CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 19 [Category: Libraries] -- The American Library Association posted the following news release: * * * ALA Webinar: Turning Congressmembers into Library Champions * Washington, D.C. - ALA's Public Policy and Advocacy Office will host a conversation with library professionals and a Capitol Hill insider on techniques to successfully engage elected leaders to get positive results: fruitful conversations in meetings with congressional staff, well-received letters to the ed more PR

DENVER, Colorado, Aug. 20 -- Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Phil Weiser testifies in opposition to EPA ending vehicle emission standards, climate protections * Aug. 20, 2025 (DENVER) - Attorney General Phil Weiser testified today before the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in opposition to a Trump administration proposal, issued August 1, 2025, that would negate the EPA's authority to regulate harmful air pollution from mot more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, Aug. 20 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Urges FDA to Remove Burdensome Restrictions to Mifepristone * PHOENIX -- Attorney General Kris Mayes and 16 other states, as well as the District of Columbia, are urging the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) remove burdensome restrictions on mifepristone, one of two drugs used in medication abortions, the most common means of abortion in the U.S. "Women in Arizon more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 -- U.S. Term Limits issued the following news release: * * * Bill Poteet Pledges to Support Congressional Term Limits Naples, FL - U.S. Term Limits (USTL), the leader in the national, non-partisan movement to limit terms for elected officials, is gathering support from state lawmakers across the nation. Its mission is to get 34 states to apply for an amendment proposal convention specific to term limits on Congress. 2026 Florida state house candidate, Bill Poteet (district more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 -- U.S. Term Limits issued the following news release: * * * Bradley Kurtz Pledges to Support Congressional Term Limits Rockford, MN - U.S. Term Limits (USTL), the leader in the national, non-partisan movement to limit terms for elected officials, is gathering support from state lawmakers across the nation. Its mission is to get 34 states to apply for an amendment proposal convention specific to term limits on Congress. 2026 Minnesota state senate candidate, Bradley Kurtz  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 -- U.S. Term Limits issued the following news release: * * * Candidate for Governor of Pennsylvania Supports Congressional Term Limits U.S. Term Limits (USTL), the leader in the national, non-partisan movement to limit terms for elected officials, is gathering support from state lawmakers across the nation. Its mission is to get 34 states to apply for an amendment proposal convention specific to term limits on Congress. Governor of Pennsylvania candidate, Stacy Garrity, ha more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- Rep. Claudia Tenney, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Tenney Releases her 2025 Second Amendment Protection Plan * Oswego, New York -- Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-24) today announced her 2025 Second Amendment Protection Plan, reaffirming her commitment to defend the constitutional rights of law-abiding gun owners and to stop Democrats in Albany and Washington from continuing to erode our right to keep and bear arms. Rep. Tenney's more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 [Category: Political] -- EMILYs List issued the following news release: * * * EMILYs List Endorses Justice Anita Earls and Judge Chris Taylor for North Carolina and Wisconsin State Supreme Courts * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today EMILYs List, the nation's largest resource for electing women, endorsed Justice Anita Earls for reelection to the North Carolina state Supreme Court and Judge Chris Taylor for the Wisconsin state Supreme Court. With the chaos coming out of Washington, s more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 -- U.S. Term Limits issued the following news release: * * * Jason Smith Pledges to Support Congressional Term Limits Davie, FL - U.S. Term Limits (USTL), the leader in the national, non-partisan movement to limit terms for elected officials, is gathering support from state lawmakers across the nation. Its mission is to get 34 states to apply for an amendment proposal convention specific to term limits on Congress. 2026 Florida state house candidate, Jason Smith (district  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 -- U.S. Term Limits issued the following news release: * * * Jocelyn Blackwell Pledges to Support Congressional Term Limits Lost Creek, WV - U.S. Term Limits (USTL), the leader in the national, non-partisan movement to limit terms for elected officials, is gathering support from state lawmakers across the nation. Its mission is to get 34 states to apply for an amendment proposal convention specific to term limits on Congress. 2026 West Virginia house of delegates candidate more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES & NY HOUSE DEMS: THE REPUBLICAN EFFORT TO DISENFRANCHISE MILLIONS OF NEW YORKERS CANNOT GO UNANSWERED * This week, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Members of the New York Congressional Delegation wrote to New York Governor Kathy Hochul, Speaker Carl Heastie and Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins in connection with the nationwide assault on the Voting Ri more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES & NY HOUSE DEMS: THE REPUBLICAN EFFORT TO DISENFRANCHISE MILLIONS OF NEW YORKERS CANNOT GO UNANSWERED * This week, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Members of the New York Congressional Delegation wrote to New York Governor Kathy Hochul, Speaker Carl Heastie and Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins in connection with the nationwide assault on the Voting Rights Act of 1965 by far-ri more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- Rep. James McGovern, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * McGovern Condemns Administration's Politicization of Human Rights Sanctions Today, Representative James P. McGovern (D-MA), coauthor of the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act, criticized the Trump Administration for using bipartisan Global Magnitsky human rights sanctions authority for a partisan purpose, and demanded that Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent and Secretary of more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Wasserman Schultz Lead 65 Lawmakers to Press Trump Admin on Plans for Dangerous, Cruel 'Alligator Alcatraz' Facility * Washington, D.C. - Today, Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and U.S. Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25) led 65 members of Congress to raise the alarm and demand immediate answers from the Trump Administration about the immigration detention camp in Florida's Ev more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 -- U.S. Term Limits issued the following news release: * * * Mery Lopez-Palma Pledges to Support Congressional Term Limits Davie, FL - U.S. Term Limits (USTL), the leader in the national, non-partisan movement to limit terms for elected officials, is gathering support from state lawmakers across the nation. Its mission is to get 34 states to apply for an amendment proposal convention specific to term limits on Congress. 2026 Florida state house candidate, Mery Lopez-Palma  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 -- U.S. Term Limits issued the following news release: * * * Michael Dockery Pledges to Support Congressional Term Limits Pearson, GA - U.S. Term Limits (USTL), the leader in the national, non-partisan movement to limit terms for elected officials, is gathering support from state lawmakers across the nation. Its mission is to get 34 states to apply for an amendment proposal convention specific to term limits on Congress. 2026 Georgia state house candidate, Michael Dockery  more PR

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 21 -- The Ohio Bankers League issued the following news: * * * OBL's Advocacy Helps Secure Key Victory: Ohio Supreme Court Reaffirms Stability in Commercial Lending The Ohio Supreme Court has issued a landmark decision in Huntington Natl. Bank v. Schneider (2025-Ohio-2920), reversing a First District Court of Appeals ruling that threatened to upend decades of settled commercial lending practice. The Court held that lenders do not have an affirmative duty to disclose facts more PR

PASAY CITY, Philippines, Aug. 20 -- The Philippines Senate (20th Congress) issued the following news release: * * * SOTTO: CORRUPTION IN INFRA PROJECTS "SEEN, HEARD, AND FELT" BY FILIPINOS Senate Minority Leader Vicente "Tito" Sotto III filed Senate Bill No. 1215, entitled "An Act Creating an Independent People's Commission to Investigate Anomalies in All Government Infrastructure Projects, Defining Its Powers and Functions, Appropriating Funds Therefor and for Other Purposes." which seeks to more PR

PLANO, Texas, Aug. 20 [Category: Sociological] -- The First Liberty Institute, an organization that says it is dedicated to defending liberty for all Americans, issued the following news release: * * * Statement Regarding United States District Court's Decision Blocking Texas Ten Commandments Law * San Antonio, TX --Today, the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas-San Antonio division issued a decision blocking Texas's Ten Commandments law. The following statement ma more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 -- U.S. Term Limits issued the following news release: * * * Wesley Self Pledges to Support Congressional Term Limits Martinsburg, WV - U.S. Term Limits (USTL), the leader in the national, non-partisan movement to limit terms for elected officials, is gathering support from state lawmakers across the nation. Its mission is to get 34 states to apply for an amendment proposal convention specific to term limits on Congress. 2026 West Virginia house of delegates candidate, Wes more PR