OAKLAND, California, June 26 -- Positive Women's Network-USA issued the following news: * * * #HIVResists: June 2026 Monthly Policy Update Content Warning: many of these updates include information about harmful attacks on Black, Indigenous and people of color (BIPOC) and LGBTQ+ folks. Hot Topic Necropolitics of The Trump Administration - How The Federal Government is Using Federal Funding to Determine Who Lives and Who Dies [Necropolitics is a term created by African scholar, Achielle Mbembe, read more HERE (https://criticallegalthin more PR

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

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

PHOENIX, Arizona, June 26 [Category: Health Care] -- Banner Health posted the following news release: * * * Banner MD Anderson first in Arizona to offer novel prostate cancer treatment * GILBERT, Ariz. - Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center is revolutionizing prostate cancer treatment by becoming the first hospital system in Arizona to introduce the Transurethral Ultrasound Ablation (TULSA) procedure to its patients. The innovative and less-invasive treatment option uses high temperatures to destroy one's prostate cancer. The ablation is perf more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet, Lujan, Slotkin, Warnock, Booker, Fetterman Introduce Legislation to Strengthen Support for Specialty Crop Growers * Denver -Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet joined U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.), Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), and John Fetterman (D-Pa.) to introduce the Cultivating Horticultural Innovation in Local Economies (CHILE) Act, legislation to strengthen federal sup more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * BOEBERT OFFICE MONITORING SEVERE STORM OUTBREAK ACROSS COLORADO'S 4TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT * EATON, CO -Congresswoman Lauren Boebert (R-CO) today expressed her deepest concern and solidarity with the communities across Colorado's 4th Congressional District that have been struck by a severe, multi-day storm outbreak. Over the past several days, tornadoes, large hail, damaging winds, and significant flooding have battered the Eastern Plains and  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- The Capital Research Center issued the following commentary on June 25, 2026, by investigative researcher Parker Thayer: * * * The experts were wrong The voting "experts" are full of it - In April 2021, a coalition of "nonpartisan" civic engagement groups led by VoteAmerica, the Voter Participation Center, and the Campaign Legal Center sued the state of Georgia seeking to block the enactment of S.B. 202, the state's election integrity bill. In the lawsuit, the plaintiffs alleged many things. They claimed that the bi more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Rep. Bob Latta, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy, issued the following opening statement on June 24, 2026, at a markup of eight bills to protect Americans from higher electricity prices * * * "Welcome to today's subcommittee markup to consider eight bills to lower costs for households and promote innovation in our electric sector while ensuring the U.S. remains in pole position to win the race with Communist China for AI development. "The legislation before our subcommittee is th more PR

DENVER, Colorado, June 26 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Colorado State Land Board Uses Clean Energy Partnership to Reduce Energy Costs and Emissions from State Buildings * DENVER -The Colorado State Land Board announced a major step forward in advancing renewable energy. Through a partnership with Pivot Energy, the State Land Board will enroll more than 415,000 square feet of office buildings in community solar efforts. The initiative aligns with the State of Colorado's broader clean energy goals  more PR

NEW YORK, June 26 -- Columbia University Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory issued the following Q&A on June 25, 2026, involving Cody Bahlau, chief science officer in the Office of Marine Operations: * * * Life Aboard the Langseth: A Q&A With Chief Science Officer Cody Bahlau On Columbia's global research vessel, the R/V Marcus G. Langseth, Bahlau serves as the key link between scientists, crewmembers and operations on shore. By Olga Rukovets Aboard Columbia's global research vessel, the R/V Marcus G. Langseth, Cody Bahlau serves as the key  more PR

FORT WORTH, Texas, June 26 -- The University of North Texas Health Fort Worth posted the following news: * * * Coming full circle: TCOM graduate returns to shape the next generation of physicians * Every Monday evening, Dr. Larry Wilner boards a flight from Colorado to Fort Worth. By Tuesday morning, he's seeing patients at UNT Health Clinical Practice Group and serving as the family medicine clerkship director for hundreds of UNT Health's Texas College Osteopathic Medicine medical students on rotation. The weekly commute isn't easy. Al more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, June 25 -- Michigan State University posted the following news: * * * Cooling strategy not a panacea for marine heat waves * Most people have experienced a heat wave on land. But heat waves can strike in the ocean, too. And as the planet continues to warm, marine heat waves are growing longer and deadlier, hurting the seafood supply that billions of people worldwide rely on for their food and livelihoods. Researchers at Michigan State University say a controversial strategy to shield Earth from some of the sun's ra more PR

DENVER, Colorado, June 27 -- The Colorado Department of Natural Resources Division of Parks and Wildlife issued the following news release: * * * CPW and Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance reintroduce state endangered boreal toad tadpoles into historic alpine breeding site Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) and Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance (DZCA) hiked into alpine wetlands near Leadville to translocate 3,500 boreal toad tadpoles and reintroduce them into a historic breeding site to help recover the native species in Colorado. The boreal t more PR

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news release on June 26, 2026: * * * Trump Administration Keeps Coal-Fired Power Generation Alive in Colorado Emergency order addresses critical grid reliability issues by saving affordable, beautiful, clean coal generation from going offline. - U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright today issued an emergency order to keep a Colorado coal plant operational to ensure Americans maintain access to affordable, reliable, and secure electricity. The order directs Tri-State  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Invests in Making America Healthy Again with Announcement of $1.6 Million to Improve Drinking Water in Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah and Wyoming * DENVER - Today, U.S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing $1.6 million in grant funding to improve drinking water infrastructure in Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming. These grants will help Make America Healthy Again by providin 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

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, June 26 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Glass cells of atoms offer a new path to smarter, cheaper sensors * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -More accurate navigation systems and improved wireless communications may not come from traditional electronics, but rather from atoms. Researchers at Penn State and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a new way to build tinier, smarter glass sensors filled with highly precise and stable atoms. The team's work, more PR

DENVER, Colorado, June 26 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Polis Celebrates 11th Anniversary of Landmark Obergefell v. Hodges Supreme Court Ruling * DENVER -11 years ago today, the United States Supreme Court ruled in Obergefell v. Hodges, establishing marriage equality as a constitutional right for all Americans. "Eleven years ago, the Supreme Court affirmed what so many of us already knew: that love is love, and every American deserves the freedom to marry who you love. This ruling was a more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Hickenlooper Responds to Trump's Tina Peters Poll Asking Whether He Should "Clear Her Name & Compensate Her" * Hickenlooper has led the fight in Congress to prevent election criminals like Tina Peters from receiving taxpayer-funded payouts DENVER, Colo. - Today, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper released the following statement in response to President Trump's poll asking whether he should "clear [Tina Peters'] name and compensate her." Trump' more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Hickenlooper, Bennet Welcome $53 Million for Key Colorado Projects * 56 Colorado county governments to receive Payment In Lieu of Taxes funding WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet welcomed the Department of the Interior's (DOI) announcement of $53.7 million in Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) 2026 funding for 56 Colorado counties. Each year, DOI collects revenue from commercial activities on public lands, a portio more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 26 -- The Loyola University Chicago issued the following news release: * * * How 3 Loyola professors are taking on climate change in their research * What do databases, ChatGPT, and solar panels have in common? They all play a role in Loyola University Chicago research into climate change. Tofigh Maboudi, an associate professor in the Department of Political Science, is working to create a global climate policy database. Urooj Raja, an assistant professor of public communication and advocacy in the School of Commun more PR

BOULDER, Colorado, June 27 -- The Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences issued the following news: * * * Humans of CIRES: Emma Beretta Statistician found way to soundscape monitoring through hands on undergraduate research experience - Emma Beretta is a passive acoustic data analyst at CIRES and NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) who uses open source software to build accessible visualizations about ocean sounds. A statistician by training, she is passionate about protecting Earth's ecosyste more PR

LOVELAND, Colorado, June 26 [Category: BizConsulting] -- HVS, a consulting, valuation and research firm, posted the following news release: * * * HVS Brokerage & Advisory Closes Sale of Wingate by Wyndham Seminole * HOUSTON, TX, June 26, 2026: HVS Brokerage & Advisory announces the sale of the 88-key Wingate by Wyndham Seminole, located at 1103 Hobbs Highway, Seminole, Texas 79360. The 2013-built property was purchased by RKP4 Holdings LLC, based in Lubbock, Texas, from WG Seminole Hospitality, Ltd., and LB Hospitality, Inc.-both based in more PR

POCATELLO, Idaho, June 26 -- Idaho State University posted the following news: * * * ISU College of Technology Graduates Transition Directly Into Industry Careers Through Kiewit Partnership * As Idaho State University College of Technology students prepare for graduation, many are already transitioning directly into careers across the country through a growing partnership with Kiewit, one of North America's leading construction and engineering companies. Following the College of Technology's signing day, students who accepted full-time po more PR

DENVER, Colorado, June 25 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Keeping Colorado Communities Safe: Governor Polis Thanks Law Enforcement and Local Partners for Major Decreases in Auto Thefts * In the month of May Auto theft decreased by 36% compared to a 27% decrease in May 2025 DENVER \- Today, Governor Polis and the Colorado Department of Public Safety (CDPS) released recent data that shows auto theft in Colorado is down from 2025. The May monthly comparison indicates a 36% decrease in auto theft stat more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Slotkin, Warnock, Booker, Bennet, Fetterman Introduce Legislation to Strengthen Support for Specialty Crop Growers * Supports America's Specialty Crop Growers Who Produce Trademark Crops from Pecans to Chile Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Food and Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Organics, and Research, Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.), Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), Cory Boo more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, June 25 -- Drexel University LeBow College of Business posted the following news: * * * Making Personal Health a Priority: An Up-Close Look at the Impact of Medical Leave Policy * Work-life balance has been widely studied and discussed yet can still remain difficult to achieve. It's often thought of as a balancing act between time spent on work tasks and family or household tasks, but as Liza Barnes, PhD, assistant professor of management, has explored, it can encompass much more. "Not every person has a family more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, June 27 (TNSjou) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release: * * * This Tiny Organism Contracts 200 Times Faster Than We Can Blink. Here's How. A tiny, aquatic, single-celled organism can contract to one quarter of its body length in less than five milliseconds - hundreds of times faster than a human can blink. Researchers have discovered that the organism, Spirostomum ambiguum, uses a calcium-activated protein network in a fishnet-like configuration to power the contraction at much faster s more PR

LOUISVILLE, Colorado, June 26 (TNSrep) -- The National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers issued the following news release: * * * NAATP Expands Reimbursement Benchmarking Initiative with New State Reports The National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers (NAATP) is proud to announce the release of four new state-specific reimbursement benchmarking reports for California, Florida, Illinois, and Pennsylvania, with additional states to follow. These reports represent Phase 2 of NAATP's Reimbursement Benchmarking Initiative an more PR

NEWPORT BEACH, California, June 27 -- Pacific Life Insurance Co. issued the following news release: * * * Pacific Life Launches Income Horizon(TM) Collective Investment Trust Series, Transforming Lifetime Income into an Asset Class Trusteed by Matrix Trust Company, a Broadridge company, the series enables participants to build guaranteed lifetime income inside the plan before retirement. - Pacific Life, a leading provider of innovative insurance and annuity solutions, announced today the launch of Income Horizon(TM), a retirement income-f more PR

DENVER, Colorado, June 26 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Powerful Pollinators! Governor Polis Celebrates Colorado Pollinator Month * Governor Polis joined members of the pollinator protector community and Colorado pollinators at the Denver Botanical Gardens' "Big Day of Bugs" event, to celebrate Colorado Pollinator Month. "From Palisade peaches, to Rocky Ford Melons, and the gorgeous wildflowers that cover the Rocky Mountains, many of the best things about life in Colorado need pollinators. We ne more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Rep. Brittany Pettersen, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Pettersen Demands Answers After Trump Administration Leaves EPA Region 8 Employees Without Reliable Emergency Communications * WASHINGTON -Today, U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07), alongside Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper, and Representative DeGette (CO-01), demanded answers from Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin after a series of alarming safety failures at the EPA Region 8 Headq more PR

DENVER, Colorado, June 27 -- The Colorado Supreme Court issued the following news release: * * * Samuel S. Vigil Appointed next Chief Judge of the 16th Judicial District LA JUNTA, Colo. - Colorado Supreme Court Chief Justice Monica M. Marquez has appointed the Honorable Samuel S. Vigil to serve as the next chief judge of the 16th Judicial District (Bent, Crowley, and Otero counties). Judge Vigil will replace the Honorable Mark A. MacDonnell, who was appointed as a district judge in 2013 and has served as chief judge since 2013. Chief Judge  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 25 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following opening statement on June 24, 2026, at a nominations hearing for federal court and Justice Department positions: * * * Today, we'll have two panels. The first panel features Daniel Domenico, who is nominated to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. Our second panel has two nominees: Matthew Byrne, to be a judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, and Kosta Ligris, to be the Assistant  more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, June 27 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City issued the following news release on June 25, 2026: * * * Tenth District Manufacturing Activity Rose Moderately in June The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City released the June Manufacturing Survey today. According to Cortney Cowley, assistant vice president and Oklahoma City Branch executive, the survey revealed that business activity in the Tenth District manufacturing sector rose moderately, while expectations for future activity remained expansionary. "District  more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, June 26 -- Troutman Pepper Locke, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Troutman Pepper Locke's Ellie Hughes Honored With 2026 Connect CRE US Next Gen Award BOSTON - Ellie Hughes, associate in Troutman Pepper Locke's Real Estate Practice Group, has been named a winner of the Connect CRE 2026 U.S. Next Gen Award for the Boston and New England region. The annual program honors outstanding young professionals in commercial real estate who have distinguished themselves through talent, leadership, innovation, and meaning 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

LOGAN, Utah, June 26 -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * USU Mourns the Passing of Ecologist Eugene 'Geno' Schupp * Utah State University professor Eugene "Geno" Schupp, a distinguished plant ecologist, died June 1 in Logan following a battle with esophageal cancer. He was 74. Schupp was an internationally recognized scientist whose work helped shape modern understanding of seed dispersal, plant recruitment and vegetation dynamics. He served for more than three decades on the faculty of USU, where he was professor of more PR