WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on June 16, 2026: * * * Grassley, Cornyn, Republican Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Protect Firearms Industry Against Baseless, Liberal Lawsuits Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) and 14 Senate Republicans in introducing the Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts (SHOT) Act. The legislation would s  more

POCATELLO, Idaho, June 15 -- Idaho State University posted the following news: * * * Idaho State University Robotics Program Makes SkillsUSA History with Third Consecutive National Championship * Idaho State University student Angel Nava has earned a gold medal in Electronics Technology at the 2026 SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference, making history as part of the first program ever to win the national Electronics Technology competition three consecutive years. Competing aga  more

POCATELLO, Idaho, June 15 -- Idaho State University posted the following news: * * * Idaho State University Signs New Student Exchange Agreement with University in Mexico * Idaho State University students will soon have the opportunity to study in Mexico through a new exchange partnership with Universidad Popular Autonoma del Estado de Puebla (UPAEP). Beginning in Spring 2027, undergraduate students from a variety of academic disciplines will be able to spend one or two semesters in Puebla,   more

POCATELLO, Idaho, June 15 -- Idaho State University posted the following news: * * * The College of Education Strengthens Partnerships with Rural School Districts * One of the most important priorities of the College of Education is to build strong partnerships with rural school districts in Idaho, and the college is making this a reality through the Office of Field Experience's efforts to organize in-person meetings with district representatives. One of those visits was to Sugar-Salem Sch  more

NEW YORK, June 16 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The American Civil Liberties Union, an organization that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., posted the following news release: * * * Judge Blocks Idaho Law Criminalizing Transgender People's Bathroom Access * BOISE - A federal judge today granted a request for a preliminary injunction blocking enforcement of H.B. 752, a new state law threatening transgender people wit  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO American Federation of Government Employees issued the following news release: * * * Largest Federal Employee Union Endorses 5 Colorado Lawmakers for Reelection to Congress * AFGE says Sen. Hickenlooper and Reps. DeGette, Neguse, Crow, and Petterson support federal workers and their rights AURORA, Colo. - The American Federation of Government Employees today announced its endorsement of five members of Congress for reelection to their s  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 17 -- Littler, a law firm, issued the following commentary on June 16, 2026, by knowledge management counsel Carole F. Wilder and shareholders Bruce J. Sarchet and Joy C. Rosenquist: * * * July is the New January - 2026 Each new year, employers in the United States are accustomed to hearing about all the laws that go into effect on January 1. State legislatures across the country, however, are active all year long, and as we have said before, July is the new Ja  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The National Women's Law Center posted the following news release: * * * New NWLC Poll: Voters Skeptical of Stripping Rights from Transgender Student Athletes Ahead of the Supreme Court's decision in West Virginia v. BPJ and Little v. Hecox, a new National Women's Law Center (NWLC) poll finds that voters nationwide do not believe the Court should be setting official policy on whether transgender students can participate in school sports. Voters are  more