CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Aug. 28 -- West Virginia Attorney General John B. McCuskey posted the following news release: * * * AG McCuskey asks Supreme Court to reverse EPA rule threatening West Virginia jobs, energy costs * Attorney General JB McCuskey announced today he is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse a devastating inflationary Biden-era EPA air quality regulation that has raised costs for West Viriginia manufacturers, utilities and farmers. Leading a 25-state coalition with Ke  more

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 27 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Challenges Title X Funding Conditions * LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel today joined a multistate coalition in suing to block unlawful grant conditions that threaten to strip federal funding for family planning services from states and providers. The lawsuit (PDF), filed today in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, challenges new conditions   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The U.S. Department of War issued the following news: * * * Army Selects Vendors, Sites for Nuclear Microreactors * The Army announced yesterday that the Janus Program selected five nuclear energy vendors and five initial locations to build and operate nuclear microreactors. In partnership with the War Department's Defense Innovation Unit, the Army is awarding up to $2.2 billion in total for these microreactors. The project will deliver safe, secure and reliable nucle  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Aug. 27 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General Clark Challenges Title X Funding Conditions * Attorney General Clark today joined a coalition of 22 other states in suing to block a new federal policy that threatens to strip federal family planning funding from states and providers unless they meet a variety of unlawful conditions. The lawsuit, filed today in federal court, challenges new conditions on Title X fu  more

SALEM, Oregon, Aug. 27 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Rayfield Stands Up to Federal Attacks on Family Planning * Attorney General Dan Rayfield is challenging the federal government to stop a new policy that would cut off family planning funding to states and health clinics unless they agree to a list of political conditions that are illegal, unreasonable, and completely out of touch with families' needs. AG Rayfield filed th  more

DENVER, Colorado, Aug. 27 -- Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Weiser sues to protect federal funding for family planning and preventive health care * Aug. 27, 2026 (DENVER) - Attorney General Phil Weiser today joined a coalition in suing to block new unlawful conditions on Title X funding, which supports reproductive health care, family planning, cancer screenings, and other preventive care for millions of Americans. The new poli  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 28, 2026: * * * Chairmen Guthrie and Bilirakis Announce CMT Subcommittee Markup of 12 Bills to Strengthen American Competitiveness and Enhance Consumer Protections Today, Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, and Congressman Gus Bilirakis (FL-12), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manu  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 28, 2026: * * * Chairmen Guthrie and Hudson Announce C&T Subcommittee Markup of Six Bills to Strengthen Communications Networks and Modernize Satellite Regulations Today, Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, and Congressman Richard Hudson (NC-09), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Communication  more

FRANKLIN LAKES, New Jersey, Aug. 28 -- Children's Health Defense, an organization that says it restores and protects the health of children by eliminating exposures to environmental toxins, issued the following commentary on Aug. 27, 2026, by Henrick Karoliszyn, investigative reporter for The Defender: * * * Meta's $18-Billion Settlement in Social Media Addiction Suit Draws Mixed Reactions Social media giant agrees to sweeping changes to Facebook and Instagram after states accused it of knowi  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Comer Demands National Academy of Sciences Turn Over Withheld Documents on Biased Climate Review Documents obtained suggest the NAS intended to release a biased review to undermine the EPA and support radical climate activists - House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) is continuing an investigat  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the Commonwealth of Kentucky through the Energy and Environment Cabinet on behalf of the Louisville Metro Air Pollution Control District via a letter dated June 3, 2024. The SIP revision consists of a Limited Maintenance Plan (LMP) for the Kentucky portion of the bi-state Louisville, Kentucky-Indiana 1997 8-hour ozone maintenance area. The   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the Commonwealth of Kentucky through the Energy and Environment Cabinet, Division of Air Quality, on July 23, 2024. The SIP revision consists of a Limited Maintenance Plan (LMP) for the Kentucky portion of the tri-state Cincinnati-Hamilton 1997 8-hour ozone nonattainment area. The Kentucky portion of the tri-state Cincinnati-Hamilton Area i  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 (TNSFR) -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following action in the Federal Register. * * * On March 4, 2026, the Commission of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued an order in the above-captioned docket providing notice of the receipt of an application from Global Laser Enrichment, LLC (GLE) for a license to possess and use special nuclear material for the purpose of constructing and operating a uranium enrichment facility in McCracken County, Ke  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- The House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education issued the following information for a hearing entitled "Supporting Working Families: State-Led Child Care Solutions" at 10:15 a.m. on Sept. 1, 2026, at 2175 Rayburn House Office Building: Witnesses: * Ms. Ryan Page, Director of Child Care, Iowa Department of Health and Human Services * Ms. Kate Shanks, Senior Vice President of Public Affairs, Kentucky Chamber of Comme  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- Judicial Watch issued the following news release on Aug. 28, 2026: * * * Judicial Watch Urges Supreme Court to Protect Public Access to State Voter Rolls Judicial Watch announced today it filed an amicus curiae (friend of the court) brief to the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) supporting the Public Interest Legal Foundation's (PILF) petition for review of a Ninth Circuit decision that allows Hawaii to shield its statewide voter registration list from public   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- The Medical Group Management Association issued the following letter on Aug. 27, 2026: * * * MGMA Urges CMS to Withdraw Proposed Modifier -25 Payment Reduction The Honorable Mehmet C. Oz, MD, MBA, Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services Attention: CMS-1848-P, Mail Stop C4-26-05, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD, 21244-1850 Re: File Code CMS-1848-P; Medicare Program; CY 2027 Payment Policies Under the Physici  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 28 -- The Ohio Democratic Party posted the following news: * * * MUST READ: The Columbus Dispatch Catches Vivek Ramaswamy In Another Lie in Scam Ad * Columbus, Ohio- New reporting from The Columbus Dispatch caught Vivek Ramaswamy in yet another lie on his desperate quest to scam as many Ohioans as possible. Ramaswamy's ad features Linda Caudill, longtime GOP operative, who blames Dr. Acton for her mother's death, but records show the woman lived and died in Kentucky and   more

LEXINGTON, Kentucky, Aug. 28 -- The University of Kentucky issued the following news: * * * The Bill Gatton Foundation 2026 Grand Challenges announced to advance Kentucky * Six projects have been selected as The Bill Gatton Foundation 2026 Grand Challenges -advancing ambitious, interdisciplinary work that addresses complex challenges facing Kentucky and beyond. Through the generosity of The Bill Gatton Foundation's historic $100 million gift to the University of Kentucky Martin-Gatton Colle  more

LEXINGTON, Kentucky, Aug. 28 -- The University of Kentucky issued the following news: * * * UK researcher earns international award to pursue bold new direction in Alzheimer's, dementia research * For years, scientists studying Alzheimer's disease and related dementias have focused on one version of a protein called tau, a hallmark of Alzheimer's disease and more than two dozen other neurodegenerative disorders collectively called tauopathies. But University of Kentucky researcher Daniel Lee  more