OLYMPIA, Washington, June 22 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * AG Brown leads states' brief opposing increased oil and gas development in Alaska's Coastal Plain * Attorney General Nick Brown led a coalition with 13 other attorneys general in filing an amicus brief supporting three lawsuits challenging the Trump administration's decision to authorize an oil and gas program that would maximize development of the Coastal Plain of the Arctic  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, June 22 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General Clark and Coalition Oppose Increased Oil and Gas Development in Alaska's Coastal Plain * Attorney General Charity Clark today joined a coalition of 13 other attorneys general in fil ing an amicus brief supporting three lawsuits challenging the Trump administration's decision to authorize an oil and gas program that would maximize development of the Coastal Plain of  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 23 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL OPPOSES INCREASED OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT IN ALASKA'S COASTAL PLAIN * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 14 attorneys general, filed an amicus brief supporting three lawsuits challenging the Trump administration's decision to authorize an oil and gas program that would maximize development of the Coastal Plain of the Arctic Nationa  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 (TNSLrpt) -- State Employment and Unemployment May 2026 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics - June 23, 2026 (18 pages) * * * Unemployment rates were lower in May in 6 states, higher in 2 states, and stable in 42 states and the District of Columbia, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Sixteen states had jobless rate increases from a year earlier, 6 states had decreases, and 28 states and the District had little change. The nati  more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued the following news release: * * * CFTC Sues Kentucky to Prevent Violation of CFTC's Exclusive Jurisdiction * WASHINGTON -The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today filed a lawsuit against Kentucky to block the state's efforts to shut down CFTC-registered contract markets using state laws. The lawsuit follows Kentucky's decision to file civil enforcement actions in state court against CFTC-regulated designated contra  more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Democracy Forward, an organization that says it advances democracy and social progress through litigation, policy and public education and regulatory engagement, posted the following news release on June 22, 2026: * * * Coalition Challenges Latest Efforts to Politicize Homelessness Funding Grants New Filing Highlights Repeated Mistakes and Unlawful Criteria in Latest Homelessness Funding Announcement - Providence, R.I. - A broad coalition of local governments and nonp  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, June 23 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Lamont Announces State Grants To Preserve 1,243 Acres of Land at 14 Properties and Improve 15 Urban Green and Community Garden Spaces Governor Ned Lamont today announced that his administration is awarding $9.4 million in state grants to support the purchase and protection of more than 1,243 acres of open space through 14 properties in 15 communities. Additionally, $2.4 million   more

SMITHFIELD, Rhode Island, June 23 -- Bryant University issued the following news: * * * Jimena Abascal-Tavera '26's untethered ambitions are anchored by family * For Jimena Abascal-Tavera '26, Bulldog pride runs in the family -right down to her road-tripping pets. Abascal-Tavera, an International Business major who recently accepted a commodity risk analyst position at global energy company bp, says her life has always had an international flavor. "I grew up in a three-culture household,  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division announced membership updates within the Information Warfare Research Project Consortium, Summerville, South Carolina. On April 2, 2026, the organization filed written notifications simultaneously with the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission. These administrative actions were completed under the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, which limits the financial recovery of antitrust   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts posted the following news release: * * * Massachusetts Man Charged in $5 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme as Part of National Health Care Fraud Takedown * BOSTON - A Stoughton, Mass., man has been charged in connection with an alleged scheme to defraud Medicare of over $5 million by submitting claims for durable medical equipment (DME) that was medically unnecessary and tainted by kickbacks. The   more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, June 24 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on June 23, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Joins Brief Opposing Increased Oil and Gas Development of Alaska's Coastal Plain Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined a coalition with 13 other attorneys general in filing an amicus brief supporting three lawsuits challenging the Trump administration's decision to authorize an oil and gas leasing program that would maximize development  more

HOUSTON, Texas, June 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas posted the following news release: * * * Nine charged in SDTX as part of national health care fraud takedown * HOUSTON - Several people in and around the Houston area as well as a Nevada woman have been indicted in various schemes including illegal drug diversion and attempts to defraud Medicare, Medicaid and TRICARE which involve a total of over $1 billion in alleged fraud, announced Acting U.S. At  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, June 24 -- Gov. Daniel J. McKee, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release on June 23, 2026: * * * McKee Administration Awards $9.5 Million through Housing 2030 Public Developer Program Awarded developments will create 102 affordable rental homes, including 50 homes for extremely low-income Rhode Islanders - Governor Dan McKee and the Rhode Island Executive Office of Housing (EOH) today announced $9.5 million in awards through the Housing 2030 Public Develo  more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed & Whitehouse Push to Double Pell Grant & Make College More Affordable * WASHINGTON, DC - Named in honor of former-U.S. Senator Claiborne Pell of Rhode Island, the Pell Grant has helped millions of American students and their families afford a college education. Today, as the cost for college continues to increase, U.S. Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Jack Reed (D-RI), and Sheldon Whitehous  more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed Hails Historic Vote to Check Trump's Unauthorized War in Iran * WASHINGTON, DC - In a major rebuke of President Trump's reckless Iran war policy, the full U.S. Senate today voted 50-48 on a House-passed resolution to invoke the War Powers Act and halt unauthorized military operations in Iran. Four Senate Republicans joined with Democrats to pass the non-binding resolution, which was previou  more

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, June 23 -- The University of Rhode Island posted the following news: * * * Ribbon cutting of URI Ocean Robotics Laboratory marks milestone for Narragansett Bay Campus * June 23, 2026 On Thursday, June 25, University of Rhode Island President Marc Parlange and Gov. Dan McKee will join elected officials, members of URI's Board of Trustees and URI faculty, staff and students tocelebrate a major milestone in the $300 million, multi-phase revitalization of the Narraganse  more

WASHINGTON, June 22 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Passes Reed-Backed Bill to Lower Housing Costs & Increase Supply of Affordable Homes * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, the U.S. Senate passed the most significant housing legislation in nearly two decades with an overwhelmingly bipartisan vote of 85-5. U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) lauded the Senate's passage of the 21 st Century ROAD to Housing Act as a key tool to lower housing costs and increa  more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Whitehouse & Reed Push to Double Pell Grant & Make College More Affordable * On 54 th anniversary of the Pell Grant, Senators Whitehouse and Reed help colleagues reintroduce the Pell Grant Preservation & Expansion Act to expand financial aid for working students and families Washington, D.C. - Named in honor of former-U.S. Senator Claiborne Pell of Rhode Island, the Pell Grant has helpe  more

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Whitehouse, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen Ukraine's Defense Arsenal Using Seized Russian Sovereign Assets * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), John Cornyn (R-TX), Chris Coons (D-DE), Roger Wicker (R-MS), Tim Kaine (D-VA), and Chuck Grassley (R-IA) introduced the Seized Assets for Battlefield Equipment and Readiness (SABER) Act, legislation tha  more