FAIRFAX, Virginia, July 26 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- Americans for Limited Government posted the following news release: * * * 'It's About Time': ALG Praises House Passage Of Sunshine Protection Act, Urges Senate Passage * July 15, 2026, Fairfax, Va.-Americans for Limited Government Executive Director Robert Romano today issued the following statement praising the House for passing the Sunshine Protection Act and urged the Senate to do the same: "The House has finally passed legislation that will end standard time on more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, July 21 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona issued the following news release on July 20, 2026: * * * Federal Judge Appoints Former Ohio Corrections Leader as Receiver to Manage Health Care in Arizona Prisons The order sets forth the power of the independent authority to ensure ADCRR's health care system meets constitutional standards. - U.S. District Judge Roslyn O. Silver issued an order this past Friday, July 17, formally appointing a receiver to assume control and management of health care provided to mor more PR

WACO, Texas, July 20 [Category: Sports] -- The American Football Coaches Association posted the following news: * * * Allstate, AFCA announce 2026 Good Works Team nominees recognized for leadership in community service * 162 college football student-athletes recognized for leadership in service, academics and athletics, including the Good Works Team's first female nominee Key Takeaways: * Allstate and AFCA named 162 student-athletes as nominees for the 2026 Good Works Team, recognizing college football players who lead through communit more PR

NORTHBROOK, Illinois, July 20 [Category: BizInsurance] -- Allstate, a property and casualty insurance company, issued the following news release: * * * Allstate, AFCA announce 2026 Good Works Team nominees recognized for leadership in community service * Key Takeaways: * Allstate and AFCA named 162 student-athletes as nominees for the 2026 Good Works Team, recognizing college football players who lead through community service, academics and athletics. * This year's nominees are creating positive impact in their communities through ca more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, July 21 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on July 20, 2026: * * * Attorney General Mayes and Coalition Win Ruling Protecting Billions in Critical Federal Funding Attorney General Mayes today announced that a coalition of 24 states won a key ruling Friday 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 decision, U.S. Di more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, July 21 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following statement on July 20, 2026: * * * Attorney General Mayes Secures Critical Win in Lawsuit to Block Warner Bros./Paramount Merger Attorney General Mayes today issued the following statement after the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California granted the states' request for a temporary restraining order halting the merger of Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (Warner Bros.) by Paramount Skydance Corporation (Paramount). The temporary restraining  more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, July 21 -- The Arizona State Senate Republican Caucus issued the following news release: * * * Senate Republicans Issue Statement on Downtown Tucson Shooting Senate Republicans are praying for the victims, their families, and everyone affected by this morning's shooting in downtown Tucson. According to media reports, nine people were injured after a gunman opened fire near Congress Street and Sixth Avenue before Tucson police officers confronted and shot the suspect. Authorities continue investigating the incident. Senate more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, July 21 -- The Arizona State Senate Republican Caucus issued the following news release: * * * President Petersen Intervenes to Defend Arizona's Secure the Border Act Against Federal Court Challenge by Radical Activists Senate President Warren Petersen and House Speaker Steve Montenegro are intervening in federal court to defend Arizona's Secure the Border Act after a radical open-borders advocacy group sued to strike down one of the law's most important border security provisions. Approved by more than 62 percent of Arizo more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, July 21 -- The Arizona Corporation Commission issued the following news release: * * * Vice Chair Walden Oversees Fourteenth Biennial Transmission Workshop The Arizona Corporation Commission held its Fourteenth Biennial Transmission Assessment Workshop on Thursday, July 16, 2026 to review the current status and future needs of Arizona's transmission grid system. Each electric utility performed testing of their transmission system to identify any areas of reliability concern utilizing a set of reliability criteria identified more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, July 20 [Category: Health Care] -- Banner Health posted the following news release: * * * Banner Health leaders recognized for mission-driven approach to community care * PHOENIX (July 20, 2026) - At Banner Health, one of the nation's few fully integrated nonprofit health systems, care is guided by making the communities we serve healthier. Banner is proud of its inclusive environment and leadership that reflects the composition of its team. More than 70% of Banner's team members are female, and this distribution is also r more PR

KONGENS LYNGBY, Denmark, July 20 -- The Technical University of Denmark posted the following news: * * * DTU instrument passes first scientific test on its way to the asteroid Psyche * The flyby of Mars provided the first opportunity to test the scientific performance of the DTU-developed magnetometer on a planet. Peter Aagaard Brixen NASA has published the first scientific data from the Psyche spacecraft's flyby of Mars. For DTU, the results mark an important milestone: the University's first magnetometer in outer space has now proven  more PR

AMHERST, Massachusetts, July 20 -- The University of Massachusetts posted the following news: * * * Five Faculty-Community Projects Receive 2026 Public Service Endowment Grants * The Office of Research and Engagement (ORE) has announced that five faculty-community partnerships have received 2026 Public Service Endowment Grants (PSEGs). PSEGs, intended to enhance the mission of UMass Amherst as a Carnegie-classified "Engaged Research University," focus on mutually beneficial collaborative partnerships between the university and off-campus  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 19 [Category: Political] -- Giffords, an organization dedicated to saving lives from gun violence, posted the following news release: * * * Gabby Giffords statement on mass shooting in Tucson, Arizona * GIFFORDS, the national gun violence prevention organization led by former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, released the following statement on a mass shooting that took place in Tucson, Arizona, early this morning. At least nine people were injured in the initial shooting. Details from the shooting are still developing. Acc more PR

BOZEMAN, Montana, July 20 -- Montana State University issued the following news: * * * Great Falls College names Leanne Frost as new CEO and dean * Size: Lg Med Sm V Great Falls College Montana State University has named Leanne Frost as its next CEO and dean. Photo by Rion Sanders/Great Falls College MSU. GREAT FALLS -Great Falls College Montana State University has named Leanne Frost as its next CEO and dean, ushering in a new chapter of leadership focused on student success, workforce development and community partnerships. Frost  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Rep. Adelita S. Grijalva, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Grijalva, Stanton, Ansari Introduce Bill to Redirect ICE Funding to Public Schools, Require Sale of Detention Warehouses * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Rep. Adelita S. Grijalva, and Representatives Greg Stanton (AZ-04) and Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03), introduced the Fund Schools, Not ICE Act, legislation that would redirect billions of dollars in funding provided to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) under Republicans' second reconciliation bil more PR

FLAGSTAFF, Arizona, July 20 -- Northern Arizona University posted the following news: * * * How NAU researchers are tackling questions around AI * Can health coaching from an AI chatbot create a similar sense of connection as coaching from a human? A research project led by Buck Blankenship, associate teaching professor in the College of Education, and Natalie Papini, assistant professor in the Department of Health Sciences, is collaborating with the Department of Health Sciences' UCAN program to train an AI chatbot to provide high-qualit more PR

SEOUL, South Korea, July 21 -- Hyundai Motor, an automotive manufacturer, issued the following news release: * * * Hyundai Motor Presents the First Exhibition of Hyundai Blue Prize+ 2025 * Prayers to Fornax: Science, Technology, and Spirituality, curated by Hyundai Blue Prize+ 2025 awardees Yifeng Wei & Penny Dan Xu, opens at Hyundai Motorstudio Beijing from July 18 through December 13, 2026 * Bringing together eight international artists and collectives, the exhibition explores the intersection of rational inquiry, technological systems an more PR

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Kelly Sits Down with Rev. Al Sharpton to Highlight Legislative Push to Get More Men into Teaching and Mentorship * Kelly also discussed the consequences of Trump's Iran war and Hegseth's continuing incompetence In case you missed it, Arizona Senator Mark Kelly joined MS NOW's PoliticsNation with Reverand Al Sharpton to discuss his push to get more men into teaching and mentorship. Earlier this month, Kelly introduced a two-bill package-the E more PR

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Rep. Greg Stanton, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Washington Post, Arizona Republic: Stanton Report Details Redirection of FEMA Resources to ICE, Hurting Disaster Response Efforts * WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Washington Post and the Arizona Republic highlighted a new 34-page investigative report led by Ranking Member Greg Stanton (D-Ariz.) of the House Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management detailing how the Trump administration diverted Federal Emergenc more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- The Internal Revenue Service issued the following notice (No. 2026-21) on July 20, 2026, entitled "Per Capita Payments from Proceeds of Settlements of Indian Tribal Trust Cases". * * * BACKGROUND Notice 2013-1, 2013-3 IRB 281, provides guidance on the federal tax treatment of per capita payments that members of Indian tribes receive from proceeds of certain settlements of tribal trust cases between the United States and those Indian tribes. The Appendix to Notice 2013-1 provides a list of Indian tribes that have settle more PR

FLAGSTAFF, Arizona, July 20 -- Northern Arizona University posted the following news: * * * Jacks in a Flash: Alexandra Caprino * Alexandra A. Carpino, a professor of comparative cultural studies and associate dean of the College of Arts and Letters, was one of four scholars invited to present at an opening day symposium for the first international exhibition of Etruscan art in the United States since 2009. She answered a few quick Qs about her presentation at San Francisco's Legion of Honor Museum, the two articles she co-wrote for the cat more PR

SPOKANE, Washington, July 21 -- Gonzaga University issued the following news: * * * Linda D. Jellum to Serve as Interim Dean of Gonzaga University School of Law Linda D. Jellum will serve as Interim Dean of Gonzaga University School of Law beginning July 20, 2026. A nationally recognized legal scholar, educator, and academic leader, Interim Dean Jellum brings more than three decades of experience in legal education, scholarship, public service, and academic administration. "As we begin this next chapter for Gonzaga University School of Law, more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, July 21 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on July 20, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Wins Ruling Protecting Billions in Critical Federal Funding Judge Rules Trump Administration Cannot Subvert Will of Congress Through Obscure Regulation - Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced that a coalition of 24 states won a key ruling declaring that the Trump administration cannot terminate previously issued grants for crucial state programs and services based solely on a pos more PR

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Alabama, July 20 -- The U.S. Army Contracting Command posted the following news: * * * MICC support enables Marine operations along Southern Border * JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO, TX \- Contracting officers from the U.S. Army Mission and Installation Contracting Command Southern Border Contract Team provided contract support to U.S. Marines from Animal Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment stationed along the U.S. southern border for Operation Ardent Vanguard. The MICC Southern Border Contracting Team is part of the Forw more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 17 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences welcomes six new faculty for 2026 * The MIT School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences (SHASS) and Dean Agustin Rayo recently welcomed six new professors to the MIT community. They arrive with diverse backgrounds and vast knowledge in their areas of research. Grisha Coleman is a full professor in the Music and Theater Arts Section. Her research explores tensions between our ph more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, July 21 -- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release on July 20, 2026: * * * AG Davenport Secures Critical Win in Lawsuit to Block Paramount/Warner Bros. Merger Judge Grants Temporary Restraining Order Halting Merger for Two Weeks - Attorney General Jennifer Davenport today announced that the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California granted a temporary restraining order halting the $110 billion merger of Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (Warner Bros.) and Paramount  more PR

SANTA FE, New Mexico, July 21 -- New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez issued the following statement on July 20, 2026: * * * Attorney General Raul Torrez Secures Critical Win in Lawsuit to Block Warner Bros./Paramount Merger Albuquerque, NM - Attorney General Raul Torrez today issued the following statement after the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California granted a request for a temporary restraining order (TRO) halting the merger of Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (Warner Bros.) by Paramount Skydance Corporation (Param more PR

PASADENA, California, July 21 (TNSres) -- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: * * * New NASA Earth Missions Gear Up to Start Science Flights The first of six new venture-class missions will hit the skies this summer to chase dangerous and little understood pyrocumulonimbus storms out West. Landslides in Alaska. Air quality in Atlanta. Fire clouds out West. From the Arctic fringes to farm country, NASA's newest class of suborbital Earth Venture missions is gearing up to deliver science that will benefit communities in t more PR

WASHINGTON, July 20 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Poll: Nearly Two-Thirds of Pima County Voters Oppose Copper World Mine * TUCSON, Ariz.-A new public opinion poll released today found that nearly two-thirds of Pima County voters oppose Toronto-based Hudbay Minerals' proposed Copper World mine in the Santa Rita Mountains about 30 miles southeast of Tucson. The survey also found that only 19% of likely voters support the project. "The Santa Rita mountains, which we call C more PR

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Rep. Adelita S. Grijalva, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Grijalva Statement After Helping Reunite 90 Day Fiance Star Armando Rubio with His Hospitalized Daughter * Washington, D.C. -Congresswoman Adelita S. Grijalva released the following statement after 90 Day Fiance star Armando Rubio was re-united with his 13-year-old daughter, Hannah. Hannah was flown from Mexico to Arizona for specialized medical treatment after doctors discovered bleeding in her brain. After learning about Rubio's di more PR

WASHINGTON, July 20 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Greg Stanton, D-Arizona, with four co-signers issued the following letter to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security: * * * Here is the text of the letter: July 13, 2026 The Honorable Markwayne Mullin Secretary U.S. Department of Homeland Security 2707 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE Washington, DC 20528 - David Venturella Acting Director U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement 500 12th Street SW Washington, D.C. 20536 - Secretary Mullin and Acting Director Venturella: We write with seri more PR

WASHINTON, July 21 (TNSLrpt) -- The Dangerous Rise in Foreign Workers in American Universities - A report from Defense of Freedom Institute for Policy Studies - July 2026 (10 pages) * * * Introduction This report provides evidence of the link between growing foreign employment in higher education and a higher number of protests following the Hamas invasion of Israel on October 7, 2023. Those protests promoted a variety of radical agendas, including socialist and Islamist arguments against America, Israel, and Jews. Colleges and universities more ST

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, July 20 -- The University of Pennsylvania posted the following news: * * * Running the Cocodona 250 and hiking the Trans Bhutan Trail: This Penn Vet clinician thinks big * The Cocodona 250 has been called The Race that Breaks You. An ultramarathon of 250 grueling miles that begins in Arizona's Sonoran Desert, it dares some of the best runners in the world to endure nearly 39,000 feet of elevation gain through unforgiving terrain, desert heat, and freezing mountain heights. "I wasn't nervous. I was super excited more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee issued the following information for a nominations hearing at 9 a.m. on July 22, 2026, at the U.S. Capitol: Nominees * Mr. Juan Segura, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Western Hemisphere Affairs), to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Inter-American Foundation for a term expiring September 20, 2026, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Inter-American Foundation for a term expiring September 20, 2032. * Mr. Brendan Hanrahan, of New York, to  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Rep. Greg Stanton, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Stanton Leads New Democrat Coalition in Calling on Trump Administration to Retain USMCA * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, New Democrat Coalition Global Competitiveness Task Force Chair Rep. Greg Stanton (AZ-04), alongside Trade and Tariffs Task Force Chair Rep. Don Beyer (VA-08), led 27 New Dem Members in a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer calling on him to retain and, if possible, strengthen the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (U more PR

TUCSON, Arizona, July 21 -- The city of Tucson issued the following news: * * * HCD Thanks Property Managers for Supporting Housing Voucher Program The City of Tucson Housing and Community Development (HCD) Department recently recognized property owners and managers for their partnership in the Housing Choice Voucher program (HCV), honoring the critical role they play in providing stable housing for thousands of Tucson residents. HCD hosted an appreciation luncheon at the YWCA of Southern Arizona to thank participating landlords and property more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, July 21 -- Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones issued the following news release on July 20, 2026: * * * Attorney General Jones Secures Multistate Settlement of Bankruptcy Claims Against 23andMe over Genetic Data Breach Attorney General Jay Jones today 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 nearly 7 million customers worldwide. "Virginians and consumers globall more PR

LEXINGTON, Virginia, July 21 -- Washington and Lee University issued the following news: * * * KT Vaughan Appointed to the Library of Virginia Board The Hal F. and Barbra Buckner Higginbotham University Librarian will serve a five-year term. By Brian Laubscher KT Vaughan, Hal F. and Barbra Buckner Higginbotham University Librarian at Washington and Lee University, was recently appointed to the board for the Library of Virginia. Vaughan will serve in this role for a five-year term and officially began her duties on July 1. "It is an honor  more PR