BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 16 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Urges Supreme Court To Preserve Block On Trump Administration's Unlawful Termination Of Temporary Protected Status Protection For Haitian Nationals * Boston -Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today co-led 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 State more PR

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

SACRAMENTO, California, March 16 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Joins Amicus Brief to Defend Drinking Water Safety Rule * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta joined a multistate coalition in filing an amicus brief supporting the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s Lead and Copper Rule Improvements (Rule), which strengthened requirements to reduce exposure to lead from drinking water. Finalized in Oc more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, March 16 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta: New Trump Administration Requirements Would Halt Federally Funded Electric Vehicle Charging Deployment * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general and the state of Kentucky in sending a comment letter to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), opposing its unlawful proposal that would effectively bl 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

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 16 -- North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Jeff Jackson Fights to Keep Lead Out of Our Drinking Water * RALEIGH -Attorney General Jeff Jackson and 16 other attorneys general argued to keep federal protections designed to replace lead pipes and prevent lead from leaching into drinking water. "We should all be able to agree on getting lead out of our children's drinking water," said Attorney Gene more PR

DENVER, Colorado, March 16 -- Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Phil Weiser urges court to reject corrupted $14B Hewlett Packard Enterprise/Juniper Networks merger settlement * March 16, 2026 (DENVER) - Attorney General Phil Weiser led a coalition of attorneys general in filing a court brief opposing the $14 billion merger settlement between Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Juniper Networks, the second and third largest providers of 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

ROANOKE, Virginia, March 16 -- The Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at Virginia Tech posted the following news: * * * Brittany Howell tapped for Postpartum Support Virginia board of directors * Brittany Howell, an associate professor with Virginia Tech's Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, has been chosen to serve on the board of directors for Postpartum Support Virginia. The Fredericksburg-based nonprofit, which was established in 2009, educates families, providers, and commu more PR

WASHINGTON, March 16 [Category: Sociological] -- Cato Institute issued the following news release: * * * Cato Expert: Minnesota's AI Free Speech Carve-Out Threatens Core Democratic Rights * Legislators in Minnesota are considering a change to their state constitution that would carve out free speech protections for artificial intelligence. A new blog from Kevin Frazier, an adjunct research fellow at the Cato Institute, discusses how this proposal would conflict with the foundational right of more PR

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, March 17 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on March 16, 2026, by senior policy fellow Katherine Kersten: * * * Debunking myths about the new federal education tax credit In recent months, the nation's eyes have been on Minnesota, as chaos engulfed the Twin Cities during the Trump administration's immigration enforcement here. Gov. Tim Walz urged  more PR

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, March 14 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on March 16, 2026, by policy fellow Bill Glahn: * * * Fraud never sleeps Here's a roundup of recent news stories about Minnesota's massive fraud crisis that you may have missed. From the Minnesota Star Tribune, "Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz staked his last year in office on a fraud fight that's already strug more PR

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, March 17 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on March 16, 2026, by policy fellow Bill Glahn: * * * VP Vance to head anti-fraud task force In a New York Post exclusive, "President Trump will sign an executive order [EO} Monday afternoon formally creating a benefits fraud task force chaired by Vice President JD Vance -- the president's designee to le more PR

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, March 17 -- Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release on March 16, 2026: * * * Commission on Judicial Selection Recommends Ninth Judicial District Candidates to Governor Walz The Commission on Judicial Selection announced today that it is recommending three candidates for consideration to fill the vacancies in Minnesota's Ninth Judicial District. One vacancy occurred upon the elevation of the Honorable Anne M. Rasmusson to the Court of Appeals, and the more PR

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Vicente Gonzalez Introduces Bill to End Warrantless Immigration Raids * Contact: Alexis Torres (link sends email) Washington, D.C.- Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) introduced the Say No to Warrantless Searches Act to codify Fourth Amendment protections against unreasonable searches and seizures. In South Texas, Minnesota, and other parts of the country, Federal law enfor more PR

EAU CLAIRE, Wisconsin, March 16 -- The University of Wisconsin Eau Claire campus posted the following news: * * * Dreaming of Georgia: McCullen Willmert's honors journey * As a College of Business student planning on graduating in three years, McCullen Willmert had no plans to study abroad during his time at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. In Honors 100, a first-year seminar for new students enrolled in the Mark Stephen Cosby Honors College, Willmert -a Mounds View, Minnesota, native more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, March 16 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Emory to Present at NBI CLE Webinar on Legal Research Resources * Taft attorney Jena Emory will speak at the upcoming National Business Institute webinar titled "Online Investigation Secrets and Shortcuts for Litigators," being held on March 17, 2026. She will be presenting on two sections: "Best Places to Find Case Law, Memoranda, Briefs, Lawsuits, and Judgments" and "Researching  more PR

BRISTOL, Connecticut, March 16 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN announces commentator pairings for exclusive coverage of NCAA March Madness Women's Basketball * Starting Wednesday, March 18, fans can tune in across ESPN networks for exclusive coverage of the NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament Presented by Capital One. Along with ESPN's robust studio coverage, 16 top-tier commentator teams will head to host sites  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 17 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration issued a final rule updating various flight procedures at airports across the National Airspace System. This administrative action enables the agency to transition to updated criteria for instrument flight rules, ensuring the safe use of navigable airspace as airport environments and air traffic requirements change. The amendatory provisions for the following procedures become effective April  more PR

BRISTOL, Connecticut, March 16 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * Five exclusive NHL games this week on ABC, ESPN, ESPN+, Disney+ and Hulu * * The Point continues Monday at 6 p.m. ET on ESPN2 and ESPN+ * All NHL on ESPN games stream on the ESPN App via DTC or pay TV authentication * 43 NHL Power Play out-of-market games streaming on ESPN+ this week The NHL season continues this week with five exclusive games across ABC, ESP more PR

WASHINGTON, March 14 (TNSFR) -- The Florida State Department has completed an inventory of human remains and funerary objects and plans to repatriate them under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. Officials said the remains represent at least three individuals of Native American ancestry. Two associated funerary objects--identified as unmodified faunal remains--were also recorded during the inventory process. The materials were transferred to the Florida State Departmen more PR

WASHINGTON, March 16 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * FOIA Documents Reveal Trump Administration Ordered Fish and Wildlife Service to Change Materials About Indigenous Peoples * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Official Trump Administration documents obtained by the Sierra Club reveal the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) took steps to censor materials at its headquarters in Virginia and at a wildlife refuge in Oklahoma as part of Donald Trump's attempt more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, March 16 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Hardy Named 2026 Dayton Business Journal Rising Star of Law * Taft attorney Kristin Hardy was recently named in the Dayton Business Journal 2026 Rising Star of Law class. The honor spotlights emerging leaders in the legal industry who are not only excelling in their roles but also inspiring peers through their innovative approaches and unwavering commitment to excellence. Accordi more PR

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Honeywell International Inc. submitted a public comment letter to the Federal Aviation Administration supporting proposed requirements for interference tolerant radio altimeter systems while recommending refinements to implementation timelines and operational policies. In its submission, Honeywell expressed strong support for the FAA's proposed interference tolerance requirements for radar altimeters, which seek to enhance compatibility of these systems within the Nation more ST

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

DECORAH, Iowa, March 16 -- Luther College posted the following news: * * * Influential health leader Dr. Michael Osterholm to address 'public health in crisis' at Roslien Distinguished Lecture on April 15 * Dr. Michael Osterholm, who was recently named as one of the world's "most influential leaders in health" by Time magazine, will discuss concerns surrounding the current status of public health in the world and what he recommends we do to address this crisis at the Dr. David J. Roslien Dis more PR

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, March 17 -- The National Council on Family Relations issued the following news: * * * New Issue of JMF, Plus More New NCFR Journal Articles Read 5 New Early-View Articles Published March 8-14 * Keep up with the latest research from NCFR's three scholarly journals -- Journal of Marriage and Family (JMF), Family Relations: Interdisciplinary Journal of Applied Family Science (FR), and Journal of Family Theory & Review (JFTR). Most Recent Journal Issues: JMF April 2026 is more PR

DENVER, Colorado, March 16 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Lt. Governor Dianne Primavera Celebrates Women's Sports at Professional Women's Hockey Game * DENVER - Yesterday, Lt. Governor Dianne Primavera highlighted and uplifted the importance of women's sports at a Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) game between the Minnesota Frost and the New York Sirens at Ball Arena, as the league looks to expand, including potentially in Colorado. Lt. Gove more PR

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Introduces Legislative Package to Hold ICE and CBP Accountable, Increase Transparency, and Make Communities Safer * Legislative Efforts Follow Major DHS Scandals, Killings of American Citizens Washington, D.C. -U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) introduced the Homeland Security Improvement Act, DHS Hiring Review Act, and the Location Updates for Custody and Transparency Enforcement Act more PR

ROCHESTER, Minnesota, March 16 [Category: BizHospital] -- The Mayo Clinic issued the following news release: * * * Mayo Clinic researchers use milk-derived nanoparticles to target aggressive bile duct cancer * ROCHESTER, Minn. - Mayo Clinic researchers have developed a promising new way to deliver treatment directly to cholangiocarcinoma tumors, a rare and aggressive bile duct cancer with limited treatment options, using milk-derived nanoparticles that act like guided delivery vehicles. The  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

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, March 17 -- The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development issued the following news release on March 16, 2026: * * * DEED Awards $762K for Business Expansion The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) today announced more than $762,000 for three business expansion projects across Minnesota. The projects are expected to create 55 jobs over the next three years and leverage more than $10.12 million in private investment. "Minne more PR

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- The Minnesota State Demographic Center has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Commerce regarding the agency's plans for the 2026 Operational Test in Support of the 2030 Census. The organization expresses concern over what it describes as a scaled-back scope of testing that may hinder effective execution of the upcoming decennial census. According to the center, the decennial census serves as the foundation of the nation's statistical framework, i more ST

BRISTOL, Connecticut, March 15 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * Playing for Phoenix: ESPN is once again the exclusive home of NCAA March Madness Women's Basketball * * All 67 games of the tournament available across ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPNEWS and the ESPN App, March 18-April 5 * 1 Seeds: No. 1 UConn, No. 1 UCLA, No. 1 Texas, No. 1 South Carolina * Game On: Journey to the NCAA Championship, the one-hour women's basketb more PR

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- President Trump issued the following executive order on March 16, 2026: * * * ESTABLISHING THE TASK FORCE TO ELIMINATE FRAUD By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Purpose and Policy. American taxpayers fund a vast benefits system for citizens in need that includes housing, food, medical care, cash assistance, and more. States administer these federally funded progr more PR

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, March 17 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on March 16, 2026, by policy fellow Bill Glahn: * * * 6 more Feeding Our Future guilty pleas If all goes according to plan this week, six (6) more guilty pleas will be recorded in the sprawling Feeding Our Future fraud case. The six are all close relatives of the lead defendant of a seven-member group, Ik more PR

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- The Senate Judiciary Committee issued the following information for a nominations hearing at 10:15 a.m. on March 19, 2026, at 216 Hart Senate Office Building: Nominees * Colin McDonald, to be an Assistant Attorney General * James Bishop, to be United States Attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina * Brian Barber, to be United States Marshal for the Western District of Louisiana * Brian Gootkin, to be United States Marshal for the District of Montana * Stev more PR

ROSWELL, Georgia, March 17 -- The Southeastern Legal Foundation issued the following news release: * * * Southeastern Legal Foundation urges Eighth Circuit to rehear political parody case Southeastern Legal Foundation (SLF) filed an amicus brief together with Liberty Justice Center urging the entire Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals to rehear a First Amendment challenge to a Minnesota law arguably censoring political speech. The law targets "deepfakes" that depict someone in such a realistic w more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, March 16 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Taft Attorneys Macchia and Van Pelt Author Article in Indiana Lawyer * Taft attorneys Melissa Macchia and Megan Van Pelt authored the article "Despite challenges, pregnant workers law remains in effect," published in The Indiana Lawyer on March 6, 2026. The article discusses the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act and ongoing legal challenges surrounding the law, as well as what employer more PR

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * The Leader's Floor Lookout: Week of March 16, 2026 * Here's what to watch for on the House Floor this week: Confronting Deficit Spending and Getting America's Financial House in Order For years, the federal government's spending has been out of control, driving up our deficit and sending the United States deeper into debt. We saw the disastrous effects of deficit spending u more PR

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution released the following written testimony by Ilan Wurman, Julius E. Davis professor of law at the University of Minnesota, from a March 10, 2026, hearing entitled "Protecting American Citizenship: Birthright Citizenship for Illegal Aliens and Tourists": * * * Chairman Schmitt and Members of the Committee: It is often believed that the common-law rule of birthright citizenship was that mere birth on the sovereign's s more PR

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Michigan, chairman of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on March 16, 2026: * * * Walberg Applauds Executive Order to Tackle Fraud Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) released the following statement regarding President Trump's executive order to root out waste, fraud, and abuse: "Cracking down on waste, fraud, and abuse of federal taxpayer dollars isn't optional--it's our respon more PR

DENVER, Colorado, March 16 -- Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser issued the following news release: * * * Weiser: Proposed federal EV charger manufacturing rule sets 'impossible' standard * Attorney General Phil Weiser today led a coalition of 20 attorneys general and the governor of Kentucky urging the Federal Highway Administration to withdraw a proposal that would require electric vehicle chargers funded with federal dollars to be made entirely with U.S. components.  "A 100% domestic more PR

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on March 16, 2026: * * * President Donald J. Trump Establishes the Task Force to Eliminate Fraud ESTABLISHING THE TASK FORCE TO ELIMINATE FRAUD: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order creating the Task Force to Eliminate Fraud, which will advise the President and coordinate government-wide efforts to combat widespread fraud, waste, and abuse in Federal benefit programs. * The Vice President will serv more PR

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * With Oil Prices Spiking, Klobuchar Renews Calls for Year-Round E15 * Klobuchar calls on Congressional colleagues to finally pass year-round E15. WASHINGTON - In a Senate Agriculture Committee hearing, Ranking Member Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) renewed calls to make E15 available to sell year-round. Since the outbreak of war in Iran, gas prices have risen sharply, causing pain at the pump for American more PR