SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 15 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Secures Major Court Victory Protecting Gender-Affirming Care Under the Affordable Care Act * OAKLAND -Co-leading a multistate coalition alongside the attorneys general of Massachusetts and New Jersey, California Attorney General Rob Bonta yesterday secured a major victory after the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts struck down a key prov  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. I am a professor of biology at a public research university. I have served as Principal Investigator on research and education grants funded by both the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and have also served on grant review panels for these agencies. During the past two decades I   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- Georgetown University Law Center posted the following news: * * * Georgetown Law Welcomes Two New Faculty Members * This summer, two distinguished legal scholars joined the Georgetown Law faculty as full professors: Cathy Hwang, whose teaching and research focus on business law, and Jayesh Rathod, an immigration law expert who is the new co-faculty director of the Law Center's asylum clinic. "I'm thrilled to welcome these new colleagues, who together represent the bre  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 [Category: Business] -- NetChoice, a coalition of trade associations that says it makes the internet safe for free enterprise and expression, posted the following news release: * * * Maryland Tax Court Strikes Down State's Digital Ad Tax on Multiple Constitutional and Federal Grounds * BALTIMORE -Maryland's Tax Court today struck down the state's Digital Advertising Gross Revenues Tax, ruling that the law is unlawful and unconstitutional. "When the Maryland General Assem  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Aug. 14 [Category: Transportation] -- The American Trucking Associations posted the following news release: * * * Trucking Industry Crowns 2026 National Truck Driving Champion * Aug 14, 2026Pittsburgh, PA - Today, the American Trucking Associations proclaimed Miguel Corral, a professional driver with UPS, the Bendix Grand Champion at the 2026 National Truck Driving & Step Van Championships. Corral, who resides in Indiana and secured his berth to nationals at the Illino  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service issued the following report entitled "Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Removals From Forest Land, Woodlands, and Harvested Wood Products in the United States, 1990-2024." Here are excerpts: * * * Introduction Historically, the United States reported an annual inventory of greenhouse gas emissions and removals by sector under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, using methodological guidance  more

STORRS, Connecticut, Aug. 14 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * UConn Welcomes 52 New Future Dentists * The first week of dental school ends with one of the most momentous occasions in a dental student's journey-the White Coat Ceremony. The White Coat Ceremony is a longstanding tradition in the School of Dental Medicine that welcomes a new class of students into the profession of dental medicine. The Academic Rotunda was full of excitement as 52 new students   more

STORRS, Connecticut, Aug. 14 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * UConn's Largest Medical School Class Yet Dons 117 New White Coats * UConn School of Medicine's Class of 2030 has just arrived at the UConn Health campus in Farmington, and these 117 future doctors are now wearing their brand-new white physician coats. On August 14 each of the new UConn medical students were gifted their white coat during the annual White Coat Ceremony milestone marking the excitin  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. July 10, 2026 Submitted electronically via www.regulations.gov The Honorable Russell T. Vought Director, Office of Management and Budget Executive Office of the President 725 17th Street NW Washington, DC 20503 Re: Comments on the Proposed Rule, Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance Docket No. OMB-2026  more