LANSING, Michigan, June 11 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Joins Lawsuit Challenging Unlawful Trump Administration Mandates on Federal Contractors * LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general in suing the Trump administration over the addition of new terms to federal contracts (PDF) that - in the name of purging "diversity, equity, and inclusion" (DEI) from federal contracting - impose  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, June 12 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Agati quoted in Law360 "World Cup Spotlights Human Trafficking Coverage Disputes" Article * Taft Cleveland partner Andrew Agati was quoted in the article "World Cup Spotlights Human Trafficking Coverage Disputes," published by Law360. The article examines emerging insurance coverage issues related to human trafficking claims and how insurers may respond as businesses prepare for the  more

SACRAMENTO, California, June 12 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Files Amicus Brief in Support of New York Measures Ensuring Public Safety in State Buildings * Urges Court of Appeals to uphold dismissal of Trump Administration lawsuit OAKLAND - California Attorney General Rob Bonta yesterday joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general in defending a district court's dismissal of the Trump Administration's lawsuit challe  more

SACRAMENTO, California, June 12 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Joins Bipartisan Coalition Defending State Gambling Laws Against Kalshi * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a coalition of 37 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief supporting Ohio's right to enforce its state sports gaming and gambling laws against prediction market operator Kalshi. The amicus brief supports Ohio gaming autho  more

SACRAMENTO, California, June 12 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Urges Congress to Restore SNAP Benefits and Protect Food Assistance in Farm Bill * Coalition urges U.S. Senate to modify House-passed Farm Bill to restore food assistance funding for millions of Americans OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a coalition of 23 attorneys general in urging congressional leaders to restore Supplemental   more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, June 12 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General Clark Urges Congress to Restore SNAP Benefits and Protect Food Assistance in Farm Bill * Coalition Calls on Senate to Reverse Federal Cuts that Threaten Food Assistance for Millions of Americans Attorney General Charity Clark today joined a coalition of 22 other attorneys general in urging congressional leaders to restore Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program   more

CARSON CITY, Nevada, June 12 -- Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Ford Urges Congress to Restore SNAP Benefits and Protect Food Assistance in Farm Bill * Coalition Calls on Senate to Reverse Federal Cuts that Threaten Food Assistance for Millions of Americans Carson City, NV - Today, Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford joined a coalition of 23 other attorneys general in urging congressional leaders to restore Supplemental Nutri  more

ALBANY, New York, June 12 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Urges Congress to Restore SNAP Benefits and Protect Food Assistance in Farm Bill * NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today led a coalition of 22 other attorneys general in urging congressional leaders to restore Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits and eligibility protections in the upcoming Farm Bill and reject efforts to   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 12 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL URGES CONGRESS TO RESTORE SNAP BENEFITS AND PROTECT FOOD ASSISTANCE IN FARM BILL * Coalition Calls on Senate to Reverse Federal Cuts that Threaten Food Assistance for Millions of Americans Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul today joined a coalition of 23 attorneys general in urging congressional leaders to restore Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program  more

DALLAS, Texas, June 12 (TNSLrpt) -- Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for the Regions March 2026 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Southwest Region * * * Private industry employer costs for employee compensation among the four regions of the country ranged from $41.59 per hour in the South to $54.61 in the Northeast in March 2026, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. In the other two regions, hourly employer costs for employee compensatio  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Carecube Inc., Arden Hills, Minnesota, has submitted a public comment letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services regarding the proposed Fiscal Year 2027 Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) rule. The letter addresses hospital payment policies for isolation care technologies and proposes new Medicare payment pathways for the company's deployable airborne infection isolation unit, the Carecube. Caremade to convert any hospital patient space int  more

MINNETONKA, Minnesota, June 12 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on June 11, 2026, by policy fellow Matt Dean: * * * Was Walz just looking the other way? Comer Report foreshadows the next shoe to drop in Vance probe. Chairman James Comer's House Oversight Committee June 2026 staff report, "The Cost of Doing Nothing: How Tim Walz and Keith Ellison Fueled Minnesota's Fraud E  more

MINNETONKA, Minnesota, June 13 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on June 12, 2026, by policy fellow Catrin Wigfall: * * * MAGA supporters and liberals agree on school choice A new survey has found that those who identify as MAGA supporters and as liberal/progressive have found common ground on school choice policy. Conducted by Morning Consult on behalf of EdChoice, the s  more

MINNETONKA, Minnesota, June 13 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary by economist Martha Njolomole: * * * What will it take to lower housing costs in Minnesota? Our new report has the answer Minnesotans are concerned about the cost of housing, and rightly so. With the median home price exceeding $400,000, the Twin Cities metro is the most expensive housing market in the Midwes  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued the following news release: * * * CFTC Sues New Mexico as the State Becomes the Latest Attempting to Infringe on Federal Jurisdiction * WASHINGTON -The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today filed a lawsuit in federal court against the state of New Mexico, seeking to block the state's efforts to apply state gaming laws against CFTC-registered contract markets. Just last week, New Mexico filed a lawsuit in a state cou  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, June 12 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release: * * * Chicago nurses return to work following one-day strike * Nurses at Saint Mary of Nazareth Hospital in Chicago returned to work today following their one-day strike against Prime Healthcare's illegal firings of six nurses. After hundreds took to the strike line on June 11, nurses are back at the bedside ahead of next week's election to join National Nurses Organizing Committ  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Rep. James Baird, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Baird Votes to End Waste, Fraud, and Abuse in Federal Programs * Today, Congressman Jim Baird (IN-04) released the following statement after voting in favor of the Stopping Fraudulent Payments Act (H.R. 8464), the Fraud Prevention and Accountability Act (H.R. 8312), and the No Aid for Ghost Students Act (H.R. 7892), which passed the U.S. House this week: "Hoosiers' tax dollars should b  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO Communications Workers of America posted the following news release: * * * Customer Service Workers at DirecTV Reach Tentative Agreement Covering Nearly 300 Workers * Highlights of the tentative agreement include wage increases, improved working conditions providing an increase in time between calls, and more. Huntington, W.Va. - DirecTV workers, represented by the Communications Workers of America (CWA), have reached a tentative agreeme  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * Inflation Spikes to Highest Level in Three Years While GOP Senate Candidates Dismiss Voters' Economic Pain Today, a new report found that inflation in the U.S has risen for the third straight month, to the highest level in three years, as the Iran War, which Republican Senate candidates have repeatedly voted to continue, has "measurably pushed prices higher for American consumers." Fa  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 [Category: Political] -- Giffords, an organization dedicated to saving lives from gun violence, posted the following news release: * * * GIFFORDS remembers Melissa and Mark Hortman one year after assassination * WASHINGTON - GIFFORDS, the national gun violence prevention group led by former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, released the following statement marking one year since Minnesota House Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark Hortman, were shot and k  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following remarks at the markup of the fiscal 2027 U.S. Department of Homeland Security funding bill: * * * Thank you Chairman Cole, Chairman Amodei, and Ranking Member Cuellar. I also want to join my colleagues in congratulating Chairman Amodei on his retirement. Let me just say thank you for your serious deliberation, your integrity in the process, your commitment to th  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on June 10, 2026: * * * Comer: Stopping Fraudulent Payments is Common Sense Today, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) delivered remarks on the House floor to support his bill, H.R. 8464, the Stopping Fraudulent Payments Act. This bill gives the U.S. Treasury the authority to halt and return payments  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Lateefah Simon, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Congresswoman Simon Opening Statement at House Oversight Committee "Task Force on Defending Constitutional Rights and Exposing Institutional Abuses" * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Congresswoman Lateefah Simon (D-CA-12) was recently appointed by House Oversight Committee Ranking Member Robert Garcia (D-CA) as the top Democrat of the newly established so-called "Oversight Task Force on Defending Cons  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 [Category: Engineering] -- The International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers posted the following news: * * * IFPTE Participates in the AFL-CIO's 30th Constitutional Convention * As a proud affiliate of the AFL-CIO, IFPTE showed up strong this week in Minneapolis, Minnesota at the AFL-CIO's 30th Constitutional Convention. The four-day Convention's theme was, "With You It's Better in a Union," and was focused on the American labor movement's path forward  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, June 12 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news: * * * KU Law graduates named Academic All-American Advocates by the National Association of Legal Advocacy Educators * LAWRENCE -Two recent University of Kansas School of Law graduates have been named Academic All-American Advocates by the National Association of Legal Advocacy Educators, becoming the first KU Law students to receive the national honors. The NALAE National Selection Committee recognized Logan   more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, June 13 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on June 12, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Joins Coalition Supporting New York Law Ensuring Public Safety in State Buildings Amicus Brief Argues Federal Government Cannot Require States to Enforce Immigration Law in Courthouses - Attorney General Anthony G. Brown has joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general in defending a district court's dismissal of the Trump administration's  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, June 13 -- The Minnesota Department of Agriculture issued the following news: * * * MDA Expands Ag Weather Network in East Central Minnesota New stations strengthen local data for crop decisions, soil health, and water management - The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) has expanded the Minnesota Ag Weather Network (MAWN) with three new weather stations in East Central Minnesota. The stations--located in Isanti, Kanabec, and Mille Lacs counties--add important cov  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, June 13 -- Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Walz Appoints Theresa Bea, Nicole Blissenbach, and Sean Cahill to Fill Fourth Judicial District Vacancies Governor Tim Walz today announced the appointment of Theresa Bea, Nicole Blissenbach, and Sean Cahill as District Court Judges in Minnesota's Fourth Judicial District. These seats will be chambered in Minneapolis in Hennepin County. Theresa Bea will replace the Honorable Laurie J  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, June 13 -- Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Governor's Office Announces Appointments [ST. PAUL, MN] - The Office of the Governor today announced the following appointments to the Board of the Minnesota State Academies, Board of Water and Soil Resources, Board of the Foster Youth Ombudsperson, Juvenile Justice Advisory Committee, MN Governor's Council on Developmental Disabilities, Minnesota Emerging Entrepreneur Board, Minnesota Environ  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, June 13 -- Politico issued the following transcript of a podcast involving Environmental Protection Agency administrator Lee Zeldin: * * * Full Transcript: EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin on "The Conversation with Dasha Burns" This is a full unedited transcript of POLITICO's interview with EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin on "The Conversation with Dasha Burns": Lee Zeldin: I'm passionate on...on behalf of all the Americans who feel like there hasn't been common sense applied en  more

NOTRE DAME, Indiana, June 12 -- The University of Notre Dame posted the following news: * * * President emeritus Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., to receive Commonweal Centennial Award * Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., president emeritus of the University of Notre Dame, has been selected as the 2026 recipient of Commonweal's Centennial Award. Commonweal, the oldest independent, lay-led, Catholic journal of opinion in the United States, created the award in 2024 in recognition of the journal's 1  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Angie Craig Reveals Plan to Combat Trump's Attacks on Democracy; Leads Legislation to Prevent Interference in Federal Elections * The Hands Off Elections Act would prohibit Administration officials from meddling in federal elections EAGAN, MN - Today, U.S. Representative Angie Craig announced her pro-democracy agenda to combat the Trump Administration's attacks on democracy and safeguard our  more

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, June 12 [Category: BizHospital] -- Sanford Health posted the following news release: * * * Roger Maris All-Star Week Radiothon returns June 18 * FARGO, N.D. - The Sanford Health Foundation is teaming up with The Mighty 790 KFGO to host the second annual Roger Maris All-Star Week Radiothon. The Roger Maris All-Star Week Radiothon is an event to raise awareness and monetary donations to support special services, patient amenities, funding for direct patient assista  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Rep. Betty McCollum, D-Minnesota, ranking member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, issued the following remarks on June 11, 2026, at the markup of the fiscal 2027 U.S. Department Defense funding bill: * * * Mr. Chairman, I want to start by thanking you, and the majority and minority staff for the hard work on this bill. We all know the staff had long nights and lost weekends. Mr. Chairman, you have written a Fiscal Year 2027 Defense Appropriations Ac  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * The Republican Recap: Week of June 8, 2026 * Here's a recap of what Republicans achieved on the House Floor this week: Fully Funding ICE and CBP Officers After four years of chaos at the border under President Biden, President Trump and Republicans delivered the most secure border in modern history, with illegal crossings plummeting to record lows. Yet for more than 100 da  more

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama, June 13 -- The University of Alabama issued the following news: * * * UAH Professor Emeritus Ramon Cerro inducted into Latin American Academy of Science Russ Nelson The University of Alabama in Huntsville, a part of The University of Alabama System, is celebrating a major international honor awarded to Professor Emeritus Ramon Cerro who has been inducted into the Latin American Academy of Science (ACAL), one of the most distinguished scientific academies in Latin America  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, June 12 -- Washington University in St. Louis posted the following news: * * * Socioeconomic factors linked to lasting imprint in kids' brains * Our brains make us who we are. But what makes our brains? Which of the myriad experiences and characteristics that define a child's life and identity -from screen time to sleep to illness -leave imprints in the folds of that child's brain? After analyzing hundreds of biological, psychological, social and environmental factors   more