GREENSBORO, North Carolina, June 26 -- The American Baseball Coaches Association issued the following news: * * * ABCA Announces 2026 National Assistant Coaches of the Year The 2026 ABCA National Assistant Coaches of the Year have been announced in all collegiate and high school divisions. The 2026 honorees will be recognized on the main clinic stage at the 83rd annual ABCA Convention on Friday, January 8, 2027, in Chicago, Illinois. 2026 ABCA/Soldier Sports Assistant Coaches of the Year NCAA Div. I: Scott Jackson, North Carolina NCAA Div more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 25 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * After AG-Led Action, Shopify Bans E-Cigarette Sales * Boston -Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today welcomed a decision by the e-commerce platform Shopify to ban the sale of all vaping products, including e-cigarettes, through its platform. The decision is a direct response to a letter sent by AG Campbell and a bipartisan coalition of 25 attorneys general and the City of New York to Shopify in No more PR

OLYMPIA, Washington, June 25 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * AG Brown blocks Trump administration's election power grab * A U.S. District Court judge today blocked President Trump's unlawful Executive Order that tried to interfere with states' constitutional authority to administer elections. The ruling came in a lawsuit filed by 23 attorneys general and one governor and co-led by Attorney General Nick Brown that challenged the administration's attempt to restrict voting to individual more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 24 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Secures Victory In Blocking Trump Administration's Unlawful Attempt To Restrict Voting Access * Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today announced a major court victory for a coalition of 19 attorneys general in challenging the Trump Administration's unconstitutional and antidemocratic attempt to disenfranchise voters by imposing sweeping election restrictions across the country.  The U. more PR

LANSING, Michigan, June 24 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Secures Two Major Victories as Courts Affirm Dismissal of DOJ Lawsuit Targeting Sensitive Voter Information, Strike Down Trump's March 2025 Elections Executive Order * Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has secured two victories defending state elections and protecting the privacy of Michigan voters from the Trump administration. Today, the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the United States District Court for the We more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 26 -- The American Association of Law Libraries issued the following news release: * * * The American Association of Law Libraries Announces 2026 AALL/LexisNexis Call for Papers Award Recipients The American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) is pleased to announce the recipients of its 2026 AALL/LexisNexis Call for Papers Award, which promotes the scholarship of AALL members and students across a range of topics relevant to law librarianship. The award program recognizes outstanding written work in four categories more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, June 26 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on June 25, 2026: * * * Attorney General Mayes Blocks Trump Administration from Exerting Federal Control Over Elections Attorney General Kris Mayes today secured a victory blocking President Trump's unlawful Executive Order that attempted to interfere with states' constitutional authority to administer elections. The final ruling follows a multistate lawsuit joined by Mayes and a coalition of 24 states that challenged the Administration's atte more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, June 26 -- The Arizona State Senate Republican Caucus issued the following news release: * * * Senator Payne Delivers New Laws to Back First Responders, Fight Organized Crime, Protect Arizona Communities Senate Public Safety Committee Chairman Kevin Payne is delivering a series of public safety reforms signed into law this past week to combat organized crime, support first responders, protect firefighters battling occupational cancers, and ensure law enforcement officers are treated fairly when challenging wrongful terminat more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, June 25 -- The Arizona State Senate Republican Caucus issued the following news release: * * * Senator Werner Strengthens Child Welfare System with Package of Bipartisan Reforms Signed Into Law Senate Health & Human Services Committee Chair Carine Werner is delivering major reforms to Arizona's child welfare system after a package of bills she sponsored was signed into law late last week, strengthening protections for vulnerable children and addressing failures that allowed at-risk youth to fall through the cracks. The leg more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives issued the following news release: * * * ATF Launches Anti-Straw Purchase Campaign in San Diego SAN DIEGO, CA -- The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has launched a major public awareness campaign to eliminate illegal gun purchases in San Diego. The "Don't Lie for the Other Guy" campaign focuses on straw purchasers - individuals who purchase a firearm on behalf of another person who is not able to legally purchase o more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, June 25 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Secures Back-to-Back Victories for Democracy, Court Blocks President Trump's Second Elections Executive Order * OAKLAND -Co-leading a coalition of 23 attorneys general and the Governor of Pennsylvania, 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 summary judgment and permanently  more PR

ALBANY, New York, June 25 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Leads Coalition Demanding Reversal of Dangerous New ICE Policy * New York Attorney General Letitia James today led a coalition of 22 other attorneys general in urging the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to reverse a dangerous new policy ending investigations and public reporting of deaths that occur shortly after people are released from ICE custody more PR

SALEM, Oregon, June 25 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Rayfield Blocks Trump Administration From Exerting Federal Control Over Elections * Attorney General Dan Rayfield today secured a victory from the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, blocking President Trump's unlawful Executive Order that attempted to interfere with states' constitutional authority to administer elections. The final ruling follows a multistate lawsuit by Attorney General Rayfield and a more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, June 24 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Secures Major Victory, Court Strikes Down Trump's March 2025 Elections Executive Order * As part of a coalition of 19 attorneys general, Attorney General William Tong 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 taking effect. Issued by  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal & Merkley Lead Colleagues in Push to End CFTC Assault on State Prediction Markets Oversight - U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) this week led 15 of their Democratic colleagues in calling on the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government to prohibit the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) from using federal funding to prevent states and Tribes from enforcing their g more PR

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, June 25 -- The University of Missouri St. Louis campus posted the following news: * * * Britne Bacca-Haupt, Tom McEwen and Matt Prsha receive UMSL Hero Awards * This month's Hero Awards recipients are (from left) Britne Bacca-Haupt, the director of the Office of Student Enrichment and Achievement; Tom McEwen, lieutenant at the UMSL Police Department; and Matt Prsha, executive director of the Facilities Management Department. (Photos by Derik Holtmann) University of Missouri-St. Louis Chancellor Kristin Sobolik and her more PR

OTTAWA, Ontario, June 24 -- Global Affairs Canada, an arm of the Canadian government, posted the following news release: * * * Canada deepens trade engagement with the United States with opening of Consulate of Canada in Phoenix, Arizona * June 24, 2026 - Phoenix, Arizona - Global Affairs Canada Today, the Honourable Ali Ehsassi, Parliamentary Secretary to the President of the King's Privy Council for Canada and Minister responsible for Canada-U.S. Trade, Intergovernmental Affairs, Internal Trade and One Canadian Economy (Canada-U.S. Trad more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following news release: * * * Populations in All Age Groups Growing in the South, Driven by Outlying Counties in Metro Areas All age groups in the South grew faster than in any other region from 2020 to 2025, primarily fueled by outlying metro counties, according to new Vintage 2025 estimates released today by the U.S. Census Bureau. Many counties across the country saw slower growth in the past year, but those in the South were less affected. In fact, the region has had most more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Rep. Juan Ciscomani, R-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Ciscomani Applauds Full 12/12 Appropriations Passage, Advancing $42M in AZ-06 Investments U.S. Representative Juan Ciscomani is applauding the passage of the Defense Appropriations bill, the 12/12 bill for FY27, out of the House Appropriations Committee, marking a major milestone in restoring fiscal discipline, transparency, and regular order in Congress. Ciscomani emphasized that this package reflects a results-driven approach to governing, pri more PR

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Mike Kennedy, R-Utah, issued the following news release: * * * Co-Led by Rep. Mike Kennedy, House Committee Approves Bipartisan $1.9 Billion Annual Investment in National Parks * Washington D.C. - Today, the House Natural Resources Committee passed the Great American Outdoors Act with decisive voice-vote passage. Co-led by Rep. Kennedy, the landmark bipartisan legislation now heads to the House floor. The Great American Outdoors Act 250, legislation that invests $1.9 billion over the next 5 years in our national  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. John Curtis, R-Utah, issued the following news release: * * * Curtis, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Remove Wildfire Fuel * WASHINGTON -U.S. Senators John Curtis (R-UT), Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS), Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM), and Adam Schiff (D-CA) introduced the Hazardous Fuels Transportation Assistance Act, bipartisan legislation to help communities and forest managers remove byproducts of forest thinning operations that counterintuitively increase wildfire risk. "Across Utah and the more PR

BRISTOL, Connecticut, June 25 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN re-signs signature voice Dave Pasch to exclusive multi-year agreement, expanding role across platforms * * Veteran play-by-play voice adds NFL role to expansive portfolio, continuing NBA, college basketball & football duties ESPN has re-signed signature play-by-play voice Dave Pasch to an exclusive multi-year agreement. In addition to continuing his established roles as a leading play-by-play voice for NBA, co more PR

DALLAS, Texas, June 24 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release: * * * FHLB Dallas and First National Bank Texas Celebrate Revitalization of Affordable Single-Family Homes in Laguna, New Mexico * LAGUNA, NEW MEXICO - The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas), First National Bank Texas (FNBT) and The Laguna Housing Development and Management Enterprise (LHDME) celebrated today the revitalization and grand opening of Laguna #4, an affordable housi more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Rep. David Schweikert, R-Arizona, chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, issued the following news on June 25, 2026: * * * Headline Personal Income Up in May, Core PCE Highest Since October 2023 at 3.41 Percent Today, the Joint Economic Committee released its Monthly Expenditures Update for May. From April to May, headline personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index inflation was 0.45 percent, slightly above the 0.40 percent from March to April. Core PCE price index inflation, which excludes food and energy  more PR

CONWAY, Arkansas, June 25 -- Hendrix College issued the following news release: * * * Hendrix introduces longtime corporate leader as executive director of career success ahead of fall launch Hendrix College has named alumna Julie Agee Gillaspy '92 the inaugural executive director of career success ahead of the launch of Via Hendrix, its new program that centers career preparation as a cornerstone of the undergraduate liberal arts experience. Gillaspy is returning to her alma mater after serving more than 20 years at Acxiom, a global data  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Rep. David Schweikert, R-Arizona, chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, issued the following news on June 25, 2026: * * * ICYMI: JEC Holds Hearing on Protecting Patients and Taxpayers by Combating Healthcare Fraud On Wednesday, June 24, the Joint Economic Committee held a hearing entitled Protecting Patients and Taxpayers: Combating Healthcare Fraud and Leakage to Strengthen Program Integrity. Led by Committee Chairman Rep. David Schweikert (R-AZ) and Ranking Member Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH), the hearing address more PR

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * The James T. Woods Act Fights Online Child Exploitation That's Sweeping the Nation * BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA - Online child exploitation, sextortion and violent online criminal networks like '764,' which coerce children into violent or suicidal acts, are sweeping the nation, impacting children across all 50 states. Each of the 56 Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) field offices are involved in tracking and investigating cases of online child e more PR

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Kelly Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Remove Wildfire Fuel from Arizona's Forests * Read in Arizona Daily Sun : Sen. Kelly introduces bill to bolster wildfire fuel reduction efforts Today, Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM), Adam Schiff (D-CA), John Curtis (R-UT), and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) introduced the bipartisan Hazardous Fuels Transportation Assistance Act to help communities and forest managers remove woody biomass-material more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release on June 25, 2026: * * * Kelly, Colleagues Demand USPS Abandon Proposed Rule to Carry Out President Trump's Unconstitutional EO Restricting Vote by Mail This week, Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ) joined all Senate Democrats in demanding the United States Postal Service (USPS) abandon its proposed rule to implement President Trump's unconstitutional executive order to restrict voting by mail. In April, Kelly, Padilla, Peters, and 26 of their Democratic colleagues  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Rep. Kevin Mullin, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Lawmakers Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Encourage Methane Removal Following UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres' call for an international reduction in methane emissions, Representatives Kevin Mullin (CA-15), Andrea Salinas (OR-06), and Carol Miller (WV-01) introduced the bipartisan Methane Removal and Innovation Act, legislation to accelerate the development of technologies that capture methane directly from the atmosphere and ensure American l more PR

WASHINGTON, June 25 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Lawsuit Launched to Strengthen Protections for Arizona's Endangered Fish, Snakes, Frogs * PHOENIX-The Center for Biological Diversity today filed a notice of its intent to sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Arizona Game and Fish Department for failing to address decades of damage to the state's endangered aquatic species from non-native fish stocking, in violation of the Endangered Species Act. "Decades of stocki more PR

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Kelly, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Remove Wildfire Fuel from New Mexico's Forests * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM), Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Adam Schiff (D-CA), John Curtis (R-UT), and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) introduced the bipartisan Hazardous Fuels Transportation Assistance Act to help communities and forest managers remove woody biomass-material left behind from forest thinning operations meant to p more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, June 26 -- Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey issued the following news release on June 25, 2026: * * * Attorney General Aaron M. Frey Blocks Trump Administration from Exerting Federal Control over Elections Attorney General Aaron M. Frey Blocks Trump Administration from Exerting Federal Control over Elections - Attorney General Aaron M. Frey secured a victory from the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, blocking President Trump's unlawful Executive Order that attempted to interfere with states' constituti more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, June 26 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on June 25, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Blocks Trump Administration from Exerting Federal Control Over Elections Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today secured a victory from the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, blocking President Trump's unlawful Executive Order that attempted to interfere with states' constitutional authority to administer elections. The final ruling follows a multistate lawsuit joined  more PR

KINGMAN, Arizona, June 26 -- Mohave College issued the following news release: * * * Mohave College Corporate Education expands hospitality leadership program MOHAVE COUNTY - Mohave College Corporate Education is helping hospitality professionals strengthen their leadership skills with a new six-course Hospitality Leadership Development Program, beginning July 14 at the Lake Havasu Campus. Designed for supervisors, managers and emerging leaders in the hospitality industry, the program focuses on practical leadership strategies that particip more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, June 25 -- Rice University posted the following news release: * * * Moody Center announces exhibition exploring math, science and tech rooted in Indigenous knowledge systems * Through a framing of North, Central and South America as interconnected regions, "Radiant Geometries: Vectors of Knowledge from the Indigenous Americas" brings together contemporary Indigenous and Latin American artists whose practices illuminate knowledge as a living technology, through which the mathematical, metaphysical and artistic realms converge more PR

SOUTH BEND, Indiana, June 26 -- The University of Notre Dame Law School posted the following news: * * * Notre Dame Law School Announces Faculty Promotions for Susan Azyndar and Msgr. John Paul Kimes Two members of the Notre Dame Law School faculty, Susan Azyndar and Msgr. John Paul Kimes, have been promoted effective July 1, 2026. "Susan Azyndar and Msgr. John Paul Kimes both embody Notre Dame Law School's commitment to excellence in teaching, scholarship, and service," said G. Marcus Cole, the Joseph A. Matson Dean and Professor of Law. " more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, June 25 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Q&A: What can archaeology teach us about democracy and autocracy? * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -When we think of the foundations of democracy, ancient Greece tends to get most of the credit. However, other contemporary and even older civilizations were practicing similar forms of inclusive governance based on the ruins they left behind, according to Jacob Holland-Lulewicz, assistant professor of anthropology at Penn State. Holland-Lulewicz a more PR

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Adelita S. Grijalva, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Grijalva Reacts to SCOTUS Decisions on Asylum, TPS * She delivered remarks (link is external) shortly after on the steps of the Supreme Court Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Adelita S. Grijalva issued the following statement following the Supreme Court's decision to side with the Trump Administration's policy of turning away asylum seekers (link is external) at the southern border and to strip Temporary Protected Status (link  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Passes Kelly, Moran, Cornyn Bipartisan Resolution Recognizing Asteroid Day and Strengthening Planetary Defense Awareness * The Senate unanimously passed a bipartisan resolution introduced by Arizona Senator and retired NASA astronaut Mark Kelly, alongside Senators Jerry Moran (R-KS) and John Cornyn (R-TX), recognizing June 30 th, 2026, as Asteroid Day and reaffirming the importance of planetary defense, scientific innovation, public engagement more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 24 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * SHOPIFY BANS ALL E-CIGARETTE SALES, FOLLOWING CALL FOR ACTION FROM ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL, COALITION OF ATTORNEYS GENERAL * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a bipartisan coalition of 25 attorneys general and the city of New York, 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 20 more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, June 25 [Category: BizEnergy] -- The Salt River Project, a public power utility and electricity provider, issued the following news: * * * SRP, NAU Installing New Fuel Moisture Sensor Technology to Monitor Wildfire Risk, Help Protect Valley Water and Power * Salt River Project (SRP) and Northern Arizona University (NAU) are installing new wireless moisture sensors designed by a company called Growvera to improve how wildfire risk is monitored in the Tonto National Forest. This is the first utility installation of this tech more PR

GLENDALE, Arizona, June 25 -- Arizona State University Thunderbird School of Global Management issued the following news: * * * Thunderbird programs ranked No. 3 in the US by Financial Times The 2026 rankings also placed Thunderbird No. 1 globally for international clients By Nicole Almond Anderson Thunderbird School of Global Management at Arizona State University has once again earned recognition among the world's premier providers of executive education. In the 2026 Financial Times Executive Education rankings, Thunderbird's custom ex more PR

TUCSON, Arizona, June 25 -- The city of Tucson issued the following news: * * * Thrive in the 05 Fiesta a Success More than 100 people celebrated Thrive in the 05 Fiesta on June 16 for an evening of community connection and information sharing. The event was held at Pima Community College Downtown Campus. Attendees heard presentations and updates from local organizations and community partners highlighting neighborhood projects, resources, upcoming opportunities, and ongoing efforts taking place throughout the Thrive in the 05 area. The eve more PR

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs issued the following news release: * * * VA Community Care contributed more than $36B to local economies in FY 2025 * The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs today announced it made more than $36 billion in payments to local healthcare providers across the country in fiscal year 2025 as part of the bipartisan VA MISSION Act. President Trump signed the MISSION Act in 2018 after it passed Congress with widespread bipartisan support. The law created a benefit that lets eligible V more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, June 26 -- Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones issued the following news release on June 25, 2026: * * * Attorney General Jones Blocks Trump Administration from Exerting Federal Control Over Elections Attorney General Jay Jones today secured a victory from the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, blocking President Trump's unlawful Executive Order that attempted to interfere with states' constitutional authority to administer elections. The final ruling follows a multistate lawsuit joined by Attorney Ge more PR

KENT, Ohio, June 25 -- Wright State University posted the following news: * * * Wright State names rising star Division I leader Brad Chandler as director of athletics * Brad Chandler, the deputy athletics director at Bradley University, was named Wright State's new director of athletics. Wright State University announced today that Brad Chandler, J.D., has been named its next director of athletics. The appointment follows the university's first-ever national search for a Division I athletics director. With more than 17 years of NCAA Di more PR