NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, May 1 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana issued the following news release on April 29, 2026: * * * Supreme Court Strikes Down Louisiana Map and Destroys Key Voting Rights Act Provision The Supreme Court today struck down Louisiana's congressional map and issued a ruling that eviscerates Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act and opens the door for states to enact discriminatory maps with impunity. As a result, Black voters and other voters of color coul  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- The America First Policy Institute issued the following statement on April 30, 2026: * * * AFPI-FL Responds to Florida Redistricting TALLAHASSEE, FL - Following the Florida Legislature's passage of the new congressional map proposed by Governor Ron DeSantis, America First Policy Institute (AFPI) Florida state chapter Chair Bob Rommel issued the following statement: "The Florida Legislature's approval of updated congressional maps reflects an essential part of the democra  more

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, May 1 -- The Alabama Secretary of State issued the following news on April 30, 2026: * * * Secretary of State Wes Allen Files Motion with US Supreme Court on Alabama Redistricting Wes Allen, Alabama's Secretary of State, is requesting that the nation's highest court expedite consideration of Alabama's redistricting case in the aftermath of its decision in Louisiana v. Callais. "As the appellant in Alabama's redistricting case, I have taken the legal measures necessary,   more

JUNEAU, Alaska, May 1 -- Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, issued the following news release on April 30, 2026: * * * Governor Vetoes Senate Bill 64 Due to its Numerous Legal, Operational Concerns Governor Mike Dunleavy today announced his decision to veto Senate Bill 64, legislation related to election procedures and administration in the State of Alaska. While the legislation has many provisions he wholeheartedly supports, it also contains legal and operational challenges and could jeopardize t  more

NEW YORK, April 30 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * Cambodia: Opposition Leader's Appeal Denied * (Bangkok) - On April 30, 2026, the Phnom Penh Court of Appeal upheld the politically motivated conviction of the Cambodian political opposition leader Kem Sokha, Human Rights Watch said today. The court extended Sokha's de-facto house arrest and 27-year sentence that had been imposed in March 2023 and added an additional five-year ban on internatio  more

BURNABY, British Columbia, April 30 -- Simon Fraser University posted the following news: * * * Canadian youth lobby Ottawa for action on AI safety and online harms * Canadian youth have delivered a set of AI policy recommendations to ministers, parliamentarians and senators in Ottawa as they seek to make their voices heard at a pivotal moment in the debate around AI and online harms. Among the proposals is an age-verification system to restrict users' access to generative AI platforms, whi  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Cantwell Joins Senate Elections Task Force to Defend Ballot Access in November * 04.29.26 President Trump's statements and Administration's actions continue to raise alarms that midterm votes will be suppressed or invalidated in unprecedented ways; Cantwell: "Free and fair elections are the cornerstone of our democracy" WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), ranking   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 30 [Category: Energy]-- 350.org, an organization that works to end the age of fossil fuels and build a community-led renewable energy, posted the following news release: * * * Climate Movement Steps Up Calls to Tax Profiteers as Fossil Giants Reap 'Scandalous' Q1 Profits * Climate movements led by 350.org today launched globally coordinated actions calling on governments to shift public money from costly fossil fuels towards cheaper renewables, as fossil fuel gia  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Bishop Statement on Supreme Court Decision Destroying the Voting Rights Act * WASHINGTON - Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) issued the following statement in response to today's U.S. Supreme Court decision in Louisiana v. Callais, which erodes Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965: "The price of freedom is truly eternal vigilance. Today's U.S. Supreme Court dec  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Rep. Maxwell Frost, D-Florida, issued the following statement on April 30, 2026: * * * Congressman Maxwell Frost Calls Out Governor DeSantis' Illegal Maps ORLANDO, FL -- Today, Congressman Maxwell Alejandro Frost (FL-10) released the following statement criticizing the illegal gerrymander pushed by Ron DeSantis and Florida Republicans to help them win more seats in the Congress. In a statement, Rep. Frost says: "Today the Florida Legislature passed a congressional map t  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 [Category: Financial Services] -- Better Markets, an organization that says it promotes pro-market, pro-business and pro-growth policies to help build a better financial system, posted the following news release: * * * Consumer Protection Groups Urge Action on Event Contracts * WASHINGTON, D.C.- Better Markets, Public Citizen, and 11 other organizations filed a comment letter today with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) in response to its advanced notice of  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- The Capital Research Center issued the following news on April 30, 2026: * * * CRC News: How do you use our research? We love media attention, but it's extra special when our readers and supporters steal our stuff and tell the media about it for us. * CRC News is a semi-weekly feature that recaps how the media and other policy influencers have used the work of InfluenceWatch and the researchers from the Capital Research Center. While we're delighted with that attention,  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * Emerson Poll: Democrats Take Double-Digit Lead in the Generic Midterm Ballot * 10-point lead is Democrats' largest advantage of the midterm cycle New polling from Emerson College shows Democrats have a 10-point lead on the generic midterm ballot. The numbers indicate that Trump's collapsing economic approval, as well as Democratic gains with Hispanic voters, women, and indepe  more

LOS ANGELES, California, April 30 [Category: Sociological] -- Equality California posted the following news release: * * * Equality California Announces New Endorsements for 2026 Elections * SACRAMENTO - Equality California, the nation's largest statewide LGBTQ+ civil rights organization, today announced the endorsements of nine candidates running for national and state offices ahead of the 2026 primary and midterm elections.  "Electing pro-equality candidates up and down the ballot has ne  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 [Category: Business] -- The Small Business and Entrepreneurship Council issued the following news release: * * * Fed Stands Pat on Interest Rates Amidst "Uncertainty" * by Raymond J. Keating - It feels overused, but one understands why the word "uncertainty" is getting so much play these days. After all, considering a host of issues - from the Iran war to inflated prices, trade policies to upcoming elections and related policy implications - "uncertainty" is the right   more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, April 30 -- Gov. Jeff Landry, R-Louisiana, issued the following news: * * * Governor Jeff Landry and Attorney General Liz Murrill Issue Joint Statement * Baton Rouge, LA - Today, Governor Jeff Landry and Attorney General Liz Murrill issued the following statement after yesterday's Supreme Court ruling in Louisiana v. Callais. " Yesterday's historic Supreme Court victory for Louisiana has an immediate consequence for the State. The Supreme Court previously stayed an   more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, April 30 -- Gov. Jeff Landry, R-Louisiana, issued the following news: * * * Governor Jeff Landry Suspends Only U.S. House Primary Elections Following Supreme Court Ruling * BATON ROUGE, La. -Governor Jeff Landry issued an executive order suspending Louisiana's closed party primary elections only for offices of U.S. Representative in response to the recent decision by the United States Supreme Court in Louisiana v. Callais. EO attached. "The best way to end race-base  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, April 30 -- Gov. Mikie Sherrill, D-New Jersey, posted the following news release: * * * Governor Sherrill Moves Quickly to Deliver for New Jersey in First 100 Days * TRENTON - During Governor Mikie Sherrill's First 100 Days in Office, she has fought tirelessly to lower costs, create opportunity for our kids, and make state government more accountable to the people of New Jersey. She has also stood strong against attacks from Washington, charting a different path forward   more

WASHINGTON, April 30 [Category: Business] -- The International Franchise Association issued the following news release: * * * IFA Endorses Congressional Candidates in 10 States Ahead of May Primary Elections * Awards bipartisan "Friend of Franchising" endorsements to congressional candidates in Indiana, Ohio, Nebraska, West Virginia, Louisiana, Alabama, Kentucky, Georgia, Oregon, and Pennsylvania for their support of local franchise businesses WASHINGTON - The International Franchise Assoc  more

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, April 29 -- The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa posted the following news: * * * Investments and financing of the water sector are critical for meeting SDG 6 * Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 29 April 2026 - Africa must place water security and sanitation at the centre of its development, industrialization, climate resilience and regional integration agenda, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa, Claver Gatete, said today. Setting the tone at   more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine & Scott Introduce Resolution Calling for Elections in Venezuela * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Rick Scott (R-FL) introduced a bipartisan resolution calling for free and fair elections in Venezuela. "Maduro may be gone but his regime remains fully in place in Venezuela, and his successors are rapidly tightening their grip on the country. The U.S. must use all of  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON MS NOW: "IT WAS A TOTALLY DESPICABLE DECISION GUTTING SECTION 2 OF THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on MS NOW's The Briefing, where he emphasized that Democrats will continue to aggressively push back against Republican efforts to undermine our elections and voting rights. JEN PSAKI: Joining me now is  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON MS NOW: "IT WAS A TOTALLY DESPICABLE DECISION GUTTING SECTION 2 OF THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on MS NOW's The Briefing, where he emphasized that Democrats will continue to aggressively push back against Republican efforts to undermine our elections and voting rights. JEN PSAKI: Joining me now is House Democratic Leader H  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 1 -- Littler, a law firm, issued the following commentary on April 30, 2026, by office managing shareholder Michael S. McIntosh and associate Shaun M. Bennett: * * * Virginia's Democratic Trifecta Enacts a Flurry of New Wage and Hour Laws During the General Assembly's 2026 Session At a Glance * Virginia recently enacted several bills amending the state's wage and hour laws. * The new laws increase the minimum wage, eliminate certain exceptions, eliminate sover  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Statement on Supreme Court Decision Weakening Landmark Voting Rights Law * Washington D.C. - U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) issued the following statement after the Supreme Court ruled to weaken the landmark Voting Rights Act in Louisiana v. Callais : "Just over 61 years ago, Bloody Sunday helped spur the passage of the landmark Voting Rights Act to root out racial discrimination i  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Blumenthal, Van Hollen, Whitehouse, Heinrich, Rosen, Smith, Raskin: CFTC Must Tackle Insider Trading and Corruption on Prediction Markets * Washington, D.C. - Today, Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley led U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), and Tina Smith (D-MN), as well as U.S. Representati  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy Statement On Supreme Court Decision Gutting the Voting Rights Act * WASHINGTON- U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Wednesday released a statement on the Supreme Court's 6-3 decision in Louisiana v. Callais, which effectively guts Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. "Republicans are already pulling out every trick in the book to rig our elections and now, the Supreme Court's r  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, May 1 -- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release on April 30, 2026: * * * Former Candidate for Plainfield Mayor Pleads Guilty to Forgery in Connection with His Submission of Fraudulent Voter Registration Applications Attorney General Jennifer Davenport today announced that a former mayoral candidate in Plainfield has entered a guilty plea after he attempted to file numerous fraudulent voter registration applications in connection w  more

VIENNA, Austria, April 30 -- The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe posted the following news release: * * * On visit to Astana, ODIHR reaffirms its readiness to support Kazakhstan with ongoing reform efforts * WARSAW, 30 April - ODIHR Director Maria Telalian conducted her first visit to Kazakhstan on 27 and 28 April, during which she held a series of meetings with senior national officials in Astana. The visit took place at a significant political juncture for Kazakhstan  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Peters, Durbin, Schumer Lead Democratic Colleagues in Demanding DHS and SSA Uphold Federal Law Over President Trump's Illegal Executive Order to Limit Voting * WASHINGTON, D.C. -U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Rules and Administration Committee, Gary Peters (D-Mich.), Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Dick Dur  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on April 30, 2026: * * * Peters, Padilla, Durbin, Schumer Lead Democratic Colleagues in Demanding DHS and SSA Uphold Federal Law Over President Trump's Illegal Executive Order to Limit Voting U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee; Alex Padilla (D-CA), Rankin  more

LANSING, Michigan, May 1 -- Progress Michigan, an organization that says it holds public officials and government accountable and assist in the promotion of progressive ideas, issued the following news release: * * * New Poll: More Than Half Of Michiganders Disagree With The War In Iran Michiganders are also cutting back due to gasoline prices * Recent polling conducted by Progress Michigan, in partnership with Public Policy Polling, shows that 57 percent of Michiganders disagree with the T  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Adelita S. Grijalva, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Grijalva Statement on Supreme Court Decision Gutting the Voting Rights Act of 1965 * Washington, D.C. -Congresswoman Adelita S. Grijalva released the following statement after the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 to limit a key provision of the Voting Rights Act that helped ensure representation for communities of color in the drawing of congressional district boundaries: "Today's decision by   more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, April 30 -- Washington University in St. Louis posted the following news: * * * SCOTUS decision could prove catastrophic for minority political power * The U.S. Supreme Court on April 29 struck down a voting map in Louisiana, creating a path for other states to redraw congressional maps that could affect elections for years. The result of the Louisiana V. Callais decision may be disastrous for racial minority political power in the United States, says an expert on voti  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Adopts Padilla Amendment to Resolution Prohibiting Senators from Betting on Prediction Markets * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, announced that the Senate adopted his amendment to the Senate resolution introduced by Senator Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) barring Senators from using prediction market  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 [Category: Union] -- The International Brotherhood of Teamsters posted the following news release: * * * Teamsters California Condemns Rushed, Reckless DMV Rules Allowing Driverless Trucks * (SACRAMENTO, Calif.) - The following is a statement from Teamsters California Co-Chairs Victor Mineros and Peter Finn regarding the California Department of Motor Vehicles' (DMV) new rules on heavy trucks that were announced this week: "The DMV's decision to rush forward with driver  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 30 [Category: Sociological] -- Oxfam America issued the following news release: * * * Top global CEO pay increased 20 times faster than workers' pay in 2025 * * Adjusted for inflation, global worker pay fell 12 percent while real CEO pay surged 54 percent between 2019 and 2025. * At least four CEOs of major corporations each pocketed over $100 million in pay and bonuses last year. Broadcom CEO Hock Tan led the pack at over $205 million. * Billionaires were  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following news release on April 30, 2026: * * * Treasury Sanctions Former Democratic Republic of the Congo President for Ties to Armed Conflict Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) imposed sanctions on former President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Joseph Kabange Kabila (Kabila) for his role in supporting the March 23 Movement (M23) and the Congo River Alliance (  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * WATCH: Padilla Sounds Alarm After Supreme Court Weakens Voting Rights Protections * Padilla Joins Senate Democrats in Launching Election Protection Effort WASHINGTON, D.C. - In the wake of today's Supreme Court ruling impacting voting rights, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) delivered remarks along with Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Senate Democrats as they unveiled a  more

ROCK HILL, South Carolina, April 30 -- Winthrop University posted the following news: * * * Winthrop Responds to False and Misleading Accusations from Former Counsel * HIGHLIGHTS * Board Chair Joel Hamilton and President Edward Serna denied the allegations of race discrimination against Winthrop in a joint statement to the campus community. * They expressed pride that Winthrop's student body reflects the racial demography of the state, and that members of the campus community share a s  more