RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany, June 29 -- The U.S. Air Forces in Europe issued the following news: * * * 435 AGOW bids farewell to 'Teamie' Chief Roman * Two years ago, U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Jared Roman became the 435th Air Ground Operations Wing command chief and was immediately steeped in the wing's history, tradition, and legacy. "I knew immediately that the women and men of the 435 AGOW were at the tip of the spear, professional operators who carry an outsized mission for our nation," said Roman. "From day one, I felt the weig more PR

WASHINGTON, June 29 (TNSFR) -- The Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled, operating as the U.S. AbilityOne Commission, has added battery products and janitorial and hazardous materials services to the Procurement List while removing office supplies, calendars, electrical tape and hand sanitizer products, according to a Federal Register notice published June 25. The changes take effect July 26, 2026, under the Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act, which authorizes qualified nonprofit agencies employing people who are blind or more PR

OLYMPIA, Washington, June 29 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * AG Brown sues over unlawful federal implementation of Medicaid work requirements * The federal administration's unlawful implementation of new Medicaid work requirements will make it even harder for people with challenging medical conditions to get the healthcare they need, Attorney General Nick Brown and a coalition of 23 other attorneys general and two governors argue in a new lawsuit filed today. "With this new rule, peo more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 30 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Sues Trump Administration Over Unlawful Medicaid Work Requirements Rule Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today co-led a coalition of 26 states in filing a lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration's unlawful implementation of new Medicaid work requirements included in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. The lawsuit challenges provisions of an interim final rule published by the U.S. Depar more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, June 30 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on June 29, 2026: * * * Attorney General Mayes Sues Federal Government Over Unlawful Implementation of Medicaid Work Requirements for Medically Frail Individuals As part of a coalition of 24 attorneys general and two governors, Attorney General Kris Mayes today announced a lawsuit over the Trump Administration's unlawful implementation of new Medicaid work requirements included in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Specifically, the lawsuit challe more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, June 29 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Files Supplemental Lawsuit Challenging Trump Administration's New Funding Restrictions for Permanent Housing Projects * OAKLAND - As part of a coalition of 19 attorneys general and two governors, California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed a supplemental complaint challenging the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the Cont more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, June 30 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Slams Trump Administration's Proposed Non-Disclosure Agreement for Federal Employees * OAKLAND - California Attorney General Rob Bonta co-led a coalition of 15 attorneys general in opposing the United States Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) proposed government-wide Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) that would silence federal civil servants. The proposed NDA would have a chilling effect on federal employ more PR

MONTPELIER, Vermont, June 29 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General Clark Sues Trump Administration Over Unlawful Implementation Of Medicaid Work Requirements For Medically Frail Individuals * As part of a coalition of 23 other attorneys general and two governors, Attorney General Charity Clark today announced a lawsuit over the Trump Administration's unlawful implementation of new Medicaid work requirements included in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, HR.1. Specifically, the lawsu more PR

ALBANY, New York, June 29 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Sues Trump Administration to Protect Medicaid Coverage for Vulnerable New Yorkers * June 29, 2026 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today joined a coalition of 24 other states and the District of Columbia in suing the Trump administration over a new federal rule that threatens to take health care away from vulnerable Medicaid recipients. The rule, issued by the U.S. Department of Health and  more PR

DENVER, Colorado, June 29 -- Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Phil Weiser sues Trump administration for unlawful implementation of Medicaid work requirements for medically frail individuals * June 29, 2026 (DENVER) - As part of a coalition of 24 attorneys general and two governors, Attorney General Phil Weiser today announced a lawsuit over the Trump administration's unlawful implementation of new Medicaid work requirements included in the so-called One Big Beautiful Bill Act.  more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 30 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL OPPOSES TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S PROPOSALS TO ROLL BACK REGULATIONS ON TOXIC COAL ASH Attorney General Kwame Raoul led fellow attorneys general in opposing two U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposals to weaken or rescind important regulations on coal ash, a toxic waste that is left over after burning coal at power plants. Coal ash, also referred to as coal combustion residuals, contains dangerous che more PR

SALEM, Oregon, June 29 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Rayfield Sues Trump Administration over Unlawful Implementation of Medicaid Work Requirements for Medically Frail Individuals * AG Rayfield: "Eligible people will lose coverage despite doing nothing wrong." Attorney General Dan Rayfield announced a lawsuit today over the Trump Administration's unlawful implementation of new Medicaid work requirements that would strip healthcare access from thousands of Oregonians and cr more PR

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, June 30 -- Baker Donelson, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Baker Donelson Adds 11 Associates Firm-Wide These associates and their primary areas of practice are: Baltimore, Maryland * Joseph Fried (Tax) * Emily Levy (Labor & Employment) Baton Rouge, Louisiana * Brooke Bahlinger Caruso (Labor & Employment) Charleston, South Carolina * Nicholas R. Fowler (Commercial Litigation) Houston, Texas * Summer Williamson (New Litigator) Nashville, Tennessee * Katherine E. Morsman (Construction) New Or more PR

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release on June 29, 2026: * * * CAIR Maryland Welcomes Sentencing for Threats to Black, Muslim Communities The Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR Maryland), the state's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed the sentencing of an Aberdeen man who admitted making online threats targeting Black and Muslim communities, as well as public officials and their families. The defendant was sentenced  more PR

NEW YORK, June 29 -- The State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry posted the following news: * * * ESF Students Present Research; Driscoll Earns National Radiation Award * SYRACUSE, N.Y. -June 29, 2026 - Dr. Mark S. Driscoll of ESF's Department of Chemistry and six of Driscoll's advisees presented research at the 32nd Annual Meeting of the Council on Ionizing Radiation Measurements and Standards (CIRMS) this spring in Rockville, Maryland. At the meeting, CIRMS honored Driscoll with the Caswell Award for 1 more PR

SALISBURY, North Carolina, June 29 -- Catawba College posted the following news: * * * Four Forever Friends: A Catawba Bond That Became a Legacy * By Annalisa Berta, who was inspired to write this story as a good friend of Joann Stang's and fellow traveler. They recently returned from a fabulous trip to Scotland in March 2026 with Catawba College alumni, faculty, staff, and friends. When three of the four women behind Catawba College's "Four Forever Friends" Scholarship returned to campus this April, the reunion felt less like an official more PR

PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland, June 30 -- The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command posted the following news release: * * * FRCE partners with Reservists, Marines for joint readiness training MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C.--Imagine a military aircraft sustaining heavy structural damage in a remote, forward-deployed combat location. If the repairs are outside the scope of standard squadron-level maintenance and shipping the aircraft to a depot is not an option, how does the fleet rapidly repair and return that critical asset to the fight?  more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, June 29 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Lamont Announces Connecticut Partnering in RAISE US Initiative To Support Job Growth in the New Tech Economy * (HARTFORD, CT) - Governor Ned Lamont today announced that Connecticut is one of several states partnering with RAISE US, a newly launched nonprofit organization that is bringing together states, employers, workers, and educators to build a workforce infrastructure that supports and trains workers to thrive in the mode more PR

DALLAS, Texas, June 30 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association posted the following news release: * * * Growing scientific evidence links e-cigarette chemicals to heart health risks Is vaping bad for my health? As people who use e-cigarettes and their loved ones pose questions like this, growing scientific evidence shows that the answer is yes. Research studies show that several chemicals found in e-cigarettes and produced when used as intended may harm heart health. As policymakers evaluate the rapidly evolving market of  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 29 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration has published a notice listing 95 petitions filed under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program between May 1 and May 31, 2026, as required by federal law. The filing provides the names of petitioners, their cities and states, and docket numbers assigned by the U.S. Court of Federal Claims. The notice fulfills a requirement under the Public Health Service Act directing the Secretary of Health and Human Services more PR

WASHINGTON, June 29 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Indian Health Service has proposed expanding the Kewa Pueblo Purchased/Referred Care Delivery Area to include Bernalillo County, New Mexico, potentially extending eligibility for Purchased/Referred Care services to about 200 additional Tribal members. The proposed redesignation, published in a notice by the Department of Health and Human Services, would add Bernalillo County to the existing Purchased/Referred Care Delivery Area, which now includes Sandoval and Sant more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, June 30 -- The Institute for Justice posted the following news release on June 29, 2026: * * * Victory! Virginia Woman Allowed to Work with Patients Following Judge's Ruling; Lawsuit Continues Last week, substance abuse counselor Melissa Brown successfully passed a "screening assessment" allowing her to begin working with patients again. Melissa is currently challenging Virginia's "barrier crime" law, which prevented her from working with patients due to a decades-old conviction. Melissa went through the screening assess more PR

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Subcommittee on Surface Transportation, Freight, Pipelines and Safety released the following testimony by Laura Chace, president and CEO of the Intelligent Transportation Society of America, from a June 9, 2026, hearing entitled "The Need for Speed: How Technological Advances are Driving Transportation Innovation": * * * Chairman Young, Ranking Member Peters, full committee Chairman Cruz, Ranking Member Cantwell, and members of the subcommittee, thank you for the opportuni more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, June 30 -- Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health issued the following news release: * * * Renee M. Johnson Named Chair of DrPH Program Renee M. Johnson, PhD, MPH, has been named chair of the Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) program at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. An epidemiologist specializing in injury and overdose prevention, Johnson assumed leadership of the DrPH program as acting chair in September 2025, after serving as deputy chair since 2023. She was selected in a Scho more PR

WASHINGTON, June 29 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law issued the following news release: * * * Supreme Court Rules States Can Count Ballots Mailed by Election Day The U.S. Supreme Court upheld the right for states to decide whether to count ballots postmarked before or on Election Day but received after Election Day. Robert Weiner, the Voting Rights Project director of the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, which filed an amicus brief with other civil rights groups and is suing over the a more PR

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Blunt Rochester Introduce Bill to Restore USDA Food Security Supplemental Survey U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Food and Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Organics, and Research, and Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) introduced the Food Assurance and Security Act to reinstate the Food Security Supplemental Survey and resume publication of annual household food security reports. In 1995, the U.S. Departm more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, June 30 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on June 29, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Opposes Trump Administration's Proposals to Roll Back Toxic Coal Ash Regulations Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined a coalition of attorneys general in opposing two U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposals to weaken or rescind important regulations on coal ash, a toxic waste that is left over after burning coal at power plants. Coal ash, also referred to as coal combust more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, June 30 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on June 29, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Opposes Trump Administration's Proposed Non-Disclosure Agreement for Federal Employees Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined a multistate comment letter by 16 attorneys general opposing the United States Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) proposed a government-wide Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) that would silence federal civil servants. The proposed NDA would have a chilling effec more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, June 30 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on June 29, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Sues Trump Administration over Unlawful Implementation of Medicaid Work Requirements for Medically Frail Individuals Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today joined a coalition of 24 attorneys general and two governors in filing a lawsuit over the Trump administration's unlawful implementation of new Medicaid work requirements included in the One Big Bill Act. Specifically, the lawsuit cha more PR

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, June 29 [Category: Business] -- Southwest Research Institute posted the following news release: * * * NASA's New Horizons research team extends key observations of interstellar material slowing the solar wind * June 29, 2026 -A new Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) study based on data from NASA's New Horizons spacecraft has uncovered fascinating insights into why the solar wind gradually slows as it moves toward the edge of the solar system and the boundary with interstellar space. New Horizons is currently roughly 6 more PR

BETHESDA, Maryland, June 30 -- The National Eye Institute issued the following news: * * * NEI announces winners of 'Eye on the Future' teen video contest High school students capture science in action, their world, and their future in 5th annual competition - Three high school students have been selected as the grand prize winners of the fifth annual National Eye Institute (NEI) Eye on the Future teen video contest. "The Eye on the Future contest encourages students to see themselves as part of the next generation of innovators. This wil more PR

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Steptoe, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Onika Williams Sworn in as President of the Association of Transportation Law Professionals Steptoe of counsel Onika Williams was sworn in as President of the Association of Transportation Law Professionals (ATLP) at the organization's 97th annual meeting held in Baltimore, Maryland. Onika has previously served as Treasurer and Vice President. Founded in 1929, ATLP is an independent nonprofit organization that brings together legal practitioners, academics, more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, June 30 -- Pinnacle Financial Partners, an asset regional bank that says it provides banking, investment, trust, mortgage and insurance products and services, issued the following news release: * * * Pinnacle Financial Partners adds Kristen Strickland as Commercial Banker in Huntsville Pinnacle Financial Partners, which merged with Synovus earlier this year, has added Kristen Strickland as a financial advisor serving commercial clients based in Huntsville, Alabama. In this role, she will work with businesses across the mark more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, June 30 -- Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued the following news release on June 29, 2026: * * * Attorney General Neronha, coalition sue Trump Administration for unlawful implementation of new Medicaid work requirements Attorney General Peter F. Neronha today joined a coalition of 24 attorneys general and two governors in filing a lawsuit against the Trump Administration for its unlawful implementation of new Medicaid work requirements included in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Specifically, the more PR

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Hoyer Statement on SCOTUS Rulings on Independent Agencies * WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), Ranking Member of the Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) Appropriations Subcommittee, released the following statement after the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) ruled to expand President Donald Trump's power over independent federal agencies: "Today's decisions, taken together, reveal a Supr more PR

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, June 29 -- The Chesapeake Bay Foundation posted the following news release: * * * Region's Leaders Face Pivotal Test in Implementing Bay Restoration Plan * Chesapeake Bay Foundation Urges Bold Action by State, Federal Leaders to Meet 2040 Goals As a key committee of state and federal leaders meets tomorrow to hash out Chesapeake Bay restoration plans, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) is calling on them to take bold action to meet clean water goals by 2040. In an important show of unity last December, governors fr more PR

WASHINGTON, June 29 (TNSletter) -- Rep. April McClain Delaney, D-Maryland, issued the following letter to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security: * * * Here is the text of the letter: June 22, 2026 The Honorable Markwayne Mullin Secretary Department of Homeland Security 300 7th Street, SW Washington, D.C. 20528 - The Honorable David Venturella Acting Director U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement 500 12th Street, SW Washington, D.C., 20536 - Dear Secretary Mullin and Acting Director Venturella, I write once again to share  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 29 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following letter to Physician to the President Sean P. Barbabella: * * * Here is the text of the letter: June 18, 2026 Captain Sean P. Barbabella, D.O. Physician to the President The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20500 Dear Captain Barbabella: It has apparently taken 22 medical specialists to pronounce President Donald Trump in "excellent health."1 While I am glad that the President ha more PR

BELLEVUE, Washington, June 29 [Category: Political] -- The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms issued the following news release: * * * SCOTUS 2A RULINGS CONSISTENTLY SMACK DOWN ANTI-GUNNERS: CCRKBA The U.S. Supreme Court's newest Second Amendment ruling once again shows that proponents of restrictive gun control policies are on the wrong side of history as well as the Constitution, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms said.  "For the fifth time since the landmark Heller decision in 2008, the Court  more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, June 29 -- The University of Baltimore posted the following news: * * * Sharnita Harrison's Journey: From Career Changer to Double Scholarship Winner in Accounting * Results PAy-off When you are Fully Engaged Sharnita Harrison, a master's student in accounting and business advisory services degree program at the University of Baltimore, is proving that career transitions paired with dedication can lead to extraordinary achievements. Recently, Harrison received not one, but two significant honors that recognize her com more PR

COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, June 29 -- The University of Maryland School of Public Health posted the following news: * * * Spotlight: Mitchell Lloyd * After four years of excelling on and off the lacrosse field, Mitchell Lloyd's kinesiology degree has set him up for a successful professional career helping others. Lloyd had an incredible four years at the University of Maryland, both on the lacrosse field and in the classroom. After being awarded a Big Ten Postgraduate Scholarship, he's set up to impact countless lives as his time in College  more PR

BETHESDA, Maryland, June 30 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following statement on June 29, 2026, by Acting Chairman Peter A. Feldman: * * * Statement of Acting Chairman Peter A. Feldman Regarding the Supreme Court's Decision in Trump v. Slaughter Today the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in Trump v. Slaughter, restoring the constitutional separation of powers among the branches of the federal government and overruling Humphrey's Executor v. United States. U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Acting Chairman P more PR

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency issued the following news release: * * * USDA Modernizes Crop Reporting to Save Farmers Time and Reduce Paperwork The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farm Service Agency (FSA) today announced an acreage reporting modernization pilot program that is a foundational part of the administration's One Farmer, One File effort. FSA is focused on creating a more efficient, consistent, and customer-focused acreage reporting experience for producers and FSA employees. After  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Venable, a law firm, issued the following news release on June 29, 2026: * * * Venable Adds Employee Benefits Counsel Stacey Bradford in Washington, DC Venable LLP announced today that Stacey A. Bradford has joined the firm's Washington, DC office as counsel in its Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation practice. Bradford brings extensive experience advising employers, private equity firms, and tax-exempt organizations on a wide range of employee benefits matters. Her practice focuses on retirement plans, health more PR

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, June 30 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: * * * Graduate student pursues potential therapy for deadly lung disease An American Heart Association fellowship recognizes Dilruba Yeasmen's research into an essential signal control that has the potential to inhibit lung scarring. By Leigh Anne Kelley With no cure in sight, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis kills roughly 22,600 Americans each year. Virginia Tech doctoral student Diruba Yeasmen is working to halt the deadly lung disease. A student in the Translationa more PR

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, June 30 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: * * * Veterinary college's new student services director knows what it means to feel lost on campus By Andrew Mann Edward Raimundi was born in Brooklyn, New York, and grew up in Arlington, Texas. When he left for college at the University of Louisiana Monroe (ULM), no one in his family had done it before him. He did not know the people, did not have the connections, and did not have anyone to tell him how any of it worked. He was, in his own words, lost. Moving away  more PR