OLYMPIA, Washington, June 26 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * AG Brown calls for transparency as ICE refuses to release fatality information * Attorney General Nick Brown today joined 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. In a  more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 25 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Blocks Trump Administration From Exerting Federal Control Over Elections * Boston -Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell 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 lawsu more PR

LANSING, Michigan, June 25 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Blocks Administration from Exerting Federal Control Over Elections * LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel today secured a victory (PDF) 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 brought by Attorney General more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, June 27 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on June 26, 2026: * * * Attorney General Mayes Demands Transparency as ICE Refuses to Release Fatality Information Attorney General Kris Mayes today joined 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 c more PR

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary on June 24, 2026, by Theresa Grover: * * * ATR Applauds Winning Pledge Signers in June 23 Primaries Americans for Tax Reform (ATR) commends the Taxpayer Protection Pledge signers in Maryland, New York, and Utah for their recent primary victories. By signing the Pledge, these candidates have made a written commitment to taxpayers to oppose and vote against tax hikes if elected to Congress. The following primary winners signed the Pledge: Maryland U.S. House Ca more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 25 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL PROTECTS ELECTIONS FROM FEDERAL OVERREACH, PERMANENTLY BLOCKS TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S UNLAWFUL EXECUTIVE ORDERS * Chicago -Attorney General Kwame Raoul scored two separate legal victories permanently blocking the implementation of key provisions in President Trump's unlawful executive orders that attempted to interfere with states' constitutional authority to administer elections. "These rulings are a win for  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Rep. Don Beyer, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Beyer, Raskin, Norton, Ivey Demand Trump Administration Remove Demolished East Wing's Toxic Debris from East Potomac National Park * Today, Representatives Don Beyer (VA-08), Jamie Raskin (MD-08), Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC-AL), and Glenn Ivey (MD-04) demanded the Trump Administration take immediate steps to safely remove over 35,000 cubic yards of toxic debris that the president recklessly deposited onto the East Potomac National Park. The poisonous  more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, June 23 -- Baltimore Gas and Electric, a subsidiary of Exelon, issued the following news release: * * * BGE Invests $197,100 in Grants to 27 Local Nonprofits for Vital Community Safety and Environmental Programs As an investment in community well-being, BGE has awarded $197,100 to 27 nonprofit organizations through its Community Safety and Green Grants programs this year. These grant awards are part of BGE's continuing effort to help make communities greener and safer, by offering financial support to eligible nonprofit  more PR

BOWIE, Maryland, June 27 -- Bowie State University posted the following news release: * * * Bowie State University Secures $2.3 Million in Statewide Nursing Grants to Strengthen Workforce Pipeline Multiple awards from the State of Maryland to expand capacity, research and student success initiatives - Bowie State University has been awarded more than $2.3 million in competitive grants from the State of Maryland to advance the university's efforts to address the critical shortage of nurses in Maryland and across the nation. The grants, admi more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- The Capital Research Center issued the following commentary on June 25, 2026, by investigative researcher Parker Thayer: * * * The Left's voter registration grift thrived in 2024 Most people would be astonished to learn how much of the "money in politics" that they love to hate lives, at least nominally, outside of politics. Everyone knows about Super PACs and "dark money" groups, but for years now tax-exempt 501(c)(3) charitable organizations have been one of the biggest centers of political power and money in the co more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Rep. Kweisi Mfume, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Mfume Statement After Protesting at the Supreme Court Against Decision to End Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haiti and Syria * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Kweisi Mfume (MD-07) issued the following statement regarding the Supreme Court of the United States' decision to allow the Trump Administration to eliminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitian and Syrian nationals: "With yesterday's disastrous decision, the far-r more PR

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, June 25 [Category: BizMedia] -- Discovery Education, a division of Discovery Communications, issued the following news release: * * * Discovery Education Earns Five 2026 CODiE Award Nominations Spanning Math, Science, Digital Citizenship, and Immersive Learning * Peer-reviewed recognition across five distinct categories reflects Discovery Education's commitment to K-12 educators and students Charlotte, NC (June 29, 2026) - Discovery Education today announced that five of its digital learning solutions have been na more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- The U.S. Navy issued the following news story: * * * Ecuadorian Navy communicator shares global mission aboard BAE Guayas during SAIL250 Maryland * BALTIMORE (June 25, 2026) -As international tall ships gather in Baltimore for SAIL250 Maryland, sailors aboard the Ecuadorian navy sail training ship BAE Guayas are representing their nation while strengthening relationships with partner countries and communities through maritime exchange. Pablo Falcones, communications chief aboard BAE Guayas, said his primary responsi more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Environment and Natural Resources Division issued the following news release on June 25, 2026: * * * Court Clears Way for Energy Development in Gulf of America The U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland today dismissed a lawsuit challenging the National Marine Fisheries Service's 2025 biological opinion and incidental take statement for oil and gas activities in the Gulf of America. The court held that the case is moot and that it lacks jurisdiction to proceed because the Enda more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Invests in Making America Healthy Again with Announcement of $25 Million to Improve Drinking Water in Small and Rural Communities * WASHINGTON- Today, U.S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing more than $25 million in grant funding to improve drinking water infrastructure in small and rural communities. These grants will help Make America Healthy Again by providing communities across the nation with needed resources to make  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Invests in Making America Healthy Again with Announcement of Over $2.1 Million to Improve Drinking Water in Mid-Atlantic States * PHILADELPHIA - Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing more than $2.1 million in total grant funding to improve drinking water infrastructure in Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia and the District of Columbia. These grants will help Make America Healthy Again by pr more PR

WASHINGTON, June 27 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration has issued final guidance for industry outlining study design recommendations for evaluating the effectiveness of anthelmintic drugs in dogs, with the aim of supporting broader international acceptance of veterinary drug data. The guidance, announced in a notice published in the Federal Register, updates recommendations developed through the International Cooperation on Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Registration of Veterin more PR

WASHINGTON, June 27 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration has issued final guidance for industry outlining recommendations for caprine anthelmintic studies supporting international veterinary drug approvals. The guidance, announced in a notice published in the Federal Register, is Guidance for Industry (GFI) No. 97, Effectiveness of Anthelmintics: Specific Recommendations for Caprines. It was developed through the International Cooperation on Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Registr more PR

WASHINGTON, June 27 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration has issued final guidance establishing recommendations for chicken anthelmintic studies supporting international veterinary drug approvals and reviews. The guidance, announced in a notice published in the Federal Register, is Guidance for Industry (GFI) No. 114, *Effectiveness of Anthelmintics: Specific Recommendations for Chickens--Gallus gallus. It was developed through the International Cooperation on Harmonisation of Technical Requi more PR

WASHINGTON, June 27 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration has issued draft guidance recommending quantitative systems pharmacology modeling for selecting starting doses in first-in-human trials. The guidance, announced in a Federal Register, is intended to help drug and biological product developers apply quantitative systems pharmacology (QSP) modeling when determining the minimum anticipated biological effect level (MABEL) for phase 1 clinical trials. Comments on the draft are due by July 24 more PR

WASHINGTON, June 27 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration has issued final guidance outlining recommendations for equine anthelmintic studies supporting international veterinary drug approvals worldwide. The guidance, announced in a notice published in the Federal Register, is Guidance for Industry (GFI) No. 109, Effectiveness of Anthelmintics: Specific Recommendations for Equines. It was developed through the International Cooperation on Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Registratio more PR

WASHINGTON, June 27 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration has issued final guidance outlining recommendations for feline anthelmintic studies supporting international veterinary drug approvals and reviews. The guidance, announced in a notice published in the Federal Register, is Guidance for Industry (GFI) No. 113, Effectiveness of Anthelmintics: Specific Recommendations for Felines. It was developed through the International Cooperation on Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Registrat more PR

WASHINGTON, June 27 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration has issued final guidance outlining recommendations for feline anthelmintic studies supporting international veterinary drug approvals and reviews. The guidance, announced in a notice published in the Federal Register, is Guidance for Industry (GFI) No. 113, Effectiveness of Anthelmintics: Specific Recommendations for Felines. It was developed through the International Cooperation on Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Registrat more PR

WASHINGTON, June 27 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration has issued guidance for industry outlining recommendations for designing studies to demonstrate the effectiveness of anthelmintic drugs for veterinary use, with the goal of supporting broader international acceptance of study data. The guidance, titled "Effectiveness of Anthelmintics: General Recommendations" (Guidance for Industry No. 90), was announced in a notice of availability published in the "Federal Register" on June 24. It was  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 27 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration has issued final guidance outlining recommendations for effectiveness studies of bovine anthelmintic drugs under international harmonization efforts. The guidance, titled "Effectiveness of Anthelmintics: Specific Recommendations for Bovines" (Guidance for Industry No. 95), was announced in a notice of availability published in the Federal Register. It was developed through the International Cooperation on Harmonisation of Technical Requ more PR

WASHINGTON, June 27 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration has issued final guidance outlining recommendations for porcine anthelmintic studies supporting international veterinary drug approvals and reviews. The guidance, announced in a notice published in the Federal Register, is Guidance for Industry (GFI) No. 110, Effectiveness of Anthelmintics: Specific Recommendations for Porcines. It was developed through the International Cooperation on Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Registr more PR

WASHINGTON, June 27 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration has issued a revised draft guidance outlining recommendations for the design, analysis and regulatory review of clinical trials conducted under master protocols, aiming to support the development of drugs and biological products across a range of therapeutic areas. The notice, published in the Federal Register, gives stakeholders until Aug. 24, 2026, to submit comments before the agency begins work on a final version of the guidance. Th more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, June 26 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond issued the following Regional Matters analysis by Davy Sell, Stephanie Norris and Anthony Tringali: * * * Where Degrees Meet Demand: Occupational Projections and Higher Education Individuals make decisions about career paths and related training or education by evaluating both current and future job prospects. Numerous factors -- environmental, technological, or event-driven -- disproportionately affect worker demand in certain industries or occupations. These are often diff more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, June 27 -- Fisher Phillips, a law firm, issued the following insight on June 26, 2026: * * * Maryland's New Immigration-Related Consumer Privacy Provisions: Key Takeaway and Action Steps for Covered Businesses A new Maryland law adds immigration-related consumer privacy protections that kick in on July 1, and covered businesses must prepare to comply. The changes update the Maryland Online Data Privacy Act (MODPA - which just took effect on October 1), to further restrict personal data sales and disclosures to governmental  more PR

PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland, June 27 -- The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command issued the following news release: * * * FRCSW Dong Phan Receives Award San Diego--Fleet Readiness Center Southwest (FRCSW) Commanding Officer, CAPT Shannon Thompson, presents a Commanding Officer's Challenge Coin to Mr. Dong Phan in recognition of his unwavering dedication and sustained contributions to aircraft readiness. Mr. Phan's commitment to excellence has directly strengthened Fleet Readiness Center Southwest's mission of delivering combat ready aircraft to the more PR

GENEVA, Switzerland, June 26 -- The Group on Earth Observations issued the following commentary on June 25, 2026, by Angelica Gutierrez, co-chair of the regional GEO in the Americas and of the Global Water Sustainability Initiative, and Jim Nelson, professor of civil and construction engineering at Brigham Young University: * * * Truth, Shared: Reflections from the GEOGLOWS Community Event: "Water Security is Global Security" Whoever controls the data controls the story, and often, the leverage. That's the quiet tension running under water  more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 26 -- Earthjustice posted the following news release on June 25, 2026: * * * Group Seeks to Join Case Against DC Water Over Potomac Interceptor The motion seeks accountability for the sewage spill - Potomac Riverkeeper Network (PRKN) moved to intervene and join in a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Department of Justice on behalf of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency against DC Water for its failure to prevent the recent Potomac Interceptor sewer line rupture. The collapse caused an estimated 243 million gal more PR

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, June 26 [Category: Health Care] -- Humanity and Inclusion issued the following news release: * * * HI Responds to Devastating Venezuela Earthquakes Amid Growing Medical Crisis * VENEZUELA - The evening of June 24th had only just begun in Caracas, the capital of Venezuela, when two powerful earthquakes violently shook the ground. Two quakes with magnitudes of 7.2 and 7.5 struck in quick succession, less than a minute apart, followed by more than thirty aftershocks. The second earthquake was the strongest recorded i more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on June 25, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Raskin to File Discharge Petition to Block Trump's $1.8 Billion Slush Fund, Prevent All Such Corrupt Self-Dealing "Settlement" Payouts and End Unprecedented "Super Pardon" for Trump, his Family and his Businesses Raskin to File Discharge Petition in Effort to Force a Vote on NO CARTE BLANCHE Act, Legislation to Stop Taxpayer-Funded Payouts and Void the Sweeping Immunit more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, June 27 (TNSjou) -- Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health issued the following Q&A on June 26, 2026, involving Samuel Myers, faculty director in the Institute for Planetary Health: * * * Why Pollinators Matter for Human Health: Five Questions With Samuel Myers New research shows that wild insect pollinators, such as bees and hoverflies, play a critical role in nutrition and livelihoods, underscoring biodiversity loss as a growing public health concern. - Drawing on a year of field research in farmi more PR

BETHESDA, Maryland, June 27 [Category: BizAerospace] -- Lockheed Martin posted the following news release: * * * Lockheed Martin and Insta Advance Europe's First Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) Common Fire Control System (CFCS) Sustainment Centre TEMPERE, Finland - Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and Finnish technology company Insta are continuing to establish Europe's first sustainment centre for the M270A2 and HIMARS(R) MLRS CFCS at Insta's facility in Tampere, Finland. This will be Europe's first MLRS fire control system maintenance and  more PR

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, June 26 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release: * * * Los Angeles nurses to hold an informational picket for patient safety and protest imminent closure of pediatric unit * Registered nurses at California Hospital Medical Center (CHMC) in Los Angeles, Calif., will hold an informational picket on Monday, June 29, to protest the administration's decision to lay off essential unit support staff throughout the facility and to close the pediatric unit, announced California Nurses As more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Rep. Johnny Olszewski, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Maryland Congressional Delegation and Governor Meet to Discuss State Priorities * WASHINGTON - Yesterday, members of Maryland's Congressional Delegation and Maryland Governor Wes Moore held a meeting at the United States Capitol to discuss their work on a range of issues important to Marylanders, including infrastructure, health care, affordability, economic opportunity, the Chesapeake Bay, and more. Video of the members' press availability fo more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Maryland Congressional Delegation and Governor Wes Moore Meet to Discuss State Priorities * WASHINGTON - Yesterday, members of Maryland's Congressional Delegation and Maryland Governor Wes Moore held a meeting at the United States Capitol to discuss their work on a range of issues important to Marylanders, including infrastructure, health care, affordability, economic opportunity, the Chesapeake Bay, and more. Video of the members' press avail more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Maryland Congressional Delegation and Governor Wes Moore Meet to Discuss State Priorities * WASHINGTON, DC - This week, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), Members of Maryland's Congressional Delegation and Governor Wes Moore held a meeting at the United States Capitol to discuss their work on a range of issues important to Marylanders, including infrastructure, health care, affordability, economic opportunity, the Chesapeake Bay, and more. Vide more PR

LAUREL, Maryland, June 26 [Category: Science] -- The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory posted the following news release: * * * Master Inventor Hoffman Turns Chemistry Into Capability * For Christopher Hoffman, an organic chemist at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, innovation often starts with a simple question: What can chemistry do to solve this problem that nothing else can? That curiosity has guided more than a decade of work at APL, where Hoffman, who leads the Lab's Chemical S more PR

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, June 27 -- The Maryland Department of Natural Resources issued the following news: * * * Additional Maryland State Parks Requiring Day-Use Reservations; New Entrance Technology Starting This Weekend The Maryland Department of Natural Resources continues to expand its reservation and park entrance system to prevent long entrance lines, traffic backups, and unexpected capacity closures on busy weekends and holidays. Beginning June 26, Fair Hill Natural Resource Management Area is implementing a QR code-based payment syst more PR

ALBANY, New York, June 27 -- Albany Law School issued the following news: * * * New Members, President for Albany Law School's National Alumni Association Three alumni have been named to Albany Law School's National Alumni Association (NAA) Board, and one current member was named to the Executive Committee. The NAA Board also has a new President, Emily Chapman '13, who will serve a two-year term starting on July 1. New Board members are: * Cathryn Crummey '22 * Jennifer Sunderlin Morton '07 * Raymond Weiss '22 David Fernandez '92, a  more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, June 26 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Listening for the echoes of black holes By analyzing X-ray reverberations and other astrophysical data, Erin Kara seeks to understand the most extreme objects in the universe. - Black holes are often misunderstood to be just that: dark and mysterious voids that are somehow akin to Alice in Wonderland's mind-bending rabbit hole. But rather than a tunnel of nothing, a black hole is actually something -and a lot of it. The denses more PR

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news release: * * * Multimedia Release: USCGC EAGLE Arrives in Baltimore for Sail250 Maryland * Editor's Note: Click images to download high-resolution versions Baltimore - U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Eagle, America's Tall Ship, arrived in Baltimore to participate in Sail250 Maryland, a signature event commemorating the 250th anniversary of the United States, Thursday. Eagle's arrival marks the beginning of several days of public engagement, mar more PR

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, June 25 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release: * * * NNU condemns Supreme Court decisions on temporary protected status, asylum * National Nurses United (NNU) today condemns the devastating rulings by the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) that advance President Trump's fascist immigration agenda. Two cruel and callous decisions ended Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for hundreds of thousands of Haitians and Syrians and removed protections for asylum seekers. TPS is a more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Raskin, Beyer, Norton, Ivey Demand Trump Administration Remove Demolished East Wing's Toxic Debris from East Potomac National Park * Washington, D.C.- Today, Representatives Jamie Raskin (MD-08), Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC-AL), Don Beyer (VA-08) and Glenn Ivey (MD-04) demanded the Trump Administration take immediate steps to safely remove over 35,000 cubic yards of toxic debris that the president recklessly deposited onto the East Potomac National  more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, June 26 (TNSrep) -- The Reason Foundation issued the following commentary by Criminal Justice Policy Director Vittorio Nastasi: * * * Report: Fine revenue exceeds 50% of general revenue in 42 cities across the country Eleven cities collected more revenue from fines than from taxes and other general revenue sources, and seven of the 10 most reliant cities are in Louisiana. Local governments across the country have come to depend on fines and forfeitures to fund their operations, according to a new Reason Foundation r more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, June 26 (TNSrep) -- The Reason Foundation issued the following commentary by Criminal Justice Policy Director Vittorio Nastasi, Managing Director of Government Finance Jordan Campbell, criminal justice policy intern Maegan Smarkusky and Sephria Reynolds-Tanner, criminal justice and drug policy analyst: * * * Taxation by citation: A 50-state data and policy report on local government fines and forfeitures This report maps the scope of local governments' dependence on fines and forfeitures to fund basic operations and more PR

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, June 26 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release: * * * Registered nurses at Dominican Hospital to protest proposed staffing cuts that jeopardize patient safety * Registered nurses at Dominican Hospital in Santa Cruz, Calif., will hold an informational picket on Tuesday, June 30, to alert the community about CommonSpirit Health's (CommonSpirit) proposed staffing cuts that jeopardize patient safety and undermine quality care, announced the California Nurses Association/National Nu more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Rep. Nanette Barragan, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Barragan, Carter, Sr., and Senator Van Hollen Introduce Bill to Develop Next Generation of Clean Shipping Technology and Infrastructure * 26 June 2026 Contact: jin.choi@mail.house.gov WASHINGTON, D.C. -Yesterday, Representatives Nanette Barragan (CA-44) and Troy A. Carter, Sr. (LA-02), along with Senator Chris Van Hollen (MD), reintroduced the Next Generation Shipping Act. The legislation would create a $1 billion per year program  more PR

ITHACA, New York, June 26 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Researchers achieve the 'impossible' low-loss, tunable dielectric * The result on his computer screen looked impossible. Late one night in 2009, Nate Orloff was alone in a laboratory, analyzing measurements from a set of experimental thin films sent to him by Darrell Schlom, the Tisch University Professor in Cornell University's Department of Materials Science and Engineering. "I jumped out of my chair and shouted, 'Eureka,'" said Orloff, who at the time wa more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on June 25, 2026: * * * 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 invol more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- The U.S. Department of War issued the following news: * * * Signers of the Declaration of Independence: Pennsylvania, Part 1 * Delegates to the Second Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. The 56 delegates who signed the formal break from Britain are all considered Founding Fathers. Pennsylvania had nine delegates, the most of the colonies. This week's profile features George Clymer, Benjamin Franklin and Robert Morris Jr. Their signatures are grouped in the top third column f more PR

NEW YORK, June 26 [Category: Media] -- The Ad Council issued the following news release: * * * Students Help Educate on the Dangers of Distracted Driving Through the 2026 Project Yellow Light Competition * NEW YORK, NY (June 26, 2026) - The Ad Council and Project Yellow Light announced the winners of this year's Project Yellow Light Scholarship competition, marking the campaign's 15th anniversary. The annual initiative invites students to develop public service advertisements (PSAs) designed to warn their peers about the dangers of distract more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Department of Education Takes Action Against Jefferson County Public Schools for Continued Violations of Title IX * Today, as the U.S. Department of Education (the Department) continues to recognize June as the second annual Title IX Month, the Department's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued a Letter of Impending Enforcement Action to Jefferson County Public Schools (the District) for failing to comply with Title IX of the Education Amend more PR

LINCOLN, Nebraska, June 27 -- The University of Nebraska posted the following news: * * * Maag retires after 38 years of advancing special education By Shaun Platt, Special Education and Communication Disorders Once a student who struggled through high school with a D+ cumulative GPA, John Maag has built a national reputation in special education and is concluding a 38-year career at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Maag is the Larry and Sharon Roos Professor in Special Education in the Department of Special Education and Communication more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen, Murkowski, Foster Reintroduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Create National Fab Lab Network, Spur Innovation * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and U.S. Representative Bill Foster (D-Ill.) have reintroduced the National Fab Lab Network Act, bipartisan legislation to expand Fab Labs across the country. Fab Labs, or digital fabrication laboratories, provide access to and training with  more PR

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, June 26 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release: * * * Wichita nurses to hold one-day strike for patient and staff safety * Nurses at Ascension Via Christi St. Francis and St. Joseph hospitals in Wichita, Kan., will hold a one-day strike on July 6 to protest the administration's refusal to address RNs' well-documented concerns about patient safety and workplace violence protection as part of contract negotiations, concerns that have been borne out by a fatal shooting at St. Jose more PR

BETHESDA, Maryland, June 26 (TNSxrep) -- The Wildlife Society, a wildlife conservation organization, posted the following news: * * * Can a new report measure nature? A team of experts is launching an ambitious effort to create the first comprehensive assessment of nature in the United States and is weaving the expertise of wildlife professionals into it. Carrying on work canceled under the Trump administration, The Nature Record, currently at 868 pages, brings together knowledge, storytelling and public participation to create a picture of more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, June 26 -- World Relief issued the following news release on June 25, 2026: * * * World Relief Responds to SCOTUS Decisions Regarding TPS for Haitians and Syrians, Asylum Processing Global Christian humanitarian organization and refugee resettlement agency addresses multi-faceted implications of each ruling - Today, the Supreme Court of the United States issued two rulings impacting populations World Relief serves: a decision regarding the joint case evaluating Mullin v. Dahlia Doe and Trump v. Miot, and a decision re more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Cloud Secure Major Privacy Victory as ATF Cancels Warrantless Location Data Contract * Following Bipartisan Oversight, ATF Drops Controversial Commercial Phone-Tracking Tool; Commits to Reviewing All Contracts for Illegal Location Data Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and U.S. Representative Michael Cloud, R-Texas, today announced that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) has canceled a controversial  more PR