BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 3 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Secures $17.85 Million Settlements With Pharmaceutical Companies Lannett And Bausch Over Widespread Price Manipulation Scheme; Announces New Complaint Against Novartis And Sandoz * BOSTON -Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell joined a coalition of 48 states and territories in securing two settlements totaling $17.85 million against pharmaceuti more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 3 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Announces Settlements with Lannett and Bausch Totaling $17.85 Million Over Conspiracies to Inflate Prices and Limit Competition, Announces New Complaint Against Novartis AG, Sandoz AG, and Sandoz Group AG * LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a coalition of 50 states and territories announcing two additional settlements (PDF) in the long-running generic more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- The Alliance for Automotive Innovation issued the following news release: * * * Alliance for Automotive Innovation Reports New U.S. Electric Vehicle Data 155 electric models now available for sale in U.S. EVs: 12.6 percent of new U.S. light-duty vehicle sales in Q3 2025 - highest market share and volume on record; up 3.1 percentage points from Q2 2025 EVs: 2.4 percent of vehicles in operation Gas-powered vehicle market share down 4.6 points in Q3 2025 from prior year; more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- The American Fintech Council, an organization that says it promotes a transparent, inclusive, and customer-centric financial system, issued the following news release: * * * American Fintech Council (AFC) Urges Oregon Lawmakers to Protect Consumer Access to Safe, Affordable Credit Proposed bill HB 4116 would disadvantage Oregon state-chartered banks and limit financial options for Oregon families * Salem, OR - The American Fintech Council (AFC), the largest industry as more PR

RESTON, Virginia, Feb. 3 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The American Society of Civil Engineers issued the following news release: * * * ASCE Announces 2026 Nominees for Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement Award | ASCE * RESTON, Va. -The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) announced today the 2026 recipients of its Outstanding Civil Engineering Achievement (OCEA) Award nominations, which recognize exemplary civil engineering projects. The award honors projects t more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Feb. 3 -- North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Jeff Jackson Reaches $17.85 Million Settlement with Lannett and Bausch Over Generic Drug Price Fixing; Sues Novartis and Sandoz * 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. RALEIGH -Attorney General Jeff Jackson reached two settlements totaling $17.85  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: * * * BLM December 2025 and January 2026 timber sales bring in over $2.6 million * WASHINGTON - The Bureau of Land Management sold 21.8 million board feet of timber across 1,311 public acres in Montana, Oregon, and Washington, for a total of $2,615,617, and indicates a strong demand in American lumber manufacturing by exceeding total appraised values by nearly $1.3 million.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Rep. Janelle Bynum, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Bynum Demands Homeland Security Withdraw its Federal Agents from Portland After They Tear-Gassed Oregonians * Congresswoman Janelle Bynum (OR-05) joined Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley and Reps. Suzanne Bonamici, Andrea Salinas, and Maxine Dexter in sending a letter demanding the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) withdraw its federal agents from Portland and stop inflicting violence on the Am more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Rep. Janelle Bynum, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Bynum's Bipartisan Bill to Support Wildland Firefighters Passes Committee * Congresswoman Janelle Bynum (OR-05) and Congressmen Eli Crane (AZ-02), Joe Neguse (CO-02), and Juan Ciscomani (AZ-06)'s bipartisan bill, the Wildfire Aerial Response Safety Act, passed through committee without opposition, making it one step closer to becoming law. This bill supports wildfire response operations by addressing more PR

YONKERS, New York, Feb. 4 -- Consumer Reports posted the following news release on Feb. 3, 2026: * * * Consumer Reports applauds Virginia Senate for advancing key location privacy bill Richmond, VA - The Virginia Senate voted unanimously today to pass SB 338, legislation to amend the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act to ban the sale of consumers' precise geolocation data. Consumer Reports recently led a coalition of privacy and consumer groups in support of the bill. "Consumer Reports a more PR

DOVER, Delaware, Feb. 4 -- Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings issued the following news release on Feb. 3, 2026: * * * AG Jennings secures $17.85 million settlement with Lannett and Bausch over conspiracies to inflate prices Attorney General Kathy Jennings today 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. ("Bausch"), totaling $17.85 million to resolve allegati more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Feb. 3 -- Florida State University issued the following news: * * * Faculty and Staff Briefs December 2025 and January 2026 * Florida State University's distinguished faculty are central to the mission of the university. Faculty excellence in scholarship, research, and creative activity is critical to the quality of student learning and makes a difference in the lives of others. Throughout the year, honors and recognitions are awarded to individual faculty and staff m more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- The Federal Communications Commission Media Bureau issued the following letter (Docket No. DA 26-108) on Feb. 3, 2026: * * * To: Sinclair, Inc., c/o Miles S. Mason, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, 1200 Seventeenth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20036 Cunningham Broadcasting Corporation and KMTR Television, LLC, c/o Scott R. Flick, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, 1200 Seventeenth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20036 DIRECTV, LLC, c/o Michael Nilsson, HWG LLP, 1919 M St more PR

SALEM, Oregon, Feb. 3 -- Gov. Tina Kotek, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * First Lady Testifies on Bill to Cut Red Tape for Behavioral Health Workers * First Lady Aimee Kotek Wilson, chair of the Governor's Behavioral Health Talent Council, joined members of the council and community providers to testify today before the House Committee on Behavioral Health in support of Governor Kotek's House Bill 4083, legislation designed to cut red tape for behavioral health workers.  more PR

SALEM, Oregon, Feb. 3 -- Gov. Tina Kotek, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Kotek Testifies in Support of More Housing for Seniors * Salem, OR - Today, Governor Tina Kotek testified before the House Committee on Housing and Homelessness in support of House Bill 4082, the Governor's bill to produce more affordable housing for Oregonians aged 55 and older and improve access to manufactured home communities. "Too many older Oregonians are one emergency away from losi more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Hawley Urges DOJ to Investigate Left-Wing Dark Money Groups Funding Anti-ICE Protests * WASHINGTON -Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi, urging the Department of Justice to investigate radical left-wing organizations and individuals funding anti-ICE protests-including those with possible ties to the Chinese Communist Party. "I write to request that th more PR

PORTLAND, Oregon, Feb. 3 -- Lewis and Clark College posted the following news: * * * Liberal Arts Thinking Meets Entrepreneurial Action * Winterim sparked a wave of entrepreneurial energy as students gathered for Lewis & Clark's annual workshop and pitch competition, hosted by the Bates Center for Entrepreneurship and Leadership. Twenty-one students cut their winter break short to spend an intensive week on campus, diving into lectures, hands-on workshops, and team-based collaboration that t more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Feb. 4 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Brown 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 Consumers Could Be Eligible for Compensation if They Purchased Certain Generic Prescription Drugs in the United States Between May 1, 2009, and December 31,  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 (TNSrpt) -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Wyden, Colleagues Release Report of How Private Student Loan Lenders Expect to Profit from Trump's Big Ugly Bill * Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden joined a group of Senators in releasing a new report of their investigation into how private student loan lenders will reap the benefits from cuts to federal student loan access enacted in Republicans' One Big, Beautiful more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Wyden, Colleagues Release Report of How Private Student Loan Lenders Expect to Profit from Trump's Big Ugly Bill * Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden joined a group of Senators in releasing a new report of their investigation into how private student loan lenders will reap the benefits from cuts to federal student loan access enacted in Republicans' One Big, Bea more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Feb. 4 -- New Jersey Acting Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release on Feb. 3, 2026: * * * Acting AG Davenport Files Multistate Complaint Against Novartis and Sandoz Alleging Prescription Drug Price Fixing Complaint Alleges Conspiracy to Fix Prices for Generic Drugs, Driving up Costs for Patients * Acting Attorney General Jennifer Davenport and the Division of Consumer Affairs (DCA) announced today that New Jersey filed a multistate complai more PR

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Feb. 4 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release on Feb. 3, 2026: * * * Drummond: Operation Blunt Force dismantles criminal enterprise Attorney General Gentner Drummond announced today that his Organized Crime Task Force, working alongside 27 law enforcement partners nationwide, arrested 20 individuals linked to a sophisticated criminal enterprise. The Hao Chen Organization was responsible for approximately one million pounds of m more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Oregon Lawmakers Demand Homeland Security Withdraw its Federal Agents from Portland After They Tear-Gassed Oregonians * Wyden, Merkley, Bonamici, Salinas, Bynum and Dexter: "Attacking our communities is not law enforcement: it is a blatant suppression of people's constitutional rights." Washington, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden today led a letter with U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley and U.S. Reps. Suzanne Bonam more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Oregon Lawmakers Demand Homeland Security Withdraw its Federal Agents from Portland After They Tear-Gassed Oregonians * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden today led a letter with U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley and U.S. Reps. Suzanne Bonamici, Andrea Salinas, Janelle Bynum and Maxine Dexter demanding the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) withdraw its federal agents from Portland and stop inflicting more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Oregon Lawmakers Demand Homeland Security Withdraw its Federal Agents from Portland After They Tear-Gassed Oregonians * Wyden, Merkley, Bonamici, Salinas, Bynum and Dexter: "Attacking our communities is not law enforcement: it is a blatant suppression of people's constitutional rights." Washington, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden today led a letter with U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley and U.S. Reps. Suzanne Bonamici more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Foreign Relations Democrats Statement on Reports of Trump Family Bribe from UAE Officials * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen, Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Chris Coons (D-DE), Chris Murphy (D-CT), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Jacky Rosen (D-NV) relea more PR

PORTLAND, Oregon, Feb. 3 [Category: Sociological] -- The Mercy Corps posted the following news release: * * * Sudan: Urgent Support to Communities 'Still on the Margins' Remains Critical as Access Shifts in South Kordofan * As fighting continues to shift across South Kordofan following recent developments in the conflict, humanitarian needs in Kadugli, Dilling, and surrounding areas remain severe. While changes in control may ease isolation for some communities, years of siege, displacemen more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden Announces Town Halls in Polk, Yamhill, Linn counties * Senator will hold open-to-all town halls this weekend in Polk, Yamhill and Linn counties. Rep. Janelle Bynum will co-host town hall in Linn County. Portland - U.S. Senator Ron Wyden today announced he will hold open-to-all town halls this weekend in Polk, Yamhill and Linn counties. U.S. Rep. Janelle Bynum will co-host the town hall in Linn  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Warren, Sanders Launch Investigation into Credit Contractor's Scheme to Profit from Republican Cuts to Medicaid, SNAP * Equifax CEO calls work requirements created under Trump's Big Ugly Bill "a big positive" new business opportunity, as millions of Americans lose health care and food assistance Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., said today that alongside Senators Elizabeth Warre more PR