prospective payment system, which delivers multiple blows to hospitals already operating under immense financial strain  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, July 3 (TNSxrep) -- Premier, a healthcare improvement company, issued the following news release on July 2, 2026: * * * Avoiding Payment Penalties and Maximizing Reimbursement: The Revenue Strategy Health Systems Can't Afford to Miss KEY TAKEAWAYS: * Hospitals are under growing pressure as payment programs shift toward value-based models that leave less room for error. * A zero-failure mindset, operationalized by automation and novel technologies, is critical to t  more

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- RTI International, Durham, North Carolina, in collaboration with the technology platform provider Savana, based in Madrid, Spain, has submitted a comprehensive public comment letter to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The letter response addresses the agency's request for information regarding the design and implementation of an AI-enabled pilot program aimed at optimizing early-phase clinical trials. Their joint proposal emphasizes the potential of artificial intell  more

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- Thermo Fisher Scientific, Wilmington, North Carolina, submitted a comprehensive public comment letter to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration addressing the forthcoming AI-Enabled Optimization of Early-Phase Clinical Trials Pilot Program. The letter outlines detailed recommendations for the design, implementation, evaluation, and governance of the pilot, aiming to harness artificial intelligence to improve efficiency, decision quality, and participant safety in early-phase  more

WASHINGTON, July 3 (TNSFR) -- The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, North Carolina, has completed a NAGPRA inventory of one Native American individual and determined a cultural affiliation, according to the U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service notice. The inventory involves human remains collected from the Turnbow Mounds site in Poinsett County, Arkansas, in 1964 and added to the university's collection in 1996. During consultation, the Arkansas Archaeological Survey  more

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- ViiV Healthcare, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, has submitted a public comment letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services regarding the proposed rule on Medicare and Medicaid programs, interoperability standards, and prior authorization for drugs under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The letter strongly advocates for enhanced safeguards around the use of utilization management practices that affect antiretrovirals and pre-exposure prophy  more