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FDA Panel Backs Galleri Cancer Test After Split Vote

FDA advisers backed Grail’s Galleri blood test for adults 50 and older, despite a narrow effectiveness vote. The decision now turns on how regulators weigh broad detection potential against uncertain population-level benefit.

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Arizona SNAP Enrollment Remains 45% Below 2025 Level

Sep 24, 2026

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Alabama Panel Chooses 3-Year Recidivism Measure

Sep 24, 2026

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Montana Orders 5 Fixes to NorthWestern’s 20-Year Power Plan

Sep 23, 2026

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Mississippi Included in $44 Million FEMA Resilience Package

Sep 23, 2026

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Minnesota Court Orders New Trial Over Jury Instructions

Sep 23, 2026

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Washington Carbon Rules Set 2027 Link With California, Québec

Sep 23, 2026

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Court Voids Michigan Coal Order as Costs Reach $295 Million

Sep 23, 2026

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Healey Seeks 60-Day Pause on Massachusetts 24-Cent Gas Tax

Sep 23, 2026

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Vermont Yankee Cleanup Reaches 99% With $8.5 Million Left

Sep 23, 2026

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Texas Awarded $7.5 Billion for Border Costs

Sep 23, 2026

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Louisiana Suspends Dyed-Diesel Penalty Through Oct. 22

Sep 23, 2026

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Tennessee Wildlife License Plan Targets $12 Million More Revenue

Sep 23, 2026

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Kansas Audit Tallies $1.1 Billion in IRB Tax Exemptions

Sep 23, 2026

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Iowa Court Gives State 30 Days on Research Center Reopening

Sep 23, 2026

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Rhode Island Bills Would Put 50-MW Data Centers on Separate Rates

Sep 23, 2026

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Survey: 46% of Responding Indiana Districts Cut Teaching Roles

Sep 23, 2026

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Illinois Urges Drug Buyers to Claim Share of $96.5M Settlements

Sep 23, 2026

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