Monday - August 24, 2026

Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Alaska

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Federal Register: Food & Nutrition Administration Issues Notice on 2026-2027 Child and Adult Care Food Program Average Payment & Day Care Home Administrative Rates
WASHINGTON, July 25 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Administration issued the following action in the Federal Register. * * * This notice announces the annual adjustments to the national average payment rates for meals and snacks served in child care centers, outside-school-hours care centers, at-risk afterschool care centers, and adult day care centers; the food service payment rates for meals and snacks served in day care homes; and the administrative reimbur  more
National Association of Counties Intergovernmental Disaster Reform Task Force Co-Chair Sheng Testifies Before House Transportation Committee
WASHINGTON, July 27 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee released the following written testimony by Cynthia Lee Sheng, president of Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, and co-chair of the National Association of Counties Intergovernmental Disaster Reform Task Force, from a July 15, 2026, hearing entitled "Reforming FEMA: Ensuring the Nation's Disaster Readiness Works for Americans." FEMA is the Federal Emergency Management Agency. * * * Chairman Graves, Ranking Member Larsen and  more