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America First Policy Institute: South Dakota - Great American Comeback (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- The America First Policy Institute issued the following fact sheet:
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South Dakota: The Great American Comeback
The Economy: The Nation's Lowest Unemployment Meets the Working Families Tax Cuts
South Dakota shows what pro-growth policy delivers: no state income tax, the Nation's lowest unemployment rate, an economy that just topped $80 billion for the first time--and now the largest federal tax relief for working families in a generation under the Working Families Tax Cuts (WFTC), enacted as the One Big Beautiful more PR
Americans for Tax Reform: End the Inflation Tax on Capital Gains to Help Middle Class (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary on Aug. 12, 2026, by John Kartch and Sean Rowen:
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End the Inflation Tax on Capital Gains to Help Middle Class
Three-fourths of households with a capital gains filing make less than $200k
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As reported Tuesday, President Trump is looking to help middle class households by ending the inflation tax on capital gains.
Inflation is created by the government and then taxed by the government. Americans are currently stuck paying capital gains taxes on inflation. more PR
ATR Commends Pledge Signers in AL, MN, WI, CT, and VT Ahead of August 11 Primary (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary by Kiran Subramanian and Theresa Grover:
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ATR Commends Pledge Signers in AL, MN, WI, CT, and VT Ahead of August 11 Primary
As voters head to the voting booth, they deserve to know where their candidates stand on key issues such as taxes and spending.
Fortunately for voters in Alabama, Connecticut, Minnesota, Vermont, and Wisconsin, these candidates have signed the Taxpayer Protection Pledge and made written commitments to oppose and vote against tax hikes. more PR
Attorney General Bonta Joins Coalition to Defend International Students' and Faculty's Free Speech Rights (10)
SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 13 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Bonta Joins Coalition to Defend International Students' and Faculty's Free Speech Rights
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Attorneys general urge the court to uphold First Amendment protections, reject visa revocations and deportations based on political speech
OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta, as part of a multistate coalition, filed an amicus brief urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit to uphold a district cou more PR
ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL SUES TRUMP ADMINISTRATION FOR UNLAWFULLY DEMANDING PERSONAL INFORMATION OF CDL DRIVERS (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 13 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release:
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ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL SUES TRUMP ADMINISTRATION FOR UNLAWFULLY DEMANDING PERSONAL INFORMATION OF CDL DRIVERS
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Administration Threatens to Withhold $10 Million in Federal Funding Unless Sensitive Information of Millions of Drivers Turned Over
Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul led a coalition of 21 attorneys general and the state of Pennsylvania today in filing two lawsuits against the Trump administration for demanding product more PR
BLS Mid-Atlantic Region Issues Report on Consumer Price Index, Northeast Region July 2026 (10)
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Aug. 13 (TNSLrpt) -- Consumer Price Index, Northeast Region July 2026 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Mid-Atlantic Region - Aug. 12, 2026
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Area prices were unchanged over the past month, up 4.1 percent from a year ago
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The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Northeast Region was unchanged in July, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. The all items less food and energy index increased 0.1 percent. (Data in this report are not se more PR
Center for American Women and Politics: Primaries Set Up Major Milestones for Women in Minnesota and Tennessee (10)
NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Aug. 13 -- The Center for American Women and Politics issued the following news release on Aug. 12, 2026:
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Primaries Set Up Major Milestones for Women in Minnesota and Tennessee
Results from the August 11th primaries from CAWP
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Primary elections were held recently in Alabama, Connecticut, Hawaii, Minnesota, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, and Wisconsin, and these contests have set up major potential milestones for women's political representation in the United States. Minnesota and Tennessee are all but more PR
FCC Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau Issues Public Notice: Applicants for Certification to Participate in National Deaf-Blind Equipment Distribution Program (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- The Federal Communications Commission Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau issued the following public notice (CG Docket No. 10-210):
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By the Chief, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau:
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission), through the National Deaf-Blind Equipment Distribution Program (NDBEDP), also called "iCanConnect," provides up to $10 million annually from the interstate telecommunications relay service fund (TRS Fund) to support local programs that distribute equipment to eligi more PR
Md. A.G. Brown Sues Trump Administration for Unlawfully Demanding Personal Information of CDL Drivers (10)
BALTIMORE, Maryland, Aug. 14 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Aug. 13, 2026:
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Attorney General Brown Sues Trump Administration for Unlawfully Demanding Personal Information of CDL Drivers
Administration Threatens to Withhold $10 Million in Federal Funding Unless Sensitive Information of Millions of Drivers is Turned Over
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Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general and the state of Pennsylvania today in filing two lawsuits against the Trump administra more PR
N.J. A.G. Davenport Sues Trump Administration for Unlawfully Demanding Personal Information of Drivers (10)
TRENTON, New Jersey, Aug. 14 -- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release on Aug. 13, 2026:
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AG Davenport Sues Trump Administration for Unlawfully Demanding Personal Information of Drivers
Administration Threatens to Withhold $10 Million in Federal Funding Unless Sensitive Information of Millions of Drivers with Commercial Drivers Licenses is Turned Over
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Attorney General Jennifer Davenport joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general and the state of Pennsylvania today in filing two lawsuits agai more PR
Sen. Sanders Issues Letter to Anthropic, Meta, OpenAI CEOs (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 (TNSletter) -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following letter to Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman:
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Here is the text of the letter:
August 10, 2026
Dear Mr. Altman, Mr. Amodei and Mr. Zuckerberg:
Almost every day, there is a new story about how your companies are losing control of the AI technology you are developing, with potentially cataclysmic results.
This week we learned, frighteningly, that AI has been used for the first time ever to create new virus more PR
Union College: A love of nature leads to creation of Schenectady preserve (10)
SCHENECTADY, New York, Aug. 13 -- Union College posted the following news:
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A love of nature leads to creation of Schenectady preserve
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The Schenectady County land that Vicki Herzl Watkins '76 and Gray Watkins '73 owned for decades has inspired much.
A deep love of and commitment to nature. The songs "Harvest Time" and "The World is a Song," written and performed by Gray (graywatkins.bandcamp.com). And their decision, last spring, to donate all 54 acres to the Mohawk Hudson Land Conservancy (MHLC).
In July 2025, that acreage became more PR
University of Michigan: Clearing the Air - Public Prefers 'Natural' Approaches to Curbing Climate Change (10)
ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Aug. 14 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news:
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Clearing the air: Public prefers 'natural' approaches to curbing climate change
Public support for climate solutions isn't just about whether the technique works--it's also about whether people perceive it as a natural process.
That key takeaway of research from the University of Michigan and other institutions offers big implications for how policymakers, scientists and communicators talk about new climate technologies--and how much the pub more PR
Va. A.G. Jones Co-Leads Lawsuit Against Trump Administration for Unlawfully Demanding Personal Information of CDL Drivers (10)
RICHMOND, Virginia, Aug. 14 -- Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Jones Co-Leads Lawsuit Against Trump Administration for Unlawfully Demanding Personal Information of CDL Drivers
Administration threatens to withhold $10 million in federal funding unless sensitive information of millions of drivers is turned over
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Attorney General Jones, along with Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul, California Attorney General, Rob Bonta, and District of Columbia Attorney General Brian Schwal more PR
WilmerHale and Its Lawyers Recognized in 2026 New England Legal Awards (10)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- WilmerHale, a law firm, posted the following news:
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WilmerHale and Its Lawyers Recognized in 2026 New England Legal Awards
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WilmerHale and its lawyers have been recognized across 11 categories in the 2026 New England Legal Awards, earning honors for both individual lawyers and firmwide litigation practices.
The New England Legal Awards celebrate professional excellence across the legal community in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont, recognizing more PR
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