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AG Campbell Opposes EPA's Proposed Rollback of PFAS Forever Chemicals Limits in Drinking Water (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 21 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release:
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AG Campbell Opposes EPA's Proposed Rollback of PFAS Forever Chemicals Limits in Drinking Water
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BOSTON -Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general in filing a comment letter opposing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) proposed rollback on limits to four poly- and perfluoroalkyl (PFAS) "forever" chemicals found in drinking water. EPA's proposed ro more PR
AG Campbell Wins Ruling Protecting Billions In Critical Federal Funding (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 20 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release:
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AG Campbell Wins Ruling Protecting Billions In Critical Federal Funding
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Boston -Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell announced that a coalition of 24 states won a key ruling declaring that the Trump Administration was wrong in interpreting language in a federal regulation to allow it to terminate federal awards based on new program goals or agency priorities not identified until after the award was gr more PR
AG Nessel Wins Ruling Protecting Critical Federal Funding for Michigan (10)
LANSING, Michigan, July 21 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release:
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AG Nessel Wins Ruling Protecting Critical Federal Funding for Michigan
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LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced a key ruling declaring that the Trump administration illegally misused (PDF) its regulatory authority to unlawfully pull billions of dollars in federal funding that Congress had set aside for crucial state programs and services. Twenty-three states and the District of Columbia sued the administration in J more PR
Attorney General Phil Weiser sues over Trump EPA rule that weakens regulation of highly potent greenhouse gas (10)
DENVER, Colorado, July 21 -- Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Phil Weiser sues over Trump EPA rule that weakens regulation of highly potent greenhouse gas
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July 21, 2026 (DENVER) - Attorney General Phil Weiser today joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, challenging its rule that would weaken regulations designed to phase out the use of hydrofluorocarbons in commercial equipment.
Hydrofluorocarbons, or more PR
BLS Issues Report on State Employment and Unemployment June 2026 (10)
WASHINGTON, July 21 (TNSLrpt) -- State Employment and Unemployment June 2026 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics - (19 pages)
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Unemployment rates were lower in June in 8 states, higher in 2 states, and stable in 40 states and the District of Columbia, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Thirteen states had jobless rate increases from a year earlier, 7 states had decreases, and 30 states and the District had little change. The national unemployment rate, 4.2 percent, changed little both over more PR
Blumenthal, Raskin & Schiff Demand Answers From Big Law Firm Coerced Into Doing Trump's Bidding, Raise Ethics Concerns After Firm Advised Client In Transaction With Commerce Department (10)
WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release:
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Blumenthal, Raskin & Schiff Demand Answers From Big Law Firm Coerced Into Doing Trump's Bidding, Raise Ethics Concerns After Firm Advised Client In Transaction With Commerce Department
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[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ranking Member of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations; U.S. Representative Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee; and U.S. Senator Adam Schi more PR
CAIR-CA Condemns Death Threats Targeting CEO Hussam Ayloush on X Account of Anti-Muslim Extremist, Disgraced Former FBI Agent John Guandolo (10)
WASHINGTON, July 22 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release on July 21, 2026:
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CAIR-CA Condemns Death Threats Targeting CEO Hussam Ayloush on X Account of Anti-Muslim Extremist, Disgraced Former FBI Agent John Guandolo
The California chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CA) today condemned online death threats directed at Hussam Ayloush, the organization's CEO and executive director of CAIR's Greater Los Angeles Area office (CAIR-LA), on the public X account of former FBI agen more PR
Clemson graduate student helps save drowning man off Sullivan's Island (10)
CLEMSON, South Carolina, July 21 -- Clemson University posted the following news:
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Clemson graduate student helps save drowning man off Sullivan's Island
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Clemson University graduate student Maddie Richardson was enjoying a summer beach day with her boyfriend, Christopher Miles '22, on Sullivan's Island on May 16 when a man swimming out into the ocean caught her eye.
"I noticed that he swam out decently far from his friends as they were all hanging out in knee-deep water," says Richardson, a Master of Education in higher education a more PR
Congressman Maxwell Frost Seeks Answers Over Alleged Wage Violations Affecting Workers at EPCOT Restaurants (10)
WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Maxwell Frost, D-Florida, issued the following news release on July 20, 2026:
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Congressman Maxwell Frost Seeks Answers Over Alleged Wage Violations Affecting Workers at EPCOT Restaurants
Today, Congressman Maxwell Alejandro Frost (FL-10), sent a letter to the executive leadership of Delaware North requesting answers about allegations that employees at Patina Group restaurants inside Disney's EPCOT Italy Pavilion were not paid for all of the hours they worked over several years.
Following concerns raised by C more PR
Construction Employment Increases In 33 States And D.C. From June 2025 To June 2026; 28 States And D.C. Add Construction Jobs From May To June (10)
ARLINGTON, Virginia, July 21 [Category: Construction] -- Associated General Contractors of America posted the following news release:
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Construction Employment Increases In 33 States And D.C. From June 2025 To June 2026; 28 States And D.C. Add Construction Jobs From May To June
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Texas and Louisiana Have the Largest Number and Percent of 12-Month Increases, While California and New Hampshire Lag; New Mexico and Texas Top Monthly Gainers, While California and Montana Have the Largest Monthly Losses
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Cooperative Credit Union Association Seeks Clarifications and Parity in Implementation of Stablecoin Issuance Rules Under GENIUS Act (10)
WASHINGTON, July 21 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site.
July 17, 2026
Ms. Melane Conyers-Ausbrooks
Secretary of the Board
National Credit Union Administration
1775 Duke Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
RE: Implementing the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act for the Issuance of Stablecoins by Entities Subject to the Jurisdiction of the National Credit Union Administration (GENIUS Act Supplemen more ST
Del. Gov. Meyer Signs Bipartisan Freshwater Wetlands Protection Act (10)
DOVER, Delaware, July 22 -- Gov. Matt Meyer, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on July 21, 2026:
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Governor Meyer Signs Bipartisan Freshwater Wetlands Protection Act
Governor Matt Meyer today signed Senate Bill 9, establishing Delaware's first comprehensive state program to protect freshwater wetlands now while creating a clearer and more predictable permitting process for landowners, farmers, and businesses.
The bipartisan legislation fills regulatory gaps created by the U.S. Supreme Court's 2023 decision in Sackett v. Envi more PR
Del. Gov. Meyer Signs Landmark Health Care Affordability Package to Lower Costs and Protect Patients (10)
DOVER, Delaware, July 22 -- Gov. Matt Meyer, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on July 21, 2026:
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Governor Meyer Signs Landmark Health Care Affordability Package to Lower Costs and Protect Patients
Gov. Matt Meyer today signed three bills aimed at lowering health care costs, expanding access to care, and protecting Delaware hospitals from private equity ownership.
Joined by legislative leaders, state officials, health care providers and community partners at Henrietta Johnson Medical Center in Wilmington, the Governor signe more PR
Good News for Generics: SCOTUS Unanimously Holds Amarin Failed to Prove Hikma's Skinny Label Induced Infringement (10)
DALLAS, Texas, July 20 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Haynes and Boone, a law firm, posted the following news:
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Good News for Generics: SCOTUS Unanimously Holds Amarin Failed to Prove Hikma's Skinny Label Induced Infringement
By Sharon E. Crane, Ph.D.
Generic drug makers can temporarily breathe a sigh of relief after the U.S. Supreme Court's unanimous decision in Hikma v. Amarin 1. The Court held that Amarin did not sufficiently plead that Hikma's sale of a generic version of Amarin's Vascepa (icosapent ethyl) with a skinny label 2 that more PR
Gov. Shapiro signs Young's anti-human trafficking bill into law (10)
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, July 20 -- The Pennsylvania House Democrats posted the following news release:
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Gov. Shapiro signs Young's anti-human trafficking bill into law
New law will help combat human trafficking in PA by requiring training for hospitality workers
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A state House bill designed to help combat human trafficking in Pennsylvania was signed into law today by Gov. Josh Shapiro. Authored by state Rep. Regina Young, D-Phila./Delaware, the law, Act 31 of 2026, mandates human trafficking awareness training for Pennsylvania wo more PR
In Memoriam: Henry W. Lie, distinguished art conservator, teacher and mentor (10)
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 21 -- Harvard University issued the following news:
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In Memoriam: Henry W. Lie, distinguished art conservator, teacher and mentor
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Henry Lie, longtime conservator and former director of the Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies at the Harvard Art Museums, passed away recently at the age of 72. A pioneering objects conservator, teacher, and mentor, he helped shape modern conservation through interdisciplinary collaboration, early adoption of digital imaging, and influential studies of ancie more PR
Kean, Gottheimer Introduce Resolution to Protect the Delaware Water Gap (10)
WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Rep. Thomas Kean Jr., R-New Jersey, issued the following news release:
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Kean, Gottheimer Introduce Resolution to Protect the Delaware Water Gap
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(July 21, 2026) WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Tom Kean, Jr. (NJ-07) and Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-05) introduced a bipartisan resolution expressing support for maintaining the designation of the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area.
"The Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area is an important resource for our region," said Congressman Kean. "N more PR
Md. A.G. Brown Joins Lawsuit Challenging Trump Administration Rule That Weakens Regulation of Highly Potent Greenhouse Gas (10)
BALTIMORE, Maryland, July 22 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on July 21, 2026:
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Attorney General Brown Joins Lawsuit Challenging Trump Administration Rule That Weakens Regulation of Highly Potent Greenhouse Gas
Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today joined a coalition of attorneys general in filing a lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), challenging its rule that would weaken regulations designed to phase out the use of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) in commercial equ more PR
Mythos, Fable, and the Governance Gap: What AI's Most Consequential Week Tells Us About Enterprise Risk (10)
CLEVELAND, Ohio, July 21 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Frantz Ward, a law firm, posted the following news:
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Mythos, Fable, and the Governance Gap: What AI's Most Consequential Week Tells Us About Enterprise Risk
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Three Days That Changed the AI Governance Conversation
On June 9, 2026, Anthropic released Claude Fable 5, describing it as the first time the company had made a Mythos-class model broadly available to the public. Fable 5 is built on the same underlying model as Mythos 5, with safety guardrails layered on top to block high-ri more PR
N.J. A.G. Davenport Sues Trump Administration Over Rule Weakening Regulation of Highly Potent Greenhouse Gas Linked to Climate Change (10)
TRENTON, New Jersey, July 22 -- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release on July 21, 2026:
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AG Davenport Sues Trump Administration Over Rule Weakening Regulation of Highly Potent Greenhouse Gas Linked to Climate Change
Attorney General Jennifer Davenport today joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), challenging its rule that would weaken regulations designed to phase out the use of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) in commercia more PR
PennDOT: Shapiro Administration Invests in Safer, More Reliable School Transportation With More Than $1.1 Million in Grants to Train New School Bus Drivers (10)
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, July 22 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation issued the following news on July 21, 2026:
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Shapiro Administration Invests in Safer, More Reliable School Transportation with More Than $1.1 Million in Grants to Train New School Bus Drivers
More than $1.1 million will help 26 school transportation providers train more than 430 school bus drivers across 19 counties.
This is the administration's second investment in school bus safety this year.
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Today, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (Pe more PR
Reps. Gottheimer and Kean Introduce Resolution to Keep Delaware Water Gap a National Recreation Area, Citing Local Input (10)
WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on July 21, 2026:
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Reps. Gottheimer and Kean Introduce Resolution to Keep Delaware Water Gap a National Recreation Area, Citing Local Input
U.S. Representatives Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) and Tom Kean Jr. (NJ-7) introduced a House resolution opposing the redesignation of the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area as a national park and preserve, pointing to a lack of local support for the change. The resolution was introduced by Representative more PR
Schiff, Blumenthal & Raskin Demand Answers from Big Law Firm Coerced into Doing Trump's Bidding, Raise Ethics Concerns After Firm Advised Client in Transaction with Commerce Department (10)
WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release:
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Schiff, Blumenthal & Raskin Demand Answers from Big Law Firm Coerced into Doing Trump's Bidding, Raise Ethics Concerns After Firm Advised Client in Transaction with Commerce Department
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Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and U.S. Representative Jamie Raskin (D-Md.-08), pressed Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP (Skadden) for answers after a newly unsealed complaint revealed that more PR
Senator Blunt Rochester Discusses the Future of Quantum, Emerging Technologies (10)
WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on July 21, 2026:
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Senator Blunt Rochester Discusses the Future of Quantum, Emerging Technologies
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"This connects to our ability to be competitive."
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U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), a member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation Subcommittee on Science, Manufacturing, and Competitiveness, today participated in a hearing on the United States' scientific advancement and global competitiveness. Senat more PR
Senator Blunt Rochester Leads Entire Senate Democratic Caucus in Resolution Recognizing Black Women's Equal Pay Day (10)
WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on July 21, 2026:
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Senator Blunt Rochester Leads Entire Senate Democratic Caucus in Resolution Recognizing Black Women's Equal Pay Day
Today, U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) led all 47 members of the Senate Democratic Caucus in introducing a resolution honoring Black Women's Equal Pay Day. In the United States, Black women in the workforce are paid just 63cents for every dollar paid to non-Hispanic white men. If current trends con more PR
Senators Coons, Murkowski, Representatives Peters, Salazar Reintroduce Bipartisan Bill to Reinforce Federal Response to Climate Hazards (10)
WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on July 20, 2026:
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Senators Coons, Murkowski, Representatives Peters, Salazar reintroduce bipartisan bill to reinforce federal response to climate hazards
U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Scott Peters (D-Calif.), and Maria Salazar (R-Fla.) reintroduce the National Coordination on Resilience for Security (NCRS) Act of 2026. The NCRS Act establishes a federal response to climate hazards that threaten communities, busi more PR
Stunning renovation of iconic Yellowstone general store modernizes guest experience (10)
BUFFALO, New York, July 20 [Category: BizTravel] -- Delaware North posted the following news release:
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Stunning renovation of iconic Yellowstone general store modernizes guest experience
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Delaware North this spring completed a comprehensive renovation of the Old Faithful Upper General Store in Yellowstone National Park that was designed to modernize the guest experience while preserving the building's historic character and connection to the park.
The store, which serves the millions of annual visitors experiencing Old Faithful - th more PR
What does super El Nino mean for me? (10)
MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, July 20 -- Central Michigan University issued the following news:
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What does super El Nino mean for me?
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Daria Kluver is a faculty member in Central Michigan University's Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences and an expert in the impact of large-scale atmospheric phenomenon on regional climates. She has written or contributed to multiple research papers about the impact of global climate phenomenon on local weather patterns.
Key takeaways
* El Nino's influence on the jet stream is linked to warmer Mi more PR
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