WASHINGTON, May 5 -- A coalition of 49 environmental and public health organizations has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency opposing the proposed extension of the reporting deadline under the Health and Safety Data Reporting Rule pursuant to section 8(d) of the Toxic Substances Control Act. The letter expresses opposition to EPA's plan to delay submission of unpublished health and safety studies from chemical manufacturers involving benzene, vinyl chloride, hydrogen fluoride, and more than a dozen othe more ST

OLYMPIA, Washington, May 4 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * AG Brown files brief urging Supreme Court to stay restrictions on Mifepristone * Attorney General Nick Brown today joined a coalition of 22 states and the District of Columbia in urging the U.S. Supreme Court to stay a ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit that would restrict access to mifepristone, a safe and effective abortion medication. This morning, the Supreme Court temporarily stayed the Fifth Circui more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 4 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Urges Supreme Court To Block Restrictions On Mifepristone * BOSTON -Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today co-led a coalition of 22 states and the District of Columbia in urging the U.S. Supreme Court to stay a ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit that would restrict access to mifepristone, a safe and effective abortion medication. The Fifth Circuit ruling would rein more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, May 5 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on May 4, 2026: * * * Attorney General Mayes Welcomes Supreme Court Stay on Mifepristone Restrictions, Warns Fight for Abortion Access Not Over Attorney General Kris Mayes today joined a coalition of 22 states and the District of Columbia in urging the U.S. Supreme Court to stay a ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit that restricted access to mifepristone, a safe and effective abortion medication. The Supreme Court has now or more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, May 4 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Urged U.S. Supreme Court to Protect Telehealth Access to Mifepristone, Welcomes Temporary Halt of Fifth Circuit Ruling * U.S. Supreme Court temporarily preserves telehealth access to mifepristone following coalition brief OAKLAND - Co-leading a coalition of 22 attorneys general and the Governor of Pennsylvania, California Attorney General Rob Bonta this morning urged the U.S. Supreme Court to halt a recent more PR

ALBANY, New York, May 4 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Leads Coalition Urging Supreme Court to Protect Access to Mifepristone * May 4, 2026 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today led a coalition of 21 other states and the District of Columbia in urging the U.S. Supreme Court to stay a ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit that would restrict access to mifepristone, a safe and effective abortion medication. The Fifth Circuit ru more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 4 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL OPPOSES PROPOSED POSTAL SERVICE RULE THAT WOULD ALLOW UNLAWFUL ACCESS TO GUNS BY MAIL Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a multistate coalition of 22 attorneys general, opposed an unlawful proposal by the U.S. Postal Service to allow individuals to send certain firearms by mail, endangering the public and harming state and local budgets. For almost 100 years, federal law has barred the Postal Service from  more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 4 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL: SUPREME COURT ENTERS ADMINISTRATIVE STAY, PREVENTING RESTRICTIONS ON MIFEPRISTONE GOING INTO EFFECT * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul today announced the U.S. Supreme Court entered an administrative stay to pause a ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit that would restrict access to mifepristone, a safe and effective abortion medication. The order was entered shortly after Raoul and a coa more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, May 4 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Files Brief Urging Supreme Court to Stay Restrictions on Mifepristone Fifth Circuit Decision Arbitrarily and Abruptly Bans Telehealth Prescribing, Forces Patients to Medically Unnecessary In-Person Appointments  * Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 22 states and the District of Columbia in urging the U.S. Supreme Court to stay a ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Cir more PR

WASHINGTON, May 4 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet, Smith, Cortez Masto Introduce Legislation Protecting Children Harmed by ICE Actions Against Their Parents * Denver -Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet joined U.S. Senators Tina Smith (D-Minn.) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) to introduce the Humane Enforcement and Legal Protections (HELP) for Separated Children Act. The legislation would protect children affected by immigration enforcement actions or proceedings against their pare more PR

DOVER, Delaware, May 5 -- Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings issued the following news release on May 4, 2026: * * * AG Jennings, coalition secure final approval in $700 million Google Settlement over app store monopoly Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings has announced that a federal court will approve a $700 million settlement in a multistate antitrust lawsuit against Google. The lawsuit, first filed in 2021 by a bipartisan group of 52 Attorneys General, challenged Google's control over Android app distribution and in-app payment more PR

TORONTO, Ontario, May 4 [Category: TravelBiz] -- Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts posted the following news release: * * * Four Seasons Resort Lanai Executive Pastry Chef Bruce Trouyet Awarded Best Bean to Bar at the 2026 Big Island Chocolate Festival * Chef Bruce Trouyet, Executive Pastry Chef at Four Seasons Resort Lanai, has claimed top honours at the 2026 Big Island Chocolate Festival's Bean to Bar competition, along with Pastry Cook Maria de los Milagros Miceli. The winning creation was a warm Zacapa chocolate sabayon with spiced liliko more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, May 5 -- The Hawaii Department of the Attorney General issued the following news release on May 4, 2026: * * * DEPARTMENT OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OBTAINS INDICTMENT AGAINST MAN ACCUSED OF EMBEZZLING FROM HOMEOWNER ASSOCIATIONS Russell Doane, 59, turned himself in for arrest on the strength of a grand jury warrant. On March 27, 2026, an O'ahu Grand Jury indicted Doane for allegedly using his position as a property manager at Hawaiian Properties to embezzle $647,061.09 from several homeowner associations. Doane is charged wi more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, May 5 -- Hawaiian Electric issued the following news release: * * * Employees raised over $330,000 for local charities in 2025 * $273,000 raised for Aloha United Way to benefit Oahu and Maui County nonprofits * $48,000 raised for Hawaii Island United Way to benefit on-island programs * $8,319 collected for local food banks * In support of families and communities in need across its five-island service areas, Hawaiian Electric employees and the IBEW Local 1260 together raised more than $330,000 for Aloha United Way, Hawa more PR

WASHINGTON, May 4 -- Rep. Ed Case, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Honoring the 65th Anniversary of the Peace Corps * I rise today to express my steadfast support for the Peace Corps as we celebrate the 65th anniversary of its founding this month. On March 1st, we marked 65 years since President John F. Kennedy issued his historic call to service at the University of Michigan. That call inspired a generation of Americans to serve beyond our shores. From its first group of volunteers in 1961, the Peace Corps has grown in more PR

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, released the following opening remarks from an April 28, 2026, hearing on the fiscal 2027 budget request for the U.S. Coast Guard: * * * I'd like to welcome our witnesses to the Committee today, and congratulate you Admiral Lunday on your confirmation as Commandant. The Committee stands ready to partner with you to ensure the Service has the resources needed to carry out your missions and protect our nation. I look forward to more PR

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on May 4, 2026: * * * Justice Department Files Complaint Against Minnesota Over Its Attempt to Override Federal Law Note: View complaint here (https://www.justice.gov/opa/media/1439311/dl?inline). * The Justice Department today filed a complaint against the State of Minnesota over its attempt to regulate global greenhouse gas emissions, which are subject to exclusive federal authority, and override the policy choices of the United States and other states  more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, May 5 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on May 4, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Opposes Postal Service Rule Undermining Federal Gun Law Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined a multistate comment letter signed by 24 states opposing an unlawful proposal by the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to allow a flood of prohibited weapons across state borders by mail, endangering the public and harming state and local budgets. For almost one hundred years, dating back to 1927, feder more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, May 5 -- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release on May 4, 2026: * * * AG Davenport, States Oppose U.S. Postal Service Rule Flouting Federal Gun Law Coalition Opposes Trump Administration Efforts to Allow Guns by Mail, Harming Public Safety * Attorney General Jennifer Davenport led a multistate comment letter today on behalf of 22 states opposing an unlawful proposal by the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to allow a flood of prohibited weapons pouring across state borders by mail, en more PR

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, May 5 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release on May 4, 2026: * * * Drummond urges CFTC to recognize state authority over sports gambling on prediction market platforms Attorney General Gentner Drummond is urging federal regulators to reaffirm that jurisdiction over sports-related prediction markets belongs to States. Drummond and 40 other state attorneys filed a formal comment Thursday with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), arguing that prediction markets effe more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, May 5 -- Gov. Josh Shapiro, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on May 4, 2026: * * * Governor Shapiro Takes Legal Action to Protect Abortion Access Amid Federal Court Battle and Confusion Over Mailing of Medication Abortion, Reiterates Commitment to Protecting a Woman's Right to Choose Pennsylvania joins a multistate amicus brief to push back on ruling that blocks mailing of mifepristone and threatens access to safe, widely used reproductive health care. Federal case threatens to block mailing of mi more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, May 5 -- The Reason Foundation issued the following commentary on May 4, 2026, by senior transportation policy analyst Marc Scribner: * * * Privacy protections are key to establishing public trust in mileage-based user fees The architecture of a GPS-enabled mileage-based user fee system can be designed to protect privacy. * Proposed mileage-based user fees (MBUF) systems would charge roadway users per mile driven. This model offers advantages over traditional fuel excise taxes, in which road users are taxed per gal more PR

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Schatz Leads Group of 9 Senators In Introducing Resolution Commemorating World Press Freedom Day * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i) led a group of nine senators in introducing a resolution recognizing growing threats to freedom of the press around the world and reaffirming the vital role of independent journalism in promoting democracy, human rights, and good governance. "A free press is a cornerstone of any healthy democracy - and more PR

SALEM, Oregon, May 4 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Supreme Court Issues Temporary Stay on Restrictions on Mifepristone after Attorney General Rayfield and Coalition File Brief * Attorney General Dan Rayfield and a coalition of 21 other states and the District of Columbia successfully urged the U.S. Supreme Court today to stay a ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit that would restrict access to mifepristone, a safe and effective abortion medication. The Supreme Cour more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, May 5 -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: * * * UH leads state's fight against invasive species, nearly 100 projects topping $33M Hawaii's isolated and unique island ecosystem makes the state especially vulnerable to invasive species, which can cause major damage to the environment, agriculture and public health. That is why federal, state and private funders are turning to the University of Hawaii for solutions. UH researchers are currently leading 98 grant-funded projects totaling more than $33 more PR