WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on June 22, 2026: * * * ALSOBROOKS VOTES TO PASS ROAD TO HOUSING ACT Today, Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.), a member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, voted on the Senate Floor to pass the Renewing Opportunity in the American Dream (ROAD) to Housing Act. The Senate voted 85-5 to pass the bill. Senator Alsobrooks issued the following statement after the vote: "My parents married young, just 21 and 22. Within five years  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 23 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has announced the availability of a final supplemental environmental assessment and finding of no significant impact supporting the release of the knotweed psyllid Aphalara itadori from Murakami, Japan, for biological control of invasive knotweed species across the contiguous U.S. The agency said the insect will be used against Japanese knotweed (Fallopia japonica), giant knotweed (F. sachalinensis), and Bohemian knotweed (F. x bohemica more PR

NEW YORK, June 22 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Cahill Gordon and Reindel, a law firm, posted the following news: * * * Cahill Adds Technology IP Litigation Partner Patrick Lafferty in Washington, D.C. * Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP today announced that Patrick M. Lafferty has joined the firm as a partner in its Technology Intellectual Property (IP) Litigation practice in Washington, D.C. His arrival further expands Cahill's rapidly growing Technology IP platform and enhances the firm's capabilities in high-stakes patent litigation, PTAB proce more PR

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news release: * * * Coast Guard ensures maritime safety, security during Sail250 Maryland celebrations * BALTIMORE -In honor of America's 250th anniversary, the U.S. Coast Guard will oversee comprehensive maritime safety and security operations alongside local, state and federal partners during Sail250 Maryland, which is scheduled to be held in Baltimore, June 24-30. Sail250 Maryland, a massive maritime celebration to commemorate the nation's  more PR

NEW YORK, June 22 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The American Civil Liberties Union, an organization that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., posted the following news release: * * * Federal Court Rejects DOJ Attempt to Obtain Maryland's Sensitive Voter Data * ANNAPOLIS, Md. -A federal court today rejected the U.S. Department of Justice's attempt to force Maryland election officials to turn over the state's unredacted voter registration file, protecting the sensitiv more PR

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Press Secretary Marco Rubio on Threats from Ebola & Hantavirus Due to Trump's Cuts to Foreign Aid & WHO Withdrawal U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) sent a letter pressing Secretary of State Marco Rubio on the impacts that President Trump's cuts to foreign aid and withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO) have had on the United States' ability to protect Americans from Ebola and hantaviru more PR

MIAMI, Florida, June 23 -- Holland and Knight, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Holland & Knight Grows Regulatory Practice Group with Addition of Jill Keller Hengen in Atlanta ATLANTA - Holland & Knight has bolstered its Regulatory Practice Group with the addition of Partner Jill Keller Hengen in Atlanta. Ms. Hengen focuses her practice on managing internal, global and government-facing investigations across a broad spectrum of matters, with substantial experience in the life sciences and healthcare sectors. She was most  more PR

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, June 18 [Category: Health Care] (TNSrep) -- Humanity and Inclusion issued the following news release: * * * Syria's Recovery Is Leaving Persons with Disabilities Behind * According to Humanity & Inclusion's (HI) newly released report, 28% of Syrians in humanitarian need have disabilities. They are largely excluded from recovery programs. Why It Matters A new report (https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:VA6C2:2205bd2d-01e3-4fd4-9ac7-ddd61f5d6dc6?x_api_client_id=chrome_extension_viewer&x_api_client_location=shar more PR

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Rep. April McClain Delaney, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * ICE Detention Warehouse: Rep. McClain Delaney's Constituents Speak Out as Public Comment Deadline Nears Rep. April McClain Delaney (MD-06) sent another letter to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to amplify the voices of her constituents who largely remain opposed and concerned about plans to transform a commercial warehouse in Washington County, Maryland, into a massive 1,500-bed U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) dete more PR

FREDERICK, Maryland, June 22 [Category: Aerospace] -- The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association posted the following news release: * * * Louisiana Governor Signs ADS-B Billing Ban * HB 730 goes into effect on August 1 and prohibits the use of ADS-B data to charge fees to pilots flying aircraft weighing less than 12,500 pounds under Part 91 (non-commercial operations). It passed the Louisiana Senate unanimously, passed the House on a 91-8 vote. While more states are considering related legislation, AOPA is pursuing a national policy to av more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, June 23 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on June 22, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Issues Updated Immigration Enforcement Guidance for Law Enforcement Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today released updated guidance for state and local law enforcement outlining their role in federal immigration enforcement. The updated guidance incorporates the requirements of the Community Trust Act, which became State law in May 2026, and other recently enacted laws. The guidance i more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, June 18 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on June 17, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Urges Nuclear Regulatory Commission to Maintain Public Safety Focus When Licensing Nuclear Microreactors Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined a multistate coalition in submitting a letter to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) opposing a new set of regulations set forth by the Trump administration that would provide a fast track for licensing and deploying unproven nuclear mi more PR

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, June 23 -- The Maryland Department of Natural Resources issued the following news: * * * Roots for Resilience Initiative Grants $4.5 Million for Living Shoreline Projects, Protecting Bay Communities and Habitats Roots for Resilience, a Maryland Department of Natural Resources initiative to support climate adaptation on the Eastern Shore, has approved seven grants totaling more than $4.5 million to protect large areas of healthy saltmarsh habitat. These living shoreline projects will protect coastal areas and islands fro more PR

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy, Kim Reintroduce Bill to Provide Free Summer Camp for All Kids U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Andy Kim (D-N.J.), members of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, on Monday reintroduced the Summer for All Act to expand access to high-quality summer enrichment opportunities. By creating two new federal grant programs, the bill would provide the long-term funding necessary for community-bas more PR

BETHESDA, Maryland, June 23 (TNSjou) -- The National Eye Institute issued the following news: * * * NEI-funded research identifies molecule that strengthens the eye's response to damage in retinal disease Restoring the naturally occurring compound erucamide in the eye stabilized tissue in preclinical models of retinal degeneration - Research funded by the National Eye Institute shows that a naturally occurring molecule called erucamide plays a role in how cells communicate in the retina, the light-sensing tissue at the back of the eye. Whi more PR

BETHESDA, Maryland, June 23 [Category: Medical] (TNSxrep) -- The American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine issued the following news release on June 22, 2026: * * * Osteopathic Medical School Applications Jump More than 12 Percent Highest number since the pandemic year of 2021 - Today, the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM) released its 2026 application cycle report showing a 12.83 percent increase in applications to osteopathic medical schools from the previous year. The 26,506 applications ar more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, June 23 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry issued the following news: * * * Shapiro Administration Leads Multi-State Coalition Opposing Proposed Federal Rule That Would Weaken Worker Protections, Making Wage Theft Harder to Fight Pennsylvania is leading a coalition of attorneys general and state labor departments, urging the U.S. Department of Labor to withdraw a proposed rule that would narrow who can be held responsible when workers are denied wages, overtime, leave, and other workplace protectio more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following letter to the FBI: * * * Here is the text of the letter: June 15, 2026 The Honorable Kashyap Patel Director Federal Bureau of Investigation 935 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20535 Dear Director Patel: We have been receiving troubling reports that you may be using part of the budget of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) as a personal slush fund to make tens or hundreds of thousands of d more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following letter to Alphabet Inc.: * * * Here is the text of the letter: June 16, 2026 Mr. Sundar Pichai CEO Alphabet Inc. 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043 Dear Mr. Pichai: Why is Alphabet helping the Trump Department of Justice (DOJ) violate the First Amendment by blocking access to lawful apps that the American people use to record, report, and monitor the actions of our own government's offi more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following letter to Apple: * * * Here is the text of the letter: June 16, 2026 Mr. Tim Cook CEO Apple One Apple Park Way Cupertino, CA 95014 Dear Mr. Cook: Why is Apple helping the Trump Department of Justice (DOJ) violate the First Amendment by blocking access to lawful apps that the American people use to record, report, and monitor the actions of our own government's officers and employees? As you know, ove more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following letter to Bard College: * * * Here is the text of the letter: June 17, 2026 Mr. James Cox Chambers Chair, Board of Trustees Bard College 30 Campus Road, PO Box 5000 Annandale-on-Hudson, NY 12504 Mr. Chambers: For decades, Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, along with their co-conspirators, accomplices, and enablers, operated a billion-dollar international sex trafficking operation. The House Commi more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following letter to Harvard University: * * * Here is the text of the letter: June 17, 2026 Dr. Alan M. Garber President Harvard University Massachusetts Hall Cambridge, MA 02138 Dear Dr. Garber: As you surely know, Jeffrey Epstein repeatedly cultivated and exploited his close connections to Harvard and various faculty networks both to lure victims into his vast sex trafficking operation and then to try to salv more PR

WASHINGTON, June 23 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following letter to the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Professional Responsibility and Supreme Court of Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission: * * * Here is the text of the letter: June 16, 2026 Office of Professional Responsibility U.S. Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20530 - Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission Supreme Court of Illinois more PR

WASHINGTON, June 23 (TNSletter) -- Sens. Alex Padilla, D-California, ranking member of the Subcommittee on Border, Security and Immigration, with Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following letter to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security: * * * Here is the text of the letter: June 18, 2026 The Honorable Markwayne Mullin Secretary U.S. Department of Homeland Security 2707 Martin Luther King Jr Avenue SE Washington, DC 20528 - Mr. David Venturella Acting Director-Designate U more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, June 23 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following statement on June 22, 2026: * * * Statement from Attorney General Brown on Federal Court Victory Protecting Maryland Voter Data Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today issued the following statement after the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland dismissed the Department of Justice's lawsuit seeking Maryland's complete statewide voter registration list, which contains sensitive personal information of millions of Maryland voters. The  more PR

COLUMBIA, Maryland, June 23 -- TEDCO, the Maryland Technology Development Corp., issued the following news release: * * * TEDCO Invests in EcoMap Technologies Maryland-based AI-enabled business seeks to support ecosystem growth - TEDCO, Maryland's economic engine for technology companies, announced an investment of more than $100,000 in EcoMap Technologies through its Seed Funds. The Seed Funds support the growth of Maryland's technology and life sciences entrepreneurial ecosystems by providing early-stage capital to promising companies. T more PR

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Venable, a law firm, issued the following news release on June 22, 2026: * * * Venable Launches "The Beauty Law Glow-Up" Podcast Series for Beauty, Wellness, and Personal Care Brands New podcast explores the legal, regulatory, intellectual property, privacy, and business issues shaping today's beauty industry. - Venable LLP announced today the launch of The Beauty Law Glow-Up, a new podcast series dedicated to helping beauty, wellness, and personal care companies navigate the rapidly evolving legal and business chall more PR

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Venable, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Venable's Corporate Group Adds Private Equity Partner Kaitlin Kines in California ORANGE COUNTY, CA - Venable LLP is pleased to announce that Kaitlin Kines has joined the firm as a partner in its Corporate Group in Orange County. Ms. Kines brings significant experience advising private equity sponsors, growth equity investors, financial institutions, family offices, and companies on mergers and acquisitions, growth equity investments, and other strategic tra more PR

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, June 22 -- The Chesapeake Bay Foundation posted the following news release: * * * Virginia Budget Deal Fails to Launch Long-Awaited Menhaden Research * Repeated delays on science reaffirm need to pause reduction fishery in Chesapeake Bay House and Senate lawmakers in Virginia announced a deal this weekend on a two-year state budget that once again does not include much-needed funding to study the Chesapeake Bay's menhaden population-bowing to pressure from industry to delay this vital research. The funding, which ha more PR

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, June 21 -- The Chesapeake Bay Foundation posted the following news release: * * * Virginia Budget Deal Shortchanges Clean Water, Conservation Priorities * Virginia lawmakers in the House and Senate this weekend rolled out a compromise proposal for the biennial budget that starts on July 1, which unfortunately shortchanges clean water and conservation priorities in the first budget that will be enacted under the revised Chesapeake Bay agreement. Among the most concerning items: steering nearly half of revenues from the more PR