PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Feb. 14 (TNSLrpt) -- Consumer Price Index, Northeast region January 2026 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Mid-Atlantic Region - Feb. 13, 2026 * * * Area prices were up 0.4 percent over the past month, up 2.8 percent from a year ago * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Northeast Region advanced 0.4 percent in January, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. The all items less food and more PR

NEW YORK, Feb. 14 (TNSLrpt) -- Consumer Price Index, Boston-Cambridge-Newton January 2026 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Northeast Region - Feb. 13, 2026 * * * Area prices up 0.1 percent over the two months, 1.4 percent over the year * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for Boston-Cambridge-Newton was up 0.1 percent from November to January, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. Acting Regional Commissioner Michae more PR

ST. BONAVENTURE, New York, Feb. 13 -- St. Bonaventure University issued the following news release: * * * Bonnies upend top-ranked Niagara to claim UNYCHL hockey title * Seven weeks after Christmas, Niagara University got a lot of Cole in its stocking.  St. Bonaventure's Cole Bailey scored late in the third period and 3:45 into overtime to give the Bonnies a thrilling 3-2 win over the Purple Eagles Thursday night to capture the Upstate New York Collegiate Hockey League title at NU's Dwyer  more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Feb. 10 (TNSrpt) -- The Consumer Choice Center, an independent, non-partisan consumer advocacy group that promotes policies fit for growth, lifestyle choice and technological innovation through research and educational outreach, issued the following news release: * * * New Report Ranks Nicotine Pouch Access Across the U.S. CONSUMERS SHOULD HAVE ACCESS TO SMOKING ALTERNATIVES * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Consumer Choice Center has released its first Nicotine Pouch Accessibi more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Cotton to Makary: Investigate Unregulated Drug Ingredients from Communist China * Contact: Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353 February 13, 2026 Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today sent a letter to FDA Commissioner Martin Makary urging further investigation into unregulated pharmaceutical ingredients flowing into our country from Communist China. Illegal, unregulated active pharmaceutical ingredients p more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA to review cleanups at eight New England Superfund sites this year * BOSTON (Feb.13, 2026) - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will conduct comprehensive reviews of completed cleanup work at eight National Priorities List (NPL) Superfund sites across New England this year. Each individual site will undergo a legally required Five-Year Review to ensure that previous remediation ef more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 13 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Healey Calls on Governor Ayotte to Oppose New ICE Detention Center in New Hampshire * Boston -Today, Governor Maura Healey has issued the following statement opposing an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency detention center in Merrimack, New Hampshire: "This is outrageous and absolutely the wrong move for New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and our entire region.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Head of ICE Admits to Senator Hassan at Senate Hearing that DHS Leadership Statements "Bias" Ongoing Investigations into Good/Pretti Deaths * Click Here to Watch Senator Hassan's Full Exchange at Today's Hearing WASHINGTON - At a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Hearing today, U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) pressed the head of the U.S Immigration and Customs En more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 (TNSrep) -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Joint Economic Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 13, 2026: * * * NEW DATA: TrumpRx Tells Families to Spend Thousands More for Prescription Drugs The Joint Economic Committee - Minority today released a new report that shows that President Trump's new prescription drug website, TrumpRx, will lead families to spend thousands more on prescription drugs than necessary. While the website p more PR

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Feb. 14 -- Gov. Kelly Ayotte, R-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Feb. 13, 2026: * * * Updated Documents from Department of Homeland Security This afternoon, the Office of Governor Kelly Ayotte received the following updated documents from the Department of Homeland Security. The documents are published on the Governor's website for public access: * DHS: Updated Merrimack, NH Processing Site --Economic Impact Analysis (https://www.governor.nh.gov/ more PR

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Feb. 14 -- The New Hampshire Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Vehicle Inspection Program Public Guidance The New Hampshire Department of Justice and Department of Safety are providing a further update on the state's vehicle inspection program in response to the federal District Court's January 27, 2026 preliminary injunction order: * The vehicle inspection program is suspended until further notice. * Inspection stations will no longer b more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Feb. 14 -- New Jersey Acting Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release on Feb. 13, 2026: * * * Acting AG Davenport Urges Congress to Pass Kids Online Safety Act and Protect Children Online Acting Attorney General Jennifer Davenport announced today that she has joined together with a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general from around the country in urging Congressional leadership to protect children from online harm and pass the Senate versio more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 13, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Shaheen, Senators Coons, Murphy, Kaine, Booker, Van Hollen, Duckworth and Rosen Publish Major New Report on True Cost of Trump Administration's Third Country Deportation Deals Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Chris Coons (D-DE), Chris M more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 13, 2026: * * * READOUT: Ranking Member Shaheen, Senators Wicker, Murphy, Kelly, Gallego and Congressman Himes Meeting with Bosnian Presidency Member Denis Becirovic and High Representative Christian Schmidt MUNICH, GERMANY - Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Roge more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Commerce Committee Advances Shaheen-Backed Legislation to Review and Strengthen FAA's Safety Management System * (Washington, DC) - Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) applauded the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation's vote to advance legislation that she helped introduce to improve the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) safety oversight and the  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48413) on Feb. 5, 2026, entitled "Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Block Grant: A Primer" by social policy specialist Gene Falk. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant provides federal grants to the 50 states, District of Columbia, and territories (collectively, "states"), as well as Indian tribes. TANF helps fund state-r more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48413) on Feb. 5, 2026, entitled "Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Block Grant - A Primer:" (Continued from Part 1 of 2) * * * Furthering State Flexibility: Limitation on Federal Regulatory Authority TANF's purpose of increasing flexibility is reinforced by a statutory limitation on federal regulation of state behavior under the block grant: 'No officer or employee of the Fed more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48846) on Feb. 6, 2026, entitled "The U.S. Courts of Appeals: Background and Circuit Splits from 2025." The report is written by deputy assistant director Michael John Garcia, supervisory attorneys Craig W. Canetti and Tamsin G. Harrington. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY The U.S. Courts of Appeals frequently act as the final arbiters of questions of law within their respective jurisdicti more PR

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Feb. 14 -- The University of New Hampshire School of Law issued the following news: * * * A Lifelong Pursuit Brings Professor Hongsong Song to Franklin Pierce School of Law as a Visiting Scholar As a new visiting scholar, Hongsong Song is a professor of intellectual property law of the Law School of Yantai University, and the director of the Intellectual Property Research Center of Yantai University. Professor Song will conduct his research at Franklin Pierce School of more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency issued the following news release: * * * USDA Designates Vermont Counties as Natural Disaster Areas * This Secretarial natural disaster designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans. Emergency loans can be used to meet various recovery needs including the re more PR