LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, July 27 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Griffin Announces Multistate Settlement with 23andMe over Genetic Data Breach * #Griffin: 'Our coalition has reached an agreement by which 23andMe will pay $18 million to the states. Arkansas's portion of the settlement will be $431,937' LITTLE ROCK - Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement after he and 41 other state attorneys general reached  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Committee Cliff Notes: Week of July 20, 2026 * Here's a recap of key moments from House Republican committees during the week: Agriculture On Tuesday, July 21, the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development held a hearing called "Examining Customer Protections and Market Integrity in Sports Event Prediction Markets," featuring testimony from Ro  more

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo Backs Legislative Package to Target Fraud * Washington, D.C.-U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) joined in co-sponsoring S. 4952, the Protecting American Taxpayers Act, a comprehensive anti-fraud legislative package that would recover stolen funds, protect taxpayer dollars and stop fraudsters. Led by Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), the legislation is projected to save taxpayers $240 billion if enacted.  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, July 27 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Entergy posted the following news release: * * * Entergy Louisiana lineworker Dylan Granger recognized nationally for dedication to customers and commitment to safety * For 12 years, Dylan Granger, lineworker at Entergy Louisiana, has helped keep the lights on for customers across our service territory. This year, his dedication to serving customers safely and reliably earned him national recognition during the Edison Electric Institut  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, July 27 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Entergy posted the following news release: * * * Entergy Texas ofrece $500.000 en apoyo para facturas de verano a fin de ayudar a clientes vulnerables * Los fondos adicionales del programa The Power to Care ayudaran a que adultos mayores y clientes con discapacidades elegibles puedan manejar los costos de energia durante el verano En la imagen: Miembros de la junta directiva de The Power to Care de Entergy Texas y socios comunitarios   more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, July 27 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Entergy posted the following news release: * * * Entergy Texas provides $500,000 in summer bill relief to help vulnerable customers * Additional funding through The Power to Care program will help eligible seniors and customers with disabilities manage summer energy costs For many of our neighbors, summer doesn't just bring higher temperatures, it brings higher electricity use. Extreme heat often means running air-conditioning longer   more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, July 25 -- The Louisiana Department of Education issued the following news release: * * * LOUISIANA NAMES 2027 TEACHER AND PRINCIPAL OF THE YEAR AT 20TH ANNUAL EDUCATOR EXCELLENCE GALA Early Childhood Teacher and Leader of the Year, New Teacher of the Year among those honored at the 20th Annual Cecil J. Picard Educator Excellence Awards Gala - NEW ORLEANS, La. -- The Louisiana Department of Education (LDOE), in partnership with Dream Teachers, honored the state's mos  more

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Rep. Julia Letlow, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Letlow Votes for National Defense Authorization Act * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congresswoman Julia Letlow released the following statement after passage of the National Defense Authorization Act, which authorizes annual operations for the Department of Defense. "I voted for the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to support our men and women in uniform and protect our national security. The Hous  more

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- The House Foreign Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Daniel B. Petrie, CEO of the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation, acting chief of staff of the Millennium Challenge Corporation, from a July 15, 2026, hearing entitled "Ending Supply Chain Dependency: Aligning Tools, Capital, and Partnerships": * * * Chairman Mast, Ranking Member Meeks, and distinguished members of the Committee, thank you for inviting me to testify. Since its founding  more

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Scalise's Summer Update: Key House Republican Wins of 2026 * WASHINGTON, D.C.-House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) released the following statement and accompanying summary of House Republican legislative victories showcasing the Conference's record of delivering results for the American people during the first half of 2026: "House Republicans entered this year committed to building on t  more

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Rep. Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Speaker Johnson Announces Nearly $26 Million for Louisiana Infrastructure Improvements * WASHINGTON -Speaker Johnson today announced nearly $26 million in funding for two projects in Louisiana's Fourth Congressional District to improve road safety and connectivity. Through the Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) grant program, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) aw  more

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senator Katie Britt Continues Fighting to Protect Women and Children From Dangerous Chemical Abortion Drugs, Joins Colleagues in Filing Amicus * WASHINGTON, D.C. -U.S. Senators Katie Britt (R-Ala.), Bill Cassidy (R-La.), and 90 Republican lawmakers recently filed another amicus brief in the Western District of Louisiana, supporting Louisiana's lawsuit to protect women and their unborn children f  more

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs issued the following news release: * * * VA honors Revolutionary War Veterans interred in national cemeteries in support of America's 250th anniversary * WASHINGTON -The Department of Veterans Affairs this weekend will honor 49 Veterans of the Revolutionary War who are interred or memorialized in VA national cemeteries or VA-administered soldiers lots in private cemeteries, as part of the yearlong effort to commemorate America's   more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, July 27 -- The Washington University School of Medicine posted the following news release: * * * Proven childhood obesity treatment also works at pediatrician's office * Childhood obesity affects one in five children in the U.S., yet most families have limited access to specialized weight-management programs for children. Now, a large clinical trial led by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, the University of Rochester Medical Center, th  more

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Shares New Data on Rising Farm Fuel Prices Under Trump; Vermont Farmers Paying $1,479 More on Average to Refill Fuel Tank * WASHINGTON, D.C. -New data shared by U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development, Energy, and Credit, shows Vermont farmers have been forced to spend at least $1,479 more to fill their farm fuel tank because of the   more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, posted the following news release: * * * WTAS: Financial Services Highlights Support for Committee's Bipartisan Main Street Capital Access Act There is strong and widespread support for the Committee's bipartisan Main Street Capital Access Act, which passed the House on Tuesday by a bipartisan vote of 270-155-1. To date, over 100 organizations have expressed support for the bill. For a on  more