WASHINGTON, July 2 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO American Federation of Government Employees issued the following news release: * * * AFGE and NFFE Affiliates Sue Defense Department Over Illegal Termination of Employees' Union Rights * New lawsuit argues Secretary Hegseth's move to terminate collective bargaining agreements makes America less safe WASHINGTON - Today, more than 20 union affiliates of the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) and the National Federation of F  more

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. Andy Harris, R-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Harris Announces $5.58 Million for Easton Airport Runway Improvement Project * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Andy Harris, M.D. (MD-01), announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded $5,580,000 to Easton Airport in Talbot County through the Airport Improvement Program. The awards include $3,396,293 for runway paving and expansion of the Runway 4/22 safety a  more

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- Rep. Sarah Elfreth, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Elfreth's Reflections on Celebrating Our Nation's 250th Anniversary in Philadelphia, Our Community, and Across the Nation * "Yesterday I had one of the most profound experiences in 18 months as your Representative in Congress: traveling to Philadelphia with a bipartisan group of colleagues to be in the "room where it happened" 250 years to the day of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.   more

WASHINGTON, July 3 (TNSFR) -- The National Museum of Health and Medicine, Silver Spring, Maryland, has completed a Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act inventory identifying human remains with cultural affiliation to eight Tribal nations, according to a notice published by the U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service. The museum determined the remains represent one Native American child about 11/2 to 2 years old. According to the notice, the remains were removed f  more

WASHINGTON, July 3 (TNSFR) -- The National Museum of Health and Medicine, Silver Spring, Maryland, has completed an inventory under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act identifying human remains with a cultural affiliation to the Blackfeet Tribe of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation of Montana, according to a notice published by the U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service. The museum, part of the U.S. Department of Defense Defense Health Agency, determined the   more

WASHINGTON, July 3 (TNSFR) -- The National Museum of Health and Medicine, Silver Spring, Maryland, has completed a Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act inventory identifying human remains with cultural affiliation to the Pueblo of Acoma and the Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico. According to a notice published by the U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service, the museum determined the remains represent two individuals of Native American ancestry. The r  more

WASHINGTON, July 3 (TNSFR) -- The National Museum of Health and Medicine, Silver Spring, Maryland, has completed a Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act inventory identifying human remains with cultural affiliation to Alaska Tribal communities. According to a notice published by the U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service, the museum determined the remains represent one individual of Native American ancestry. The individual was removed from Point Hope, Alaska, by   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

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