WASHINGTON, July 17 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO American Federation of Teachers issued the following news release: * * * AFT Posts Highest-Ever Membership of 1.88 Million as Union Popularity Surges * WASHINGTON -The AFT has topped the highest membership in its 110-year history as workers across America flock to organize with the 1.88 million-strong union that cares, fights, shows up and "gets shit done." At the union's 89th biennial convention this week, AFT President Randi Weingarten announced a record membership number of 1,875,209 more PR

OLYMPIA, Washington, July 16 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * AG Brown intervenes in lawsuit to protect onshore wind energy projects * Attorney General Nick Brown today joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general moving to intervene in a lawsuit challenging the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) for unlawfully freezing routine reviews of land-based wind energy projects, including at least five in Washington state. Federal law requires DoD to review proposed wind projects for potential n more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 16 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Intervenes To Protect Onshore Wind Energy Projects From Federal Freeze * Boston -Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today joined a coalition of 18 other attorneys general in moving to intervene in a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and Secretary Pete Hegseth for unlawfully freezing routine reviews of land-based wind energy projects across the country. Federal law requ more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, July 18 -- The American Society for Horticultural Science issued the following news release: * * * ASHS Announces the 2026 Professional Achievement Awards The American Society for Horticultural Science is delighted to announce the following winners of the Professional Achievement Awards. These distinguished awardees will be honored at the Society's 2026 Conference in Dallas, Texas. The ASHS Esmaeil and Bahar Fallahi Award for Integrity and Professionalism This award recognizes professional horticulturists of any disci more PR

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, July 17 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson announces multistate settlement of bankruptcy claims against 23andMe over genetic data breach * (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - Attorney General Alan Wilson joined a coalition of 42 attorneys general announcing a settlement with the bankruptcy trustee for 23andMe, resolving allegations stemming from a 2023 data breach that compromised the genetic data of 6.9 million customers worldwide. The settlement includes $1 more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, July 16 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Announces $29.6 Million Settlement with Glenmark over Conspiracy to Inflate Pharmaceutical Prices and Limit Competition * If you bought certain generic prescription drugs in the United States between May 1, 2009, and December 31, 2019, you could be eligible for compensation OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta joined a coalition of 48 states and territories in announcing a $29.6 million settlem more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, July 16 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Moves to Intervene in Lawsuit Against Trump Administration to Protect Onshore Wind Energy Projects * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general in moving to intervene in Renewable Northwest et al. v. Hegseth et al., a lawsuit brought by several wind industry associations and businesses against the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and Secretary Pete Hegse more PR

ALBANY, New York, July 16 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Intervenes to Stop Trump Administration Freeze on Wind Energy Projects * July 16, 2026 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today led a coalition of 18 other attorneys general in moving to intervene in a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and Secretary Pete Hegseth for unlawfully freezing routine reviews of land-based wind energy projects across the country. Federal law requir more PR

DENVER, Colorado, July 16 -- Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Phil Weiser intervenes to protect onshore wind energy projects * July 16, 2026 (DENVER) - Attorney General Phil Weiser today joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general in moving to intervene in a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Defense and Secretary Pete Hegseth for unlawfully freezing routine reviews of land-based wind energy projects across the country. Federal law requires the DOD to review proposed wind p more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 16 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL LEADS LEGAL CHALLENGE TO PROTECT ONSHORE WIND ENERGY PROJECTS FROM TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S UNLAWFUL FREEZE * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul today co-led a coalition of 19 attorneys general who moved to intervene in a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) and Secretary Pete Hegseth for unlawfully freezing routine reviews of land-based wind energy projects across the country. Federal law req more PR

SALEM, Oregon, July 16 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Rayfield Intervenes to Protect Onshore Wind Energy Projects * Oregon is co-leading the lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon Today, Attorney General Dan Rayfield is fighting back against a Pentagon freeze that's blocking wind energy projects nationwide, including here in Oregon. AG Rayfield filed a motion along with 18 other attorneys general intervening in a lawsuit against the U.S. Depart more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, July 16 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Intervenes to Protect Onshore Wind Energy Projects * Press Releases (Hartford, CT) - Connecticut Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 18 other attorneys general in moving to intervene in a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and Secretary Pete Hegseth for unlawfully freezing routine reviews of land-based wind energy projects across the country. Federal law requires more PR

SALEM, Oregon, July 17 -- Gov. Tina Kotek, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Kotek Appoints Judge to the Washington County Circuit Court * Salem, OR -Governor Tina Kotek announced today that she will appoint Zohra Bakhtary Tourville to the Washington County Circuit Court. Judge Bakhtary Tourville will fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Theodore Sims. Her appointment is effective immediately. Zohra Bakhtary Tourville is currently serving as a Beaverton Municipal Court Judge. There she leads the na more PR

SALEM, Oregon, July 16 -- Gov. Tina Kotek, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Kotek Celebrates Grand Opening of Dolores Affordable Housing Community in Washington County * Salem, OR - Today, Governor Tina Kotek celebrated the grand opening of a new 67-unit affordable housing community in Hillsboro developed by Hacienda CDC. Named in honor of civil and labor rights leader Dolores Huerta, the community reflects the state's commitment to expanding access to affordable homes for Oregonians who have faced barriers to hou more PR

SALEM, Oregon, July 16 -- Gov. Tina Kotek, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Kotek Invokes Conflagration Act for the Lower Dry Creek Fire * Salem, OR -On July 15, 2026, Governor Tina Kotek invoked the Emergency Conflagration Act for the Lower Dry Creek Fire in Umatilla County. The Umatilla County Fire Defense Board Chief requested assistance with life, safety, and structural fire protection, and the State Fire Marshal concurred with that request. In accordance with ORS 476.510-476.610, Governor Kotek determined t more PR

SALEM, Oregon, July 16 -- Gov. Tina Kotek, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Kotek Responds to President Trump's Attacks on U.S. Elections * Salem, OR - Governor Tina Kotek issued the following statement in response to President Trump's primetime address this evening: "Oregon's elections belong to Oregonians, not politicians in Washington, D.C.," Governor Kotek said. "Repeated investigations, audits, and court decisions have consistently failed to substantiate widespread election fraud anywhere in the country. Or more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets released the following testimony by Elizabeth Ginexi, health research scientist and former scientific program official at the National Institutes of Health, from a June 30, 2026, hearing entitled "Mind Control and Accountability: Uncovering the Truth of the CIA's MKULTRA Project": * * * Chairman Luna, Ranking Member Crockett, and distinguished Members of the Committee: Thank you for the opportunity to testify today. more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 17 (TNSletter) -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul, with 19 co-signers issued the following letter to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Federal Reserve and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency: * * * Here is the text of the letter: July 15, 2026 The Honorable Jonathan Gould Comptroller Office of the Comptroller of the Currency 400 7th St., SW Suite 1E-216 Washington, DC 20219 - The Honorable Kevin Warsh Chairman Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 20th Street and Constitution Avenue more PR

PORTLAND, Oregon, July 18 [Category: Economics] -- The International Center for Law and Economics issued the following news: * * * EU's Android AI Mandate Could Leave Europeans With Less Choice BRUSSELS-The European Commission's decision to require Google to give rival AI assistants the same deep access to Android as its Gemini service could leave Europeans with fewer assistants, not more, according to Dirk Auer, director of competition policy at the International Center for Law & Economics (ICLE). The problem, Auer argues, is not the Digi more PR

PORTLAND, Oregon, July 17 -- The International Center for Law and Economics issued the following news: * * * EU's Android AI Mandate Could Leave Europeans With Less Choice Dirk Auer The European Commission's decision to require Google to give rival AI assistants the same deep access to Android as its Gemini service could leave Europeans with fewer assistants, not more, according to Dirk Auer, director of competition policy at the International Center for Law & Economics (ICLE). The problem, Auer argues, is not the Digital Markets Act (DMA more PR

COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 17 [Category: BizInsurance] -- Nationwide Mutual Insurance issued the following news: * * * JD Power ranks Nationwide best in customer satisfaction among usage-based auto insurers for third straight year * * For the third time in as many years, the annual JD Power U.S. Auto Insurance Study ranks Nationwide #1 in Customer Satisfaction among usage-based insurance (UBI) Auto Insurers 1. About the award: The JD Power 2026 U.S. Auto Insurance Study measures customer satisfaction with auto insurance in 11 geographic region more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Kelly, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Enhance Aviation Safety After Slackline-Helicopter Tragedy * Bill responds to Arizona helicopter crash that claimed four lives in January near Superior, AZ Today, Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ) joined Jeff Merkley (D-OR), John Curtis (R-UT), and other lawmakers in introducing the bipartisan and bicameral McCarty and Heideman Air Safety Enhancement Act. The new bipartisan legislation would direct the Federal more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Whitehouse, Doggett Celebrate Plastic Pollution Action Month * Washington, D.C. - Today, Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, Rhode Island's U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, and U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett (TX-37) introduced their resolution marking July 2026 as "Plastic Pollution Action Month." The bicameral resolution spotlights the dangers of the plastic pollution crisis and calls on Americans to protect our health and environment b more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, July 17 -- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release: * * * AG Davenport, States Win Ruling Protecting Billions in Critical Federal Funding Attorney General Jennifer Davenport announced that New Jersey led a coalition of 23 other states in winning a key ruling today declaring that the Trump Administration illegally misused its regulatory authority to unlawfully pull billions of dollars in federal funding that Congress had set aside for crucial state programs and services. In her de more PR

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The New Civil Liberties Alliance issued the following news release: * * * NCLA Urges Supreme Court to Hear Vaccine Mandate Case that Clearly Misreads Precedent The State of Oregon and the nonprofit healthcare system PeaceHealth both issued mandates in 2021 requiring healthcare workers to take the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine. Oregon's then-Governor Kate Brown and then-Director of the Oregon Health Authority Patrick Allen imposed the State's mandate by administrative order, and PeaceHealth would have violated those  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Q&A: Oversight of U.S. Organ Donation * Q: How's your bipartisan law working to improve the nation's organ donation system? A: Nearly three years ago, Congress enacted a landmark law I wrote with Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon that overhauled the nation's organ transplant system to better serve patients and donors. My bipartisan legislation was designed to boost competition, improve patient outcomes, maximize access to lifesaving organs, safeguard  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Andrea Salinas, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Andrea Salinas' Statement Reaffirming the Integrity of U.S. Elections * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06) released the following statement reaffirming the integrity of U.S. elections. Her statement comes in response to President Trump's prime-time address to the nation. "Tonight, Donald Trump once again tried to put into question the integrity of our elections. Trump is trying to undermine confidence in the upco more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following letter to Acting Attorney General Todd W. Blanche: * * * Here is the text of the letter: July 14, 2026 The Honorable Todd W. Blanche Acting Attorney General U.S. Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20530 Dear Acting Attorney General Blanche: Under your leadership, the Department of Justice (DOJ) has made a habit of violating its obligation to tell the truth. In case after  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Andrea Salinas, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Salinas Calls on Trump to Restore SNAP Benefits * Click here to watch the remarks. WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06) delivered remarks on the House Floor calling on Republicans to restore SNAP benefits and help the 70,000 Oregonians who have lost food assistance. A transcript of her remarks is available below: M. Speaker, I rise today to mark one year of the Republicans' Big Ugly Bill, which has left our ch more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 (TNSletter) -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following letter to Acting Special Counsel Jamieson Greer: * * * Here is the text of the letter: July 13, 2026 Jamieson Greer Acting Special Counsel U.S. Office of Special Counsel 1730 M St. NW Suite 300 Washington, DC 20036 Dr. Mr. Greer, I write today to draw your attention to a Hatch Act Complaint I filed with your office, and I ask that the Office of Special Counsel immediately open an investigation into Secreta more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following statement on July 16, 2026: * * * Merkley Statement on House Budget Committee's Out-of-Touch Budget Today, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, released the following statement after the House Budget Committee advanced a fiscal year 2027 budget resolution that kicks off a third reconciliation process to spend nearly $100 billion on wasteful programs, ignores the needs of working f more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, released the following statement from a July 14, 2026, executive session to consider the nominations of Brett Doyle, David Foley Jr., Peter-Anthony Pappas, Bartholomew Thanhauser and Samuel Negatu to be commissioners of the International Trade Commission: * * * It is virtually unheard of for me to support Donald Trump's nominees. However, in this case, I intend to support a slate of nominees from both parties to do the hard work of the International Tr more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency issued the following news release: * * * USDA Designates Three Washington Counties as Primary Natural Disaster Areas for Drought * Washington This Secretarial natural disaster designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans. Emergency loans can be used to meet various recovery needs including the replacemen more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, July 17 -- Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones issued the following news wrap up on July 17, 2026: * * * WHAT VIRGINIANS ARE SEEING: ATTORNEY GENERAL JAY JONES SHARES WEEKLY ROUNDUP OF ACTIONS TAKEN Affirms commitment to protect ratepayers, secures landmark $2.25 million fair housing settlement, secures a settlement of $845,500 from CashApp, and fights federal overreach - Attorney General Jay Jones affirmed his commitment to protecting and acting on behalf of ratepayers in front of the State Corporation Commission (SCC) more PR