LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 10 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Secures Order Protecting Federal Support for Homelessness Services * LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and a multistate coalition have won their case (PDF) challenging Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) illegal attempt to cap funding for permanent housing projects that help families facing housing insecurity or experiencing homelessness. If the coalition had not been successful, tens of thousa more PR

SALEM, Oregon, Aug. 11 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release: * * * AG Rayfield Sues to Block Trump Administration's Lawless Handout to Big Banks * #Rule lets big banks keep money that should be going back into Oregon homeowners' pockets Attorney General Dan Rayfield filed a lawsuit today to block the Trump Administration's latest effort to favor big business over working families, co-leading a coalition of 10 states. The case challenges a decision by a little-known but powerful federal agency, the Offic more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 10 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Opposes ATF Proposals That Weaken Federal Firearm Regulations and Put California Communities at Risk * Fifteen comment letters sent in a coordinated response to ATF's recently proposed rulemaking actions OAKLAND -Together with partner states, California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced the submission of 15 multistate comment letters challenging new rules proposed by the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, T more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 10 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL LEADS COALITION OPPOSING TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S ROLLBACK OF COMMONSENSE FIREARMS REGULATIONS * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul has led a coalition of 23 attorneys general warning that the Trump administration's rollback of commonsense firearms regulations will endanger their communities, many of which - like Chicago - have seen levels of gun violence drop dramatically in recent years. In May, the feder more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 10 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL SECURES ORDER PROTECTING FEDERAL SUPPORT FOR HOMELESSNESS SERVICES * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 20 attorneys general and two state governors, announced a win in their second lawsuit challenging the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) illegal attempt to cap funding for permanent housing projects to address homelessness in states. On Friday, a judge wi more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Aug. 10 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Secures Order Protecting Federal Support for Homelessness Services * Press Releases (Hartford, CT) - Attorney General William Tong announced today a new court order protecting federal homelessness funding after Connecticut and a multistate coalition for a second time defeated the Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) illegal attempt to cap funding for permanent housing. For more than two  more PR

BOULDER, Colorado, Aug. 10 -- The University of Colorado Boulder campus posted the following news: * * * But is it natural? How our affinity for 'naturalness' can save or sink new climate solutions * From nuclear energy to lab-grown meat, the list of effective but unpopular climate solutions is long. A new CU Boulder study sheds light on why people reject or accept some proposed sustainability technologies: If it doesn't seem natural, they won't go for it. "We found that naturalness predicts support over and above a lot of other things y more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * California to End Use of Deadly, Parkinson's-Linked Paraquat * WASHINGTON-Following years of advocacy from farmworker groups, environmentalists and health organizations, the California Department of Pesticide Regulation has announced that the last paraquat pesticide product was canceled in the state and existing stocks of the products must be sold or destroyed in two years. The Parkinson's disease-linked pesticide is bann more PR

WATERTOWN, Massachusetts, Aug. 10 [Category: BizEngineering] -- Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc., a provider of transportation planning, engineering, design, land development and environmental services, posted the following news: * * * Great Streets Main Street project opens * After years of planning, design, and construction, the City of Burlington and project partner VHB celebrated the completion of the Great Streets Main Street project with a ribbon-cutting ceremony in late July. City officials, project partners, business owners, and commun more PR

PUTNEY, Vermont, Aug. 12 -- Landmark College issued the following news: * * * LC students gain job skills, confidence through Employment Readiness Experience Photographing indoor rock climbing. Heat-pressing more than 100 T-shirts. Handling important data. These are some of the responsibilities tasked to Landmark College students in the Employment Readiness Experience (ERE) program over the summer. On a recent day, the program culminated in practice interviews where the students talked about what they did, what they learned, and what kind o more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Aug. 12 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Aug. 11, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Sues to Block Trump Administration's Lawless Handout to Big Banks Rule lets big banks keep money that should be going back into Maryland homeowners' pockets - Attorney General Anthony G. Brown and a coalition of 10 attorneys general filed a lawsuit today to block the Trump administration's latest effort to favor big business over working families. The case challenges a decision by a lit more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Aug. 12 -- Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued the following news release on Aug. 11, 2026: * * * Attorney General Neronha, coalition sue to block Trump Administration effort to take money away from homeowners Attorney General Peter F. Neronha today joined a coalition of 10 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit today to block the Trump Administration's latest effort to favor big business over working families. In today's lawsuit, the attorneys general challenge a decision by the Office of the Com more PR

AMES, Iowa, Aug. 11 -- Iowa State University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences posted the following news: * * * Read More about From Ames to Jamaica: Seed Science Center Testing Supports Hurricane Recovery * When Hurricane Melissa hit Jamaica in October 2025, the Category 5 hurricane caused catastrophic winds, brought about heavy rainfall and resulted in widespread flooding, all of which severely damaged agricultural production on the island. Since the crops had been destroyed and the farmers were engaged in rebuilding efforts, acces more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 (TNSjou) -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, ranking minority member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following statement on Aug. 11, 2026: * * * New Study Confirms Medicare for All Would Save 114,000 Lives and more than $1 Trillion a Year Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, today issued the following statement after Yale University researchers released a new study finding that Sanders' Medicare for All  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 (TNSletter) -- Sens. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, and Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following letter to Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche: * * * Here is the text of the letter: August 6, 2026 The Honorable Todd Blanche Acting Attorney General of the United States U.S. Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue N.W. Washington, D.C. 20530 Dear Acting Attorney General Blanche: We write to inquire about the status of the contempt refer more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Aug. 11 -- Yale Law School posted the following news: * * * Student-Led Environmental Law Conference Wins American Bar Association Award * Back to News The 2025 New Directions in Environmental Law Conference (NDEL) has been named the winner of the 2026 Environment, Energy, and Resources Law Student Program of the Year Award4. Awarded annually by the American Bar Association's Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources, the award recognizes the best student-led educational program or public service project focuse more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 [Category: Financial Services] -- America's Credit Unions posted the following news: * * * Today: Primaries in four states * Primary elections take place in four states today and America's Credit Unions PAC is supporting five candidates in Connecticut, five in Minnesota, four in Wisconsin, and one in Vermont. The team is watching Connecticut's 1st Congressional District race closely, where incumbent Rep. John Larson (D) faces a four-way primary challenge. In Minnesota, a key race for the Senate seat is left open by ret more PR