ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 23 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release: * * * AFP-UT Response to Court Ruling on Scholarship Program SALT LAKE CITY, UT - Americans for Prosperity-Utah (AFP-UT) doubled down on its support for universal school choice and the Utah Fits All Scholarship program today following a hearing that will allow the program to continue while a case challenging its constitutionality heads to the Utah Supreme Court. AFP-UT State  more PR

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, April 22 -- Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Bills Signed: HB1841, HB1942, SB347, SB554, SB591, HB1625, HB1832, HB1865, HB1877, HB1878, HB1916, HB1926, HB1967, HB1975, HB1979, HB1983, HB1984, HB1991, HB1995, HB1959, SB431, SB458, SB575, SB583, SB608, SB614, HB1178, HB1243, HB1555, HB1694, HB1746, HB1800, HB1837, SB355, SB457, SB571, SB620, HB1105, HB1163, HB1202, HB1671, HB1685, HB1762, SB93, SB346, SB568, HB1960, HB2003,  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Duckworth, Durbin, Senators Demand President Trump Rescind Harmful Claims That He Will Transfer Incarcerated U.S. Citizens to a Foreign Prison April 22, 2025 [CHICAGO, IL] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) led 24 of their Democratic colleagues in a letter to President Donald Trump calling for him to immediately rescind the dangerous and of more PR

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Announces He Will Not Seek Re-Election in 2026 April 23, 2025 After serving seven House terms and five Senate terms, Durbin says, "I truly love the job of being a United States Senator. But in my heart, I know it's time to pass the torch." CHICAGO - In a video message shared with Illinois voters today, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) announced that he will not seek re more PR

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- The Federal Election Commission issued the following news release: * * * Statistical Summary of 24-Month Campaign Activity of the 2023-2024 Election Cycle Presidential candidates raised $2 billion and spent approximately $1.8 billion in the 24 months of the 2023-2024 election cycle, according to campaign finance reports filed with the Federal Election Commission that cover activity from January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2024. Congressional candidates collected appr more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, April 23 -- The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation posted the following news release: * * * Flight Attendant Asks SCOTUS to Hear Case Challenging Union Boss Scheme to Discriminate Against Nonmembers Petition: Ninth Circuit wrongly ruled that federal labor law lets union officials take away on-the-job benefits for refusal to pay union fees Washington, DC (April 23, 2025) - Flight attendant Ali Bahreman has just filed a petition asking the U.S. Supreme Cou more PR

LANSING, Michigan, April 23 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Whitmer Makes Appointments to the Michigan Supreme Court, Michigan Court of Appeals Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced the appointments of Judge Noah Hood to the Michigan Supreme Court; Judge Mariam Bazzi to succeed Hood on the Michigan Court of Appeals, First District; Christopher Trebilcock to the Michigan Court of Appeals, Second District; and Daniel Korobkin to the Michigan more PR

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Durbin Demand Trump Administration Rescind Dangerous Proposal to Transfer Incarcerated U.S. Citizens to a Foreign Prison WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Democratic Whip and Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, demanded President Trump immediately rescind his dangerous and offensive claims that he may transfer incarcerated U. more PR

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Hickenlooper Highlights Trump Admin Chaos at Town Halls in Grand Junction, Colorado Springs, Events Across Western Slope In case you missed it, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper recently held town halls in Grand Junction and Colorado Springs, and made stops in Breckenridge, Eagle, and Glenwood Springs to discuss how the Trump administration's policies are raising costs and harming communit more PR

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- The National Federation of Independent Business issued the following news release: * * * NFIB Asks for Small Business Consideration in Future WOTUS Rulemaking NFIB sends letter to EPA and Army following U.S. Supreme Court decision WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 23, 2025) - The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), the nation's leading small business advocacy organization, sent a comment letter in response to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Departm more PR

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- President Trump issued the following executive order on April 23, 2025: * * * REFORMING ACCREDITATION TO STRENGTHEN HIGHER EDUCATION By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Purpose. A group of higher education accreditors are the gatekeepers that decide which colleges and universities American students can spend the more than $100 billion in Federal student loans and  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- President Trump issued the following executive order on April 23, 2025: * * * RESTORING EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY AND MERITOCRACY By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Purpose. A bedrock principle of the United States is that all citizens are treated equally under the law. This principle guarantees equality of opportunity, not equal outcomes. It promises that people a more PR

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Rep. Robin Kelly, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Kelly Congratulates Senator Durbin on Retirement, Successful Career WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly (IL-02) released the following statement after U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) announced his retirement: "I'd like to extend my heartfelt congratulations to Senator Dick Durbin on his career in public service. For nearly three decades, Senator Durbin has fought for everyday Americans, more PR

NEW YORK, April 23 [Category: Environment] -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release: * * * Supreme Court Hears Arguments Related to California's Clean Air Protections The Supreme Court will hear arguments today in Diamond Alternative Energy LLC v. EPA, a case about whether fuel industry groups have legal standing to challenge EPA's preemption waiver for California's Advanced Clean Car I standards. Environmental Defense Fund is a party to the case. "California's cl more PR

PLANO, Texas, April 23 [Category: Sociological] -- The First Liberty Institute, an organization that says it is dedicated to defending liberty for all Americans, issued the following news release: * * * Texas Judge Makes Case to Court Again Austin, TX --Jonathan Mitchell of Mitchell Law LLP argued before the Court of Appeals for the Third District of Texas today on behalf of Judge Dianne Hensley, who received a reprimand from the State Commission on Judicial Conduct for recusing herself from  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 23 [Category: Business] -- The U.S. Chamber of Commerce posted the following news release: * * * U.S. Chamber Announces Hiring of Doug Andres as Vice President of Political Communications WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce announced the hiring of Doug Andres as Vice President of Political Communications, starting Monday, April 28. Andres is a Capitol Hill veteran with over 15 years of experience, including senior communications roles for the top party lea more PR

WASHINGTON, April 23 [Category: Business] -- The U.S. Chamber of Commerce posted the following news release: * * * U.S. Chamber Statement on SCOTUS Decision in Cunningham v. Cornell WASHINGTON D.C. -- In response to the Supreme Court's decision in Cunningham v. Cornell, U.S. Chamber of Commerce Vice President, Retirement Policy, Chantel Sheaks, issued the following statement: "The Supreme Court's decision in Cunningham v. Cornell will open the floodgates to frivolous litigation against ever more PR