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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Delaware Newsletter for 2026-08-11 ( 10 items )  
AG Campbell Secures Victory In Lawsuit Protecting Federal Support For Homelessness Services (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 10 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Secures Victory In Lawsuit Protecting Federal Support For Homelessness Services * Boston -Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell and a multistate coalition of 22 other states won their lawsuit against the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) over its illegal attempt to cap funding for permanent housing projects that help families facing housing insecurity or experiencing homelessn more PR

Attorney General James Co-Leads Multistate Effort Opposing Trump Administration's Sweeping Rollback of Gun Safety Protections (10)
ALBANY, New York, Aug. 10 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Co-Leads Multistate Effort Opposing Trump Administration's Sweeping Rollback of Gun Safety Protections * August 10, 2026 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today co-led a coalition of 22 other attorneys general in opposing the Trump administration's unprecedented effort to dismantle decades of federal gun safety protections. Since May 2026, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosiv more PR

Gabriel Rauterberg: Rethinking Regulations for Investment Funds and Private Markets (10)
NEW YORK, Aug. 10 -- The Columbia Law School posted the following news: * * * Gabriel Rauterberg: Rethinking Regulations for Investment Funds and Private Markets * Gabriel Rauterberg, who joined the Columbia Law School faculty on July 1, is drawn to the profound questions raised by corporate and securities law. "Once you get past some of the daunting nomenclature, it's an area with a genuinely exciting set of issues about how the financial system is evolving," he says. "It's a field with a lot of intellectual integrity. And it's really impo more PR

Gov. Meyer Honors Secretary Steven Yeatman on His Retirement After 30 Years of Service to Delaware's Children and Familities (10)
DOVER, Delaware, Aug. 11 -- Gov. Matt Meyer, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on Aug. 10, 2026: * * * Governor Meyer Honors Secretary Steven Yeatman on His Retirement After 30 Years of Service to Delaware's Children and Familities WILMINGTON, Del. -- Governor Matt Meyer today congratulated Department of Services for Children, Youth and their Families (DSCYF) Secretary Steven E. Yeatman on his retirement after 30 years of dedicated public service to the State of Delaware, recognizing a career devoted to improving the lives of chi more PR

Making connections: MAPIS2026 empowers future public service professionals (10)
GLASSBORO, New Jersey, Aug. 10 -- Rowan University posted the following news: * * * Making connections: MAPIS2026 empowers future public service professionals * Nearly 150 students from more than 70 colleges and universities spent their summer day skill building, networking and learning at Rowan University's Mid-Atlantic Political Intern Summit (MAPIS2026). Hosted by the Rowan Institute for Public Policy & Citizenship (RIPPAC), the conference on August 6 was free to any college student with a summer internship in politics, government or is more PR

N.J. A.G. Davenport Condemns ATF's Proposed Rollback of Gun Regulations (10)
TRENTON, New Jersey, Aug. 11 -- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release on Aug. 10, 2026: * * * AG Davenport Condemns ATF's Proposed Rollback of Gun Regulations Multistate Coalition Warns Deregulating Firearms Rules Will Threaten Public Safety and Hinder Criminal Investigations - Attorney General Jennifer Davenport co-led a coalition of 23 attorneys general warning that the Trump Administration's rollback of common-sense firearms regulations will endanger their communities, many of which have seen l more PR

SCHUMER URGES FEMA TO QUICKLY REVIEW & APPROVE FED FUNDING FOR THE TOWN OF HAMDEN TO COVER COST OF MAJOR REPAIRS TO ROADS SEVERELY DAMAGED BY TROPICAL STORM DEBBY (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 (Sen.) -- Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * SCHUMER URGES FEMA TO QUICKLY REVIEW & APPROVE FED FUNDING FOR THE TOWN OF HAMDEN TO COVER COST OF MAJOR REPAIRS TO ROADS SEVERELY DAMAGED BY TROPICAL STORM DEBBY * In 2024, Tropical Storm Debby Devastated Communities Across The Southern Tier & Upstate New York, Schumer Says Federal Funding Will Help Town Address Debby's Damage To Roads & Critical Infrastructure Schumer Previously Advocated For Federal Disaster Decl more PR

Sen. Blunt Rochester Issues Letter to OpenAI CEO Altman (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 (TNSletter) -- Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following letter to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman: * * * Here is the text of the letter: August 6, 2026 Mr. Sam Altman Chief Executive Officer OpenAI 1455 Third Street San Francisco, CA 94158 Dear Mr. Altman: I write to express serious concern regarding OpenAI's recent disclosures detailing a compounding series of security incidents in which OpenAI models accessed the public internet during cyber evaluations, conducted autonomous multi-stage attacks, and comp more PR

Senators Coons, Schatz, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Restore Press Freedom at the Pentagon (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Coons, Schatz, colleagues introduce bill to restore press freedom at the Pentagon U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), and 13 of their Senate colleagues introduced the Protecting Pentagon Press Access Act to restore press access at the Department of Defense, reversing attempts by Secretary Pete Hegseth to suppress independent reporting at the Pentagon. "The First Amendment and a free press aren't sidelined dur more PR

University of Delaware Epidemiology Study Finds Shingles Vaccination Linked to Lower Dementia Risk in Older Adults (10)
DOVER, Delaware, Aug. 11 (TNSjou) -- The University of Delaware issued the following research news: * * * Reducing dementia risk UD epidemiology study finds shingles vaccination linked to lower dementia risk in older adults Article by Amy Cherry Nearly all adults now aged 50 and older were infected with the chickenpox virus as children. The herpes zoster (HZ) virus lies dormant in the nervous system for decades and can reactivate later in life as shingles, causing a painful, blistering rash. Previous studies have shown that people who de more PR