WASHINGTON, June 18 -- AARP issued the following news release on June 17, 2026 with United Way Worldwide: * * * AARP and United Way Worldwide Expand 211 Caregiver Program to 10 New States - Increasing Support for Millions More Family Caregivers Expansion into additional 211 call centers brings the program to 32 states and Puerto Rico, reaching 50% of the total U.S. population, and accessible to an estimated 36 million family caregivers - Millions more family caregivers across the country now have easier access to critical support through t more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, June 17 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Announces $7 Million Settlement with Property Management Company LivCor for its Role in Algorithmic Rent Alignment Scheme * OAKLAND - California Attorney General Rob Bonta today, as part of a bipartisan coalition of nine attorneys general, announced a $7 million settlement with LivCor, LLC (LivCor), one of the property management companies named as a defendant in Attorney General Bonta's ongoing antitrust  more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, June 18 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Announces $7 Million Settlement with Property Management Company LivCor for its Role in Algorithmic Rent Alignment Scheme * OAKLAND - California Attorney General Rob Bonta today, as part of a bipartisan coalition of nine attorneys general, announced a $7 million settlement with LivCor, LLC (LivCor), one of the property management companies named as a defendant in Attorney General Bonta's ongoing antitrust  more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 18 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL ANNOUNCES $7 MILLION SETTLEMENT WITH LIVCOR FOR ITS ROLE IN ALGORITHMIC RENT ALIGNMENT SCHEME Settlement Resolves Property Management Company's Illegal Gathering, Sharing of Confidential Pricing Information  - Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a bipartisan coalition of nine attorneys general, today announced a $7 million settlement with LivCor LLC (LivCor), one of the property management companies name more PR

SALEM, Oregon, June 18 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Rayfield Secures $7 Million Settlement from Property Management Company Over Rent-Fixing Scheme Attorney General Dan Rayfield announced a $7 million settlement with LivCor, LLC (LivCor), one of the property management companies named as a defendant in ongoing antitrust litigation against software company RealPage. The settlement, reached in collaboration with a bipartisan coalition of nine attorneys general, resolves alle more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 18 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Skrmetti Announces $7 Million Settlement with LivCor Over Rent-Pricing Manipulation * Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti today announced a $7 million settlement with property management company LivCor, LLC, over allegations that it participated in a scheme that used RealPage's rent-pricing software and competitors' confidential data to increase apartment rents. The settlement is part of a bipartisan laws more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, June 18 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Announces $7 Million Settlement with Property Management Company, LivCor for its Role in Algorithmic Rent Alignment Scheme Attorney General William Tong and a bipartisan coalition of eight other attorneys general today announced a $7 million settlement with LivCor, LLC (LivCor), the second property management company to settle in the ongoing antitrust litigation against software company RealPage and landl more PR

ORANGE, Connecticut, June 19 -- Avangrid, an energy company, issued the following news release: * * * Avangrid Subsidiary NYSEG Completes Major Transmission Upgrades Ahead of Schedule and Under Budget Avangrid project in New York strengthens grid reliability, saving customers more than $2 million. NYSEG crews from IBEW Local 10 play critical role in timely completion - Hornell, NY -- Avangrid, Inc., a leading energy company and member of the Iberdrola Group, announced that its subsidiary, New York State Electric & Gas (NYSEG) has complete more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 18 [Category: Environment] -- Clean Air Task Force, an organization that says it works to safeguard against the impacts of climate change by catalyzing the development and deployment of low-carbon energy and other climate-protecting technologies, issued the following news: * * * Court should order restart of wind project reviews, environmental groups say Eight environmental groups support lawsuit seeking to end Defense Department's de facto ban on approval of new wind projects -  Environmental groups today urge more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Rep. Cliff Bentz, R-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Bentz Introduces "Hydropower Licensing Affordability Act" to Modernize Hydro-Electric Re-Licensing and to Protect Existing Energy Generation * WASHINGTON, D.C.- Electricity generated by water is clean, renewable, highly reliable, and once built, extremely cost-effective. In the United States, there are 181 federal hydroelectric projects, and 2,221 non-federal hydroelectric projects. These non-federal hydro-projects generate about 55 gigaw more PR

MERRIFIELD, Virginia, June 18 [Category: Environment] -- The National Wildlife Federation posted the following news release: * * * Conservationist, Clean Energy Leader to Serve as Chair-Elect of National Wildlife Federation's Board of Directors * Leading conservationist, advocate, and policy expert Beth A. Viola will serve as chair-elect of the National Wildlife Federation following a vote of the organization's 52 state and territorial affiliates at the 90th Annual Meeting in Providence, R.I. Viola, who has served on the National Wildlife F more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 19 -- Conservation Law Foundation issued the following news release: * * * Court Should Order Restart of Wind Project Reviews, Environmental Groups Say If these wind projects are further delayed or canceled, the resulting disruption will be felt throughout the country. Photo: Shutterstock - Environmental groups have urged a federal court to move quickly in forcing an end to the Defense Department's de facto ban on new wind energy projects. In an amicus brief (https://www.clf.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/wi more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 (TNSinfo) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service issued the following information collection: We are advising the public that the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), U.S. Department of Agriculture, plans to prepare a programmatic environmental impact statement (PEIS) to analyze the effects of a program to suppress populations of grasshoppers and Mormon crickets from rangeland in seventeen states of the western United States (Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Kans more PR

ARCATA, California, June 17 -- The California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt posted the following news: * * * A Life Outdoors, Rooted at Humboldt * That patience, curiosity, and deep respect for wildlife helped shape a career that now includes one of the field's highest honors. Bowyer is the 2025 recipient of the Aldo Leopold Memorial Award from The Wildlife Society, which recognizes lifetime contributions to wildlife conservation. "That's a tremendous honor," Bowyer says. "It's not something you ever think is going to happen." F more PR

SALEM, Oregon, June 18 -- Gov. Tina Kotek, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Kotek Signs Bill Guaranteeing Free Books for Oregon's Youngest Learners * Gresham, OR - Today, Governor Tina Kotek and First Lady Aimee Kotek Wilson joined legislators and community partners to commemorate the signing of House Bill 4022 at an event at Multnomah County's new East County Library in Gresham. The bill codifies the Oregon Imagination Library Program, which provides a free book each month to children ages 0-5, as an official sta more PR

SALEM, Oregon, June 18 -- Gov. Tina Kotek, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Kotek Updates Statewide Progress: Unsheltered Homelessness Down 6.4 Percent Statewide in Comparable Year-to-Year Counts A new analysis of U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) estimates of homelessness finds Oregon has made significant progress in reducing unsheltered homelessness. "For too long, Oregonians watched homelessness grow and wondered whether things could change. This data shows we are beginning to turn the tide more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * King, Merkley, Colleagues Call to Terminate Illegal Plans for "Triumphal Arch" * Key legislators cite federal laws that prohibit construction without congressional approval WASHINGTON, D.C. -U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME), Ranking Member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) Subcommittee on National Parks, is leading a group of his Congressional colleagues in objecting to the Trump Administration's proposed plan to illegally construct a more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Larsen Cheers Trump Administration Backing Off Plan to End Key Ocean Monitoring Initiative * Today, U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) released the following statement: "Monitoring our oceans is crucial to protect Northwest Washington's coastlines, marine ecosystems and maritime economy. "The Trump administration's attempt to remove hundreds of underwater instruments that help scientists understand ecosystem threats and natural disasters more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Lawmakers to EPA: Don't Sacrifice Our Communities for Chemical Recyclers * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representative Jared Huffman (CA-02), Ranking Member of the House Natural Resources Committee, and Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and led a bicameral group of 50 lawmakers to sound the alarm over a review by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that paves the way to eliminate Clean Air Act protections for chemical recycling process more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, R-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Malliotakis Joins ICE to Highlight Worst of Worst Arrests & Sound Alarm on Hochul Sanctuary Law NEW YORK - Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis joined Kenneth Genalo, New York City Field Office Director for Enforcement and Removal Operations at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, to discuss New York State's recent sanctuary law changes and their impact on ICE operations and public safety, recent ICE enforcement efforts, her legislation to p more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Huffman, Lawmakers to EPA: Don't Sacrifice Our Communities for Chemical Recyclers * Washington, D.C. - Today, Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and U.S. Representative Jared Huffman (CA-02), Ranking Member of the House Natural Resources Committee, led a bicameral group of 50 lawmakers to sound the alarm over a review by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that paves the way to eliminate Clean Air Act protections for chemical recyclin more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Murkowski Lead the Charge to Block the Dismantling of One-Of-A-Kind Ocean Monitoring Network * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) took to the Senate floor to successfully pass their bipartisan legislation that pauses the reckless dismantling of the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI), a complex system of 900 ocean monitoring instruments that provides rea more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Murkowski Secure Commitment to Preserve U.S. Ocean Monitoring Systems * Washington, D.C. - Following public outrage over the dismantling of the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI), U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) announced the NSF was pausing its planned removal of the OOI's sensors. NSF's decision came after Merkley and Murkowski passed a Senate bill to pause the dismantling  more PR

BOZEMAN, Montana, June 18 -- Montana State University issued the following news: * * * Montana State filmmaker earns regional writing award * Montana State University film major Trent Pietsch photographed Wednesday, June 10, 2026, in Bozeman, Mont. MSU photo by Colter Peterson BOZEMAN -Trent Pietsch sat alone in his watch tower. As he waited for incoming training flights on a naval base in Texas about 13 years ago, 19th century philosophers Fyodor Dostoevsky and Friedrich Nietzsche kept him company. Their writings were influential for his more PR

PIERRE, South Dakota, June 12 -- South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Jackley Joins Bipartisan Coalition Urging Congress To Continue Legal Services for Veterans, Rural Communities South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces he has joined a bipartisan coalition of 40 Attorneys General in urging Congressional leaders to continue funding Legal Services Corporation (LSC), the nation's largest funder of civil legal aid for low-income Americans. "Everyone, regardless of th more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 18 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog: * * * AG Announces Settlement Over Rent-Pricing Manipulation Tennessee Attorney General (AG) Jonathan Skrmetti on Thursday announced a $7 million settlement with property management company LivCor LLC over allegations that it participated in a scheme that used RealPage's rent-pricing software and competitors' confidential data to increase apartment rents. The settlement is part of a bipartisan lawsuit brought by the U.S more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48997) on June 16, 2026, entitled "U.S.-Panama Relations - Overview and Issues for Congress:" (Continued from Part 1 of 2) * * * Cooperation on Drug Trafficking and Other Security Concerns The United States and Panama have long-standing security ties, stemming in part from the joint responsibility to safeguard the Panama Canal (see "Canal-Related U.S.-Panama Security Cooperation.") Since the abolition of Panama's military in 1994, U.S. age more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- The White House issued the following news on June 17, 2026: * * * Trump Administration Delivers Another Crushing Blow to Antifa Terrorist Network Last year, President Donald J. Trump designated Antifa a domestic terrorist organization and directed the full power of the federal government to hunt down, disrupt, and dismantle the violent anarchist network. This week, the Department of Justice struck another decisive blow by charging 15 Antifa-linked terrorists in a conspiracy to violently obstruct lawful immigration enfo more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden Demands Answers from Trump Administration On Poor Treatment of World Cup Visitors * Oregon senator's letter urges the Department of Homeland Security and State Department to fix problems now plaguing travel to the World Cup long before America hosts the 2028 Olympics and Paralympics Washington, D.C. -U.S. Senator Ron Wyden today demanded the Trump administration explain its sorry record of entry denials and visa problems for fans, players, refer more PR

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on June 18, 2026: * * * Wyden, Hassan, Press RFK Jr. on White House Involvement in Decision to Dismantle Vaccine Recommendations Panel During His April 2026 Senate Finance Committee Hearing, RFK Jr. Testified That White House Staff and President Trump Approved of His Firing of All 17 members of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), Contradicting Earlier Claims - Senate Finance Committee Ranki more PR