ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Dec. 30 -- The Prevent Cancer Foundation issued the following news: * * * "What I had was an awareness": Allan Houston on early detection and a family fight against prostate cancer * Allan Houston understands the power of early detection on a deeply personal level. The former New York Knicks standout, two-time NBA All-Star and Olympic gold medalist watched his father fight and survive cancerand then faced the very same diagnosis 13 years later. Wade Houston, the forme more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 30 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Secures Agreement With Trump Administration Preventing Further Delays In Medical And Public Health Research * Boston Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell secured a settlement agreement with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) providing that HHS will resume the review process for critical medical and public health research g more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Dec. 26 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AGs Unite to Keep Gift Cards Safe * LANSING Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, together with attorneys general from 13 other states, launched a public service announcement (PSA) campaign paid for by the Gift Card Fraud Prevention Alliance (GCFPA) aimed at protecting consumers from the growing threat of gift card scams. This collaborative effort comes as millions of Americans prep more PR

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Dec. 31 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson advocates for accountability for social media platforms * (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - Attorney General Alan Wilson joined a 29-state friend-of-the-court-brief defending Virginia's social media age verification law. "Our children are growing up in the Wild West of the digital age," Attorney General Wilson said. "While Big Tech turns a blind eye, children are  more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Dec. 31 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Secures Significant Victory Against Trump Administration, Ending Unlawful Delays in Review of Medical and Public Health Research Grants * California Attorney General Rob Bonta secured a multistate settlement agreement with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that permanently resolves claims made in a lawsuit he co-led in April challenging more PR

CARSON CITY, Nevada, Dec. 29 -- Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Ford Announces Sentencing of Brothers Behavioral Health and Its Owner * Las Vegas, NV - Today, Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford announced that Las Vegas-based Brothers Behavioral Health LLC and its owner, Isai Anaya-Estrada, were sentenced for fraudulently billing Nevada Medicaid for healthcare services that were not provided to recipients. The fraud occurred b more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: * * * CMS Announces $50 Billion in Awards to Strengthen Rural Health in All 50 States * WASHINGTON December 29, 2025 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today announced that all 50 states will receive awards under the Rural Health Transformation Program, a $50 billion initiative established under President Trump's Working Families Tax Cuts legislation (Public Law 119-21)  more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Dec. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following news release: * * * CMS Announces $50 Billion in Awards to Strengthen Rural Health in All 50 States * The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today announced that all 50 states will receive awards under the Rural Health Transformation Program, a $50 billion initiative established under President Trump's Working Families Tax Cuts legislat more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 30 -- A coalition of 193 state legislators from 33 states and Puerto Rico has formally requested the U.S. Department of the Interior and the U.S. Department of Commerce to withdraw four proposed changes to the Endangered Species Act (ESA). In a public comment letter, the lawmakers argue that these changes would strip the ESA of crucial provisions that have historically protected the nation's wildlife and their habitats. The legislators emphasized that maintaining current ESA pr more ST

CARSON CITY, Nevada, Dec. 31 -- Gov. Joe Lombardo, R-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Lombardo Delivers Year of Progress and Results for Nevada Families in 2025 * As 2025 nears its conclusion, Governor Joe Lombardo today shared his administration's annual list of major accomplishments. "Over the past year, we delivered real results for Nevadans - expanding attainable housing, strengthening public safety, improving access to affordable health care, restoring account more PR

CARSON CITY, Nevada, Dec. 29 -- Gov. Joe Lombardo, R-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: REPORT: Nevada Leads the Nation in Hourly Wage Growth * In case you missed it, new data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics shows Nevada reported the largest increase in hourly pay of any state in the nation. Over the past year, Nevada's average hourly wage increased by 6.37% to $32.55 the highest rate of growth nationwide. The study noted that wage increases have become one of more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 31 -- The Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection released the following testimony by Klimas, founder of Leaf Street Strategies and president of the Cannabis Regulators Association, from a Dec. 16, 2025, hearing entitled "Ensuring Fair Access to Banking: Policy Levers and Legislative Solutions": * * * Chairman Tillis, Ranking Member Cortez Masto, and members of the committee. My name is Tyler Klimas, and I apprec more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Dec. 30 -- Littler, a law firm, issued the following commentary on Dec. 29, 2025: * * * New York Is the Eleventh State to Restrict Employers' Use of Credit History By Stephen A. Fuchs On December 19, 2025, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law S03072, amending the New York Fair Credit Reporting Act/1 to prohibit New York employers from obtaining or using consumer credit history in hiring and personnel decisions. The amended statute, which takes effect 120 more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Dec. 27 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Brown Secures Order Protecting FEMA Funding from Illegal Conditions Attorney General Anthony G. Brown recently secured an order from the United States District Court for the District of Oregon blocking the Trump administration from imposing illegal terms upon two Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grants. In November, Attorney General Brown joined a coal more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Dec. 26 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Secures Order Protecting FEMA Funding from Illegal Conditions * LANSING Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel recently secured an order (PDF) from the United States District Court for the District of Oregon blocking the Trump administration from imposing illegal terms upon two Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grants. In November, Michigan Attorney General Dana Ness more PR

CARSON CITY, Nevada, Dec. 29 -- Gov. Joe Lombardo, R-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Nevada Awarded Rural Health Transformation Program Grant * Today, Governor Joe Lombardo announced that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has awarded nearly $180 million to the Nevada Health Authority for the first year of the new federal Rural Health Transformation Program. This new funding is part of a five-year, $50 billion initiative as authorized by Congress earlier  more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Dec. 23 -- The Reason Foundation issued the following commentary: * * * Examining the K-12 open enrollment laws passed in 2025 Three states--Arkansas, Nevada, and New Hampshire-significantly improved their open enrollment policies this year. By Jude Schwalbach Each year since 2021, state lawmakers have strengthened their open enrollment laws, which allow students to transfer to public schools other than their assigned schools. More than 22 million students, 45% of p more PR

SEOUL, South Korea, Dec. 29 -- Samsung, a manufacturer of mobile devices and wearable tech to intelligent home appliances, issued the following news: * * * Samsung Expands Its Audio Ecosystem for 2026 With Multi-Device Sound and Immersive New Designs Q-Series soundbars and all-new Music Studio speakers deliver full, clear and room-filling, powered by enhanced Q-Symphony1 * Samsung, the global leader in soundbars2, today introduced its 2026 sound device lineup, marking a new chapter in how s more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 29 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Sens. Moran, Cortez Masto Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Strengthen America's Energy Supply Chain * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) introduced bipartisan legislation to strengthen America's energy supply chain, reducing the risk of dangerous power outages and helping to meet increasing energy demand. The Electric Supply Chain Act would require t more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 30 -- The Senate Indian Affairs Committee releases the following testimony by Regina Cuellar, tribal chairwoman of the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians, from a Dec. 17, 2025, hearing on legislation to take Federal land in California into trust for the benefit of the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians (S. 2735): * * * Good afternoon, Chairman, Vice Chairman, and Members of the Committee. Thank you for holding this hearing today and for the opportunity to testify. My na more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 30 -- The Senate Indian Affairs Committee releases the following testimony by Shivwits Band of Paiutes Tribal Chairwoman Tina Gonzales from a Dec. 17, 2025, hearing on the Shivwits Band of Paiutes Jurisdictional Clarity Act (S. 1508): * * * Chairman Murkowski and distinguished Members of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, my name is Tina Gonzales, and I have the honor to serve as Chairwoman of the Shivwits Band of Paiutes ("Shivwits Band" or "Shivwits"). Thank you for the more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 30 [Category: Political] -- Reproductive Freedom for All (formerly the NARAL Pro-Choice America) posted the following news release: * * * Six Reproductive Freedom Storylines to Watch in 2026 * TO: Interested Parties FROM: Reproductive Freedom for All RE: DATE: December 29, 2025 2025 affirmed critical truths that will be at the forefront of our fight in 2026voters continue to reject abortion bans and support reproductive freedom champions at the ballot box; anti-abor more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 29 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Geological Survey issued the following abstract of an article: * * * Pleistocene porcupine (Erethizontidae) records in arid southwestern North America and comparisons with the modern distribution of Erethizon dorsatum in southern California and Arizona * The North American porcupine ( Erethizon dorsatum ) is widely distributed throughout many ecosystems on the continent from northern Mexico to the Arctic Ocean, except for the southea more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 25 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Geological Survey has issued Scientific Investigations Report 2025-5106, titled 'Sediment accumulation rates and volume in Pahranagat Wash above Arrow Canyon Dam in northern Moapa Valley, Nevada,' by Jon W. Wilson, Boris Poff and Christopher C. Fuller, prepared by the Water Resources Mission Area in cooperation with the Bureau of Land Management. The report, published in 2025 from USGS offices in Reston, Va., evaluates how fast sediment has accumulated a more PR

OLYMPIA, Washington, Dec. 31 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * Washington secures agreement with HHS preventing further delays in medical and public health research * Following lawsuit by coalition, the Trump administration has agreed to cease delays in reviewing NIH grant applications Attorney General Nick Brown secured a settlement agreement with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) requiring HHS to quickly resume t more PR

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Dec. 27 -- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints issued the following news release: * * * A Year of Milestones, Mourning and Momentum: The Church of Jesus Christ in 2025 The past year was one of milestones, mourning and momentum for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The days were punctuated with sorrow from tragedies such as those in Lesotho and Michigan, as well as joy and progress from expanded opportunities for service and the continued growth more PR