BRISTOL, Connecticut, March 19 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * 26.6 million brackets: ESPN Tournament Challenge sets new record for fourth-consecutive year * * More than 766 brackets per second at peak * Women's Tournament Challenge closes Friday at 11:30 a.m. ET * Perfect Bracket Tracker with real-time results for both men's & women's TC For the fourth-consecutive year, ESPN Men's Tournament Challenge, the No. 1 college more PR

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Earthjustice, To Nizhoni Ani, Dine Water Rights Coalition and Sierra Club submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency opposing a proposal to approve an alternate liner demonstration for a coal ash evaporation pond at the Coronado Generating Station in Arizona. The letter highlights that SRP's proposal contradicts established regulatory procedures and lacks sufficient justification based on the existing scientific and technical evidence.  more ST

OLYMPIA, Washington, March 19 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * AG Brown challenges illegal axing of greenhouse gas pollution Endangerment Finding Coalition of states, counties, and cities across the country mount legal challenge in opposition to EPA's unlawful rollback * Attorney General Nick Brown today joined a coalition of 24 states, the District of Columbia, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and 12 cities and counties to challenge the U.S.  more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 19 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Challenges Unlawful Rescission of Landmark 2009 Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding * BOSTON -Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today led a coalition of 24 states, the District of Columbia, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and 12 cities and counties to challenge the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) unlawful attempt to rescind its 2009 more PR

LANSING, Michigan, March 19 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Challenges Unlawful Rescission of EPA's Landmark 2009 Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel today joined a coalition of 24 states, the District of Columbia, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and 12 cities and counties to challenge the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's unlawful attempt to rescind its 2009 Endangerment Finding (PDF) - the agency more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 20 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on March 19, 2026: * * * Attorney General Mayes Challenges Unlawful Rescission of Landmark 2009 Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding Attorney General Kris Mayes today joined a coalition of states, counties and cities to challenge the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's unlawful attempt to rescind its 2009 Endangerment Finding - the agency's seminal determination that greenhouse gas pollution  more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 20 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on March 19, 2026: * * * Attorney General Mayes Challenges Utility Rate Mechanism That Could Guarantee Higher Bills Attorney General Kris Mayes today filed an Application for Rehearing challenging a recent Arizona Corporation Commission decision that approved a new rate-setting mechanism for UNS Gas, Inc. that could lock in automatic annual rate increases for the company's ratepayers with littl more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 16 -- The Arizona Department of Game and Fish issued the following news: * * * Black-footed ferrets released in northern Arizona Arizona Game and Fish Department personnel released 19 endangered black-footed ferrets at three sites in northern Arizona, bolstering the wild population of one of America's most imperiled mammal species. On the evening of March 10, department biologists and wildlife managers released 13 ferrets into the Aubrey Valley and Double O Ranch near more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 20 -- The Arizona Department of Game and Fish issued the following news: * * * How science informs management of AZ mountain lions Across North America, agencies responsible for the conservation and management of native mammals, including large carnivores, use science-based tools to manage wildlife populations, human-wildlife conflicts, and for reasons of human safety and impact to other native wildlife species. The Arizona Game and Fish Department's (AZGFD) wildlife more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 20 -- The Arizona House Republicans issued the following news release: * * * Arizona Republicans Move to Repeal Cesar Chavez Day from State Law Following Reports of Predatory Sexual Crimes Against Women, Children House and Senate Republicans are advancing legislation to repeal an Arizona law recognizing Cesar Chavez Day, following reports this week detailing Chavez's sexual assaults against women and children. The repeal will move forward through a strike-everything  more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 20 -- The Arizona State Senate Republican Caucus issued the following news release: * * * Senate Republicans Advance Targeted Border Security Investments to Support Law Enforcement, Protect Communities Senate Republicans are continuing their efforts to secure Arizona's border and support law enforcement by advancing a targeted package of legislation focused on detention capacity, physical barriers, and emerging technology for border operations. The Senate today passed more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 20 -- The Arizona State Senate Republican Caucus issued the following news release on March 19, 2026: * * * Senate Republicans Pass Transportation Package Focusing on Safety, Mobility, Economic Growth Senate Republicans are advancing a package of transportation measures aimed at improving roadway conditions, reducing congestion, and supporting long-term economic growth across Arizona, moving key infrastructure projects closer to construction without raising taxes. The  more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 20 -- Arizona State Treasurer Kimberly Yee issued the following news release on March 19, 2026: * * * Arizona Treasurer Kimberly Yee Says ESA Marketplace Platforms Must Be Improved to Protect Taxpayer Dollars Treasury to Issue Request for Information Process for Qualified Vendors * Today Arizona Treasurer Kimberly Yee announced that Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) marketplace platforms must be updated and improved to protect taxpayer dollars. The Arizona Sta more PR

MONTPELIER, Vermont, March 18 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General Clark Calls on Congress to Pass Legislation Requiring Tariff Refunds * Attorney General Charity Clark today joined a coalition of 17 other attorneys general in urging Congress to pass legislation that would require the government to provide swift refunds for extra costs paid by businesses and consumers due to President Trump's illegal tariffs. On February 20, the  more PR

MONTPELIER, Vermont, March 19 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General Clark Challenges Unlawful Rescission of Landmark 2009 Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding Coalition of States, Counties, and Cities Across the Country Mount Legal Challenge in Opposition to EPA's Unlawful Rollback  * Attorney General Charity Clark today joined a coalition of 24 states, the District of Columbia, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and 12 cities and counties more PR

ALBANY, New York, March 19 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Leads Challenge to Trump Administration's Climate Rollback * March 19, 2026 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today released the following statement after co-leading a coalition of 39 other states, counties, and cities in filing a petition challenging the Trump administration's repeal of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 2009 endange more PR

DENVER, Colorado, March 19 -- Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Phil Weiser challenges unlawful rollback of landmark policy to fight greenhouse gas pollution * March 19, 2026 (DENVER) - Attorney General Phil Weiser today joined a coalition of states, counties and cities to challenge the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's unlawful attempt to rescind its 2009 endangerment finding - the agency's fundamental determination that gre more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 19 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL CHALLENGES UNLAWFUL RESCISSION OF LANDMARK 2009 GREENHOUSE GAS ENDANGERMENT FINDING Attorney General Kwame Raoul today, as part of a coalition of 24 states and 12 local governments, filed a lawsuit challenging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) unlawful attempt to rescind its 2009 Endangerment Finding, the agency's seminal determination that greenh more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 19 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL SAYS PROPOSED FEDERAL ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGER MANUFACTURING RULE SETS 'IMPOSSIBLE' STANDARD * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined a coalition of 15 attorneys general and the governor of Kentucky in urging the Federal Highway Administration to withdraw a proposal that would require electric vehicle (EV) chargers funded with federal dollars to be made  more PR

SALEM, Oregon, March 19 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Rayfield Challenges Unlawful Rescission of Landmark 2009 Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding * Coalition of States, Counties, and Cities Across the Country Mount Legal Challenge in Opposition to EPA's Unlawful Rollback Attorney General Dan Rayfield and a coalition of 36 other states, counties and cities today challenged the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's unlawfu more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, March 19 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Challenges Unlawful Rescission of Landmark 2009 Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding Connecticut Co-Leads National Coalition of States, Counties, and Cities Mounting Legal Challenge in Opposition to EPA's Unlawful Anti-Science Rollback  * Attorney General William Tong today led a coalition of 24 states and 12 counties and cities to challenge the U.S. En more PR

LEXINGTON, Kentucky, March 20 -- The Bluegrass Institute posted the following commentary on March 19, 2026, by Jeffrey A. Singer, senior fellow at the Cato Institute: * * * Kentucky's Blood Bill Promises Autonomy--But Delivers Mandates The bill promotes "medical freedom" by expanding government mandates over insurers and private medical providers. * Earlier this month, Kentucky Republican State Representative Candy Massaroni introduced House Bill 752, which would give patients the right to  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- The Senate Indian Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Scott Cameron, principal deputy assistant secretary of the Interior for water and science and exercising the delegated authority of the commissioner of the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation, from a March 11, 2026, hearing on the Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Rights Settlement Act (S. 953): * * * Good afternoon, Chairman Murkowski, Vice Chairman Schatz, and members of the Comm more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 19 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Goldwater Institute posted the following news: * * * Cancer Survivor Diego Morris Champions Right to Try at Federalist Society Symposium * The Federalist Society's annual Student Symposium, held last weekend in Phoenix, opened a panel on "Mandates, Medicine, & Liberty" not with doctrine or case law, but with something more difficult to dismiss: a lived experience that turned abstract questions of medical autonomy into matters of urgency more PR

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Rep. Juan Ciscomani, R-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Ciscomani Leads Bipartisan Effort to Support Western Water Management and Combat Drought * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Representative Juan Ciscomani is proud to introduce legislation with Representative Joe Neguse (CO-02) aimed at supporting local control of water management issues among communities and tribes in Arizona and other Western states. Senators Steve Daines from Montana and John Hickenloop more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 19 -- The University of Phoenix issued the following news release: * * * Generative AI Tools in Higher Ed * Center for Educational and Instructional Technology Research team examine ethical and methodological use of generative artificial intelligence in higher education University of Phoenix College of Doctoral Studies scholars Patricia Akojie, Ph.D., Marlene Blake, Ph.D., and Louise Underdahl, Ph.D. have published new research exploring how generative artificial in more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 20 -- The Arizona Commerce Authority issued the following news on March 19, 2026: * * * Governor Hobbs Joins Pima Community College And ACA To Celebrate Opening Of Advanced Manufacturing Future48 Workforce Accelerator In Tucson The new Flexible Industry Training (FIT) Lab will provide hands-on training to strengthen Southern Arizona's workforce * Governor Katie Hobbs joined Pima Community College, the Arizona Commerce Authority, City of Tucson, Pima County, and local more PR

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich: SAVE Act is "One of the Most Extreme Voter Suppression Bills in Recent History" * Full video here WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) delivered remarks on the Senate floor echoing and uplifting New Mexicans' concerns with President Trump and Congressional Republicans' SAVE Act, legislation that will deprive millions of American citizens of their right to vote. VID more PR

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Rep. David Schweikert, R-Arizona, chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, issued the following news on March 19, 2026: * * * JEC holds Hearing on Labor Inflows to Support American Workers and Businesses to Maintain Global Competitiveness On March 18, the Joint Economic Committee held a hearing entitled "Keeping Our Promises: Labor Inflows, Maintaining Competitiveness, and Supporting an Aging Population," focused on labor flows as the nation faces an aging population, more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 20 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on March 19, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Files Lawsuit Challenging Unlawful Rescission of Landmark 2009 Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding Coalition of States, Counties, and Cities Across the Country Mount Legal Challenge in Opposition to EPA's Unlawful Rollback * Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today joined a coalition of states, counties and cities in filing a lawsuit th more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, March 20 -- Gov. Josh Shapiro, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on March 19, 2026: * * * Governor Shapiro Takes Legal Action Against Trump Administration's Dangerous Assault on Environmental Protections, Repeal of Efforts to Fight Climate Change In February, the U.S. EPA repealed a fundamental tenet of long-standing rule on environmental protections and placed Pennsylvanians at increased risk of harm associated with growing levels of pollution. As t more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, March 19 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * President Trump Ignores Climate Science, but the Law Will Hold Him Accountable: California Files Lawsuit Challenging EPA's Rescission of Endangerment Finding Representing California in the multistate lawsuit, Attorney General Bonta, Governor Newsom, and CARB are joined by the City of Los Angeles, the City and County of San Francisco, and the County of Santa Clara  SACRAMENTO -  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Rainbow Energy Center and Great River Energy have submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency regarding the agency's Proposed Approval of the CCR Part B Alternate Liner Demonstration Application for the Coronado Generating Station in St. Johns, Arizona. The companies express their appreciation for the agency's reconsideration of its previous denial related to compliance standards for coal combustion residuals (CCR). In their letter, the  more ST

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Rep. Adelita S. Grijalva, D-Arizona, issued the following news release on March 19, 2026: * * * Rep. Grijalva Grills Trump and Republicans on the House Floor over the Iran War & Affordability Crisis Rep. Grijalva spoke on the House floor about the reckless war in Iran, which is exacerbating the affordability crisis here at home. $22.8 billion taxpayer dollars have already been spent on the war. This morning, reports surfaced that the Pentagon intends to request an addi more PR

LOGAN, Utah, March 19 -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * Researchers in Speech and Hearing Sciences Awarded Two Multi-Year Federal Grants * Two Utah State University professors have independently been awarded multi-year grants for research investigating developmental language disorder. Professors Ron Gillam and Sandi Gillam in the Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services have spent more than two decades advancing research and intervention for childre more PR

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- The Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District, Tempe, Arizona, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency expressing appreciation for the agency's Proposed Approval of the Coal Combustion Residuals (CCR) Part B Alternate Liner Demonstration Application concerning the SRP Coronado Generating Station's Evaporation Pond in Arizona. EPA's 2025 Order mandated SRP to invest approximately $90 million in constructing ne more ST

ST. BONAVENTURE, New York, March 19 -- St. Bonaventure University issued the following news release: * * * Siena/SBU Survey: Half of Americans to watch some of March Madness * Mar 13, 2026 Nearly half of Americans (49%) say they plan to watch college basketball games during March Madness, according to a new survey of United States residents released today by the Siena Research Institute (SRI) and St. Bonaventure University's Jandoli School of Communication. Over a quarter (28%) will fil more PR

GLENDALE, Arizona, March 20 -- Arizona State University Thunderbird School of Global Management issued the following news on March 19, 2026: * * * Thunderbird at ASU faculty named among world's top undergraduate business faculty Global recognition of Professor Euvin Naidoo highlights Thunderbird's commitment to leadership development By Mary Hess Euvin Naidoo, distinguished professor of practice for global accounting, risk and agility at the Thunderbird School of Global Management at Arizon more PR

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- The Utility Solid Waste Activities Group (USWAG) has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency applauding the agency's reconsideration of a prior denial regarding the Salt River Project's (SRP) proposed approval of an alternate liner demonstration application for its Coronado Generating Station evaporation pond located in Arizona. In the letter, USWAG expressed its support for the agency's decision to rescind the earlier denial made on  more ST

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, March 19 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland issued the following news: * * * War Department senior leaders prioritize Western Hemispheric security * WASHINGTON - The War Department is prioritizing security in the Western Hemisphere, which is integral to U.S. homeland defense, said Joseph M. Humire, performing the duties of assistant secretary of war for homeland defense and Americas security affairs, who spoke March 17 during a House more PR

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * WATCH: In SSCI Hearing, Kelly Presses Officials on How Iran War Benefits Russia and Demands Answers on Whether President Was Briefed on Strait of Hormuz Closure * Today, during a Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (SSCI) hearing, Arizona Senator and Navy combat veteran Mark Kelly pressed senior Intelligence officials on how the administration's war with Iran is directly benefiting U.S. adversari more PR