SACRAMENTO, California, March 24 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Calls on Congress to Stop Government Mass Surveillance of Americans * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today, alongside a coalition of 17 attorneys general, called on Congress to take immediate action to halt federal agencies' use of commercially purchased data and artificial intelligence tools that enable mass surveillance of Americans witho more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, March 24 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Opposes ExxonMobil's Request to Preempt Hazardous Materials Protections * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta joined a coalition of 18 attorneys general in submitting a comment letter to the U.S. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), opposing ExxonMobil's request for PHMSA to make an administrative determination that fe more PR

MONTPELIER, Vermont, March 24 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General Clark Calls on Congress to Close Loophole Enabling Federal Mass Surveillance * Attorney General Charity Clark today joined a coalition of 17 state attorneys general urging Congress to take immediate action to halt federal agencies' use of commercially purchased data and artificial intelligence tools that enable mass surveillance of Americans without judicial, legi more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 24 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL CALLS ON CONGRESS TO CLOSE LOOPHOLE ENABLING FEDERAL MASS SURVEILLANCE Attorney General Kwame Raoul today, as part of a coalition of 17 states, urged Congress to take immediate action to halt federal agencies' use of commercially purchased data and artificial intelligence (AI) tools that enable mass surveillance of Americans without judicial, legislative or publ more PR

WASHINGTON, March 23 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet, Durbin, Grassley, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Strengthen U.S.-Baltic Security Cooperation * Washington, D.C. -Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, joined Senators Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Co-Chairs of the Senate Baltic Freedom Caucus, to introduce the Baltic Security Assessment Act, legislation requiring  more PR

CARLISLE, Pennsylvania, March 24 -- Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law posted the following news: * * * Dean Danielle M. Conway and Professor Andrea M. Matwyshyn speaking at UVA School of Law * CARLISLE AND UNIVERSITY PARK, PA.-Penn State Dickinson Law and School of International Affairs Dean and Donald J. Farage Professor of Law Danielle M. Conway and Professor Andrea M. Matwyshyn will serve as panelists at the Intellectual Property Rights in Government Contracting Sympos more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, March 25 -- The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection issued the following news release on March 24, 2026: * * * DEEP to Host CT Outdoor Recreation Day at State Capitol April 30th Event Will Showcase CT-based Outdoor Industries, Retailers, Guides and Recreation Groups * The Office of Outdoor Industry and Experiences will host an inaugural Connecticut Outdoor Recreation Day featuring Connecticut-based outdoor industries, retailers, guides, and r more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, March 25 -- The Institute for Justice posted the following news release on March 24, 2026: * * * Civil Forfeiture Keeps Raking in Billions of Dollars with Few Property Owners Getting Their Day in Court Today, the Institute for Justice (IJ) released a new edition of its landmark study of civil forfeiture, Policing for Profit. Each year, law enforcement nationwide uses civil forfeiture to take billions of dollars' worth of property--cash, cars, and even homes--from people,  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service issued the following news: * * * Time is running out to claim $1.2 billion in refunds for tax year 2022; taxpayers face April 15 deadline The Internal Revenue Service today announced that over 1.3 million people across the nation have unclaimed refunds for tax year 2022 and face an April 15 deadline to submit their tax returns. The IRS estimates that approximately $1.2 billion in refunds remains unclaimed fo more PR

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King, Ricketts Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Provide Mental Health Services to Incarcerated Veterans * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Angus King (I-ME) and Pete Ricketts (R-NE) and U.S. Representatives Herb Conaway, MD (D-NJ) and Morgan Luttrell (R-TX) are introducing bicameral, bipartisan legislation to support mental health services for incarcerated veterans. The Get Justice-Involv more PR

WASHINGTON, March 24 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Lawsuit Launched Over Trump Failure to Protect Horseshoe Crabs * BALTIMORE, Md. -The Center for Biological Diversity today formally notified the Trump administration that it intends to sue the federal government for deciding not to protect American horseshoe crabs under the Endangered Species Act. The Center and 25 other organizations petitioned the National Marine Fishe more PR

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley Celebrates Senate Passage of His Bipartisan Bill to Wipe Out Non-Flushables from Wastewater Infrastructure * Washington, D.C. - Today, Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley announced that his bipartisan Wastewater Infrastructure Pollution Prevention and Environmental Safety (WIPPES) Act unanimously passed the Senate. Merkley leads the WIPPES Act with Maine's U.S. Senator Susan Collins. The WIPP more PR

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Collins, Peters Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Connect Retired Government Laboratory Animals with Loving Homes * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Gary Peters (D-MI) introduced the Animal Freedom from Testing, Experimentation, and Research (AFTER) Act. The bipartisan legislation would ensure that every federal agency that uses animals for research has policies in pl more PR