SACRAMENTO, California, June 23 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Joins Federal Partners in National Health Care Fraud Takedown 2026 * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced the California Department of Justice's (California DOJ) participation in the 2026 National Health Care Fraud Takedown, a coordinated law enforcement operation that resulted in criminal charges against 455 defendants nationwide with over $6.5 billion in intended losses. Working along more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, June 24 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Secures Major Victory, Court Strikes Down Trump's March 2025 Elections Executive Order * OAKLAND -Co-leading a coalition of 19 attorneys general, California Attorney General Rob Bonta today issued the following statement after the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts granted the coalition's motion for a permanent injunction and blocked key provisions of Executive Order No. 14248 from takin more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, June 23 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Welcomes Shopify Ban on All E-Cigarette Sales, Following Call for Action * OAKLAND -Co-leading a bipartisan coalition of 25 attorneys general, California Attorney General Rob Bonta and the City of New York today welcomed Shopify's decision to ban the sale of all vaping products, including e-cigarettes, through its e-commerce platform. The decision is a direct response to the coalition's November 2025 call  more PR

MONTPELIER, Vermont, June 24 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General Clark Secures Major Victory, Court Strikes Down Trump's March 2025 Elections Executive Order * Attorney General Charity Clark and a coalition of 18 other attorneys general today announced a victory after the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts granted the coalition's motion for a permanent injunction and blocked key provisions of Executive Order No. 14248 from taking effect. Issued by President T more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 23 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL URGES COURT REVIEW OF MANUFACTURED SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT, CORRUPT USE OF LEGAL SYSTEM IN TRUMP v. IRS * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 23 attorneys general, today filed an amicus brief urging the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida to carefully scrutinize the parties' conduct and claimed settlement agreement in Trump v. IRS. In the brief, Raoul and the co more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, June 24 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Welcomes Shopify Ban on All E-Cigarette Sales Following Call for Action * Press Releases (Hartford, CT) -As part of a bipartisan coalition of 25 attorneys general and the City of New York, Attorney General William Tong today welcomed Shopify's decision to ban the sale of all vaping products, such as e-cigarettes, through its e-commerce platform. The decision is a direct response to the coalition's Nove more PR

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Rep. Ed Case, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Case Opposes Defense Funding Measure That Fails To Properly Oversee Proposed Massive Increases In Defense Spending And To Fairly Balance National Security And Pressing Domestic Needs * (Washington, DC) - U.S. Representative Ed Case (HI-01) reported that his U.S. House Appropriations Committee today approved its final Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 funding bill - the Defense Appropriations Act. The measure, the twelfth of twelve annual federal funding measures c more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, June 25 -- Hawaii Attorney General Anne E. Lopez issued the following news release on June 24, 2026: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL ANNE LOPEZ WELCOMES SHOPIFY BAN ON ALL E-CIGARETTE SALES, FOLLOWING CALL FOR ACTION As part of a bipartisan coalition of 25 attorneys general and the City of New York, Attorney General Lopez today welcomed Shopify's decision to ban the sale of all vaping products, including e-cigarettes, through its e-commerce platform. The decision is a direct response to the coalition's November 2025 call for stro more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, June 25 -- The Hawaii Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism issued the following news release on June 23, 2026: * * * DBEDT Hosts Fourth Annual Hawaii Made Conference, Advancing Food Innovation Across the State The Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT) Business Development and Support Division successfully concluded the fourth annual Hawaii Made Conference today at the Sheraton Waikiki Beach Resort. This year's event brought together Hawaii farmers, value added producers, food m more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, June 25 -- The Hawaii Department of Health issued the following news release: * * * DOH ALERTS PUBLIC ABOUT MORNINGSTAR FARMS BUFFALO CHIK'N NUGGETS AND HOT & SPICY SAUSAGE PATTIES DUE TO POTENTIAL PRESENCE OF PLASTIC MATERIALS The Hawai'i Department of Health (DOH) Food and Drug Branch (FDB) is alerting residents to a recall issued by MorningStar Farms for its Buffalo Chik'n Nuggets and Hot & Spicy Sausage Patties. The recall was issued due to the potential presence of plastic pieces which may cause injury or pose a chokin more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, June 25 -- The Hawaii State Department of Education issued the following news: * * * President Theodore Roosevelt High's new gymnasium serves as a gathering space for school and community The Hawai'i State Department of Education (HIDOE) dedicated a new 55,000 square-foot gymnasium at President Theodore Roosevelt High School during a special event Wednesday. Student-athletes greeted lawmakers and invited guests before the blessing and lei ribbon-cutting. The $35 million facility features a double-height indoor gym court, lo more PR

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Hirono, Murray, Blunt Rochester, Baldwin, Grijalva Introduce Bicameral Resolution to Commemorate 54th Anniversary of Title IX * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Patty Murray (D-WA), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and U.S. Representative Adelita Grijalva (D-AZ) introduced a bicameral resolution commemorating the 54 th anniversary of the passage of Title IX. In 1972, Title IX was signed into law, outla more PR

DANIA BEACH, Florida, June 24 -- The International Game Fish Association issued the following news on June 23, 2026: * * * IGFA Announces Fourth Annual SoCal IGFA Great Marlin Race Event Local anglers and clubs can sponsor one of five satellite tags deployed on Southern California striped marlin this season, with the farthest-traveling fish taking the title - The International Game Fish Association (IGFA) is excited to announce the fourth year of the SoCal Annual IGFA Great Marlin Race event. The IGFA Great Marlin Race, in partnership with more PR

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Washington, issued the following news: * * * Jayapal, Menendez Introduce Bill to Eliminate Xenophobic Barriers to Healthcare, Nutrition Assistance, and Other Support Programs for Lawful Immigrants * WASHINGTON, D.C. -U.S. Representatives Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) and Rob Menendez (NJ-08) led 99 lawmakers today in introducing the Lifting Immigrant Families Through Benefits Access Restoration (LIFT the BAR) Act, which would remove unnecessary barriers and restore eligibility to federal public benef more PR

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * United States Pays Approximately $17M Settlement for Nearly 630 Plaintiffs in Red Hill Jet Fuel Spills On June 22, the Department of Justice, Civil Division, issued payments to 629 Plaintiffs in Feindt v. United States and Hughes v. United States who brought claims against the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) as a result of the 2021 jet fuel spills at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility, located at Joint Base Pearl Harbor  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 24 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO American Federation of Government Employees issued the following news release: * * * Largest Federal Employee Union Endorses 3 Arizona Lawmakers for Reelection to Congress * AFGE says Reps. Ansari, Stanton, and Grijalva support federal workers and their rights LAKEWOOD, Calif. - The American Federation of Government Employees today announced its endorsement of three members of Congress for reelection to the U.S. House representing Arizona in the 2026 elections. The statewide primary is more PR

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, June 23 -- The U.S. Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: * * * Pacific Partnership, Pacific Friendship Unite to Advance Disaster Response Preparedness in Vietnam QUANG TRI, Vietnam -The U.S. Navy-led Pacific Partnership 2026 (PP26) and the U.S. Army-led Pacific Friendship 2026 (PF26) marked the beginning of their joint humanitarian assistance and disaster response mission alongside leaders from Vietnam with an opening ceremony at the Melia Vinpearl, Quang Tri Province, Vietnam, June 22.  The PP26 and PF26 tea more PR

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla and Ossoff Introduce Federal Right to Vote Act * Bill would affirm all Americans' right to vote, protect voting access nationwide WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, joined U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) and nine of their colleagues in reintroducing legislation to create the first-ever affirmative federal voting rights guarantee for all elig more PR

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla Marks Fourth Anniversary of Dobbs with Bill to Support Travel for Reproductive Health * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) joined U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) and Patty Murray (D-Wash.) in introducing the Reproductive Health Travel Fund Act to support organizations that assist women who are forced to travel to seek abortion services. This legislation was introduced on the fourth anniversary of Dobbs v J more PR

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Peters, Schumer Lead Senate Democrats in Demanding USPS Abandon Plan to Carry Out Trump's Illegal Executive Order Restricting Vote by Mail * Under draft rule USPS would not deliver mail ballots in states that resist Trump Administration's unlawful demands for voter lists WASHINGTON, D.C. -U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Rules and Administration Committee and California's former Secretary of State, G more PR

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Schiff Joins Padilla, Peters, Schumer in Demanding USPS Abandon Proposed Rule to Carry Out President Trump's Illegal Executive Order Restricting Vote by Mail U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) joined Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Gary Peters (D-Mich.), and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) in demanding the United States Postal Service (USPS) abandon its proposed rule to implement President Trump's unconstitutional executive orde more PR

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Scott, Pocan, Hirono, Murray, Reed, Whitehouse Introduce Bill to Make College More Affordable, Double Pell Grant * As originally released by the Committee on Education and Workforce, Democrats (link is external) WASHINGTON \- Today, House Committee on Education and Workforce Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03), Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI), and U.S. Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Patty Murray (D-WA), Jack Reed (D-RI) and Sheldon Whiteh more PR

NEW YORK, June 24 [Category: BizMedia] -- Warner Bros. Discovery, a media and entertainment company, posted the following news release: * * * The Great Food Truck Race Hosted By Tyler Florence Returns With Savory and Sweet Route Across the Great Smoky Mountains * NEW YORK - June 24, 2026 - The Great Food Truck Race kicks off a new season on Sunday, July 26th at 9pm (all times ET/PT) on Food Network and streaming the next day on HBO Max and this time around, it will be a battle of savory and sweet. With four trucks that specialize in savory  more PR

MANOA, Hawaii, June 25 (TNSjou) -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: * * * Drifting tuna fishing devices reaching protected marine areas globally A new international study co-authored by a University of Hawaii at Manoa researcher found that drifting devices used by the global tuna fishing industry are entering marine protected areas around the world, creating potential risks for wildlife and sensitive ocean habitats. The study, published on June 17 in Science Advances, analyzed publicly available data  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Hirono, Schumer, Colleagues Blast Trump, RFK Jr. For Steering Pregnant Women to Misleading Anti-Abortion Website * The government website directs women to Option Line, a finder tool for unregulated, often nonmedical anti-abortion facilities that has exposed the sensitive data of pregnant women. "Moms.gov is not about promoting women's health-it is an attempt to use HHS resources to further strip women of their rights and privacy more PR

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Demand Major Credit Bureau CEOs Protect Student Loan Borrowers * Senators: Inaccurate Credit Reports Increase Financial Burden on Student Loan Borrowers and Prevent Them From Obtaining Strong Financial Standing Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley joined Democratic Senate colleagues today in demanding the CEOs of three major credit report bureaus, Experian, Equifax, and TransUnion, immediately take more PR

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Demand Major Credit Bureau CEOs Protect Student Loan Borrowers * Senators: Inaccurate Credit Reports Increase Financial Burden on Student Loan Borrowers and Prevent Them From Obtaining Strong Financial Standing Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley joined Democratic Senate colleagues today in demanding the CEOs of three major credit report bureaus, Experian, Equifax, and TransUnion, immediately take st more PR