DOVER, Delaware, July 24 -- Delaware Chief Deputy Attorney General Daniel Logan issued the following opinion (No. 25-IB36) on July 22, 2025: * * * To: Xerxes Wilson, The News Journal, xwilson@delawareonline.com RE: FOIA Petition Regarding the Office of the Governor Dear Mr. Wilson: We write in response to your correspondence alleging that the Office of the Governor violated Delaware's Freedom of Information Act, 29 Del. C. Sec.Sec. 10001-10008 ("FOIA"). We treat your correspondence as a Pet more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Duckworth, Pressley Lead Colleagues in Renewing Push to Protect Access to Reproductive Care for Low-Income Americans, Servicemembers and Millions More * July 23, 2025 [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D \- IL) and U.S. Representative Ayanna Pressley (D-MA-07) led their fellow Senate and House Democratic colleagues in reintroducing legislation to protect Americans' right to acc more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Rep. John Garamendi, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Garamendi and Fletcher Lead House Resolution Condemning Donald Trump's Executive Overreach, Reaffirming Congress's Constitutional Powers * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA-08) and Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX-07) introduced a House resolution (link is external) reaffirming a foundational principle of the U.S. Constitution: that no one--not even the President--is a more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley Joins Legislation to Strengthen Whistleblower Protections for Federal Contractors * WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Co-Chair of the Senate Whistleblower Protection Caucus, is cosponsoring bipartisan legislation alongside Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Ranking Member Gary Peters (D-Mich.) to expand whistleblower protections for government contracto more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Releases Statement on Trump Administration Preventing Gallup Indian Medical Center from Providing Health Care to Vulnerable New Mexicans * Reports illustrate how Trump's Executive Order to "promote efficiency" in federal government forced Gallup Indian Medical Center to halt medical services and lose staff WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) released the following st more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Hinson Introduces the Save Our Bacon Act to Block California's Radical Prop 12, Protect Interstate Commerce * Bill ensures all Americans can continue to enjoy Iowa Ag Products & blocks blue-state bacon bans Washington, D.C. -- Today, Congresswoman Ashley Hinson (IA-02) introduced the Save Our Bacon Act to protect access to interstate commerce for Iowa family farmers and lower grocery prices for cons more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 [Category: Science] -- The Food and Water Watch posted the following news release: * * * House Ag Committee To Debate Prop 12 * "Congress must stop wasting time on Republicans' unpopular EATS Act rebrand" Washington, D.C. -- Today, the House Agriculture Committee is meeting for a hearing on the implications of California's Proposition 12 law, which bans the in-state sale of pork, eggs, and veal from animals "confined in a cruel manner". The Food Security and Farm Protec more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Klobuchar Statement on Supreme Court CPSC Ruling * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) released the following statement after the Supreme Court cleared the way for the Trump administration to remove three Democratic Consumer Product Safety Commissioners while challenges to their firings continue. "For over 50 years, the Consumer Product Safety Commission has been free from politics s more PR

HERNDON, Virginia, July 23 [Category: Transportation] -- The RV Industry Association posted the following news: * * * Latest Tariff Developments * To see a comprehensive list of what tariffs are currently enacted, view our tariff tracker chart, which provides an easy-to-read overview of tariff impacts by country. View the Tariff Tracker Tariff Letters Update-Tuesday, July 23rd, 2025: According to President Trump, the U.S. will impose a 19 percent tariff on imports from the Philippines, more PR

NEW YORK, July 24 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on July 22, 2025, to the Wall Street Journal: * * * Medical Schools Quietly Maintain Affirmative Action By Jason L. Riley Some still use race to make admissions decisions even though the Supreme Court said it's illegal. In Lionel Shriver's most recent novel, "Mania," the U.S. has been overtaken by an ideology known as mental parity. Adherents refuse to acknowledge any differences in intelligence or ab more PR

COLUMBIA, Missouri, July 23 [Category: Media] -- The Association of Health Care Journalists posted the following news: * * * Medicaid cuts: Tips for covering the legal frontlines * The reconciliation bill's sweeping cuts to Medicaid, Medicare and ACA subsidies, along with sharp restrictions on family planning providers, mark one of the most significant rollbacks of federal health funding in a generation. Critics argue the law disproportionately targets low-income patients, reproductive healt more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, July 24 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on July 23, 2025: * * * New Jersey Supreme Court Affirms State's Legal Authority in Paterson Police Department Oversight TRENTON - Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today welcomed the New Jersey Supreme Court's decision affirming the State's authority to assume control of the Paterson Police Department (PPD) in March 2023. The Court upheld the lawfulness of the supersession, whic more PR

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, July 23 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release: * * * Nation's largest nurses union shames Kaiser Permanente for gender-affirming care cutbacks * Nurses represented by California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee (CNA/NNOC) are today shaming Kaiser Permanente, one of the country's largest health care systems, for their decision to suspend some gender-affirming care services for patients under 19. CNA/NNOC i more PR

OAKLAND, California, July 24 -- The California Nurses Association issued the following news release: * * * Nation's largest nurses union shames Kaiser Permanente for gender-affirming care cutbacks Nurses represented by California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee (CNA/NNOC) are today shaming Kaiser Permanente, one of the country's largest health care systems, for their decision to suspend some gender-affirming care services for patients under 19. CNA/NNOC is an affiliate more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- The National Consumers League issued the following news release on July 23, 2025: * * * NCL Decries SCOTUS Decision Allowing Dismissal of CPSC Commissioners to Stand The Supreme Court of the United States, in a 6-3 decision, has upheld the President's dismissal of three Democratic Commissioners of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) as the broader merits of the firing are being adjudicated in the courts. "This is a sad day for product safety and the rule of  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minnesota, ranking member of the House Agriculture Committee, issued the following news release on July 23, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Angie Craig Statement at Proposition 12 Hearing Today, House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig (MN-02) delivered the following opening statement at a full committee hearing titled "An Examination of the Implications of Proposition 12." [As prepared for delivery.] Good morning. I am proud to say tha more PR

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Gabe Evans, R-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Rep Evans Leads Bipartisan Effort to Bring Cancer Screenings to Rural Hospitals and Health Centers * WASHINGTON -- Earlier this week, Congressman Gabe Evans and Congressman Raul Ruiz (CA-25) introduced the Mobile Cancer Screening Act, bipartisan legislation to increase the availability of cancer detection services in rural and underserved communities across the United States. The Mobile Cancer Scre more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Sewell Cosponsors Constitutional Amendment to Reverse Disastrous Supreme Court Ruling on Presidential Immunity * Washington D.C. - U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Elections, cosponsored a constitutional amendment, introduced by Committee on House Administration Ranking Member Jospeh Morelle (NY-25), that would reverse the Supreme Court's decision to grant p more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Schmitt Chairs Judiciary Subcommittee Hearing on Ending DEI Discrimination * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, held a hearing on the need to end radical and discriminatory diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs, which are in violation of our nation's civil rights laws. Watch Senator Schmitt's opening  more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 24 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news on July 23, 2025: * * * State Attorneys General Warn Congress: Don't Empower the NCAA Cartel NASHVILLE-- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti today announced that he is leading a bipartisan coalition of state attorneys general urging Congress to reject the federal SCORE Act, a bill that would expand the NCAA's authority over college athletics while shielding it from legal accountabi more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Joseph Morelle, D-New York, ranking member of the House Administration Committee, issued the following news release on July 22, 2025: * * * Top Dem Reintroduces Presidential Accountability Amendment with 130+ Original Cosponsors Today, Rep. Joe Morelle (NY-25), the top Democrat on the Committee on House Administration, reintroduced his Presidential Accountability Amendment to the United States Constitution with over 60% of the House Democratic Caucus cosponsoring t more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner, Kaine, & Colleagues Press FAA on Federal Workforce Cuts and Use of AI on Aviation Safety * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) joined Senator Edward J. Markey (D-MA) and nine of their Senate colleagues in sending a letter to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Bryan Bedford requesting answers on the impact of FAA workforce reductions on avi more PR

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner, Kaine, and Colleagues Press FAA on Federal Workforce Cuts and Use of AI on Aviation Safety * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) joined Senator Edward J. Markey (D-MA) and nine of their Senate colleagues in sending a letter to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Bryan Bedford requesting answers on the impact of FAA workforce reductions on aviat more PR