BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 9 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Announces $36.5 Million Multistate Settlement with CVS for Allegedly Over-Dispensing Insulin Pens * BOSTON -Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell, in collaboration with the U.S Department of Justice and a bipartisan coalition of 35 other state attorneys general, today announced a $36.5 million multistate settlement with CVS Pharmacy, Inc. (CVS)  more

WASHINGTON, July 9 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R49021) on July 6, 2026, entitled "Appropriations for Implementation of the Endangered Species Act Since FY2017." The white paper is written by natural resources policy specialists Eric P. Nardi, Anthony R. Marshak and Pervaze A. Sheikh. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY The Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA; P.L. 93-205, 16 U.S.C. Sec.Sec.1531-1544) aims to conserve species listed as endan  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, July 9 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson pushes federal government to further crackdown on illegal robocalls * (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - Attorney General Alan Wilson and 48 other attorneys general today called on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to strengthen rules that would make it harder for scammers to make robocalls from legitimate telephone numbers by cutting off scammers' access to  more

SACRAMENTO, California, July 7 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Joins Bipartisan Coalition in Supporting Increased Sampling in National Youth Tobacco Survey * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta yesterday joined a bipartisan coalition of 20 attorneys general in submitting a comment letter to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) supporting its proposal to increase the number of students surveyed through   more

ALBANY, New York, July 8 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: ** * Attorney General James Secures $45 Million from Block for Enabling Fraud and Misleading Cash App Users New York Attorney General Letitia James and a bipartisan coalition of 45 other attorneys general today secured $45 million from Block, Inc. (Block), the company behind the popular peer-to-peer payments app Cash App, for misleading its users and failing to protect them from scams and fr  more

ALBANY, New York, July 8 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Urges Federal Government to Strengthen Rules to Stop Illegal Robocalls * July 8, 2026 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today joined a bipartisan coalition of 48 other attorneys general in calling on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to adopt new measures to combat illegal robocalls alling on the Federal Communications Commission (FC  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 8 -- North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Jeff Jackson Leads Bipartisan Coalition Pushing Federal Government to Further Crackdown on Illegal Robocalls * RALEIGH-When a robocall scammer wants to call you, he doesn't need to do it from a fake number. The first thing he does is buy a long list of real phone numbers, then he cycles through them so fast that spam filters can't keep up. By the time one   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 9 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL CALLS ON EPA TO MOVE FORWARD WITH EMISSION STANDARDS FOR LIGHT- AND MEDIUM-DUTY VEHICLES Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 19 attorneys general and five cities, submitted a comment letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) opposing its proposed rule to delay implementation of the Tier 4 emissions standards for light- and medium  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 6 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL URGES U.S. TRADE REPRESENTATIVE TO STOP HITTING AMERICAN CONSUMERS AND BUSINESSES WITH ILLEGAL TARIFFS Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 22 states, urged the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to rescind its plan to continue President Trump's illegal tariffs. In their comment letter, the attorneys general push back on the USTR's propos  more

SALEM, Oregon, July 6 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Rayfield Urges U.S. Trade Representative to Stop Hitting American Consumers and Businesses with Illegal Tariffs * Attorney General Dan Rayfield and a coalition of 21 other states are urging the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to change course and drop its plan to continue Trump's illegal tariffs. Once again, Attorney General Rayfield is calling on Trump to stop il  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, July 9 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Pushes Federal Government to Further Crackdown on Illegal Robocalls * Press Releases (Hartford, CT) -Attorney General William Tong and 48 other attorneys general today called on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to strengthen rules that would cut off scammers' access to legitimate telephone numbers. Without that access, scammers can't use real   more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, July 6 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Urges U.S. Trade Representative to Stop Illegal Tariffs * Attorney General William Tong and a coalition of 21 other states are urging the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to change course and drop its plan to continue Trump's illegal tariffs. In a comment letter, the states pushed back on the USTR's latest proposal - tariffs on the European Union   more

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: * * * BLM Timber Sales Generate $10.7 Million, Support American Jobs in Second Quarter * WASHINGTON - The Bureau of Land Management generated more than $10.7 million in revenue from timber sales during the second quarter of 2026, supporting American jobs and increasing domestic timber supply. During the quarter, the BLM sold about 41 million board feet of timber across 1,5  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- The Smithsonian Institution issued the following news release: * * * Hirshhorn Museum Partners with Art Bridges Foundation to Announce 51 Museums in Landmark National Loans Program "50 for 50" Will Place American Art from the Hirshhorn Collection in Every U.S. State and Puerto Rico Selected by Each Institution for Multiyear Loans - The Smithsonian's Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden and the Art Bridges Foundation have chosen the 51 institutions that will participa  more

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news release: * * * MEDIA ADVISORY: Coast Guard Cutter Venturous to arrive at new homeport in Portsmouth * PORTSMOUTH, Va. -The Coast Guard is scheduled to welcome the Reliance-class medium endurance cutter USCGC Venturous (WMEC 625) to its new homeport at Base Portsmouth, July 10, 2026. WHO: U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area senior officer; Cmdr. Catherine Middleton, commanding officer of Coast Gu  more

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley Joins Push to Kick Private Equity Out of Kids' Sports and Stop the Ripoffs * Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley announced he joined Senate and House lawmakers in supporting the Let Kids Play Act, legislation to stop Wall Street from pricing kids out of sports. The proposed legislation bans private equity firms from taking over youth sports, shutting down the vulture practice  more

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Oregon Metro, Portland, has submitted a public comment letter opposing the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's proposed rule titled "Equal Access to Housing in HUD Programs Revisions." The rule would remove longstanding federal protections that ensure equal access to HUD-funded housing, shelter, and homelessness services. Oregon Metro, which plays a key role in funding affordable housing and homelessness services, emphasizes that the proposed rule would make  more

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Rep. Valerie Foushee, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Foushee, Casar Introduce Legislation to Protect Children and Americans' Privacy from AI Chatbot Harms and Require Chatbot Safety Assessments * WASHINGTON, DC (July 9, 2026) -Today, Congresswoman Valerie Foushee (NC-04) and Congressman Greg Casar (TX-35) introduced H.R. 9619, the People-First Chatbot Act, comprehensive legislation to establish strong federal safeguards and protections   more

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, released the following statement from a June 25, 2026, confirmation hearing for David Foley Jr., Brett Doyle, Peter-Anthony Pappas, Bart Thanhauser and Samuel Negatu to be commissioners of the International Trade Commission: * * * Thank you, Chairman Crapo, for holding this hearing for a bipartisan panel of nominees, and thank you to the five candidates before us for being willing to serve. The Int  more

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on July 9, 2026: * * * Wyden Urges USTR to End Attempt to Revive Trump's Price-Hiking Global Tariffs Wyden calls on Trump Administration to take real steps to combat forced labor in supply chains, step up enforcement against products made with illegal labor practices and restore funding to identify and stop forced labor where it happens - Senate Finance Committe  more