CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, July 7 -- The U.S. Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: * * * 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment, 4th Marine Brigade secure maritime terrain during KAMANDAG 10 * SUBIC BAY, Philippines -3rd Marine Littoral Regiment completed maritime key terrain security operations during Exercise Kaagapay Ng Mga Mandirigma Ng Dagat 10, also known as KAMANDAG 10, across multiple expeditionary sites in the Batanes Islands, Philippines, June 19-29. The training enhanced interoperability with the Philippine Marine Corps and demonstrate more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 8 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL AND BIPARTISAN COALITION PUSH FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO FURTHER CRACK DOWN ON ILLEGAL ROBOCALLS * Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a bipartisan coalition of 49 attorneys general, today called on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to strengthen rules that would cut off scammers' access to legitimate telephone numbers to prevent scammers from deceiving Americans through robocalls and text messages.  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- Rep. Ed Case, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Case, Moylan Introduce Measure To Counter Transnational Crime In The Indo-Pacific * (Washington, DC) -U.S. Congressmen Ed Case (D-HI-01) and James Moylan (R-Guam) have introduced a measure in the U.S. House to boost U.S. efforts to counter growing transnational crime in the Indo-Pacific. "Our Pacific Islands Liaison Initiative Act addresses the growing use of Pacific Island nations as transit hubs for cross-Pacific illegal drug trade by transnational cr more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, July 9 -- Hawaii Attorney General Anne E. Lopez issued the following news release on July 8, 2026: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL LOPEZ PUSHES FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO FURTHER CRACKDOWN ON ILLEGAL ROBOCALLS Attorney General Anne Lopez and 48 other attorneys general today called on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to strengthen rules that would cut off scammers' access to legitimate telephone numbers. Without that access, scammers can't use real numbers to deceive and scam Americans. The Anti-Robocall Multistate Litigation T more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, July 9 -- Gov. Josh Green, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release on July 8, 2026: * * * GOVERNOR GREEN SIGNS LEGISLATION TO STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY AND ENHANCE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONS Governor Josh Green today signed four measures into law during two bill signing ceremonies that collectively reinforce Hawaii's long-term investments in environmental stewardship, housing and community infrastructure. By expanding support for conservation efforts, modernizing wastewater systems and deepening resources for housing and econ more PR

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, July 7 -- The U.S. Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: * * * Largest Advanced Manufacturing Demonstration in Department of War History Set for RIMPAC 2026 * MONTEREY, Calif. -The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) Consortium for Advanced Manufacturing Research and Education (CAMRE) is preparing to support Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2026 with what organizers describe as the largest advanced manufacturing demonstration ever conducted by the U.S. Department of War (DOW), bringing together military, government, aca more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, July 9 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on July 8, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Pushes Federal Government to Further Crackdown on Unlawful Robocalls Attorney General Anthony G. Brown and a bipartisan coalition of 48 other attorneys general today called on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to strengthen rules that would cut off scammers' access to legitimate telephone numbers. Without that access, scammers can't use real numbers to deceive and scam Americans. more PR

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy Demands Trump Halt Illegal Move To Undermine Civil Rights Enforcement, Special Education Services U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, joined the Senate Democratic Caucus in demanding the Trump administration put students first and follow the law by immediately reversing course on the transfer of civil rights enforcement and special education program more PR

MANOA, Hawaii, July 9 -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: * * * NSF award supports UH research on safer drinking water after fuel contamination A University of Hawaii at Manoa faculty member has received a $660,000 National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award to study how fuel contamination can affect drinking water during the treatment process. Emily Marron, an assistant specialist in the Water Resources Research Center and cooperating graduate faculty and instruc more PR

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, July 7 -- The U.S. Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: * * * Pacific Partnership, Pacific Friendship Wrap Up Joint Mission in Quang Tri, Vietnam * QUANG TRI, Vietnam -After two weeks of disaster management, medical, engineering, and outreach activities designed to build multilateral cooperation and collective capacity to respond to disasters, U.S. Navy-led Pacific Partnership 2026 (PP26) and U.S. Army-led Pacific Friendship 2026 (PF26) concluded their joint mission with a closing ceremony at the Gold Coast Ho more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, July 8 -- The Reason Foundation issued the following commentary by transportation policy analyst Jay Derr: * * * Lower collection costs are key to making mileage-based user fees a viable replacement for the fuel tax States looking to craft mileage-based programs need to consider factors that raise collection costs and make a program less viable. - The fuel tax is most states' primary highway funding mechanism. Most fuel taxes are levied as a fixed number of cents per gallon. Many gas taxes are not indexed to inflat more PR

PIERRE, South Dakota, July 9 -- South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley issued the following news release on July 8, 2026: * * * Attorney General Jackley Pushes Federal Communications Commission To Further Crack Down on Illegal Robocalls South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley and 48 other Attorneys General have called upon the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to strengthen rules that would cut off scammers' access to legitimate telephone numbers. "Without that access, scammers can't use real numbers to deceive and defraud ci more PR

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, July 9 -- Utah Attorney General Derek Brown issued the following news on July 8, 2026: * * * Shopify bans all e-cigarette sales as AG Brown, 24 colleagues force accountability Attorney General Brown welcomed Shopify's decision to ban all vaping products from its e-commerce platform, a direct result of the November 2025 multistate demand for stronger safeguards. E-cigarettes are highly addictive and pose significant health risks, particularly to youth, and are therefore subject to strict regulation. States in the coali more PR

FARMVILLE, Virginia, July 9 -- Longwood University issued the following news release: * * * Training the leaders of tomorrow: Legacy gift to establish The HOLT Fund at Longwood Linda Holt was born in Texas, graduated from the University of Hawaii and built a successful business in Maryland. Despite her nationwide travels, though, by the time she retired in 2014, she had never set foot on Longwood University's campus, and all she knew about one of the nation's hundred oldest colleges and universities came from passing conversations with an al more PR

WASHINGTON, July 8 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF11991) by military ground forces specialist Andrew Feickert. Here are excerpts: * * * The U.S. Army's Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW): Dark Eagle What Is the Army's Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW)? The Army's LRHW - also known as Dark Eagle (Figure 1) - with a reported range of 1,725 miles, consists of a ground-launched missile equipped with a hypersonic glide body and associated transport, support, and fire control e more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, July 9 -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Congress Continues Bipartisan Investment in National Sea Grant Network; Hawai'i Delegation Secures $2.4 Million for Local Resilience Across the United States, a powerful bipartisan coalition in the U.S. Congress has reaffirmed its commitment to coastal health by extending the National Sea Grant College Program authorization through 2031. Sea Grant serves as a national engine for coastal resilience, sustainable seafood, workforce development, an more PR

WASHINGTON, July 7 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: * * * USS Illinois successfully undocks at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard * PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii - Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PHNSY & IMF) successfully undocked Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Illinois (SSN 786), June 24, 2026, completing an important milestone in the submarine's scheduled lifecycle maintenance period. Undocking signifies the completion of major hull and foundational work, shifting the project's f more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, July 9 -- Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones issued the following news release on July 8, 2026: * * * Attorney General Jones Joins Multistate Opposition to Postal Service's Attempt to Undermine Voting Rights Attorney General Jones joined a multistate coalition of 24 attorneys general in filing a formal comment letter opposing the United States Postal Service's attempt to aid the president's efforts to seize control of elections and restrict mail-in voting through a proposed rule and asking the Postal Service to withdraw more PR