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

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Cantwell & Colleagues Demand Trump Administration Restore Funding for PNW Hydrogen Hub, Other Energy Projects That Were Illegally Canceled & Politically Targeted #Letter follows Trump administration confession energy project grant cancellations were decided "based solely" on whether states voted for Trump; Trump DOE clawed back $1B from the Pacific Northwest Hydrogen Association Hub, costing $5B in additional private investment, 10,000 jobs, an more PR

EUGENE, Oregon, July 31 -- The Civil Liberties Defense Center issued the following news release: * * * Historic Settlement Delivers Major Victory Against Police for Attack on Racial Justice Activists Civil Rights Settlement Sends Powerful Warning: Violating Constitutional Rights Has Serious Consequences - After nearly six years of relentless litigation, Black Unity and five courageous community organizers have secured a historic civil rights settlement against the City of Springfield, Oregon, for an egregious attack on the right to protest more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is seeking public comment on a proposed administrative settlement agreement with prospective purchaser Portland Botanical Gardens for property within the McCormick and Baxter Creosoting Co. Superfund Site in Portland, Oregon. The proposed "Administrative Settlement Agreement with Prospective Purchaser and Covenants Not to Sue" covers property at 6900 N. Edgewater Street. Under the agreement, the purchaser would pay response costs incurred by the U.S. at or in connection wi more PR

NEW YORK, July 29 [Category: Sociological] -- Everytown for Gun Safety posted the following news release: * * * Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund Announces New Round of Volunteers and Everytown Leaders Endorsements, Backing 83 Candidates Across 18 States * Everytown Endorsements Include Candidates Running AZ, CT, FL, IL, KS, KY, MI, MN, MO, NY, OH, OR, PA, SC, TN, VT, VA, and WI NEW YORK -Today, Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund announced its latest round of endorsements of Moms Demand Action volunteers and Everytown Leaders running  more PR

BOISE, Idaho, July 29 -- Gov. Brad Little, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Gov. Little declares fire disaster emergency in parts of Idaho, deploys Idaho National Guard to Big Grass Fire in Owyhee County * Boise, Idaho - Governor Brad Little signed a disaster emergency declaration Tuesday to support ongoing wildfire suppression efforts in parts of Idaho as extreme fire conditions continue to threaten communities, firefighters, and natural resources across the state. The declaration follows prolonged hot, dry weather, sever more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Judicial Watch issued the following news release on July 30, 2026: * * * Judicial Watch: Virginia Removes 6,531 Declared Noncitizen Registrations from Voter Rolls Judicial Watch announced today that records from the Virginia Department of Elections show the commonwealth cancelled 6,531 "declared noncitizen" voter registrations between June 2024 and June 2026. The Virginia Department of Elections produced records in response to the below June 2026 Judicial Watch request: Pursuant to Section 8(i) of the National Voter  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * KAINE, LEE, MERKLEY, & PAUL INTRODUCE BIPARTISAN BILL TO REPEAL 1957 AUTHORIZATION FOR USE OF MILITARY FORCE * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), Mike Lee (R-UT), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), and Rand Paul (R-KY) introduced bipartisan legislation to repeal an obsolete Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) that dates back to 1957 under the Eisenhower Administration. Also known as the Middle East Force Resolution, the AUMF prov more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Murkowski Continue Oversight of Restoring NSF Ocean Monitoring Systems * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) pressed the National Science Foundation (NSF) to provide an update on the agency's plans to redeploy vital Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI) sensors. The bipartisan letter follows the Senators securing a commitment from NSF to pause its planned removal of the OOI sensors, a complex more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Murkowski, Merkley Continue Oversight of Restoring NSF Ocean Monitoring Systems * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) pressed the National Science Foundation (NSF) to provide an update on the agency's plans to redeploy vital Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI) sensors. The bipartisan letter follows the Senators securing a commitment from NSF to pause its planned removal of the OOI sensors, a compl more PR

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, July 29 -- The Defense Health Agency issued the following news: * * * New DHA-Public Health director says fitness, family, connection to nature are core values * U.S. Public Health Service Capt. Sara Newman has taken the helm as the new director of Defense Health Agency-Public Health. Bringing more than 30 years of public health experience, Newman is dedicated to ensuring that service members are fit, resilient, and ready. Newman's career spans academic research, emergency response, infectious disease control, and e more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Protect Our Care issued the following news: * * * Republicans Made the Biggest Cuts to Medicaid in History and the State Leaders Who Run It Are "Panicked" Sixty-one years after Medicaid and Medicare were created to protect Americans' health and security, Republican cuts threaten to take us backward. Nearly 70 million Americans rely on Medicaid for life-saving coverage across the country. Now, the health care leaders responsible for making sure those people have coverage are sounding the alarm. After Republicans made th more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- The Senate Appropriations Committee released the following testimony by Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, from a July 21, 2026, hearing entitled "A Review of the President's Supplemental Funding Request of June 24, 2026": * * * Chair Collins, Vice Chair Murray, Members of the Committee: Thank you for the opportunity to testify on behalf of the people of California, and more specifically, the survivors of last year's Los Angeles County wildfires. Eighteen months ago, nearly 60,000 acres across Southern California were re more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 (TNSletter) -- Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, and Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent: * * * Here is the text of the letter: July 21, 2026 The Honorable Scott Bessent Secretary Department of the Treasury 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20220 Dear Secretary Bessent: We write regarding recent reports from the Government Account more PR

PORTLAND, Oregon, July 31 -- Tonkon Torp, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Kristin Bremer Moore Becomes Founding Board Member of Carnivore Crossroads Tonkon Torp partner Kristin Bremer Moore has become a founding member of the Board of Directors for Carnivore Crossroads, a nonprofit organization dedicated to conserving native large carnivores while helping people and wildlife thrive across shared landscapes. "The long-term conservation of large carnivores depends on bringing together people with different perspectives to find pr more PR

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, July 30 -- The University of Utah posted the following news release: * * * Utah's work-from-home workforce declines from pandemic peak, but remains elevated * Utah's work-from-home workforce declined since its pandemic-era peak, but remote work remains a defining feature of the state's labor market for certain industries, occupations, and demographic groups. A new research brief from the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute finds that after nearly tripling between 2019 and 2021, the number of Utahns working from home fell f more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs issued the following news release: * * * VA launches trial of GLP-1 treatment for alcohol use disorder * WASHINGTON -The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs today announced a new clinical trial to evaluate the efficacy of semaglutide, a GLP-1 receptor agonist used to treat diabetes, as treatment for alcohol use disorder (AUD). Currently, more than 400,000 Veterans nationwide are diagnosed with AUD, and some estimates say AUD affects nearly 11% of U.S. adults. Semaglutide has d more PR

PULLMAN, Washington, July 31 -- Washington State University issued the following news release: * * * Wondering about tomorrow's air quality? Check WSU's new interactive tool Will tomorrow's skies be smoky or clear? Safe to breathe outdoors or better to stay inside? An updated interactive web tool offered by Washington State University provides 72-hour, close-to-home air-quality forecasts across the Pacific Northwest to help people answer such questions. The tool provides information on fine particulate matter and ozone concentrations, as we more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden Seeks Input on Major Reforms to Health Coverage in America Top Finance Democrat Releases Comprehensive Request for Information on Policy Proposals to Improve Access, Quality and Affordability of Health Coverage for All Americans - Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today released a comprehensive request for information on a range of policy proposals aimed at improving health more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Crapo Applaud Committee Passage of Taxpayer Assistance and Service Act * Washington, D.C.-U.S. Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) and Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) lauded today's committee passage of legislation that would improve the taxpayer experience by strengthening taxpayer rights and modernizing IRS operations, helping build a more efficient, responsive and taxpayer-focused tax administration system. The committ more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Demand Trump Administration Reinstate Vital HIV/AIDS Prevention Program Senators fighting $2 billion in funding cuts from the emergency plan for AIDS relief (PEPFAR). - U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said today they have joined colleagues in demanding the Trump administration immediately approve a U.S. Department of State transfer of $2 billion in funding to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) for the Pre more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Demand Trump Administration Reinstate Vital HIV/AIDS Prevention Program Senators fighting $2 billion in funding cuts from the emergency plan for AIDS relief (PEPFAR). - U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said today they have joined colleagues in demanding the Trump administration immediately approve a U.S. Department of State transfer of $2 billion in funding to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) for the Presid more PR