LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 24 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Condemns Trump Administration's Proposal to Dismantle Water Quality Regulations and Curtail State Authority * LANSING -Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel joined a multistate coalition of 18 attorneys general in sending a comment letter (PDF) opposing a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed rule. The rule would rewrite water quality certification regulations to unlawfully curtail state authority under Sectio more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 24 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Joins Multistate Lawsuit Challenging the Kennedy Vaccine Schedule and Unlawful Overhaul of Federal Childhood Immunization Policy * LANSING -Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel today will join a multistate lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's radical overhaul of the nation's childhood immunization schedule. The complaint, which will be filed later today, names Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. K more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, Feb. 25 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on Feb. 24, 2026: * * * Attorney General Mayes Leads Multistate Lawsuit Challenging the Kennedy Vaccine Schedule and Unlawful Overhaul of Federal Childhood Immunization Policy Complaint alleges RFK Jr. and CDC bypassed federal law, ignored scientific evidence, and endangered children by gutting recommended childhood vaccines. * Attorney General Kris Mayes today led a multistate lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration's radical overhaul o more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Feb. 24 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Co-Leads Multistate Lawsuit to Block Trump Administration's Unlawful Overhaul to Childhood Vaccine Schedule * Lawsuit also challenges Secretary Kennedy's appointments to key federal vaccine panel OAKLAND -In partnership with Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes, California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced co-leading a multistate lawsuit against the Trump Administration over unprecedented changes more PR

DENVER, Colorado, Feb. 24 -- Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Phil Weiser joins lawsuit challenging HHS Secretary Kennedy's illegal overhaul of federal childhood immunization policy * Feb. 24, 2026 (DENVER) - Attorney General Phil Weiser today joined a multistate lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's radical overhaul of the nation's childhood immunization schedule. The complaint filed today names Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Centers for Di more PR

SALEM, Oregon, Feb. 24 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Rayfield Files Lawsuit Challenging the Kennedy Vaccine Schedule and Unlawful Overhaul of Federal Childhood Immunization Policy * Complaint alleges RFK Jr. and CDC bypassed federal law, ignored scientific evidence, and endangered children by gutting recommended childhood vaccines Attorney General Dan Rayfield and a coalition of states filed a lawsuit today challenging the Trump Administration's radical overhaul of the na more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 24 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Sues to Block RFK Jr. Vaccine Overhaul * RFK Jr. and CDC bypassed federal law, ignored scientific evidence, and endangered children by gutting recommended childhood vaccines (Hartford, CT) -Attorney General William Tong today joined 15 states announcing a lawsuit to block the Trump Administration's radical overhaul of the nation's childhood immunization schedule. The complaint to be filed today names H more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Feb. 25 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Feb. 24, 2026: * * * California co-leads multi-state lawsuit against CDC's unscientific vaccine recommendations putting public health at risk What you need to know: California is co-leading a multi-state lawsuit against the Center for Disease Control (CDC), U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., and others for violating federal law and advancing vaccine policies unsupported by science. * Governor Gavin Newsom t more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Rep. Cliff Bentz, R-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Bentz Introduces O&C Renewal Act to Restore Timber Production, Support Counties, and Reduce Wildfire Risk * WASHINGTON, D.C- Today, Congressman Cliff Bentz (R-OR) introduced the O&C Renewal Act of 2026, legislation to reaffirm timber production as the primary purpose of Oregon & California (O&C) lands and restore responsible, sustained-yield forest management across more than two million acres of federal timberlands in western Oregon. T more PR

HAILEY, Idaho, Feb. 24 -- The Western Watersheds Project posted the following news release on Feb. 23, 2026: * * * Conservation Group Protests Plan to Increase Grazing on Steens Mountain BURNS, Ore.--Today, Western Watersheds Project submitted a formal protest of the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) proposed decision to increase grazing by 96% on four allotments on Steens Mountain. In addition to these increased levels of permitted use, the Bureau intends to issue temporary grazing permits to exploit rare periods of high forage productivity more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Feb. 24, 2026: * * * Former General Manager for U.S. Defense Contractor Sentenced to 87 Months for Selling Stolen Trade Secrets to Russian Broker Today, Peter Williams, 39, an Australian national, was sentenced in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to 87 months in prison for selling his employer's trade secrets -- sensitive and protected cyber-exploit components -- to a Russian cyber-tools broker, announced the Department of Justice.  more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Feb. 24 -- Florida State University issued the following news: * * * Faculty Spotlight: Christian Hubicki's path from robots to reality TV * From the robotics lab to island shores, Christian Hubicki bridges two worlds between futuristic professor and fan favorite on one of America's longest-running reality shows. Hubicki, part of the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering faculty, operates out of the Aero-Propulsion, Mechatronics, and Energy Center at Innovation Park. He runs the Optimal Robotics Lab with a team of students more PR

NEW YORK, Feb. 24 [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: * * * Five Individuals Launch Class-Action Lawsuit Over Warrantless Immigration Arrests in North Carolina * NORTH CAROLINA -A lawsuit was filed today on behalf of five individuals -and a class of similarly situated people -to prevent unlawful warrantless immigration arrests across North Carol more PR

SALEM, Oregon, Feb. 24 -- Gov. Tina Kotek, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Kotek Convenes Experts to Chart a Path to Universal Preschool for Oregon * Salem, OR - Today, Governor Tina Kotek announced she is convening state and national early learning experts to provide recommendations to improve access to affordable, quality childcare and preschool across the state, with the ultimate goal of ensuring access to preschool for all Oregon children. "While President Trump freezes funds for childcare and undermines ea more PR

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Feb. 24 -- The University of Nebraska posted the following news: * * * Jagodinsky earns NEH grant to reveal untold history of habeas corpus * A new National Endowment for the Humanities grant will help University of Nebraska-Lincoln historian Katrina Jagodinsky illuminate how ordinary people across the American West used habeas corpus to challenge confinement and injustice, offering a new look at cases still shaping American courts today. With the grant, Jagodinsky is writing a book that builds on her expansive digital  more PR

BRISTOL, Connecticut, Feb. 24 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * Let's go Bananas! ESPN and Disney+ to deliver more Banana Ball games than ever as collaboration expands * ESPN, Disney+ and the Savannah Bananas today announced a 25-game exclusive package in 2026, with every game streaming on the ESPN App and Disney+ and select games airing across ESPN networks and ABC, the largest Banana Ball distribution deal to date, beginning February 28. More than 15 additional games will air  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 [Category: Health Care] -- Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine posted the following news release: * * * Monkey Dies At Oregon Experimentation Facility Following Medication Failure * Portland, OR -The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has cited Oregon Health & Science University's (OHSU) Oregon National Primate Research Center (ONPRC) for violating the Animal Welfare Act after a rhesus macaque died following the abrupt discontinuation of long-term steroid treatment. According to a Jan. 20, 2026, USDA inspe more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Feb. 25 -- New Jersey Acting Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release on Feb. 24, 2026: * * * Acting AG Davenport Sues RFK Jr. for Endangering Children by Removing Vaccines from Childhood Immunization Policy Complaint Alleges RFK Jr. and CDC Bypassed Federal Law in Gutting Scientific Panel and Changing Vaccine Schedule, Endangering Lives of Children * Acting Attorney General Jennifer Davenport today joined a coalition of 15 states in challenging the Trump Administration's radical and unlawf more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Feb. 25 -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics posted the following news release on Feb. 24, 2026: * * * Corban's (Ore.) No. 1 Pair Opens Season as Pair of the Week Emmi Marks and Emma Bischoff of Corban (Ore.) have been named the NAIA Beach Volleyball Pair of the Week after a flawless opening weekend at the Corban Invitational. Marks, a senior from Salem, Oregon, and Bischoff, a junior from Medford, Oregon, helped No. 2 Corban put together an unbeaten weekend while continuing a perfect start to their more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 [Category: Financial Services] -- Americans for Financial Reform, which describes itself as a nonpartisan and nonprofit coalition of more than 200 civil rights, consumer, labor, business, investor, faith-based and civic and community groups, posted the following news release: * * * Nearly 100 Groups Are Standing Up for a Strong, Robust, and Independent CFPB Any attack on the CFPB's independence or ability to fulfil its consumer protection mandate is an attack on the financial security of everyday people * Today a coal more PR

PORTLAND, Oregon, Feb. 23 -- Lewis and Clark College posted the following news: * * * New Scorecard Highlights Food Systems' Role in Climate Commitments * Professor Erica Lyman and the Global Law Alliance for Animals and the Environment (GLA) at Lewis & Clark Law School have partnered with a number of international organizations to launch the first-of-its-kind scorecard for food systems' impact on climate. The Food Systems Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) Scorecard assesses the integration of food systems in NDCs and provides a mea more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Feb. 25 -- Gov. Josh Shapiro, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on Feb. 24, 2026: * * * Governor Shapiro Takes Legal Action Against Trump Administration's Dangerous Overhaul of Immunization Panel, Longstanding Childhood Vaccine Schedule RFK., Jr. removed vaccine experts with decades of experience from the nation's leading vaccine advisory committee and appointed avowed vaccine skeptics to make vaccine recommendations for our families. In January, the CDC ignored overwhelming evidence supporting the  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Protect Our Care issued the following news on Feb. 24, 2026: * * * Hearing Watch: Trump Surgeon General Nom Casey Means Is Dangerously Unqualified, Conflicted and Hostile Toward IVF Ahead of the Senate HELP Committee confirmation hearing Wednesday for Trump Surgeon General Nominee Casey Means, today Protect Our Care and 314 Action spotlighted Means' lack of a medical license, baseless attacks on traditional medical practices, deep conflicts of interest with the wellness industry, and embrace of an anti-science agenda l more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Early Childhood and Secondary Education, issued the following opening statement on Feb. 20, 2026, at a hearing entitled "Building an AI-Ready America: Teaching in the AI Age": * * * "Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman, and thank you to the witnesses. It's encouraging that there is a lot of common ground, Mr. Chairman, in the things you brought up today and the opportunities and the challenges. "We know that artificial in more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Democrats Introduce The American Homeownership Act To Stop Wall Street's Housing Grab and Get Homes Back into the Hands of Families * Bill ends tax breaks and housing benefits for Wall Street, corporate landlords and reinvests the savings into building new housing and helping Americans achieve homeownership Bill Text | Fact Sheet Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Hous more PR

OLYMPIA, Washington, Feb. 24 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * Washington-led coalition wins Ninth Circuit ruling for school mental health grants * (Updated Feb. 24, 2026, to add the new deadlines set by the district court.) The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals sided with Washington and 15 other states today in their fifth court victory against the U.S. Department of Education's unlawful discontinuation of previously approved mental health grants for K-12 schools. "What's at stake is  more PR