Government & Policy · Week of Nov 2, 2026
Justice Department cases dominate: the week in government and policy
Justice Department enforcement actions led the week, alongside companies weighing in on the midterm results, school safety bills and marijuana policy.
Half of this week's releases came from the Justice Department. They covered a Medicaid and SNAP fraud enforcement surge in Minnesota, 18 more illegal-voting indictments in North Carolina, a guilty plea in the Boulder, Colorado, attack, and a civil rights sentencing of a former West Virginia correctional officer.
Companies also responded to policy developments. Wipfli described what Democratic control of both houses of Congress could mean for taxes, tariffs and regulations. GeoComm addressed federal Alyssa's Law proposals on school safety. MMJ International Holdings raised drug-safety concerns ahead of a November 5 marijuana rescheduling deadline. Ramaco Resources said its chief executive now chairs an advisory board to the International Energy Agency.
Ramaco Resources, Inc.
Randall W. Atkins Elected as Chairman of the International Energy Agency's Coal Industry Advisory Board
Ramaco Resources says Chairman and CEO Randall W. Atkins was elected Chairman of the International Energy Agency's Coal Industry Advisory Board by unanimous vote, and Vice Chairman Evan Jenkins will chair the CIAB Associate Members. The board, created in 1979, advises the IEA on coal, energy security, critical minerals and related policy.
Justice News
DOJ’s Fraud Division and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District Minnesota Uncover Nearly $30M in Benefits Fraud in Enforcement Surge
The Justice Department's National Fraud Enforcement Division and the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Minnesota announced a series of enforcement actions against fraud involving Medicaid and SNAP. According to the release title, the actions uncovered nearly $30M in benefits fraud.
Justice News
Justice Department Charges 18 More in North Carolina with Illegally Voting in 2024 Election
The Justice Department said 18 people in North Carolina were indicted for illegally voting in the 2024 election: nine in the Eastern District, five in the Middle District and four in the Western District. The department says this brings the statewide total to 30 indicted this year.
Wipfli
Wipfli Outlines What a Democratic-Led Congress Could Mean for Taxes, Tariffs and Regulations
Wipfli says the midterm elections returned majority control of both houses of Congress to the Democratic Party, and its tax and advisory professionals are outlining possible effects on businesses. The firm notes that the current Congress returns on November 9.
MMJ International Holdings
Former DEA Administrator Sounds Alarm on Drug Safety as Federal Marijuana Rescheduling Faces Critical November 5 Deadline
MMJ International Holdings CEO Duane Boise points to warnings from former DEA Administrator Asa Hutchinson, the American Medical Association and the GAO as federal courts review challenges to marijuana policy ahead of a November 5 rescheduling deadline. The company says its CMS Beneficiary Incentive case is on appeal before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.
GeoComm, Inc
GeoComm Highlights the Role of Location Intelligence in Federal Alyssa's Law Proposals
GeoComm says federal school safety legislation inspired by Alyssa's Law, now under consideration in Congress, points to a model in which emergency alerts, 9-1-1 and response-ready maps work together. The company is highlighting the role of location intelligence in those proposals.
Justice News
Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Hate Crimes in Deadly Attack on Boulder, Colorado, Gathering
The Justice Department said Mohamed Sabry Soliman, 46, of Colorado Springs, pleaded guilty in federal court to 12 hate crimes charges. The charges stem from his use of Molotov cocktails to attack members of the group Run for Their Lives and others in Boulder.
Justice News
Former Correctional Officer Sentenced on Federal Civil Rights Charges in Connection with Conspiracy to Violate Inmates’ Rights at West Virginia Jail
The Justice Department said former Southern Regional Jail correctional officer Michael Pack, 40, was sentenced to 24 months in prison for a conspiracy in which officers used unjustified force against inmates as punishment and retaliation. He pleaded guilty on March 30 to one count of violating 18 U.S.C. § 371.
This roundup is written with AI assistance from the press releases listed above, using only what they state. The releases are the companies' own announcements, not Stream Bulletin reporting.