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AG Campbell Wins Lawsuit Protecting Gender-Affirming Care (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 21 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release:
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AG Campbell Wins Lawsuit Protecting Gender-Affirming Care
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Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell and a coalition of 22 states secured a federal court order blocking an unlawful attempt by the Trump Administration to threaten healthcare providers that provide care for youth with gender dysphoria. A federal district court issued a written opinion and judg more PR
AG Nessel Calls on Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to Abandon Plan to Decimate Enforcement, Consumer Protection (10)
LANSING, Michigan, April 21 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release:
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AG Nessel Calls on Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to Abandon Plan to Decimate Enforcement, Consumer Protection
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LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a coalition of 23 attorneys general in urging the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to scale back its plans that would severely reduce staffing, undermine the agency's statutory obligation to superv more PR
Attorney General Bonta Continues Opposition to Trump Administration's Mandatory Immigration Detention Without Due Process (10)
SACRAMENTO, California, April 21 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Bonta Continues Opposition to Trump Administration's Mandatory Immigration Detention Without Due Process
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OAKLAND - California Attorney General Rob Bonta yesterday co-led a multistate coalition in filing an amicus brief in support of challenges to the Trump Administration's no-bond policy, which mandates the indefinite detention of vast numbers of non-citizens more PR
Attorney General Jeff Jackson Pushes For Changes to Make Rental Housing More Affordable (10)
RALEIGH, North Carolina, April 20 -- North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Jeff Jackson Pushes For Changes to Make Rental Housing More Affordable
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Attorney General Jeff Jackson and a bipartisan group of attorneys general are urging the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to ban hidden and surprise fees that drive up rent costs for North Carolinians.
"So much of people's money goes to paying rent, and renters need to know upfront more PR
ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL OPPOSES FEDERAL EFFORT TO STRIP HOUSING SUPPORT FOR MIXED-STATUS IMMIGRANT HOUSEHOLDS (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, April 21 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release:
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ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL OPPOSES FEDERAL EFFORT TO STRIP HOUSING SUPPORT FOR MIXED-STATUS IMMIGRANT HOUSEHOLDS
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Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul today joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general in submitting a comment letter opposing a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) proposed rule that would prohibit mixed-status families from living in public housing and more PR
CMU announces May 2026 Commencement Speakers (10)
MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, April 21 -- Central Michigan University issued the following news:
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CMU announces May 2026 Commencement Speakers
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In five ceremonies across two days, hundreds of students will cross the commencement stage at McGuirk Arena as they celebrate a major life milestone: earning a degree from Central Michigan University. A total of 2,468 students have been approved to receive their CMU undergraduate degree, graduate and doctoral degree, or graduate certificate for Mar more PR
From lemur gut health to COVID-19, Amanda Perofsky studies diseases (10)
BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 21 -- Northeastern University issued the following news:
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From lemur gut health to COVID-19, Amanda Perofsky studies diseases
Amanda Perofsky, a computational biologist, wants to track, understand and predict future outbreaks of infectious diseases and respiratory viruses.
By Cody Mello-Klein
What do Madagascar's lemurs and the COVID-19 pandemic have in common? The answer is Amanda Perofsky.
A research assistant professor in public health and health scie more PR
Governor Mills Signs Legislation Extending Maine's Affordable Housing Tax Credit (10)
AUGUSTA, Maine, April 21 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news:
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Governor Mills Signs Legislation Extending Maine's Affordable Housing Tax Credit
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Last week, 20 units of senior apartments in Aroostook County were preserved as affordable housing through the program signed into law by Governor Mills
Governor Janet Mills announced today that she has signed LD 2116 to extend Maine's landmark Affordable Housing Tax Credit for an additional eight years. Governor Mills est more PR
HRC Launches $15 Million Electoral Program & New Poll Showing 92% Of LGBTQ+ Voters Will "Definitely Vote" in November (10)
WASHINGTON, April 21 [Category: Political] -- The Human Rights Campaign posted the following news release:
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LET'S GET FREE: HRC Launches $15 Million Electoral Program & New Poll Showing 92% Of LGBTQ+ Voters Will "Definitely Vote" in November
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The program aims to retake a pro-equality majority in the US House, make pro-equality gains in the US Senate, expand the number of openly LGBTQ+ electeds, and beat back anti-LGBTQ+ ballot measures
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the Human Rights Campa more PR
King Asks Energy Secretary How Canceling Approved, Permitted Renewable Projects Promotes Certainty in Marketplace (10)
WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release:
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King Asks Energy Secretary How Canceling Approved, Permitted Renewable Projects Promotes Certainty in Marketplace
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To watch or download the exchange, click here
WASHINGTON, D.C. -Senator Angus King (I-ME), a member of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee (ENR), today criticized the Administration for creating uncertainty by canceling approved clean energy projects - especially ones acti more PR
Md. A.G. Brown Opposes Federal Effort to Strip Housing Support for Mixed-Status Immigrant Households (10)
BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 22 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on April 21, 2026:
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Attorney General Brown Opposes Federal Effort to Strip Housing Support for Mixed-Status Immigrant Households
Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general in submitting a comment letter opposing a proposed rule by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) that would prohibit mixed-status families - families more PR
NOAA: Righting the Course of Distrust Through Collaboration (10)
WASHINGTON, April 22 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news:
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Righting the Course of Distrust Through Collaboration
New research found high costs and low profit in commercial fishing led to distrust in fisheries managers and management processes. We're working to improve trust through collaborative research, on-ramps for industry input, and idea factories.
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A team of scientists have been conducting a novel more PR
Senator Collins Presses Secretary Kennedy on Funding for Women's Health, Biomedical Research (10)
WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, chairwoman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release:
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Senator Collins Presses Secretary Kennedy on Funding for Women's Health, Biomedical Research
Q&A on the Declining Number of NIH Women's Health Studies
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At a hearing to review the Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 budget request for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Appropriations Committee, question more PR
Senator Collins Receives Prestigious Bryce Harlow Award (10)
WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release:
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Senator Collins Receives Prestigious Bryce Harlow Award
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - This week, U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, received the Bryce Harlow Award. According to the Bryce Harlow Foundation, this award is given to a public official who, "by fostering an understanding, trust, respect, and cooperation between th more PR
Trump Administration Announces the Creation of the USDA Office of Seafood (10)
WASHINGTON, April 15 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce issued the following news release:
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Trump Administration Announces the Creation of the USDA Office of Seafood
Today, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins, alongside U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum, White House National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett, Alaska Senator Dan Sullivan, and Maine Senator Susan Collins announced the creation of the new U.S. Department more PR
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