OAKLAND, California, June 26 -- Positive Women's Network-USA issued the following news: * * * #HIVResists: June 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 Necropolitics of The Trump Administration - How The Federal Government is Using Federal Funding to Determine Who Lives and Who Dies [Necropolitics is a term created by African scholar, Achielle  more

OLYMPIA, Washington, June 26 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * AG Brown calls for transparency as ICE refuses to release fatality information * Attorney General Nick Brown today joined a coalition of 22 other attorneys general in urging the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to reverse a dangerous new policy ending investigations and public reporting of deaths that occur shortly   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 25 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Blocks Trump Administration From Exerting Federal Control Over Elections * Boston -Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today secured a victory from the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, blocking President Trump's unlawful Executive Order that attempted to interfere with states' constitutional authority to administer elec  more

LANSING, Michigan, June 25 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Blocks Administration from Exerting Federal Control Over Elections * LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel today secured a victory (PDF) from the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, blocking President Trump's unlawful Executive Order that attempted to interfere with states' constitutional authority to administer elections. The final ruling follow  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, June 27 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on June 26, 2026: * * * Attorney General Mayes Demands Transparency as ICE Refuses to Release Fatality Information Attorney General Kris Mayes today joined a coalition of 22 other attorneys general in urging the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to reverse a dangerous new policy ending investigations and public reporting of deaths that   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 25 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL PROTECTS ELECTIONS FROM FEDERAL OVERREACH, PERMANENTLY BLOCKS TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S UNLAWFUL EXECUTIVE ORDERS * Chicago -Attorney General Kwame Raoul scored two separate legal victories permanently blocking the implementation of key provisions in President Trump's unlawful executive orders that attempted to interfere with states' constitutional authority to adm  more

LEWISTON, Maine, June 26 -- Bates College issued the following news: * * * Faculty and staff excellence recognized By Meredith McCarroll Many Bates faculty have received grants, awards, and other acknowledgements of their strong teaching and research. Earlier, we highlighted two English faculty -- Jessica Anthony and Myronn Hardy -- who received Guggenheim Fellowships and two faculty Fulbright grantees -- Elena Maker Castro and Michel Droge. Read on for more great faculty news. Professor   more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Invests in Making America Healthy Again with Announcement of $1.5 Million to Improve Drinking Water in New England * BOSTON (June 26, 2026) - Today, U.S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing $1.5 million in grant funding to improve drinking water infrastructure in New England. These grants will help Make America Healthy Again by providing communities with needed resources to   more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Invests in Making America Healthy Again with Announcement of $25 Million to Improve Drinking Water in Small and Rural Communities * WASHINGTON- Today, U.S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing more than $25 million in grant funding to improve drinking water infrastructure in small and rural communities. These grants will help Make America Healthy Again by providing communitie  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Leger Fernandez Introduce Bipartisan Defenders of Bataan & Corregidor Congressional Gold Medal Act * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representative Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.) are reintroducing their bipartisan, bicameral Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor Congressional Gold Medal Act to honor the heroic individuals who served honorably in defending Ba  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King, Colleagues Reject Proposed Cuts to Veterans' Disability Benefits * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME), member of the Senate Veterans'Affairs Committee (SVAC), is opposing potential cuts to Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) benefits for disabled veterans who suffer from sleep apnea and tinnitus, as proposed by a draft VA rule and the Take Care of America's Veterans Act. In a  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * LeachGarner to Pay $2.8 Million in EEOC Pay Discrimination Suit Metallurgical company settles federal suit charging it placed female workers in lower-paying departments and paid them less than men for similar work BOSTON -LeachGarner, Inc., a metallurgical manufacturer and supplier, will pay $2.8 million and provide other relief to settle a federal sex discrimination lawsuit, the U.S.   more

AUGUSTA, Maine, June 27 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following radio address : * * * Fighting the Problem of Elder Abuse Hello, this is Governor Janet Mills, and thank you for listening. You know, the abuse of vulnerable Maine people, especially older adults, is an insidious problem. One in ten older Maine people experience abuse or exploitation, most often committed by someone they actually trust. But only one in 24 cases is actually reported to law enforcement. Far too often,  more

NEW YORK, June 27 -- Marymount Manhattan College issued the following news: * * * Annika Villareal '29 Captures Top Prize in Northeastern's Global Innovation Challenge Annika Villareal '29 is a shrewd problem solver--and her latest victory proves it. Villareal, an International Business and Economics major from Chantilly, Virginia, was part of the winning team in Northeastern University's inaugural Global Innovation Challenge. Launched this spring, the competition brought together nearly 90   more

AUGUSTA, Maine, June 26 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news: * * * Mills Administration Announces New Statewide Data Showing Maine Exceeded Housing Production Goal in 2025 * First survey of communities to track housing production in Maine found nearly 7,500 new housing units permitted in 2025, surpassing state's goal by nine percent The Mills Administration announced today that Maine surpassed its housing production goal in 2025, based on a first-ever survey of communit  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 26 [Category: Business] -- The National Marine Manufacturers Association posted the following news release: * * * NMMA Applauds Bipartisan Momentum Behind America the Beautiful Act * The National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) is applauding strong bipartisan momentum behind the America the Beautiful Act (H.R. 9250/S. 1547) following unanimous approval by both the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee and the House Natural Resources Committee. With the  more

LOS ANGELES, California, June 27 -- The Reason Foundation issued the following commentary by Managing Director of Technology Policy Max Gulker: * * * Local data center moratoria are costly for the whole country The backlash against artificial intelligence and data centers has distorted basic facts, making it more difficult for local authorities to get them right. - The most contentious, passionate, and consequential debates around artificial intelligence (AI) are currently playing out befor  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 26 -- The Boston University School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * Remembering Nate Nickerson, SPH's first DrPH graduate *. Featured Remembering Nate Nickerson, SPH's First DrPH Student Nathan "Nate" Nickerson (SPH'07), SPH's first DrPH student, died on May 14, at the age of 69, after a life devoted to advancing public health and serving vulnerable communities in Boston, Maine, Haiti, and beyond. Remembered for his humility, compassion, and   more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on June 25, 2026: * * * The James T. Woods Act Fights Online Child Exploitation That's Sweeping the Nation BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA - Online child exploitation, sextortion and violent online criminal networks like '764,' which coerce children into violent or suicidal acts, are sweeping the nation, impacting children across all 50 states. Each of the 56 Federal Bur  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Shaheen, King, Klobuchar Push Legislation to Make Child Care More Affordable for Working Families * **Senators' legislation seeks to strengthen the child care workforce to make services more accessible for working families** (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Angus King (I-ME) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) this week introduced legislation that would make child care more aff  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Colleagues Demand Answers on Failed Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool Rehabilitation Project Senators: "Taxpayers deserve a full explanation of how these failures occurred and who will be held accountable for correcting them" - U.S. Senator Ron Wyden said today he has joined Senate colleagues in demanding answers from the Trump administration about its rushed rehabilitation project of the Lincol  more