WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. Ananth Thyagarajan, MD Allergy Partners of Springfield 6035 Burke Centre Parkway, Suite 330 Burke, VA 22015 athyagarajan@allergypartners.com 703-434-2018 July 30, 2026 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services Attention: CMS-1848-P P.O. Box 8016 Baltimore, MD 21244-8016   more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Aug. 1 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond issued the following Regional Matters analysis by R. Andrew Bauer, Renee Haltom and Matthew Martin: * * * What Businesses Are Saying: Steady Overall With Pockets of Stress Through our economic sensing efforts, we meet with businesses across the Fifth District each month to understand current economic conditions. This provides us with real-time information on our regional economy. In this post, we draw from dozens of conversati  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 (TNSLrpt) -- The Economic State of Black Men and Boys in the United States - A report from Virginia State University - July 2026 (22 pages) - Authored by Wes Bellamy Here are excerpts: * * * Executive Summary Black men and boys remain economically disadvantaged across several interconnected dimensions, including reading achievement, college enrollment, employment, earnings, household financial security, and intergenerational mobility. In several key areas the concern is no  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, July 31 -- The U.S. Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: * * * USS Minnesota Completes First Deployment as Navy's First Forward-Deployed Virginia-Class Submarine * NAVAL BASE GUAM (July 29, 2026) -Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Minnesota (SSN 783) returned to its homeport at Naval Base Guam on July 29, 2026, completing its first deployment since becoming the Navy's first forward-deployed Virginia-class submarine. Previous The submarine USS Minnesot  more

GLEN ALLEN, Virginia, July 27 -- The Virginia Hospital and Healthcare Association issued the following news release: * * * VHHA Solutions Partners with Data Analytics Firm ClinIntell to Help Healthcare Providers Enhance Clinical Delivery and Documentation Using Predictive Analytics, ClinIntell Helps Healthcare Organizations Effectively Measure Clinical Severity to Develop Sustainable Improvement Strategies - RICHMOND, VA - Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association (VHHA) affiliate VHHA Sol  more