ALBANY, New York, June 9 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Secures $36.5 Million from CVS for Defrauding Medicaid * June 9, 2026 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James joined a bipartisan coalition of 36 other attorneys general and the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) in securing $36.5 million from CVS Pharmacy, Inc. (CVS) for fraudulently overbilling Medicaid for insulin prescriptions. From 2010   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 10 (TNSLrpt) -- County Employment and Wages in Hawaii Fourth Quarter 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Western Region - June 9, 2026 * * * Employment declined 0.7 percent in Hawaii's only large county, Honolulu, from December 2024 to December 2025, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Chris Rosenlund noted that the rate of employment change in Honolulu ranked 275th among the 366 largest U.S. counties with pub  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Rep. Julia Brownley, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Brownley, Warren, Merkley, Pressley, Carson Lead 60+ Lawmakers in Urging Trump Administration to Immediately Address Largest Student Loan Default Crisis on Record * Washington, DC -Today, Congresswoman Julia Brownley (D-Calif.), Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.), and Congressman Andre Carson (D-Ind.), along with Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), led 61 members   more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Cortez Masto Leads Effort to Protect the Right of Women to Cross State Lines to Seek Abortion Care * June 24, 2026, Marks Four Years Since the Supreme Court Overturned Roe v. Wade, Fifty Years of Precedent Washington, D.C. - Ahead of the four-year anniversary of the Supreme Court's disastrous Dobbs decision, U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 (TNSinfo) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service issued the following information collection: We are advising the public we have prepared risk assessments (PRAs) and risk management documents (RMDs) relative to the importation of fresh pineapple ( Ananas comosus (L.)) fruit from the Philippines and Thailand into the United States for consumption. Currently, fresh pineapple fruit from the Philippines is permitted into Guam, the Common  more

MCLEAN, Virginia, June 10 -- Hilton Worldwide Holdings posted the following news release: * * * Hale Hokuala Kaua'i, Curio Collection by Hilton, Now Accepting Reservations Beginning October 2026 Curio Collection by Hilton's first Hawai'i property unveils first look at resort's rooms ahead of opening * Hale Hokuala Kaua'i, Curio Collection by Hilton, is now accepting reservations for stays beginning October 1, 2026, marking Curio Collection by Hilton's arrival in the Aloha State. * The 210-r  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, June 10 (TNSletter) -- Hawaii Attorney General Anne E. Lopez, with 19 co-signers issued the following letter to Federation Internationale de l'Automobile and Formula 1 Group: * * * Here is the text of the letter: June 8, 2026 Stefano Domenicali, CEO Formula 1 Group 2 St. James's Market London, SW1Y 4AH United Kingdom - Mohammed Ben Sulayem, President Federation Internationale de l'Automobile 8 place de la Concorde 75008 Paris France - Dear Mr. Domenicali and Mr.  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Leads Letter Urging Secretary Wright to Reverse Course on Illegal Guidance for the Home Energy Rebate Program, Allow Working Families the Freedom to Purchase Energy Appliances That Lower Their Utility Bills * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, led ten Senate Democrats in sending a letter t  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on June 9, 2026: * * * Heinrich Leads Letter Urging Secretary Wright to Reverse Course on Illegal Guidance for the Home Energy Rebate Program, Allow Working Families the Freedom to Purchase Energy Appliances That Lower Their Utility Bills Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natur  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * New Tracker Monitors State Legislation to Protect Public Servants Against Threats of Violence, Doxxing * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Public Citizen launched a new tracker monitoring the progress of state legislation to protect elected officials. The tracker reveals that dozens of states have introduced or passed bi-partisan legislation to shield public servants from threats, harassment, doxing  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Durbin, Whitehouse, Colleagues Sound Alarm on Trump Administration Use of Election Crimes Prosecutions to Interfere in Midterm Elections * Senators call out DOJ's quiet removal of long-standing election prosecution manual ahead of 2026 midterms WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, Senate Democ  more

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, June 9 -- Purdue University issued the following news release: * * * Researchers in various studies looking for participants * Here is a list of research studies that currently are looking for participants. Morphological awareness in early childhood Researchers in the Department of Human Development and Family Science are recruiting children ages 4-7 for a study on language and reading development. Participants will attend one 1.5-2-hour visit in person on the   more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on June 9, 2026: * * * Senators Coons, Blunt Rochester join Democratic colleagues to sound alarm on Trump administration use of election crimes prosecutions to interfere in midterm elections Senators call out DOJ's quiet removal of long-standing election prosecution manual ahead of 2026 midterms - U.S. Senators Chris Coons and Lisa Blunt Rochester (both D-Del.), joined Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif  more

HATTIESBURG, Mississippi, June 10 -- The University of Southern Mississippi issued the following news: * * * Southern Miss Joins Major NOAA Effort to Strengthen America's Seafood Supply The University of Southern Mississippi is partnering in a new national effort to grow and strengthen America's seafood supply through aquaculture research as part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Cooperative Institute Fostering Aquaculture Research and Markets (CIFARM), led by th  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, June 10 -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: * * * UH joins $13.5M consortium to strengthen U.S. seafood supply The University of Hawaii is set to play a pivotal role in a new national effort to strengthen America's seafood supply and expand sustainable aquaculture. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced the creation of the Cooperative Institute Fostering Aquaculture Research and Markets (CIFARM). Funded by an initial $13.5 m  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen Joins Padilla, Durbin, Whitehouse, Colleagues in Sounding Alarm on Trump Administration Use of Election Crimes Prosecutions to Interfere in Midterm Elections * Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Ranking Member of the Senate  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48973) entitled "Vegetation Management for Wildfire Mitigation Along Electric Power Line Rights-of-Way on Federal Lands" by natural resources policy analyst Alicyn R. Gitlin. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY Congress has shown interest in protecting lives and property from catastrophic wildfires and in protecting electric grid reliability. Electric power line rights-of-way (hereinafter, power  more