Tuesday - July 28, 2026

News Tipoffs - California Editors

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RATINGS CHANGE: Center for Politics Report Shifts CA-22 in Democrats' Direction
WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * RATINGS CHANGE: Center for Politics Report Shifts CA-22 in Democrats' Direction * "David Valadao...is now an underdog" Center for Politics just shifted California's 22nd Congressional District toward Democrats' direction in just the latest sign that sell-out David Valadao is more vulnerable than ever. Center for Politics writes in part: * Rep. David Valadao...historically  more
ALG Urges Senate To Pass SAVE America Act To Remove Illegal Aliens From Voter Rolls
FAIRFAX, Virginia, July 17 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- Americans for Limited Government posted the following news release: * * * ALG Urges Senate To Pass SAVE America Act To Remove Illegal Aliens From Voter Rolls * July 17, 2026, Fairfax, Va.-Americans for Limited Government Executive Director Robert Romano today issued the following statement urging the Senate to follow the House's lead in passing the SAVE America Act : "According to the Department of Homeland Security  more
Calif. A.G. Bonta Appeals Ruling in Card Room Regulations Litigation
SACRAMENTO, California, July 17 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Appeals Ruling in Card Room Regulations Litigation * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today released a statement regarding the decision to appeal the Superior Court's orders invalidating the Bureau of Gambling Control's card room regulations for blackjack and player-dealer games. "Today, we appealed a court ruling that restricts the Bureau o  more
Calif. A.G. Bonta Opposes Trump Administration's Latest Attempt to Shield Federal Attorneys from Accountability
SACRAMENTO, California, July 17 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Opposes Trump Administration's Latest Attempt to Shield Federal Attorneys from Accountability * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a multistate coalition in supporting the District of Columbia's motion to dismiss a Trump Administration lawsuit seeking to enjoin D.C. bar disciplinary proceedings against former Acting Assistant Attorn  more
Calif. A.G. Bonta Secures Final Ruling Blocking Major Avenue Used by Trump Administration to Cut Off Federal Funding to States
SACRAMENTO, California, July 17 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Secures Final Ruling Blocking Major Avenue Used by Trump Administration to Cut Off Federal Funding to States * Since January 2025, the Trump Administration has baselessly relied on a single subclause buried deep in federal regulations to slash billions in previously awarded grant funding OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today secured a decis  more
California's mandatory participation in Section 8 violates Fourth Amendment, new lawsuit argues
SACRAMENTO, California, July 17 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Pacific Legal Foundation issued the following news release: * * * California's mandatory participation in Section 8 violates Fourth Amendment, new lawsuit argues * Sacramento, California; July 17, 2026: A California property owner filed a Fourth Amendment lawsuit today challenging California's mandate that all property owners participate in the Section 8 Housing Program. Thomas Manning argues that this mandate violates property own  more
Cumberland School of Law Faculty Scholarship Citations, April 1-June 30, 2026
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, July 17 -- Samford University issued the following news release: * * * Cumberland School of Law Faculty Scholarship Citations, April 1-June 30, 2026 * The scholarship of Samford University Cumberland School of Law faculty members is frequently cited in numerous legal disciplines. The following is a list of faculty authored works cited from April 1, 2026, through June 30, 2026, and sourced by Westlaw Precision, Lexis+ AI, and HeinOnline. Ramona C. Albin Ramona C. Alb  more
Final Guatemalan national extradited to U.S. admits to role in 2021 alien smuggling mass casualty event in Chiapas, Mexico
HOUSTON, Texas, July 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas posted the following news release: * * * Final Guatemalan national extradited to U.S. admits to role in 2021 alien smuggling mass casualty event in Chiapas, Mexico * LAREDO, Texas - The last foreign national has pleaded guilty to smuggling charges related to the crash of a tractor-trailer packed with at least 160 illegal aliens which resulted in the deaths of more than 50 people, including unaccompa  more
Foreign-Trained Therapists Find Their Path to U.S. Practice
KENT, Ohio, July 17 -- Kent State University posted the following news: * * * Foreign-Trained Therapists Find Their Path to U.S. Practice * Healthcare professionals trained in other countries often find that they need additional training before they are permitted to practice in the United States. For foreign-trained physical therapists and physical therapist assistants, Kent State University provides a way to bridge that gap. Since 2014, Kent State has provided courses for foreign-trained   more
Gibson Dunn Represented Neurogene on $143.7 Million Offering of Common Stock and Pre-Funded Warrants
LOS ANGELES, California, July 17 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Gibson, Dunn and Crutcher, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Gibson Dunn Represented Neurogene on $143.7 Million Offering of Common Stock and Pre-Funded Warrants * Gibson Dunn represented Neurogene Inc., a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on developing life-changing genetic medicines for people and their families impacted by devastating neurological diseases, in a public offering of 4,124,999 shares of common  more
ILL. A.G. RAOUL WINS RULING TO PROTECT BILLIONS IN CRITICAL FEDERAL FUNDING
CHICAGO, Illinois, July 17 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL WINS RULING TO PROTECT BILLIONS IN CRITICAL FEDERAL FUNDING * Judge Rules Trump Administration Cannot Subvert Will of Congress Through Obscure Regulation Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul and a coalition of 24 states won a key ruling today declaring the Trump administration illegally misused its regulatory authority to unlawfully pull billions of dollars   more
In UCLA Law's Veterans Legal Clinic, students serve those who served
LOS ANGELES, California, July 17 -- The University of California at Los Angeles School of Law posted the following news: * * * In UCLA Law's Veterans Legal Clinic, students serve those who served * During his active-duty service with the Army, Aaron Bauer '20, a college graduate with a degree in near eastern studies, had no designs on becoming a lawyer. "It was about two years into my time that I started working alongside military attorneys," says Bauer, a captain who was second-in-command o  more
JACOB ELORDI, MARLON WAYANS, ARSENIO HALL, NIECY NASH-BETTS WITH GUEST HOST COLMAN DOMINGO ON ABC'S 'JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE,' JULY 20-24
BURBANK, California, July 17 [Category: BizArts/Cultural] -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, posted the following news release: * * * UPDATE: JACOB ELORDI, MARLON WAYANS, ARSENIO HALL, NIECY NASH-BETTS WITH GUEST HOST COLMAN DOMINGO ON ABC'S 'JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE,' JULY 20-24 * ABC's Emmy(r) Award-winning late-night talk show, "Jimmy Kimmel Live," airs every weeknight at 11:35 p.m. EDT and features a diverse lineup of guests that includes celebrities, athletes, musical acts, comedians and human  more
Legacy Gift Opens Doors for Future Lumberjacks
ARCATA, California, July 17 -- The California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt posted the following news: * * * Legacy Gift Opens Doors for Future Lumberjacks * Combined with the many gifts they have made over the last forty years to support Humboldt and Humboldt students, their generosity will continue to help make a Humboldt education possible for both current and future generations of students. "We hope it helps students actually be able to go to college," Lynch says. "We want them  more
Lujan, Welch, Schiff, Raskin, Ocasio-Cortez Introduce Legislation Imposing Gift Ban on Supreme Court Justices
WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Welch, Schiff, Raskin, Ocasio-Cortez Introduce Legislation Imposing Gift Ban on Supreme Court Justices * Legislation Cracks Down on Lavish Gifts to Supreme Court Justices With $50 Limit Aligning Ethics Rules With Congress, Other Judges, and Federal Officials Washington, D.C. -U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Peter Welch (D-VT), and Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) introduced the High Court G  more
Medical Impact Reaches Patients in Venezuela, Post-Earthquake
SANTA BARBARA, California, July 18 [Category: Health Care] -- Direct Relief posted the following news: * * * Medical Impact Reaches Patients in Venezuela, Post-Earthquake * Over the past week, Direct Relief has delivered 399 shipments of requested medical aid to 36 U.S. states and territories and 23 countries worldwide. The shipments contained 17.9 million defined daily doses of medication Medications and supplies shipped this week included treatments for rare diseases, nutritional supplem  more
Mich. AG Nessel Intervenes to Protect Onshore Wind Energy Projects
LANSING, Michigan, July 17 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Intervenes to Protect Onshore Wind Energy Projects * LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a coalition of 18 other attorneys general in moving to intervene in a lawsuit (PDF) against the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and Secretary Pete Hegseth for unlawfully freezing routine reviews of land-based wind energy projects across the country. Federal law re  more
N.C. A.G. Jackson Reaches $29.6 Million Settlement with Glenmark Over Drug Price-Fixing Conspiracy
RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 17 -- North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Jeff Jackson Reaches $29.6 Million Settlement with Glenmark Over Drug Price-Fixing Conspiracy * Friday, July 17, 2026 Contact: comms@ncdoj.gov 919-538-2809 RALEIGH - Attorney General Jeff Jackson reached a $29.6 million settlement with Glenmark to resolve allegations that the drugmaker was involved in a vast web of communications that involved com  more
Ore. A.G. Rayfield Wins Ruling Protecting Billions in Critical Federal Funding
SALEM, Oregon, July 17 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Rayfield Wins Ruling Protecting Billions in Critical Federal Funding * Attorney General Dan Rayfield announced a key district court ruling today - declaring that the Trump Administration broke the law when it terminated billions of dollars in future federal grants that Congress had already set aside for states. The cuts would hit programs across the country that fight viol  more
PCP Trafficker Sentenced to 60 Months for Role in Wide-Ranging Narcotics Conspiracy
WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia posted the following news release: * * * PCP Trafficker Sentenced to 60 Months for Role in Wide-Ranging Narcotics Conspiracy * WASHINGTON - Kenneth Watts, 59, of Upper Marlboro, Maryland, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court to 60 months in prison in connection with his role in a conspiracy to distribute phencyclidine (PCP), announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro. Watts was convicted by a federa  more
PennWest president accepts position at Utah Valley University
CALIFORNIA, Pennsylvania, July 17 -- PennWest posted the following news: * * * PennWest president accepts position at Utah Valley University * PennWest President Dr. Jon Anderson has been appointed president of Utah Valley University and will conclude his presidency at PennWest in August. The appointment follows action Friday by the Utah Board of Higher Education, the governing body for the Utah System of Higher Education. "Over the past two years, President Anderson has helped guide Pen  more
Q&A: Can a misunderstood tech benefit farmers' bottom lines and the environment?
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, July 17 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Q&A: Can a misunderstood tech benefit farmers' bottom lines and the environment? * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -An advanced technology that could benefit farmers' bottom line and help answer the rising demand for domestic energy production borrows a key ingredient from a centuries-old practice of burning dried manure to warm homes where trees were sparse or expensive: animal waste. According to   more
Rep. Hageman Moves to Terminate California's Hijacking of National Emissions Standards
WASHINGTON, July 18 -- Rep. Harriet Hageman, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Hageman Moves to Terminate California's Hijacking of National Emissions Standards * Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. Harriet Hageman (R-WY) introduced a joint resolution pursuant to the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to nullify the EPA's California waiver to enforce strict greenhouse gas (GHG) standards on cars. The ability to enact state-based emissions standards is only afforded to Californi  more
Shark Conservation & Management in the U.S. Topic of CRS Report (Part 1 of 3)
WASHINGTON, July 18 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48951) on July 15, 2026, entitled "Shark Conservation and Management in the U.S." by natural resources policy specialists Anthony R. Marshak and Pervaze A. Sheikh. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY Shark conservation and management in the United States have received attention from stakeholders and Congress due to biological, aesthetic, human safety, and other factors related to sharks. Stakeh  more
Stanford University Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies: Authoritarianism and Higher Education in Turkey
STANFORD, California, July 18 -- Stanford University Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies issued the following news: * * * Authoritarianism and Higher Education in Turkey Introduction and Contribution Since coming to power in 2002, Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Justice and Development Party (AKP) have significantly undermined Turkish democracy. This has most visibly involved police repression, systematic prosecutions of the AKP's critics, and partisan control and censorship of t  more
Statement From Trust for Public Land Regarding National Monument Reductions of Bears Ears National Monument and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument
SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 13 -- The Trust for Public Land issued the following news release: * * * Statement from Trust for Public Land Regarding National Monument Reductions of Bears Ears National Monument and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Washington, D.C. -- Dr. Ken Lucero, Indigenous and Tribal Communities Director at Trust for Public Land, issued the following statement in response to today's action by the Trump Administration to dismantle Bears Ears National Monument   more
Temporarily Closing Downtown LA Detention Facility, Transferring 22 People to Santa Ana
WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Jimmy Gomez, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Temporarily Closing Downtown LA Detention Facility, Transferring 22 People to Santa Ana * LOS ANGELES, CA - An unannounced congressional inspection by Congressman Jimmy Gomez today revealed that ICE is temporarily closing its B-18 detention facility in Downtown Los Angeles and transferring all 22 people currently detained there to a facility in Santa Ana. ICE officials disclosed the planned clos  more
They escaped the slave trade to an island in the middle of the ocean. Almost two centuries later, science is revealing their life histories.
SANTA CRUZ, California, July 17 -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news: * * * They escaped the slave trade to an island in the middle of the ocean. Almost two centuries later, science is revealing their life histories. * The origin stories of Saint Helena's Liberated Africans come into focus in a new study combining historical methods, computer modeling, and biogeochemical and DNA analysis. July 17, 2026 By Allison Arteaga Soergel and Globe Institute,  more
Trump's Transportation Secretary Duffy, White House OMB Director Vought Celebrate Christening of 'Lone Star State,' Announce $2 Billion Investment to Build Two New Military Ships in Philadelphia
WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: * * * Trump's Transportation Secretary Duffy, White House OMB Director Vought Celebrate Christening of 'Lone Star State,' Announce $2 Billion Investment to Build Two New Military Ships in Philadelphia * Shipbuilding process will be expedited with USDOT's proven vessel commercial management model and funded by President Trump's Working Families Tax Cut Act PHILADELPHIA, PA - U.S. Department of Tr  more
U.S. Research Vessels & Scientific Leadership in Antarctica Topic of CRS Report (Part 1 of 2)
WASHINGTON, July 18 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R49033) on July 15, 2026, entitled "U.S. Research Vessels and Scientific Leadership in Antarctica" by natural resources policy specialist Caitlin Keating-Bitonti and science and technology policy analyst Laurie Harris. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY In October 2025, the National Science Foundation (NSF) terminated the lease of the Research Vessel Icebreaker Nathaniel B. Palmer after 33 year  more
U.S. Research Vessels & Scientific Leadership in Antarctica Topic of CRS Report (Part 2 of 2)
WASHINGTON, July 18 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R49033) on July 15, 2026, entitled "U.S. Research Vessels and Scientific Leadership in Antarctica:" (Continued from Part 1 of 2) * * * U.S. Academic Research Fleet U.S. researchers voyaged aboard the Sikuliaq and Roger Revelle during the 2025-2026 Antarctic field season. UNOLS does not anticipate federal agencies requesting ARF ships to support Antarctic programs during the 2026-2027 field s  more
Voluntary Carbon Offsets - Background, Federal Involvement & Issues for Congress Topic of CRS Report
WASHINGTON, July 18 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R49035) on July 15, 2026, entitled "Voluntary Carbon Offsets: Background, Federal Involvement and Issues for Congress" by environmental policy specialist Jonathan L. Ramseur. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY A carbon offset is a measurable reduction, avoidance, or sequestration of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions used to compensate for GHG emissions generated elsewhere. Carbon offset projects c  more
Yale: Brian Feldman Named the C.N.H. Long Professor of Pediatrics
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, July 18 -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * Brian Feldman named the C.N.H. Long Professor of Pediatrics Feldman, who joined the faculty of Yale School of Medicine last year, has made significant discoveries in the study of hormone signaling. - Dr. Brian Feldman, who has made significant discoveries about how hormones regulate stem cells to promote beneficial differentiation and regeneration in living organisms, was recently appointed the C.N.H. Long   more