OLYMPIA, Washington, Feb. 2 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * AG Brown announces $17.85 million in settlements in ongoing drug price-fixing conspiracy case, new complaint against Novartis and subsidiaries * Attorney General Nick Brown and a coalition of 48 states and territories today announced they have won $17.85 million in settlements with Lannett Company, Inc. ("Lannett") and Bausch Health US, LLC and Bausch Health Americas, Inc. ("B more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 2 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Files Amended Complaint in Lawsuit Against Trump Administration Over 'Declaring a National Energy Emergency' Executive Order * LANSING -Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, alongs ide a multistate coalition, filed an amended complaint (PDF) expanding its ongoing legal challenge to President Donald Trump's Executive Order (EO) entitled "Declaring a National Energy Emergency. more PR

SALEM, Oregon, Feb. 2 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release: * * * Ag Rayfield Announces Settlements with Lannett and Bausch Totalling $17.85 Million Over Conspiracies to Inflate Prices and Limit Competition * If You Bought Certain Generic Prescription Drugs in the United States Between May 1, 2009 and December 31, 2019, You Could be Eligible for Money Attorney General Dan Rayfield alongside a coalition of 48 states and territories today announced two se more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Feb. 2 -- Pennsylvania Attorney General David W. Sunday issued the following news: * * * AG Sunday Announces $17.85M National Settlement Over Generic Drug Price-Fixing; Pennsylvanians are Eligible for Compensation * HARRISBURG - Attorney General Dave Sunday announced that Pennsylvania has joined a multistate coalition in securing $17.85 million in settlements with generic drug manufacturers Lannett Company, Inc. and Bausch Health over allegations the companies consp more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Feb. 3 -- Albertus Magnus College issued the following news release: * * * Albertus Magnus College Named to 2026 US News & World Report List of Best Online Programs Both Bachelor's and Master's Programs Applauded * For the sixth consecutive year, US News & World Report ranks Albertus Magnus College on its list of Best Online Programs. Included this year are Best Online Bachelor's Programs, Best Online Bachelor's in Business -- both in the top 70th percentile. The ra more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, Feb. 3 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on Feb. 2, 2026: * * * Attorney General Mayes Announces $17.85 Million Settlements With Lannett and Bausch Over Conspiracies to Inflate Generic Prescription Drug Prices and Limit Competition, Announces New Complaint Against Novartis and Sandoz Today, Attorney General Kris Mayes joined a coalition of 48 states and territories announcing two settlements with Lannett Company, Inc. ("Lannett") and Ba more PR

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 2 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Secures More Than $17 Million from Drug Manufacturers Bausch and Lannett for Conspiracy to Inflate Prices * February 2, 2026 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today joined a bipartisan coalition of 47 other attorneys general in securing $17.85 million from drug companies Bausch and Lannett for their role in a massive, long-running scheme to in more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 2 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL ANNOUNCES $17.85 MILLION SETTLEMENT WITH LANNETT AND BAUSCH OVER CONSPIRACIES TO INFLATE PRICES, LIMIT COMPETITION * Raoul and Majority of Coalition also File New Lawsuit Against Novartis for Same Actions Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined a bipartisan coalition of 48 states and territories announcing two additional settlements with Lannett Company I more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 2 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL FILES AMENDED COMPLAINT IN CHALLENGE TO TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S "NATIONAL ENERGY EMERGENCY" * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul, along with 16 attorneys general, filed an amended complaint expanding their ongoing legal challenge to the Trump administration's so-called "National Energy Emergency" executive order. The executive order (EO) short-cuts critical en more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 2 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Announces Settlements With Lannett and Bausch Totaling $17.85 Million Over Conspiracies to Inflate Prices and Limit Competition, Announces New Complaint Against Novartis, Sandoz AG and Sandoz Group AG * If You Bought Certain Generic Prescription Drugs in the United States Between May 1, 2009 and December 31, 2019, You Could be Eligible for Money (Hartfor more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- A coalition of Black church leaders has formally contacted the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) urging the federal agency to reconsider its plans to weaken fuel economy standards for vehicles. In a public comment letter, the leaders express concerns about the potential health impacts on marginalized communities, particularly those adversely affected by air quality issues. The proposed changes to fuel economy standards are expected to increase vehicle  more ST

STORRS, Connecticut, Feb. 2 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * Building Energy Resilience by Understanding Nuances of Power Outages Across the US * More frequent and intense weather phenomena like heatwaves, windstorms, or atmospheric rivers often come in pairs and these challenging combinations stress the power grid and lead to outages. A multi-year analysis by researchers from UConn's Outage Prediction Modeling (OPM) team, including Environmental Engineering  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- A coalition of professional scientists has issued a public comment letter addressing the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service's proposal for a nationwide environmental assessment focused on post-fire salvage logging. The scientists, who specialize in ecological sciences and natural resource management, have expressed serious concerns regarding potential environmental risks associated with the agency's streamlined review processes. They argue that this approa more ST

NEW YORK, Feb. 2 [Category: Environment] -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release: * * * Courts Strike Down All Five Stop-Work Orders for Offshore Wind Projects * (WASHINGTON - Feb 2, 2026) Today, a district court judge struck down the stop-work order on the Sunrise Wind project, marking the fifth time courts have overturned the Department of Interior's order halting work on five offshore wind projects under construction. Sunrise Wind now joins Coastal Virginia O more PR

BRISTOL, Connecticut, Feb. 2 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN Andscape signs senior NFL writer Jason Reid to a multi-year extension * * New deal extends tenure of the nationally recognized NFL journalist at Andscape and ESPN Andscape, the Black content studio from Disney and ESPN, has reached a multi-year contract extension with senior writer Jason Reid to continue as the platform's lead journalist covering the National Fo more PR

BRISTOL, Connecticut, Feb. 2 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN Fantasy & Sports Betting Writer Liz Loza Inducted into Fantasy Sports Writers Association Hall of Fame * ESPN Fantasy & Sports Betting Writer Liz Loza has been inducted into the Fantasy Sports Writers Association (FSWA) Hall of Fame (HOF). Loza is the second woman to be inducted into the HOF, joining ESPN's very own Senior Writer and Injury Analyst Stephania Bell.  more PR

BRISTOL, Connecticut, Feb. 2 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN golf: WM Phoenix Open on PGA TOUR LIVE, TGL Match 7 featuring Atlanta vs. Jupiter Links * ESPN golf highlights * Monday: TGL action tees off the week with Match 7 as Atlanta Drive GC's Chris Gotterup, Lucas Glover and Billy Horschel take on Tiger Woods' Jupiter Links Golf Club, with Akshay Bhatia, Max Homa and Kevin Kisner (ESPN & ESPN App). * Thursday-Sunday more PR

BRISTOL, Connecticut, Feb. 2 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN set to showcase more than 3,200 regular season softball games across networks * * Nearly 150 games across ESPN linear networks: ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, SEC Network and ACC Network * 16 top 10 regular season matchups * Nearly 2,600 regular season games on ESPN+ * Shriners Children's Clearwater Invitational Returns for Seventh Year * Conference Championships more PR

NEW YORK, Feb. 3 -- The City University of New York Graduate School of Journalism issued the following news: * * * FRONTLINE and Newmark J-School Announce 2026 Tow Journalism Fellow Boston, MA, February 2, 2026 -- FRONTLINE, PBS's flagship investigative documentary series produced at GBH in Boston, and the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY, are pleased to announce that Leo Miranda has been selected as one of the series' 2026 Tow Journalism Fellows. The year-long position is  more PR

STAMFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 3 (TNSrep) -- Gartner, an information technology research and advisory company, issued the following news release: * * * Gartner Forecasts Worldwide IT Spending to Grow 10.8% in 2026, Totaling $6.15 Trillion Overview * AI Infrastructure Growth Remains Rapid * Software Spending Shows Potential, Despite Lower Revision * Device Growth Expected to Slow Worldwide IT spending is expected to reach $6.15 trillion in 2026, up 10.8% from 2025, according to the latest for more PR

STAMFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 3 (TNSrep) -- Gartner, an information technology research and advisory company, issued the following news release: * * * Gartner Predicts Half of Companies That Cut Customer Service Staff Due to AI Will Rehire by 2027 Service and Support Leaders Should Prioritize Long-Term Growth Over Short-Term Cost Reduction * By 2027, 50% of companies that attributed headcount reduction to AI will rehire staff to perform similar functions, but under different job titles, accor more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 2 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Lamont Extends Duration of Severe Cold Weather Protocol as Cold Spell Continues * (HARTFORD, CT) - Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he is extending the duration of the state's currently activated Severe Cold Weather Protocol to remain in effect through at least noon on Tuesday, February 10, 2026, as this long-duration stretch of brutally frigid temperatures in Connecticu more PR

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Feb. 3 -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following news release on Feb. 2, 2026: * * * Attorney General Formella Announces $17.85 Million in Generic Drug Price-Fixing Settlements and New Complaint Against Novartis and Sandoz AG and Sandoz Group AG Attorney General John M. Formella, along with a coalition of 47 states and territories, announces two settlements with Lannett Company, Inc. ("Lannett") and Bausch Health US, LLC and Bausch Health Ame more PR

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Feb. 2 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release: * * * Nebraska Attorney General's Office Announces Settlements with Lannett and Bausch Totaling $17.85 Million Over Conspiracies to Inflate Prices and Limit Competition * Lincoln -The Nebraska Attorney General's Office joined a coalition of 48 states and territories announcing two settlements with Lannett Company, Inc. ("Lannett") and Bausch Health US, LLC and Bausch Health Americas, Inc. ( more PR

BRISTOL, Connecticut, Feb. 2 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * New year, new viewership milestones for ESPN: Signature events deliver second-best month in 30 years * Immediately following a superlative-filled end to 2025, ESPN starts the year with its second most-watched month in three decades adding to a list of viewership milestones, powered by sports fans and the platform's industry-leading rights portfolio, including multiple N more PR

BRISTOL, Connecticut, Feb. 2 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * PGA TOUR, DraftKings, ESPN launch PGA TOUR LIVE Betcast, the first all-day, watch-and-bet experience for golf fans * A new era has arrived for golf bettors, as the PGA TOUR and ESPN are doubling sports betting coverage for the 2026 PGA TOUR Season with a first-of-its-kind watch-and-bet experience from sunup to sundown. PGA TOUR LIVE Betcast presented by DraftKings wil more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- Rep. Jimmy Panetta, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Panetta, Adams & Sen. Welch Reintroduce Bill to Reduce Barriers to Organic Agriculture in California * Washington, DC - U.S. Representatives Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) and Alma Adams (NC-12) were joined by U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-VT) in reintroducing the Opportunities in Organic Act, legislation designed to help farmers and other agricultural producers transition to organic practices and bui more PR

PIERRE, South Dakota, Feb. 3 -- South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley issued the following news release on Feb. 2, 2026: * * * South Dakota Attorney General Jackley Announces Settlement With Two Generic Drug Companies, Joins Lawsuit Against a Third South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley and a coalition of 48 states and territories announce settlements with Lannett Company, Inc. ("Lannett") and Bausch Health US, LLC and Bausch Health Americas, Inc. ("Bausch"), totaling $17.85 millio more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Feb. 3 -- Yale Law School issued the following news: * * * SFALP Students Help Secure $4.5 Million Settlement for Misclassified Delivery Drivers Yale Law School's San Francisco Affirmative Litigation Project (SFALP) supported the San Francisco City Attorney's Office (SFCAO) in securing a $4.5 million settlement with gig staffing company WorkWhile over the alleged misclassification of delivery drivers as independent contractors instead of employees. WorkWhile hires wor more PR

WILLIAMSPORT, Pennsylvania, Feb. 2 -- The Pennsylvania College of Technology posted the following news: * * * Spotlight on Sports: Women's basketball clinches playoff spot * Last week in review: A two-win week allowed the women's basketball team not only to surpass last season's win total, but to match the most wins since the 2008-09 squad won 16 games, and, with three regular-season games remaining, put the team in position to match or surpass the program-win record of 19 set in 2005-06. Th more PR

BRISTOL, Connecticut, Feb. 2 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * Two exclusive NHL games this week on ESPN+, Disney+ and Hulu * * Tuesday on ESPN+, Disney+ and Hulu: Buffalo Sabres vs. Tampa Bay Lightning at 7:30 p.m. ET * Thursday Battle of Florida Between Florida Panthers vs. Tampa Bay Lightning at 7:30 p.m. * The Point returns Thursday at 6 p.m. on ESPN2 and ESPN+ * All NHL on ESPN games stream on the ESPN App via DTC or more PR

STORRS, Connecticut, Feb. 2 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * Urban Health/AHEC Scholars Spark Transformation in Individuals and Communities * "The Urban Service Track students bring a welcoming energy and enthusiasm to our Keney Park Pop-Up events," says Herb Virgo, founder/executive director, Keney Park Sustainability Project (KPSP), a Hartford-based organization that helps families become more self-sustainable and environmentally conscious. "The empathy tha more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, Feb. 3 -- Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones issued the following news release on Feb. 2, 2026: * * * Attorney General Jones Announces Major Legal Actions to Hold Pharmaceutical Companies Accountable and Put Money Back in Virginians' Pockets AG Jones announces settlements with Lannett and Bausch Totaling $17.85 Million Over Conspiracies to Inflate Prices and Limit Competition AG Jones Joins Multistate Coalition Filing New Complaint Against Novartis for Artificially Raisi more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Feb. 3 (TNSjou) -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * A clearer look at critical materials, thanks to refrigerator magnets With an advanced technology known as angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES), scientists are able to map out a material's electron energy-momentum relationship, which encodes the material's electrical, optical, magnetic and thermal properties like an electronic DNA. But the technology has its limitations; it doesn't work we more PR