OLYMPIA, Washington, Sept. 4 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * AG Brown, coalition secure new court order blocking illegal USPS attack on mail-in voting * Attorney General Nick Brown and a coalition of 25 states have secured a preliminary injunction (PI) blocking illegal efforts by the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) that would have disrupted vote-by-mail systems ahead of the Nov. 3 midterm elections. The block would last indefinitely while  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. September 9, 2024 August 31, 2026 Dr. Mehmet Oz, Administrator Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services ATTN: CMS-1850-P Baltimore, MD 21244-1850 Re CMS-1850-P: Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment System  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR RECONSTRUCTIVE MICROSURGERY PRESIDENT Evan Matros, MD Memorial Sloan-Kettering matrose@mskcc.org PRESIDENT-ELECT James Higgins, MD Curtis Hand Higgins@curtishand.com VICE-PRESIDENT Arash Momeni, MD Stanford arash.momeni@gmail.com SECRETARY Melissa Poh, MD Kaiser Permanente Melissa.poh@gmail.com TREAS  more

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 4 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * Chinese National Sentenced for Operating Illicit Massage Parlors in Metro Detroit * LANSING - Yesterday, Jingyu Jin, a 46-year-old Chinese national, was sentenced by Judge Jennifer Faunce in the 16th Circuit Court in Macomb County to 40 months to 20 years' incarceration for operating an international human trafficking ring involving commercial sex at illicit massage parlors, announced  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. August 26, 2026 Office of Size Standards U.S. Small Business Administration 409 Third Street SW Washington, DC 20416 Re: Comments on Proposed Rule, Small Business Size Standards, RIN 3245-AI67, Docket No. SBA-2026-0199, 91 Fed. Reg. 53741 (Aug. 20, 2026); and Notice of Availability of Revised Size Standards Methodology  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. August 27, 2026 Neena Svingen Air and Radiation Division (AR-18J) Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5 77 West Jackson Blvd. Chicago, IL 60604 Re: Proposed Redesignation of the Berrien, MI and Muskegon, MI Areas to Attainment of the 2015 Ozone Standard, EPA-RO5-OAR-2025-4116 and EPA-R05-OAR-2025-4117 Dear Ms. Nallab  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * Michigan Families Pay More This Labor Day Weekend Thanks to Bill Huizenga * From expensive fill-ups to pricey cookouts, Huizenga turned Labor Day Weekend into a major financial headache. As Michigan families pack up the car and fire up the grill, taking a well-earned end-of-summer break is costing a small fortune. From gas to groceries, Bill Huizenga's reckless economic agenda is  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * Michigan Families Pay More This Labor Day Weekend Thanks to Tom Barrett * From expensive fill-ups to pricey cookouts, Barrett turned Labor Day Weekend into a major financial headache. As Michigan families pack up the car and fire up the grill, taking a well-earned end-of-summer break is costing a small fortune. From gas to groceries, Tom Barrett's reckless economic agenda is send  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. August 28, 2026 The Honorable Lee Zeldin Administrator U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20460 The Honorable Aaron Szabo Assistant Administrator Office of Air and Radiation U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20460   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. Par Health 675 James S McDonnell Boulevard St. Louis, MO 63042 parhealth.com August 31, 2026 BY ELECTRONIC FILING The Honorable Dr. Mehmet Oz, M.D. Administrator Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services 200 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20201 Re: CMS-185  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service issued the following recall alert: * * * Prime Line Distributors, Inc. and Ferrarini USA, Inc. Recall Imported Ready-To-Eat Pork Guanciale Products Due to Possible Listeria Contamination * WASHINGTON, Sept. 06, 2026 - Prime Line Distributors, Inc., a Fort Lauderdale, Fla., firm, and Ferrarini USA, Inc., a Hoboken, N.J., firm, are recalling approximately 1,513 pounds of imported ready-to-eat (RTE) p  more

ROCHESTER, Michigan, Sept. 4 -- Oakland University posted the following news: * * * Students tell America's story through 250-year timeline * Through a special topics course co-taught by history professors Nick DiPucchio (pictured first from left), Erin Dwyer and Todd Estes, students created a 250-year timeline of American history that is on display in the Oakland Center. As part of Oakland University's continuing efforts to celebrate the nation's 250th anniversary, students created a timel  more