WASHINGTON, June 8 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * 100 Days into Trump's Reckless War, House Republicans Continue to Support It and the Economic Damage Incurred * This week marks 100 plus days of Donald Trump's war of choice in the Middle East. As a result, everything is more expensive, including the price of gas, which is over $4 a gallon today. House Republicans have blindly supported this reckless war by voting again and again AGAINST a War Powers Resolution to stop it. After  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, June 8 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Secures Preliminary Injunction Protecting USDA Funding * Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and a coalition of 21 attorneys general secured a preliminary injunction on Friday temporarily blocking the Trump administration from enforcing certain conditions on funding received through U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs, grants, cooperative agreements and mutual interest agreements. This funding helps provide ba more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, June 8 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Waves the Red Flag on Youth Exposure to Tobacco Marketing in Formula 1 * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general in sending a letter to the Federation Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) and Formula 1 (F1) regarding tobacco industry and nicotine sponsorship. Despite F1's 2006 policy prohibiting cigarette sponsorships, teams have now changed their stra more PR

MONTPELIER, Vermont, June 8 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General Clark Leads Multistate Effort Urging Formula 1 To End Tobacco and Nicotine Product Sponsorships * Attorney General Charity Clark today led a coalition of attorneys general from 18 other states and jurisdictions in calling on the Federation Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) and Formula 1 to prohibit sponsorships involving tobacco and nicotine products, including nicotine pouches -and to terminate all existing spo more PR

ALBANY, New York, June 8 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Wins Case Protecting Immigrant Workers * June 8, 2026 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today won her lawsuit against the Trump administration for imposing an illegal $100,000 fee on all new applicants for H-1B visas, a critical program that allows highly-trained immigrants to temporarily work in the United States. H-1B recipients fill essential roles in health care, education, technology, an more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 8 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL URGES FORMULA 1 TO END TOBACCO AND NICOTINE PRODUCT SPONSORSHIPS * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul today joined a coalition of 18 attorneys general in calling on the Federation Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) and Formula 1 to prohibit sponsorships involving tobacco and nicotine products, including nicotine pouches, and terminate all existing sponsorship agreements involving those products. In their more PR

CLARKSVILLE, Tennessee, June 8 -- Austin Peay State University posted the following news: * * * Austin Peay State University Board of Trustees Announces 2026 Award Recipients * CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. - The Austin Peay State University Board of Trustees has announced the recipients of its annual awards recognizing philanthropy, military support, and outstanding service. Recipients will be honored at university events throughout the next year. This year's winners include Billy Atkins (APSU Philanthropist of the Year), Dr. Michelle D. Smith (Boar more PR

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, June 9 -- Baker Donelson, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Baker Donelson Announces New Leaders in Health and Government Solutions Department The law firm of Baker Donelson has named new leaders within its Health and Government Solutions Department. Robert Wells has been named chair of the Health and Government Solutions Department, and Matthew W. Wolfe has been named leader of the Health Law Group. As chair of the Health and Government Solutions Department, Mr. Wells will oversee the Firm's nationall more PR

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency issued the following news: * * * DARPA invites first wave of Lift Challenge competitors * DARPA invited the first tranche of teams to compete in the Lift Challenge, a national competition to revolutionize heavy vertical-lift aviation. These invited teams submitted drone designs that either demonstrate that they are lightweight and powerful enough to lift four times their own weight or show an innovation potential beyond current thinking. If competitors can demonstrate 4:1 more PR

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service issued the following news release on June 8, 2026: * * * Department of the Interior announces $461 million for parks and outdoor recreation across America Investments will leverage more than $900 million for parks, trails and outdoor recreation projects nationwide. - The Department of the Interior today announced the distribution of more than $327 million in formula grants and $134 million in competitive grants from the Land and Water Conservation Fund to all 5 more PR

ROCKVILLE, Maryland, June 8 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Society of Addiction Medicine posted the following news release: * * * FAQ: Medicaid Community Engagement Requirements -- What New Rules Mean for Patients with a Substance Use Disorder * On June 1, 2026, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) issued an interim final rule (IFR) to implement community engagement/work reporting requirements as a condition of Medicaid eligibility for certain populations in Medicaid expansion states. See below for answers to some frequent more PR

WASHINGTON, June 9 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Education Federal Student Aid issued the following action in the Federal Register. The Secretary announces the annual updates to the ICR plan formula for 2026 to give notice to borrowers and the public regarding how monthly ICR payment amounts will be calculated for the 2026-2027 year under the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program, Assistance Listing Number 84.063. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Direct Loan Program, borrowers may choose to repay their non-defaulted Direct Subs more PR

ADELPHI, Maryland, June 8 -- The University of Maryland Global Campus issued the following news: * * * First Year Experience Team Helps Unlock Learner Potential * Q&A with UMGC's Nancy Trojanowski, EdD Nancy Trojanowski, EdD, is a relentless advocate for first year learners. When learners first enroll at UMGC, they are greeted by welcome committee of sorts, led by Nancy Trojanowski, EdD, department chair of the First Year Experience, or FYE. Trojanowski is a ball of energy and enthusiasm, and her passion for helping students make the  more PR

NEW YORK, June 9 -- Pillsbury, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Fourth Circuit Mandate Confirms Appellate Victory for Pillsbury Client in Poppleton Redevelopment Challenge Following the Fourth Circuit's formal mandate to the District of Maryland last month, the district court issued a new order confirming significant appellate victory for Pillsbury client La Cite Development LLC in litigation challenging Baltimore's long-running Poppleton redevelopment project. The new district court order leaves a petition for a writ of  more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, June 5 -- Morgan State University issued the following news release: * * * Getty Foundation Awards $235,000 Grant to Morgan State University's Beulah M. Davis Special Collections Funding Will Preserve Historic Collections, Expand Access to Art and Create More Opportunities to Celebrate the Underrecognized Achievements of Black Artists - Baltimore -Morgan State University has received a $235,000 grant from the Getty Foundation-one of the world's leading cultural and philanthropic organizations dedicated to advancing th more PR

WASHINGTON, June 8 [Category: Law/Legal -- Haitian Bridge Alliance, a grassroots community organization that advocates for fair and humane immigration policies and provides migrants and immigrants with humanitarian, legal and social services, issued the following news release: * * * HAITIAN BRIDGE ALLIANCE CELEBRATES CARIBBEAN AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH AND THE ENDURING CONTRIBUTIONS OF CARIBBEAN IMMIGRANTS * June 8, 2026 Media Contact: media@haitianbridge.org San Diego, CA - Haitian Bridge Alliance (HBA) joins communities across the nati more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, June 9 -- Hawaii Attorney General Anne E. Lopez issued the following news release on June 8, 2026: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL LOPEZ LEADS MULTISTATE EFFORT URGING FORMULA 1 TO END TOBACCO AND NICOTINE PRODUCT SPONSORSHIPS Attorney General Anne Lopez today announced Hawaii is co-leading a coalition of attorneys general from 18 states and jurisdictions in calling on the Federation Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) and Formula 1 to prohibit sponsorships involving tobacco and nicotine products, including nicotine pouches - and t more PR

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: * * * Secretary Kennedy Announces Historic Development in Nutrition Accreditation Standards, New Medical School Pledges The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the U.S. Department of Education today hosted eight of the nation's leading accreditors, assessors, and medical organizations to announce a historic development to increase nutrition requirements at every level of U.S. medical education, competency-evaluation, t more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 9 -- The American Counseling Association issued the following news release: * * * History Is Made: Indiana Allows Counselors to Practice Across State Lines As part of the historic interstate Counseling Compact agreement, Indiana is the latest state that can now start granting privileges to licensed professional counselors to practice across state lines. Currently, other states that can grant these privileges include Arizona, Minnesota, Ohio, Louisiana and Georgia, with additional states expected to begin granting p more PR

GERMANTOWN, Maryland, June 8 [Category: BizEngineering] -- Amentum, a provider of technical and engineering services, issued the following news release: * * * How Amentum Fire Protection Personnel Safeguard Communities and Missions * Amentum's mission to advance global safety includes a dedicated team of fire protection professionals who safeguard lives, property, and the environment. The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) recently renewed its contract with Amentum to help the state respond to wildfires, unders more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, June 9 -- The Institute for Justice posted the following news release on June 8, 2026: * * * Texas Social Workers To Petition Texas Supreme Court For Right to Work After Lifetime Ban Last Thursday, the Fifteenth Court of Appeals dismissed a case filed by Katherin Youniacutt and Tammy Thompson, two Texas grandmothers with master's degrees who want to be social workers. The case challenged the constitutionality of a 2019 law creating a lifetime ban on working in several healthcare occupations, including social work, based  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 8 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * Judge Halts IRS Rules that Punish Solar and Wind * WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 8, 2026) - In a win for energy affordability, a federal judge struck down the Internal Revenue Service's (IRS) guidance that unfairly and illegally restricted tax credits for wind and solar projects. In a decision issued late Saturday, a federal judge vacated the IRS guidance (or Notice) that altered the standard for when a wind or solar project "begins construction"- more PR

NEW YORK, June 9 -- The Natural Resources Defense Council posted the following news release: * * * Judge Halts IRS Rules that Punish Solar and Wind Case brought by a Tribal utility, city, and environmental and consumer advocates argued that politically motivated tax guidance illegally hurt renewable energy and would raise customers' bills. A federal judge agreed. - In a win for energy affordability, a federal judge struck down the Internal Revenue Service's (IRS) guidance that unfairly and illegally restricted tax credits for wind and sol more PR

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on June 8, 2026: * * * Justice Department Moves to Strip U.S. Citizenship from 17 Naturalized Sex Offenders, Fraudsters, Drug Dealers, and More The Department of Justice announced today that it filed denaturalization actions in various U.S. district courts against 17 individuals accused of serious offenses--including sexual abuse of a minor, wire and bank fraud, and distributing drugs wholesale without a license. Under the Immigration and Nationality Act, more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, June 9 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on June 8, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Joins Multistate Effort Urging Formula 1 to End Tobacco and Nicotine Product Sponsorships Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today joined a coalition of attorneys general from 19 states and jurisdictions in calling on the Federation Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) and Formula 1 to prohibit sponsorships involving tobacco and nicotine products, including nicotine pouches - and to terminat more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, June 9 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on June 8, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Names Four Additional Defendants to 2025 RealPage and Residential Landlords Lawsuit Lawsuit Alleges Landlords Used RealPage to Raise Rent Prices in Violation of the Maryland Antitrust Act - Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today named four more landlords in Maryland's suit against RealPage and residential landlords that used its revenue management software to coordinate prices and raise  more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, June 9 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on June 8, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Secures Final Judgment in Lawsuit Challenging Trump Administration's Unlawful $100k Tax for H-1B Visas Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today applauded a final ruling from the U.S. District Court of Massachusetts finding unlawful and vacating the Trump administration's policy imposing a $100,000 tax payment on new H-1B visa petitions. H-1B visas allow U.S. employers to hire highly skilled  more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, June 5 -- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release: * * * AG Davenport Leads Comment Letter to EPA on Microplastics States Urge More Research, Action to Understand Health Effects - Attorney General Jennifer Davenport today led a comment letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) applauding the addition of microplastics to a list of contaminants in drinking water prioritized for research, and also calling for EPA to further monitor microplastics. The comment letter w more PR

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, June 8 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release: * * * National Nurses United and 325+ Organizations Call For Passage of Medicare for All * (Washington, DC) -Today, National Nurses United (NNU) and over 325 organizations, including labor unions, advocates for seniors and people with disabilities, women's rights organizations, and more, released an open letter making the case that now is the time for Medicare for All, addressed to leaders looking to reform our health care system.  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: * * * Updates from Partners on Engaging the Recreational Fishing Community to Restore Habitat through the National Fish Habitat Partnership Advancing progress of habitat restoration and angler engagement projects with partners in Maryland, Alaska, and Hawai'i. - Through the National Fish Habitat Partnership, NOAA Fisheries supports projects that restore habitat in collaboration with recreational anglers. Partners more PR

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, June 8 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release: * * * Nurses put Beacon Kalamazoo on 'RED ALERT' status * Kalamazoo registered nurses, who are members of Michigan Nurses Association (MNA) and its parent union National Nurses United (NNU), will hold a rally and community event on Saturday, June 13 to demand long-term solutions to maintain services at Beacon Kalamazoo Hospital and advance nurses' Vision for a Healthy Society. Beacon Kalamazoo Hospital, which, according to NNU's  more PR

POTSDAM, Germany, June 8 (TNSxrep) -- The Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research issued the following news release: * * * Carbon dioxide removal might need to scale faster than solar to meet climate targets The third edition of the State of Carbon Dioxide Removal report finds that national pledges fall short of pathways limiting warming to 1.5 C this century by more than 5 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide removal (CDR) per year by 2050. Closing this gap would require CDR grow at rates comparable to, or faster than, solar power and ele more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, June 9 -- Saul Ewing, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Saul Ewing LLP Files Amicus Brief in Maryland Supreme Court Case Interpreting Credit Grantor Statute Baltimore - Saul Ewing LLP attorney Daniel M. Moore filed an amici curiae brief on behalf of the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) and the Maryland Mortgage Bankers and Brokers Association (MMBBA) in Lakeview Loan Servicing LLC, et al. v. Baxter, pending before the Supreme Court of Maryland (SCM-REG-0001-2026). The case involves two issues more PR

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, June 9 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following statement on June 8, 2026: * * * Science beneath the waves: how NOAA Research studies our global ocean While our planet is more than 70 percent ocean, there is still much to learn about our ocean systems, how they are changing, and how they influence larger Earth systems. Join us for World Ocean Month as we dive in for a look at the innovative science NOAA Research is conducting from the ocean's surface to seafloor. Wading into shallo more PR

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on June 8, 2026: * * * ALSOBROOKS COSPONSORS BIPARTISAN BILL TO CAP INSULIN COSTS AT $35 A MONTH Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) joined Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) today as one of four new cosponsors of the bipartisan INSULIN Act that would make life more affordable for Americans living with diabetes, bringing the total to 22 bipartisan Senators and representing over 1/5 of the Senate. Alongside Alsobrooks, U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Joh more PR

COLUMBIA, Maryland, June 9 -- TEDCO, the Maryland Technology Development Corp., issued the following news release: * * * TEDCO and the Institute for Women Entrepreneur Excellence Announce Board of Directors Executive board members for the Maryland non-profit recognized * The Institute for Women Entrepreneur Excellence, Inc. (IWEE), a Maryland non-profit dedicated to empowering and advancing women entrepreneurs across the state, announces the appointment the 2026-2027 board of directors' executive officers. The newly elected leadership supp more PR

NEW PORT RICHEY, Florida, June 8 [Category: Food/Beverage] -- The Southern Shrimp Alliance posted the following news release: * * * U.S. Shrimpers Welcome 2027 Funding for USDA Office of Seafood * The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agency Appropriations Act of 2027 ( HR 8646 ) last week by a vote of 213 to 210. The bill included three provisions of importance to the U.S. shrimp industry. * First, the legislation provides $500,000 to fund the U.S. Departme more PR

JACKSONVILLE, Florida, June 8 -- The University of North Florida posted the following news: * * * UNF alum uses physical therapy expertise to help U.S. Men's National Soccer Team ahead of 2026 World Cup * As anticipation builds for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, University of North Florida alumna Lauren Church ('16) is helping prepare the U.S. Men's National Soccer Team as its director of physical therapy and rehabilitation. "We have been building toward this moment for the past four years, and we are ready," she said. The Hagerstown, Marylan more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, June 9 -- The University of Maryland Baltimore campus issued the following news: * * * Better Together: IPE Day Highlights the Power of Team-Based Care Lorri Angelloz For Jay A. Perman, MD, chancellor of the University System of Maryland and former president of University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB), interprofessional education has always come down to a simple idea: Patients receive better care when professionals from different disciplines work together to address every aspect of their needs. That philosophy was at  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen Joins Schiff, Kaine, Schumer, Over 30 Senate Democrats in Pressing Trump on Legal Basis for Justifying Claim that Hostilities in Iran Have Terminated * U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Senators Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), and over 30 Senate Democrats are refuting the Trump administration's claim in a May 1 letter to Congress that the hostilities that began on more PR

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen, Clyburn, Carson, DeLauro, Johnson, Khanna, Nadler Lead 119 Democrats in Condemning the Anti-Muslim "Sharia-Free America Caucus" and Harmful Legislation * Today, U.S. Senator Chirs Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Representatives James E. Clyburn (S.C.-06), Chair of the Democratic Faith Working Group, Andre Carson (Ind.-07), Rosa DeLauro (Conn.-03), Jerry Nadler (N.Y.-12), Hank Johnson (Ga.-07), and Ro Khanna (Calif.-17) led 119 Democratic Mem more PR

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Warnock Leads 33 Senators in Effort to Protect Small and Minority Contracting Programs * Senator Reverend Warnock is demanding that the Trump Administration reconsider its destabilizing attacks on the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) and Airport Concessions Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (ACDBE) programs The Senator organized a majority of the Senate Democratic caucus to join his effort, highlighting the economic benefits of the DB more PR

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Merkley, Pressley, Carson Lead 60+ Lawmakers in Urging Trump Administration to Immediately Address Largest Student Loan Default Crisis on Record * Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), along with Representatives Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) and Andre Carson (D-Ind.), led 62 members of Congress in pressing the Department of Education (ED) to immediately address the more PR

WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia, June 8 -- William and Mary issued the following news: * * * William & Mary wins in D.C. * The following story originally appeared as an online exclusive for the W&M Alumni Magazine. - Ed. The Alma Mater of the Nation shone brightly in the nation's capital May 28-31, with more than 1,000 alumni and friends attending 50+ events across the city. From the first moment to the last, W&M Weekend showcased the exceptional W&M people who are making an impact -whether they are leading a team to victory, navigating a world ch more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, June 8 -- The University of Baltimore posted the following news: * * * York College of Pennsylvania and University of Baltimore School of Law Announce New Dual-Degree Partnership * YORK, PA -York College of Pennsylvania and the University of Baltimore are proud to announce a new partnership that establishes a streamlined "3+3" dual-degree law program. This partnership provides York College students with an accelerated pathway to earn both their bachelor's degree and a Juris Doctor in less time. Under the terms of the a more PR