WASHINGTON, April 8 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The American Action Forum issued the following news release: * * * The 2026 State Minimum Wage Increases and Their Potential Costs and Consequences * At the beginning of every year, a handful of states raise their minimum wages, either automatically to keep up with inflation or because state legislation prompts the increases - and 2026 is no different. In a new insight, Labor Policy Analyst Emmet Bowling lays out this year's state minimum wage inc more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, April 8 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Leads Multistate Coalition Urging Court to Uphold Constitutional Safeguards Against the Tyranny of the Trump Administration * OAKLAND - California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced that California is leading a multistate coalition in filing an amicus brief that supports affirmance of a district court order that granted the New York Attorney General more PR

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news on April 8, 2026: * * * Chairman Cassidy to Host Roundtable with Parents to Improve Child Literacy, Support Students with Dyslexia U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, will host a roundtable on supporting students with dyslexia and ensuring all students ha more PR

WASHINGTON, April 9 (TNSrep) -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Joint Economic Committee, issued the following news release on April 8, 2026: * * * DATA: Since Iran War Began, New England Families Have Paid $200+ More to Heat Their Homes New Report Also Includes State-by-State Breakdown of Increased Heating Oil Costs in New England One Month into Trump's War * New data from the Joint Economic Committee - Minority show that families in New England are paying at le more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 7 -- Conservation Law Foundation issued the following news release: * * * Maine Legislature Enacts Bill to Document Harm Caused to Communities from Climate Change * LD 1870 is the most significant piece of climate legislation before the Maine Legislature this year. Photo: Wangkun Jia via Shutterstock (Portland, ME) - The Maine Senate has voted to enact LD 1870 : Resolve, to Assess the Total Cost to the State of Greenhouse Gas Emissions. This bill is now with the more PR

WASHINGTON, April 8 [Category: Consumer Services] -- The National Consumers League issued the following news release: * * * Maine Strengthens Consumer Protections Against Predatory Medical Debt National Consumers League Applauds Governor Janet Mills and the Maine Legislature * The National Consumers League applauds Governor Janet Mills and the Maine legislature for their notable legislation to stem the destructive effects of medical debt collection practices. "Governor Janet Mills' action  more PR

WATERVILLE, Maine, April 8 -- Thomas College issued the following news release: * * * Thomas College Alumna Leaves $1.2 Million Dollar Gift to School * Thomas College announces a $1.2 million dollar gift from the estate of Susan C. Jacques '47 to establish the Susan C. Jacques Scholarship Fund. "We are immensely grateful to Susan, whose generosity and transformational gift will support deserving students for years to come," said Thomas College President Jeannine Diddle Uzzi. "I can't think more PR

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration issued the following news release on April 8, 2026: * * * Trump's Transportation Department Delivers $407.7M to Rebuild Bridges in Rural America Funding will get dirt moving and repair 119 bridges across 12 states * The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today announced a $407.7 million investment in rural infrastructure. From Alaska to West Virginia, 12 states  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Van Hollen, Ramirez, Carter, Demand Investigation into Trump Admin's "Unlawful and Costly System" of Third-Country Deportations * Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), along with Representative Delia Ramirez (D-Ill.) and Representative Troy Carter (D-La.), pressed the Inspectors General of the Departments of more PR