DENVER, Colorado, July 25 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado issued the following news on July 24, 2026: * * * ACLU of Colorado Statement on DOJ Lawsuit Challenging Colorado Law Granting In-State Tuition to Immigrant Students The Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a lawsuit Thursday against the state of Colorado, challenging the state's Advancing Students for a Stronger Tomorrow (ASSET) Law. Colorado's ASSET law was initially passed in 2013 and revised in 2022 to expand higher education opportunities to more Colorado students  more PR

OLYMPIA, Washington, July 23 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * AG Brown challenges unlawful conditions on federal counterterrorism funding * The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) are imposing unlawful conditions on federal funds to coerce states into complying with the federal administration's political agenda, Attorney General Nick Brown and a multistate coalition argued in a lawsuit filed today. The coalition's lawsuit chall more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 23 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Files Lawsuit Challenging Unlawful Conditions On Federal Counterterrorism Funding * Boston -Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today joined a coalition of 26 states to stop the Trump Administration's continued efforts to use federal funds-specifically, billions of dollars in federal counterterrorism and other funds-to coerce states into complying with the Administration's political and pol more PR

LANSING, Michigan, July 23 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Joins Lawsuit Challenging Trump Administration Rule That Weakens Regulation of Highly Potent Greenhouse Gas * LANSING -Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel joined a multistate coalition of attorneys general in filing a lawsuit (PDF) against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), challenging its rule that would weaken regulations designed to phase out the use of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) in commercial equipment. HF more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, July 25 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on July 23, 2026: * * * Attorney General Mayes Announces $29.6 Million Settlement with Glenmark Over Conspiracy to Inflate Prices and Limit Competition Attorney General Mayes today joined a coalition of 48 states and territories announcing a $29.6 million settlement with Glenmark to resolve allegations that the generic drug manufacturer engaged in a widespread, long-running conspiracy to artificially inflate and manipulate prices, reduce compet more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, July 25 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on July 24, 2026: * * * Attorney General Mayes Files Lawsuit Challenging Unlawful Conditions on Federal Counterterrorism Funding Attorney General Kris Mayes joined a coalition of 26 states to stop the Trump administration's continued efforts to use federal funds--specifically, billions of dollars in federal counterterrorism and other funds--to coerce states into complying with the administration's political and policy priorities. Mayes and the more PR

GAITHERSBURG, Maryland, July 24 -- Sodexo USA, a food services and facilities management company, issued the following news release on July 22, 2026: * * * Arkansas Tech University partners with Sodexo to bring student-inspired dining innovation and new campus concepts to life NORTH BETHESDA, Md. -- Arkansas Tech University has selected Sodexo as its campus dining partner to introduce a refreshed dining experience shaped by student feedback and anchored in new residential and retail concepts across campus. The partnership will bring greater  more PR

MONTPELIER, Vermont, July 23 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General Clark Alerts Vermonters to Potential Restitution In $29.6 Million Glenmark Generic Drug Settlement * Co nsumers Who Purchased Certain Generic Prescription Drugs Between May 2009 and December 2019 May Qualify for Settlement Money Attorney General Charity Clark recently joined a coalition of 48 states and territories in announcing a $29.6 million settlement with Glenmark, a generic drug manufacturer, to resolve al more PR

MONTPELIER, Vermont, July 23 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General Clark Files Lawsuit Challenging Unlawful Conditions on Federal Counterterrorism Funding * Attorney General Charity Clark today joined a coalition of 26 states to stop the Trump Administration's continued efforts to use federal funds-specifically, billions of dollars in federal counterterrorism and other funds-to coerce states into complying with the Administration's political and policy priorities. The coalition more PR

CARSON CITY, Nevada, July 23 -- Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Ford Files Lawsuit Challenging Unlawful Conditions on Federal Counterterrorism Funding * Carson City, NV -Today, Attorney General Aaron D. Ford announced he has filed a lawsuit to stop the Trump administration's continued efforts to use federal funds -specifically, billions of dollars in federal counterterrorism and other funds -to coerce states into complying with the administration's political and policy prioriti more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, July 23 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Files Lawsuit Challenging Unlawful Conditions on Federal Counterterrorism Funding * Press Releases Attorney General Tong Previously Won Two Lawsuits Against Trump Administration to Protect Same Funding (Hartford, CT) - Attorney General William Tong joined a coalition of 26 states to stop the Trump administration's continued efforts to use federal funds-specifically, billions of dollars in federal cou more PR

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, July 24 [Category: Medical] -- Cancer Nation (formerly the National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship) posted the following news: * * * Cancer Nation Joins Amicus Brief in Suit Over Vaccine Recommendations Last week, Cancer Nation joined leading patient advocacy and public health organizations in supporting an amicus (or friend-of-the-court) brief urging the court to protect access to evidence-based, lifesaving vaccines. The brief emphasizes that vaccine recommendations should be evidence-based, grounded in the lates more PR

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The Capital Research Center issued the following InfluenceWatch wrapup on July 24, 2026, by Jonathan Harsh: * * * InfluenceWatch, a project of Capital Research Center, is a comprehensive and ever-evolving compilation of our research into the numerous advocacy groups, foundations, and donors working to influence the public policy process. The website offers transparency into these influencers' funding, motives, and connections while providing insight often neglected by other watchdog groups. The information compiled in  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards issued the following news release on July 24, 2026: * * * CFP Board Promotes Public Trust With 14 Actions Upholding Ethical Standards in a Thriving Network of Over 109,000 CFP(R) Professionals - Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc. (CFP Board), a nonprofit organization with more than 109,000 CFP(R) professionals, today announced actions taken to uphold its ethical standards, imposing sanctions on fourteen individuals. CFP Board is a professional body more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Andy Harris, R-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Harris Announces Army Corps Dredging at Ocean City Inlet * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Andy Harris, M.D. (MD-01), announced that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' dredge Murden has begun maintenance dredging operations at the Ocean City Inlet. The project is expected to take approximately 15 days to complete, with work concluding before the start of the White Marlin Open. Statement from Congressman Harris: "I want to thank more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. July 20, 2026 The Honorable Robert Kennedy, Jr. Secretary U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 200 Independence Ave SW Washington, DC 20201 The Honorable Mehmet Oz, M.D. Administrator Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services 7500 Security Boulevard Baltimore, MD 21244 RE: Pharmacy Benefit Manager Compensation and Data Collection Request for Information more ST

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Maxine Dexter, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Dexter, Raskin, Bacon Celebrate House Passage of Bipartisan Legislation Protecting Pension Payments for NOAA Corps, U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representatives Jamie Raskin (MD-08), Don Bacon (NE-02) and Maxine Dexter (OR-03) celebrated the House passage of their bipartisan legislation safeguarding pension payments for an estimated 8,000 retired uniformed servicemembers. The Pensions for Retired Uniformed S more PR

SANTA BARBARA, California, July 24 [Category: Health Care] -- Direct Relief posted the following news: * * * Ebola Outbreak Deaths Exceed 1,000 * Over the past week, Direct Relief has delivered 420 shipments of requested medical aid to 38 U.S. states and territories and 20 countries worldwide. The shipments contained 7 million defined daily doses of medication. Medications and supplies shipped this week included treatments for rare diseases, cystic fibrosis medications, chemotherapy, nutritional supplements and prenatal vitamins. Monito more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, July 25 -- Johns Hopkins University issued the following news: * * * Economist Bhaven Sampat joins Johns Hopkins faculty Sampat, who is interested in how science policy may solve public problems and improve social outcomes, is now the university's Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Science and Innovation Policy Annika Weder Bhaven N. Sampat, an economist by training, is working to understand how to design policies and institutions to promote scientific progress and shape innovation to address public problems. Sampat, more PR

WASHINGTON, July 25 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration issued a notices document amending a prior notice regarding the Cellular, Tissue, and Gene Therapies Advisory Committee meeting for Capricor, Inc., San Diego, California's, biologics license application for deramiocel. The meeting will occur on July 29, 2026, from 9:30 a.m. to 4:50 p.m. Eastern Time at the FDA White Oak Campus in Silver Spring, Maryland, with public oral presentations scheduled from 12:05 p.m. to 1:35 p.m. Grace R. Gra more PR

WASHINGTON, July 25 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration issued a final order classifying intraoperative surgical angle measurement tools into class II with special controls. This regulatory action amends 21 CFR Part 888 and became applicable on July 14, 2023. The agency determined that establishing class II general and special controls provides a reasonable assurance of device safety and effectiveness. By taking this administrative measure, public health officials intend to facilitate patie more PR

WASHINGTON, July 25 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration issued a proposed rules notification announcing a food additive petition from Evonik Corp. in Kennesaw, Georgia. Filed on June 16, 2026, it proposes amending 21 CFR Part 573 to allow ethyl cellulose as a binder and coating on amino acids in ruminant feed. Grace R. Graham, Deputy Commissioner for Policy, Legislation, and International Affairs, signed the document under U.S. authority. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Megan Hall, Food a more PR

PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland, July 25 -- The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command posted the following news release: * * * Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group visit underscores Lakehurst's enduring partnership with the fleet Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J.--After a historic 11-month deployment that took them from South America to the Middle East, senior leaders from USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) visited NAWCAD Lakehurst on July 15 to thank the New Jersey personnel for their support and explore new ways to work together before the ship returns to  more PR

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, July 23 -- Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland, posted the following news release: * * * Governor Moore Continues "Delivering for Maryland" Tour in Anne Arundel County * ANNAPOLIS, MD - Governor Moore today continued his statewide "Delivering for Maryland" tour in Anne Arundel County, highlighting the impact of the Moore-Miller administration's investments to combat child poverty in the region and partnership with local officials to strengthen public safety response in the area. The day included a visit to the site of a Mechanic more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. The Attorneys General of North Carolina, California, Connecticut, New Jersey, Arizona, Colorado, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New York, Rhode Island, Oregon, Washington, and Wisconsin July 20, 2026 Via Regulations.gov EPA Docket Center Office of Water Docket Mail Code 28221T U.S. Environmental Protec more ST

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Raskin Expands Probe Into Board of Peace Trademark Scheme After U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Abandons Unusual Applications Judiciary Democrats Probe Legal Authority and Internal Communications Behind Shadowy Trademark Filings After Office Backtracks With No Explanation - Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, expanded his investigation into the U.S. P more PR

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Raskin Launches Investigation Into Evidence Epstein Acted as Unregistered Agent for Foreign Powers, Leveraging Ties to Trump Judiciary Democrats' Review of Epstein Files Uncovers Extensive Interactions Between Epstein and Foreign Officials from Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Russia, and Israel, Including Efforts to Influence Trump Administration Policy - Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of t more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on July 22, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Raskin Slams Republicans' Baseless and Vindictive Criminal Referral of Jack Smith, Former Special Counsel Who Prosecuted Trump's Crimes Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Committee on the Judiciary, issued the following statement after Chairman Jim Jordan sent a baseless and vindictive criminal referral of former Special Counsel Jack Smith to the Dep more PR

WORCESTER, Massachusetts, July 23 -- Clark University posted the following news: * * * How will climate change affect marine life in the Arctic? * Polar scientist's research with students highlights disappearing sea ice and threatened food chains Polar scientist Karen Frey and geography Ph.D. students Morgan Lehman and Anna Zhu of Clark's School of Climate, Environment, and Society have returned to the Pacific Arctic this summer to study the warming ocean, declining sea ice, and shifting food-web dynamics that impact marine life, from mic more PR

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, July 24 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service posted the following news: * * * Location Change for Storm Events Database * Name of product or service: Storm Events Database Type of change: Service location change Description: NCEI will be changing the access location for the Storm Events Database (SED) tool from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ to https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/storm-events-database. The new web appli more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, July 25 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on July 24, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Announces $13 Million in Settlements with Seven Opioid Drug Manufacturers Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today announced finalized national opioids settlements with seven opioid drug manufacturers - Alvogen, Amneal, Apotex, Hikma, Mylan, Sun, and Zydus - that manufactured opioid pills and worsened the nationwide opioid crisis. Maryland is expected to receive over $13 million from the m more PR

BETHESDA, Maryland, July 25 -- The National Eye Institute issued the following news: * * * NIH announces winners of S-index Challenge to advance data sharing across biomedical research Prize competition winners reveal approaches to a metric to measure, reward sharing of high-quality data Bioinformatics Basic Research Clinical Research Translational Research NEI - In the 21st century, biomedical science is increasingly based on "big data". The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is aiming to ensure that researchers who generate and share h more PR

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health issued the following news release on July 24, 2026: * * * NIH selects Dr. Courtney Aklin as director of the National Institute of Nursing Research National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Jay Bhattacharya, M.D., Ph.D., today announced the selection of Courtney F. Aklin, Ph.D., as director of NIH's National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR). Dr. Aklin is currently the Acting Director and Acting Scientific Director at NINR, positions s more PR

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, July 23 -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release: * * * NMSU-led team among those selected for $800 million DOE Genesis Mission * New Mexico State University physics professor Raza Sufian will lead a team of researchers to run a groundbreaking physics simulation on a quantum computer using artificial intelligence. The team is among those selected for the $800 million Department of Energy program called Genesis Mission, a large-scale initiative of the U.S. government that aims to build the wo more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, July 23 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Penn State awarded $20M to lead an NSF 'programmable cloud laboratory' * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -Penn State was awarded $20 million by the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) to lead one of 20 teams across the country over the next four years as part of the federal government's Genesis Mission, a national effort to harness AI for scientific discovery. Each team will develop an artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled programmable cloud labo more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 24 [Category: BizFinancial Services] -- Pinnacle Financial Partners, an asset regional bank that says it provides banking, investment, trust, mortgage and insurance products and services, posted the following news release: * * * Pinnacle Financial Partners is the No. 1 Workplace in Knoxville * Pinnacle Financial Partners was named the No. 1 Top Workplace in Knoxville, as announced by the Knoxville News Sentinel and Energage at a ceremony Thursday night at The Mill & Mine. This is the 10 th year the firm has been on th more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Members Raskin, Scott, and Pallone Urge DOJ to Rescind Its Opinion Threatening Societal Integration for People with Disabilities House Committee on the Judiciary Ranking Member Jamie Raskin (MD-08), Committee on Education and Workforce Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03), and Committee on Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) demanded the Department of Justi more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on July 22, 2026: * * * Raskin, Blumenthal & Schiff Demand Answers From Big Law Firm Coerced Into Doing Trump's Bidding, Raise Ethics Concerns After Firm Advised Client In Transaction With Commerce Department Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee; U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ranking Member of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations; and U.S. more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, July 25 -- The Reason Foundation issued the following commentary by technology policy analyst Nicole Shekhovtsova: * * * The third-party doctrine is dying. Government surveillance is not The strongest privacy protection, it turns out, isn't a warrant: It's when our data is never collected into a single vault. - In its recent Chatrie v. United States decision, the Supreme Court held that obtaining a person's Google location history through a geofence warrant falls within the Fourth Amendment's protections. The 6-3 d more PR

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, July 24 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release: * * * Registered nurses at Adventist Health St. Helena vote overwhelmingly to join California Nurses Association * Registered nurses at Adventist Health St. Helena in St. Helena, Calif. voted overwhelmingly this week to join California Nurses Association (CNA), an affiliate of National Nurses United (NNU), the nation's largest and fastest-growing registered nurse (RN) union. In an overwhelming landslide vote, 250 nurses elected to more PR

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on July 23, 2026: * * * Senator Alsobrooks Votes Yes AGAIN on Iran War Powers Resolution Senator Alsobrooks (D-Md.) released the following statement after voting for Senator Chris Van Hollen's (D-Md.) Iran War Powers Resolution. The resolution was not agreed to 47-49. "Congress voted in a bipartisan, bicameral way to end this war. The President won't end the war, prices continue to rise, and more American servicemembers have died. "I have heard from more PR

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. Ashley Brooke Moody, R-Florida, issued the following news release on July 23, 2026: * * * Senator Moody Works to Increase Competition and Lower Prescription Drug Prices for Floridians Senator Ashley Moody is working to unlock more competition in the drug market by cutting regulatory red tape. Right now, unnecessary regulation in the biosimilar drug approval process at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has led to delays and higher costs for Floridians. Senator Moody's new legislation would consolidate duplicat more PR

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Markey, Capito, Collins, Van Hollen Introduce Bill to Support Alzheimer's Research * Bill Text (PDF) Washington (July 24, 2026) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security, along with Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.V.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), introduced legislation to reauthori more PR

GAITHERSBURG, Maryland, July 24 -- Sodexo USA, a food services and facilities management company, issued the following news release: * * * Sodexo achieves advocate status in the 2026 Workplace Pride Global Benchmark for the seventh consecutive year BETHESDA, Md. - BETHESDA, Md. (July 23, 2026) -- Sodexo has once again achieved Advocate status in the 2026 Workplace Pride Global Benchmark, with a score of 93.3%, marking the seventh consecutive year the company has reached this level of recognition. This achievement reflects Sodexo's continued more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, July 23 -- The University of Baltimore posted the following news: * * * UBalt Law Welcomes National Legal Writing Scholars * Educators from across the country Discuss scholarship and strategies to strengthen legal education. This summer, UBalt Law welcomed legal writing faculty and scholars for the 2026 Capital Area Legal Writing Conference. Hosted at the Angelos Law Center, the conference drew legal educators from across the country for two days of scholarship, collaboration, and practical strategies to strengthen le more PR

ADELPHI, Maryland, July 24 -- The University of Maryland Global Campus issued the following news: * * * UMGC Partners Recognize the Strengths of Veteran Talent * Employers value leadership, adaptability, and technical expertise Consistent with its long history of serving the military community, University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC) will observe National Hire a Veteran Day on July 25, 2026. To better understand the skills veterans bring to the workforce, UMGC asked employer partners who recruit veterans through university events to s more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, July 24 [Category: Media] -- The International Federation of Journalists posted the following news release: * * * USA: IFJ condemns subpoenas against NYT journalists by Trump administration * 24 July 2026 [UPDATE 24.07.2026] The US Department of Justice has issued subpoenas to several New York Times journalists who are members of The NewsGuild-CWA, which is affiliated with the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ). The journalists have been ordered to testify next week, about their reporting on security concerns more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, July 25 -- Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones issued the following news release on July 24, 2026: * * * Attorney General Jay Jones Files Amicus Brief Supporting Continued Access to Mifepristone as Case Returns to Fifth Circuit Attorney General Jay Jones joined a coalition of 23 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in support of the manufacturers of mifepristone in Louisiana v. FDA. In the amicus brief, the coalition urges the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit to reject Louisiana's request to reinstate ov more PR