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 4 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF13064) on July 2, 2026. The white paper is written by transportation policy analyst Ali E. Lohman and public finance analysts Nicholas E. Buffie and Anthony A. Cilluffo: * * * Electric Vehicle Taxes and the Federal Highway Trust Fund Policymakers have debated imposing a federal tax on electric vehicles (EVs). Proponents argue that EVs use federally funded roads but do not incur  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

HONOLULU, Hawaii, July 4 -- The Hawaii Department of Health issued the following news release: * * * OHCA ISSUES NOVO TO EDERLINA MANZANO, A COMMUNITY CARE FOSTER FAMILY HOME (CCFFH) OPERATOR The Hawai'i Department of Health (DOH) Office of Health Care Assurance (OHCA) has issued a Notice of Violation and Order (NOVO) against Ederlina Manzano for serious and substantiative violations of Hawaii Administrative Rules (HAR) 11-800. The DOH, through the Office of Health Care Assurance (OHCA) beca  more

GRAND JUNCTION, Colorado, July 3 -- Colorado Mesa University posted the following news: * * * Mavericks For Life: Beach Volleyball * A look at the people whose connection to CMU extends far beyond their time as student-athletes. The only landlocked team to win a National Championship in beach volleyball is made up of a coaching staff that was once Maverick student-athletes themselves. Colorado Mesa University (CMU) first introduced beach volleyball as an NCAA sport in 2016. Coaching the te  more