ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 16 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release: * * * AFP Slams Retroactive Cash Grab Bill * Augusta, Maine - Today, Americans for Prosperity (AFP) slammed Governor Mills for signing LD 1870, An Act to Establish a Climate Superfund Cost Recovery Program to Impose Penalties on Climate Polluters, into law. The legislation mandates a costly study while failing to deliver results for the state of Maine. AFP Northeast Region  more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 16 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Defends Temporary Protected Status For Immigrants From Somalia * Boston -Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today co-led a coalition of 16 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief opposing the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) unlawful and baseless attempt to strip Temporary Protected Status (TPS) from Somali immigrants. The TPS more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, April 16 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Defends Temporary Protected Status for Immigrants from Somalia * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Bonta today co-led a coalition of 16 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief opposing the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) unlawful and baseless attempt to strip Temporary Protected Status (TPS) from Somali immigrants. TPS is a critical humanita more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 16 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL DEFENDS TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS FOR SOMALI NATIONALS * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 16 attorneys general, today opposed the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) unlawful and baseless attempt to strip Somalia's Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation. Raoul and the coalition filed an amicus brief in African Commu more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following statement on April 15, 2026: * * * On Tax Day, Reminder that Republican Senate Candidates Slashed Americans' Health Care and Sold Out Working Families to Fund Tax Breaks for Billionaires Today, as Americans file their taxes, Republican Senate candidates are standing behind their toxic agenda that cuts Medicaid and other critical programs in order to fund a tax giveaway for billionaires. In response, Demo more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 17 -- Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr issued the following news release on April 16, 2026: * * * Carr Fights Spread of Deadly Tranquilizer Drug Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr has joined a coalition of 41 attorneys general in urging Congress to pass the Combating Illicit Xylazine Act. Xylazine, often referred to as "tranq," is a non-opioid veterinary tranquilizer used for large animals, but it is also the top ingredient found in fentanyl powder, including fenta more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Golden votes to extend protection from deportation for Haitians * WASHINGTON -Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) today voted to extend Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to Haitian nationals until January 2029. Golden released the following statement: "Allowing TPS to expire would put lives at risk and create even greater instability in Haiti, threatening the security of the United States. Multiple a more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Golden votes to protect U.S. negotiating position in Iran * WASHINGTON -As negotiations between the United States and Iran continue, Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) today voted against a war powers resolution that would weaken the U.S. position by withdrawing military forces from the region. Golden released the following statement: "The purported aim of this and other War Powers resolutions is t more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 17 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on April 16, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Defends Temporary Protected Status for Immigrants from Somalia Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today joined a coalition of 16 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief opposing the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) unlawful and baseless attempt to strip Temporary Protected Status (TPS) from Somali immigrants. The TPS program  more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 17 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on April 16, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Joins Bipartisan Coalition in Support of Federal Rule to Increase Transparency in Prescription Drug Pricing Comment letter supports stronger disclosure requirements for PBMs, seeks clarity that proposed rule doesn't preempt state PBM transparency laws * Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined a bipartisan coalition of 44 attorneys gen more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 15 [Category: Medical] -- The American College of Physicians posted the following news release: * * * More than 130 organizations express alarm over proposed changes to CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices charter * Itasca, IL- On April 9, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published a significantly revised Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) charter. Today, more than 130 organizations issued the following st more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, April 17 -- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release on April 16, 2026: * * * AG Davenport, Bipartisan Coalition Support Federal Rule to Increase PBM Transparency in Drug Pricing Pharmacy Benefit Managers Affect Affordability of Prescription Drugs, Hurting Patients and Taxpayers * Attorney General Jennifer Davenport and a bipartisan coalition of 44 other attorneys general filed a comment letter in support of a proposed U.S. Depart more PR

NIAGARA FALLS, New York, April 16 -- Niagara University posted the following news: * * * Niagara University Students Present Their Research at the Comparative Borders Conference at Brock University * Five Niagara University students presented their research at the Comparative Borders Conference at Brock University, on Saturday, March 28, 2026. The conference, which expanded its reach beyond the Canada-U.S. relationship this year, focuses on borders and borderlands issues in a variety of acad more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Pingree Calls on ICE to Release Mainer Indefinitely Detained in Texas Detention Center * Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) is calling on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to immediately release Olivia Andre, a 19-year-old student who has been detained in the Dilley Immigration Processing Center in Texas since November. In a letter to ICE Acting Director Todd Lyons, Pingree quest more PR

PIERRE, South Dakota, April 17 -- South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley issued the following news release on April 16, 2026: * * * Attorney General Jackley Joins AG Coalition to Support Federal Rule Promoting Transparency in Prescription Drug Pricing South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley joins a coalition of 45 Attorneys General in sending a comment letter that supports a proposed U.S. Department of Labor rule that would require greater transparency from pharmacy benefit managers  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Collins Introduces Special Educator from Maine at Dyslexia Roundtable * Click HERE and HERE for individual photos. Click HERE to watch and HERE to download video of Ms. Belvill's testimony Click HERE to watch and HERE to download video of Senator Collins' question for Ms. Belvill on obstacles to early diagnosis of dyslexia WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Susan Collins participated i more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on April 16, 2026: * * * Wyden, Whitehouse, King Lead Introduction of Bill Closing Carried Interest Tax Loophole Bill Would Ensure Hedge Fund Managers Pay Fair Share in Taxes by Preventing Deferral of Tax Payments * Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) and Senator Angus King (I-Maine) led colleagues tod more PR

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Sullivan Celebrates New USDA Office of Seafood, Increased Federal Support for Alaska Fishermen * WASHINGTON -U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) today joined Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke Rollins, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, and Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) to announce the creation of a new USDA Office of Seafood. The office will expand federal support for America's fishe more PR

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, April 15 -- The University of Arkansas Little Rock campus issued the following news: * * * UA Little Rock Hosts First On-Campus Phi Kappa Phi Induction Ceremony in Over Two Years * The University of Arkansas at Little Rock welcomed 40 new members into the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi on April 11, 2026, marking the first on-campus induction ceremony held in more than two years. University Chancellor Christina Drale attended, along with administrative representatives a more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 17 -- Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones issued the following news release on April 16, 2026: * * * Attorney General Jay Jones Joins Bipartisan Coalition in Support of Federal Rule to Increase Transparency in Prescription Drug Pricing and Lower Costs Comment letter supports stronger disclosure requirements for PBMs, seeks clarity that proposed rule doesn't preempt state PBM transparency laws * Attorney General Jay Jones today joined a bipartisan coalition of 44 at more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Veterans Committee Witnesses Support Senator King's Mental Care Legislation Senator Angus King (I-ME), a member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, today vetted legislation he recently introduced that would allow the Department of Veterans' Affairs (VA) to provide mental health services to incarcerated veterans. In a conversation with the Director of the Veterans Justice Commission, Brigad more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, April 17 -- The West Virginia Attorney General John B. McCuskey issued the following news release on April 16, 2026: * * * Attorney General McCuskey joins bipartisan coalition in support of federal rule to increase transparency in prescription drug pricing Comment letter supports stronger disclosure requirements for PBMs, seeks clarity that proposed rule doesn't preempt state PBM transparency laws * West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey joined a bipartisan co more PR