PHOENIX, Arizona, Aug. 4 -- The Arizona House Republicans issued the following news release: * * * House Republicans Call on Governor Hobbs to Join Federal Anti-Fraud Data-Sharing Partnership Six states have already agreed to help federal investigators uncover fraud - Arizona House Majority Leader Michael Carbone and State Representative Selina Bliss, Chairman of the House Health and Human Services Committee, today called on Governor Katie Hobbs to act immediately to bring Arizona into a ne  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Aug. 3 -- West Virginia Attorney General John B. McCuskey posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General McCuskey leads coalition to keep a critical gas pipeline open * West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey is leading a coalition of 18 states in an amicus brief filed in Enbridge Energy v. Gretchen Whitmer, to keep a critical gas pipeline open. The Enbridge Line 5 pipeline starts and ends in Canada and carries more than 20 million gallons of light   more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Aug. 3 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Frantz Ward, a law firm, posted the following news: * * * Boards, Executives, and the Law: What the Fable Shutdown Reveals About AI Governance Liability * Part One of this series documented the threat environment: the Fable and Mythos pullback, AI-driven malware, autonomous cyberattacks, and the emergence of frontier AI models whose capabilities are being rationed by their own developers. This second installment addresses what is at stake l  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release on Aug. 2, 2026: * * * CAIR Md. Welcomes Release of Johns Hopkins Researcher, Calls for Protection of Due Process and End to Airport Immigration Dragnet The Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today welcomed the release of Dr. Fatima Ameaka, a Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health researcher who was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (IC  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 [Category: Computer Technology] -- The Computer and Communications Industry Association issued the following news release: * * * CCIA Presents Arguments Why Texas App Store Law Likely Violates First Amendment * Washington. - The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals will hear arguments Tuesday (Aug. 4th) on whether Texas can enforce its "App Store Accountability Act" (ASAA) while the case makes its way through the legal system. The law requires anyone in Texas to show government   more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Aug. 3 [Category: Agriculture] -- USA Rice Federation posted the following news: * * * Chairman Boozman Releases Updated Farm Bill 2.0 Text * WASHINGTON, DC - On Friday, Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman John Boozman (R-AR) released revised legislative text and announced the Agricultural Act of 2026 would come before the committee on Thursday, August 6, 2026, at 9:30 AM ET. The updated bill includes new language authorizing year-round sales of E15 and postponing by a  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 [Category: Sociological] -- The Defense of Freedom Institute for Policy Studies issued the following news release: * * * DFI Urges Supreme Court to Protect Parental Rights and Teachers' Free Speech in Montgomery County Public Schools Case The Defense of Freedom Institute for Policy Studies (DFI) filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in Polk v. Montgomery County Public Schools, urging the Court to hear a challenge to school district policies that require teachers  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- Rep. Brad Finstad, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Finstad Sends Letter to Governor Walz Expressing Concerns About Minnesota's Educational Performance * Congressman Brad Finstad (MN-01) recently sent a letter to Governor Tim Walz expressing his concern about the decline in Minnesota's educational performance. The letter cited a recent report that found Minnesota's education system has fallen in the national ranking from #7 to #21 in five years, not  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. Foundation for Defense of Democracies www.fdd.org Introduction Unmanned aircraft have become an increasingly serious threat to U.S. critical infrastructure. Small, commercially available drones can bypass traditional perimeter defenses to conduct surveillance, collect sensitive facility data, or deliver conductive materi  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Aug. 4 -- The Louisiana Department of Education issued the following news release: * * * STATE SUPERINTENDENT URGES SCHOOL SYSTEM LEADERS TO PROTECT CLASSROOM LEARNING TIME "One of our most important responsibilities is ensuring every school and classroom is a place where teachers can teach and students can learn" - State Superintendent of Education Dr. Cade Brumley is asking Louisiana school system leaders to keep classrooms calm and focused, saying the learning env  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. July 29, 2026 Electronic Filing Submitted Via Regulations.gov U.S. Environmental Protection Agency EPA Docket Center Office of Land and Emergency Management Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OLEM-2019-0361 Mail Code 28221T 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20460 RE: COMMENTS OF THE LARGE PUBLIC POWER COUNCIL ON ESTABLI  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 (TNSFR) -- The Louisiana Division of Archaeology, Baton Rouge, has completed an inventory under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), determining that human remains representing four Native American individuals have no identified lineal descendants or cultural affiliation with any Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization, according to a notice published by the U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service. The inventory includes the   more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Aug. 4 (TNSrpt) -- The New Mexico Department of Environment issued the following news release: * * * 94 enforcement actions initiated; 54 resolved in July 2026 NMED takes action against water quality violators - The New Mexico Environment Department is highlighting the ongoing success of its Enforcement Watch initiative, a transparency-focused program providing the public with consistent and timely information about the Department's enforcement actions across environme  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Aug. 4 -- The National Association of State Energy Officials posted the following news on Aug. 3, 2026: * * * U.S. Department of Energy Selects Idaho, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Utah as Potential Host States for Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campuses By Camille Norton, NASEO On July 28, 2026, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the selection of potential host states for Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campuses, integrated, full-cycle nuclear ecosystems. Idaho,  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Aug. 4 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: * * * Research links industrial pollution to health risks in Louisiana By Kelsey Bartlett For more than two decades, Virginia Tech professor and Louisiana native Barbara Allen has warned of the health risks associated with living near Louisiana's Cancer Alley. The 85-mile stretch of land along the Mississippi River is home to numerous petrochemical plants and oil refineries that produce plastics, fuels, and other indu  more