CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 27 [Category: Libraries] -- The American Library Association posted the following news release: * * * ALA announces 2026-2027 Spectrum Scholars * CHICAGO -The American Library Association's (ALA) Office for Diversity, Literacy and Outreach Services awarded 2026 Spectrum Scholarships to 60 exceptional students pursuing graduate degrees in library and information studies. Since 1997, ALA has awarded more than 1,600 Spectrum Scholarships. In the most recent application cycle, the Spectrum Scholarship Program received fo more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 28 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL OPPOSES NEW BARRIERS TO SPONSORSHIP OF UNACCOMPANIED CHILDREN * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 18 attorneys general, today submitted a comment letter opposing the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) proposed rule that would add unnecessary and burdensome new requirements for sponsors of unaccompanied immigrant children. Raoul and the coalition argue in their  more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 29 -- Earthjustice issued the following news release on Aug. 28, 2026: * * * Hawai'i Land Board Rejects Move To Reopen Commercial Aquarium Fish Collection Victory -- Decision marks a turning point in the long-running effort to protect Hawai'i's native reef fish from commercial capture and sale - Honolulu, HI -- The Hawai'i Board of Land and Natural Resources voted today to reject a proposal that would have resumed permits for commercial aquarium fish collection in West Hawai'i and potentially elsewhere in th more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 (TNSinfo) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following information collection: * * * The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. Comments are requested regarding; whether the collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information will have practical utility; the accuracy of the agency's est more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- Judicial Watch issued the following news release on Aug. 28, 2026: * * * Judicial Watch Urges Supreme Court to Protect Public Access to State Voter Rolls Judicial Watch announced today it filed an amicus curiae (friend of the court) brief to the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) supporting the Public Interest Legal Foundation's (PILF) petition for review of a Ninth Circuit decision that allows Hawaii to shield its statewide voter registration list from public disclosure. Judicial Watch is urging the Supreme C more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- The Medical Group Management Association issued the following letter on Aug. 27, 2026: * * * MGMA Urges CMS to Withdraw Proposed Modifier -25 Payment Reduction The Honorable Mehmet C. Oz, MD, MBA, Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services Attention: CMS-1848-P, Mail Stop C4-26-05, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD, 21244-1850 Re: File Code CMS-1848-P; Medicare Program; CY 2027 Payment Policies Under the Physician Payment Schedule and Other Changes to Part B Pa more PR

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Aug. 29 -- New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez issued the following news release on Aug. 28, 2026: * * * Attorney General Raul Torrez Secures Court Order Temporarily Blocking Postal Service's Unlawful Mail Voting Rule District Court Judge Issues Temporary Restraining Order to Block Rule from Taking Effect - Albuquerque, NM - Attorney General Raul Torrez and a coalition of 25 states have secured a temporary restraining order (TRO) from the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, temporarily blocking  more PR

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Aug. 27 -- The U.S. Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: * * * Pacific Partnership 2026 Concludes Third Mission Stop in Dili, Timor-Leste * DILI, Timor-Leste -Pacific Partnership 2026 (PP26) concluded its third mission stop in Dili, Timor-Leste, Aug. 26, following a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the newly renovated Escola Basica Filial (EBF) Kasnafar, Aug. 24, 2026. Previous Canadian Armed Forces Col. Alain Lafreniere, center, deputy mission commander of Pacific Partnership 2026 (PP26), poses for a group photo more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla Joins Democratic Colleagues in Condemning Trump Administration Attempts to Shield Communications Between Trump and Private Advisers from Congressional Oversight * WASHINGTON, D.C. -U.S. Senators Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff (both D-Calif.), along with Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and seven Democratic colleagues, pushed back against a recent opinion from the Department of Justice's Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) assertin more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Schiff, Colleagues Statement Opposing Israeli Government's E1 Settlement Tenders * Statement follows a joint effort with 45 Senators urging Prime Minister Netanyahu to immediately crack down on settler violence and settler expansion in the West Bank WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff (both D-Calif.), along with Senator Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) and 27 Democratic colleagues, issued the following statement  more PR

MANOA, Hawaii, Aug. 29 -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: * * * VNR: UH innovation, astronomers help power NASA's newest space telescope Set to launch on August 30, NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will begin a mission to capture sweeping views of the universe on a scale never before possible, studying billions of stars, distant galaxies, and worlds beyond our solar system. Decades of University of Hawaii innovation are set to launch with it. "Roman is going to completely transform our view o more PR