WASHINGTON, July 14 -- A group of 26 First Amendment scholars and legal clinicians from various U.S. universities, has expressed concerns about the Office of Personnel Management's proposed government-wide nondisclosure agreement for federal employees. In a public comment letter addressed to OPM the group outlined why the NDA, as proposed, risks violating the free speech rights of current and former federal employees and could seriously impede the free flow of information essential to democratic accountability. The scholars argue that the prop more ST

DENVER, Colorado, July 14 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado issued the following news: * * * ACLU of Colorado Condemns Opening of Long-Shuttered Prison as Immigration Detention Facility ACLU of Colorado condemns the opening of a new immigration detention center in Colorado after The GEO Group, Inc (GEO) announces it was awarded a five-year contract to operate the facility in Hudson, Colorado. The GEO Group, Inc (GEO) announced on July 13, 2026, that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has awarded GEO a five-year contra more PR

OLYMPIA, Washington, July 13 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * AG Brown co-leads coalition challenging Warner Bros./Paramount merger * Attorney General Nick Brown today co-led a coalition of 12 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit challenging the $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (Warner Bros.) by Paramount Skydance Corporation (Paramount). The proposed merger would combine two of Hollywood's five major film distributors and two of the five major basic cable comp more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 13 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Joins Coalition Challenging Paramount/Warner Bros. Merger * BOSTON -Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today joined a coalition of 12 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit to block the proposed $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (Warner Bros.) by Paramount Skydance Corporation (Paramount), arguing the deal would unlawfully reduce competition in the film and television more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- The American Land Title Association Good Deeds Foundation issued the following news release on July 13, 2026: * * * ALTA Good Deeds Foundation Awards $10,000 Emergency Grant to Support Wildland Firefighter Families The American Land Title Association (ALTA) Good Deeds Foundation, a registered 501(c)(3) charitable organization founded by ALTA, the national trade association of the land title insurance industry, today announced a $10,000 emergency grant to the Wildland Firefighter Foundation, which provides financial ass more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, July 14 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on July 13, 2026: * * * Attorney General Mayes Joins Coalition Challenging Paramount/Warner Bros. Merger Attorney General Mayes today joined a coalition of 12 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit challenging the $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (Warner Bros.) by Paramount Skydance Corporation (Paramount). The proposed merger would combine two of Hollywood's five major film distributors and two of the five major basic ca more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, July 13 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Files Lawsuit to Block $110 Billion Warner Bros./Paramount Merger * LOS ANGELES -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today led a coalition of 12 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit challenging the $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (Warner Bros.) by Paramount Skydance Corporation (Paramount). The proposed merger, the largest in Hollywood history, would combine two of Hollywood's f more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, July 13 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Opposes Trump Administration's Sweeping Proposal to Allow for Widespread Political Weaponization of Federal Grant Funding * OMB's proposed rule would provide Trump Administration with broad authority to impose its political agenda via more than $1 trillion in federal grant funding each year OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general and two governors i more PR

ALBANY, New York, July 13 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Sues to Block Paramount's Merger with Warner Bros. * July 13, 2026 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James and a coalition of 11 other attorneys general today sued Paramount Skydance Corp. (Paramount) and Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (Warner Bros.), two of the nation's largest media companies, to block a proposed $110 billion merger that would illegally undermine competition throughout the enterta more PR

DENVER, Colorado, July 13 -- Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Phil Weiser sues to block Paramount/Warner Bros. merger * July 13, 2026 (DENVER) - Attorney General Phil Weiser today joined a coalition of 12 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit challenging the $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. by Paramount Skydance Corporation. The proposed merger would combine two of Hollywood's five major film distributors and two of the five major basic cable companies.  more PR

SALEM, Oregon, July 13 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Rayfield Files Lawsuit Challenging Warner Bros./Paramount Merger * Attorney General Dan Rayfield and a coalition of 12 attorneys general today filed a lawsuit challenging the $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (Warner Bros.) by Paramount Skydance Corporation (Paramount). "If this massive corporate merger is allowed to go through, Oregonians will pay the price - through higher bills, fewer jobs, les more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, July 13 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Sues Again to Prevent Department of Education's Cuts to School Mental Health Grants * Press Releases (Hartford, CT) - Attorney General William Tong filed a second lawsuit with 14 other attorneys general to prevent the U.S. Department of Education from unlawfully terminating congressionally approved school-based mental health grants. In defiance of a court order, the administration plans to terminate th more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, July 13 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Sues to Block Warner Bros./Paramount Merger * Press Releases (Hartford, CT) -Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 12 attorneys general in suing to block the $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (Warner Bros.) by Paramount Skydance Corporation (Paramount). The proposed merger would combine two of Hollywood's five major film distributors and two of the five major  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet Statement on Trump's Executive Order Shrinking Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bears Ears National Monument Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet released a statement following President Donald Trump's executive order to shrink Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bears Ears National Monuments:  "Once again, the President has demonstrated his disregard for the wishes of Tribal coalitions, western leaders, and the American people by removing pro more PR

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet, Murray, Peters, Schumer, Merkley, Senate Colleagues Demand OMB Rescind Rule Giving President Sweeping Power Over Federal Grants Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, senior member of the Senate Finance Committee, joined Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Gary Peters (D-Mich.), Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) more PR

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal Lands released the following written testimony by Ben Burr, executive director of the BlueRibbon Coalition, from a July 1, 2026, hearing on the Recreation Permitting Improvement Act (H.R. 9248): * * * Chairman, Ranking Member, and members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify. My name is Ben Burr, and I serve as Executive Director of the BlueRibbon Coalition, a national nonprofit that has advocated for recreational access to America's public lands  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- The Center for American Progress issued the following news release on July 13, 2026: * * * How Policymakers Can Scale CTE To Meet Workforce Demands Public interest in career and technical education (CTE) is surging, driven by mounting labor shortages in high-demand fields and anxieties over the future impact of artificial intelligence. Between the 2022-23 and 2023-24 school years, K-12 enrollment in CTE programs increased by 10 percent. Still, federal support remains in decline. New analysis from the Center for Americ more PR

DENVER, Colorado, July 14 -- The Colorado Department of State issued the following news release on July 13, 2026: * * * Colorado Begins Post-Election Audit of 2026 Primary Election Today the Department of State convened a public meeting to set parameters for the 2026 Primary Election bipartisan post-election audit. The bipartisan Risk Limiting Audit examines whether ballots were counted correctly. After every statewide election, the Department of State works with every Colorado county that uses ballot counting equipment to conduct a biparti more PR

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources released the following testimony by Elizabeth Holley, professor of mining engineering at the Colorado School of Mines, from a June 25, 2026, hearing entitled "Beneath the Surface: Earth MRI and America's Resource Potential." MRI is the Earth Mapping Resources Initiative. * * * Chairman Stauber, Ranking Member Ansari, and members of the Subcommittee: Thank you for the opportunity to testify on the Earth Mapping Resources Initiative (Earth MRI), and  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Rep. Gabe Evans, R-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Gabe Evans Helps Deliver 1.5 Million to Adams County For Traffic, Safety Improvements Along US-85 * WASHINGTON -Today, Congressman Gabe Evans announced the U.S. Department of Transportation awarded $1,499,000 to support the final design and pre-construction activities for the I-85/120th Avenue Interchange Project in Adams County, Colorado. The award comes after Congressman Evans wrote a letter to Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy exp more PR

WASHINGTON, July 9 [Category: Financial Services] -- America's Credit Unions posted the following news: * * * Coulombe: Credit unions fighting for members of today, tomorrow As a unified movement, the strength of the credit union network is undeniable. Experiencing the movement as an insider for the first time after a 20-plus year career in advocacy, America's Credit Unions Chief Advocacy Officer Kathleen Coulombe shared in a CUInsight op-ed Wednesday that it's something she hasn't seen anywhere else. "When you have 146 million members coun more PR

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * DeGette Leads Call for Withdrawal of Proposed Rule that Threatens Biomedical Research Today, Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee Ranking Member Diana DeGette (CO-01), Full Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) and all Democratic members of the Health Subcommittee urged Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russell Vought to withdraw the proposed rule "Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance (OMB-2026-0034)." In a l more PR

KINGMAN, Arizona, July 14 -- Mohave College issued the following news release: * * * Dr. Chrissy Holliday makes history as first woman president of Mohave College Mohave College President Dr. Christin (Chrissy) Holliday has completed her first week leading the College, marking a historic milestone as the first woman to serve as president of the institution. Dr. Holliday, the seventh president of Mohave College, officially began her presidency on July 6, after being selected by the Mohave College Board of Governors following a national searc more PR

WASHINGTON, July 13 [Category: Sociological] -- The American Economic Liberties Project posted the following news release: * * * Economic Liberties Applauds States' Lawsuit to Block Paramount-Warner Bros. Mega-Merger, Encourages More States to Join * Today, 12 state attorneys general sued to block Paramount-Skydance's $110 billion acquisition of Warner Brothers-Discovery. In response, American Economic Liberties Project released the following statement applauding their decision and encouraging them to ensure this anticompetitive and illegal more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Equality Federation, Denver, Colorado, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development expressing opposition to the agency's proposed rule revising the Equal Access to Housing in HUD Programs. The federation represents nearly 50 state-based lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queeradvocacy organizations and raises concerns that the proposal would harm vulnerable communities, particularly transgender individuals, jeopardizing both their safety and dignity by rescinding key more ST

BRISTOL, Connecticut, July 13 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN reaches multi-year extension with Senior NFL Insider Adam Schefter * * Widely regarded as one of sports media's most influential reporters, Schefter extended his ESPN tenure beyond 20 years * Continues his year-round multi-platform presence breaking the league's biggest news across ESPN ESPN has signed Senior NFL Insider Adam Schefter to a new multi-year agreement that will extend his tenure with the compan more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Friends of Animals, Greenwood Village, Colorado, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration urging the agency to maintain the endangered status of the Rice's whale and to finalize the designation of critical habitat for the species. The comment was made in response to NOAA's pending status review of the Rice's whale under the Endangered Species Act. The Rice's whale, which inhabits the northeast Gulf of Mexico primarily around the DeSoto Canyon, re more ST

DALLAS, Texas, July 13 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Haynes and Boone, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * George and Dargan for Reuters: Global Privacy Control - What Businesses Need to Know By Gavin D. George, Mallika Dargan In an article for Reuters, Haynes Boone Partner Gavin George and Associate Mallika Dargan examine how global privacy control (GPC) is reshaping the U.S. privacy compliance landscape. As more states require businesses to honor browser-based opt-out signals and regulators increase enforcement efforts more PR

DENVER, Colorado, July 12 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Polis Verbally Declares Disaster Emergency In Response to Green Ridge Fire in Routt County * DENVER \- Today, Governor Polis verbally declared a disaster emergency in response to the Green Ridge Fire, which is burning in Routt County and is currently estimated to be 25 acres total and is 0% contained. This fire threatens nearly 480 structures within three miles and has 20 homes under mandatory evacuation. The Governor's verbal decl more PR

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan, Bennet, Colleagues Reintroduce Bill to Help Small Farms Access Federal Support * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), a member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and nine Senate colleagues reintroduced legislation that will help small farms access federal more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, July 14 -- Hines, a real estate investment manager, issued the following news release on July 13, 2026: * * * Hines Global Income Trust Backs Trophy Office Recovery with Austin Acquisition Diversified real estate investment trust selectively buys trophy U.S. office, paired with necessity-based retail - Hines, a leading global real assets investment manager, today announced that Hines Global Income Trust, Inc. ("Hines Global Income Trust" or "HGIT") has acquired two assets in the United States: 405 Colorado in Austin, Texas, more PR

WASHINGTON, July 10 (TNSFR) -- History Colorado, Denver, is repatriating the human remains of at least 49 Native American individuals to three Ute Tribes after completing three inventories that found a cultural affiliation under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, according to notices published by the National Park Service. History Colorado determined that the human remains are culturally affiliated with the Southern Ute Indian Tribe of the Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado; the Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah & Ouray R more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, July 10 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Brown Sues U.S. Department of Education to Prevent Cuts to School Mental Health Grants Attorney General Anthony G. Brown filed a lawsuit today with 14 other attorneys general to prevent the U.S. Department of Education from unlawfully terminating congressionally approved school-based mental health grants. In defiance of a court order, the administration plans to terminate these grants at the end of July, which  more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, July 14 -- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release on July 13, 2026: * * * AG Davenport and Multistate Coalition Challenge Paramount/Warner Bros. Merger Merger Would Result in Higher Prices, Reduced Content Choices for New Jerseyans - Attorney General Jennifer Davenport today joined a coalition of 12 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit challenging the $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (Warner Bros.) by Paramount Skydance Corporation (Paramount). The pro more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- The Naturalization Working Group has submitted a public comment letter voicing support for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Citizenship and Immigration Services' reauthorization of Form I-912, Request for Fee Waiver. The coalition emphasizes the importance of wide access to fee waivers and calling for the digitization of the waiver request process to increase accessibility and efficiency. The coalition unites national and local organizations that assist lawful permanent residents in becoming U.S. citizens. The gr more ST

MCKEESPORT, Pennsylvania, July 14 -- Pennsylvania State University Greater Allegheny campus issued the following news: * * * Student presents AI research at international healthcare technology conference Adam Baughman, a student in the biomedical engineering technology program at Penn State Greater Allegheny, joined instructor Joie Marhefka in presenting original research on artificial intelligence (AI) at the 2026 AAMI eXchange, held June 19-22 in Denver, Colorado. Another biomedical engineering technology student, Braxton Marshall, also co more PR

WASHINGTON, July 13 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Gabe Evans, R-Colorado, with six co-signers issued the following letter to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security: * * * Here is the text of the letter: July 1, 2026 The Honorable Markwayne Mullin Secretary United States Department of Homeland Security 2707 Martin Luther King Jr Avenue SE Washington, DC 20528 Dear Secretary Mullin: The undersigned Republican Members of Congress write to urge the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Customs and Immigration Services (USCIS) to expedite time more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, July 13 -- Texas A&M University, a component of the public university system in Texas, posted the following news from its agriculture program: * * * Researchers push for polycystic ovary syndrome to get a new name * A condition affecting approximately 170 million adolescents and women worldwide has a new name - one that better reflects its complexity and far-reaching health impacts. Polycystic ovary syndrome, PCOS, has long been understood as a reproductive disorder. But a recent paper published in The Lancet proposes renam more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, July 13 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Stovall Presents at 44th Annual Real Estate Symposium * Taft partner Cyndi Stovall recently presented at the 44th Annual Colorado Real Estate Symposium: True Detective - Dirt Lawyers Edition, regarding the proliferation and efforts to mitigate real property title fraud. Deed and mortgage fraud is on the rise, with FBI-reported losses growing from approximately $145 million in 2023 to $275 million in 2025. Fraudsters increasingly  more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, July 13 -- Rice University posted the following news release: * * * Study finds carbon capture and storage could help curb emissions from AI-driven data center boom * As artificial intelligence accelerates demand for computing power across the U.S., a new study co-authored by Hon Chung Lau, adjunct professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at Rice University and founder of Low Carbon Energies LLC, has found that carbon capture and storage could play a major role in limiting the climate impact of da more PR

GOLDEN, Colorado, July 13 -- Colorado School of Mines posted the following news: * * * Two Mines undergraduates win 2026 Astronaut Scholarships * Two Colorado School of Mines students have been named 2026 Astronaut Scholars. The two were part of a class of 79 students selected from 54 universities around the country. Samuel Orgeldinger, junior in mechanical engineering, and Anna Williams, senior in geophysical engineering, were honored by the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation. The foundation honors outstanding STEM students in their underg more PR

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources released the following testimony by Colin Williams, coordinator of the Mineral Resources Program at the U.S. Department of the Interior Geological Survey, from a June 25, 2026, hearing entitled "Beneath the Surface: Earth MRI and America's Resource Potential." MRI is the Earth Mapping Resources Initiative. * * * Chairman Stauber, Ranking Member Ansari, and Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to testify on the U.S. Geological  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Kyla Ost, assistant professor of Immunology and Microbiology at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical campus, Aurora, submitted a public comment letter to the Office of Management and Budget voicing opposition to the proposed changes to federal financial assistance regulations. The public comment letter criticizes key provisions that shift critical decision-making authority over federal research funding from scientific experts to political appointees, arguing this undermines the integrity and responsiveness of feder more ST

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Jeffrey A. Kern, professor of medicine at the University of Colorado, Denver, has expressed opposition to the Office of Management and Budget's proposed rule revising federal financial assistance regulations. The public comment letter outlines significant apprehensions about several provisions, highlighting potential adverse impacts on research institutions and scientific progress. Kern warns that transforming longstanding government-wide guidance into binding regulations would increase compliance burdens, particularly h more ST

RICHMOND, Virginia, July 14 -- Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones issued the following news release on July 13, 2026: * * * Virginia Joins Suit to Stop Trump Administration from Blocking Funding Addressing Homelessness Attorney General Jay Jones, along with a coalition of other attorneys general, filed a suit against the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)'s unlawful funding changes. HUD is attempting yet again to unlawfully cap funding for permanent housing projects, in a move that would result in tens of thousands of  more PR

ELIZABETH CITY, North Carolina, July 13 -- Elizabeth City State University posted the following news: * * * WRVS Joins National, Statewide Public Media Collaborations * Elizabeth City, N.C. -Elizabeth City State University's (ECSU) WRVS 89.9 FM is expanding its role in public media through two recent collaborations-joining the Black Public Radio Network (BPRN) and participating in an $85,000 statewide initiative to strengthen North Carolina's public radio stations. Announced just days apart, both collaborations unite public media organizati more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, July 12 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Xcel Energy issued the following news release: * * * Xcel Energy readies for heat wave in the Upper Midwest * MINNEAPOLIS (July 12, 2026) -Xcel Energy is preparing for extreme heat expected across the Dakotas, Minnesota and western Wisconsin starting today and continuing into Tuesday. Crews and operations teams are ready to safely respond and restore power if outages occur. A strong ridge of high pressure is expected to bring widespread temperatures in the 90s to low 100s across the more PR