CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 13 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL ASKS COURT TO ENFORCE ORDER BLOCKING TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S DEMANDS FOR PERSONAL DATA OF SNAP RECIPIENTS * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul asked the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California to enforce its preliminary injunction blocking the Trump administration's demand that states turn over personal and sensitive information about millions of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program  more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Jan. 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Consumer Price Index, Northeast region -- December 2025 * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Northeast region increased 0.2 percent in December, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. Regional Commissioner Alexandra Hall Bovee noted that the all items less food and energy index rose 0.1 percent over the month wh more PR

MOUNT PROSPECT, Illinois, Jan. 13 [Category: Business] -- The National Sporting Goods Association posted the following news: * * * Elder Named to Lead L.L. Bean * FREEPORT, MAINE (January 13, 2026) - L.L.Bean, Inc. announced the promotion of Greg Elder as its next president and chief executive officer. The selection culminates a comprehensive internal and external search to identify the right leader to steward the outdoor lifestyle brand's continued growth. Elder has been with L.L.Bean for nearly two decades, most recently as chief retail more PR

NEW YORK, Jan. 12 [Category: Sociological] -- The Counter Extremism Project issued the following news release: * * * Extremist Content Online: ISIS Celebrates 2025 Attacks, Calls for Lone-Actor Attacks in 2026; CEP Researchers Locate Notorious ISIS Bomb Making Video on Five Websites; Neo-Nazi Groups Note Successes in 2025 and Call for Strengthening Movements in 2026 * (New York, N.Y.) -The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports on the methods used by extremists and terrorist groups on the Internet to spread propaganda and incite violence.  more PR

PORTLAND, Maine, Jan. 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Maine posted the following news release on Jan. 13, 2026: * * * Falmouth Man Sentenced for Tax Evasion, Ordered to Repay $590K to IRS Jeffrey Riddle lied about ability to pay while hiding income, purchasing an island home * A Falmouth man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Portland for tax evasion. Chief U.S. District Judge Lance E. Walker sentenced Jeffrey Riddle, 59, to three years of probation. Riddle was also ordered to pay $590,912 in restituti more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, Jan. 13 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news: * * * Governor Mills, Acting Commissioner Doughty Issue Statements Following the Tragic Deaths of MaineDOT Workers * Governor Mills and MaineDOT Acting Commissioner Dale Doughty offered the following statements after two MaineDOT employees were killed in a tragic accident this morning on Interstate 95 near Waterville: "Today, two public servants from MaineDOT tragically lost their lives while serving the people of Maine. Our hearts are with their families, lo more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 [Category: Financial Services] -- The Independent Community Bankers of America posted the following news release: * * * ICBA Names 2026-27 Board Nominees to Advance Community Banking Priorities * Washington, D.C. (Jan. 13, 2026) -The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) today announced its 2026-27 board of directors nominees, whose perspective and guidance will chart the course for community banking in the new year. ICBA's current board will vote on the nominations March 6-9 in San Diego, Calif., during ICBA L more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 9 -- The Conservation Law Foundation issued the following news release: * * * Judge Rejects Proposed Juniper Ridge Landfill Expansion * The ruling sends the decision back to DEP for further review. Photo: Shutterstock Portland, ME - A Penobscot County Superior Court judge has rejected Maine Department of Environmental Protection's (DEP) approval of a proposed expansion of the Juniper Ridge Landfill, siding with the Penobscot Nation and Conservation Law Foundation (CLF). The ruling prevents the plan from moving  more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, Jan. 14 -- The Maine House Democrats issued the following commentary on Jan. 13, 2026: * * * Working to Make Housing in Maine More Affordable By Rep. Wayne Farrin, D-Jefferson As I write this, we have just begun the new second session of the 132nd Legislature. We have a lot of important work ahead of us in the coming months, including doing more to lower the cost of living for Maine families, remove housing roadblocks and protect our heritage industries. One of the most pressing issues our state has been facing in recent  more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, Jan. 14 -- The Maine Secretary of State issued the following news release on Jan. 13, 2026: * * * Secretary of State announces BMV domestic awareness initiative, highlights commitment to survivors of domestic violence in Maine Maine nonprofit Finding Our Voices to provide materials to raise awareness * Secretary of State Shenna Bellows today announced that the Maine Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV) will display materials provided by Maine nonprofit Finding Our Voices at all Maine BMV branches. Finding Our Voices, based in Ca more PR

PORTLAND, Maine, Jan. 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Maine posted the following news release on Jan. 12, 2026: * * * New York Woman Pleads Guilty to Maintaining an Illegal Marijuana Grow House Jiamin Liao admitted to federal agents that she grew marijuana in Madison and stored it in Norridgewock * BANGOR, Maine: A New York woman pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Bangor to maintaining a marijuana-involved premises. According to court records, Jiamin Liao, 30, of New York City, purchased a residence i more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO National Association of Letter Carriers issued the following news: * * * Second group of Rank-and-File Bargaining Committees convenes * The second group of Rank-and-File Bargaining Committees has convened and is meeting in person in the Washington, DC, area. This group of 30 letter carriers from across the country is divided into three committees: Branch Leaders, Contract Enforcers and Newer Members. The committees are undergoing a similar review process to the one followed by the Execu more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- The Senate Judiciary Committee issued the following information for a nominations hearing at 9 a.m. on Jan. 15, 2026, at 216 Hart Senate Office Building: Agenda Nominees * Daniel E. Burrows, to be an Assistant Attorney General * Megan Blair Benton, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Missouri * David Clay Fowlkes, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas * Nicholas Jon Ganjei, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Texas * Brian Char more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Collins Delivers Floor Remarks Ahead of Successful Cloture Vote on Bipartisan Three-Bill Funding Package * Click HERE to watch and HERE to download video of her floor remarks. Click HERE for a full-resolution photo. Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, delivered remarks on the Senate floor this evening ahead of the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to the final Fi more PR

NEW YORK, Jan. 13 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The American Civil Liberties Union, an organization that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., posted the following news release: * * * Supreme Court Concludes Oral Arguments in Historic Transgender Rights Hearing * WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court today held oral arguments in two landmark cases challenging state laws banning transgender youth from participating in interscholastic and intercollegiate sports. Lambda L more PR

SANTA CRUZ, California, Jan. 13 -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news: * * * Two UC Santa Cruz alumna make their Off-Broadway debut * Key takeaways * Rosie Glen-Lambert and Hailey McAfee's play, and her Children, follows Anna, a spokeswoman for the NRA played by McAfee, as she balances her public role with the private reality of raising her three children. Rosie Glen-Lambert (Porter '14, theater arts) and Hailey McAfee (Rachel Carson '13, theater arts) met in an acting class at UC Santa Cruz in 201 more PR