TRENTON, New Jersey, June 16 -- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release on June 15, 2026: * * * Attorney General Davenport Announces New Jersey Has Joined $36.5 Million Settlement With CVS Pharmacy Attorney General Jennifer Davenport and the Office of the Insurance Fraud Prosecutor (OIFP) announced that New Jersey joined a bipartisan coalition of 36 other attorneys general and the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) in securing $36.5 million from CVS Pharmacy, Inc. (CVS) for fraudulently overbil more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 15 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Secures Final Victory As Court Dismisses Trump Administration's Appeal In Case Over Federal Offshore Wind Permitting Pause * BOSTON -Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell and a coalition of 18 attorneys general today celebrated the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit's dismissal of the Trump Administration's appeal of the states' victory in their lawsuit challenging the feder more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- The American Fintech Council, an organization that says it promotes a transparent, inclusive and customer-centric financial system, issued the following statement by CEO Phil Goldfeder on Oregon's attempt to opt out of the Depository Institutions Deregulation and Monetary Control Act legal challenge: * * * "The American Fintech Council (AFC) supports this legal challenge against Oregon's unlawful attempt to opt out of the Depository Institutions Deregulation and Monetary Control Act (DIDMCA). We commend the plaintiffs f more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, June 15 -- North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Jeff Jackson Fights for Action on Microplastics in Our Drinking Water * RALEIGH -Attorney General Jeff Jackson is applauding the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for researching microplastics found in drinking water but is pushing the agency to require monitoring of microplastics to better understand the risks they pose to our communities. "Everyone deserves clean drinking water," said Attorney Gene more PR

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Rep. Janelle Bynum, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Bynum Introduces the All In for Attendance Act to Combat Chronic Student Absenteeism * Today, Reps. Janelle Bynum (OR-05) and Christian D. Menefee (TX-18) introduced the All In for Attendance Act, a bill to help schools improve attendance and provide support for students at risk of missing classes. The All In for Attendance Act allows local educational agencies to use federal education funds for evidence-based attendance interventions and student s more PR

PORTLAND, Oregon, June 16 -- VoteVets issued the following statement on June 15, 2026, by Army Major Gen. (Ret.) Paul D. Eaton, senior adviser, on Iran: * * * Iraq War Commander says Trump lost a war that should never have been waged Donald Trump lost the Iran War -- a war that never should have been waged in the first place. I spent a career leading Americans into harm's way. The hardest decision in our Republic -- whether to send them at all -- the Constitution gives to Congress, the body closest to the people who do the dying, so that no more PR

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Murkowski Lead Bipartisan Push to Protect U.S. Ocean Monitoring Systems * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) led a bipartisan group of Senators to demand the National Science Foundation (NSF) halt its plans to dismantle the vital Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI), a complex system of 900 ocean monitoring instruments that provides crucial data for coastal communities, fishermen, and natio more PR

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Wyden Unlock Critical Federal Funding for I-5 Wildlife Crossing in Southern Oregon * Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced today that, thanks to their efforts, the Trump Administration has released critical federal funds for the Mariposa Preserve Wildlife Crossing over I-5 in Southern Oregon through the heart of the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument. Earlier this month at a Senate Environment and Pub more PR

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Wyden Unlock Critical Federal Funding for I-5 Wildlife Crossing in Southern Oregon * Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced today that, thanks to their efforts, the Trump Administration has released critical federal funds for the Mariposa Preserve Wildlife Crossing over I-5 in Southern Oregon through the heart of the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument. Earlier this month at a Senate Environment and  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Wyden, Bonamici, Lawmakers Urge Trump Administration to Immediately Address Largest Student Loan Default Crisis on Record * Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, along with Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), joined a group of their colleagues in pressing the Department of Education (ED) to immediately address the largest student loan default and delinquency crisis on record, which has been made worse by the Trump Administra more PR

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Wyden, Bonamici, Lawmakers Urge Trump Administration to Immediately Address Largest Student Loan Default Crisis on Record * Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, along with Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), joined a group of their colleagues in pressing the Department of Education (ED) to immediately address the largest student loan default and delinquency crisis on record, which has been made worse by the  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- No Labels, a political organization that advocates for centrism and bipartisanship, issued the following commentary on June 15, 2026, by senior policy analyst Peyton Lofton: * * * Locked Out of Democracy With fewer competitive House races and a new redistricting arms race underway, voters need more choices - not fewer. - According to the Cook Political Report, only 35 of this year's 435 House races are considered competitive. In the other 400, the general election is merely a formality. These 92% of districts are so  more PR

STORRS, Connecticut, June 15 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * Oral Health and Menopause Lunch and Learn Highlights Need for Interdisciplinary Care * As menopause continues to gain recognition as a public health and equity priority, a growing body of evidence points to a dimension often overlooked: its impact on oral health. Approximately 60 providers, researchers, students, and community partners attended the Oral Health and Menopause Lunch & Learn on June 10, both in person at UConn Health and virtually.  more PR

PORTLAND, Oregon, June 9 -- VoteVets issued the following statement: * * * VoteVets on Nancy Lacore Advancing to SC-01 Runoff Tonight, VoteVets Senior Advisor Major General (Ret.) Paul Eaton issued the following statement congratulating Nancy Lacore on advancing to the runoff in today's Democratic primary in South Carolina's 1st congressional district. VoteVets spent $300,000 on a digital advertising campaign in support of Lacore over the last five weeks with ads appearing across digital platforms, including social media, YouTube, streaming  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 15 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * West Coast Whale Entanglements Still High in 2025, 9 Seen in 2026 So Far * SAN FRANCISCO-Federal data shows that 33 whales were reported entangled in fishing gear off the U.S. West Coast in 2025. That's just one fewer than the 34 entangled in 2024, which was the highest number since 2018. At least nine whales have already been seen entangled in 2026, including two humpbacks entangled near Monterey, Calif., in late May. " more PR