Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Alaska
4 Energy Organizations Urge FAA to Strengthen Drone Restrictions Protecting Critical Electric Infrastructure
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site.
August 5, 2026
Bryan Bedford
Administrator
Federal Aviation Administration
U.S. Department of Transportation
1200 New Jersey Ave SE
Washington, D.C. 20590
Re: Designation-Restrict the Operation of Unmanned Aircraft in Close Proximity to a Fixed Site Facility (Docket No. FAA-2026-4558; Notice No. 26-03)
Dear A
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Airbus Helicopters Airworthiness Directive Mandates Engine Coupling Inspections
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration has adopted a final rule requiring inspections of engine couplings on more than 4,100 Airbus helicopters registered in the U.S. after reports that an engine flange may have been installed incorrectly during production, creating a risk of power loss and loss of aircraft control.
The rule takes effect on September 10, 2026, and applies to Airbus Helicopters Model AS350B, AS350BA, AS350B1, AS350B2,
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Airlines for America Support FAA Unmanned Aircraft Systems Restrictions Near Critical Aviation Facilities With Enhanced Security Measures
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site.
August 5, 2026
Federal Aviation Administration
800 Independence Avenue SW
Washington, DC 20591
Submitted via: www.regulations.gov
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A4A Comments to Designation-Restrict the Operation of Unmanned Aircraft in Close Proximity to a Fixed Site Facility (FAA-2026-4558)
To Whom It May Concern:
On behalf of Airline
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EPA Grants Alaska Final Authorization To Operate Hazardous Waste Program
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has granted Alaska final authorization to operate its hazardous waste program under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, concluding the program of the state meets federal standards for administering hazardous waste regulations.
The authorization took effect Aug. 6, 2026, allowing Alaska to administer its program in place of the federal hazardous waste program, except in Indian country and areas of exclusive federal j
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FAA Proposed Drone Flight Restrictions Should Account for Alaska's Unique Infrastructure Vulnerabilities and National Security Role
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site.
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Comments on Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
Docket No. FAA-2026-4558
Designation-Restrict the Operation of Unmanned Aircraft in Close Proximity to a Fixed Site Facility
The Alaska Power Association, Inc. ("APA"), is the statewide trade association for electric utilities in Alaska. Our members provide power from Utqiagvi
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Federal Court Strikes Down Unconstitutional Firearm Registration Regulations in Win for West Virginia
CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Aug. 5 -- West Virginia Attorney General John B. McCuskey posted the following news release:
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Federal Court Strikes Down Unconstitutional Firearm Registration Regulations in Win for West Virginia
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CHARLESTON, WV -Today, Attorney General JB McCuskey announced a major win for gun owners in West Virginia. A federal judge has ruled in favor of West Virginia and 14 other states in a lawsuit challenging the National Firearms Act (NFA). The decision deems the NFA's
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GCI Donation Supports Hands-On Cultural Learning for North Slope Youth
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Aug. 7 -- GCI, a telecommunications company, issued the following news release:
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GCI donation supports hands-on cultural learning for North Slope youth
GCI's $7,500 contribution helps the Arctic Education Foundation bring youth together for a weeklong culture camp
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On Alaska's North Slope, some of life's most important lessons are learned on the land. Whether it's harvesting traditional foods, navigating the tundra or spending time with Elders and community knowledg
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Gun Violence Prevention Groups Urge ATF to Withdraw Proposed Rule Weakening Brady Background Check Exemptions
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site.
August 4, 2026
SUBMITTED VIA FEDERAL E-RULEMAKING PORTAL: https://www.regulations.gov
ATF Rulemaking Comments
Mail Stop 6N-518, Office of Regulatory Affairs
Enforcement Programs and Services
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives
99 New York Ave. NE
Washington, DC 20226
ATTN: RIN 1140-AA85; Dock
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Hopi-Tewa Women's Coalition to End Abuse Warns Proposed Federal Funding Rules Could Undermine Violence Prevention and Support Services for Native Communities
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site.
P.O. Box 239 P.O. Box 239
Second Mesa, AZ 86043
928-737-9000 (O)
July 13, 2026
Office of Management and Budget
Executive Office of the President
725 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20503
Submitted electronically via Regulations.gov
Re: OMB-2026-0034, Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance
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Maine Marine Resources Dept. Highlights Concerns Over Offshore Space Launch Impact on Fisheries Habitat and Marine Mammals in Gulf of Maine
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site.
OFFICES AT 32 BLOSSOM LANE, MARQUARDT BUILDING, AUGUSTA, MAINE
http://www.Maine.gov/dmr
PHONE: (207) 624-6550
FAX: (207) 624-6024
August 4, 2026
Audrey Taylor
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
Office of Strategic Policy and International Affairs
1849 C Street NW, Mailstop: MS-5238
Washington, DC 20240.
De
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Murkowski and Colleagues Work to Modernize Fisheries Science
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release:
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Murkowski and Colleagues Work to Modernize Fisheries Science
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Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) introduced legislation that would help the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) better assess and protect our fisheries. The Fisheries Science Modernization Act would incorporate environmental DNA (eDNA) and other biomole
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Murkowski, Duckworth Bipartisan Bill to Protect Children from Dangers of AI Toys Passes Committee
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release:
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Murkowski, Duckworth Bipartisan Bill to Protect Children from Dangers of AI Toys Passes Committee
Bipartisan legislation led by U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) to help protect children from the dangers posed by toys that use artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots successfully passed through the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation (CST) today. Th
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Murkowski, Merkley Seek Information on Executive Order Targeting Smithsonian
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release:
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Murkowski, Merkley Seek Information on Executive Order Targeting Smithsonian
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Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Chair of the Senate Interior Appropriations Subcommittee, and Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Interior Subcommittee, sent a letter to Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum requesting additional information on the Department of the Interior's (DOI) planned
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Murphy, Murkowski Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Support Coast Guard Installations, Allow Cost-Saving Community Partnerships
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release:
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Murphy, Murkowski Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Support Coast Guard Installations, Allow Cost-Saving Community Partnerships
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WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, and U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), along with U.S. Senators Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisc.), Richard Blumenthal
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NOAA Fisheries Enforcement Officers Deploy for High Seas Patrols Combatting Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news:
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NOAA Fisheries Enforcement Officers Deploy for High Seas Patrols Combatting Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing
NOAA Fisheries enforcement officers join international partners in Operation North Pacific Guard to combat illegal fishing, protect marine life, and ensure a fair market for U.S. fishermen.
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Enforcement officers from NOAA Fisheries' Offic
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North Olympic Healthcare Network Urges CMS to Address Barriers and Protect Medicaid Coverage in Community Engagement Requirements
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site.
240 W Front Street, Suite A
Port Angeles, WA 98362
(360) 452-7891
www.FQHC-pa.org
July 27, 2026
The Honorable Mehmet Oz, MD
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Department of Health and Human Services
P.O. Box 8016
Baltimore, MD 21244-8016
ATTN: CMS-2454-IFC
RE: Medicaid Program; Community Engagemen
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Optimus Health Care Urges CMS to Simplify Medical Frailty Rules and Support Community Health Centers in Medicaid Engagement Requirements
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site.
305 Boston Avenue, Stratford, Connecticut 06614
July 31, 2026
The Honorable Dr. Mehmet Oz
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Department of Health and Human Services
Attention: CMS-2454-IFC
P.O. Box 8016
Baltimore, MD 21244-8016
RE: Medicaid Program; Community Engagement Requirement for Certain Individuals
Dear
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PHMSA Seeks Comments on 16 Hazardous Materials Special Permit Applications
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration is seeking public comment on 16 applications for special permits covering the transportation of hazardous materials by highway, rail, vessel and cargo aircraft.
Comments are due by September 8, 2026.
The notice lists applications submitted to the Office of Hazardous Materials Safety for proposed exemptions from Hazardous Materials Regulations. The requests involve a range
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Sens. Coons, Murkowski Celebrate Senate Passage of ACT for ALS Reauthorization Act
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release:
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Senators Coons, Murkowski celebrate Senate passage of ACT for ALS Reauthorization Act
Bipartisan legislation will preserve access to promising treatments and accelerate research into ALS and other rare neurodegenerative diseases
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U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Co-Chairs of the Senate ALS Caucus, celebrated the Senate's unanimous passage of the Accelerating A
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Sens. Coons, Murkowski Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Use Temporary Protected Status to Help Vulnerable Afghans in U.S.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on Aug. 6, 2026:
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Senators Coons, Murkowski introduce bipartisan bill to use Temporary Protected Status to help vulnerable Afghans in the United States
U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) today introduced the Afghanistan TPS Act of 2026, legislation to protect eligible Afghan nationals already living in the United States from being forced to return to Taliban-controlle
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Southern Illinois University Center for Family Medicine Urges CMS to Amend Medicaid Community Engagement Rules
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site.
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SIU Community Health Center Programs Integrating Medical, Behavioral and Dental Health With 16 sites across Central and Southern Illinois
Health Center Locations Springfield Quincy Decatur Carbondale Jacksonville Lincoln Taylorville Pittsfield
Administrative Offices SIU Center for Family Medicine 520 N. 4th Street, S
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Sullivan & Cruz Lead Letter Urging Sanctions on China's Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing Fleet
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release:
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Sullivan & Cruz Lead Letter Urging Sanctions on China's Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing Fleet
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U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Ted Cruz (R-Texas), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health Policy, sent a bipartisan letter to U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent outlining a strategy to counter illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fi
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Sullivan, Commerce Committee Advance Legislation to Protect Youth Online, Demand Accountability from Big Tech
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release:
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Sullivan, Commerce Committee Advance Legislation to Protect Youth Online, Demand Accountability from Big Tech
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WASHINGTON-U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation (CST) Committee, yesterday voted with his committee colleagues to advance four pieces of legislation related to the safety of youth online, including the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA
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U S Maritime Administration Considers Project Pathfinder for Commercial Nuclear-Powered Ships to Revitalize Shipbuilding and Enhance National Security
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site.
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Maritime Administration
U.S. Department of Transportation
Washington, D.C.
Re: Docket MARAD-2026-0729, Development of a Commercially Viable, System-Centric Small Modular Reactor Concept for Deployment in the Marine Transportation System
CORE POWER welcomes MARAD's focus on the complete ecosystem needed to make ci
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U.S. Airlines' June 2026 Aviation Fuel Cost down 10.0%, Consumption up 2.5%, and Fuel Cost per Gallon down 12.2% from May 2026
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics issued the following news:
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U.S. Airlines' June 2026 Aviation Fuel Cost down 10.0%, Consumption up 2.5%, and Fuel Cost per Gallon down 12.2% from May 2026
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This release is published on a fixed schedule as required by the Office of Management and Budget, and statistics in this release may be revised when inputs to the statistics are corrected or updated. Data on the program page of this websi
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University of Wyoming Contributes to New Study on North America Bison History
LARAMIE, Wyoming, Aug. 7 (TNSjou) -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news:
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UW Contributes to New Study on North America Bison History
Genetic material from bison bones collected at Wyoming archaeological sites -- and housed at the University of Wyoming -- played a key role in a sweeping new study about the history of the iconic species in North America.
The study -- which involved researchers from more than 30 institutions and organizations, including Wyoming State Archa
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Wyden, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Support Coast Guard Installations and Allow Cost-Saving Community Partnerships
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release:
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Wyden, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Support Coast Guard Installations and Allow Cost-Saving Community Partnerships
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Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ron Wyden said today he has joined Senate colleagues to introduce legislation that would allow the U.S. Coast Guard to collaborate with state and local governments through intergovernmental support agreements.
"Oregon's Coast Guard works tirelessly e
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