NEW YORK, June 23 [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: * * * ACLU Statement Responding to the Supreme Court Ruling in Case on Religious Freedom for Incarcerated People * WASHINGTON -The Supreme Court issued a decision today ruling against Damon Landor, a Rastafari man whose dreadlocks were forcibly shaved by Louisiana prison officials in violatio more PR

WASHINGTON, June 24 (TNSletter) -- The American Energy Alliance, with 21 co-signers issued the following letter to House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, and Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-South Dakota: * * * Here is the text of the letter: June 22, 2026 The Honorable Mike Johnson Speaker U.S. House of Representatives Washington, D.C. 20515 - The Honorable John Thune Majority Leader U.S. Senate Washington, D.C. 20510 - CC: The Honorable Jason Smith Chairman House Ways and Means Committee 1139 Longworth HOB Washington  more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, June 23 -- Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill issued the following news: * * * BREAKING: Attorney General Murrill secures U.S. Supreme Court victory in Landor Case * Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill and her team today secured a victory before the United States Supreme Court in Landor v. Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections. The Court ruled that the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA) does not authorize claims for money damages against state officials in their ind more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, June 23 -- West Virginia Attorney General John B. McCuskey posted the following news release: * * * California's Plastics Act Prompts Lawsuit Over Economic Impacts and State Sovereignty * Attorney General JB McCuskey joined a coalition of 16 state attorneys general and the National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors (NAW) in challenging California's Plastics Act to defend the interests of consumers and producers across the United States. The lawsuit intends to stop the costs that will be passed on to consumers more PR

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Committee Cliff Notes: Weekly Preview -- Week of June 22, 2026 * Here's what to watch for from House Republican committees during the week: Agriculture On Wednesday, June 24, the Committee on Agriculture will hold a full committee hearing "To Review the Implementation of Farm Safety Net, Disaster, and Conservation Programs." On Thursday, June 25, the Subcommittee on Forestry and Horticulture will hold a hearing called "R more PR

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- The Constitutional Accountability Center issued the following statement on June 23, 2026: * * * CAC Release: Supreme Court's Conservative Supermajority Undermines Important Right Created by Congress Following today's decision at the Supreme Court in Landor v. Louisiana Department of Corrections and Public Safety, a case in which the Court considered whether an individual may sue government officials in their individual capacity for damages for violating the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act, Constitu more PR

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Democracy Forward, an organization that says it advances democracy and social progress through litigation, policy and public education and regulatory engagement, issued the following news release on June 22, 2026: * * * Federal Judge Shuts Down Trump-Vance Voter Purge Database Administration's Plan to Unlawfully Aggregate Personal Data to Enable Voter Purges Ended by Court Order in Significant Voting Issues Victory - A Trump-Vance administration attempt to unlawfully meddle in elections was struck down today, as a fe more PR

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release: * * * Ahead of the Fourth Anniversary of the Dobbs Decision, Vance Compares Eliminating Access to Abortion to Abolishing Slavery On Allie Beth Stuckey's podcast, JD Vance callously compared the Trump administration's effort to limit access to abortion to Abraham Lincoln's abolition of slavery. Since Trump and Vance took office, their administration has undermined women's healthcare across the country, freezing millions in funding for lifesaving repro more PR

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Calls Out President Trump's Ongoing Attacks To Americans' Voting Rights & Our Free And Fair Elections * June 23, 2026 Durbin: "As we celebrate our country's 250th year of independence, we must join together in support of free and fair elections and condemn any attempts by this President or otherwise to undermine our democracy before it's too late." WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the S more PR

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on June 23, 2026: * * * Durbin Calls Out President Trump's Ongoing Attacks To Americans' Voting Rights & Our Free And Fair Elections U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today called out the Trump Administration's ongoing efforts to undermine America's free and fair elections and restrict Americans' voting rights ahead of the midterm electio more PR

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Dutch Oil Co., Columbus, Mississippi, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of the Treasury Office of the Comptroller of the Currency opposing the agency's interim final rule on national bank non-interest charges and fees and the interim final order preempting the Illinois Interchange Fee Prohibition Act. The oil and convenience store operator, which runs over 100 stores in Mississippi, Alabama, and Louisiana, voiced concerns over the impact of swipe fees charged by Visa and Mastercard on its business o more ST

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, June 23 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Entergy posted the following news release: * * * Entergy launches upgrades to storm outage map * Entergy has launched an enhanced outage map designed to provide customers with a more intuitive, informative, and user-friendly experience. Available now on Entergy.com, myEntergy, the upgraded tool helps customers stay informed and connected before, during and after outage events. "Our customers depend on accurate, easy-to-access information, especially during severe weather events," sa more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, June 23 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Entergy posted the following news release: * * * For more than a decade, Entergy earns The Civic 50 honor for its commitment to communities * Company also honored as a Utilities Sector Leader for the fourth consecutive year Entergy has been named a 2026 honoree of The Civic 50, an annual recognition by Points of Light that identifies the nation's most community-minded companies. This marks Entergy's 11th consecutive year on the list. The company was also recognized as the Utilities  more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, June 24 -- Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr issued the following news release on June 22, 2026: * * * Carr Challenges California's Plastics Acts Over State Sovereignty and Economic Impacts Attorney General Chris Carr has joined a 17-state coalition and the National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors (NAW) in challenging California's Plastics Act to defend the interests of producers and consumers nationwide. California's law, formally known as the Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act more PR

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- The House Ways and Means Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-670) on the Preventing Waste, Fraud and Abuse in TANF Act (H.R. 8872). The report was advanced by Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, on May 29, 2026. Here are excerpts: * * * I. SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND A. Purpose and Summary H.R. 8872, as amended, the "Preventing Waste, Fraud and Abuse in TANF Act," as ordered reported by the Committee on Ways and Means on May 21, 2026, makes changes to part A of title IV of the Social Security Act to strengthen program integri more ST

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Cassidy Warns Delaying Social Security Reform Will Only Raise Costs, Highlights Plan to Save It in WSJ * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) penned a letter to the editor in the Wall Street Journal warning that the longer Congress waits to address Social Security's looming insolvency, the larger the tax increases and benefit cuts will be. Cassidy also highlighted his plan to strengthen Social Security by investing funds int more PR

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- The Independent Community Bankers of America along with 43 state bankers associations, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of the Treasury Office of the Comptroller of the Currency expressing support for the interim final order preempting the Illinois Interchange Fee Prohibition Act and the accompanying interim final rule on national bank non-interest charges and fees. The letter argues that the OCC's action is firmly grounded in the National Bank Act and necessary to prevent serious interference wit more ST

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Kennedy, Coons introduce bipartisan bill to adjust federal diversity jurisdiction threshold for inflation * WASHINGTON - Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, joined Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.) in introducing the Diversity Jurisdiction Inflation Adjustment Act, bipartisan legislation to raise the dollar threshold for certain state-law lawsuits between parties from different states to be heard in federal court. Fed more PR

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- The League of Women Voters issued the following news release on June 22, 2026: * * * Federal Judge Shuts Down Trump-Vance Voter Purge Database Administration's Plan to Unlawfully Aggregate Personal Data to Enable Voter Purges Ended by Court Order in Significant Voting Issues Victory - A Trump-Vance administration attempt to unlawfully meddle in elections was struck down today, as a federal judge ordered the administration to end and disentangle a massive government database that consolidates millions of Americans' se more PR

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Rep. Julia Letlow, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Letlow to FEMA: Provide all resources necessary for flood cleanup * WASHINGTON, D.C. - In the wake of severe storms slamming parts of Louisiana with over two feet of rain, Congresswoman Julia Letlow is calling on FEMA (link is external) to provide all resources necessary for communities to clean up damage left by extreme flooding. In a letter to the agency (link is external), Letlow noted the extreme impact of torrential rainfall, high winds, f more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, June 23 -- Louisiana State University Shreveport campus issued the following news: * * * LSUS professor writes new book on the Louisiana Purchase By Matt Vines SHREVEPORT - Many know the basics of the Louisiana Purchase - the historic land deal with France in 1803 that essentially doubled the size of the United States overnight. The $15 million acquisition totaled nearly one million square miles of land that stretches from New Orleans across 15 present-day states and into Canada. In a new book, LSU Shreveport histo more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts posted the following news release: * * * Massachusetts Man Charged in $5 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme as Part of National Health Care Fraud Takedown * BOSTON - A Stoughton, Mass., man has been charged in connection with an alleged scheme to defraud Medicare of over $5 million by submitting claims for durable medical equipment (DME) that was medically unnecessary and tainted by kickbacks. The charges filed today in federal court in Boston are more PR

NEW YORK, June 24 (TNSletter) -- The National Urban League issued the following letter to the NCAA: * * * Here is the text of the letter: June 15, 2026 Governor Charlie Baker President NCAA 700 W. Washington St. Indianapolis, IN 46204 Dear Governor Baker: As President & CEO of the National Urban League, I write to express my profound concerns regarding the NCAA's (Association) documented comparison of college athletes to prison labor under the Thirteenth Amendment's "slavery exception." This is unacceptable! The NCAA's use of this le more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, June 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas posted the following news release: * * * Nine charged in SDTX as part of national health care fraud takedown * HOUSTON - Several people in and around the Houston area as well as a Nevada woman have been indicted in various schemes including illegal drug diversion and attempts to defraud Medicare, Medicaid and TRICARE which involve a total of over $1 billion in alleged fraud, announced Acting U.S. Attorney John G.E. Marck. The charges include alle more PR

PIERRE, South Dakota, June 24 -- South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley issued the following news release on June 23, 2026: * * * Attorney General Jackley Joins Lawsuit Challenging California Act South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has joined 16 other Attorneys General in a lawsuit intended to protect the interests of producers and consumers. The coalition's lawsuit challenges California's Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packing Producer Responsibility Act. The California law places extensive requirements on manufacturers, dis more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, June 23 -- Spelman College issued the following news: * * * Spelman College Joins Select Group of Research Colleges and Universities in Carnegie's Redesigned Classification System What Our Carnegie Classifications Reveal For decades, the most widely used classification framework in American higher education had no formal language for what Spelman College was doing. Not because the research wasn't happening -- it is. Not because the faculty were not highly engaged in research and creative pursuits -- they are. Not because  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- St. Romain Oil Co., Mansura, Louisiana, expressed opposition to the U.S. Department of the Treasury Office of the Comptroller of the Currency's interim final rule on national bank non-interest charges and fees, as well as an interim final order preempting the Illinois Interchange Fee Prohibition Act, in a public comment letter.  The wholesale fuel jobber, operating convenience stores and supplying independent stores in central Louisiana, urged the OCC to withdraw the rule and order, citing concerns over unchecked credit more ST

NEW YORK, June 24 -- Agudath Israel of America, an arm and voice of American Orthodox Jewry, issued the following statement on June 23, 2026: * * * Statement of Agudath Israel on Supreme Court Decision in Religious Liberty Case Agudath Israel of America expresses disappointment with the Supreme Court's decision today in Landor v. Louisiana Department of Corrections and Public Safety. The case involves the scope of remedies available under the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000 (RLUIPA), a statute Agudath Israel help more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, June 23 -- Tulane University issued the following news release: * * * Tulane announces major milestone in planned transformation of former Charity Hospital building * Tulane University announced a major milestone in its plans to transform the iconic former Charity Hospital building into a national hub of bioscience discovery and medical advancements with more than 650,000 square feet dedicated to Tulane education, health, research and innovation initiatives. The university has signed a purchase and sale agreement f more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 23 [Category: BizHospital] -- The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute issued the following news release: * * * Two Dana-Farber hematologists receive top honors from the American Society of Hematology * The American Society of Hematology is recognizing 11 distinguished hematologists with its most prestigious awards and named lectures, honoring transformative contributions that have advanced research, patient care, and education in blood disorders. Two of this year's honorees are from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute : Benjam more PR

LAKE CHARLES, Louisiana, June 23 -- McNeese State University posted the following news: * * * Undergraduate Research Examines Natural Ingredients in Food Preservation * McNeese State University students Amara Roberson, freshman, and Blake Milton, senior, presented a research project recently at the undergraduate research symposium. The research they've conducted examines the trend in food science of using natural ingredients to preserve sausage opposed to food additives. They pair conducted several studies on which compounds can preserve  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 24 (TNSFR) -- The University of Southern Mississippi has completed an inventory of Native American human remains and determined they are culturally affiliated with five tribal nations, according to a notice published by the National Park Service. The remains consist of a cranium and mandible that were given to the university in 2015 by a community member. The only provenance information indicated the ancestor was recovered from a mound near Millry in Washington County, Alabama. The university determined the remains represent  more PR

BROOKINGS, South Dakota, June 23 -- South Dakota State University posted the following news: * * * Vice President Scholl set to retire * Daniel Scholl, South Dakota State University's vice president for research and economic development, has announced he will retire, effective December 2026, concluding a distinguished career in research, education and administration including nine years overseeing the transformational growth of SDSU's research enterprise. Scholl has been with SDSU since 2011, when he was hired as the South Dakota Agricult more PR