WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Nine state Attorneys General submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency opposing EPA's proposed regulation to alter Effluent Limitations Guidelines for unmanaged combustion residual leachate from steam electric power generating point sources. The states assert that the proposal undermines the Clean Water Act and would weaken protections for their waterways by shifting the responsibility to individual state regulators and permitting authorities instead of maintaining uniform national stan more ST

ITHACA, New York, June 23 -- The Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences posted the following news: * * * Advancing Agricultural Profitability Through Precision, Pasture Innovation Relevance  Farmers across New York face rising input costs, labor shortages, and increasing environmental regulations that affect profitability. Small, dispersed fields and limited access to custom services can slow adoption of cost-saving technologies. Dairy, livestock, and pasture-based farms must balance economic viability with environment more PR

OLYMPIA, Washington, June 22 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * AG Brown leads states' brief opposing increased oil and gas development in Alaska's Coastal Plain * Attorney General Nick Brown led a coalition with 13 other attorneys general in filing an amicus brief supporting three lawsuits challenging the Trump administration's decision to authorize an oil and gas program that would maximize development of the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska. The states h more PR

WASHINGTON, June 24 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division announced membership updates regarding the Rust Foundation, Dover, Delaware. On March 27, 2026, the organization filed written notifications simultaneously with the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission. These statutory updates fall under the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, which protects participating members by limiting the financial recovery of antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages under specified conditions. The notifica more PR

DOYLESTOWN, Pennsylvania, June 23 -- Delaware Valley University posted the following news: * * * Applications Now Open for DelVal's Seventh Annual Spark Bowl on November 19 * Delaware Valley University (DelVal), the Central Bucks Chamber of Commerce (CBCC) and Startup Bucks will host the seventh annual Spark Bowl Competition on November 19, 2026 in Delaware Valley University's Life Sciences Building auditorium. Spark Bowl encourages enrepreneurs, innovative businesses and nonprofit organizations in and around Bucks County to compete in a "S more PR

MONTPELIER, Vermont, June 22 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General Clark and Coalition Oppose Increased Oil and Gas Development in Alaska's Coastal Plain * Attorney General Charity Clark today joined a coalition of 13 other attorneys general in fil ing an amicus brief supporting three lawsuits challenging the Trump administration's decision to authorize an oil and gas program that would maximize development of the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska.  more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 23 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL OPPOSES INCREASED OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT IN ALASKA'S COASTAL PLAIN * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 14 attorneys general, filed an amicus brief supporting three lawsuits challenging the Trump administration's decision to authorize an oil and gas program that would maximize development of the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska. In the brief, which more PR

ALBANY, New York, June 23 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Audio & Rush Transcript: Governor Hochul is a Guest on 'Shredd and Ragan in the Morning' on 97 Rock * Earlier today, Governor Kathy Hochul was a guest on "Shredd and Ragan In the Morning" on 97 Rock to discuss the opening of the new Buffalo Bills stadium. AUDIO: The Governor's remarks are available in audio form here. A rush transcript of the Governor's remarks is available below: Ted Shredd, 97 Rock: Governor Kathy Hochul joins us thi more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, June 24 -- Axiom Space Inc., a provider of human spaceflight services and developer of human-rated space infrastructure, issued the following news release on June 23, 2026: * * * Axiom Space Redomiciles to Texas, Building the Space Ecosystem to Enable Humanity's Future Axiom Space, the leader in commercial human space exploration, today announced it has officially changed the company's legal domicile from Delaware to Texas, planting its roots deeper in the state that shares its conviction: what happens in space profoundly sh more PR

WASHINGTON, June 24 (TNSLrpt) -- State Employment and Unemployment May 2026 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics - June 23, 2026 (18 pages) * * * Unemployment rates were lower in May in 6 states, higher in 2 states, and stable in 42 states and the District of Columbia, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Sixteen states had jobless rate increases from a year earlier, 6 states had decreases, and 28 states and the District had little change. The national unemployment rate, 4.3 percent, was unchanged more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, June 23 [Category: Construction] -- Associated General Contractors of America posted the following news release: * * * Construction Employment Increases In 30 States And D.C. From May 2025 To May 2026; 23 States And D.C. Add Construction Jobs From April To May * Tue, 06/23/2026 - 13:45 Texas and Wisconsin Have the Largest Number and Percent of 12-Month Increases, While California and New Mexico Lag; Texas and Idaho Top Monthly Gainers, While Massachusetts and Montana Have the Biggest and Steepest Losses Construction more PR

DOVER, Delaware, June 24 -- The Delaware Department of Justice issued the following news release on June 22, 2026: * * * DOJ indicts suspected Wilmington Hospital shooter on multiple felony charges Prosecutors have secured multiple felony charges, including First Degree Murder, against John Wallace-Bey for a shooting that killed one victim and critically wounded another, Attorney General Kathy Jennings announced Monday. Wallace-Bey, 23, was indicted Monday for seven felony charges: Murder First Degree, Attempted Murder First Degree, Reckle more PR

DOVER, Delaware, June 24 -- Gov. Matt Meyer, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on June 23, 2026: * * * Governor Meyer Announces Accelerated Community Solar Projects Governor Matt Meyer today announced a major milestone in the fight to expand affordable energy access, lower electricity costs, and strengthen Delaware's long-term energy independence: the acceptance of four community solar projects into the JobsFirst Permitting Accelerator. The four community solar projects, developed by ECA Power and located in Sussex and New Castl more PR

WASHINGTON, June 23 [Category: Medical] -- The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network posted the following news release: * * * Delaware Patients Now One Step Closer to Expanding Access to Precision Medicine * Today, legislation aiming to ensure that biomarker testing is covered by Medicaid and all other state-regulated insurance plans, was voted out of committee and will soon be heard by the full House. This marks the final step before the bill goes to Governor Matt Meyer who, earlier this year, identified biomarker testing access as more PR

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst Names Small Business of the Week, Kendrick Forest Products * RED OAK, Iowa - U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Chair of the Senate Small Business Committee, today announced her Small Business of the Week: Kendrick Forest Products of Delaware County. Throughout the 119 th Congress, Chair Ernst plans to recognize a small business in each of Iowa's 99 counties. "Kendrick Forest Products is a re-bark-able example of the ambition and resilience of Io more PR

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, chair of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, posted the following news release on June 22, 2026: * * * Ernst Names Small Business of the Week, Kendrick Forest Products RED OAK, Iowa - U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Chair of the Senate Small Business Committee, today announced her Small Business of the Week: Kendrick Forest Products of Delaware County. Throughout the 119th Congress, Chair Ernst plans to recognize a small business in each of Iowa's 99 counties. "Kendrick more PR

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- The House Small Business Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-679) on the Small Business Cybersecurity Assistance Evaluation Act (H.R. 8880). The report was advanced by Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas, on June 3, 2026. Here are excerpts: * * * I. PURPOSE AND BILL SUMMARY On May 19, 2026, Rep. Lateefah Simon (D-CA) and Rep. Robert Bresnahan (R-PA), introduced H.R. 8880, the Small Business Cybersecurity Assistance Evaluation Act of 2026. This bill directs the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to conduct a study evalu more ST

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- The International Center for Law and Economics has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of the Treasury Office of the Comptroller of the Currency addressing actions on interchange fee regulations. These actions include an interim final rule clarifying federal banks' authority to charge noninterest fees such as interchange fees on credit and debit card transactions, and an interim final order preempting the Illinois Interchange Fee Prohibition Act which restricts interchange fees on taxes and gratuities more ST

WASHINGTON, June 24 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division announced membership changes within the Bytecode Alliance Foundation, Wilmington, Delaware. On March 27, 2026, the organization filed written notifications simultaneously with the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission. These administrative actions were completed under provisions of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, which serve to limit the recovery of antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages under specified conditions. The u 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

BALTIMORE, Maryland, June 24 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on June 23, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Joins Brief Opposing Increased Oil and Gas Development of Alaska's Coastal Plain Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined a coalition with 13 other attorneys general in filing an amicus brief supporting three lawsuits challenging the Trump administration's decision to authorize an oil and gas leasing program that would maximize development of the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildl more PR

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news release: * * * New officer-in-charge at helm of Station Apra Harbor * SANTA RITA, Guam - Senior Chief Petty Officer Calvin Hernandez assumed command of U.S. Coast Guard Station Apra Harbor from Chief Warrant Officer Kyle Breen-Tapia in a change of command ceremony at Top o'the Mar in Guam at 10 a.m. on Tuesday. Capt. Jessica Worst, commander of U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia/Sector Guam, presided over the ceremony. During Breen-Tapi 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

HERNDON, Virginia, June 23 [Category: Transportation] -- The RV Industry Association posted the following news: * * * RV Industry Association Testifies Against RV Franchise Expansion Bill in Delaware * On Tuesday, June 16, the RV Industry Association's Director of State Affairs, Gaby Gilbeau, testified before the Delaware House Economic Development/Banking/Insurance & Commerce Committee in opposition to Senate Bill 286. The bill would amend the RV-specific franchise law in Delaware governing manufacturer-dealer agreements for RVs, specifi more PR

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, June 23 -- The Southern Environmental Law Center posted the following news release on June 22, 2026: * * * Seabed mining in Virginia's federal waters would threaten coastal communities, resources SELC opposes exploitation of public resource for private gain - WASHINGTON -- Today, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management announced it is considering opening federal waters off the Virginia coast to seabed mining. This announcement comes after an executive order from the Trump administration that promised to open offsh more PR

DELAWARE, Ohio, June 23 -- Ohio Wesleyan University issued the following news release: * * * The Sun Spot * DELAWARE, Ohio - For two weekends in July, Ohio Wesleyan University's "Place for Space" also will become the "Sun Spot" as Perkins Observatory hosts its popular "Celebration of the Sun" daytime skywatches. The special Saturday-only programs will be held from 2-4 p.m. July 18 and 25 at the observatory, 3199 Columbus Pike (U.S. 23), Delaware. "The Sun is the most important star in our sky," said Don Stevens, observatory director. "W more PR

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, June 23 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland issued the following news: * * * Trump, Hegseth praise new Medal of Honor recipients * WASHINGTON - President Donald J. Trump and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth lauded the intrepid valor of three servicemen whom the commander in chief awarded the Medal of Honor to at a White House ceremony June 19. During formal observances in Washington yesterday afternoon and in Arlington, Virginia, this morning, Trump and Hegseth recounted the heroic act more PR

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Venable, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Venable Honors Attorneys with the Benjamin R. Civiletti Pro Bono Lawyer of the Year Award Venable LLP has announced this year's Benjamin R. Civiletti Pro Bono Lawyer of the Year Awards. The award was presented to three individuals who demonstrated an outstanding commitment to pro bono service last year. Additionally, a cross-practice team of four attorneys was highlighted for their unwavering dedication to a public interest project addressing systemic failu more PR

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Waterkeepers Chesapeake, Takoma Park, Maryland, has submitted a public comment letter opposing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's proposal to relax effluent limitations guidelines and standards for unmanaged combustion residual leachate from steam electric power generating facilities. The organization contends that weakening the 2024 standards would allow continued discharges of toxic pollutants from coal ash disposal sites into the nation's waterways, threatening public health and environmental integrity. The co more ST