CHICAGO, Illinois, July 29 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL BLOCKS FEDERAL CUTS TO SCHOOL MENTAL HEALTH GRANTS * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul and a coalition of 15 attorneys general announced a U.S. District Court judge granted a temporary restraining order that blocks the U.S. Department of Education from unlawfully terminating congressionally approved school-based mental health grants. The order comes just days before the Department of Education threatened more PR

STORRS, Connecticut, July 30 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * Curating the 250th: History Professors Mark Country's Anniversary with Museum Exhibitions * When C-SPAN asks UConn's Manisha Sinha each year to participate in its ranking of U.S. presidents from best to worst, her favorite - Abraham Lincoln - often comes out on top. "I've read every word he ever wrote," she says. "I actually have the multivolume set of Lincoln letters on this shelf up here. Before it was digitized, I'd literally get sucked into L more PR

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, July 30 -- The Equal Justice Initiative issued the following news: [Category: Sociological] * * * Despite Jury Verdicts for Life, People in Alabama Still Face Execution * Alabama lawmakers recognized nearly a decade ago that Alabama's unique practice of allowing an elected trial judge to reject a jury verdict of life and impose the death penalty was wrong. The state legislature abolished judicial override in 2017. When Governor Kay Ivey signed the bill into law, the "message was unambiguous: sentencing decisions in de more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 31 -- Exelon, an electric holding company, issued the following news release on July 30, 2026: * * * Exelon Reports Second Quarter 2026 Results Earnings Release Highlights * GAAP net income of $0.39 per share and Adjusted (non-GAAP) operating earnings of $0.43 per share for the second quarter of 2026, in line with expectations * Affirming full year 2026 Adjusted (non-GAAP) operating earnings guidance range of $2.81-$2.91 per share and operating EPS compounded annual growth near top end of 5-7% from 2025 to 2029 * A more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service has proposed allowing bicycles on about 25 miles of trails within the Brandywine Valley unit of First State National Historical Park in Delaware and Pennsylvania, expanding recreational access while supporting long-term trail sustainability. Comments are due on Sept. 28, 2026. The proposed rule, published by the Interior Department, would amend National Park Service regulations to authorize bicycle use on a designated network of trails in the park's larg more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, July 31 -- The American Counseling Association issued the following news release: * * * History Is Made: Arkansas Allows Counselors to Practice Across State Lines As part of the historic interstate Counseling Compact agreement, Arkansas is the latest state that can now start granting privileges to licensed professional counselors to practice across state lines. Currently, other states that can grant these privileges include Arizona, Minnesota, Ohio, Louisiana, Georgia and Indiana, with additional states expected to begi more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, July 31 -- Gov. Josh Shapiro, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on July 30, 2026: * * * In Washington County, Governor Shapiro Announces $166 Million Investment from GE Vernova to Expand its Western Pennsylvania Operations, Creating 714 New Jobs The Commonwealth is investing $6 million to support the global energy equipment and services company's growth in Allegheny and Westmoreland counties - further strengthening Pennsylvania's role as a national leader in energy and manufacturing. Under Governor  more PR

CLEVELAND, Ohio, July 31 -- Jones Day, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Jones Day's Andrew Butler Named a 2026 "Rising Star" by the New York Law Journal Jones Day Partner Andrew Butler has been named a 2026 "Rising Star" for the Restructuring/Bankruptcy category by the New York Law Journal. The award recognizes the region's most promising lawyers who are under the age of 40. Mr. Butler recently represented a group of holders of debt of Multi-Color Corporation and its affiliates in connection with Multi-Color's chapter 11 cases i more PR

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, July 31 -- K&L Gates, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * K&L Gates Secures Favorable Jury Verdict for Biohaven in Trade Secret Misappropriation Trial Global law firm K&L Gates LLP secured a favorable jury verdict for Biohaven Therapeutics Ltd. in the US District Court for the District of Delaware. Following a weeklong trial, the jury awarded damages and found that Avilar Therapeutics and RA Capital Management willfully and maliciously misappropriated a Yale-developed trade secret that Biohaven had  more PR

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, July 30 -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release: * * * Learn more about conservation, regenerative farming at NMSU field day in Clovis * PHOTO CAPTION: New Mexico State University President Valerio Ferme speaks with NMSU peanut breeder Naveen Puppala during a visit to the NMSU Agricultural Science Center in Clovis last year. Community members are invited to learn more about research involving conservation and regenerative farming practices at the center's field day, which will take place from more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, July 31 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on July 30, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Urges the EPA to Implement Meaningful Permitting Requirements for Toxic Coal Ash Facilities Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined a coalition of six attorneys general in opposing a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposal to implement a lax federal permit program for the disposal of coal combustion residual, also known as coal ash. The EPA's proposed permit program could all more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 [Category: Sociological] -- The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws posted the following news release: * * * Michigan: Supreme Court Finds Marijuana Odor Is Insufficient Cause for a Motor Vehicle Search * Lansing, MI: Police cannot engage in the warrantless search of a motor vehicle based solely upon the smell of marijuana alone, even in instances where the occupants are under 21 years of age - according to a decision by the Michigan Supreme Court. The decision overturns a lower court ruling determini more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news: * * * Corrupt Cognetti EXPOSED as Shameless Liar Political opportunist Paige Cognetti has just been exposed as a shameless liar by a new bombshell report. Cognetti has been lying to Pennsylvanians for months by claiming she doesn't take corporate PAC money. The truth? Cognetti's lying through her teeth to Pennsylvania voters. "Political opportunist Paige Cognetti is a carpetbagging, poll-constructed fraud who's lied to Pennsylvanians for month more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, July 31 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development issued the following news on July 30, 2026: * * * In Washington County, Governor Shapiro Announces $166 Million Investment from GE Vernova to Expand its Western Pennsylvania Operations, Creating 714 New Jobs The Commonwealth is investing $6 million to support the global energy equipment and services company's growth in Allegheny and Westmoreland counties -- further strengthening Pennsylvania's role as a national leader in energy and manufac more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, July 31 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources issued the following news: * * * Responses to Wildfires in Cumberland, Carbon Counties Earns Two DCNR Groups Governor's Awards for Excellence Two teams of Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) staff members who demonstrated exemplary public service in their wildfire response efforts have been recognized by Governor Josh Shapiro with Governor's Awards for Excellence. DCNR's Michaux State Forest Wildfire Response Team, whic more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Rep. Maria Salazar, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Salazar Reintroduces Bipartisan, Bicameral NCARS Bill to Strengthen America's Disaster Preparedness * Washington, D.C. -U.S. Representative Maria Elvira Salazar (FL-27) reintroduced, alongside Rep. Scott Peters (CA-50), Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE), and Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), the bipartisan, bicameral National Coordination on Adaptation and Resilience for Security (NCARS) Act, legislation to strengthen America's preparedness for hurricanes, floodi more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on July 30, 2026: * * * Senator Blunt Rochester Highlights How AI Will Impact Digital Divides "This is the cost of doing business. This is the cost of our healthcare. This is the cost of even connecting to our neighbors." - U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), a member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Media, today participated in a hearing on how artificial intelligence more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on July 29, 2026: * * * Senator Blunt Rochester Questions Experts on How to Protect American Workers in the New AI Economy "I'm a person who is generally a very hopeful person, and the conversations around AI a lot today are very fear based." - U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), a member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, today participated in a subcommittee hearing on how AI will impact the American work more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall Introduces Bill to Modernize Workforce Data * Washington - U.S. Senators Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas) and Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Delaware), both members of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, introduced the bipartisan Reimagining Education and Skills through Unified Longitudinal Talent Systems (RESULTS) Act. This bill modernizes and improves the Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems (SLDS) program to e more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on July 30, 2026: * * * Senators Blunt Rochester, Coons Join Colleagues in Demanding Trump Administration Restore Funding for Energy Projects That Were Illegally Canceled and Politically Targeted The letter follows an admission from the Trump administration that the decision to cancel energy project grants in states that did not vote for Trump was "based solely" on politics - U.S. Senators Lisa Blunt Rochester and Chris Coons (both D-Del) joine more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF13277) on July 28, 2026, by immigration policy specialist Andorra Bruno. Here are excerpts: * * * U.S. Refugee Admissions Program in FY2025 and FY2026 The U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP) is in uncharted territory. It has been suspended since late January 2025. Under the suspension, only refugees who qualify for an exception are being admitted to the United States. The refugee ceiling (the maximum number of refugees th more PR

GAINESVILLE, Florida, July 30 -- The University of Florida posted the following news: * * * UF researchers join new NSF-funded AI institute to transform rehabilitation and health care * Researchers from the University of Florida are playing a key role in a new national effort to advance rehabilitation and health care through artificial intelligence. The National Science Foundation has awarded $21.5 million over five years to establish the NSF AI Institute for Human-AI Cooperation, or HAIC, led by the University of Delaware in collaboration more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Young, Coons Introduce Bill to Support Startups and Strengthen Regional Innovation * Today, U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Chris Coons (D-Del.) introduced the Build to Scale Reauthorization Act, which would reauthorize the Economic Development Administration's (EDA) Build to Scale program through fiscal year 2030. Build to Scale is a competitive grant program that helps strengthen regional innovation ecosystems by supporting entrepreneurs, te more PR