WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet, Hickenlooper, Crow, DeGette, Neguse, Pettersen Demand Answers From DHS on Aurora Detention Facility Shooting * Denver -Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet joined Senator John Hickenlooper and Colorado U.S. Representatives Jason Crow, Diana DeGette, Joe Neguse, and Brittany Pettersen in a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Markwayne Mullin demanding answers following last month's shooting by a GEO Group employee  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities issued the following commentary on Aug. 7, 2026, by Rachel Jacobson, lead researcher of state climate policy on the State Fiscal Policy Team: * * * States Began Scaling Back Expensive Subsidies for Data Centers in This Year's Legislative Sessions, But More Work Is Needed Economic development shouldn't compromise a state's ability to collect revenue for essential services. In this year's state legislative sessions, some states sought to end subsidies for data centers for reasons more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Aug. 10 -- The National Taxpayers Union issued the following brief on July 9, 2026, by Melissa Landry entitled "America's Grid Gamble: Is It Time to Let Private Power Play?" Here are excerpts: * * * After two decades of relatively flat electricity demand, the United States is confronting a new reality: explosive growth. From artificial intelligence and cloud computing to electric vehicles and advanced manufacturing, a powerful convergence of economic and technological forces is accelerating electricity consumption at a  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. August 6, 2026 By electronic submission to www.regulations.gov Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives Office of Regulatory Affairs; Enforcement Programs and Services 99 New York Ave. NE Washington, DC 20226 Prosecutors Against Gun Violence submits these comments on the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, R more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 (TNSletter) -- Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, and Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following letter to Thomas A. Barthold, chief of staff of the Senate Joint Committee on Taxation: * * * Here is the text of the letter: July 28, 2026 Thomas A. Barthold Chief of Staff Joint Committee on Taxation 502 Ford House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 Dear Mr. Barthold: Last July, President Trump signed the One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) into law, enacting numerous tax breaks for the wealthy, parti more PR