ARLINGTON, Virginia, March 31 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators posted the following news: * * * Now Available: Electronic Titling - Vehicle Sale Solution * The first phase of AAMVA's Electronic Titling Solution for Private Party Vehicles is officially launched, and it's a game-changer for electronic titling across the U.S. Motor Vehicle Agencies (MVAs) can now facilitate vehicle record transfers electronically between pr more PR

WASHINGTON, March 31 [Category: ThinkTank] -- Common Cause posted the following news release: * * * Advocates and Voters File to Protect Washington Voters' Privacy * Common Cause, Washington Conservation Action Education Fund, and a Washington voter have filed a motion to intervene in United States v. Hobbs. The organizations and voters seek to prevent the Department of Justice from obtaining Washingtonians' sensitive personal data. The intervenors are represented by attorneys from Campaign  more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 31 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Sues To Block Rollback Of Limits On Mercury And Other Hazardous Power Plant Emissions * Boston -Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today joined a coalition of 21 states and local governments in filing a lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration's repeal of the 2024 Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) Rule and return to outdated stan more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal Lands released the following testimony by American Battlefield Trust President David N. Duncan from a March 26, 2026, hearing on the American Battlefield Protection Program Amendments Act (H.R. 7618): * * * Chairman Tiffany, Ranking Member Neguse, and Members of the Committee: Thank you for the opportunity to present testimony to the Federal Lands Subcommittee. My name is David Duncan, and I am the president of the Ame more PR

SELINSGROVE, Pennsylvania, March 31 -- Susquehanna University posted the following news: * * * April events at Susquehanna * All events, unless otherwise noted, are free and open to the public. Lecturer to speak about immigration Criminology scholar Maria B. Velez will deliver the lecture, The Potential of Immigration to Revitalize Communities and Reduce Crime, at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 2, in Isaacs Auditorium in Seibert Hall. Velez is an associate professor of criminology and crimi more PR

WASHINGTON, March 31 [Category: Health Care] -- Ascension, a faith-based healthcare organization, posted the following news release: * * * Ascension Saint Agnes to Open New Primary Care Practice in Edmondson Village in Fall 2026 * Ascension Saint Agnes will bring high-quality healthcare closer to home for community members in West Baltimore with the upcoming Ascension Saint Agnes Primary Care Edmondson Village location, set to open in fall 2026. A community event on Monday, March 30 showcase more PR

MONTPELIER, Vermont, March 31 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General Clark Joins Lawsuit Challenging Rollback of Limits on Dangerous Emissions of Mercury and Other Hazardous Air Pollutants from Power Plants * Attorney General Charity Clark joined a coalition of 21 states and local governments in filing a lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration's repeal of the 2024 Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) Rule and reversion to o more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 31 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL LEADS COALITION CHALLENGING ROLLBACK OF LIMITS ON DANGEROUS EMISSIONS OF MERCURY AND OTHER HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS FROM POWER PLANTS * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul today co-led a coalition of 21 states and local governments filing a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's repeal of the 2024 Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) Rule and reve more PR

SALEM, Oregon, March 31 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Rayfield Files Lawsuit to Protect Rivers, Oregon Families from Mercury Pollution * Attorney General Dan Rayfield and a coalition of 20 other states and local governments sued the Trump administration today for weakening federal limits on mercury and other toxic pollutants released by coal and oil-fired power plants. The administration recently rolled back the 2024 Mercury more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, March 31 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Challenges Rollback of Limits on Dangerous Emissions of Mercury and Other Hazardous Air Pollutants from Power Plants * Press Releases (Hartford, CT) -Attorney General William Tong joined a coalition of 21 states and local governments in filing a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's repeal of the 2024 Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) Ru more PR

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, April 1 -- The Chesapeake Bay Program issued the following news: * * * A light touch and a strong arm boost wetlands on the Anacostia A three-year restoration is advancing new techniques in Washington, D.C. By Will Parson At a park overlooking the Anacostia River in the River Terrace neighborhood of Washington, D.C., Nora Snyder of Actaeon, LLC, poured native plant seeds into a large black tray. Piles representing sneezeweed, beggarticks, rice cutgrass, soft rush and jo more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- The Federal Communications Commission Wireline Competition Bureau has denied requests from two entities seeking more time to remove unsecure equipment from their networks. The decision impacts Waxahachie ISD and WorldCell Solutions Inc., Rockville, Maryland, both of which are participants in the federal effort regarding "Protecting Against National Security Threats to the Communications Supply Chain Through FCC Programs" (WC Docket No. 18-89). Under the Secure and Trusted more PR

COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 31 -- Ohio State University posted the following news: * * * Getting a glimpse of viral dances in the dark in the Sargasso Sea * In a new study of viral abundance over a short time frame in the Sargasso Sea, researchers found that almost all viruses with cyclical changes in abundance were most active at night - somewhat surprising when the team expected microbial behavior to pick up pace when light was available for photosynthesis. It turns out the viruses most busy a more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on March 31, 2026: * * * ICYMI: 5 QUESTIONS FOR SENATOR ALSOBROOKS In case you missed it, Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) sat down with POLITICO's Carmen Paun to discuss how dangerous RFK Jr. is for our nation's health, especially when it comes to women's health. This Women's History Month, Senator Alsobrooks is focused on protecting and fighting for additional funding for women's health care. She more PR

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Pelosi Honored in Maryland, Celebrates Family Legacy and Public Service * Annapolis, Md. - Yesterday, Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi returned to her home state of Maryland for a day of honors, reflection and family celebration-highlighting her deep roots in Baltimore and a lifetime commitment to public service. The day began in Annapolis, where Governor Wes Moore hosted Speaker Pelosi as  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 31 [Category: Energy] -- The Institute for Energy Research posted the following commentary: * * * The United States Needs to Expand Its Pipeline Network * Key Takeaways 1 The war in Iran has demonstrated that the United States needs more energy infrastructure, especially natural gas pipelines. 2 Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Chair Laura Swett recently addressed this shortcoming and committed to easing burdensome procedures delaying action. 3 Congress has been work more PR

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, March 31 [Category: BizMedia] (TNSrpt) -- Discovery Education, a division of Discovery Communications, issued the following news release: * * * Introducing the Discovery Education Connected Ecosystem: Aligning AI, Instruction, and Educator Readiness in K-12 * A unified K-12 framework, grounded in 20+ years of teaching and learning, that scales effective instruction and drives deeper student outcomes Charlotte, NC (Tuesday, March 31, 2026) - Discovery Education toda more PR

LANHAM, Maryland, April 1 -- The Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development issued the following news release on March 31, 2026: * * * Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development Kicks Off New Day Trips: Community Connections Series in Frederick County MIDDLETOWN, Md. (March 31, 2026) - Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development Secretary Jake Day hosted a series of roundtable discussions with community leaders in Frederick County on Tuesday to start t more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries released the following testimony by Maryland Secretary of Natural Resources Joshua E. Kurtz from a March 26, 2026, hearing on the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Advancement for Training, Education, Restoration, and Science Act (H.R. 6893): * * * On behalf of the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, or MD DNR, it is my pleasure to testify before the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Wild more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 1 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on March 31, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Announces that No Charges Will Be Filed in the September 4, 2025 Fatal Police-Involved Shooting in Cambridge Today, Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced his decision not to seek charges in the Thursday, September 4, 2025 fatal police-involved shooting that occurred in Cambridge, Dorchester County, Maryland. On September 4, 2025, a more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 1 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on March 31, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Challenges Rollback of Limits on Dangerous Emissions of Mercury and Other Hazardous Air Pollutants from Power Plants Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined a coalition of 21 states and local governments in filing a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's repeal of the 2024 Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) Rule and reversio more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 1 -- Morgan State University issued the following news release: * * * Morgan State University and Senator Arthur Ellis Launch Scholarship Partnership to Expand College Access for Charles County Students Matching Award Initiative Doubles Financial Support, Opening New Pathways to Higher Education and Student Success * A new collaboration between Morgan State University and the Office of Senator Arthur Ellis (District 28) will significantly expand access to higher e more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, April 1 -- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release on March 31, 2026: * * * Attorney General Davenport Sues EPA Over Plan to Allow Power Plants to Release More Toxic Mercury Multistate Coalition Sues Trump Administration for Repealing Toxic Air Emissions Standards * Attorney General Jennifer Davenport joined a coalition of 18 states in filing a lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration's repeal of the existing standards for th more PR

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, March 31 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release: * * * Nurses condemn the Supreme Court's decision against Colorado's ban on conversion therapy * National Nurses United (NNU), the largest union of registered nurses in the United States, today condemns the U.S. Supreme Court's 8-1 decision against Colorado's ban on conversion therapy for LGBTQIA+ youth, ruling in favor of a conservative Christian therapist. So-called conversion more PR

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, March 31 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release: * * * Nurses to hold vigil today following deadly shooting at VA clinic in Georgia * Registered nurses at Joseph Maxwell Cleland Atlanta VA Medical Center in Decatur, Ga., will hold a vigil today following the deadly shooting earlier this month at a Georgia VA clinic that left a social worker and the suspected gunman, a VA patient, dead. Nurses say this horrific incident underscor more PR

WASHINGTON, March 31 [Category: Consumer Services] -- The Consumer Federation of America posted the following news release: * * * Over 60 Civil Society Groups Oppose Meta's Plan to Integrate Facial Recognition into Smart Glasses, Warn of Widespread Surveillance Risks * A diverse group of 64 civil society organizations, led by the Consumer Federation of America & UltraViolet Action, sent a letter to Congress, enforcement agencies, Meta leadership, and EssilorLuxottica-the owners of Ray-Ban an more PR

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, March 31 -- The Chesapeake Bay Foundation posted the following news release: * * * Pennsylvania Farmers Will Connect for Healthier Local Waters Under a New Grant * The Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) will create cleaner rivers and streams in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia through regenerative farm practices like converting row crops to pasture, better livestock grazing, and streamside trees under a new National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) gra more PR

AKRON, Ohio, April 1 -- Potomac Edison, a subsidiary of FirstEnergy, issued the following news release: * * * Potomac Edison Takes Next Step with Power Line Upgrades to Benefit Frederick and Montgomery County Customers Maryland PSC to review project that improves reliability using existing power line corridors * WILLIAMSPORT, Md. - Potomac Edison, a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE), is seeking approval from the Maryland Public Service Commission (PSC) to move forward with a transm more PR

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Rep. April McClain Delaney, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * President's War with Iran: Rep. McClain Delaney, Agriculture Committee Democrats Urge Action to Stabilize Fertilizer Prices * This week, Rep. April McClain Delaney-Maryland's only member of the House Agriculture Committee-joined 17 fellow Democratic Members of the Committee in urging the U.S. Department of Agriculture to take immediate action to stabilize fertilizer prices. These disrupti more PR

SANTA MONICA, California, April 1 (TNSrep) -- Rand issued the following commentary on March 30, 2026, by Ruth Abaya and associate behavioral and social scientist Rupa Jose: * * * The Impact of Firearm Violence in Black Communities Summary Firearm violence occurs disproportionately in Black communities. The broader impact of exposure to firearm violence on health and prosperity is still an area of emerging study. This review of articles that were published over a ten-year period (2015 to 2025 more PR

BETHESDA, Maryland, April 1 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences issued the following news on March 31, 2026: * * * Rare Disease Day at NIH 2026: Paving the Way to a Brighter Future for All Americans On Feb. 27, 2026, nearly 2,300 people -- including patients, caregivers, researchers, clinicians, regulatory staff and advocates -- filled the halls of the NIH Natcher Conference Center or joined vir more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 31 -- The University of Baltimore posted the following news: * * * Rosenberg Dialogue Series: The Impact and Necessity of Philanthropy in Higher Education, April 16 * Higher education institutions are among the few organizations capable of producing decades-long returns on social investment. As funding models, enrollment trends and public expectations evolve, institutions face declining state support, intensified competition for students and heightened public scrut more PR

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- The Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee issued a report (S.Rpt. 119-113) on the Fallen Servicemembers Religious Heritage Restoration Act (S. 1441). The report was advanced by Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, on Feb. 24, 2026. Here are excerpts: * * * The Committee on Veterans' Affairs, to which was referred the bill (S. 1441) to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to award grants to nonprofit entities to assist such entities in carrying out programs to provide service  more ST

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, March 31 [Category: Business] -- Southwest Research Institute posted the following news release: * * * SwRI-led research indicates a more complex Sun's magnetic engine * A Southwest Research Institute-led study found that protons and heavy ions react differently to solar magnetic reconnection events, revealing a more complex magnetic engine powering the solar wind.  Magnetic reconnection converts magnetic energy into explosive kinetic energy, powering solar events and c more PR

COLUMBIA, Maryland, April 1 -- TEDCO, the Maryland Technology Development Corp., issued the following news release on March 31, 2026: * * * TEDCO Announces Dynamic Lunch Keynote Fireside Discussion at 2026 Entrepreneur Expo Baltimore, Gas and Electric president and CEO joins TEDCO CEO for a fireside discussion * TEDCO, Maryland's economic engine for technology companies, announces the lunch keynote for the upcoming 2026 Entrepreneur Expo at the Hilton Baltimore Inner Harbor on October 27, 2 more PR

COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, April 1 -- The University of Maryland issued the following news release: * * * New UMD Study Reveals $502K Investment Per Child in the U.S., With Biggest Gaps in Early Childhood A new University of Maryland study, published today in Nature Communications, estimates that the average U.S. child receives an investment of about $502,000 from birth to age 18--with gaps by race, ethnicity and income that are largest before kids enter kindergarten. While universal K-12 publi more PR

ADELPHI, Maryland, March 31 -- The University of Maryland Global Campus issued the following news: * * * UMGC Test Centers Recognized for Expanding CLEP Access on Military Bases * With more than 1,800 locations across the United States and abroad, the College Board's College-Level Examination Program (CLEP) helps learners receive college credits for a comparatively low cost on subjects they already know. Servicemembers have opportunities to take tests at no cost and can earn credits for thei more PR

BETHESDA, Maryland, March 31 -- The Uniformed Services University posted the following news: * * * USU Surgeon Highlights Breast Cancer Screening Challenges for Women with Dense Breast Tissue * An editorial published online March 30, 2026, in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), titled "Breast Density Masking and the Need for Precision Screening," authored by Army Col. (Dr.) Danielle Holt, an associate professor of surgery at USU, examines how dense breast tissue-present i more PR

BETHESDA, Maryland, April 1 (TNSjou) -- The Uniformed Services University issued the following research news: * * * USU Surgeon Highlights Breast Cancer Screening Challenges for Women with Dense Breast Tissue A new editorial by a Uniformed Services University (USU) faculty member calls attention to challenges in breast cancer screening that may disproportionately affect active duty women and have implications for military readiness. By Sharon Holland An editorial published online March 30,  more PR

OLYMPIA, Washington, March 31 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * WA joins coalition challenging rollback of limits on mercury emissions and other pollutants from power plants * (Updated March 31, 2026, to include additional plaintiffs.) The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has violated the law by repealing nationwide standards on emissions of mercury and other toxic air pollutants, Washington and a multistate coalition argued in a  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on March 30, 2026: * * * Warren, Whitehouse, Waters Lead Probe into Elon Musk's Potential Involvement in Gutting Bipartisan National Security Law "(S)ince the Department released its interim final rule, new reporting has revealed the extent of Elon Musk's private business empire--raising additional questions about his invo more PR