Sunday - October 4, 2026

Public Policy Tipoffs Involving New York

5 items
Adirondack Birth to Three Alliance Opposes Proposed Head Start Regulation Changes Threatening Rural Child Care and Education
WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. The Honorable Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Secretary of United States Department of Health and Human Services Washington, D.C. 20528 RE: Comment on Reducing Federal Burden for Head Start Programs (RIN: 0970-AD30; Docket ID: ACF-2026-0595) Dear Secretary Kennedy, I am writing on behalf of the Adirondack Birth to Three All  more
Just Harvest Opposes IRS Proposal Limiting Eligibility for Refundable Tax Credits for Immigrant Families
WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. October 1, 2026 Re: IRS-2026-1057-0001. Comments in Response to: Application of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to the Refunded Portion of Certain Federal Refundable Tax Credits I am writing on behalf of Just Harvest, an economic justice nonprofit in Allegheny County, PA, to exp  more
Luminary Labs: EPA Innovation Challenge Seeks Alternatives to Conventional Pesticides for Crop Desiccation
WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. Response to request for information - Innovation Challenge: Alternatives to Conventional Pesticides for Crop Desiccation Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPP-2026-3862 Submitted September 30, 2026 Submitted by: Luminary Labs 33 Whitehall St, Suite 12c New York, NY 10004 luminary-labs.com Small Business, Woman Owned Small Bus  more
Niskanen Center Urges Federal Support for Colocation of Critical Infrastructure in Highway and Railway Rights of Way
WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. October 1, 2026 Niskanen Center 1201 New York Ave. NW, Suite 200B Washington, D.C. 20005 U.S. Department of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE Washington, D.C. 20590 Docket ID No. DOT-OST-2026-3269-0001 Re: Request for Information - America's Great Corridors of Commerce The Niskanen Center (Niskanen) ap  more
Walinga USA Opposes Expansion of Section 232 Tariffs on Trailers
WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. 101 North Main Street | Suite 525 Ann Arbor, Michigan 48104 Telephone 734 / 372-2900 | Fax 734 / 372-2940 | www.varnumlaw.com Sara R. Bennett Direct 734 / 372-2945 Admitted in Michigan, New York and Ohio srbennett@varnumlaw.com August 27, 2026 Jeffrey Kessler Under Secretary Bureau of Industry and Security U.S. Depa  more