BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 10 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts issued the following news release on April 9, 2026: * * * Federal Court Dismisses Trump Administration's Lawsuit to Obtain Private Voter Data from Massachusetts Voting Rights Groups Help Secure Legal Victory Protecting Data Privacy * A U.S. District Court judge today dismissed a Trump administration lawsuit seeking full access to unredacted voter rolls from Massachusetts, which contain highly sensitive in  more

DETROIT, Michigan, April 10 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan issued the following on April 9, 2026: * * * ACLU Statement on New Report Showing People with Disabilities Face Barriers to Voting in 90% of Southeast Michigan Polling Places The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan (ACLU) issued the following statement in response to today's release of a new report by Detroit Disability Power (DDP), which details their findings after assessing Election Day polling locations i  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 9 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell, Secretary Galvin Applaud Court's Dismissal of DOJ's Lawsuit Demanding Massachusetts Voter Data * Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell and Secretary of the Commonwealth William F. Galvin today celebrated the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts's decision to dismiss the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)'s lawsuit against Secre  more

GENEVA, Switzerland, April 8 [Category: Law/Legal] -- Fortify Rights, a team of human rights defenders, issued the following news release: * * * Bangladesh: Urgently Pass the National Human Rights Commission and Enforced Disappearance Prevention and Remedy Ordinances * We, the undersigned international human rights organizations, strongly urge the Government of Bangladesh to enact the National Human Rights Commission Ordinance 2025 and the Enforced Disappearance Prevention and Remedy Ordinan  more

SACRAMENTO, California, April 9 -- The California Department of Public Health issued the following news release on April 8, 2026: * * * California Cracks Down on Hospice Fraud in Los Angeles, Debunks Viral Claims What You Need to Know: California continues its multi-agency actions to protect Californians and taxpayer dollars from fraudulent or unsafe hospice activity. Yesterday, investigators from the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), California Department of Health Care Services  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The Capital Research Center issued the following commentary on April 9, 2026, by Michael Watson, research director and managing editor for InfluenceWatch: * * * What is a labor union, and why does that question matter? Organized labor is, for long-standing and irreversible institutional reasons, left-progressive, even if the American working man (or woman) is not. * What is a labor union? The question is deceptively simple. A labor union is a representative organiza  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary on April 9, 2026, by Emil Avdaliani, research fellow at the Turan Research Center and a professor of international relations at the European University in Tbilisi, Georgia: * * * Russia to Armenia: Do as We Say Armenia has few options despite its rapprochement with Azerbaijan and Turkey and ties to the EU. None provides Yerevan with viable security. * When on April 1, Armenia's Prime Minister Nik  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Rep. Luz Rivas, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Luz Rivas Joins Colleagues at Los Angeles Democratic Hearing to Defend Democracy * LOS ANGELES - Congresswoman Luz Rivas (CA-29) joined Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi (CA-12), House Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar (CA-33), Committee on House Administration Ranking Member Joseph D. Morelle (NY-25), and House Democratic Caucus colleagues in a shadow field hearing in Los Angeles on the  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following Critical Questions Q&A on April 9, 2026, involving deputy director and senior fellow Christopher Hernandez-Roy and associate fellow Henry Ziemer, both of the Americas Program, Katherine E. Bliss, director and senior fellow for Immunizations and Health Systems Resilience in the Global Health Policy Center, deputy director Zane Swanson and non-resident senior associate David Michel, both of the Global F  more

DENVER, Colorado, April 10 -- The Colorado Secretary of State issued the following news release on April 9, 2026: * * * DHS Fails to Respond to Letter from Nine Secretaries of State; Statement from Secretary of State Jena Griswold Denver, April 9, 2026 - Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin did not respond to a letter from nine Secretaries of State seeking confirmation that immigration enforcement agents would not be at polling locations during the 2026 election cycle.   more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Statement on President Trump's 2027 Budget * Heinrich, Lujan: "Trump's budget is a slap in the face to working families in New Mexico" WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Finance and Senate Budget Committee, released the following stateme  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 [Category: Union] -- The Transport Workers Union of America issued the following news release: * * * Hudson-Bergen Light Rail Mechanics Vote to Join the TWU * Mechanics at the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail in New Jersey voted overwhelmingly on Thursday to join the Transport Workers Union of America, fulfilling the TWU's goal of wall-to-wall industrial trade union organizing. All workers at the privately-operated NJ Transit light rail system are now part of the TWU. "The TWU   more

NEW YORK, April 9 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch issued the following commentary by Americas Director Juanita Goebertus: * * * Peru's Elections Need International Attention * Peru has made the headlines for its political instability. But as the country heads into general elections on April 12, another aspect of the country's institutional landscape requires urgent international attention: its slow but steady democratic backsliding. The last time Peru had elections, in 2021  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 [Category: Law/Legal] -- Judicial Watch issued the following news release: * * * Judicial Watch Election Integrity Team to Monitor Hungary's Elections * (Washington, DC) - Judicial Watch announced today that an eight-member election-integrity team will monitor the April 12 Hungarian parliamentary elections. The vote will determine the next government and prime minister. Judicial Watch previously sent an election observer team to Hungary for its 2022 election - independe  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine & Lee Urge Trump Administration to Support Guatemala's Democratic Institutions Amid Key Elections & Swearings In * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), the Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, and Mike Lee (R-UT), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, wrote to Secretary of State Marco Rubio to encourage the Trum  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON MORNING JOE: "WE'RE GOING TO PROCEED AT 11:30 TODAY TO DEMAND AN END TO THE HOSTILITIES IMMEDIATELY" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on MS NOW's Morning Joe, where he emphasized that Democrats will continue pushing for a War Powers Resolution, including at 11:30 a.m. today, to end the Trump administration's reckless war in Ir  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON MORNING JOE: "WE'RE GOING TO PROCEED AT 11:30 TODAY TO DEMAND AN END TO THE HOSTILITIES IMMEDIATELY" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on MS NOW's Morning Joe, where he emphasized that Democrats will continue pushing for a War Powers Resolution, including at 11:30 a.m. today, to end the Trump administration's reckless war in Iran that is costing taxpaye  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 [Category: Political] -- The NAACP posted the following news release: * * * NAACP wins in Legal Case Protecting Massachusetts Voters from DOJ * BOSTON - Today, the NAACP celebrated a decisive legal victory after a federal court dismissed the Department of Justice's (DOJ) lawsuit seeking access to the unredacted voter registration records of millions of Massachusetts residents. In the ruling, U.S. District Judge Leo T. Sorokin dismissed the case, writing that the U.S. At  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 9 -- The Pennsylvania Department of State issued the following news release on April 8, 2026: * * * Secretary of the Commonwealth Helps Induct 100 Lebanon County Residents into the Pennsylvania Voter Hall of Fame Four inductees voted in at least 70 consecutive November elections * Lebanon, PA -- Secretary of the Commonwealth Al Schmidt today helped induct 100 Lebanon County residents into the Pennsylvania Voter Hall of Fame during a ceremony at the St. James   more

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, April 10 -- The Alabama Secretary of State issued the following news on April 9, 2026: * * * Secretary of State Wes Allen Applauds Alabama Legislature's Final Passage of HB 67 Wes Allen, Alabama's Secretary of State, praises the Alabama Legislature for passing HB 67, sponsored by Representative Jamie Kiel (R-Russellville). The legislation is designed to improve access to voter data while protecting voters' personal information and reducing nuisance calls. Under current   more

LONDON, England, April 10 -- Article 19, an organization that says it propels the freedom of expression movement, posted the following news: * * * Serbia: Total impunity entrenched 27 years after killing of Slavko Curuvija Twenty-seven years after the assassination of Serbian newspaper publisher and editor Slavko Curuvija in Belgrade, the undersigned media freedom organisations mark the upcoming anniversary of the killing by lamenting the complete impunity for those responsible for one of the  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 8 [Category: BizEnergy] -- The Salt River Project, a public power utility and electricity provider, issued the following news: * * * SRP Announces 2026 Board and Council Election Results * Voters in the Salt River Project elections held on Tuesday, April 7, filled the offices of President and Vice President and 22 seats on the Board and Council of the Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District (District) and also filled the offices of President and  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The Federal Election Commission issued the following news release: * * * Statistical Summary of 12-Month Campaign Activity of the 2025-2026 Election Cycle * Congressional candidates collected approximately $1.5 billion and disbursed $851.9 million, political parties received $834.1 million and spent $664 million, and political action committees (PACs) raised $4.6 billion and spent $3.4 billion, according to campaign finance reports filed with the Federal Election Commi  more

HOBART, Australia, April 9 -- The University of Tasmania issued the following news: * * * Policy in our backyard: Helping Tasmanians understand the issues that matter The award-winning Tasmanian Policy Exchange (TPE) at the University of Tasmania is helping people all over the state make sense of the big issues that affect our everyday lives * It's not always easy to keep track of policy issues. One week it's climate change and renewable energy. The next, it's bushfires, local councils or t  more