BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 1 -- The University of Baltimore posted the following news: * * * 2026 Schaefer Center Conference to Address Public-Sector Workforce Needs, April 24 * House Speaker Emerita Adrienne Jones to receive Schaefer Award The 2026 William Donald Schaefer Policy Conference and Award Ceremony, hosted by the Schaefer Center for Public Policy at The University of Baltimore, will be held on Friday, April 24 from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Westin Annapolis. Maryland House of Delegates Speaker Emerita Adrienne A. Jones will more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- A coalition of 23 state attorneys general submitted a public comment letter to the General Services Administration opposing proposed changes to certification requirements tied to the System for Award Management, arguing the revisions could impose unlawful and burdensome conditions on recipients of federal funding. The letter argues that the proposed changes are unnecessary, duplicative, and violate the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) because they add burdens without justification. The states contend that many of the certif more ST

LANSING, Michigan, April 1 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Joins Coalition Challenging Rollback of Limits on Dangerous Emissions of Mercury and Other Hazardous Air Pollutants from Power Plants Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel joined a coalition of 21 states and local governments in filing a lawsuit (PDF) challenging the Trump administration's repeal of the 2024 Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) Rule and reversion to outdated standards that harm the environment and public  more PR

GERMANTOWN, Maryland, April 1 [Category: BizEngineering] -- Amentum, a provider of technical and engineering services, issued the following news release: * * * Amentum-Led Joint Venture Secures $406 Million Contract as Owner's Engineer for UK's First Small Modular Reactors * CHANTILLY, VA., April 1, 2026 -Great British Energy - Nuclear (GBE-N) has selected a joint venture between Amentum (NYSE: AMTM) and Cavendish Nuclear as Owner's Engineer for its flagship small modular reactor (SMR) project in the UK. The contract, which has a maximum  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 (TNSLrpt) -- Implementation Guide for Hospital and Emergency Department Substance Use Disorder Care - A report from American Society of Addiction Medicine, Rockville, Maryland - March 2026 (41 pages) * * * The American Society of Addiction Medicine issued a report outlining a comprehensive implementation guide for integrating evidence-based addiction treatment practices within hospital settings, with a focus on operationalizing The ASAM Criteria across inpatient systems. The report examines clinical workflows, staffing mod more ST

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 2 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following statement on April 1, 2026: * * * Attorney General Mayes Issues Statement on Birthright Citizenship Case Oral Arguments at SCOTUS Attorney General Kris Mayes today joined 23 other attorneys general in issuing the following statement ahead of the SCOTUS oral arguments in the birthright citizenship case, Trump v. Barbara: The President's executive order redefining birthright citizenship violates our Constitution, federal statutes, and the rule that has gover more PR

OLYMPIA, Washington, April 1 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * As SCOTUS arguments begin, 24 states' attorneys general issue joint statement affirming birthright citizenship * Attorney General Nick Brown today released the following statement with 23 other attorneys general before oral arguments began in the U.S. Supreme Court case Trump v. Barbara, which concerns President Trump's unlawful executive order to end birthright citizenship. "The President's executive order redefining birt more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 1 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL, COALITION ISSUE STATEMENT AS SUPREME COURT HEARS ARGUMENTS ON BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul today joined 24 attorneys general in issuing a statement on Barbara v. Trump, a challenge to President Trump's executive order purporting to end birthright citizenship for countless children born in the United States to immigrant parents, in violation of the 14th Amendment of the U.S. C more PR

SALEM, Oregon, April 1 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Rayfield Makes Kroger Pay for the Fight - And Sends a Message to Monopoly-Minded Corporations * Oregon leads nine-state coalition in filing $10.3 million fee petition showing states will hold the line where federal enforcers won't Attorney General Dan Rayfield today announced that Oregon is seeking more than $2.25 million in attorneys' fees and costs from Kroger after the state helped block the grocery giant's proposed  more PR

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, April 1 -- Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Board of Public Works Advances Agreement to Expand High-Speed Internet Access in Western Maryland * Governor Wes Moore and the Board of Public Works today advanced a critical resource sharing agreement to further expand high-speed internet access in Western Maryland. After an initial state investment of $250,000, the agreement will grant the State access to approximately 26 miles of fiber optic cable along rural and underserved areas in Alle more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 [Category: Computer Technology] -- The Computer and Communications Industry Association issued the following news release: * * * CCIA Raises Privacy and Compliance Concerns with Maryland Bills SB 932 and HB 883 The Computer & Communications Industry Association is raising concerns about SB 932 and HB 883, both under consideration today in Maryland legislative committees. CCIA opposes both bills, citing significant privacy risks, vague requirements, and unworkable compliance obligations for digital services. CCIA warns th more PR

BELLEVUE, Washington, April 1 [Category: Political] -- The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms issued the following news release: * * * CCRKBA CHEERS REPORT THAT DOJ HAS DECLARED WAR ON ANTI-GUN LAWS * BELLEVUE, WA - The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms is cheering a Washington Times report that the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, under Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon, is targeting restrictive gun laws that don't square with the Second Amendment. "We're calling this a progres more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 1 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following news release: * * * CMS Marks Milestone in Expanding Patient-Centered Innovation with Substance Access Beneficiary Engagement Incentive * The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), through the CMS Innovation Center, announced that organizations participating in certain Innovation Center models may begin offering a new Substance Access Beneficiary Engagement Incentive (BEI) starting April  more PR

AKRON, Ohio, April 2 -- FirstEnergy issued the following news release on April 1, 2026: * * * FirstEnergy to Webcast First Quarter Earnings Teleconference FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) will release financial results for the first quarter of 2026 after markets close on Tuesday, April 28. These results will be discussed by FirstEnergy management during a conference call with financial analysts at 9 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, April 29. A question-and-answer session will follow. Investors, customers and other interested parties are invited to liste more PR

HIGH POINT, North Carolina, April 1 -- High Point University issued the following news release: * * * HPU Media Production and Sales Expert in Residence Shares Career Advice with Students * Theresa Patiri, AMC Networks' senior vice president of production, operations and global program sales and partnerships, encouraged High Point University (r) students to follow their passion and develop authentic relationships to reach their career goals during her recent visit to campus. She participated in a Q&A with Jack Krumpe, a freshman business ad more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 (TNSFR) -- The International Association of Color Manufacturers submitted a petition to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration on March 20, 2026, requesting the removal of three solvents from federal color additive regulations. The petitioner proposes that the agency amend its rules to no longer allow methylene chloride, trichloroethylene and ethylene dichloride in the production of specific colorings asserting that the industry has permanently abandoned these substances. The proposal  more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 1 -- Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health issued the following news release: * * * Federal Funding Brings Thousands of Free Gun Safes to Baltimore A new federal investment will put safe gun storage devices directly into the hands of Baltimore residents. Research from the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions at the Bloomberg School of Public Health helped make it happen. Congressman Kweisi Mfume (MD-07) secured $245,000 in federal funding through the fiscal year 2026 appropriations more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, March 31 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Joint Statement by 24 Attorneys General on Trump v. Barbara Oral Argument * WASHINGTON, D.C. -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today, alongside 24 attorneys general, issued a joint statement ahead of U.S. Supreme Court oral arguments on President Trump's illegal executive order attempting to terminate birthright citizenship. "The President's executive order redefining birthright citizenship violates our Constitution, fed more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, April 1 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Joint Statement of 24 Attorneys General Ahead of Supreme Court Oral Argument on Birthright Citizenship * Attorney General William Tong and 23 other attorneys general this morning released a joint statement ahead of oral arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court in Trump v. Barbara, the case regarding President Donald Trump's illegal attempt to rewrite the constitution and end birthright citizenship. "The President's executive more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 2 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on April 1, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Defends States' Rights to Protect Public Health in Brief Before the Supreme Court of the United States Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today announced that Maryland has joined a multistate coalition, in filing an amicus brief before the Supreme Court of the United States in Monsanto Co. v. Durnell, a case that could have sweeping implications for states' ability to provide access to jus more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 2 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following statement on April 1, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown, with 23 Other Attorneys General, Issues Joint Statement on Birthright Ahead of Oral Arguments in Trump v. Barbara Attorney General Anthony G. Brown and a coalition of 23 other attorneys general today issued the following statement, ahead of oral arguments in Trump v. Barbara, a challenge brought by a class of children who would lose citizenship under President Trump's executive order to end more PR

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, April 2 -- The Maryland Department of Natural Resources issued the following news on April 1, 2026: * * * Board of Public Works Approves $190,000 for Trail Loop and Land Conservation in Three Maryland Counties The Board of Public Works today approved more than $190,000 in grants from the Maryland Department of Natural Resources to local governments for a trail loop in Snow Hill and land conservation in Cecil, Talbot, and Worcester counties. The Board also approved two donations of conservation easements to the Maryland E more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The House Science, Space and Technology Subcommittee on Environment released the following written testimony by Metals Company USA Chairman and CEO Gerard Barron from a March 26, 2026, hearing entitled "Beneath the Waves: The Science and Technology of Deep-Sea Mining": * * * Chairman Babin, Ranking Member Lofgren, and distinguished Members of the Committee, Thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today. We stand at the dawn of a new American offshore minerals industry that has been more than half a century i more PR

ROCKVILLE, Maryland, April 1 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Society of Addiction Medicine posted the following news wrap up: * * * The ASAM Weekly for March 31, 2026 There has always been more to substance use disorders than just the substances. For example, the harms of high-potency cannabis use in developing brains ( The American Journal on Addictions ) are also about legalization, which incentivized the market to develop these higher-potency products, the harms of which we're now realizing. Proponents of legalization might talk more PR

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, April 1 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service posted the following news: * * * NOAA Releases RFP for Commercial Microwave Sounder Data Buy * On April 1, 2026, NOAA released a Request for Proposal (RFP) for a Commercial Microwave Sounder Data Buy to be conducted under its Commercial Data Purchase (CDP) program. Industry proposals are due on April 22, 2026. For this data buy, NOAA is seeking passive microwave sounder products from comm more PR

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following news release: * * * NRC Appoints New General Counsel and Research Director ROCKVILLE, Md.--The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has announced the appointment of Matt Pociask as General Counsel effective immediately, and Michael X. Franovich as head of the Office of Nuclear Reactor Research, effective July 2026. Pociask has been serving as Principal Deputy General Counsel in the Office of General Counsel since February 2026. David Taggart, who has been the Acting Gen more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, April 1 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Paul Hastings, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Paul Hastings Secures Rare Complete Dismissal With Prejudice of Securities Class Action Claims Against Former iLearningEngines Independent Directors * Paul Hastings LLP secured a rare complete dismissal with prejudice of securities class action claims asserted against former independent directors of iLearningEngines. The Honorable Judge Deborah K. Chasanow of the District of Maryland granted the defendants' motions to dis more PR

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, April 1 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release: * * * Port Charlotte nurses to hold protest for patient safety following patient deaths * Registered nurses at HCA Florida Fawcett Hospital in Port Charlotte, Fla., will hold a protest on Friday, April 3, 2026, to highlight patient safety concerns at the hospital. Nurses say multiple recent patient deaths have been caused by short staffing and other harmful practices by HCA, the hospital's owner. Nurses at Fawcett are represented  more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 1 -- The University of Baltimore posted the following news: * * * Prof. Sheehan: For Ukraine, 'Even Strong Leaders Are Not Immune to Misjudgment' * A Search for Allies May Prove Costly Writing in International Policy Digest, Dr. Ivan Sascha Sheehan, interim dean of The University of Baltimore's College of Public Affairs and an internationally recognized expert in international affairs, assesses Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky recent meeting with Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of Iran's former monarch, as a  more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, April 2 -- Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued the following statement on April 1, 2026: * * * Attorney General Neronha, coalition issue statement before Supreme Court Birthright Citizenship oral arguments Attorney General Peter F. Neronha today joined 23 attorneys general in issuing the following statement ahead of oral arguments for Trump v. Barbara. "The President's executive order redefining birthright citizenship violates our Constitution, federal statutes, and the rule that has governed our  more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, April 2 -- Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued the following news release on March 31, 2026: * * * Attorney General Neronha, coalition sue Trump Administration for rolling back limits on toxic air pollutants Attorney General Peter F. Neronha 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 standards that harm the environment and public health.  more PR

NEW YORK, March 31 [Category: BizHospital] -- Mount Sinai Health System posted the following news release: * * * Scientists Identify Dysregulation of RNA Editing as Contributor to Altered Fetal Brain Development in Down Syndrome * A collaborative research study co-led by scientists at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and the Liber Institute for Brain Development has for the first time identified a biological process that may help explain how the brain develops differently in people with Down syndrome. The study was a collaboratio more PR

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, April 1 -- The Maryland Democratic Party issued the following statement: * * * Statement from Chair Pittman after Mayor Scott's State of the City Address * The following statement can be attributed to Maryland Democratic Party Chair Steuart Pittman: "My friend Mayor Brandon Scott delivered the kind of State of the City speech tonight that makes our Party proud. No rhetoric. All results and a vision for the future that offers opportunity for all." *** Original text here: https://mddems.org/news/statement-from-chair-pi more PR

TUSKEGEE, Alabama, April 2 -- The Tuskegee University issued the following news: * * * Tuskegee Lyceum Series Explores Thurgood Marshall's ever-relevant legacy with Travis Mitchell of Maryland Public Television Crystal Drake Tuskegee University's Lyceum Series, Reliving the Black Renaissance: Celebrating History, Culture and Dialogue through Voices that Inspire, continues to reveal the through-lines that connect history to now and to what's next. The university recently hosted the second in the new series of intellectual forums, welcoming T more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 2 -- The University of Maryland Baltimore campus issued the following news: * * * UMSOM Researchers Create Revolutionary Database to Map Neocortical Development Across Species Heide Aungst Researchers have described major advances in the understanding of the development of the neocortex --layer-by-layer and cell-by-cell--thanks to a pioneering database developed at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) that combines multiomic data from 188 different studies. The revolutionary and publicly accessibl more PR

BETHESDA, Maryland, April 1 -- The Uniformed Services University posted the following news: * * * Uniformed Services University Introduces Web App for Ethical AI Use in Medical Research * At the Uniformed Services University (USU), an interactive workshop recently introduced a novel web app designed to seamlessly integrate ethical artificial intelligence (AI) into military medicine research and education. Led by Lt. Col. (Dr.) Joshua Duncan, alongside co-developer Lt. Col. (Dr.) Justin G. Peacock, the session guided students through a serie more PR

BETHESDA, Maryland, April 2 -- The Uniformed Services University issued the following research news: * * * Uniformed Services University Introduces Web App for Ethical AI Use in Medical Research Uniformed Services University is pioneering a new interactive web app to train medical and graduate students in the responsible use of artificial intelligence throughout the scientific research process. * At the Uniformed Services University (USU), an interactive workshop recently introduced a novel web app designed to seamlessly integrate ethical  more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 2 -- Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones issued the following news release on April 1, 2026: * * * Attorney General Jay Jones Joins Amicus Brief to Defend Birthright Citizenship Oral Arguments For Trump v. Barbara Begin * Today, Attorney General Jay Jones issued a joint statement alongside 24 attorneys general ahead of oral arguments at the Supreme Court in the birthright citizenship case, Trump v. Barbara. "The President's executive order redefining birthright citizenship violates our Constitution, federal statu more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 1 (TNSrpt) -- World Relief issued the following news release: * * * World Relief, NAE, USCCB, NaLEC, Center for Study for Global Christianity Reflect on U.S. Church & Immigration, Release New Lifeway Research Faith leaders gather during Holy Week to reflect one year after One Part of the Body report * On March 31, one year after the joint launch of the One Part of the Body: The Potential Impact of Deportation on American Christian Families report, report coauthors including World Relief, National Association of E more PR