HOUGHTON, Michigan, June 26 -- Michigan Technological University posted the following news release: * * * 2026 Bhakta Rath Research Award Recipients Set New Robust Future for Biosensing Technologies * For their expansive work in biosensing technologies, researchers Yixin Liu and Grace Dykstra have received Michigan Technological University's 2026 Bhakta Rath Research Award. The "synthetic antibodies" they developed will lead to advancements across the healthcare field and beyond, from wearable health technologies to agricultural and environ more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Rep. Maggie Goodlander, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * After Goodlander Pressure, Liberty Utilities Commits to Delivering Relief to Stranded New Hampshire Gas Customers * Company that refused natural gas service will deploy portable LNG tank to fill the gap CONCORD, N.H. - Liberty Utilities will deploy a portable liquified natural gas (LNG) supply to deliver service to Lakes Region customers it has left stranded - a reversal that follows mounting pressure and oversight from Congresswoman M more PR

NEW YORK, June 27 (TNSxrep) -- Bankrate, a provider of financial services, issued the following news release: * * * 87% of American Borrowers are Overpaying for Their Mortgages, Costing Households $65B Annually Bankrate study reveals the "hidden homeownership tax" -- an annual drag of over $3,300 annually on household wealth that penalizes borrowers across every income level, age group, and credit tier - New Bankrate research finds 87% of American mortgage borrowers are likely overpaying for their home loans as of 2025. It's not because be 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 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Invests in Making America Healthy Again with Announcement of $1.5 Million to Improve Drinking Water in New England * BOSTON (June 26, 2026) - Today, U.S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing $1.5 million in grant funding to improve drinking water infrastructure in New England. These grants will help Make America Healthy Again by providing communities with needed resources to make critical drinking water infrastructure upgrad 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 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 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

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * LeachGarner to Pay $2.8 Million in EEOC Pay Discrimination Suit Metallurgical company settles federal suit charging it placed female workers in lower-paying departments and paid them less than men for similar work BOSTON -LeachGarner, Inc., a metallurgical manufacturer and supplier, will pay $2.8 million and provide other relief to settle a federal sex discrimination lawsuit, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ann more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 26 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts posted the following news release: * * * Lowell Man Pleads Guilty to Drug Distribution and Gun Charges * BOSTON - A Lowell man pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston to distributing cocaine base (crack cocaine) and illegal possession of two guns. Marc Sanchez, 31, pleaded guilty to two counts of distribution of and possession with intent to distribute 28 grams or more of cocaine base and to being a felon in possession of firear more PR

CONCORD, New Hampshire, June 27 -- The New Hampshire Department of Insurance issued the following news release: * * * New Hampshire Insurance Department Monitoring National Association of Insurance Commissioners Security Incident The New Hampshire Insurance Department (NHID) is monitoring a cybersecurity incident involving the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC). Based on information provided by the NAIC to date, there is no current evidence that New Hampshire Insurance Department systems or consumer personal or financial  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Pappas, Goodlander Introduce Bill to Protect Forest Service Research Facilities from Closure * Today Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) and Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander (NH-02) introduced legislation to prohibit the Secretary of Agriculture from closing any U.S. Forest Service Research and Development facility, including Experimental Forests, unless Congress expressly authorizes the closure. The legislation comes amid deep concern over the 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

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 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on June 25, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Shaheen, Colleagues Introduce EBOLA Act and Urge Secretary Rubio to Work with WHO to Stem Outbreak Yesterday, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Cory Booker (D-NJ), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Tim Kaine (D-VA), John Hickenlooper (D-CO), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Chris Coons (D-DE),  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following joint statement on June 24, 2026, with six fellow Democratic senators: * * * Shaheen, Duckworth, Schatz, Rosen, Merkley, Kim, Slotkin Statement on Meeting with the Speaker of Taiwan's Legislative Yuan Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Andy Kim (D-NJ) an more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Hassan Presses Postmaster General on Mail-In Ballots, Mail Delivery Delays in Rural New Hampshire U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH), a senior member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, questioned Postmaster General David Steiner on President Trump's proposed rule to restrict voting by mail in states across the country, including in New Hampshire and mail delivery delays in rural New Hampshire at a hearing this more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Hassan, Wyden Press RFK Jr. on White House Involvement in Decision to Dismantle Vaccine Recommendations Panel * WASHINGTON - Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Subcommittee on Health, and Ron Wyden (D-OR), Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member, pressed Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over contradictory statements regarding his decision to fire the feder more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on June 25, 2026, with Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina: * * * Shaheen, Tillis Statement on Meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Thom Tillis (R-NC), co-chairs of the Senate NATO Observer Group, released a statement following their meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte an more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 26 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * Seven Arrested After Takedown Of Major Drug Trafficking Operation In Northeast Massachusetts * BOSTON -A joint operation on Wednesday, June 25, 2026, led by the Massachusetts Attorney General's Office's State Police Detective Unit (SPDU) and prosecuted by the Massachusetts Attorney General's Office (AGO), resulted in the execution of search warrants at 16 locations in Haverhill, Methuen, Boston, and Lawrence and the  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Shaheen, Collins, Coons, Reed, Padilla Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Speed Up Distribution of Cost-Saving Weatherization Funding * (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Susan Collins (R-ME), Chris Coons (D-DE), Jack Reed (D-RI) and Alex Padilla (D-CA) are introducing bipartisan legislation that would ensure grant funding from the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) and State Energy Program (SEP) are distributed w more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Shaheen, King, Klobuchar Push Legislation to Make Child Care More Affordable for Working Families * **Senators' legislation seeks to strengthen the child care workforce to make services more accessible for working families** (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Angus King (I-ME) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) this week introduced legislation that would make child care more affordable and accessible for working families by ref more PR