WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Aug. 12, 2026: * * * After Attacks in Jersey, Gottheimer Announces Bipartisan Federal Actions to Protect Water, Electric Systems, and Families from Cyber Attacks Critical Infrastructure Security Plan Will Give Infrastructure Entities Access to Cutting-Edge AI Defenses, Create a Dedicated Cyber Rapid-Response Service, Help Restore Utilities Hit by Attacks PARK RIDGE, NJ -- Today, Wednesday, August 12, 2026, U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5)  more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 11 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Sues To Block Trump Administration's Unlawful Handout To Big Banks * Boston -Today, Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell and a coalition of 10 attorneys general filed a lawsuit to block the Trump Administration's latest attempt to put big business over working families. The case challenges a rule issued by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) that purports to invalidate state  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- The American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living issued the following news release on Aug. 11, 2026: * * * AHCA/NCAL Announces 2026 Provider ACE Award Recipients Association recognizes extraordinary long term care, senior living professionals dedicated to serving seniors and individuals with disabilities - The American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL) today announced the recipients for the 2026 Provider Achieving Care Excellence (ACE) Awards Progr more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 11 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Sues to Block Trump Administration's Unlawful Handout to Big Banks * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today, as part of a coalition of 10 attorneys general, filed a lawsuit to block the Trump Administration's latest effort to favor big business over working families. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon, challenges two rules by the Office of the Comptroller more PR

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Aug. 11 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General Clark Sues to Block Trump Administration from Invalidating State Mortgage Laws * Attorney General Clark and a coalition of 10 attorneys general filed a lawsuit today to block the Trump Administration's effort to override state mortgage laws through a decision by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to invalidate state laws requiring mortgage lenders to pay interest on the money they require borrower more PR

ALBANY, New York, Aug. 11 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Sues Trump Administration to Protect Valuable Interest Payments to Homeowners * August 11, 2026 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today joined a coalition of nine other attorneys general in suing the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to defend state laws that require banks to pay interest to homeowners on funds held in escrow that cover property taxes and home insurance cos more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Aug. 11 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General William Tong Sues to Block Trump Administration's Lawless Handout to Big Banks * Press Releases Rule lets big banks keep money that should be going back into Connecticut homeowners' pockets (Hartford, CT)- Attorney General William Tong and a coalition of 10 attorneys general filed a lawsuit today opposing a new rule issued by federal regulator of national banks, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currenc more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release on Aug. 12, 2026: * * * ICYMI: GOP Senate Candidates Are Threatening Medicare and Medicaid [American Journal News] In case you missed it, new reporting from American Journal News is exposing Republican Senate candidates who have "expressed an interest in cutting or eliminating [Medicare and Medicaid], which provide health insurance to more than 123 million people." In key Senate battleground states across the country, from Florida to Alask more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet, Hirono, Chu, Colleagues Introduce Bicameral Legislation to Block Trump Administration's So-Called "Public Charge" Rule * Denver-Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet joined U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii) and U.S. Representative Judy Chu (D-Calif.) to introduce the Protect American Values Act, legislation that would prevent federal funds from being used to implement, administer, enforce, or otherwise carry out the Trump adminis more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal & Schiff Demand DOJ Rescind Policy Allowing ICE Agents to Hide From Investigation After Violent Confrontations * [WASHINGTON, DC] - Following reporting in The New York Times that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) will no longer investigate violent confrontations between civilians and federal immigration agents, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Adam Schiff (D-CA) wrote Attorney General Todd Blanche and FBI Dir more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release on Aug. 12, 2026: * * * Democrats On Offense, Slam GOP Health Care Cuts Devastating Their States Democrats in key Senate battleground states continue to go on offense, blanketing the airwaves and sounding the alarm at protests and local roundtables about the devastating impact of Republicans' health care cuts as rural hospitals shutter, labor and delivery units close, and hundreds of thousands of children, seniors, and veterans' families see more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release on Aug. 11, 2026: * * * WHAT THEY'RE SAYING: GOP-Created Health Care Crisis Rips Away Care Across Key Senate Battleground States GOP Senate candidates' votes to gut Medicaid and refusal to extend ACA tax credits force health care costs to skyrocket, people to lose care as midterms approach - In key Senate battleground states, voters are already feeling the pain from GOP Senate candidates' toxic agenda that's ripping away health care for mi more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 12 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Foley Hoag, a law firm, posted the following news: * * * Foley Hoag Recognized in The American Lawyer's 2026 New England Legal Awards * Foley Hoag and its lawyers have been recognized as winners and finalists across several categories in The American Lawyer's 2026 New England Legal Awards, which honor outstanding lawyers, law firms, and legal professionals throughout Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont The honorees will be recognized at a gal more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 12 -- Littler, a law firm, issued the following commentary on Aug. 11, 2026, by shareholder Andrea M. Kirshenbaum and associate Allison Gotthold: * * * Pennsylvania Mandates Human Trafficking Awareness Training for Certain Hospitality Workers Pennsylvania recently joined a growing number of states requiring anti-human-trafficking training by hospitality employers. On July 20, 2026, Governor Josh Shapiro signed House Bill 1286, expanding Pennsylvania's anti-human-trafficking law by requiring human-trafficking more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to grant a New Hampshire petition to leave the Ozone Transport Region, finding that emissions from the state do not significantly contribute to ozone attainment problems elsewhere in the region. New Hampshire submitted its petition under section 176A(a)(2) of the Clean Air Act on December 24, 2025. The petition argues that the state continues to attain the ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards and that technical analyses show emissions from New Hampshir more PR

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida, Aug. 12 [Category: Media] -- The Poynter Institute posted the following news release: * * * PolitiFact announces nationwide partnership network to fact-check critical 2026 midterm elections * ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (August 12,2026) -PolitiFact, the Pulitzer Prize-winning fact-checking news organization, today announced its most extensive partnership network to date for the 2026 midterm election cycle. Building on a nearly two-decade legacy of public service, PolitiFact is joining forces with premier local newsrooms more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Collins, King Announce More than $600,000 in Innovation Awards to Support Maine's Forest Economy * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Angus King (I-ME) applauded a U.S. Forest Service announcement that Avedis Zildjian Co., ND Paper, Inc., and Robbins Lumber East Baldwin, LLC. have been awarded a combined $622,999 through the U.S. Forest Service's Wood Innovation Grant Program. These grants will support envir more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 [Category: Financial Services] -- Americans for Financial Reform, which describes itself as a nonpartisan and nonprofit coalition of more than 200 civil rights, consumer, labor, business, investor, faith-based and civic and community groups, posted the following news release: * * * States Sue to Block Big Bank Power Grab * State Attorneys General say the Trump administration's banking regulators are blocking states from protecting consumers Washington - Today, Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield and New York Attorney more PR

FARMINGTON, Maine, Aug. 13 -- The University of Maine Farmington campus issued the following news: * * * UMF Campus and Community Garden certified "Pollinator Friendly" by UMaine Cooperative Extension By April Mulherin Pollinators--bees, birds, insects and more--are the powerhouse of the ecosystem, and the University of Maine at Farmington Campus and Community Garden was just certified as a Pollinator-Friendly Garden by the University of Maine Cooperative Extension. This distinction was spearheaded by Emma Towers, UMF senior from Jay, maj more PR

BIDDEFORD, Maine, Aug. 13 -- United Ostomy Associations of America, an organization that supports, empowers and advocates for people who have had or who will have ostomy or continent diversion surgery, issued the following commentary on Aug. 11, 2026, by Advocacy Committee Co-Chair Joanna Burgess-Stocks: * * * Using the Power of UOAA's Ostomy and Continent Diversion Patient Bill of Rights A WOC Nurse Team's Journey to Expand and Improve Ostomy Care - When organizational changes threatened access to specialized outpatient ostomy care, a tea more PR

YORK, Pennsylvania, Aug. 12 -- York College of Pennsylvania posted the following news: * * * York College of Pennsylvania Welcomes Largest Incoming Class in Six Years * Enrollment momentum continues as York College of Pennsylvania is proud to welcome its newest incoming class. More than 900 new first-year students and over 150 transfer students are arriving this fall, extending the college's multi-year run of enrollment growth. Forty percent of this year's class identify as first-generation college students, reflecting York's continued i more PR