NEW YORK, April 13 [Category: Law/Legal] -- New York Civil Liberties Union issued the following news release: * * * ACLU and 75 Organizations Sound Alarm on Meta's Plan to Add Facial Recognition Technology to Ray-Ban and Oakley Eyeglasses * SAN FRANCISCO - Meta's reported plan to equip its artificial intelligence (AI) AI eyeglasses with facial recognition technology poses an unacceptable threat to privacy and liberty and is "a red line society must not cross," a broad coalition of organizati  more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary on April 13, 2026, by John Kartch and Rachel Loren: * * * List of 50 Companies and Foundations Providing Contributions to Trump Accounts for Kids Americans for Tax Reform's tracker of Trump Accounts announcements has reached 50. As documented below at least 50 companies, foundations and individuals have announced contributions to the accounts. Trump Accounts for kids were enacted as part of the One Big Beautifu  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, April 13 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson defends the Second Amendment from legal attacks * (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - Attorney General Alan Wilson is joining a 22-state friend-of-the-court brief supporting the constitutional right to obtain firearms without undue burden or expense. "As the state's top prosecutor, I want to ensure our communities are as safe as possible," Attorney General Wilson s  more

YONKERS, New York, April 14 -- Consumer Reports posted the following news release on April 13, 2026: * * * Consumer Reports urges veto of comprehensive privacy bill in Alabama Montgomery, Alabama--Consumer Reports urges Governor Kay Ivey to veto HB 351, a weak consumer data privacy bill that passed the Alabama Legislature last week with little input from consumer advocates. The bill includes some basic consumer rights, such as the right to know the information companies have collected about  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 13 [Category: BizMedia] -- CNN posted the following news: * * * Dr. Sanjay Gupta Reports "Weed 8: Women and Weed" * April 13th, 2026 NEW INSTALLMENT PREMIERES SUNDAY, APRIL 19 AT 8PM ET/PT NEW YORK, NY - (April 13, 2026) - CNN's chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta returns with a new installment of his duPont-Columbia Award winning and Emmy(r) nominated Weed series, this time examining a significant cultural moment: the rise of cannabis use among women. Dr  more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Cole Releases Fiscal Year 2027 Markup Schedule House Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK) today released the markup schedule for Fiscal Year 2027 appropriations bills. This schedule is subject to change. In the event of adjustments, an updated schedule can be found on our website. An official notice for each markup will be sent in accordanc  more

ADA, Oklahoma, April 13 -- The Chickasaw Nation, a federally-recognized Native American tribe, issued the following news release: * * * Inter-Tribal Council passes a resolution in support of protecting Medicaid Expansion * THACKERVILLE, Okla. -The Inter-Tribal Council (ITC) of the Five Civilized Tribes passed a resolution at its quarterly meeting, April 10 at WinStar World Casino and Resort, expressing support for protecting Medicaid expansion and tribal health care systems in Oklahoma. Th  more

WASHINGTON, April 13 [Category: Energy] -- The Institute for Energy Research posted the following commentary: * * * Maine Has Legislation That Would Temporarily Ban New Data Centers * Key Takeaways 1 Maine could become the first state to ban new data centers. 2 Maine's temporary ban has passed the State House, and other states are considering ways to slow or stop the deployment of data centers, with concerns ranging from electricity pricing to environmental issues. 3 Most of the stated co  more

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- The U.S. Department of War issued the following news: * * * Navy Dive Medical Recovery Team Provides Initial Care to Artemis II Crew * The first faces the Artemis II crew saw upon their splashdown off the coast of San Diego, April 10, were Navy sailors. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Jesse Wang and Navy hospital corpsmen Senior Chief Petty Officer Laddy Aldridge, Chief Petty Officer Vlad Link and Petty Officer 1st Class Steve Kapala made up the dive medical team that opened the Ori  more

PASADENA, California, April 13 [Category: BizConstruction]-- Parsons Corp., an engineering, construction, technical and management services firm, posted the following news release: * * * Parsons Selected To Lead Design Of $409M Roosevelt Bridge Replacement * CHANTILLY, Va., (March XX, 2026) - Parsons Corporation (NYSE: PSN), a leading provider of integrated infrastructure and technology solutions, announced today that it was selected to lead the design of the $409 million Roosevelt Bridge Re  more

ADA, Oklahoma, April 13 -- The Chickasaw Nation, a federally-recognized Native American tribe, issued the following news release: * * * Rosetta Stone Chickasaw introduces a fourth level of learning * In 2015, Chickasaw Nation Governor Bill Anoatubby announced the creation of a customized program in conjunction with Rosetta Stone Inc. to assist in the revitalization of the Chickasaw language. "It is essential to revitalize our Chickasaw language and preserve it for future generations, becau  more

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following news release: * * * US Labor Department finds Tulsa medical center denied nursing workers break time, violating the PUMP Act * TULSA, OK - A U.S. Department of Labor investigation discovered that Hillcrest Medical Center in Tulsa violated a federal law that provides protection for nursing mothers to express milk in the workplace. Investigators with the department's Wage and Hour Division concluded that Ardent Health   more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- The White House sent to the Senate on April 13, 2026, the nominations of 12 individuals for positions in the federal government: * * * NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Erin Browne, of New York, to be an Under Secretary of the Treasury, vice Jay Curtis Shambaugh, resigned. Brian Cavanaugh, of Maryland, to be Under Secretary for Management, Department of Homeland Security, vice Claire M. Grady. Thomas B. Chapman, of Maryland, to be a Member of the National Transportatio  more