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News Tipoffs - Virginia Editors Newsletter for 2026-07-26 ( 11 items )  
AG Nessel Files Lawsuit Challenging Unlawful Conditions on Federal Counterterrorism Funding (10)
LANSING, Michigan, July 24 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Files Lawsuit Challenging Unlawful Conditions on Federal Counterterrorism Funding * LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel joined a coalition of 26 states to stop the Trump administration's continued efforts to use federal funds-specifically, billions of dollars in federal counterterrorism and other funds -to coerce states into complying with the administration's political and policy priorities. Attorney General Ne more PR

Democrats' Statement Opposing Current Clarity Text - Will Keep Working (10)
WASHINGTON, July 22 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, posted the following joint statement: * * * Democrats' Statement Opposing Current Clarity Text; Will Keep Working Today, Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), John Hickenlooper (D-CO), and Raphael Warnock (D-GA) released the following statement after Republicans shared an updated draft of the CLARITY Act: "The Republican-proposed text of the CLARITY Act as it currently stands falls short. Key provis more PR

Former US Diplomat Tim Lenderking Breaks Down Houthi Attacks on Red Sea Shipping (10)
TYSONS, Virginia, July 24 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Squire Patton Boggs, a law firm, posted the following news: * * * Former US Diplomat Tim Lenderking Breaks Down Houthi Attacks on Red Sea Shipping * Former US diplomat and Squire Patton Boggs principal Tim Lenderking joined PBS Newshour, offering perspective on the Houthis' efforts to block shipping. Lenderking's decades-long career in the State Department includes serving as special envoy to Yemen and as acting assistant secretary for Near East Affairs. Watch segment *** Original more PR

Glioblastoma Approach Shows Promise in Early Testing (10)
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, July 24 -- University of Virginia Health posted the following news release: * * * Glioblastoma Approach Shows Promise in Early Testing * University of Virginia Comprehensive Cancer Center scientists have developed a promising new experimental approach to targeting glioblastoma, the most common and deadliest brain cancer. The approach could overcome many of the limitations of treatments using existing drugs. UVA's Roger Abounader, MD, PhD, and colleagues have identified "microRNAs" that can simultaneously suppres more PR

Governor Healey Sends Crew of Wildland Firefighters to Help Battle Minnesota Fires (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 24 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Healey Sends Crew of Wildland Firefighters to Help Battle Minnesota Fires * Carlisle -Governor Healey announced that she is sending a crew of wildland firefighters from the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) and Massachusetts Department of Fish and Game (DFG) Division of Fisheries and Wildlife (MassWildlife) to Northern Minnesota to assist in battling wildfires that have contributed to recent air more PR

High Court Rejects Private Challenges to Medicaid Provider Requirements Topic of White Paper From CRS (10)
WASHINGTON, July 25 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11351) by legislative attorneys Wen W. Shen and Jennifer A. Staman: * * * High Court Rejects Private Challenges to Medicaid Provider Requirements In June 2025, the Supreme Court issued its decision in Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic, holding that private litigants cannot sue under 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1983 (Section 1983) to challenge a state's decision to exclude health care providers that offer certain abortion se more PR

Maryland StellarXplorers Team Gets Inside Look at Real Space Force Mission (10)
ARLINGTON, Virginia, July 24 [Category: National Defense] -- The Air and Space Forces Association posted the following news release: * * * Maryland StellarXplorers Team Gets Inside Look at Real Space Force Mission * A competition scenario about protecting astronauts from hazardous space weather, assigned to a team of Maryland high school students, became the chance of a lifetime this spring, thanks to a Space Force colonel with a real connection to their mission. The "Buzz Back" team from Great Mills High School-located in southern Maryla more PR

Mike Miller Honored With NCRA 2026 Distinguished Service Award (10)
RESTON, Virginia, July 25 -- The National Court Reporters Association issued the following news release: * * * Mike Miller honored with NCRA 2026 Distinguished Service Award Freelance court reporter and agency owner from Houston, Texas becomes 66th to earn the national award - The National Court Reporters Association (NCRA), the country's leading organization representing stenographic court reporters, captioners, and legal videographers, today bestowed its highest honor, the 2026 Distinguished Service Award (DSA), on Michael Miller, FAPR,  more PR

RLC Moves to Defend EPA Refrigeration Compliance Deadlines (10)
ARLINGTON, Virginia, July 24 [Category: Business] -- The Retail Industry Leaders Association issued the following news release: * * * RLC Moves to Defend EPA Refrigeration Compliance Deadlines * The Retail Litigation Center (RLC), together with Food Marketplace, Inc. (FMI), the American Frozen Food Institute (AFFI), and the National Grocers Association (NGA), filed a motion in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit seeking to intervene in the consolidated challenges to an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule go more PR

Section 122 Tariffs Replaced By New Section 301 Forced Labor Tariffs (10)
HERNDON, Virginia, July 24 [Category: Transportation] -- The RV Industry Association posted the following news: * * * Section 122 Tariffs Replaced By New Section 301 Forced Labor Tariffs * On July 23, 2026, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Jamieson Greer announced final action under the Section 301 investigations into whether certain trading partners have failed to prohibit or effectively enforce bans on the importation of goods produced with forced labor. Effective 12:01 a.m. ET on July 24, 2026, the Administration replaced the expiring un more PR

White House Sent 7 Nominations to Senate (10)
WASHINGTON, July 21 -- The White House sent to the Senate the nominations of seven individuals for positions in the federal government: * * * D. Adam Candeub, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Attorney General. Nicholas Checker, of Wisconsin, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Rwanda. William Gerald Hardy, of Alabama, to be United States Marshal for the Northern District of Alabama for the term of four years. Joshua Harris, of Maryland, a Career Member of the  more PR