WASHINGTON, April 19 -- The America First Policy Institute issued the following news release: * * * AFPI Applauds the Department of the Interior's Halt of the Empire Wind Offshore Wind Project Yesterday, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum issued a directive to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) to order the cessation of all construction activities at the Empire Wind offshore wind projects in Atlantic coastal waters off North Jersey and New York City. The Secretary indicated   more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- The American Action Forum issued the following commentary on April 17, 2025: * * * Court Finds Google Illegally Monopolized Ad Tech Markets By Jeffrey Westling Executive Summary * On Thursday, a federal district court ruled against Google in a highly anticipated antitrust case stemming from concerns with the firm's control of online advertising. * In particular, the court found that Google illegally monopolized the publisher ad server and ad exchange markets for ope  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, April 19 -- Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release on April 18, 2025: * * * Commission on Judicial Selection Recommends Fourth Judicial District Candidates to Governor Walz [ST. PAUL, MN] - The Commission on Judicial Selection announced today that it is recommending six candidates for consideration to fill the vacancies in Minnesota's Fourth Judicial District. Two of the vacancies occurred upon the retirement of the Honorable Amy E. Dawson and the H  more

HANOVER, New Hampshire, April 19 -- Dartmouth College issued the following news: * * * Former Gov. Chris Sununu Says Trump Is Always Negotiating The New Hampshire Republican spoke about federalism as part of the 100 Days Series. Former New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu said President Donald Trump is addressing longstanding problems in Washington and that some of his proposed cuts and executive orders may be part of a negotiating strategy. "I think we can all agree Washington doesn't work that  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 19 -- Boston University School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * SPH Faculty Brief Massachusetts Legislators on State's Public Health Priorities The School of Public Health hosted Massachusetts state senators and representatives from the Joint Committee on Public Health for a series of faculty presentations, the second such event held since 2023. By Megan Jones More than a century ago, the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Jacobson v. Massachuset  more