SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 7 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Secures Court Victory Blocking Trump Administration's Latest Attempt to Divert Funding from Permanent Supportive Housing * OAKLAND -As part of a coalition of 21 attorneys general and two governors, California Attorney General Rob Bonta today secured a major victory in the July 2026 lawsuit brought by the coalition to challenge the Trump Administration's attempt to divert federal funding away from permanent  more PR

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Aug. 7 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General Clark Secures Order Protecting Federal Support for Homelessness Services * Attorney General Charity Clark and a multistate coalition have won their case challenging Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) illegal attempt to cap funding for permanent housing projects that help families facing housing insecurity or experiencing homelessness. For more than two decades, HUD has embraced a commitment to pe more PR

ALBANY, New York, Aug. 7 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Wins Case Stopping Trump Administration's Latest Attempt to Jeopardize Funds to Fight Homelessness * August 7, 2026 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James and a coalition of 20 other attorneys general and the governors of Kentucky and Pennsylvania today won their case challenging the Trump administration's illegal conditions on Fiscal Year 2026 funds for the Continuum of Care (CoC) program. The CoC more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 7 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL SECURES VICTORY WITH NEXSTAR/TEGNA MOTION * Court Rebukes Nexstar for "Brazen" Violation of Tegna Injunction Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul and a coalition of 12 attorneys general secured a court order granting their motion on Thursday, finding that Nexstar Media Group Inc. (Nexstar) violated the court's order requiring it and Tegna Inc. (Tegna) to remain separate. The U.S. District Court for the East more PR

LA GRANDE, Oregon, Aug. 8 -- Eastern Oregon University issued the following news: * * * Eastern Oregon University Awarded $1.29 Million to Build Oregon's Next Generation of Rural Healthcare Professionals Eastern Oregon University has been awarded $1.296 million through Oregon's Rural Health Transformation Program to prepare the next generation of healthcare professionals who will serve rural communities across eastern Oregon. The funding will help EOU expand its work preparing students from rural Oregon for careers in healthcare, strengtheni more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency issued the following news release: * * * Federal Emergency Management Agency Designates Ten Counties in Idaho as Natural Disaster Areas Due to Straight-line Winds * #Five Contiguous Counties in Montana are Eligible for Assistance Montana This Presidential disaster declaration allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency lo more PR

SALEM, Oregon, Aug. 7 -- Gov. Tina Kotek, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Kotek Invokes Conflagration Act for the Wrights Spring Fire * Salem, OR -Today, Governor Tina Kotek invoked the Emergency Conflagration Act for the Wrights Spring Fire in Klamath County. The Klamath County Fire Defense Board Chief requested assistance with life, safety, and structural fire protection, and the State Fire Marshal concurred with that request. In accordance with ORS 476.510-476.610, Governor Kotek determined that a threat to  more PR

SALEM, Oregon, Aug. 7 -- Gov. Tina Kotek, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Kotek Supports Moratoriums on Data Center Development * Salem, OR - Governor Tina Kotek announced today that she supports locally-set moratoriums on new data center development until the findings and recommendations from the Oregon Data Center Advisory Committee can be reviewed and a new statutory framework can be considered by the legislature next year. While the state lacks authority to enact a statewide moratorium, Governor Kotek support more PR

DECORAH, Iowa, Aug. 7 -- Luther College posted the following news: * * * Luther College celebrates spring 2026 graduates * Luther College is proud to announce its spring 2026 graduates. They were honored at the Commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 24. At the ceremony, Gideon Armah-Amissah was awarded the Luther College Elizabeth A. and Paul G. Jenson Medal. That award is presented each year to an outstanding senior, selected by the graduating class, who best demonstrates the ideals of the college through service to students and the college more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R49048) on July 30, 2026, entitled "Presidential Authority Under the Antiquities Act:" (Continued from Part 1 of 2) * * * Considerations in Ultra Vires Review Courts' substantive review of ultra vires claims under the Antiquities Act has been sparing, but a series of D.C. Circuit opinions articulate a framework for analyzing legal challenges to monument proclamations. In Mountain States Legal Foundation v. Bush,/110 the plaintiffs argued amo more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Florida, with three co-signers issued the following letter to the departments of Commerce and the Interior: * * * Here is the text of the letter: July 27, 2026 The Honorable Doug Burgum Secretary U.S. Department of the Interior 1849 C Street, NW Washington DC 20240 - The Honorable Howard Lutnick Secretary U.S. Department of Commerce 1401 Constitution Ave NW Washington, DC 20230 - Dear Secretaries Burgum and Lutnick, We write to express strong opposition to the U more PR

OLYMPIA, Washington, Aug. 7 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * Washington-led coalition secures order protecting federal support for homelessness services * Washington and a multistate coalition have won their case challenging Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) illegal attempt to cap funding for permanent housing projects that help families facing housing insecurity or experiencing homelessness. If the coalition had not successfully challenged HUD's policy, nearly 3,000  more PR