Public Comment

Central American immigrant families depart Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody, pending future immigration court hearings, on June 11th, 2018, in McAllen, Texas.
From the Archives

As the Public Comment Period Ends, Advocacy Groups Mount One Last Push Against Trump's 'Public Charge' Rule

Monday marks the last day for public comment on the rule, which could make it harder for millions of immigrants who have used public services to acquire a green card or citizenship.

Bob Morgan hangs a monument support sign at his house in the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument on May 11th, 2017, outside Escalante, Utah.
Environment

Utah's Grand Staircase-Escalante Faces an Uncertain Future as the Public Comment Period Ends

Under the Bureau of Land Management's plan, close to 700,000 acres of previously protected land would be open to drilling and mining.

A memorial to those who died from drug overdoses in Huntington, West Virginia.
Social Justice

Will the DEA's Plan to Get Rural Americans Better Access to Addiction Treatment Work?

The DEA's rule change allows other health-care professionals aside from just doctors to prescribe buprenorphine, an effective—but potentially addictive—treatment.

Surrounded by advocates and lawmakers, President Barack Obama applauds after signing the 21st Century Cures Act into law on December 13th, 2016, in Washington, D.C.
News in Brief

The One Time Congress Let the Public Comment on an Upcoming Bill Was the Last Time It Passed a Major Health Law With Bipartisan Support

Sometimes public comments are actually productive.