LANSING, Michigan, July 24 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Files Lawsuit Challenging Unlawful Conditions on Federal Counterterrorism Funding * LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel joined a coalition of 26 states to stop the Trump administration's continued efforts to use federal funds-specifically, billions of dollars in federal counterterrorism and other funds -to coerce states into complying with the administration's political and policy priorities. Attorney General Ne more PR

ALBANY, New York, July 24 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Halts Paramount's Merger with Warner Bros. for Months * July 24, 2026 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James and a coalition of 11 other attorneys general today secured a months-long halt to Paramount Skydance Corp.'s (Paramount) $110 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (Warner Bros.). On July 13, Attorney General James and the coalition sued Paramount and Warner Bros., alleging that more PR

SALEM, Oregon, July 24 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Rayfield: Paramount Skydance Agrees to Delay Warner Bros. Discovery Merger Pending Trial * Attorney General Dan Rayfield today announced Paramount-Skydance/Warner Bros. Discovery have agreed to hold off on combining their operations until the courts have ruled on the two lawsuits challenging the merger. "This is a win for consumers, workers, and fair competition," said Attorney General Rayfield. "Oregonians are the ones more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 24 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Healey Sends Crew of Wildland Firefighters to Help Battle Minnesota Fires * Carlisle -Governor Healey announced that she is sending a crew of wildland firefighters from the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) and Massachusetts Department of Fish and Game (DFG) Division of Fisheries and Wildlife (MassWildlife) to Northern Minnesota to assist in battling wildfires that have contributed to recent air more PR

SALEM, Oregon, July 24 -- Gov. Tina Kotek, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Kotek Visits Sisters and Akawa Butte Fire Response * Salem, OR - Today, Governor Tina Kotek joined Oregon State Forester Kacey KC, Oregon State Fire Marshal Mariana Ruiz-Temple, Oregon Department of Emergency Management (OEM) Director Erin McMahon, and incident command and operational staff at the Akawa Butte Fire Camp at Sisters Rodeo Grounds to receive a situation update on the Akawa Butte Fire, which is now the highest priority fire in  more PR

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, July 24 -- Mississippi State University posted the following news: * * * MSU scientist recognized internationally for wood engineering research * Contact: Ellis Rupp STARKVILLE, Miss.-A Mississippi State assistant research professor is receiving international recognition for early career achievements in wood engineering, success that's enhancing efficient, sustainable wood construction. MSU Forest and Wildlife Research Center's Laya Khademibami has earned the Wood Engineering Achievement Award for Young Engineer more PR

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement on July 23, 2026, at an executive session to consider four Treasury Department nominations: * * * This morning the Finance Committee will vote on four nominees chosen by Donald Trump to serve at the epicenter of his corruption and self-dealing: the Treasury Department. I said last week that it was up to these four nominees to show the committee that they had the independence and judgement to rein in Trump's economic more PR

MOSCOW, Idaho, July 24 -- The University of Idaho issued the following news release: * * * Wildfire management research tailors evacuation procedures to individual communities * When tornado sirens go off, most parents wouldn't expect their kid to be running outside to watch it blow through. But for Elena Doss, a doctoral student in natural resources, that was a pivotal part of her childhood. "The weather channel was always on in my house," Doss said. "That curiosity with natural hazards has stuck with me from a very young age." After c more PR