PHOENIX, Arizona, Aug. 8 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on Aug. 7, 2026: * * * Attorney General Mayes Wins Case Protecting Federal Support For Homelessness Services Attorney General Kris Mayes and a multistate coalition have won their case challenging Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) illegal attempt to cap funding for permanent housing projects that help families facing housing insecurity or experiencing homelessness. If the coaliti  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 6 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Urges Federal Government to Protect Consumers, Deny Opportunity Financial Merger * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a coalition of 17 attorneys general in sending letters to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and the Federal Reserve Board (FRB), urging the agencies to deny Opportunity Financial's (OppFi) applicatio  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Aug. 6 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General Clark Joins Coalition Urging Federal Government to Deny Opportunity Financial Merger * Attorney General Charity Clark joined a coalition of 17 attorneys general today in sending letters to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and the Federal Reserve Board (FRB), urging the agencies to deny Opportunity Financials' (OppFi) application to acquire and mer  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 6 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL LEADS COALITION URGING FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO DENY OPPORTUNITY FINANCIAL MERGER Merger Would Grant OppFi a National Bank Charter, Allowing Triple-Digit Interest Rates - Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul led a coalition of 18 attorneys general today in sending letters to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and the Federal Reserve Board (FRB),   more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Aug. 6 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Joins Coalition Urging Federal Government to Deny Opportunity Financial Merger Merger Would Grant OppFi a National Bank Charter, Allowing Triple-Digit Interest Rates - (Hartford, CT)- Attorney General William Tong joined a coalition of 17 attorneys general today in sending letters to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and the Federal Rese  more

SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine, Aug. 6 -- Southern Maine Community College posted the following news: * * * CONTROL YOUR INFO: Students can now complete FERPA releases through Anthology Student * SMCC students can now complete and manage FERPA releases through Anthology Student, making it easier to authorize a trusted person to receive selected information about their student record. A FERPA release allows a student to 2027give permission for the College to share certain information with a parent, f  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R49057) on July 31, 2026, entitled "Data Centers and Water - Frequently Asked Questions:" (Continued from Part 1 of 3) * * * Water Sources and Authorities What Are the Potential Water Sources Available for Data Centers?/14 Operators of data centers can acquire water from several sources. Commonly used sources include municipal drinking water systems; treated wastewater, which can be referred   more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Aug. 6 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release: * * * Debora Kapisha, RN, freed from ICE custody, returns home * Debora Kapisha, the registered nurse detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) recently at Boston Logan International Airport, has been released from ICE custody and is on her way home to Maine. Kapisha, a medical-surgical nurse at Maine Medical Center (Maine Med) in Portland, is a member of Maine State Nur  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release on Aug. 7, 2026: * * * QUICK CLIP: Conservative Radio Host Says Susan Collins Only Plans to Vote Against Blanche Nomination Because "He's Already Got The Votes" "Reliable vote" who "never let the Republicans down" Susan Collins is "back to her old tricks" of symbolically opposing the GOP agenda only after they secure the necessary votes. This week, she announced her opposition to Todd Blanche'  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Votes to Sanction Russia * WASHINGTON -U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, released the following statement after securing Senate passage of the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act, bipartisan legislation he cosponsored to impose sanctions on Russian President Valdimir Putin, senior Russian political and military lea  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release on Aug. 6, 2026: * * * ICYMI: New Poll Suggests Tougher Environment for Susan Collins than 2020 [Bangor Daily News] In case you missed it, Susan Collins' re-election bid is in "serious trouble" with a new poll finding her facing "a tougher environment for reelection than she did in 2020" and lagging behind Democrat Troy Jackson, a fifth-generation logger from Allagash, union member, and former  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO American Federation of Government Employees issued the following news release: * * * Largest Federal Employee Union Endorses 5 Connecticut Incumbents for Reelection to Congress * AFGE says these candidates always stand with federal workers BRIDGETON, N.J. -The American Federation of Government Employees today announced its endorsement of five incumbent members of Congress for reelection to the U.S. House representing Connecticut in the 20  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Aug. 8 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Aug. 7, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Secures Order Protecting Federal Support for Homelessness Services Attorney General Anthony G. Brown and a multistate coalition have won their case challenging the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) unlawful attempt to cap funding for permanent housing projects that help families facing housing insecurity or experiencin  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Aug. 8 -- Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued the following statement on Aug. 7, 2026: * * * Attorney General Neronha, coalition secure order protecting federal support for homelessness services Attorney General Peter F. Neronha today issued the following statement after U.S. District Court Judge Mary S. McElroy granted summary judgment in a lawsuit which unlawfully attempted to cap funding for permanent housing projects. "While the Trump Administr  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, chairwoman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 7, 2026: * * * Senator Collins Delivers Remarks Urging Quick Passage of Stopgap Funding Measure U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-Maine), Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, spoke on the Senate floor today to urge the passage of the Continuing Resolution (CR) she crafted with colleagues on both sides of the aisle to prevent a government shutd  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- 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 Aug. 6, 2026: * * * Susan Collins' Approval Sinks with Maine Voters Troy Jackson leads incumbent Republican Susan Collins by 4 points, according to new polling released Wednesday by Senate Majority PAC,  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Collins Introduces Bill to Combat Medicare Home Health Fraud * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Susan Collins introduced legislation today to protect the Medicare home health program from fraud and strengthen access to these important services for the Americans who need them. The Medicare Home Health Payment Integrity and Protection Act would give the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Servic  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Collins' Bipartisan Bill to Allow Early Childhood Educators to Deduct Out-of-Pocket Purchases of Classroom Supplies Passes Senate * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Susan Collins announced today that the Senate passed the Supporting Early-Childhood Educators' Deductions (SEED) Act by an overwhelming bipartisan vote of 86 to 11. This legislation, which Senator Collins introduced last year wit  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Collins' Statement on Senate Passage of Bipartisan Russia & Iran Sanctions Bill * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Susan Collins issued the following statement today after the Senate passed the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act by a vote of 86 to 11: "As an original cosponsor of the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act, I was pleased to see the bill pass the Sen  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Markey Releases New Comprehensive Report "Under the Radar" Documenting Trump's Second Administration Stealth Attack on U.S. Immigration System * Markey report reveals some of the most expansive and damaging measures have unfolded largely outside of public view Report Text (PDF) Washington (August 7, 2026) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) today released a comprehensive new repo  more

JONESBORO, Arkansas, Aug. 7 -- Arkansas State University posted the following news: * * * White Coat Ceremony Planned for First Class of A-State's College of Veterinary Medicine * JONESBORO, ARK. - The College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM) is poised to welcome its first class of Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) students at Arkansas State University this fall. Ahead of the start of classes, a white coat ceremony will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 8, at Fowler Center. "The white coat  more