SACRAMENTO, California, July 28 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Supports New Federal Regulations Cracking Down on Illegal Robocalls * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta this week joined a coalition of 49 attorneys general in submitting a comment letter supporting proposed rules by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that would combat robocalls by enhancing existing "Know-Your-Customer" (KYC) obligati  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 27 -- North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Jeff Jackson Sues FEMA Over Threat to North Carolina's Counterterrorism Funding * RALEIGH - Attorney General Jeff Jackson sued the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for threatening to withhold more than a billion dollars that states use to fund counterterrorism and disaster response efforts. States r  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 27 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL CALLS ON FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO STRENGTHEN "KNOW YOUR CUSTOMER" RULES TO COMBAT ILLEGAL ROBOCALLS * Chicago -Attorney General Kwame Raoul co-led a bipartisan coalition of 50 attorneys general in calling on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to strengthen its "Know Your Customer" (KYC) rules to help prevent scammers from using the U.S. communications netw  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 28 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL URGES TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TO HALT PROPOSED RULE AMENDING EPA'S REGULATIONS TO IMPLEMENT NEPA * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined a coalition of 14 attorneys general in submitting a comment letter to the U.S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) strongly urging the agency to halt its proposed rule amending its regulations implementing the National En  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, July 27 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Strongly Urges Trump Administration to Halt Unlawful Proposed Rule Amending U.S. EPA's Regulations Implementing NEPA * Connecticut Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 14 attorneys general in submitting a comment letter to the U.S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) strongly urging it to refrain from moving forward with its proposed  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * Blunt Rochester, Bennet Reintroduce Bill to Connect Workers with Higher Wages U.S. Senators Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) and Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) reintroduced the Better Jobs through Evidence and Innovation Act to expand funding for evidence-based and innovative workforce development programs to ensure that workers have the skills needed to compete in a 21st-century economy. "As we ad  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, July 29 -- The Maryland State Board of Education issued the following news release: * * * Dr. Joshua Michael, Dr. James Bell Elected to Lead State Board of Education The Maryland State Board of Education voted unanimously to re-elect Dr. Joshua L. Michael as President and elect Dr. James C. Bell as Vice President for the 2026-2027 term. Dr. Michael and Dr. Bell were appointed to the State Board by Gov. Wes Moore. During Dr. Michael's two years as President, the Board has  more

ALBANY, New York, July 27 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Hochul Announces Coordinated Public Awareness and Enforcement Campaign to Prevent Bridge Strikes Across New York * Governor Kathy Hochul today announced a growing, coordinated public awareness and enforcement campaign to prevent bridge strikes by commercial vehicles and large trucks across New York State. In November 2023, the State Department of Transportation launched the "Check Yo  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration issued the following recall notice: * * * LIDL US Recalls Eridanous Shortbread Cookies with Chocolate Truffle Coating & Apricot Filling due to Undeclared Wheat, Soy, Milk, and Eggs Summary Company Announcement Date: July 24, 2026 FDA Publish Date: July 28, 2026 Product Type: Food & Beverages Reason for Announcement: Undeclared wheat, soy, milk, and egg allergens due to foreign language pac  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, July 29 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on July 28, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Blocks Federal Cuts to School Mental Health Grants Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today announced that a U.S. District Court judge granted a temporary restraining order that blocks the U.S. Department of Education from unlawfully terminating congressionally approved school-based mental health grants. The order in the case joined by At  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, July 29 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on July 28, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Urges Federal Government to Strengthen Know Your Customer Rules to Combat Unlawful Robocalls Attorney General Anthony G. Brown and a bipartisan coalition of 49 other attorneys general are pushing the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to strengthen its "Know Your Customer" (KYC) rules to help prevent scammers from using the U.S. commu  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey issued the following news release: * * * Media Alert: Low-level Flights to Image Geology over Eastern Kansas * RESTON, Va. - Low-level airplane flights will begin as soon as late July over eastern Kansas to image geology using airborne geophysical technology. The flights are a collaborative effort between the U.S. Geological Survey's Earth Mapping Resources Initiative and the Kansas Geological Survey. The USGS  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Petition Demands New Jersey Enforce Horseshoe Crab Harvest Moratorium * CAPE MAY, N.J.-The Center for Biological Diversity and allies today petitioned a New Jersey agency to issue a declaratory ruling on a biomedical company's persistent violation of the state's moratorium on harvesting, killing and injuring horseshoe crabs. "On paper, New Jersey is one of the best state p  more

MIAMI, Florida, July 28 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Prominent Governance Expert Joseph Grundfest to Keynote 7th Annual Summit for Corporate Governance * Greenberg Traurig and William S. Boyd School of Law at UNLV to Co-Host LAS VEGAS - July 28, 2026 - Joseph A. Grundfest, a renowned expert on capital markets, corporate governance, and securities litigation, will deliver the keynote address at the seventh annual Summit f  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, July 29 -- South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley issued the following news release on July 28, 2026: * * * Attorney General Jackley Urges Federal Government to Strengthen "Know Your Customer Rules" Against Illegal Robocalls South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces he has joined 49 other Attorneys General in pushing the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to strengthen its "Know Your Customer" (KYC) rules to help prevent scammers from using the U.S.  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on July 27, 2026: * * * Senators Blunt Rochester, Coons Join Colleagues in Introducing Resolution to Uplift Disability Community and Honor 36 Years of the ADA Senators Lisa Blunt Rochester and Chris Coons (both D-Del.) joined Senator Andy Kim (D-N.J.) and 27 Senate Democratic colleagues in introducing a resolution ahead of the 36th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to honor t  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on July 27, 2026: * * * Senators Blunt Rochester, Justice Introduce Bill to Support Farmers Faced with Flood Risks Companion Legislation was Introduced by Representatives Panetta, Feenstra in the House of Representatives - Today, U.S. Senators Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) and Jim Justice (R-W. Va.) were joined by Congressmen Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.-19) and Randy Feenstra (R-Iowa-04) to introduc  more

OLYMPIA, Washington, July 29 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release on July 27, 2026: * * * WA leads SCOTUS brief supporting responsible and informed hazardous waste disposal * Attorney General Nick Brown led a coalition of 11 attorneys general in an amicus brief filed today before the U.S. Supreme Court, arguing the federal government must make informed decisions about how to store, treat, and dispose of hazardous waste. The case, Department of th  more