OLYMPIA, Washington, July 2 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * AG Brown leads multistate opposition to Postal Service's attempt to undermine voting rights * Attorney General Nick Brown co-led a multistate coalition of 24 attorneys general in filing a formal comment letter today opposing the Postal Service's attempt to aid the President's efforts to seize control of elections and restrict mail-in voting through a proposed rule, and asking   more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, July 3 -- The American Academy of Physician Associates issued the following news release: * * * American Academy of PAs Announces 2026-27 Board of Directors David J. Bunnell to Serve as President and Chair of the Board - The American Academy of Physician Associates (AAPA) Board of Directors began its 2026-27 leadership year on July 1. The board will be led by President and Chair David J. Bunnell, PhD, PA-C, DFAAPA, a dedicated leader with more than 20 years of clinica  more

SACRAMENTO, California, July 2 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Co-Leads Opposition to Proposed USPS Rule Creating Centralized Voter List, Restricting Mail Voting * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today co-led a coalition of 24 attorneys general in filing a comment letter opposing a United States Postal Service (USPS) proposed rule that would facilitate the president's efforts to exert greater control over  more

SACRAMENTO, California, July 2 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Urges Trump Administration to Withdraw Unlawful Contractor Production and Reporting Requirements * Proposal would impose unclear, confusing, potentially duplicative, and burdensome obligations on federal contractors and subcontractors OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today co-led a multistate coalition in submitting a comment letter urging th  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, July 2 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General Clark Joins Multistate Opposition to Postal Service's Attempt to Undermine Voting Rights * Attorney General Charity Clark joined a coalition of 24 attorneys general in filing a formal comment letter today opposing the Postal Service's attempt to aid the President's efforts to seize control of elections and restrict mail-in voting through a proposed rule and asking t  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 2 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL OPPOSES POSTAL SERVICE'S UNLAWFUL ATTEMPT TO UNDERMINE VOTING RIGHTS * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 24 attorneys general, took action to oppose the U.S. Postal Service's attempt to aid the president's efforts to seize control of elections and restrict mail-in voting through a proposed rule. The coalition is calling on the Post  more

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- Rep. Betty McCollum, D-Minnesota, ranking member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, issued the following remarks on June 24, 2026, at a markup of fiscal 2027 Defense funding bill: * * * Thank you very much, Chairman Cole. I want to start by again thanking the majority and minority staff: Jennifer, Jason, and Ed on the minority side, and Taylor, Keri Lyn, Gina, Colleen, Max, Ariana, Jackie, Daniel, and both Adams. And, I would also like to thank my perso  more

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following opening remarks on June 5, 2026, at a Homeland Security Subcommittee markup of the fiscal 2027 U.S. Department of Homeland Security funding bill: * * * Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman, and I too am so appreciative of your work and the work of Ranking Member Cueller in getting this bill to where it is. There obviously are serious differences with the bill which we  more

DECORAH, Iowa, July 2 -- Luther College posted the following news: * * * Luther College Board of Regents elects Shannon Duval to be next chairperson * Luther College President Brad Chamberlain recently announced that the Luther College Board of Regents unanimously elected Shannon Duval, a 1995 Luther graduate, to serve as the board's next chairperson. Chamberlain also announced that five Luther alumni, Ann Bentdahl, Michael Gerdin, Mark Jensen, Lee Valenta and Cassandra Warner, will join the  more

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, St. Paul, expressed opposition in a public comment letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency regarding the agency's proposed rule revising the definition of "begin actual construction" under the New Source Review preconstruction permitting program. The letter emphasized concerns about regulatory certainty, rule clarity, program effectiveness, public trust, and consistency among states. The MPCA criticized the EPA proposal fo  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, July 3 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release: * * * Nurses at HCA Swedish Medical Center join nation's largest nurses union * Registered nurses at HCA HealthONE Swedish (a.k.a., Swedish Medical Center) in Englewood, Colo., voted to join National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United (NNOC/NNU), the country's largest nurses union, in an election held on July 1 and 2, 2026. "This is a huge victory for the nurses at  more

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- Otter Tail Power Co., Fergus Falls, Minnesota, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency regarding proposed amendments to the coal combustion residuals rules, particularly focusing on the regulation of coal combustion residual management units. The electric utility, which serves approximately 134,200 customers across Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota and operates coal-fired power plants in North Dakota and South Dakota, outlin  more

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- Prime Therapeutics LLC, Eagan, Minnesota, has submitted a public comment letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services outlining its support for modernization efforts within the agency's proposed rule on interoperability standards and prior authorization for drugs. While endorsing the policy direction aimed at advancing electronic prior authorization and interoperability, Prime Therapeutics has called for several operational refinements and extended timelines to en  more

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minnesota, ranking member of the House Agriculture Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Angie Craig, Agriculture Democrats Emphasize Importance of USMCA In a letter led by Ranking Member Angie Craig (MN-02), members of the House Agriculture Committee urged the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative and USDA to listen to agricultural stakeholders and bipartisan lawmakers on the importance of the United States-Mexico-Canad  more

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- UnitedHealth Group, Minneapolis, Minnesota, has conveyed its positions and recommendations to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services regarding the federal agency's proposed Interoperability Standards and Prior Authorization for Drugs Rule. The proposal aims to standardize electronic prior authorization processes across Medicare Advantage, Medicaid/CHIP, and Qualified Health Plans offered through Federally Facilitated Exchan  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, July 3 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release: * * * Wichita nurses prepared for one-day strike for patient and staff safety * Nurses at two Ascension hospitals in Wichita, Kan., are moving forward with their one-day strike on July 6 to protest hospital management's refusal to address RNs' deep concerns about safety at Ascension Via Christi St. Francis and Ascension Via Christi St. Joseph hospitals. Nurses at the facilities are   more