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'Delaware Advocacy Day' Brings Patient Advocates to Dover to Discuss Affordability of Biomarker Testing (10)
WASHINGTON, March 11 [Category: Medical] -- The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network posted the following news release:
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'Delaware Advocacy Day' Brings Patient Advocates to Dover to Discuss Affordability of Biomarker Testing
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Earlier today, cancer survivors, medical professionals and patient advocates from across Delaware convened in Dover at Legislative Hall as a part of 'Delaware Advocacy Day.' The main focus of Advocacy Day, which was hosted by the American Cancer Society C more PR
AG Brown sues Department of Education for unlawful data demand to colleges and universities (10)
OLYMPIA, Washington, March 11 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release:
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AG Brown sues Department of Education for unlawful data demand to colleges and universities
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The U.S. Department of Education's demand for data on admissions and outcomes of college and university students, broken out by race and sex, violates the law and puts student privacy at risk, according to a new lawsuit filed by Attorney General Nick Brown and a coalition of 16 othe more PR
AG Campbell Sues Trump Administration To Stop Unlawful Data Demand To Colleges And Universities (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 11 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release:
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AG Campbell Sues Trump Administration To Stop Unlawful Data Demand To Colleges And Universities
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Boston -Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today co-led a coalition of 17 attorneys general in challenging the Trump Administration's demand that higher education institutions provide new data via a recently added component to the Integrated Postsecondary more PR
Attorney General Bonta Sues Trump Administration over "Fishing Expedition" into Colleges and Universities (10)
SACRAMENTO, California, March 11 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Bonta Sues Trump Administration over "Fishing Expedition" into Colleges and Universities
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OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today co-led a multistate coalition in filing a lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration's burdensome new requirements that colleges and universities submit data linking race to admissions, financial aid, and student perfo more PR
Attorney General Clark Joins Coalition Standing Up to Trump Administration Attacks on Professional Medical Organizations (10)
MONTPELIER, Vermont, March 10 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release:
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Attorney General Clark Joins Coalition Standing Up to Trump Administration Attacks on Professional Medical Organizations
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Attorney General Charity Clark today joined a coalition of 19 state attorneys general in support of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), which is being targeted by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over recommendations that run counter to the Trump admin more PR
Attorney General Clark Sues Trump Administration to Stop Unlawful Data Demand to Colleges and Universities (10)
MONTPELIER, Vermont, March 11 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release:
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Attorney General Clark Sues Trump Administration to Stop Unlawful Data Demand to Colleges and Universities
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New Department of Education Data Reporting Requirements Jeopardize Student Privacy and Threaten Baseless Investigations of Colleges and Universities
Attorney General Charity Clark today joined a coalition of 17 attorneys general in challenging the Trump Administration's d more PR
Attorney General James Sues Trump Administration Over Unlawful Data Demands Targeting Colleges (10)
ALBANY, New York, March 11 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release:
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Attorney General James Sues Trump Administration Over Unlawful Data Demands Targeting Colleges
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March 11, 2026
NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James and 16 other attorneys general today sued the Trump administration over a sweeping new federal data collection mandate targeting colleges and universities. The lawsuit challenges the U.S. Department of Education's new "A more PR
Attorney General Phil Weiser sues to stop Education Department's unlawful data demand to colleges and universities (10)
DENVER, Colorado, March 11 -- Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Phil Weiser sues to stop Education Department's unlawful data demand to colleges and universities
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March 11, 2026 (DENVER) - Attorney General Phil Weiser today joined a coalition of state attorneys general in challenging the Trump administration's demand that higher education institutions provide new data to the U.S. Department of Education supposedly to track compli more PR
Attorney General Rayfield Sues Trump Administration to Stop Unlawful Data Demand to Colleges and Universities (10)
SALEM, Oregon, March 11 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Rayfield Sues Trump Administration to Stop Unlawful Data Demand to Colleges and Universities
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New Department of Education Data Reporting Requirements Jeopardize Student Privacy and Threaten Baseless Investigations of Colleges and Universities
Attorney General Dan Rayfield and a coalition of 16 other attorneys general today challenged the Trump Administration's demand t more PR
Attorney General Tong Sues Trump Administration to Stop Unlawful Data Demand to Colleges and Universities (10)
HARTFORD, Connecticut, March 11 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Tong Sues Trump Administration to Stop Unlawful Data Demand to Colleges and Universities
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New Department of Education Data Reporting Requirements Jeopardize Student Privacy and Threaten Baseless Investigations of Colleges and Universities
(Hartford, CT) - Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 17 attorneys general in challenging the Trum more PR
BLS Mid-Atlantic Region Issues Report on Consumer Price Index, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington February 2026 (10)
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, March 12 (TNSLrpt) -- Consumer Price Index, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington February 2026 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Mid-Atlantic Region - March 11, 2026
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Area prices up 1.0 percent over the two months, up 3.5 percent over the year
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The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington was up 1.0 percent for the two months ending in February, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BL more PR
BLS Southeast Region Issues Report on Consumer Price Index, South Region February 2026 (10)
ATLANTA, Georgia, March 12 (TNSLrpt) -- Consumer Price Index, South Region February 2026 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Southeast Region - March 11, 2026
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Regional prices rose 0.3 percent in February, up 1.8 percent over the year
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The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the South region increased 0.3 percent in February, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. The index for all items less food and energy rose 0. more PR
Crapo Supports Effort to Strengthen Economic Prosperity, Strengthen CDFI Fund (10)
WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release:
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Crapo Supports Effort to Strengthen Economic Prosperity, Strengthen CDFI Fund
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Washington, D.C.- U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), co-chair of the Community Development Finance (CDF) Caucus, joined Senators Steve Daines (R-Montana) and Mark Warner (D-Virginia), also co-chair of the CDF Caucus, to introduce the bipartisan Access to Fair Financing for Opportunity and Resilient Development (AFFORD) Act. more PR
Governor Healey, 18 Other Governors Urge Congress to Block President Trump's Illegal, Costly Tariffs (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 11 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release:
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Governor Healey, 18 Other Governors Urge Congress to Block President Trump's Illegal, Costly Tariffs
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Boston -Governor Maura Healey joined Colorado Governor Jared Polis, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont, Delaware Governor Matt Meyer, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker, Kansas Governor Laura Kelly, Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear, Maine Governor Janet Mills, Maryland Governor Wes Moore, M more PR
Governor Lamont, Coalition of Governors Urge Congress To Enact Tariff Reform (10)
HARTFORD, Connecticut, March 11 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release:
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Governor Lamont, Coalition of Governors Urge Congress To Enact Tariff Reform
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(HARTFORD, CT) - In light of the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision establishing that presidents do not have the authority to use emergency powers to impose tariffs, Governor Ned Lamont and the governors of 18 other states today sent a letter to Congressional leaders urging Congress to enact meaningful statu more PR
Interest Rate Caps on Credit Cards - Policy Issues Topic of White Paper From CRS (10)
WASHINGTON, March 11 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF12861) on March 10, 2026, by financial economics specialists Karl E. Schneider and Andrew P. Scott.
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Interest Rate Caps on Credit Cards: Policy Issues
While the cost of financial services is a perennial topic of congressional debate, Congress has recently paid particular attention to the costs associated with credit cards, one of the most popular payme more PR
Md. A.G. Brown Sues Trump Administration to Stop Unlawful Data Demand to Colleges and Universities (10)
BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 12 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on March 11, 2026:
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Attorney General Brown Sues Trump Administration to Stop Unlawful Data Demand to Colleges and Universities
New Department of Education Data Reporting Requirements Jeopardize Student Privacy and Threaten Baseless Investigations of Colleges and Universities
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Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today joined a coalition of 17 attorneys general in challenging the more PR
Philadelphia Man Sentenced to 18 Months in Federal Prison for Government Theft (10)
WILMINGTON, Delaware, March 12 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Delaware posted the following news release on March 11, 2026:
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Philadelphia Man Sentenced to 18 Months in Federal Prison for Government Theft
A Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, man was sentenced on March 10, 2026, to 18 months in prison for stealing COVID-19 relief funds and ordered to pay $866,171 in restitution. Chief U.S. District Judge Colm F. Connolly imposed the sentence.
Congress created the Employee more PR
R.I. A.G. Neronha, Coalition Sue to Stop Unlawful Data Demand to Colleges and Universities (10)
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, March 12 -- Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued the following news release on March 11, 2026:
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Attorney General Neronha, coalition sue to stop unlawful data demand to colleges and universities
Attorney General Peter F. Neronha today joined a coalition of 17 attorneys general in challenging the Trump Administration's demand that higher education institutions provide new data via a recently added component to the Integrated Postsecondary Educatio more PR
Reps. McBride, Lawler Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Expand Access to Essential Hygiene Products (10)
WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Rep. Sarah McBride, D-Delaware, issued the following news release:
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Reps. McBride, Lawler Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Expand Access to Essential Hygiene Products
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -Congresswoman Sarah McBride (DE-At Large) and Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) introduced the TANF Hygiene Access Act, bipartisan legislation to establish a five-year demonstration pilot program aimed at helping low-income families access essential hygiene materials such as soa more PR
Rockefeller Foundation Research Finds 'Food is Medicine' Could Unlock $45 Billion for States (10)
NEW YORK, March 12 (TNSrpt) -- The Rockefeller Foundation posted the following news release:
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New Rockefeller Foundation Research Finds 'Food is Medicine' Could Unlock $45 Billion for States
Food is Medicine (FIM) programs, which provide produce prescriptions and medically tailored meals and groceries to people with diet-related conditions, could generate more than $45 billion in state economic activity, create 316,000 jobs nationwide, and generate $5.6 billion for America's small and mi more PR
Senators Blunt Rochester, Durbin, Duckworth, Warnock, Booker Introduce Resolution Honoring the Late Reverend Jesse Jackson, Sr. (10)
WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on March 10, 2026:
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Senators Blunt Rochester, Durbin, Duckworth, Warnock, Booker Introduce Resolution Honoring the Late Reverend Jesse Jackson, Sr.
This week, U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), and U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) introduced a resolution honoring the li more PR
Senators Coons, Warren, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Strengthen the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, Countering President Trump's Narrowed Enforcement of Landmark Anti-bribery Law (10)
WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on March 11, 2026:
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Senators Coons, Warren, colleagues introduce legislation to strengthen the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, countering President Trump's narrowed enforcement of landmark anti-bribery law
U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.), co-Chair of the Senate Law Enforcement Caucus and a senior member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), more PR
USDA Farm Service Agency Notice of Availability: Draft Environmental Assessment for Purchase of Real Estate and Improvements to Cattle Operation in Delaware County, Iowa (10)
WASHINGTON, March 11 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency issued the following news release:
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USDA Farm Service Agency Notice of Availability: Draft Environmental Assessment for Purchase of Real Estate and Improvements to Cattle Operation in Delaware County, Iowa
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DES MOINES, Iowa, March 11, 2026 - USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) has a draft Environmental Assessment (EA) for the purchase of real estate and improvements to a cattle operation, increasing animal unit c more PR
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