JUNEAU, Alaska, July 8 -- The Alaska Department of Law issued the following news release: * * * Acting Alaska Attorney General Mills Announces $45 Million Multistate Settlement with Block Inc. Over Deceptive Practices on Cash App Today, Acting Attorney General Mills announced a $45 million multistate settlement with Block, Inc., the company behind the popular peer-to-peer payments app Cash App. The settlement resolves allegations that Block misled consumers about the safety of Cash App, failed to protect users from fraud on the platform, and more PR

WASHINGTON, July 11 [Category: Energy] (TNSxrep) -- The Edison Electric Institute issued the following news release: * * * America's Electric Grid Delivered Record-Breaking Output as Heat Dome Blanketed the Nation U.S. electric output hit an all-time high last week, surpassing 100,000 gigawatt-hours (GWh) for the first time ever, according to new data released today by the Edison Electric Institute (EEI). Output for the week of June 28-July 4, 2026, reached 100,996 GWh, breaking the previous record of 99,445 GWh set nearly four years ago (Ju more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, July 11 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on July 10, 2026: * * * Attorney General Mayes Pushes Federal Government to Further Crackdown on Illegal Robocalls Attorney General Kris Mayes and 48 other attorneys general this week 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 Litigati more PR

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Bristol Bay Native Corp., Anchorage, Alaska, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Defense addressing concerns with the proposed Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement rule. The rule aims to mitigate risks related to beneficial ownership and foreign ownership, control, or influence in defense contracting. In its letter, the Alaska Native Regional Corporation emphasized that the proposed 90-day deadline for beneficial ownership reporting could unduly burden small businesses and entity more ST

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Chugach Alaska Corp., Anchorage, has submitted a public comment letter to the White House Office of Management and Budget Office of Federal Procurement Policy addressing concerns about a proposed information collection tied to Executive Order 14398, which focuses on preventing diversity, equity, and inclusion discrimination by federal contractors. CAC contests that the proposed collection as it applies to Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act regional corporations is legally unwarranted and lacking practical utility. The l more ST

NEW YORK, July 11 (TNSjou) -- Columbia University Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory issued the following news: * * * Study Reveals How Gas Bubbles Shaped Kilauea's 2018 Lava Flow New research shows that gas bubbles played a central role in controlling how fast and far the lava traveled, and that lava flow models need to account for bubbles to more accurately forecast where lava will stop. Highlights * Researchers used more than 200 drone videos, lava samples and numerical modeling to reconstruct how lava flow changed as it moved toward the  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Cortez Masto, Cramer Honor Journeyman Lineworkers Recognition Day * Senators Pass Bipartisan Resolution Designating July 10, 2026, as Journeyman Lineworkers Recognition Day Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) led the passage of a bipartisan resolution to designate July 10, 2026, as Journeyman Lineworkers Recognition Day. This resolution honors the men and women who dedicate their liv more PR

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Delegation Welcomes Corps Permit for King Cove Road * Anchorage, AK- U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan and Congressman Nick Begich (all R-Alaska) today applauded the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' (Corps) approval of a permit to facilitate construction of a life-saving road between the isolated community of King Cove, Alaska and nearby Cold Bay. The one-lane gravel connector will provide reliable transportation access from King Cove to  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 10 (TNSinfo) -- The U.S. Department of Energy Energy Information Administration issued the following information collection: * * * EIA invites public comment on the proposed collection of information, EIA-914, Monthly Crude Oil and Lease Condensate, and Natural Gas Production Report, as required under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. EIA is requesting a three-year extension of Form EIA-914 Monthly Crude Oil and Lease Condensate, and Natural Gas Production Report. The survey collects monthly data on production and sales of more PR

MIAMI, Florida, July 10 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Greenberg Traurig Continues Energy Practice Growth in Colorado with Scott Looper * DENVER - July 10, 2026 - Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP added Scott Looper as a shareholder in its Energy & Natural Resources Practice, strengthening the firm's capabilities in midstream, liquefied natural gas (LNG), and integrated energy transactions. Looper, who will be based in the firm's Denver office while maintaining a pres more PR

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release on July 10, 2026: * * * ICYMI: Democratic Senate Candidates Hammer Republicans Over 'Big, Beautiful Bill' Fallout [The Hill] One year after Republicans enacted their toxic plan that has led to higher costs, less health care, and looming threats of hospital closures, new reporting from The Hill outlines how the fallout is defining Senate races across the country and how Republican candidates on the ballot are "complicit in all of it." From A more PR

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- The Jamestown Foundation posted the following commentary on July 9, 2026, by Tatiana Vorozhko, contributing editor at the Reckoning Project, in the foundation's Eurasia Daily Monitor: * * * Moving Past 'Spirit of Anchorage' Could Spur More Realistic Negotiations Executive Summary: * Russia continues to demand that Kyiv cede the Ukrainian-controlled parts of its Donetsk oblast, promoting the "spirit of Anchorage" to allege that the United States informally accepted Russian control of the entire Donbas region, which co more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, July 8 -- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Davenport Pushes Federal Government to Crack Down on Illegal Robocalls Attorney General Jennifer Davenport co-led a coalition of 49 attorneys general today in calling 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 Multis more PR

PORTLAND, Oregon, July 9 -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news: * * * OHSU awarded $6.5 million to improve rural health * Oregon Health & Science University has been awarded $6.5 million in federal funding over the next two years for six projects to improve healthcare in rural Oregon. The awards, announced Tuesday by the Oregon Health Authority, are among $97.1 million in federal funding to improve health and wellbeing in Oregon's rural communities. The money is from Oregon's portion of a five-year, $50 billion more PR

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Senate Majority PAC, an organization that works to elect Democratic senators who are committed to an economy that provides opportunity and security for America's working families and who stand up to protect the rights of all Americans, issued the following news release on July 10, 2026: * * * Senate Majority PAC and Majority Forward Post Best Fundraising Quarter of the Cycle Senate Majority PAC and its affiliated nonprofit, Majority Forward, announced today their best second-quarter fundraising ever, pushing their cycl more PR

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Passes Heinrich Resolution Recognizing Journeyman Lineworkers Day * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, announced that a bipartisan resolution he cosponsored designating July 10, 2026, as Journeyman Lineworkers Recognition Day, passed the Senate. This resolution honors the men and women who dedicate their lives to ensure communities in New Mexic more PR

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Sullivan Secures Exemption for Registered Alaska Native Craftsmen from New Etsy Ban on Fur Sales * ANCHORAGE, ALASKA -U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, this week secured a new exemption to the animal product policy of Etsy that will allow Alaska Native craftsmen to continue selling fur items on the online crafts marketplace. The new policy, which goes into effect on August 11 more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 9 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news: * * * Tennessee Attorney General Skrmetti Pushes Federal Government to Crack Down on Illegal Robocalls * Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti today joined a bipartisan coalition of 49 attorneys general in urging the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to adopt stronger safeguards that would make it harder for scammers to obtain legitimate telephone numbers and use them to target consumers. The coalition filed comments suppor more PR

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Postmaster General David P. Steiner from a June 24, 2026, hearing entitled "Reforming the U.S. Postal Service's Broken Business Model": * * * Good morning, Chairman Paul, Ranking Member Peters, and Members of the Committee. Thank you for calling this hearing to discuss the future of the United States Postal Service, a venerable institution that predates the nation itself and has helped drive the growth and development of  more PR

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Maryland, July 9 -- The U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command issued the following news: * * * Yuma Test Center welcomes Steven Mullins as new Flight Services Division Chief * Yuma Test Center (YTC) has selected Steven Mullins as its new Flight Services Division Chief, succeeding long-time employee Pat Franklin, who recently retired after more than 40 years in Army aviation. Mullins steps into the position, with nearly 15 years' military aviation experience. Mullins' journey into the skies began with a lifelong pa more PR