WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- The America First Policy Institute issued the following fact sheet: * * * South Dakota: The Great American Comeback The Economy: The Nation's Lowest Unemployment Meets the Working Families Tax Cuts South Dakota shows what pro-growth policy delivers: no state income tax, the Nation's lowest unemployment rate, an economy that just topped $80 billion for the first time--and now the largest federal tax relief for working families in a generation under the Working Families   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary on Aug. 12, 2026, by John Kartch and Sean Rowen: * * * End the Inflation Tax on Capital Gains to Help Middle Class Three-fourths of households with a capital gains filing make less than $200k - As reported Tuesday, President Trump is looking to help middle class households by ending the inflation tax on capital gains. Inflation is created by the government and then taxed by the government. Americans are current  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary by Kiran Subramanian and Theresa Grover: * * * ATR Commends Pledge Signers in AL, MN, WI, CT, and VT Ahead of August 11 Primary As voters head to the voting booth, they deserve to know where their candidates stand on key issues such as taxes and spending. Fortunately for voters in Alabama, Connecticut, Minnesota, Vermont, and Wisconsin, these candidates have signed the Taxpayer Protection Pledge and made written  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 13 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Joins Coalition to Defend International Students' and Faculty's Free Speech Rights * Attorneys general urge the court to uphold First Amendment protections, reject visa revocations and deportations based on political speech OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta, as part of a multistate coalition, filed an amicus brief urging the U.S. Court of Appe  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 13 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL SUES TRUMP ADMINISTRATION FOR UNLAWFULLY DEMANDING PERSONAL INFORMATION OF CDL DRIVERS * Administration Threatens to Withhold $10 Million in Federal Funding Unless Sensitive Information of Millions of Drivers Turned Over Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul led a coalition of 21 attorneys general and the state of Pennsylvania today in filing two lawsuits agai  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Aug. 13 (TNSLrpt) -- Consumer Price Index, Northeast Region July 2026 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Mid-Atlantic Region - Aug. 12, 2026 * * * Area prices were unchanged over the past month, up 4.1 percent from a year ago - The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Northeast Region was unchanged in July, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. The all items less food and energy index incr  more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Aug. 13 -- The Center for American Women and Politics issued the following news release on Aug. 12, 2026: * * * Primaries Set Up Major Milestones for Women in Minnesota and Tennessee Results from the August 11th primaries from CAWP - Primary elections were held recently in Alabama, Connecticut, Hawaii, Minnesota, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, and Wisconsin, and these contests have set up major potential milestones for women's political representation in the   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- The Federal Communications Commission Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau issued the following public notice (CG Docket No. 10-210): * * * By the Chief, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission), through the National Deaf-Blind Equipment Distribution Program (NDBEDP), also called "iCanConnect," provides up to $10 million annually from the interstate telecommunications relay service fund (TRS Fund) to support  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Aug. 14 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Aug. 13, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Sues Trump Administration for Unlawfully Demanding Personal Information of CDL Drivers Administration Threatens to Withhold $10 Million in Federal Funding Unless Sensitive Information of Millions of Drivers is Turned Over - Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general and the state of Pennsylvania today i  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Aug. 14 -- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release on Aug. 13, 2026: * * * AG Davenport Sues Trump Administration for Unlawfully Demanding Personal Information of Drivers Administration Threatens to Withhold $10 Million in Federal Funding Unless Sensitive Information of Millions of Drivers with Commercial Drivers Licenses is Turned Over - Attorney General Jennifer Davenport joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general and the state  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 (TNSletter) -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following letter to Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman: * * * Here is the text of the letter: August 10, 2026 Dear Mr. Altman, Mr. Amodei and Mr. Zuckerberg: Almost every day, there is a new story about how your companies are losing control of the AI technology you are developing, with potentially cataclysmic results. This week we learned, frighteningly, that AI has bee  more

SCHENECTADY, New York, Aug. 13 -- Union College posted the following news: * * * A love of nature leads to creation of Schenectady preserve * The Schenectady County land that Vicki Herzl Watkins '76 and Gray Watkins '73 owned for decades has inspired much. A deep love of and commitment to nature. The songs "Harvest Time" and "The World is a Song," written and performed by Gray (graywatkins.bandcamp.com). And their decision, last spring, to donate all 54 acres to the Mohawk Hudson Land Conse  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Aug. 14 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: * * * Clearing the air: Public prefers 'natural' approaches to curbing climate change Public support for climate solutions isn't just about whether the technique works--it's also about whether people perceive it as a natural process. That key takeaway of research from the University of Michigan and other institutions offers big implications for how policymakers, scientists and communicators talk ab  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Aug. 14 -- Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Jones Co-Leads Lawsuit Against Trump Administration for Unlawfully Demanding Personal Information of CDL Drivers Administration threatens to withhold $10 million in federal funding unless sensitive information of millions of drivers is turned over - Attorney General Jones, along with Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul, California Attorney General, Rob Bonta, and   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- WilmerHale, a law firm, posted the following news: * * * WilmerHale and Its Lawyers Recognized in 2026 New England Legal Awards * WilmerHale and its lawyers have been recognized across 11 categories in the 2026 New England Legal Awards, earning honors for both individual lawyers and firmwide litigation practices. The New England Legal Awards celebrate professional excellence across the legal community in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New  more