OAKLAND, California, May 29 -- Positive Women's Network-USA issued the following news: * * * #HIVResists: May 2026 Monthly Policy Update Content Warning: many of these updates include information about harmful attacks on Black, Indigenous and people of color (BIPOC) and LGBTQ+ folks. Hot Topic How YOU Can Take Action Amidst Escalating Anti-Trans Attacks The Trump Administration is relentless in its attacks on the rights, safety, and dignity of trans and gender diverse people. Starting his   more

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution released the following written testimony by Will Chamberlain, senior counsel of the Article III Project, from a May 19, 2026, hearing entitled "Enforcing Callais: Implementing the Supreme Court's Command Against Racial Gerrymandering": * * * Chairman Schmitt, Ranking Member Welch, and members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today on enforcing the Supreme Court's decision in Louisiana v. Ca  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, May 31 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Entergy posted the following news release: * * * Entergy New Orleans hosts walkdown in District E * Entergy New Orleans is committed to continuing to provide our customers with a reliable and safe energy grid. To further this mission, we recently conducted an inspection in the Plum Orchid neighborhood of District E, checking utility poles and assessing infrastructure needs. Representatives from Energy Smart joined us for the walkthrou  more

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution released the following written testimony by Todd A. Cox, associate director-counsel of the Legal Defense Fund, from a May 19, 2026, hearing entitled "Enforcing Callais: Implementing the Supreme Court's Command Against Racial Gerrymandering": * * * I. INTRODUCTION Chairman Schmitt, Ranking Member Welch, and members of the Committee: My name is Todd A. Cox, and I am Associate Director-Counsel of the Legal Defense Fund   more

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution released the following written testimony by Todd A. Cox, associate director-counsel of the Legal Defense Fund, from a May 19, 2026, hearing entitled "Enforcing Callais: Implementing the Supreme Court's Command Against Racial Gerrymandering": * * * (Continued from Part 1 of 2) VI. CONCLUSION At the 250th anniversary of our nation's founding, we face a turning point in our history. The Supreme Court's dangerous, destru  more

WASHINGTON, May 31 -- The states of Louisiana and Mississippi, through their respective attorneys general, submitted a public comment letter to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) supporting the agency's 2026 Proposed Rule on risk management and financial assurance for Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) lease and grant obligations. This letter responds to the U.S. Department of the Interior agency's effort to replace the 2024 Final Rule, which Louisiana and Mississippi challenged in federal   more

WASHINGTON, May 31 -- The Louisiana Chemistry Association (LCA), representing 70 chemical manufacturing companies operating nearly 100 facilities across Louisiana, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regarding the agency's proposed reconsideration of National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) focused on ethylene oxide (EtO) emissions from sterilization facilities. The letter was submitted in response to the EPA's March 17, 20  more