BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following news release: * * * 2027 Medicare Advantage and Part D Advance Notice * Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Calendar Year (CY) 2027 Advance Notice of Methodological Changes for Medicare Advantage (MA) Capitation Rates and Part C and Part D Payment Policies (the CY 2027 Advance Notice). Each year, CMS is required more PR

BETHESDA, Maryland, Jan. 27 -- The American Gastroenterological Association issued the following news: * * * 3 top IBD abstracts showcased at the Crohn's & Colitis Congress(R) Congress spotlighted emerging research and evolving patient care in IBD. * The ninth annual Crohn's & Colitis Congress(R), hosted by the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation and AGA, featured nearly 150 distinguished abstracts spanning breakthrough science, new technologies, and advancing approaches to IBD care. The three abs more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 26 [Category: Libraries] -- The American Library Association posted the following news release: * * * Abraham Matias, Lupe Ruiz-Flores and Vanessa L. Torres Win Pura Belpre Awards * CHICAGO -Abraham Matias, illustrator of "Popo the Xolo," Lupe Ruiz-Flores, author of "The Pecan Sheller," and Vanessa L. Torres, author of "On the Wings of la Noche," are the 2026 recipients of the Pura Belpre Youth Illustrator Award, Children's Author Award, and Young Adult Author Award,  more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 26 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Opposes Federal Efforts Obstructing Wind and Solar Energy Development * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today, as part of a coalition of 20 attorneys general, filed an amicus brief in support of a challenge brought by clean energy trade associations against six federal agencies: the Department of the Interior (DOI), the Bureau of Land Managem more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 26 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Opposes U.S. DOJ's Continued Misuse of Power in Attempts to Subpoena Gender-Affirming Care Records * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta on Friday joined 20 other attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in United States v. QueerDoc in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. The brief opposes the U.S. Department of Justice (U.S. DOJ)' more PR

ALBANY, New York, Jan. 26 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Demands More Action from xAI to Stop Grok Chatbot from Producing Inappropriate Images to Protect Children and Adult Users * NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James and a bipartisan coalition of 34 other attorneys general demanded that xAI take additional steps to protect users from inappropriate images and content created by its AI chatbot Grok and s more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 26 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Nessel Demands Action from xAI over Grok's Creation of Nonconsensual Sexual Content * LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and a bipartisan group of 35 attorneys general have sent a letter (PDF) demanding that xAI, the company that owns both the X social media platform and the AI chatbot Grok, take additional action to prevent its AI chatbot, Grok, from gen more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Jan. 26 -- Pennsylvania Attorney General David W. Sunday issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Sunday Co-Leads Letter to xAI Demanding Change to Grok's Unchecked Creation of Nonconsensual Sexual Content * HARRISBURG -Attorney General Dave Sunday is co-leading a bipartisan group of 35 attorneys general demanding that xAI -the company that owns both the X social media platform and the AI chatbot Grok -take additional action to prevent Grok from generating  more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland posted the following news release on Jan. 26, 2026: * * * Biotech CEO Sentenced in Securities Fraud Scheme Greenbelt, Maryland - An Oregon man is headed to federal prison for insider trading in connection with COVID-19 and HIV drugs. U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis sentenced Nader Pourhassan, 62, of Lake Oswego, Oregon, to 30 months for misleading investors about his company's development of a new dr more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following news release: * * * CMS Proposes 2027 Medicare Advantage and Part D Payment Policies to Improve Payment Accuracy and Sustainability * The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Calendar Year (CY) 2027 Advance Notice of Methodological Changes for Medicare Advantage (MA) Capitation Rates and MA and Part D Payment Policies (the CY more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following news release: * * * CMS Seeks Public Input on Strengthening Domestic Supply Chain for PPE, Essential Medicines * The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today issued an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) seeking public feedback on potential approaches to strengthen the American-made supply chain for personal protective equipme more PR

YONKERS, New York, Jan. 27 -- Consumer Reports posted the following news release on Jan. 26, 2026: * * * Consumer Reports applauds reintroduction of Virginia location privacy legislation Richmond, VA - Consumer Reports today announced support for the reintroduction of SB 338, legislation to amend the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act to ban the sale of consumers' precise geolocation data. Consumer Reports supported a version of this legislation last year that unanimously passed the Senate more PR

ALBANY, New York, Jan. 26 -- The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation issued the following news release: * * * DEC and Partners Announce Completion of Schenevus Creek Project to Protect and Restore Trout in Southern Otsego County * The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) today announced the completion of a project to conserve, protect, and restore Schenevus Creek-a known trout habitat in the Town of Maryland, southern Otsego County. The Schenevus  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Biotech CEO Sentenced in Securities Fraud Scheme Nader Pourhassan, 62, of Lake Oswego, Oregon, was sentenced Friday to 30 months in prison for misleading investors about his company's development of a new drug, then selling his personal stock in the company at artificially inflated prices. "The defendant lied to investors about a drug to treat HIV and COVID-19 so he could engage in insider trading, more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 26 [Category: Libraries] -- The American Library Association posted the following news release: * * * Dr. Jewell Parker Rhodes, R. Gregory Christie win 2026 Coretta Scott King Book Awards * CHICAGO -Dr. Jewell Parker Rhodes, author of "Will's Race for Home," and R. Gregory Christie, illustrator of "The Library in the Woods," are the winners of the 2026 Coretta Scott King Book Awards honoring African American authors and illustrators of outstanding books for children a more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 26 -- The University of Baltimore posted the following news: * * * Finance student thrives on program's challenges * Memory Jakata looked at universities all over the world before committing to The University of Baltimore. If she was going to leave her home in South Africa to pursue the advanced degree she needed to achieve her long-term career goals, she knew the choice had to be intentional. UBalt, and it's M.S. in Finance program, offered the balance of rigor,  more PR

MORGANTOWN, West Virginia, Jan. 26 (TNSrpt) -- West Virginia University issued the following news: * * * In service to state, WVU, WVU Health System pump more than $14B into West Virginia economy, landmark study finds Together, West Virginia University and the WVU Health System serve as anchors of education and health care while fueling economic and community growth across West Virginia, according to a new study detailing the University's most comprehensive impact ever reported. Conducted by more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 27 -- Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health issued the following news release: * * * Celebrating Recent Advances in Cervical Cancer Prevention By Victoria Willens Cervical cancer is one of the most common causes of cancer-related deaths among women, with around 660,000 new cases and 350,000 deaths globally in 2022. As persistent infection with human papillomavirus (HPV) causes nearly all cases of cervical cancer, strong HPV immunization programs more PR

OLYMPIA, Washington, Jan. 26 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * Judge rules USDOT illegally withheld funds for EV charging infrastructure * In a multi-state lawsuit co-led by Washington, California, and Colorado, a federal judge issued a final ruling that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) illegally withheld about $1 billion in funding for the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program from 20 states and the  more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 27 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Jan. 26, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Co-Leads Comment Letter to FERC Opposing Blanket Permit to Construct New and Expanded LNG Plants Without Notice and Consultation Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today co-led a coalition of 9 attorneys general opposing the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC) efforts to allow the construction and expansion of liquefied natural ga more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Jan. 27 -- New Jersey Acting Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release: * * * Acting AG Davenport Announces Win in EV Charging Infrastructure Lawsuit U.S. District Court Sides with Multistate Coalition in Fight Against the Trump Administration * Acting Attorney General Jennifer Davenport announced a decisive victory in a lawsuit against the Trump Administration for unlawfully withholding bipartisan Congressionally-mandated funding for electri more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Jan. 27 -- New Jersey Acting Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release on Jan. 26, 2026: * * * Acting AG Davenport Demands Immediate Action from xAI to Stop Production of Nonconsensual Intimate Images and Child Sexual Abuse Material Bipartisan Multistate Coalition Tells Grok It Must Stop Abusive and Illegal AI Images * Acting Attorney General Jennifer Davenport announced today that she is partnering with a bipartisan coalition of 35 attorneys more PR

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Jan. 26 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release: * * * Nation's largest union of registered nurses to hold week of action to honor Alex Pretti, RN and all killed by ICE, demand that Congress vote to abolish ICE now! * National Nurses United, the largest union and professional association of registered nurses in the United States with more than 225,000 members spanning California to New York City, announced today that RNs are outr more PR

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Jan. 27 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release on Jan. 26, 2026: * * * Drummond demands xAI take action to protect children, prevent abuse of AI technology Attorney General Gentner Drummond today is demanding that xAI, the company that owns both the X social media platform and the AI chatbot Grok, take action to prevent the chatbot from generating nonconsensual intimate images and child sexual abuse material. Drummond and a co more PR

COLUMBIA, Maryland, Jan. 27 -- Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medical Association issued the following news: * * * PALTmed Advocates to Overturn Facility-Based Payment Cuts to SNF Clinicians In response to payment changes stemming from CMS' 2026 practice expense (PE) methodology updates, PALTmed is continuing its advocacy and education efforts focused on clinician reimbursement in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) and nursing facilities (NFs). PALTmed has raised concerns that CMS' revised meth more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 [Category: Health Care] -- Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine posted the following news release: * * * Physicians Committee Backs Wisconsin Bills to Improve Patient Care While Sparing Animals * MADISON, Wisc.-A national medical ethics nonprofit is applauding the introduction of new lifesaving legislation in Wisconsin. The nonprofit Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine is urging the state legislature to advance Senate Bill 851 and Assembly Bill 865. The more PR

UPPER MARLBORO, Maryland, Jan. 26 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers issued the following news release: * * * Solidarity Wins: IAM Union Local 1211 Members Ratify Strong New Contract at Parker Lord * ERIE, Pa., Jan. 26, 2026 - More than 250 members of IAM Union (International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers) Local 1211 (District 98) who manufacture vibration and motion control components for the aerospace industry ha more PR

COLUMBIA, Maryland, Jan. 27 -- TEDCO, the Maryland Technology Development Corp., issued the following news release on Jan. 26, 2026: * * * TEDCO Invests in Stacato Company working to create innovative wearable technology * TEDCO, Maryland's economic engine for technology companies, announced a recent nearly $500,000 Cybersecurity Investment Fund (CIF) investment in Stacato LLC. The CIF is housed under the umbrella of TEDCO's Seed Funds and is dedicated to supporting cybersecurity and inform more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen, Alsobrooks, Warner, and Kaine Demand Answers on Trump Administration's Takeover of DC Golf Courses * Today, Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Senators Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.), Mark Warner (D-Va.), and Tim Kaine (D-Va.) in urging the Trump Administration to give detailed explanations of the legal basis for the Administration's recent move to oust National Links Trust (NLT) as more PR

NEW YORK, Jan. 26 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO Writers Guild of America East issued the following news release: * * * WGA East Announces Graduates of 2025 WGAE Showrunner Academy * NEW YORK, NY (January 26, 2026)- The Writers Guild of America East (WGAE) is pleased to announce the graduates of the 2025 WGAE Showrunner Academy, a training program designed to support television writer-producers, upper-level writers and new show creators in honing the skills necessary to become successful s more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 26 -- The Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs issued the following news: * * * What Drives Contraceptive Use Among Young Urban Ethiopian Women * Across Ethiopia's cities, more young married women are choosing to use modern contraceptive methods, a sign of growing awareness and empowerment. Yet, new research shows, what drives these choices goes far beyond access to clinics or supplies. A study, led by the Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs more PR