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Airbnb.org provides housing to first responders after Venezuela earthquakes (10)
AUSTIN, Texas, June 26 [Category: BizTravel] -- Airbnb, a community-driven hospitality company, issued the following news:
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Airbnb.org provides housing to first responders after Venezuela earthquakes
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Airbnb.org, a nonprofit founded by Airbnb to provide emergency housing in times of crisis, is currently offering free, emergency housing to first responders staging in the U.S. and neighboring countries to support relief efforts in Venezuela. Stays are free for these organizations, and are funded by Airbnb.org and the generosity of donor more PR
Attorney General Ken Paxton Successfully Stops Harris County from Using Taxpayer Funds to Protect Illegal Immigrants from Deportation (10)
AUSTIN, Texas, June 27 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Ken Paxton Successfully Stops Harris County from Using Taxpayer Funds to Protect Illegal Immigrants from Deportation
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Attorney General Ken Paxton has secured an order in the Supreme Court of Texas ("SCOTX") that successfully stops Harris County's efforts to give away taxpayer dollars to fund the defense of illegal aliens in federal deportation proceedings.
Attorney General Paxton sued Harris County for unlawfully directin more PR
ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL CALLS ON ICE TO REVERSE DANGEROUS NEW POLICY THAT REDUCES OVERSIGHT OF POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS IN DETENTION CENTERS (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, June 26 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release:
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ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL CALLS ON ICE TO REVERSE DANGEROUS NEW POLICY THAT REDUCES OVERSIGHT OF POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS IN DETENTION CENTERS
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Chicago -Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 23 attorneys general, urged 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 occu more PR
Committee on Small Business Announces July Hearing Schedule (10)
WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas, chairman of the House Small Business Committee, issued the following news release on June 26, 2026:
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Committee on Small Business Announces July Hearing Schedule
Today, the House Committee on Small Business announced its July hearing schedule.
Full Committee Hearing: "250 Years of American Legacy: Small Businesses and the American Dream"
* Date & Time: Wednesday, July 1st at 10:00 AM ET
* Location: Hearing Room, 2360 Rayburn House Office Building
Full Committee Hearing: "AI on Main more PR
Committee on Small Business Holds Hearing to Examine the Role of the SBA Office of Investment and Innovation in Powering America's Small Businesses (10)
WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas, chairman of the House Small Business Committee, issued the following news release on June 26, 2026:
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Committee on Small Business Holds Hearing to Examine the Role of the SBA Office of Investment and Innovation in Powering America's Small Businesses
Yesterday, Congressman Roger Williams (R-TX), Chairman of the House Committee on Small Business, held a hearing titled "From Startup to Scale: The Role of the SBA Office of Investment and Innovation in Powering America's Small Businesses" t more PR
DNC: In the States - Trump's Refusal To Bring Down Housing Costs Continues To Hurt American Families (10)
WASHINGTON, June 27 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release on June 26, 2026:
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IN THE STATES: Trump's Refusal To Bring Down Housing Costs Continues To Hurt American Families
With Donald Trump reportedly telling Speaker Mike Johnson that "no one gives a [bleep] about housing" and bragging that he doesn't "think about Americans' financial situation," it's clear that Republicans don't care about easing Americans' financial pain. While Democrats in Congress fight to lower costs, Trump would rather throw a temp more PR
Federal Register: Federal Highway Administration Issues Information Collection Notice on Transportation Alternatives and Recreational Trails Annual Report (10)
WASHINGTON, June 27 (TNSinfo) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration issued the following information collection:
The FHWA has forwarded the information collection request described in this notice to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve a new information collection. We are required to publish this notice in the Federal Register by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
We published a Federal Register Notice with a 60-day public comment period on this information collection on 2/9/2026, at 91 FR 5 more PR
Groups Sue EPA Over U.S. Steel Gary Works Air Permit (10)
AUSTIN, Texas, June 26 -- The Environmental Integrity Project issued the following news release on June 24, 2026:
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Groups Sue EPA Over U.S. Steel Gary Works Air Permit
Lawsuit seeks action on Clean Air Act petition involving massive steel mill that's major source of pollution affecting Northwest Indiana and the Chicago region
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Environmental Integrity Project (EIP), The Environmental Law & Policy Center (ELPC), Gary Advocates for Responsible Development (GARD), and Just Transition Northwest Indiana (JTNWI) today filed suit against the more PR
House Budget Chairman Arrington on Squawk Box: "We're Stopping Criminals From Stealing Hard-earned Tax Dollars" in Reconciliation 3.0 (10)
WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, chairman of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release on June 26, 2026:
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Chairman Arrington on Squawk Box: "We're stopping criminals from stealing hard-earned tax dollars" in Reconciliation 3.0
Today, House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-Texas) joined CNBC's Squawk Box to discuss using Reconciliation 3.0 to provide our troops with the resources they need, address affordability measures for hardworking Americans, andpay for it all using the President's War on F more PR
Nationally Acclaimed Photographers Headline Fall Exhibitions at UA Little Rock (10)
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, June 26 -- The University of Arkansas Little Rock campus issued the following news:
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Nationally Acclaimed Photographers Headline Fall Exhibitions at UA Little Rock
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The University of Arkansas at Little Rock's Windgate Center of Art + Design (WCAD) will launch its fall 2026 season with a series of photography-focused exhibitions, headlined by the internationally acclaimed artist Todd Hido. Showing from August through November, these exhibits will feature renowned photographers and explore the evolving direction o more PR
Nexstar Media Foundation Announces Honorees for Day Twenty-Seven of "30 Days of Giving" Initiative (10)
IRVING, Texas, June 27 [Category: BizMedia] -- Nexstar Media Group, a television broadcasting company, issued the following news release:
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Nexstar Media Foundation Announces Honorees for Day Twenty-Seven of "30 Days of Giving" Initiative
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Awaken Coffee and WHEAT, Inc. Named as Recipients of $5,000 Grants
Irving, TX (June 27, 2026) - Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXST), today announced that the Nexstar Media Charitable Foundation is making a $5,000 contribution to both Awaken Coffee and WHEAT, Inc. as part of the company's "30 D more PR
NRC Grants Palisades One-Time Work Hour Exemption Ahead of Reactor Fuel Loading (10)
WASHINGTON, June 27 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has granted Palisades Energy LLC, Houston, Texas, a one-time exemption from portions of federal work hour regulations, allowing the Palisades Nuclear Plant in Michigan to continue operating under less restrictive outage scheduling requirements until nine calendar days before the plant begins loading fuel into its reactor.
The exemption, issued on June 18, follows a request submitted by Palisades Energy on May 27 and supplemented on June 4 and June 13. It applies to operation more PR
Preparing Compassionate Physicians Begins with Caring for Medical Students (10)
HUNTSVILLE, Texas, June 26 -- Sam Houston State University posted the following news:
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Preparing Compassionate Physicians Begins with Caring for Medical Students
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A medical student may know the signs. They may understand that eating disorders are serious health conditions rather than lifestyle choices. They may learn how stress, anxiety, depression, body image concerns and perfectionism can affect health. They may even one day help a patient recognize those signs and seek care.
Recognizing those same concerns in themselves or in a c more PR
South Carolina Takes a Stand Against Shrimp Fraud (10)
NEW PORT RICHEY, Florida, June 27 [Category: Food/Beverage] -- The Southern Shrimp Alliance posted the following news release:
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South Carolina Takes a Stand Against Shrimp Fraud
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South Carolina just became the latest state to address a widespread form of seafood fraud. With the General Assembly's passage of H4248, the Palmetto State has joined a growing list of states pushing back against restaurants passing off imported, farm-raised shrimp as authentic, wild-caught shrimp.
This spring, the South Carolina House and Senate passed dif more PR
TPPF Applauds SBOE's Adoption of New Social Studies and Literature Standards (10)
AUSTIN, Texas, June 26 -- The Texas Public Policy Foundation issued the following news release:
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TPPF Applauds SBOE's Adoption of New Social Studies and Literature Standards
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AUSTIN -The Texas Public Policy Foundation praised the Texas State Board of Education's vote to adopt improved Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) standards for social studies and the state's first required literary works list. Together, these proposed curriculum changes will strengthen students' literacy and knowledge of history.
"Students learn best w more PR
Vivek Ramaswamy Refuses to Rule Out Bringing Right-to-Work to Ohio (10)
COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 26 -- The Ohio Democratic Party posted the following news:
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Vivek Ramaswamy Refuses to Rule Out Bringing Right-to-Work to Ohio
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Columbus, Ohio- In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, Vivek Ramaswamy refused to rule out bringing so-called right-to-work laws to Ohio. Instead, Ramaswamy launched into the same meaningless word salad and left Ohioans more convinced than ever he wouldn't protect their jobs, stand up for Ohio's workers, or lower costs.
Right-to-work policies weaken organized labor unions and lea more PR
What They Are Saying: Support Grows for Chairman Boozman's Farm Bill 2.0 Discussion Draft (10)
WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, issued the following news release on June 26, 2026:
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What They Are Saying: Support Grows for Chairman Boozman's Farm Bill 2.0 Discussion Draft
U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Chairman John Boozman (R-AR) released the discussion draft for Farm Bill 2.0 on Tuesday. Built for the people who feed America, the proposal delivers more certainty for farm families, rural communities and the nat more PR
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