News Tipoffs - Alaska Editors
Acting Alaska A.G. Mills Announces $45 Million Multistate Settlement With Block Inc. Over Deceptive Practices on Cash App
JUNEAU, Alaska, July 8 -- The Alaska Department of Law issued the following news release:
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Acting Alaska Attorney General Mills Announces $45 Million Multistate Settlement with Block Inc. Over Deceptive Practices on Cash App
Today, Acting Attorney General Mills announced a $45 million multistate settlement with Block, Inc., the company behind the popular peer-to-peer payments app Cash App. The settlement resolves allegations that Block misled consumers about the safety of Cash App, faile
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America's Electric Grid Delivered Record-Breaking Output as Heat Dome Blanketed the Nation
WASHINGTON, July 11 [Category: Energy] (TNSxrep) -- The Edison Electric Institute issued the following news release:
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America's Electric Grid Delivered Record-Breaking Output as Heat Dome Blanketed the Nation
U.S. electric output hit an all-time high last week, surpassing 100,000 gigawatt-hours (GWh) for the first time ever, according to new data released today by the Edison Electric Institute (EEI). Output for the week of June 28-July 4, 2026, reached 100,996 GWh, breaking the previous
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Ariz. A.G. Mayes Pushes Federal Government to Further Crackdown on Illegal Robocalls
PHOENIX, Arizona, July 11 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on July 10, 2026:
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Attorney General Mayes Pushes Federal Government to Further Crackdown on Illegal Robocalls
Attorney General Kris Mayes and 48 other attorneys general this week 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 numbers to deceive and sca
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Columbia University Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory: Study Reveals How Gas Bubbles Shaped Kilauea's 2018 Lava Flow
NEW YORK, July 11 (TNSjou) -- Columbia University Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory issued the following news:
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Study Reveals How Gas Bubbles Shaped Kilauea's 2018 Lava Flow
New research shows that gas bubbles played a central role in controlling how fast and far the lava traveled, and that lava flow models need to account for bubbles to more accurately forecast where lava will stop.
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* Researchers used more than 200 drone videos, lava samples and numerical modeling to reconst
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Cortez Masto, Cramer Honor Journeyman Lineworkers Recognition Day
WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release:
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Cortez Masto, Cramer Honor Journeyman Lineworkers Recognition Day
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Senators Pass Bipartisan Resolution Designating July 10, 2026, as Journeyman Lineworkers Recognition Day
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) led the passage of a bipartisan resolution to designate July 10, 2026, as Journeyman Lineworkers Recognition Day. This resoluti
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Delegation Welcomes Corps Permit for King Cove Road
WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release:
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Delegation Welcomes Corps Permit for King Cove Road
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Anchorage, AK- U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan and Congressman Nick Begich (all R-Alaska) today applauded the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' (Corps) approval of a permit to facilitate construction of a life-saving road between the isolated community of King Cove, Alaska and nearby Cold Bay. The one-lane gravel connector will provide
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Federal Register: Energy Information Administration Issues Information Collection Notice on Monthly Crude Oil & Lease Condensate, Natural Gas Production Report
WASHINGTON, July 10 (TNSinfo) -- The U.S. Department of Energy Energy Information Administration issued the following information collection:
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EIA invites public comment on the proposed collection of information, EIA-914, Monthly Crude Oil and Lease Condensate, and Natural Gas Production Report, as required under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. EIA is requesting a three-year extension of Form EIA-914 Monthly Crude Oil and Lease Condensate, and Natural Gas Production Report. The surve
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Greenberg Traurig Continues Energy Practice Growth in Colorado with Scott Looper
MIAMI, Florida, July 10 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release:
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Greenberg Traurig Continues Energy Practice Growth in Colorado with Scott Looper
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DENVER - July 10, 2026 - Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP added Scott Looper as a shareholder in its Energy & Natural Resources Practice, strengthening the firm's capabilities in midstream, liquefied natural gas (LNG), and integrated energy transactions. Looper, who will be based in
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ICYMI: Democratic Senate Candidates Hammer Republicans Over 'Big, Beautiful Bill' Fallout [The Hill]
WASHINGTON, July 11 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release on July 10, 2026:
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ICYMI: Democratic Senate Candidates Hammer Republicans Over 'Big, Beautiful Bill' Fallout [The Hill]
One year after Republicans enacted their toxic plan that has led to higher costs, less health care, and looming threats of hospital closures, new reporting from The Hill outlines how the fallout is defining Senate races across the country and how Republican candidates o
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Jamestown Foundation Posts Commentary: Moving Past 'Spirit of Anchorage' Could Spur More Realistic Negotiations
WASHINGTON, July 11 -- The Jamestown Foundation posted the following commentary on July 9, 2026, by Tatiana Vorozhko, contributing editor at the Reckoning Project, in the foundation's Eurasia Daily Monitor:
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Moving Past 'Spirit of Anchorage' Could Spur More Realistic Negotiations
Executive Summary:
* Russia continues to demand that Kyiv cede the Ukrainian-controlled parts of its Donetsk oblast, promoting the "spirit of Anchorage" to allege that the United States informally accepted Rus
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N.J. A.G. Davenport Pushes Federal Government to Crack Down on Illegal Robocalls
TRENTON, New Jersey, July 8 -- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Davenport Pushes Federal Government to Crack Down on Illegal Robocalls
Attorney General Jennifer Davenport co-led a coalition of 49 attorneys general today in calling 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 numbers to de
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OHSU awarded $6.5 million to improve rural health
PORTLAND, Oregon, July 9 -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news:
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OHSU awarded $6.5 million to improve rural health
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Oregon Health & Science University has been awarded $6.5 million in federal funding over the next two years for six projects to improve healthcare in rural Oregon.
The awards, announced Tuesday by the Oregon Health Authority, are among $97.1 million in federal funding to improve health and wellbeing in Oregon's rural communities. The money is
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Senate Majority PAC and Majority Forward Post Best Fundraising Quarter of the Cycle
WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Senate Majority PAC, an organization that works to elect Democratic senators who are committed to an economy that provides opportunity and security for America's working families and who stand up to protect the rights of all Americans, issued the following news release on July 10, 2026:
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Senate Majority PAC and Majority Forward Post Best Fundraising Quarter of the Cycle
Senate Majority PAC and its affiliated nonprofit, Majority Forward, announced today their best s
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Senate Passes Heinrich Resolution Recognizing Journeyman Lineworkers Day
WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release:
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Senate Passes Heinrich Resolution Recognizing Journeyman Lineworkers Day
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WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, announced that a bipartisan resolution he cosponsored designating July 10, 2026, as Journeyman Lineworkers Recognition Day, passed the Senate.
This resolution honors the men and women who dedic
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Sullivan Secures Exemption for Registered Alaska Native Craftsmen from New Etsy Ban on Fur Sales
WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release:
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Sullivan Secures Exemption for Registered Alaska Native Craftsmen from New Etsy Ban on Fur Sales
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ANCHORAGE, ALASKA -U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, this week secured a new exemption to the animal product policy of Etsy that will allow Alaska Native craftsmen to continue selling fur items on the online crafts marketplace. T
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Tennessee Attorney General Skrmetti Pushes Federal Government to Crack Down on Illegal Robocalls
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 9 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news:
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Tennessee Attorney General Skrmetti Pushes Federal Government to Crack Down on Illegal Robocalls
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Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti today joined a bipartisan coalition of 49 attorneys general in urging the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to adopt stronger safeguards that would make it harder for scammers to obtain legitimate telephone numbers and use them to targe
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U.S. Postal Service Postmaster General Steiner Testifies Before Senate Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee (Part 1 of 2)
WASHINGTON, July 10 -- The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Postmaster General David P. Steiner from a June 24, 2026, hearing entitled "Reforming the U.S. Postal Service's Broken Business Model":
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Good morning, Chairman Paul, Ranking Member Peters, and Members of the Committee. Thank you for calling this hearing to discuss the future of the United States Postal Service, a venerable institution that predates the nation itself a
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Yuma Test Center welcomes Steven Mullins as new Flight Services Division Chief
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Maryland, July 9 -- The U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command issued the following news:
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Yuma Test Center welcomes Steven Mullins as new Flight Services Division Chief
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Yuma Test Center (YTC) has selected Steven Mullins as its new Flight Services Division Chief, succeeding long-time employee Pat Franklin, who recently retired after more than 40 years in Army aviation. Mullins steps into the position, with nearly 15 years' military aviation experience.
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