SACRAMENTO, California, July 28 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Supports New Federal Regulations Cracking Down on Illegal Robocalls * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta this week joined a coalition of 49 attorneys general in submitting a comment letter supporting proposed rules by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that would combat robocalls by enhancing existing "Know-Your-Customer" (KYC) obligations for originating voice service providers. The l more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 27 -- North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Jeff Jackson Sues FEMA Over Threat to North Carolina's Counterterrorism Funding * RALEIGH - Attorney General Jeff Jackson sued the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for threatening to withhold more than a billion dollars that states use to fund counterterrorism and disaster response efforts. States rely on this money to purchase equipment for bomb s more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 27 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL CALLS ON FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO STRENGTHEN "KNOW YOUR CUSTOMER" RULES TO COMBAT ILLEGAL ROBOCALLS * Chicago -Attorney General Kwame Raoul co-led a bipartisan coalition of 50 attorneys general in calling on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to strengthen its "Know Your Customer" (KYC) rules to help prevent scammers from using the U.S. communications network to make illegal robocalls. KYC rules require p more PR

ALBANY, New York, July 27 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Hochul Announces Coordinated Public Awareness and Enforcement Campaign to Prevent Bridge Strikes Across New York * Governor Kathy Hochul today announced a growing, coordinated public awareness and enforcement campaign to prevent bridge strikes by commercial vehicles and large trucks across New York State. In November 2023, the State Department of Transportation launched the "Check Your Height, Know It's Right!" social media and vide more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, July 29 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on July 28, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Urges Federal Government to Strengthen Know Your Customer Rules to Combat Unlawful Robocalls Attorney General Anthony G. Brown and a bipartisan coalition of 49 other attorneys general are pushing the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to strengthen its "Know Your Customer" (KYC) rules to help prevent scammers from using the U.S. communications network to make unlawful robocalls. KYC  more PR

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, July 27 -- The U.S. Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: * * * MRF-SEA, MRF-D communicators validate long-range high frequency communications across the Indo-Pacific MANILA, Philippines -Spanning approximately 2,000 miles between Manila, Philippines, and Darwin, Australia, communications Marines with Marine Rotational Force - Southeast Asia, I Marine Expeditionary Force, and Marine Rotational Force - Darwin, I MEF, successfully established long-range high frequency communications on July 23, 2026. Using a TRC- more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, chairwoman of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * MURKOWSKI, SCHATZ URGE CFTC TO CONSULT TRIBES AND EXTEND DEADLINE ON NEW PREDICTIONS MARKET RULE U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, and U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Vice Chairman, sent a letter to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), urging the agency to conduct formal government-to-government Tribal consultation on its propo more PR

NORFOLK, Virginia, July 24 -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release: * * * NYC Girl, 10, Wins PETA Kids Award for Speaking Out Against Horse-Drawn Cruelty Maui, Hawaii - After being alerted to the killing of a calf at the 4th of July Makawao Stampede rodeo, PETA today sent a letter to County of Maui Prosecuting Attorney Andrew Martin urging him to investigate and file charges against the person responsible. PETA received disturbing video footage reportedly recorded at the event, which shows a man on ho more PR

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, July 28 -- Purdue University issued the following news release: * * * Researchers in various studies looking for participants * Here is a list of research studies that currently are looking for participants. #Study reducing manufacturing employment barriers for veterans with TBI Researchers in the LaCroix Aphasia Brain Injury Communication and Cognition Lab are looking for adults with a history of traumatic brain injury (TBI) to participate in a study. They are currently recruiting participants for a study explori more PR

PIERRE, South Dakota, July 29 -- South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley issued the following news release on July 28, 2026: * * * Attorney General Jackley Urges Federal Government to Strengthen "Know Your Customer Rules" Against Illegal Robocalls South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces he has joined 49 other Attorneys General in pushing the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to strengthen its "Know Your Customer" (KYC) rules to help prevent scammers from using the U.S. communications network to make illegal robocalls. more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Schiff, Senate Judiciary Committee Members Probe Justice Department Subpoenas of New York Times Journalists in Air Force One Scandal * Inquiry demands details of involvement of Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and Jay Clayton, the U.S. Attorney currently overseeing the office that issued the subpoenas Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and every other Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee demanded the U.S. Justi more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 [Category: BizMedia] -- The U.S. News and World Report, a digital news and information company, posted the following news release: * * * The Best State in America is Utah, Says U.S. News 2026 Best States Rankings * Washington, D.C. - U.S. News & World Report, the global authority in rankings and consumer advice, today announced the 2026 Best States rankings. The 2026 rankings evaluate all 50 states to capture how they best serve their citizens across a range of categories, including Healthcare, Education, Economy, Infras more PR

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, July 27 -- The U.S. Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: * * * U.S. and ROK Marines Commence Korean Marine Exchange Program 26.2 * HWASEONG, South Korea -III Marine Expeditionary Force (III MEF) and the Republic of Korea (ROK) Marine Corps will conduct the Korean Marine Exchange Program (KMEP) 26.2 from 28 July to 8 August, engaging in bilateral training across South Korea. KMEP 26.2 is the second iteration in this year's program, an annual field training exercise in which U.S. Marines operate alongside their more PR

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, July 27 -- The U.S. Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: * * * U.S., Sri Lanka Navy kick off 6th iteration of CARAT Sri Lanka * TRINCOMALEE, Sri Lanka -Sailors and maritime forces from the United States and Sri Lanka convened in Trincomalee, July 27, for an opening ceremony to commence the sixth iteration of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Sri Lanka. Now in its 32nd year, CARAT is a multinational maritime exercise series designed to promote regional security cooperation, maintain and strengt more PR

MANOA, Hawaii, July 29 -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: * * * UH expands efforts to address Hawaii's growing need for autism diagnosis, services Hawaii faces a severe shortage of mental health specialists qualified to diagnose and support individuals with autism and other developmental disabilities, often resulting in long wait times for evaluations and delays in accessing critical services. To help address this growing need, the University of Hawaii at Manoa has appointed internationally recognized more PR

MANOA, Hawaii, July 29 -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: * * * Hawaii corals may have time to adapt to future heat stress Since the first major bleaching event in 1996, Hawaiian corals have been subject to increasing heat stress and more prevalent bleaching events. New research from oceanographers at the University of Hawaii at Manoa used high-resolution modeling that includes small-scale processes to examine projected heat stress on coral reefs over the 21st century. Comparing this heat stress to pr more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 (TNSLrpt) -- The attached report is not about groundwater withdrawals in Hawaii; it is a USGS Scientific Investigations Report about the hydrogeologic conceptualization of the Arroyos and Northeast Air Force Research Laboratory subareas at Edwards Air Force Base, California. It focuses on how basin-fill sediment, weathered bedrock, crystalline bedrock, and faults affect groundwater flow and contaminant movement in the Antelope Valley area. USGS says the study used surface geologic mapping, gravity data, borehole logs, ERT,  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Geological Survey issued 'Groundwater and Surface-Water Interactions in the Waihee-Kahaluu Watershed, Oahu, Hawaii: Analysis of Historical Data and Numerical Groundwater-Model Simulations' in 2026 as Scientific Investigations Report 2026-5119, authored by Heidi L. Kne, Scot K. Izuka, and Kolja Rotzoll, in cooperation with the State of Hawaii Commission on Water Resource Management. The report says the Waihee-Kahaluu watershed sits in a dike-impounded groundwater settin more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Baldwin, Blumenthal, Sanders Press Social Security Head on Field Office Closures Bisignano promised lawmakers he'd "keep every field office open"; in reality, effective office closures across the country making it harder for Americans to access help, benefits "Since slashing approximately 7,500 agency employees last year, the Trump administration has wreaked havoc at SSA - and Americans have been paying the price." - U.S. Senato more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Joins Schiff, Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats in Probing Justice Department Subpoenas of New York Times Journalists in Air Force One Scandal * U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, joined U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and every Senate Judiciary Committee Democrat in demanding the U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) provide information related to the issuing of subpoenas  more PR

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO, Texas, July 28 -- The U.S. Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center issued the following news: * * * Yokota housing builds on commitment to taking care of families By Vanessa R. Adame, AFIMSC Public Affairs; Master Sgt. Scott Fremming, 374th Airlift Wing Public Affairs In a commitment to strengthening Airmen, families, and Guardians, the Air Force Installation Mission Support Center is investing $36 million to renovate military housing for families at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers more PR