BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 16 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Issues Notices Of Intent To Sue Trump Administration For Cancelling Offshore Wind Leases * BOSTON -Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell, along with a coalition of 6 other attorneys general, has filed two notices of intent to sue the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) over its unlawful settlements with Bluepoint Wind, LLC (Bluepoint) and Invenergy Wind Offshore LLC and Invenergy NE Offshor more PR

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, July 15 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson announces $29.6 million settlement with Glenmark over conspiracy to inflate prices and limit competition * If you purchased certain generic prescription drugs in the United States between May 1, 2009, and December 31, 2019, you could be eligible for money (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - Attorney General Alan Wilson today joined a coalition of 48 states and territories announcing a $29.6 million settlement with  more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, July 16 -- West Virginia Attorney General John B. McCuskey posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General McCuskey announces $29.6 million settlement with Glenmark over conspiracy to inflate prices and limit competition * **If you bought certain generic prescription drugs in the United States between May 1, 2009, and December 31, 2019, you could be eligible for money.** Attorney General JB McCuskey joined a coalition of 48 states and territories announcing a $29.6 million settlement with Glenmark. The more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 15 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL CALLS ON FEDERAL REGULATORS TO DENY BANKING CHARTERS FOR HIGH-RISK OR PREDATORY FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES * Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul led a coalition of 20 state attorneys general in sending a letter to federal banking regulators raising concerns about granting national banking charters to financial technology companies, often referred to as fintechs, without necessary safeguards to protect con more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 15 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL REACHES $29.6 MILLION NATIONWIDE SETTLEMENT WITH GLENMARK OVER CONSPIRACY TO INFLATE PRICES AND LIMIT COMPETITION * C hicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul, along with a coalition of 48 attorneys general, today announced a $29.6 million settlement with Glenmark, resolving allegations the generic drug manufacturer engaged in a widespread and long-running conspiracy to artificially inflate and manipulate prices,  more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 14 -- Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr issued the following news release: * * * Carr Announces Multistate Settlement with 23andMe Over Genetic Data Breach Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr today announced that his office has joined with 41 other attorneys general in reaching a settlement with the bankruptcy trustee for 23andMe. This settlement resolves allegations stemming from a 2023 breach that compromised the genetic data of 6.9 million customers worldwide and includes $150 million in allowed claims for states. more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families issued the following news release on July 15, 2026: * * * 30 States Have Ended the "Orphan Tax," Preserving Survivor Benefits for Foster Youth The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced that 30 states have now ended, or substantially reformed, the practice of diverting Social Security survivor benefits from foster youth. The action marks a major bipa more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, July 16 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release: * * * ICYMI: AFP Blasts Hochul Data Center Ban as New York's Loss * Arlington, VA - In case you missed it, Ross Connolly, Americans for Prosperity (AFP) Northeast Regional Director, appeared on WSYR Syracuse's Morning News with Dave Allen to discuss Governor Kathy Hochul's data center moratorium and its negative impact on New York's economy and competitiveness with neighboring states. Connolly argued that Hochul's policy is more PR

WORCESTER, Massachusetts, July 15 -- Clark University posted the following news: * * * Lawrence Bolduc begins new chapter as university librarian * Every now and then, Lawrence Bolduc '17 will wander over to the Center for Media Arts, Computing, and Design, head to the top floor, and look out at the Goddard Library. He enjoys this particular view because it offers a perspective of Clark's signature brutalist structure that was unavailable until only a few years ago, when CMACD was officially opened. "There are no gothic arches or stained- more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, July 17 -- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release on July 16, 2026: * * * Attorney General Davenport Announces $29.6 Million Multistate Settlement With Glenmark For Widespread Conspiracy To Overcharge Patients for Prescriptions and Suppress Competition Consumers Who Purchased Certain Generic Prescription Drugs in the United States Between May 2009 and December 2019 Could be Eligible for Money - Attorney General Jennifer Davenport joined a coalition of 48 states and territories  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 [Category: Energy] -- The Institute for Energy Research posted the following commentary: * * * New York City Cuts Power During July 4th Heat Wave * Key Takeaways 1 Electricity prices in New York have increased by 36% since 2019, nearly three times as fast as in the rest of the country. 2 Despite this, during the recent July 4 heat wave, Con Edison shut off electricity to over 5,000 customers in the Riverdale section of the Bronx. 3 With prices 44% higher than the U.S. average, New Yorkers are already suffering from h more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Rep. Becca Balint, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Balint Introduces Amendment to Republican Budget Resolution to Stop Funding for Unauthorized War in Iran * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representative Becca Balint (VT-AL) introduced an amendment during the House Budget Committee's markup of the Republican budget resolution to strike $73 billion in funding for President Trump's unauthorized war in Iran. Balint's amendment would have prohibited funding for military action that has not been  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 (TNSLrpt) -- The Firearm Mortality Epidemic: EXAMINING THE U.S. DATA FROM 2024 - A report from Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health - July 2026 (19 pages) Here are excerpts: * * * Table of Contents Introduction ... 1 2024 Five Fast Facts ... 2 An Overview of U.S. Gun Deaths in 2024 ... 3 Lethality and Availability of Firearms ... 6 A Leading Cause of Death Among Young People ... 5 Years of Potential Life Lost From Gun Violence ... 6 Gun Deaths by Urbanization ... 7 Gun Violence Across States  more ST

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release on July 15, 2026: * * * Sanders, Cassidy Applaud Senate Advancement of Bipartisan Reauthorization of the Older Americans Act Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), and Chairman Bill Cassidy (R-La.) applaud the Senate unanimously passing the Older Americans Act (OAA), a critically important law that provides services supporting the health, independence and dignity of older adul more PR

BOULDER, Colorado, July 15 -- The University of Colorado Boulder campus posted the following news: * * * Want to get published in a top-tier journal? Where you're from matters * Scientists from prestigious universities are more than three times more likely to have their research published in top-tier scientific journals than authors from lesser known schools are. Meanwhile, authors based in China and those studying politics, economics, gender or other social issues face a significant disadvantage. These are a few takeaways from a sweeping more PR

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Honored with National Retail Federation's 2026 "Champion of Main Street" Award * Welch has championed bipartisan Credit Card Competition Act to protect small retailers and businesses WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee and Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer Rights, this week received the National Retail Federation's 2026 "Champion of Main Stre more PR