WASHINGTON, March 16 [Category: Political] -- America First Legal, a civil rights organization, posted the following news release: * * * America First Legal Reveals States Lack Evidence of Harm in Lawsuit Challenging the Trump Administration's New Regulations Intended to Prevent Illegal Aliens from Receiving Welfare * America First Legal (AFL) has uncovered that multiple states lacked a plausible basis to plead injuries in their legal campaign against the Trump Administration over new regula more PR

WASHINGTON, March 16 [Category: Political] -- America First Legal, a civil rights organization, posted the following news release: * * * America First Legal Urges Congress to Investigate and Legislate Against Blue States Lacking Evidence of Harm in Lawsuits Against the Federal Government * America First Legal (AFL) has sent a letter to U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan, urging the committee to address the apparent practice of blue states suing the federal government w more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 17 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on March 16, 2026: * * * Attorney General Mayes Joins Coalition Challenging Trump Administration's Attack on States' Fair Housing Laws Attorney General Kris Mayes joined a coalition of attorneys general filing a lawsuit challenging unlawful actions by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), including threats to withhold funding from state and local fair housing enforcement agenci more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, March 16 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Announces Lawsuit to Block Trump Administration's Unlawful Rollback of Fair Housing Protections * HUD guidance eviscerates enforcement of fair housing laws OAKLAND -Co-leading a coalition of 16 attorneys general, California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) over guidanc more PR

MONTPELIER, Vermont, March 16 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General Clark Sues Trump Administration Over Attack on Fair Housing Laws * Attorney General Charity Clark today joined a coalition of 16 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit challenging unlawful actions by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), including threats to impose illegal conditions on HUD funding and to withhold funding from state and local fair  more PR

ALBANY, New York, March 16 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Urges Supreme Court to Uphold Protections for Haitian Immigrants * March 16, 2026 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today co-led a coalition of 18 other attorneys general in urging the United States Supreme Court to preserve the legal status of hundreds of thousands of Haitian immigrants, including many who have lived and worked in the Unite more PR

DENVER, Colorado, March 16 -- Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Phil Weiser joins coalition challenging Trump administration's attack on state fair housing laws * March 16, 2026 (DENVER) - Attorney General Phil Weiser joined a coalition of attorneys general filing a lawsuit challenging unlawful actions by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, including threats to withhold funding from state and local fair housing e more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 16 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL LEADS COALITION CHALLENGING TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S ATTACK ON STATES' FAIR HOUSING LAWS * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul today co-led a coalition of 16 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit challenging unlawful actions by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), including threats to withhold funding from state and local fair housing enforce more PR

SALEM, Oregon, March 16 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Rayfield Urges Court to Reject Corrupted $14B Hewlett Packard Enterprises/Juniper Networks Merger Settlement * Attorney General Rayfield and a coalition of attorneys general filed a court brief opposing the $14 billion merger settlement between Hewlett Packard Enterprises and Juniper Networks, the second and third largest providers of wireless networking equipment in the  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 17 (TNSxrep) -- The Capital Research Center posted the following commentary on March 16, 2026, by Michael Watson, research director and managing editor for InfluenceWatch: * * * A labor strike you probably didn't notice hiked the unemployment rate Thanks to restrictions on strikes imposed by legislators who supported the Taft-Hartley Consensus, you probably didn't notice a labor union action that might have been big enough to alter national economic data. * The February 20 more PR

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- The Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support released the following testimony by Diana C. Maurer, director of defense capabilities and management at the Government Accountability Office, from a March 4, 2026, hearing entitled "The Current Readiness of the Joint Force": * * * (Continued from Part 1 of 2) In November 2024, we found that the Air Force has taken steps to address some challenges in implementing this new process, but it continue more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, March 17 -- Gov. Josh Green, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release on March 16, 2026: * * * GOVERNOR GREEN CONSIDERS NOMINEES FOR CHIEF JUSTICE AND CIRCUIT JUDGE Governor Josh Green today announced that he has received the list of nominees to fill Chief Justice, Supreme Court, State of Hawaii and Circuit Judge, Circuit Court of the Second Circuit (island of Maui). Under Article VI, Section 3 of the Hawaii State Constitution, the Governor must appoint a judge from a l more PR

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Press Trump Administration for Answers on School Bombing and Civilian Causalities in Iran * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the U.S. Senate Select Intelligence Committee, and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) sent a letter demanding that U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Secretary Pete Hegseth provide answers to the American people on the airstrikes on a s more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 16 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL CO-LEADS COALITION URGING SUPREME COURT TO PRESERVE BLOCK OF UNLAWFUL TERMINATION OF TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS PROTECTION FOR HAITIAN NATIONALS * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul co-led a coalition of 19 attorneys general today in filing an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court in Miot, et al. v. Trump, et al., opposing the Trump administration's effort more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 17 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Brown Urges Supreme Court to Preserve Block on Trump Administration's Unlawful Termination of Temporary Protected Status Protection for Haitian Nationals Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in Miot, et al. v. Trump, et al. in the Supreme Court of the United States, opposing the Trump admin more PR

SEATTLE, March 17 -- Alaska Airlines, a subsidiary of Alaska Air Group, issued the following news release: * * * More seats and routes as Alaska and Hawaiian scale up for largest spring break operation ever Summary * Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines are operating more than 12 million seats across March and April, marking the largest spring break schedule in their history. * The combined carrier's guests can choose from more than 25 new or recently launched routes this spring season, fr more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, March 17 -- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release on March 16, 2026: * * * Attorney General Davenport Sues Trump Administration to Stop Assault on States' Civil Rights Laws Attorney General Jennifer Davenport today joined a coalition of 16 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit challenging unlawful actions by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), including threats to withhold funding from state and local fair more PR

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Advocacy issued the following news release on March 16, 2026: * * * Office of Advocacy Marks 49th State Visit with Hawaii Small Businesses Roundtable Hawaii Small Businesses Roundtable * On Monday, March 9, Trent Staggs, Region 8 Advocate for the Office of Advocacy (Advocacy), heard directly from over 30 small businesses about burdensome federal red tape during a roundtable event in Honolulu, Hawaii. Advocacy is the indep more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, March 17 -- Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued the following news release on March 16, 2026: * * * Attorney General Neronha, coalition challenge Trump Administration's attack on fair housing laws Attorney General Peter F. Neronha today joined a coalition of 16 attorneys general filing a lawsuit challenging unlawful actions by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), including threats to withhold funding from state and local fair housi more PR

LA JOLLA, California, March 16 -- The University of California San Diego campus posted the following news: * * * Human-Made Chemicals Found Throughout Ocean Environments A new study found industrial chemicals even in remote locations and the open ocean * A new study analyzing more than 2,300 seawater samples from around the world has found that human-made chemicals -- from plastic additives and industrial lubricants to pharmaceuticals and pesticides -- are widespread in the marine environme more PR

MANOA, Hawaii, March 17 (TNSrep) -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: * * * VNR: Fathers' health crucial for pregnancy and child outcomes Challenging the traditional approach to pregnancy care which focuses solely on mother's behaviors, new research from the University of Hawai'i at Manoa and international partners highlights the significant and often underrecognized role of fathers' health and well-being in shaping pregnancy and child outcomes. The stud more PR

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Senators Investigate Social Security Agency's Customer Service Chaos Reaching "New Extremes" * Trump's Social Security head has disrupted Social Security staffing, services Nearly two-thirds of Social Security employees report customer service has declined in the past year "Your forced staff reassignments are harming Social Security beneficiaries, endangering the accuracy of c more PR

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Joins New Bicameral Bill to Cut Taxes for Millions of Working Americans * Bill eliminates federal income taxes for Americans making under $46,000; is fully paid for by ensuring Americans making over a million dollars pay their fair share WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, joined U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) more PR