BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 8 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Announces $45 Million Multistate Settlement With Block, Inc. Over Deceptive Practices On Cash App * Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today announced a $45 million multistate settlement with Block, Inc., the company behind the popular peer-to-peer payments app Cash App. The settlement resolves allegations that Block misled consumers about the safety of Cash App, failed to protect users fro more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 7 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Sues HUD To Block New Changes To Funding Addressing Homelessness * Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today announced that she and a multistate coalition of 22 other states have filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for once again attempting to unlawfully cap funding for permanent housing projects, a move that would result in tens of thousands of more PR

LANSING, Michigan, July 8 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Sues HUD to Block New Changes to Funding Addressing Homelessness * Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel joined a multistate coalition in filing a lawsuit (PDF) against the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to block the agency's implementation of unlawful changes to the use of funding meant to address homelessness. The coalition argues that HUD is attempting yet again to illegally cap funding for permane more PR

LANSING, Michigan, July 8 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Urges U.S. Trade Representative to Stop Hitting American Consumers, Businesses with Illegal Tariffs * Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and a coalition of 21 other states are urging the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to change course and drop its plan to continue Trump's illegal tariffs. In a comment letter (https://www.doj.state.or.us/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Tariffs-Section-301-Comment-Letter.pdf), the c more PR

WASHINGTON, July 7 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: * * * Air Force earns top accolades in 2026 DoW Environmental Awards * ARLINGTON, Va. (AFNS) - For 64 years, the Department of War Environmental Awards have recognized military members and civilians for contributions protecting natural and cultural resources, safeguarding human health and preserving the environment. In the 2026 DoW Environmental Awards, the Department of the Air Force earned top honors in four categories highlighting its commitment to environmental stewa more PR

FRAMINGHAM, Massachusetts, July 9 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Ameresco, a cleantech integrator specializing in energy efficiency and renewable energy, posted the following news release on July 8, 2026: * * * Ameresco Brings Rooftop Solar to Community College of Philadelphia The new solar installations at two campuses will support the state of Pennsylvania's broader renewable energy goals, improve energy resilience, and provide real-world learning opportunities FRAMINGHAM, MA and PHILADELPHIA, PA - Ameresco, Inc., (NYSE: AMRC), a leading energy more PR

WASHINGTON, July 6 (TNSbrep) -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary by Sean Rowen: * * * New Hampshire Is Attracting More Freedom-Loving Residents With Low Tax Policies Americans continue to vote with their feet. A new white paper from New Hampshire State Rep. Joe Sweeney explains why the Granite State continues to attract Americans fleeing high-tax states. Sweeney's report, The Granite State Migration, finds that New Hampshire's population growth since the COVID-19 pandemic has been driven entirely by migration, with m more PR

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary on July 7, 2026, by Kiran Subramanian: * * * Rhode Island's Checkout Mandate Will Cost Consumers Thanks to Governor Dan McKee's recent union handout, the grocery store experience is about to get a lot worse for consumers and businesses. Just last week, Governor McKee signed legislation that requires grocery stores to maintain a ratio of one grocery store worker for every three self-checkout stands. At a time when grocery prices are increasingly unaffordable in Rh more PR

ROCKVILLE, Maryland, July 7 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Society of Addiction Medicine posted the following news wrap up: * * * The ASAM Weekly for July 7, 2026 I have a big white coat to fill following the outgoing Dr. Athanasiou and our Emeritus editor, Dr. Haning. But I am not alone. I am incredibly grateful for our co-editors (Brandon, Jack, John, and Sarah), brilliant powerhouses of knowledge and writing, and our amazing staff (Cathy, Bryi, and Zach). There is also, of course, our readership: you. As we navigate the shifting  more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, July 7 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Files Lawsuit Challenging Trump Administration's Latest Attempt to Divert Funding Away from Permanent Supportive Housing Projects, Putting Thousands at Risk of Homelessness * OAKLAND - As part of a coalition of 21 attorneys general and two governors, California Attorney General Rob Bonta today filed a lawsuit challenging the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Fiscal Year 2026 Notice of more PR

MONTPELIER, Vermont, July 7 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General Clark Sues Trump Administration to Block New Changes to HUD Funding * The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is attempting again to unlawfully cap funding for permanent housing projects, in a move that would result in tens of thousands of people losing their homes nationwide, Attorney General Charity Clark and a multistate coalition argued in a lawsuit filed in federal court today. On June 1,  more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 8 -- North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Jeff Jackson Secures Up to $165 Million Settlement Over Cash App Fraud Failures * RALEIGH - Cash App told its users their money was safe and protected like it would be at a bank. It wasn't. When fraud happened, the company often didn't investigate, didn't refund, and for years didn't even have a phone number to call. Today, Attorney General Jeff Jackson announced a settlement with Block, Inc., the compa more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 8 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL KWAME RAOUL ANNOUNCES $45 MILLION MULTISTATE SETTLEMENT WITH BLOCK INC. OVER DECEPTIVE PRACTICES ON CASH APP * Attorney General Kwame Raoul today announced a bipartisan $45 million multistate settlement with Block Inc., the company behind the popular peer-to-peer payments app Cash App. The settlement resolves allegations that Block misled consumers about the safety of Cash App, failed to protect users from fraud on th more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 8 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL AND BIPARTISAN COALITION PUSH FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO FURTHER CRACK DOWN ON ILLEGAL ROBOCALLS * Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a bipartisan coalition of 49 attorneys general, today called on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to strengthen rules that would cut off scammers' access to legitimate telephone numbers to prevent scammers from deceiving Americans through robocalls and text messages.  more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 7 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL FILES SECOND LAWSUIT AFTER RENEWED PUSH BY HUD TO UNLAWFULLY CAP FUNDS TO FIGHT HOMELESSNESS * Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 20 attorneys general and two state governors, today filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in response to HUD's renewed attempt to unlawfully cap funding for permanent housing projects to address homelessness in states.  more PR

SALEM, Oregon, July 7 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Rayfield Sues HUD to Block New Changes to Funding Addressing Homelessness * Attorney General Dan Rayfield and a multistate coalition sued the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in federal court today, arguing the agency is attempting to once again unlawfully cap funding for permanent housing projects. This move would push tens of thousands of people out of their homes. "Housing is the foundation every more PR

ORANGE, Connecticut, July 9 -- Avangrid, an energy company and member of the Iberdrola Group, issued the following news release on July 8, 2026: * * * Avangrid Begins Panel Installation at Oregon Trail Solar, Supports Local Jobs ARLINGTON, Ore. -- Avangrid, Inc., a leading energy company and member of the Iberdrola Group, today announced that it has begun panel installation at Oregon Trail Solar, a 57 MWdc (41 MWac) energy project located in Gilliam County, Oregon. The milestone marks an important step forward in the project's construction,  more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, July 8 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Consumers Were Left High and Dry: Attorney General Bonta Secures $45 Million Settlement with Block over Dishonest Practices on Cash App * Settlement also prevents the company from evading the payment of up to $120 million in consumer redress pursuant to a separate CFPB settlement OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced joining a bipartisan coalition of 46 attorneys general in securing a $45 million multis more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 9 -- The Boston University Wheelock College of Education and Human Development issued the following news: * * * Four BU Wheelock Faculty Receive Promotions By Stephanies Vang Four faculty members were recently promoted at BU Wheelock in recognition of their commitment to excellence in teaching and scholarship and dedication to the BU Wheelock community. Tina Durand in the Applied Human Development program was promoted to clinical professor. Rebecca Shangraw, also in the Applied Human Development program, was pro more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, July 9 -- Hawaii Attorney General Anne E. Lopez issued the following news release on July 8, 2026: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL LOPEZ PUSHES FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO FURTHER CRACKDOWN ON ILLEGAL ROBOCALLS Attorney General Anne Lopez and 48 other attorneys general today called on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to strengthen rules that would cut off scammers' access to legitimate telephone numbers. Without that access, scammers can't use real numbers to deceive and scam Americans. The Anti-Robocall Multistate Litigation T more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 8 -- The Massachusetts Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities issued the following news release on July 7, 2026: * * * Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces Creation of 192 New Mixed-Income Rental Homes through Momentum Fund Momentum Fund reaches new milestone with investments supporting 627 homes statewide, including 192 announced today - The Healey-Driscoll Administration today announced $15 million in Momentum Fund financing to advance three mixed-income housing developments that will create 1 more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 8 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards Nearly $5 Million to Expand Early Childhood Mental Health Support Across Massachusetts * Boston -The Healey-Driscoll Administration today announced $5 million in grants to expand early childhood mental health consultation services for children, families, educators and early education providers across Massachusetts. Through the Department of Early Education and Care (EEC), five regional organizat more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 8 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Healey-Driscoll Administration, Local Leaders Celebrate Completion of Braga Bridge Permanent Safety Lighting * Fall River -The Healey-Driscoll Administration, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT), and the City of Fall River celebrated the completion of a major modernization project that upgraded the Braga Bridge's aging and electrical lighting systems while adding permanent architectural lighting to one of the So more PR

WASHINGTON, July 7 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Joint Statement from Senators Markey and Warren, Representatives Lynch and Pressley, Mayor Wu on Nurses Strike * Boston (July 7, 2026) - Today, Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), top Democrat on the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security, and Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), along with Representatives Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) and Stephen Lynch (MA-08), and Boston Mayor Michel more PR

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- The League of Women Voters issued the following news release on July 7, 2026: * * * League of Women Voters Elects Sania Irwin as National Board President Following the League of Women Voters' 57th Biennial National Convention in Columbus, Ohio, the League announced its newly elected national leadership for the 2026-2028 biennium, with Sania Irwin at the helm as president of the national Board of Directors. Together, the new Board will help lead the League's nationwide movement to empower voters, defend and strengthen de more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, July 9 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on July 8, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Announces $45 Million Multistate Settlement with Block Inc. Over Deceptive Practices on Cash App Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today announced a $45 million multistate settlement with Block, Inc., the company behind the popular peer-to-peer payment app Cash App. The settlement resolves allegations that Block misled consumers about the security of Cash App, failed to protect users from f more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, July 9 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on July 8, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Pushes Federal Government to Further Crackdown on Unlawful Robocalls Attorney General Anthony G. Brown and a bipartisan coalition of 48 other attorneys general today called on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to strengthen rules that would cut off scammers' access to legitimate telephone numbers. Without that access, scammers can't use real numbers to deceive and scam Americans. more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 8 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Separating logic and language Neuroscientists find logical reasoning does not involve language-processing parts of the brain. - Some people find it useful to talk through their problems -but language isn't necessary for logical reasoning, cognitive neuroscientists at MIT's McGovern Institute for Brain Research say. In research published this week in the journal PNAS, researchers led by MIT associate professor of brain and cogni more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 8 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * MIT researcher proposes a way to detect nuclear weapons in space * In 2024, a U.S. government official warned that Russia could be developing a new satellite designed to carry nuclear weapons into space. The statement followed the launch of a suspicious Russian satellite into low-Earth orbit in 2022, just a few weeks before the country's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. A nuclear detonation in low-Earth orbit -the region about 100 more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 8 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * MIT-designed educational factory embraces modern manufacturing * From the basement of MIT's Building 35 to Monterrey, Mexico, and now beyond. That is the journey of FrED, a low-cost desktop fiber (Fr) extrusion (E) device (D), designed and assembled by students in an educational factory at MIT. That factory is transforming how manufacturing is taught -replacing textbook learning with hands-on experience in a space where tinkering more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 8 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * 3 Questions: Searching for new physics with "beauty" particles * The Standard Model of particle physics is a well established theory that describes the fundamental particles and forces that govern the universe. Yet it cannot explain dark matter, the matter-antimatter imbalance, or gravity at the quantum scale, all of which suggest that additional particles and forces beyond the Standard Model may exist. One promising place to loo more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 8 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Ana Miljacki named head of the Department of Architecture * Ana Miljacki looks back at her nearly 20 years teaching in the MIT Department of Architecture and says that one thing was perfectly clear to her on arrival: the caliber of her students. "I appreciated immediately that these were students comfortable being at the edge of the discipline, eager to push and transform it," says Miljacki. "They didn't necessarily seek the spot more PR

NEW YORK, July 9 -- Morgan Stanley, a multinational financial services corporation, issued the following news release on July 8, 2026: * * * Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital Makes Growth Investment in Viken Detection Morgan Stanley Investment Management announced today that funds managed by Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital have made an investment in Viken Detection (Viken or the Company), a leading provider of advanced X-ray imaging and sensing technologies, to support continued growth and innovation. Headquartered in Burlington, Massachuse more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, July 9 -- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release on July 8, 2026: * * * AG Davenport Announces Bipartisan Settlement With Tech Company Block Inc., for Allegedly Misleading Consumers and Failing to Protect Them From Fraud Multistate Settlement Secures $45 Million From Block for Allegedly Exposing Vulnerable Consumers to Fraud on Cash App, Block's Digital Payment Service - Attorney General Jennifer Davenport and the Division of Consumer Affairs (DCA) announced today a $45 millio more PR

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Neal Announces $599,000 Earmark for New Charlemont Fire Truck * Charlemont, MA - Today, Congressman Richard E. Neal joined Charlemont Town Administrator Sarah Reynolds, Interim Fire Chief Dennis Annear, and members of the Select Board to announce $599,000 in federal funding for a new fire truck for the town of Charlemont. This allocation was made possible through community project funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Commun more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 8 [Category: Media] -- GBH, a multiplatform creator for public media, issued the following news release: * * * NEW NOVA SERIES "EVOLUTION," A BBC STUDIOS PRODUCTION WITH NOVA AND GBH FOR PBS AND BBC, TRACES THE HISTORY OF LIFE ITSELF * The five-part series premieres and streams October 14th at 9pm ET/8C on PBS, at pbs.org/nova, NOVA on YouTube, and the PBS App Boston, MA - July 8, 2026 - The award-winning PBS science series, NOVA, part of the GBH documentary unit, today announced EVOLUTION, a new five-part seri more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, July 7 -- Brown University posted the following news: * * * Providence high schoolers help design a health program built for them * What if high schoolers could help design health programs meant to serve them while gaining firsthand research experience in the process?  That's the idea behind a partnership between Brown University researcher and pediatric psychologist Kristine Durkin and Providence nonprofit Young Voices. Since 2022, Durkin and the youth advocacy organization have worked with local teens to co-cre more PR

WASHINGTON, July 6 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Larson in the Washington Post: "Now Bipartisan - Make the Wealthy Pay into Social Security" * East Hartford, CT - House Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) penned a letter to the editor in the Washington Post applauding Senator Elizabeth Warren's bipartisan breakthrough on Social Security, who recently led a call with Senator Bernie Moreno (R-OH) to prevent automatic benefit cuts by lifting the c more PR

PIERRE, South Dakota, July 9 -- South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley issued the following news release on July 8, 2026: * * * Attorney General Jackley Announces S.D. To Receive $410,964.38 In Settlement with Block Inc. for Deceptive Cash App Practices South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that South Dakota will receive $410,946.38 as the state's share in a $45 million 46-state settlement with Block, Inc. The settlement resolves allegations that Block, Inc. misled consumers about the safety of Cash App, a peer-to-peer p more PR

PIERRE, South Dakota, July 9 -- South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley issued the following news release on July 8, 2026: * * * Attorney General Jackley Pushes Federal Communications Commission To Further Crack Down on Illegal Robocalls South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley and 48 other Attorneys General have called upon the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to strengthen rules that would cut off scammers' access to legitimate telephone numbers. "Without that access, scammers can't use real numbers to deceive and defraud ci more PR

WASHINGTON, July 7 (TNSletter) -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, issued the following letter to the Small Business Administration: * * * Here is the text of the letter: June 30, 2026 The Honorable Kelly Loeffler Administrator U.S. Small Business Administration 409 3rd Street, SW Washington, DC 20416 Dear Administrator Loeffler, The Small Business Administration's (SBA) decision to strip federal resources from Massachusetts comes at the expense of entr more PR

WASHINGTON, July 9 (TNSletter) -- Sens. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, and Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following letter to the Environmental Protection Agency, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Small Business Administration and U.S. Department of Agriculture: * * * Here is the text of the letter: July 2, 2026 The Honorable Brooke Rollins Secretary U.S. Department of Agriculture 1400 Independence Ave., S.W. Washington, DC 20250 - The Honorable Kelly Loeffler Administrator U.S. Small Business Administration  more PR

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, July 9 -- Utah Attorney General Derek Brown issued the following news on July 8, 2026: * * * Shopify bans all e-cigarette sales as AG Brown, 24 colleagues force accountability Attorney General Brown welcomed Shopify's decision to ban all vaping products from its e-commerce platform, a direct result of the November 2025 multistate demand for stronger safeguards. E-cigarettes are highly addictive and pose significant health risks, particularly to youth, and are therefore subject to strict regulation. States in the coali more PR

ALBANY, New York, July 9 -- SUNY University at Albany issued the following news: * * * UAlbany Summer: Studying Empires, Greenhouses and the Control of Nature By Michael Parker For Aidan McLaren, the study of early colonial history is, in part, a study of control. During the 17th and 18th centuries, Europeans were flooded with new riches from the Americas and other colonial holdings. But it was not just gold and silver that captured their attention. It was new flowers, new animals and new foods, including something that may seem ordinary t more PR

SYRACUSE, New York, July 9 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: * * * Alumni Association, GOLC Welcome New Members They will work in partnership with the Office of Alumni and Constituent Engagement to foster connections within the Orange community. Chris Velardi Syracuse University's Office of Alumni and Constituent Engagement (ACE) announces the newest members of the Syracuse University Alumni Association (SUAA) Board of Directors and the Generation Orange Leadership Council (GOLC). These passionate alumni began their terms  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- Rep. Lori Trahan, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Trahan Statement on Mass General Brigham Nurses Strike * Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Health Subcommittee, issued the following statement regarding the Mass General Brigham nurses strike: "Nurses are the unsung heroes in our broken healthcare system. The nurses and caregivers at Mass General Brigham have shown up for their patients through a pandemic, through staffing shortage more PR

WORCESTER, Massachusetts, July 9 -- The University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School issued the following news: * * * Remote patient monitoring system in development to improve care for people with lupus Clinical trial participants to use wearable technology and smartphone app to monitor health in-between clinic visits By Pat Sargent Researchers at UMass Chan Medical School are developing a remote patient monitoring system to improve continuity of care for people with lupus. Through wearable technology and a smartphone app, the system w more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, July 9 -- Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones issued the following news release on July 8, 2026: * * * Attorney General Jones Joins Multistate Opposition to Postal Service's Attempt to Undermine Voting Rights Attorney General Jones joined a multistate coalition of 24 attorneys general in filing a formal comment letter opposing the United States Postal Service's attempt to aid the president's efforts to seize control of elections and restrict mail-in voting through a proposed rule and asking the Postal Service to withdraw more PR

OLYMPIA, Washington, July 7 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * WA and other states sue HUD to block new changes to funding addressing homelessness * The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is attempting yet again to unlawfully cap funding for permanent housing projects, in a move that would result in nearly 3,000 Washingtonians losing their homes, Attorney General Nick Brown argued in a lawsuit on behalf of a multistate coalition filed in federal court today. Just la more PR

BETHESDA, Maryland, July 8 -- The Wildlife Society, a wildlife conservation organization, posted the following news: * * * Fur ban conversation grows as Etsy pulls fur products Debates over wildlife products increases nationwide - Fur is once again a flashpoint, exposing debate around the sustainable use of wildlife. Despite wildlife biologists' stance that regulated trapping occurs sustainably and in concert with conservation, efforts to restrict the fur trade are moving beyond company policies into online marketplaces and local and state more PR