WASHINGTON, July 27 (TNSxrep) -- The Independent Petroleum Association of America posted the following joint statement with 38 trade associations: * * * IPAA and Chamber of Commerce-led Coalition Support EPA's Efforts to Modernize Permitting Process On behalf of the undersigned organizations, we appreciate the opportunity to provide comments on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's ("EPA") proposed rule, "Update of Procedures for Implementing the National Environmental Policy Act and Assessing the Environmental Effects Abroad of EPA Act more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- The House Agriculture Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets and Rural Development released the following testimony by Chris Cylke, senior vice president of government relations at the American Gaming Association, from a July 21, 2026, hearing entitled "Examining Customer Protections and Market Integrity in Sports Event Prediction Markets": * * * Chairman Johnson, Ranking Member Davis, and Members of the Subcommittee: thank you for the opportunity to testify today on behalf of the American Gaming Association. more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11352) by legislative attorney Jared P. Cole: * * * Appellate Courts Divided on Scope of Title IX Liability for Schools in Cases of Sexual Harassment Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (Title IX) prohibits sex discrimination in education programs and activities that receive federal financial assistance. Recipient schools can be liable under Title IX for an insufficient response to sexual harassment by a teacher more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, July 31 -- Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Liz Murrill Secures Louisiana Supreme Court Victory Upholding New Orleans Court Reform Law * Attorney General Liz Murrill today secured a victory at the Louisiana Supreme Court after the Court upheld the constitutionality of Act 748, the law reforming New Orleans courts. The Louisiana Supreme Court reversed the lower court's ruling that blocked the law from taking effect, lifted the preliminary injunction, and dismiss more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 1 -- Earthjustice issued the following news release on July 31, 2026: * * * Tribes Celebrate as Michigan Supreme Court Nixes Line 5 Permit Victory -- Enbridge must re-do its application to build an oil tunnel below the Straits of Mackinac - Lansing, MI -- In a major victory for Tribal nations in Michigan, the state's Supreme Court has overturned a key permit that Canadian company Enbridge needs in order to bore a massive four-mile tunnel beneath the Straits of Mackinac to house its Line 5 oil pipeline. The C more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 1 -- The Environmental Law and Policy Center issued the following news release on July 31, 2026: * * * Michigan Supreme Court Orders More Rigorous Review of Line 5 Tunnel Case Lansing, MI. - Today, the Michigan Supreme Court handed down a decision that sided with environmental and Tribal groups in their combined cases that challenged Enbridge Energy's efforts to bore a tunnel beneath the Straits of Mackinac to house its Line 5 oil pipeline. The Supreme Court overturned a lower court decision that upheld the Michigan P more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 1 -- Fisher Phillips, a law firm, issued the following insight on July 31, 2026: * * * Federal Appeals Court Strikes Down OSHA's Workplace Mental Illness Recordkeeping Rule: 7 Steps For Employers A recent federal appeals court decision knocked down an agency rule requiring employers to record certain work-related mental illnesses on their OSHA 300 Logs. The 5th Circuit's July 21 opinion in Exxon Mobil v. OSHA concluded that the agency exceeded the authority Congress granted under the Occupational Safety and Health Act  more PR

MAITLAND, Florida, July 28 -- Funding Florida Legal Aid (formerly the Florida Bar Foundation) issued the following news release: * * * Gonzalez takes office as president Hollywood attorney Maria C. Gonzalez took office as the president of FFLA on July 1, 2026. FFLA is a statewide charitable organization committed to expanding access to the civil justice system for Floridians of limited means through strategic grantmaking, support for legal aid providers and courts, and the development of innovative legal service initiatives. Gonzalez is man more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 30 -- The Georgia Public Policy Foundation posted the following commentary by Director of Communications Athan Clark: * * * Milton Friedman Was Right About School Choice * July 31 marks 114 years since the birth of Milton Friedman, the University of Chicago economist whose ideas reshaped monetary policy, helped end the military draft and earned him the Nobel Prize in economics. Yet for all those achievements, the idea likely to touch the most American lives is one he sketched in a short 1955 essay: that parents, not t more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Hickenlooper, Colleagues Introduce Bills to Protect American Elections Amid Threats to Voting from Trump Admin, Dark Money Influence * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper joined his Democratic colleagues to introduce two bills - the Stop Harassment and Intimidations in Elections through Legal Defenses (SHIELD) Our Elections Act and the Get Foreign Money Out of U.S. Elections Act - to strengthen and protect American elections. Both bil more PR

DENVER, Colorado, July 27 -- Holland and Hart, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Michael Carrigan Inducted as Fellow of International Academy of Trial Lawyers Holland & Hart is proud to announce that partner Michael Carrigan was inducted as a Fellow into the International Academy of Trial Lawyers at the organization's 2026 mid-year meeting held July 22-26. The International Academy of Trial Lawyers (the Academy) is the world's foremost trial lawyer organization, dedicated to excellence, advocacy, and legal reform. Founded in 195 more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Jim Banks, R-Indiana, issued the following news release on July 30, 2026: * * * ICYMI: Sen. Banks Joins Rob Schmitt Tonight on Newsmax Senator Jim Banks (R-Ind.) joined Rob Schmitt Tonight on Newsmax to discuss Iran's failed attack on U.S. military forces, the impending American response, Middle East diplomacy, the debate over birthright citizenship, and his introduction of the Citizenship Act of 2026. Key Excerpts on Iran strikes: Sen. Jim Banks (R-Ind.): "You gotta give credit to President Trump for being so tr more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. Jim Banks, R-Indiana, issued the following news release on July 31, 2026: * * * ICYMI: Sen. Banks Joins Wake Up America on Newsmax This morning, Senator Jim Banks (R-Ind.) joined Wake Up America on Newsmax to discuss the debate over birthright citizenship, his introduction of the Citizenship Act of 2026, and the Senate filibuster. Key Excerpts on the Citizenship Act of 2026: Sen. Jim Banks (R-Ind.): "Well, the Supreme Court in their ruling made it very clear what all nine Supreme Court Justices believe. The ones  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- The House Agriculture Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets and Rural Development released the following testimony by David Bean, chairman of the Indian Gaming Association, Tacoma, from a July 21, 2026, hearing entitled "Examining Customer Protections and Market Integrity in Sports Event Prediction Markets": * * * Chairman Johnson, Ranking Member Davis, and Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for holding this hearing to examine the lack of consumer protections in prediction markets. My name is David Bean, more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 1 -- Littler, a law firm, issued the following news wrap-up: * * * Policy Week in Review - July 31, 2026 Congressional and Administrative News At a Glance The Policy Week in Review, prepared by Littler's Workplace Policy Institute (WPI), sets forth WPI's updates on federal legislation, regulations, and congressional activity affecting the workplace. - Congressional Democrats Reintroduce Legislation to Prohibit Arbitration Agreements in Employment Contracts Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) and Representatives  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Rep. Rob Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Menendez, Schakowsky, and Clarke Reintroduce Legislation to Restore FTC Authority to Return Money to Defrauded Consumers * WASHINGTON, D.C. \- Today, Congressman Rob Menendez, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), and Congresswoman Yvette Clarke (NY-09) reintroduced the Consumer Protection and Recovery Act to restore the Federal Trade Commission's ("FTC") Section 13(b) consumer protection authority and ensure the agency can return money to cons more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Moreno Calls for Investigation of CCP-Linked Company Encroaching on Military Base * WASHINGTON - Today, Senator Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent requesting a formal review of SolarSpace's plan to purchase or lease land near Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. Solarspace, a Chinese solar cell manufacturer with ties to the Chinese Communist Party, is seeking to establish a U.S. foothold near one of the nation's most more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, July 31 -- The Pennsylvania House Democrats posted the following news release: * * * Nonprofit Security, Law Enforcement Regionalization, Economic Development, and Additional Grant Opportunities * NEWLY LISTED PROGRAMS Commission on Crime and Delinquency: Nonprofit Security Grant Funds Who May Apply: Nonprofit organization based in Pennsylvania that serves primarily individuals, groups, or institutions that are included within a bias motivation category for single hate crime incidents identified by the Federal Bu more PR

NEW YORK, July 30 -- The United Nations posted the following news release: * * * Security Council Sanctions Committee Established Pursuant to Resolution 1988 (2011) Amends Five Names on Its Sanctions List * On 30 July 2026, the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1988 (2011) enacted the amendments specified with strikethrough and/or underline in the entries below on its 1988 List of individuals and entities subject to the assets freeze, travel ban and arms embargo set out in paragraph 1 of Security Council resoluti more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 [Category: Business] -- The Small Business and Entrepreneurship Council issued the following news release: * * * Small Business Insider Weekly Update * In This Edition: * AI Optimism Meets Entrepreneurial Reality * Legislative & Policy Update: "No BOSS Act" Introduced in Senate, DOL Sonderling Vote this Week, House Ed & Workforce Committee Advance Key Bills & MORE * KERRIGAN IN BIZ TECH: Here's How Small Businesses Can Get More Value from Their Data * REAL CLEAR HEALTH: America's Small Businesses Can't Afford 340B Ab more PR

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Department of Education Demands Clarity on California and Washington Plans to Revise "Transgender" Policies * Today, the U.S. Department of Education's (the Department's) Student Privacy Policy Office (SPPO) demanded updated information from the California Department of Education (CDE) and the Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) regarding policies governing schools' disclosure of records to parents in light of r more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11464) by legislative attorney Sean Stiff: * * * The Uniform Grants Regulation: OMB's Relation to Federal Grantmaking Agencies On May 29, 2026, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and 41 executive branch grantmaking agencies published in the Federal Register a proposed joint interagency rule. The proposed rule would establish a Uniform Grants Regulation (UGR) that would change how executive branch agencies make and more PR

WASHINGTON, July 31 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF13280). The white paper is written by internet and telecommunication policy specialist Patricia Moloney Figliola, telecommunication policy specialist Colby Leigh Pechtol and legislative attorney Chris D. Linebaugh: * * * The Universal Service Fund Contribution Base: Considerations for Congress Introduction The Universal Service Fund (USF), comprising four federal broadband-related programs, is funded by mandatory fees on tel more PR