BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 5 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Issues Statement After Appeals Court Affirms Permanent Injunction Against Trump Administration For Defunding Medical And Public Health Research * BOSTON Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today issued the following statement after the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit affirmed a lower court ruling permanently preventing th more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 6 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Issues Statement After Appeals Court Affirms Permanent Injunction Against Trump Administration for Defunding Medical and Public Health Research * LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following statement after the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit affirmed a lower court ruling permanently preventing the Trump administration, the Departm more PR

OLYMPIA, Washington, Jan. 6 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * Appeals court prevents cuts to billions in medical and public health research funding * A federal appeals court has affirmed a lower court ruling permanently preventing the federal Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) from implementing a policy that would cut billions of dollars in funds that support medical and public healt more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 6 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Slams Trump Administration's Attempt to Further Dismantle Safeguards for Nation's Waters * OAKLAND California Attorney General Rob Bonta today led a multistate coalition of 18 attorneys general in sending a comment letter opposing a proposed rule by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Army Corps) that would si more PR

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Jan. 5 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General Clark Joins Multistate Coalition to Oppose Trump Administration's Attempt to Further Dismantle Safeguards for Nation's Waters * Attorney General Charity Clark today joined multi-state coalition of 17 attorneys general in sending a comment letter opposing a proposed rule by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Army Corp more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 6 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL: APPEALS COURT AFFIRMS PERMANENT INJUNCTION TO HALT DEFUNDING MEDICAL, PUBLIC HEALTH RESEARCH * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul applauded the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit for affirming a lower court ruling permanently preventing the Trump administration, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) f more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Jan. 6 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Business Employment Dynamics in Nevada -- First Quarter 2025 * From December 2024 to March 2025, gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments in Nevada were 81,055, while gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments were 74,494, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statist more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Jan. 6 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Business Employment Dynamics in Washington -- First Quarter 2025 * From December 2024 to March 2025, gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments were 172,479 while gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments in Washington were 165,224 the U.S. Bureau of Labor more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 5 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Celebrating a New Year with Republicans' New Tax Cuts * Washington, D.C. Thanks to President Trump, U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and congressional Republicans, instead of dreading a massive tax hike, Americans rang in the New Year excited to have more money in their pockets and more opportunities to get ahead in 2026. The Working Families Tax Cuts Act will benefit middle-cl more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 (TNSxrep) -- Fiserv Inc., Milwaukee, Wisconsin, released its Small Business Index for December 2025 indicating that small businesses concluded the holiday season with modest growth. The seasonally adjusted index reached 144 as year-over-year sales increased by 1.6 percent. According to the report, this growth was primarily driven by higher average ticket sizes rather than transaction volume, which remained flat during the period. The Chief Data Officer at Fiserv, Prasanna Dho more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Jan. 7 -- The Business Technology Association issued the following news: * * * Impact Launches AI Services for Mid-Market Businesses BTA member Impact Networking has announced the launch of its artificial intelligence (AI) consulting services practice. The AI consulting services are designed to help mid-market organizations move from exploration to measurable business results. Led by Chief AI Officer Jon Evans, Impact's AI consulting services provide structured support more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 7 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Brown Joins Multistate Coalition Opposing Trump Administration's Attempt to Further Dismantle Safeguards for Nation's Waters Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined multi-state coalition of 18 attorneys general in sending a comment letter (https://oag.maryland.gov/News/Documents/pdfs/States%20WOTUS%20Comments_01052026%20Final.pdf) opposing a proposed rule by the more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R44972) on Jan. 5, 2026, entitled "Navy Constellation (FFG-62) and FF(X) Class Frigate Programs - Background and Issues for Congress:" (Continued from Part 2 of 3) * * * New Frigate Design If the second or fourth general approach outlined in the previous section is pursued, and a new frigate design is consequently to be procured, a follow-on potential oversight issue for Congress would be whe more PR

DEKALB, Illinois, Jan. 7 -- Northern Illinois University issued the following news: * * * Visual Disabilities students head north to visit Wisconsin School for the Blind Eleven students in NIU's program in Visual Disabilities gained close-up exposure this fall to a career option they might never had considered. Molly Pasley, assistant professor in the Department of Special and Early Education, drove the group to the Wisconsin School for the Blind and Visually Impaired (WSBVI) in Janesville.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Baldwin Supports Bill to Prevent All-Out War Against Venezuela * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Following months of bombing in the Caribbean and Pacific, the unauthorized military attack on Venezuela, and the arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro by the Trump Administration, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) announced she joined her colleagues in pushing forward a bill to prevent the United St more PR