PIERRE, South Dakota, July 9 -- South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley issued the following news release on July 8, 2026: * * * Attorney General Jackley Announces S.D. To Receive $410,964.38 In Settlement with Block Inc. for Deceptive Cash App Practices South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that South Dakota will receive $410,946.38 as the state's share in a $45 million 46-state settlement with Block, Inc. The settlement resolves allegations that Block, Inc. misled consumers about the safety of Cash App, a peer-to-peer p more PR

COLUMBIA, Missouri, July 8 [Category: Media] -- The Association of Health Care Journalists posted the following news: * * * AHCJ recognizes volunteer judges, sign-ups now open for 2026 contest * The Association of Health Care Journalists extends its sincere thanks to the volunteers who served as judges for the 2025 Awards for Excellence in Health Care Journalism. For more than two decades, the contest has celebrated outstanding health care reporting, and the dedication of volunteer judges is essential to ensuring a fair, thoughtful and inde more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 8 -- North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Jeff Jackson Secures Up to $165 Million Settlement Over Cash App Fraud Failures * RALEIGH - Cash App told its users their money was safe and protected like it would be at a bank. It wasn't. When fraud happened, the company often didn't investigate, didn't refund, and for years didn't even have a phone number to call. Today, Attorney General Jeff Jackson announced a settlement with Block, Inc., the compa more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 8 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL KWAME RAOUL ANNOUNCES $45 MILLION MULTISTATE SETTLEMENT WITH BLOCK INC. OVER DECEPTIVE PRACTICES ON CASH APP * Attorney General Kwame Raoul today announced a bipartisan $45 million multistate settlement with Block Inc., the company behind the popular peer-to-peer payments app Cash App. The settlement resolves allegations that Block misled consumers about the safety of Cash App, failed to protect users from fraud on th more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 8 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL AND BIPARTISAN COALITION PUSH FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO FURTHER CRACK DOWN ON ILLEGAL ROBOCALLS * Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a bipartisan coalition of 49 attorneys general, today called on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to strengthen rules that would cut off scammers' access to legitimate telephone numbers to prevent scammers from deceiving Americans through robocalls and text messages.  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Biden DOJ Personnel Exposed Classified Materials While Special Counsel Jack Smith Prosecuted Trump, Records Show * BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA - Messages obtained by U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) show personnel at the Biden U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), including personnel assigned to Jack Smith's Special Counsel Office (SCO), potentially mishandled classified materials themselves amid Smith's own investigation int more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, July 8 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Consumers Were Left High and Dry: Attorney General Bonta Secures $45 Million Settlement with Block over Dishonest Practices on Cash App * Settlement also prevents the company from evading the payment of up to $120 million in consumer redress pursuant to a separate CFPB settlement OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced joining a bipartisan coalition of 46 attorneys general in securing a $45 million multis more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, July 9 -- Fredrikson and Byron, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Bridget Penick Elected a Fellow of The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers Fredrikson shareholder Bridget Penick has been elected a Fellow of The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers (CLEL), Class of 2026. Penick is one of only five Fellows from Iowa. She joins Fredrikson shareholder Anne Radolinski as a Fellow and Karen Schanfield, emeritus Fellow. CLEL Fellows are recognized as distinguished members of the labor and employment comm more PR

DES MOINES, Iowa, July 8 -- Gov. Kim Reynolds, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Gov. Reynolds issues disaster proclamation for Hamilton County in response to severe weather * Governor Kim Reynolds issued a disaster proclamation for Hamilton County in response to severe weather that occurred on June 29, 2026, and continuing. Governor Reynolds' proclamation allows state resources to be utilized to respond to and recover from the effects of these storms and activates the Iowa Individual Assistance Grant Program and the Disast more PR

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley Welcomes Stars of Valor Veterans Fellow to U.S. Senate Staff * BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA - U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) announced Johnathon Remster of Marshalltown has joined his state staff as a veterans fellow under the U.S. Senate's Stars of Valor Veterans Fellowship program. Remster, an Iowa Army National Guard veteran is based out of Grassley's Des Moines office. He works directly with Iowa veterans and serves as a liaison with Vet more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, July 9 -- Hawaii Attorney General Anne E. Lopez issued the following news release on July 8, 2026: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL LOPEZ PUSHES FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO FURTHER CRACKDOWN ON ILLEGAL ROBOCALLS Attorney General Anne Lopez and 48 other attorneys general today called on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to strengthen rules that would cut off scammers' access to legitimate telephone numbers. Without that access, scammers can't use real numbers to deceive and scam Americans. The Anti-Robocall Multistate Litigation T more PR

DES MOINES, Iowa, July 8 (TNSLrpt) -- The Iowa State Auditor issued the following audit report entitled "Pleasant Grove Township": Here are excerpts: * * * Auditor of State Rob Sand today released a report on a special investigation of the Township of Pleasant Grove (Township) for the period July 1, 2022 through January 31, 2026. The special investigation was requested by Township officials as a result of concerns regarding certain financial transactions processed by the former Township Clerk, Raymond White. Sand reported the special invest more PR

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Pushes Trump Administration to Release Affordable Housing Construction Funds * Washington, D.C. - As President Trump continues to slow-walk a bipartisan housing affordability bill that already passed through Congress, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) is teaming up with U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) and several colleagues in urging the president to unlock community development tools and promptly release $750 million in federal housing co more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, July 9 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on July 8, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Announces $45 Million Multistate Settlement with Block Inc. Over Deceptive Practices on Cash App Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today announced a $45 million multistate settlement with Block, Inc., the company behind the popular peer-to-peer payment app Cash App. The settlement resolves allegations that Block misled consumers about the security of Cash App, failed to protect users from f more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, July 9 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on July 8, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Pushes Federal Government to Further Crackdown on Unlawful Robocalls Attorney General Anthony G. Brown and a bipartisan coalition of 48 other attorneys general today called on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to strengthen rules that would cut off scammers' access to legitimate telephone numbers. Without that access, scammers can't use real numbers to deceive and scam Americans. more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, July 9 -- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release on July 8, 2026: * * * AG Davenport Announces Bipartisan Settlement With Tech Company Block Inc., for Allegedly Misleading Consumers and Failing to Protect Them From Fraud Multistate Settlement Secures $45 Million From Block for Allegedly Exposing Vulnerable Consumers to Fraud on Cash App, Block's Digital Payment Service - Attorney General Jennifer Davenport and the Division of Consumer Affairs (DCA) announced today a $45 millio more PR

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- Rep. Zach Nunn, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Nunn Demands WNBA Protect West Des Moines Hometown Hero Caitlin Clark * DES MOINES, IA - Representative Zach Nunn (IA-03) is demanding the WNBA better protect West Des Moines native Caitlin Clark, arguing that the league has failed to adequately safeguard one of the biggest stars in professional sports and the face of women's basketball. In a letter led by Republican Study Committee (RSC) Chairman August Pfluger (TX-11), Nunn and fellow RSC colleagues urg more PR

PIERRE, South Dakota, July 9 -- South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley issued the following news release on July 8, 2026: * * * Attorney General Jackley Pushes Federal Communications Commission To Further Crack Down on Illegal Robocalls South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley and 48 other Attorneys General have called upon the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to strengthen rules that would cut off scammers' access to legitimate telephone numbers. "Without that access, scammers can't use real numbers to deceive and defraud ci more PR

WASHINGTON, July 7 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Sens. Cruz, Lankford File Amicus Brief Defending Religious Liberty in Supreme Court School Choice Case * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal Rights, and James Lankford (R-Okla.) were joined by six Senators and 35 Representatives in filing an amicus brief urging the Supreme Court to protect the constitutional rights of faith-based schools pa more PR

WASHINGTON, July 7 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Department of Education Approves Arkansas' Returning Education to the States Waiver, Other Education Flexibilities * Today, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) granted a major set of flexibilities that will allow Arkansas to streamline federal compliance requirements and enhance the state's ability to serve its students. ED approved Arkansas' Returning Education to the States Waiver, ESEA state plan amendment for Title I-A, and application more PR