WASHINGTON, July 6 -- Attorneys general in 13 states submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Energy expressing objections to the agency's notice of proposed rulemaking entitled "Zero-Based Regulating." The letter challenges DOE's proposal to add conditional sunset dates to regulations across 28 parts of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations pursuant to Executive Order No. 14270, issued on April 9, 2025, which directs agencies to include expiration provisions in specif  more

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary: * * * No Conservative Support for Bernie Moreno's Giant Tax Increase A week after its unveiling with Elizabeth Warren, no elected or unelected conservative has endorsed Bernie Moreno's $3 trillion tax increase which would impose a 56% all-in rate on Ohio small businesses and kill 1.8 million jobs nationwide. In fact the conservative opposition to the tax hike is broad and deep. Let's review who does support the M  more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * The Combating Organized Retail Crime Act Protects Consumers and Businesses from Coast to Coast BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA - Organized retail crime is harming American consumers, businesses and employees nationwide. The Combating Organized Retail Crime Act, led by U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D  more

WASHINGTON, July 5 -- Sen. John Curtis, R-Utah, issued the following news release: * * * Curtis: Religious Liberty Relies on Civility, Mutual Respect * WASHINGTON -U.S. Senator John Curtis (R-UT) delivered remarks on the Senate floor highlighting the enduring importance of religious liberty, arguing that America's constitutional protections can only thrive alongside a renewed commitment to civility, charity, and respect for one another. The Senator's remarks were delivered prior to Fourth   more

WASHINGTON, July 6 -- Exponential Technologies Corp., Boston, Massachusetts, has communicated support for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's proposal to initiate a pilot program evaluating artificial intelligence-enabled technologies in early-phase clinical trials. The letter, written by Octavian Boca, Founder & CEO, emphasized the importance of thoughtfully designed AI tools that enhance protocol quality, improve decision-making efficiency, and boost patient safety while maintaining stri  more

WASHINGTON, July 4 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Commodity Credit Corporation issued the following action in the Federal Register. * * * The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) provides funding for the Organic Certification Cost Share Program (OCCSP) for fiscal years 2025 through 2031, and, as a result, the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) is issuing this rule to establish OCCSP for 2025 and future program years. The rule specifies the eligibility criteria and payment calculat  more

WASHINGTON, July 6 -- The Massachusetts Union of Public Housing Tenants, Dorchester, and the Massachusetts Law Reform Institute, Boston, have submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The letter expresses opposition to HUD's proposed revisions to the Equal Access to Housing in HUD Programs rule, raising concerns that these changes would harm LGBTQ+ families in federally funded public and subsidized housing. Mass Union and MLRI assert that the pro  more

WASHINGTON, July 6 -- Noetik, an AI-native clinical-stage oncology company in Boston, Massachusetts, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration regarding its pilot program for AI-enabled optimization of early-phase clinical trials. The company urged the agency to prioritize first-in-human and early-phase biomarker-driven oncology trials, emphasizing AI's potential to improve patient selection and trial efficiency in cancer t  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 4 -- The Jed Foundation issued the following news release: * * * Plaid Announces Collaboration with The Jed Foundation (JED) to Advance Mental Health Education Louisville, Kentucky & New York City - Plaid, a leading provider of educational programming and learning solutions for student leaders and campus communities, is proud to announce that The Jed Foundation (JED) will provide expert consultation services to update the Plaid Tightrope Online Safety and Risk Mana  more

WASHINGTON, July 6 -- Wave Life Sciences, a biotechnology company in Cambridge, Massachusetts, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration regarding the Request for Information on the AI-Enabled Optimization of Early-Phase Clinical Trials Pilot Program. The letter, signed by Victoria Hayes, Vice President Regulatory and Policy, focused on advancing RNA medicine therapeutics across rare and chronic diseases, expressed overall support for the program while emphasiz  more