WASHINGTON, July 16 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO American Federation of Teachers issued the following news release: * * * AFT's Weingarten Delivers Major National Address Ahead of Midterms * WASHINGTON -Calling out the obscene explosion of billionaire wealth at the same time most American households live paycheck to paycheck, AFT President Randi Weingarten urged the union's 1.88 million members to get out the vote and hit the streets for the upcoming midterms, to reverse the growing power imbalance poisoning American democracy. In a b more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs released the following testimony by Robert J. Dalessandro, acting secretary of the American Battle Monument Commission, from a June 30, 2026, hearing entitled "Memorializing our Veterans: Outreach, Upkeep, and Community Partnerships at Veterans Cemeteries": * * * Chairman Luttrell, Ranking Member McGarvey, and other Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for inviting the American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) to testify today at  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. July 9, 2026 Submitted electronically via www.regulations.gov Re: Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Distribution Standards; Request for Information Docket # EERE-2026-BT-STD-0133 To Whom It May Concern, The American Public Power Association (APPA) respectfully submits comments in response to the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Request fo more ST

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 15 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL CALLS ON FEDERAL REGULATORS TO DENY BANKING CHARTERS FOR HIGH-RISK OR PREDATORY FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES * Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul led a coalition of 20 state attorneys general in sending a letter to federal banking regulators raising concerns about granting national banking charters to financial technology companies, often referred to as fintechs, without necessary safeguards to protect con more PR

DALLAS, Texas, July 16 [Category: BizAerospace] -- Southwest Airlines posted the following news release: * * * Back to School Season is Spring Break Trip Planning Season on Southwest * With the first day of school around the corner, the time is approaching to start planning Spring Break 2027 trips and Southwest Airlines(r) is ready to take Customers to beaches, mountains, and everywhere in between. The carrier's flight schedule is now available for booking through early April 2027 with record-high departures in Austin and Orlando, along wit more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * Bouchon and Thomas Keller Restaurant Group to Pay $2 Million in EEOC Sexual Harassment Suit * Restaurant settles federal lawsuit charging failure to act on complaints LAS VEGAS -KVP, LP, doing business as Bouchon Restaurant, a Las Vegas upscale casual dining restaurant, and KRM, Inc., doing business as Thomas Keller Restaurant Group, a Yountville, California-based company, which operates other restaurants, will pay $2,000,000 and pr more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Ed Case, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Case Introduces Bipartisan Measure To Boost Affordable Housing Nationwide In Areas Designated For Transit Oriented Development * (Washington, DC) - U.S. Representative Ed Case (HI-01), joined by Delegate James Moylan (Guam), has co-introduced his bipartisan Transit Oriented Development Act to drive greater development of affordable housing in areas designated for transit oriented development such as along the Honolulu Skyline. "The affordable housing s more PR

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, July 16 [Category: Energy] -- Clean Fuels Alliance America issued the following news release: * * * Clean Fuels Welcomes Hawaii Clean Fuel Standard for Alternative Fuels Clean Fuels Alliance America applauds Hawaii Governor Josh Green, M.D., for signing legislation to create a clean fuel standard for the State of Hawaii. This new law will help drive demand and open a new market for biodiesel, renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel while spurring economic opportunity and improving the health of its citizens.  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency issued the following news release: * * * Gold Star Family Members Have Chance Encounter at Vietnam War Annual Government Briefing * ARLINGTON, Va. - While attending the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency's Vietnam War Annual Government Briefing, June 25-26, 2026, two Gold Star family members had the chance encounter of a lifetime. On April 7, 1972, a brother and a daughter's lives would change forever when an OV-10A Bronco aircraft with two crew members conducted a naval gunfire s more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, July 17 -- The Hawaii Department of the Attorney General issued the following news release on July 16, 2026: * * * DEPARTMENT OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL ARRESTS TWO IN ALLEGED $1.2 MILLION FRAUDULENT CHECK SCHEME Third Suspect Pending Arrest on $5,000 Warrant - As part of its ongoing investigation into an alleged organized check fraud operation, special agents from the Hawaii Department of the Attorney General's Investigation Division arrested Felix Savoy, also known as Felix Tigilau, 41, for an outstanding $1,000,000 arrest more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, July 17 (TNSrpt) -- The Hawaii Department of Health issued the following news release: * * * KAUAI DISTRICT HEALTH OFFICE RELEASES REPORT OF ISLAND-WIDE CASPER SURVEY The Hawaii Department of Health (DOH) Kauai District Health Office (KDHO) has released its report of the 2026 Community Assessment for Public Health Emergency Response (CASPER) survey. From June 15-19, 2026, KDHO teams conducted door-to-door surveys at randomly selected households across the island. Over the course of five days, survey teams completed a total more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, July 17 -- The Hawaii State Department of Education issued the following news: * * * HIDOE, City formalize agreement regarding Kilauea District Park and Kaimuki Middle School property The Hawaii State Department of Education (HIDOE) and the City and County of Honolulu's Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding confirming their shared intent that Kilauea District Park's facilities, including the Tom T. Nekota Kilauea Gym Complex, remain under City ownership, management and operation  more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, July 17 -- The Hawaii State Department of Education issued the following news: * * * Expanded free school meals help ease costs for Hawaii working families Nearly 12,000 additional Hawaii public school students will receive free school meals this school year as the Hawaii State Department of Education expands eligibility to more working families. Beginning with the 2026-27 school year, students from households with incomes at or below 300% of the federal poverty level are now eligible for one free breakfast and one free lu more PR

PASADENA, California, July 17 (TNSres) -- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: * * * NASA Study Finds Near-Earth Asteroid Is Actually Comet The object looks like an asteroid but moves like a comet, so astronomers used some of the most powerful observatories on the planet to confirm its identity. New research led by scientists at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California has revealed the identity of a puzzling near-Earth object by precisely tracking its motion through space and using powerful observatories  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 -- Rep. Jill Tokuda, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Tokuda Joins Colleagues in Calling to Halt $3.3 Billion in Military Funding to Israel * Washington D.C. -U.S. Representative Jill Tokuda (HI-02) joined 26 of her colleagues in a joint statement ahead of a House vote on an amendment to the National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act that would halt $3.3 billion in Foreign Military Financing to Israel. "As Members of Congress, it is our duty to ensure that our more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 (TNSLrpt) -- The Firearm Mortality Epidemic: EXAMINING THE U.S. DATA FROM 2024 - A report from Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health - July 2026 (19 pages) Here are excerpts: * * * Table of Contents Introduction ... 1 2024 Five Fast Facts ... 2 An Overview of U.S. Gun Deaths in 2024 ... 3 Lethality and Availability of Firearms ... 6 A Leading Cause of Death Among Young People ... 5 Years of Potential Life Lost From Gun Violence ... 6 Gun Deaths by Urbanization ... 7 Gun Violence Across States  more ST

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on July 16, 2026: * * * Risch, Graham, Blumenthal Lead 60+ Senators in Announcing Agreement on Legislation to Hold Purchasers of Russian Oil Accountable Today, U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Darline Graham (R-S.C.), and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) led 60+ members of the Senate in announcing the text of an agreement negotiated with U.S. Senator Lindsey  more PR

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, July 16 -- The Southern Environmental Law Center posted the following news release: * * * SELC, Conservation Groups, to Sue Over 'Disastrous' Wildlife Rollbacks National Wildlife Federation and five others will take FWS and NMFS to Federal Court - CHARLESTON, S.C.--The Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC), on behalf of the National Wildlife Federation, South Carolina Wildlife Federation, North Carolina Wildlife Federation, Florida Wildlife Federation, Louisiana Wildlife Federation, Association of Northwest St more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on July 15, 2026: * * * Senators Coons, Blunt Rochester, colleagues send letter to Trump administration calling for answers on green card application changes In a letter to USCIS, senators and representatives question the new requirements for green card applicants to apply abroad and demonstrate their presence is in the ill-defined "national interest" - U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Alex Pa more PR

WASHINGTON, July 15 [Category: Business] -- The U.S. Chamber of Commerce posted the following news release: * * * Small Businesses Show Resilience as Owners Look Ahead to Growth * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Small business confidence held steady in the second quarter, according to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Small Business Index for Q2 2026. The Index score is 66.5, nearly unchanged from last quarter's 67.0, and slightly above the reading from this time last year (65.2). Seven in 10 small business owners (69%) continue to report steady business he more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senators Katie Britt, Darline Graham, Richard Blumenthal, Jeanne Shaheen, Roger Wicker Lead Bipartisan Group of 62 Senators in Announcing Russia Sanctions Legislation in Honor of U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham * '[Lindsey] said that this would be the most consequential piece of legislation that he ever had an opportunity to get behind and get to the President's desk...' WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Katie Britt (R-Ala.), Darline Graham (R-S.C more PR