WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- AARP issued the following news release: * * * AARP The Magazine: LeVar Burton Reflects on Finding Inspiration from Fred Rogers; Tips on How to Avoid Romance Scams; and What You Need to Know About Retiring Abroad The new issue examines the relationships, choices, and experiences that define life today for older Americans. - The August/September 2026 issue of AARP The Magazine (ATM) delivers exclusive conversations with visionaries, compelling reporting on money and relationships, and inspiring stories that explore how  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 3 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Challenges Trump Administration's Effort to Undermine Affordable Care Act * LANSING -Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a coalition of 21 states in filing a lawsuit (PDF) in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California to challenge a federal rule that once again illegally undermines the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and would make health insurance more expensive and harder to obtain for millions  more PR

HOUGHTON, New York, Aug. 3 -- Houghton University issued the following news: * * * Alumni Distinguished Achievement Award One could learn a great deal about this year's recipient from reading Houghton's student newspaper, The Star. In November 1965, this first-generation college student was recognized as a nominee for Who's Who among students at American Colleges and Universities. A feature article highlighted his participation in Oratorio, Concert Ensemble and the Education Club, as well as his service as the editor of the Boulder and as a  more PR

STORRS, Connecticut, Aug. 3 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * Ameliorating the Brownfield Burden with Help from Mushrooms * Brownfields, or abandoned and contaminated former industrial sites, pose many challenges for cleanup and redevelopment efforts. For example, common remediation methods can amount to the onerous task of relocating tons of soil and debris. However, in a new project, Department of Plant Science and Landscape Architecture researchers including Ph.D. student Paulette Goyes and assistant profe more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 3 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Sues Trump Over Latest Attempt to Weaponize Personal Sensitive Data of Californians * Trump Administration is attempting to disclose troves of data about Californians receiving financial assistance through the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program to DHS and other agencies OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today, co-leading a multistate coalition, filed a lawsuit challenging the Trum more PR

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Aug. 3 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General Clark Announces $358,000 Settlement in Principle With Generic Drug Maker Sandoz * Attorney General Charity Clark today announced a nationwide $400 million settlement in principle with Sandoz Inc. to resolve allegations that the generic drug manufacturer engaged in widespread, long-running conspiracies to artificially inflate and manipulate prices, reduce competition, and unreasonably restrain trade with regard to n more PR

ALBANY, New York, Aug. 3 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Sues Trump Administration to Protect Vulnerable New Yorkers' Personal Information * August 3, 2026 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today co-led a coalition of 23 other states and the District of Columbia in suing the Trump administration over unlawful policy changes that would give the administration broad access to the sensitive private information of millions of families receiving Temporar more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Aug. 3 -- West Virginia Attorney General John B. McCuskey posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General McCuskey Announces $400 Million Settlement in Principle with Sandoz Over Conspiracy to Inflate Drug Prices and Limit Competition * Attorney General JB McCuskey today announced a $400 million settlement in principle with Sandoz Inc. The action is to resolve allegations that the generic drug manufacturer engaged in widespread, long-running conspiracies to artificially inflate and manipulate prices, red more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Aug. 3 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Announces $400 Million Settlement in Principle with Sandoz Over Conspiracy to Inflate Prices and Limit Competition * Press Releases The Settlement Will Result in Total Payments of Approximately $469 Million to State Enforcers by Sandoz (Hartford, CT)- Attorney General William Tong today led a coalition of 43 states and territories announcing a $400 million settlement in principle with Sandoz Inc. to res more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 3 [Category: BizEnergy] -- ComEd, a subsidiary of Exelon, issued the following news release: * * * ComEd, Metropolitan Mayors Caucus Award More Than $170,000 for Clean Energy Projects and Public Safety * ComEd and the Metropolitan Mayors Caucus today announced that 24 local governments, public agencies and nonprofit organizations across Illinois will receive more than $170,000 through the 2026 Powering Safe Communities Program. For the last 12 years, the grant program supports projects that enhance public safety and  more PR

AURORA, Colorado, Aug. 3 -- The University of Colorado School of Public Health posted the following news release: * * * CU Anschutz-Led Trial Finds AI System Improves Oxygen Delivery in Hospital Patients * A University of Colorado Anschutz-led clinical trial has found an automated oxygen delivery system helped hospitalized patients spend significantly more time in their target oxygen range compared with standard care, while also reducing exposure to both low and high oxygen levels. Patients in the automated group spent 85 percent of their t more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 (TNSFR) -- The Franklin County Historical Society, Ottawa, Kansas, plans to repatriate a stone projectile point to the Burns Paiute Tribe under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), according to a notice published by the U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service. The white stone "Cascade" point, labeled as originating from the "Plains of Oregon," entered the society's collection through a donation from the William McCall Family. The society determined the object is cultural patrimo more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Padilla, Shaheen, Schiff, Rosen, Cortez Masto, Heinrich, Wyden, Klobuchar: CFTC Must Rein in Wildfire Bets on Prediction Markets * Washington, D.C. - Today, Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley led U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-CA), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Adam Schiff (D-CA), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Ron Wyden (D-OR), and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) to press the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CF more PR

PORTLAND, Oregon, Aug. 3 -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news: * * * OHSU study: A handful of corporations now shape how kids in Medicaid get care * The United States is in the middle of a well-documented adolescent mental health crisis. Because Medicaid provides medical coverage for roughly half of all children in the country, the program has an essential role in responding to that crisis. Increasingly, that response runs through a small number of large corporations. New research from Oregon Health & Science U more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- Rep. Andrea Salinas, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Salinas Presses Trump Administration for Updates on Gaza Ceasefire and Peace Plan * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06), alongside Rep. Kweisi Mfume (MD-07), led 63 colleagues in a letter to President Trump requesting updates from the Administration on its 20-point peace plan in Gaza and urging the President to ensure that lasting peace for the Palestinian people in Gaza remains a priority. Following deadly Isr more PR

OLYMPIA, Washington, Aug. 4 -- The Washington State Department of Commerce issued the following news: * * * Mary's Place and Mercy Housing Northwest: A partnership years in the making that will serve families for years to come Through compassionate, trauma-informed care, Mary's Place and Mercy Housing Northwest help thousands of families find safety, healing, and stability. - Partnerships are a reliable way to increase community impact. This is clearly evident in the partnership between Mary's Place and Mercy Housing Northwest, which are g more PR

OLYMPIA, Washington, Aug. 3 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * Washington joins federal lawsuit to protect residents' personal information * The federal government is seeking to illegally use the sensitive private information of tens of thousands of Washingtonians receiving Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) benefits. Washington and a multistate coalition have filed a new lawsuit to protect residents from this unlawful abuse of sensitive personal information. TANF is one of  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 3, 2026: * * * Wyden and Pallone Denounce Trump Disenrollment Scheme As the Trump Administration Continues to Implement Their Big, Ugly Bill, Bicameral Health Care Leaders Call for Halt to New Red Tape Requirements That Will Lead to Massive Coverage Losses - Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and House Energy and Commerce Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr., D-N.J. last week called  more PR