CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 10 -- Alianza Americas, a transnational advocacy network of Latin American migrant-led organizations, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Glenn Ivey (D-MD), Impacted Families, Legal Experts, and Advocates Sound the Alarm on TPS Legal Limbo Hitting Salvadoran Families JOINT PRESS RELEASE | Alianza Americas | America's Voice | CLINIC | CARECEN DC October 9, 2026 WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Congressman Glenn Ivey (D-MD) joined Alianza Americas, the Catholic Legal Immigration Network (CLINIC), CARECEN D more PR

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Oct. 9 -- The University of South Carolina posted the following news: * * * Alumni awards 2026 * Camera pans from an overhead view of campus to a view of a statue through a crowd to a shot of a building to a view of a fountain to a receding view of the USC smokestack. Each year, the University of South Carolina celebrates exemplary alumni and friends with six key awards. Bestowed by the Alumni Association, the awards reflect the values that define the Gamecock community: service, integrity, character and leadershi more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, Oct. 10 -- The Arizona Supreme Court issued the following news release: * * * Oct. 9, 2026 Court Rules 2022 Peace Officer Law Does Not Displace At-Will Contracts Signed Before It Took Effect PHOENIX - The Arizona Supreme Court today unanimously held that a 2022 amendment to the state's Peace Officers' Bill of Rights does not apply to at-will employment agreements signed before the amendment took effect. The decision resolves a question of Arizona law referred to the Court by the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Oct. 9 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Rebukes Trump Administration's Revised Attempt to Loosen National Clean Water Protections * OAKLAND -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta today co-led a coalition of 19 attorneys general and one city in submitting a comment letter opposing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' (Army Corps) supplemental proposed rule that would significantly reduce federal  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 (TNSLrpt) -- Better Markets, an organization that says it promotes pro-market, pro-business and pro-growth policies to help build a better financial system, issued the following analysis: * * * October 9, 2026 "Prediction Markets," Gambling, the CFTC & Regulation: Facts, Fiction & The Law Introduction Since 2022, Better Markets has been deeply engaged in the debates over so-called "prediction markets," first at the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and then in the courts, media, at other agencies, and now vi more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 [Category: Financial Services] -- Better Markets, an organization that says it promotes pro-market, pro-business and pro-growth policies to help build a better financial system, posted the following news release: * * * CFTC Can't Tell the Difference Between Sports Betting and Derivatives Trading * WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Benjamin Schiffrin, Director of Securities Policy for Better Markets, issued the following statement after the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) proposed a rule that treats event contracts on sports, more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- Democracy Forward, an organization that says it advances democracy and social progress through litigation, policy and public education and regulatory engagement, posted the following news release: * * * Cities and Immigrants' Rights Organization Ask SCOTUS to Halt Trump-Vance Administration's Backdoor Elimination of Immigration Protections Filing Challenges Unprecedented Agreement Between Texas and DOJ that Dismantled Longstanding Immigration Court Procedures Without Meaningful Judicial Revie October 9, 2026 Washing more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * Oct 9, 2026 ROUNDUP: Democratic Senate Candidates Dominate the Debate Stage, Put Floundering Republican Opponents "On Trial" as GOP Runs From Toxic Record New York Times: "Moderators asked about high gas prices, Mr. Trump's tariffs, the Iran war and immigration raids -- all topics that forced Republicans to defend unpopular Trump administration policies or explain why they are now skeptical of stances they previously supported" - I more PR

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Oct. 9 -- Duquesne University posted the following news release: * * * Duquesne Kline School of Law Graduates Raise the Bar Again * Thomas R. Kline School of Law of Duquesne University graduates raised the bar again, exceeding the Pennsylvania July state average bar results for the 11th consecutive year. The recent graduates achieved an impressive 87.41% passage rate on their first attempt at the lawyer licensing exam. The Pennsylvania state average for first-time bar takers was 80.60%. "The 2026 bar exam results  more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, Oct. 10 -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation issued the following news release: * * * October 9, 2026 FFRF urges Iowa city to end divisive prayer after satanic controversy The Freedom From Religion Foundation is calling on an Iowa city council to end its practice of opening meetings with religion after its mayor allowed a pastor to counter a satanic invocation. As FFRF points out, the controversy shows why governmental prayer is inappropriate. In a letter sent Friday to Ottumwa Mayor Benjamin Foote and the City Counc more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley to Senate Judiciary Democrats: Join My Efforts to Hold Jack Smith Accountable * BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA - U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) sent a letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee Minority debunking Democrats' complaints regarding access to Arctic Frost records and pointing to numerous examples in which Democrats have broken Committee and Senate rules by withholding records from Republicans. Since Jan more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * 10.09.2026 Grassley to Senate Judiciary Democrats: Join My Efforts to Hold Jack Smith Accountable BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA - U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) sent a letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee Minority debunking Democrats' complaints regarding access to Arctic Frost records and pointing to numerous examples in which Democrats have broken Committee and Senate rul more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Pelosi Joins Congressional Efforts to Protect Federal Services and Uphold Americans' Rights * Washington, D.C. -- Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi joined Congressional Democratic colleagues in a series of recent letters, legislative proposals and court briefs addressing federal policies affecting San Franciscans. The efforts include calls to release housing and energy assistance funding, maintain Medicare and Head Start protections, preserve p more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Oct. 10 -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * Incarcerated Student Becomes First to Start Law School Journey at Rutgers By Shanida Carter and Roya Rafei October 9, 2026 Patrick Pantusco was released a month after he took his first classes at Rutgers Law School - Patrick Pantusco began his college career behind bars and, earlier this year, started Rutgers Law School while he was still serving his sentence. When he stepped into his first class in May, Pantusco became the first student from the more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 [Category: International] -- The Japanese American Citizens League posted the following news release: * * * JACL Commemorates the Legacy of Japanese American Redress * On this date, October 9, 1990, Attorney General Dick Thornburgh presented the first redress checks to nine survivors of Japanese American wartime incarceration in a special ceremony held in Washington D.C. This historic moment marked a major milestone and turning point in the decades-long fight for an apology and justice led by Japanese American survivors,  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Neal Slams Trump's Latest Fed Stunt October 9, 2026 SPRINGFIELD, MA-- Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after President Trump announced he'd create a committee to search for pretext to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook: "The Trump Administration should be focused on bringing diesel back from record highs, lowering pric more PR

MANILA, Philippines, Oct. 10 -- The Supreme Court of the Philippines issued the following news release: * * * SC: Probate Courts May Require Banks to Explain Withdrawals from Deceased Person's Accounts October 09, 2026 The Supreme Court (SC) has ruled that probate courts, which settle a deceased person's estate, may require banks to explain withdrawals from the deceased person's accounts to determine whether the funds are part of the estate. In a Decision penned by Associate Justice Henri Jean Paul B. Inting, the SC's Third Division upheld more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Oct. 10 -- The Reason Foundation issued the following news: * * * Arkansas' proposed economic development amendment is fatally flawed Policymakers in Arkansas and across the country must understand that states and cities cannot subsidize their way to prosperity. John C. Mozena October 9, 2026 Voters in Arkansas are being asked to approve a constitutional amendment that would authorize powerful and unaccountable economic development districts and vaguely defined corporate subsidy programs, opening the door to long- more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * REP. BOEBERT IN THE DENVER GAZETTE ON FIGHTING FOR WATER PROJECTS AND COLORADO'S FUTURE * Lone Tree, CO -- Rep. Lauren Boebert (CO-04) published a guest opinion in the Denver Gazette on the fight for drinking water, storage, and treatment in Colorado's 4th District, and on stopping efforts that would divert South Platte water out of the state. "Water decides whether a farm stays in the family, whether a small town can fight a fire, and whether o more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 (TNSida) -- Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Scanlon, Welch, Blumenthal, Min Initiate Probe into Improper Influence of Cabinet Members in Trump Pardons * Lawmakers demand answers from HHS Secretary Kennedy and EPA Administrator Zeldin about their roles in Trump's pardon decisions for convicted fraudsters Washington, October 9, 2026 Washington, D.C. -- Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on Constitution and L more PR

SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey, Oct. 9 -- Seton Hall University posted the following news: * * * Simon Appointed Executive Director of the BLI * Andrew Simon Appointed Executive Director of the Buccino Leadership Institute Friday, October 9, 2026 Seton Hall University has appointed Andrew Simon, Ph.D., Psy.D., as executive director of the Buccino Leadership Institute, making permanent the leadership role he has held on an interim basis since July 2025. A professor of psychology in the College of Arts and Sciences, Simon brings more than 25 yea more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following fact sheet: * * * Reconciliation Talks Deliver Concrete Progress for Venezuela's Democratic Transition Fact Sheet Office of the Spokesman October 9, 2026 Political reconciliation talks between the interim Venezuelan government and 2015 National Assembly representatives are producing tangible reforms in civil liberties and political rights, laying the groundwork for credible elections and a democratic transition. Two rounds of talks have already taken place, producing si more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * The Bigot Behind Brian Fitzpatrick's Attack Ads [The Bulwark] * Brian Fitzpatrick is "growing desperate. " That's what The Bulwark reports today as part of a deep dive that outlines how "Fitzpatrick has resorted to an unprecedentedly deceptive campaign strategy" which relies on a federally convicted felon with "a disturbing pattern of sexist, racist, and Islamophobic posts." The Bulwark details how Fitzpatrick's campaign fixer - more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, Oct. 10 -- Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones issued the following news release: * * * WHAT VIRGINIANS ARE SEEING: ATTORNEY GENERAL JAY JONES SHARES WEEKLY ROUNDUP OF ACTIONS TAKEN Secures Legal Victory in Federal Overreach Attempt, Reaffirms Commitment to Free and Fair Elections, and Spotlights Outreach Team - RICHMOND, Va. -- Attorney General Jones continues to work for all Virginians, successfully pushing back against federal overreach and addressing election security and protection. Also, this week, Attor more PR