WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Lucy McBath, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Bipartisan, Bicameral Letter Questions Bypassing Opportunity To Open US Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) Southeast Regional Outreach Office (SEROO) in Atlanta * Washington, DC - Congresswoman Lucy McBath (GA-06) joined Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04), Ranking Member of the Judiciary Subcommittee that oversees the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, in sending a letter to Coke Morgan Stewart, acting dir  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Henry C. 'Hank' Johnson Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Johnson Leads Letter Questioning USPTO's Decision Not To Open ATL Southeast * Bipartisan, Bicameral Letter Questions Wisdom of Bypassing Opportunity To Open US Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) Southeast Regional Outreach Office (SEROO) in Atlanta WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04), Ranking Member of the Judiciary Subcommittee that oversees the U.S. Pate  more

HANSCOM AFB, Massachusetts, June 25 -- The U.S. Air Force's Hanscom Air Force Base issued the following news: * * * Cyber Yankee highlights collaborative cyber defense efforts, future partnerships By Mark Wyatt, 66th Air Base Group Public Affairs Members of The Lantern: Hanscom Collaboration and Innovation Center recently participated in Cyber Yankee 2025, an annual multi-state cyber defense exercise hosted by the New Hampshire National Guard. The exercise aimed to strengthen regional cyber  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 [Category: Union] -- The International Brotherhood of Teamsters posted the following news release: * * * Massachusetts Teamsters Demand Lawmakers Require Human Operators in All Motor Vehicles * (BOSTON) - Teamsters and a union coalition gathered on Beacon Hill today to demand regulation and accountability for autonomous vehicle (AV) operators that are attempting to expand into Massachusetts. Both at a rally outside of the state house and at a hearing in the Massachusetts  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 25 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice posted the following news release: * * * Nonprofits, Tribes and Local Governments Sue Trump Administration for Terminating EPA Grant Programs * Washington, D.C. -- Today, a coalition of nonprofits, Tribes and local governments sued the Trump administration for unlawfully terminating the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Environmental and Climate Justice (ECJ) Grant programs despite a Congressional directive to f  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 (TNSFR) -- The General Services Administration Public Buildings Service New England Region has issued a notice entitled "Availability of the Record of Decision on the Final Environmental Impact Statement for a New Federal Courthouse in Hartford, Connecticut." This notice announces that a record of decision is available concerning the final environmental impact statement for the construction of a federal courthouse in Hartford, Connecticut. The Abraham A. Ribicoff Federal Bui  more

CANTON, Ohio, June 24 [Category: Sports] -- The National Football League posted the following news: * * * Ranking each division by quarterback heading into the 2025 NFL season * Quarterback is the most high-profile position in sports. In a world in which we lean on rankings to make sense of things, few positions attract more debate than this. Those seeking clarity on the matter are in luck: With each week of the NFL season, it is my job to analyze every snap of every game with a focus on t  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 25 -- Reproductive Equity Now, an organization that says it advances reproductive justice and eliminates barriers to safe and legal abortion care, issued the following news release: * * * Reproductive Equity Now Statement on Third Anniversary of Dobbs Decision Boston (June 24, 2025) - Reproductive Equity Now President Rebecca Hart Holder released the following statement in acknowledgment of the third anniversary of the Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs v. Jackson W  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 [Category: Political] -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary: * * * You Belong with Fees: Rhode Island's "Taylor Swift Tax" Targets Non-Resident Property Owners By Calloway Bills For decades, one-party control by Democrats in Rhode Island has enabled unchecked government growth and spending. With Democrats having total legislative control since 1959 and the governor's office since 2014, fiscal restraint has taken a backseat to ever-growing budgets. No  more