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Latest News in Public Policy

  • January 30, 2026

    Planned Parenthood Drops Medicaid Fight After 1st Circ. Loss

    Planned Parenthood abandoned a legal challenge to a ban on Medicaid reimbursements for its clinics Friday, following a loss at the First Circuit, which upheld the ban in December.

  • January 30, 2026

    UP, Norfolk Southern Rip Rival BNSF's Merger Docs Demands

    Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern have accused rival railroad BNSF Railway of trying to delay the regulatory review for their proposed $85 billion mega-merger by demanding that they share thousands more documents, emails and other operational details in what they called a "fishing expedition."

  • January 30, 2026

    Trump Says Court Can't Review Rule Delay For Chemical Cos.

    The Trump administration has urged a D.C. federal judge to nix a lawsuit by green groups that claim it violated the Clean Air Act by postponing emission standard compliance deadlines for 50 chemical manufacturing facilities, arguing they lack standing since they fail to sufficiently allege injury from all facilities that received exemption.

  • January 30, 2026

    Russian Skier's Appeal For Olympic Berth Too Late, CAS Says

    The Court of Arbitration for Sport said Thursday that it could not entertain Russian cross-country skier Alexander Bolshunov's bid to compete in the Winter Olympic Games as an individual neutral athlete.

  • January 30, 2026

    Mich. Can't Shake Residents' Water Suit Based On Timeliness

    A Michigan appellate court has allowed lead contamination claims from Benton Harbor residents to proceed, affirming that state officials did not make clear the level of danger in the city's water system for purposes of starting the clock on the statute of limitations.

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