GREENSBORO, North Carolina, June 18 -- The American Baseball Coaches Association issued the following news: * * * 2026 ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove Teams Announced in All Divisions The American Baseball Coaches Association and Rawlings Sporting Goods have announced the 2026 ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove teams in all eight divisions of collegiate baseball and high school. The ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove winners have been selected since 2007 in the collegiate and high school ranks and have featured many future Major League Baseball players. The ABCA/Raw more PR

HAILEY, Idaho, June 17 -- The Western Watersheds Project posted the following news release: * * * Advocates condemn Mexican gray wolf killings, commend law enforcement efforts SANTA FE, N.M. - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service investigated the deaths of two Mexican wolves and served a federal search warrant in April of this year, according to a report in yesterday's Albuquerque Journal. The wolves - a five year-old father and a yearling son from the Sawtooth Pack - were caught in private traps on private land in two separate incidents in th more PR

SANTA FE, New Mexico, June 17 -- WildEarth Guardians issued the following news release on June 15, 2026: * * * Advocates Condemn Mexican Gray Wolf Killings, Commend Law Enforcement Efforts Lobos have been an important and iconic part of New Mexican landscapes for millenia - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service investigated the deaths of two Mexican wolves and served a federal search warrant in April of this year, according to a report in yesterday's Albuquerque Journal. The wolves - a five year-old father and a yearling son from the Sawtooth more PR

LANSING, Michigan, June 17 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Secures Final Victory as Court Dismisses Trump Administration's Appeal in Case Over Federal Offshore Wind Permitting Pause * Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and a coalition of 18 attorneys general are celebrating the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit's dismissal (PDF) of the Trump administration's appeal of the states' victory in their lawsuit challenging the federal government's unlawful order to f more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, June 18 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on June 17, 2026: * * * Attorney General Mayes Announces Prison Sentences in Three Major Drug Trafficking Cases Attorney General Kris Mayes today announced sentencing outcomes in three significant drug trafficking cases prosecuted by her office, underscoring the scale and danger of narcotics trafficking organizations operating in and through Arizona. "These cases show the lengths drug traffickers will go to push deadly substances into our comm more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, June 17 -- The Arizona Supreme Court issued the following news release: * * * Supreme Court Recognizes 2026 Distinguished Service Award Winners Each year the Arizona Supreme Court recognizes deserving individuals for their judicial service, service to the judicial branch, and pro bono service for representing those who would not otherwise be represented by an attorney. This year's award recipients are: * Raymond Billotte, Superior Court in Maricopa County Administration of Justice Award * Hon. Wendy Million, Tucson City  more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, June 18 -- The Arizona Supreme Court issued the following news release on June 17, 2026: * * * Court Rules Contractor May Continue Lawsuit Against Landowners for Unpaid Infrastructure Work The Arizona Supreme Court today ruled in Markham Contracting Co. v. Cahava Springs Phase I, Inc., that a contractor may continue its lawsuit against landowners who allegedly received the benefit of public infrastructure work but did not pay anyone for it. Markham Contracting agreed with a public improvement district to build roads, water more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, June 18 -- The Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry issued the following news release on June 17, 2026: * * * Arizona Chamber announces endorsements for 2026 primary election The Arizona Chamber of Commerce & Industry today announced its endorsements for the 2026 primary election, backing a bipartisan slate of candidates for the Arizona Legislature, Congress, and the Arizona Corporation Commission. "Good policy has helped make Arizona one of the most attractive places in the country to start, grow, or relocate a busin more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, June 17 -- The Arizona State Parks and Trails issued the following news: * * * Arizona State Parks and Trails Fuels the State's Economy The value that Arizona State Parks and Trails brings to the state is measured not just in recreation opportunities and historic and cultural preservation, but also in direct visitor spending, tax revenues, and job creation. According to a study published this month, the agency supported a total of $555 million in statewide economic activity. Arizona State Parks and Trails receives no taxpa more PR

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, June 17 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson supports protecting minors from irreversible sex intervention treatment * Attorney General Alan Wilson recently joined a 23-state friend-of-the-court brief in support of Florida's lawsuit against the American Academy of Pediatrics for misleading and deceptive representations regarding minor gender transition procedures.  Florida's lawsuit contends that the American Academy of Pediatrics' claims abo more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 16 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL SECURES FINAL VICTORY IN LAWSUIT AGAINST TRUMP ADMINISTRATION FOR HALTING DEVELOPMENT OF WIND ENERGY * Attorney General Kwame Raoul won a successful resolution of his lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's unlawful order to freeze all federal permitting for wind energy projects. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit dismissed the Trump administration's appeal of a lower court's ruling that found more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, June 17 [Category: Health Care] -- Banner Health posted the following news release: * * * Banner Health welcomes new executive to grow access, value-based care across multi-state system * PHOENIX (June 17, 2026) - Banner Health, one of the nation's few fully integrated nonprofit health systems, today announced the appointment of Mark Whalen as executive vice president, chief enterprise growth officer, effective August 1. In this role, Whalen will grow access and value-based care across Banner's six-state footprint, strengt more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, June 17 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Goldwater Institute posted the following news: * * * Goldwater Sues Over Illegal Giveaway to American Airlines * When city leaders in Columbia, Mo., struck a deal with American Airlines to launch a new daily route to North Carolina, they agreed to put up $750,000 in taxpayer money to guarantee the corporate giant's monthly profits. But that's an unconstitutional giveaway of public dollars, which is why the Goldwater Institute filed a lawsuit today on behalf of Columbia taxpayers to prot more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Rep. Paul A. Gosar, R-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Original text here: * * * Gosar Leads Arizona Delegation in Submitting 250 Copper Pennies to Congressional Time Capsule Honoring America's 250th Birthday * Goodyear, Arizona -Congressman Paul A. Gosar, D.D.S. (AZ-09) issued the following statement announcing that Arizona's bipartisan congressional delegation has submitted 250 copper pennies for inclusion in the Semiquincentennial Congressional Time Capsule, commemorating the 250th anniversary o more PR

BOISE, Idaho, June 18 -- Boise State University issued the following news: * * * Idaho State Board of Education names Dr. David W. Hahn as finalist to serve as 8th President of Boise State University The Idaho State Board of Education today named Dr. David W. Hahn as the sole finalist to serve as eighth president of Boise State University. Dr. Hahn currently serves as the Craig M. Berge Dean of the College of Engineering at the University of Arizona. "After a rigorous and thorough national search, I am confident the State Board has identifi more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Kelly, Budd Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Boost Microchip Manufacturing Workforce The legislators first introduced this bill in July of 2024  - Today, Senators Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and Ted Budd (R-NC) introduced the bipartisan CHIPS Training in America Act, a bipartisan plan to strategically boost the microchip manufacturing workforce to meet the demand created by semiconductor manufacturers establishing or expanding their operations in the United Stat more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, June 18 -- The North Carolina Department of Public Safety issued the following news release on June 17, 2026: * * * Secretary Smythe Leads Rural Listening Session in Moore County Department of Public Safety Secretary Jeffrey Smythe today joined business leaders, local elected officials, law enforcement representatives and other leaders in Pinehurst for the sixth in a series of Rural Listening Sessions. Secretary Smythe and other cabinet secretaries are on the road with Governor Josh Stein for the Rural Listening Tour more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 [Category: Union] -- The National Treasury Employees Union issued the following news release: * * * National Park Service Employees Vote to Unionize * WASHINGTON - Employees of the National Park Service (NPS), Intermountain Region (IMR), will be represented by the National Treasury Employees Union following the results of an election announced this week. The employees voted 317-11 for NTEU to be their exclusive representative, according to election results collected by the Federal Labor Relations Authority. "This is  more PR

NEW YORK, June 17 [Category: BizMedia] -- Warner Bros. Discovery, a media and entertainment company, posted the following news release: * * * NEW SERIES "HOMESTEAD RESCUE: INTERVENTION" PUSHES WILDERNESS EXPERT RANEY FAMILY INTO THEIR MOST EMOTIONAL AND HIGH-STAKES RESCUES OF OFF-GRIDDERS LIVING BEYOND THE EDGE OF SURVIVAL * From the fan-favorite series HOMESTEAD RESCUE comes an all-new, high-stakes intervention series featuring the Raney family. Wilderness living experts Marty and Matt Raney and Misty Bilodeau heed desperate pleas from con more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Schumer, Senate Democrats Convene Election Security Experts to Respond to Trump 2.0 Chaos * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration and California's former Secretary of State, and Democratic Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) convened a Rules Committee Democrats and Senate Democrats' Election Protection Task Force spotlight hearing titled "Prot more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48992) entitled "Pole Attachments in Broadband Deployment: Selected Issues" by telecommunications policy specialist Colby Leigh Pechtol. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY Broadband is a powerful communications technology that supports many applications. Closing the gap between people who have access to broadband and those who do not - the digital divide - has been a long-standing congressional goal. Pole attachment (hanging telecommunication more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, June 15 -- Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Neronha, coalition secure final victory as Court dismisses Trump Administration's appeal in wind energy permitting case Attorney General Peter F. Neronha and a coalition of 18 attorneys general today announced the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit's dismissal of the Trump Administration's appeal of the states' victory in their lawsuit challenging the federal government's unlawful ord more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Rep. Adelita S. Grijalva, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Grijalva Statement on DHS Re-filing Deportation Proceedings Against Karla Toledo * Tucson, AZ - U.S. Representative Adelita S. Grijalva released the following statement after it was reported (link is external) that DHS has placed Karla Toledo back in deportation proceedings. This comes after DHS previously filed a motion asking the immigration court to dismiss those deportation proceedings, which the court granted. Karla is a DACA rec more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, June 17 [Category: ThinkTank] (TNSrep) -- The Goldwater Institute posted the following news: * * * New Report: America Can Power the AI Boom, But It Needs to Build Fast Enough * The artificial intelligence boom may sound like a story about software, algorithms, and the cloud-something ethereal that we cannot touch. The reality is much more concrete. Behind it all are power plants, transmission lines, substations, cooling systems, and an enormous amount of electricity. The challenge is that this physical system will have  more PR

TEMPE, Arizona, June 17 -- Rio Salado College issued the following news: * * * Rio Salado College, Maricopa Community Colleges Unveil Next Round of Bachelor's Degree Programs New Law and Legal Studies undergraduate program slated for Fall 2027 to expand bachelor's degree offerings - Rio Salado College is preparing to introduce a new bachelor's degree in 2027: Law and Legal Studies. Maricopa Community Colleges announced the program, alongside two others (Exercise Science and Health Services Leadership) at sister colleges, in a press release more PR

HAMMOND, Louisiana, June 18 -- Southeastern Louisiana University issued the following news: * * * Southeastern appoints music and performing arts department head By: Tonya Lowentritt Southeastern Louisiana University has appointed a new music and performing arts department head. Paul Buyer will join the Southeastern faculty from Clemson University, where he served as director of percussion, director of music, and acting associate dean. Buyer received his doctor of musical arts and master of music degrees in percussion performance from the  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Rep. Greg Stanton, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Stanton Secures Release of Margoth and Dilan Paredes, Tempe Family Held in ICE Detention in Texas * WASHINGTON DC - Rep. Greg Stanton, D-Ariz., announced Tempe resident Margoth Paredes-Ortiz and her 14-year-old son Dilan Maney Paredes were freed from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody in Texas and arrived back in Arizona. The family will remain in Arizona as their case is before the Board of Immigration Appeals. "Tempe is Margoth a more PR

TUCSON, Arizona, June 17 -- The University of Arizona posted the following news release: * * * U of A-led project presents solutions for Arizona's water worries * A University of Arizona-led team of collaborators at Arizona's three state universities today released a detailed report and associated products describing possible solutions to the state's concerns about future water resource availability. "Given the current concerns about the reliability of Colorado River deliveries to Arizona, this is a critical time to be thoroughly explorin more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- The House Agriculture Committee released the following testimony by Dave Puglia, president and CEO of Western Growers Association, Irvine, California, from a June 10, 2026, hearing entitled "Agricultural Perspectives on the Future of the USMCA." USMCA is the U.S-Mexico-Canada Agreement. * * * Thank you Chairman Thompson, Ranking Member Craig, and members of the Committee. My name is Dave Puglia and I am the President and CEO of Western Growers. Western Growers' members are small-, medium- and large-sized businesses tha more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 [Category: Environment] -- The Wilderness Society posted the following news release: * * * The Wilderness Society to honor David Brooks with 2026 Olaus and Mardy Murie Award Award recognizes four decades of conservation leadership, often "outside the spotlight" - The Wilderness Society will honor longtime public lands leader David Brooks with the 2026 Olaus and Mardy Murie Award at a June 17 dinner at the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C. The Olaus and Mardy Murie Award recognizes public servan more PR

PRESCOTT, Arizona, June 17 -- Yavapai College issued the following news: * * * Yavapai College District Governing Board Chairperson Releases Statement about the Resolution of Two Open Meetings Violations Investigation The Arizona Attorney General Informed the Yavapai College District Governing Board that the Open Meetings Law was Not Violated Chris J. Minnick Steve Bracety, Chairperson, Yavapai College District Governing Board, released the following statement about the results of two Open Meetings Violations that were recently investigate more PR