EAST LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 27 -- Michigan State University posted the following news: * * * $11M gift supports Leinweber Center, Plant and Environmental Sciences Building, MSU Athletics * A recent gift of $11 million from Michigan State University alum Kirk Faber will drive progress across three key areas of the university; the Leinweber Center for Engineering and Digital Innovation, the Plant and Environmental Sciences Building and MSU Athletics. It is a broad investment in MSU's future that supports the spaces and programs that will sh more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 27 -- Michigan State University College of Natural Science posted the following news: * * * $11M gift supports Leinweber Center, Plant and Environmental Sciences Building, MSU Athletics * A recent gift of $11 million from Michigan State University alum Kirk Faber will drive progress across three key areas of the university; the Leinweber Center for Engineering and Digital Innovation, the Plant and Environmental Sciences Building and MSU Athletics. It is a broad investment in MSU's future that supports the space more PR

TROY, Alabama, Aug. 27 -- Troy University issued the following news: * * * 'Trojans, One and All' wins USA TODAY Sports' Readers' Choice Award for best college fight song * Troy University's fight song, "Trojans, One and All" has been selected as USA TODAY Sports' 2026 Readers' Choice Award for Best Fight Song. Announced online on Wednesday morning, "Trojans, One and All" placed first ahead of Michigan State's "Victory for MSU," USC's "Fight On," Navy's "Anchors Aweigh," Tennessee's "Rocky Top," Georgia Tech's "Ramblin' Wreck," Wisconsin's more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, Aug. 27 -- Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones issued the following news release on Aug. 26, 2026: * * * Attorney General Jay Jones Announces a $17 Billion Landmark Settlement with Meta with $353 Million Guaranteed for Virginia Settlement requires Meta to implement sweeping child-safety reforms for Virginians on Instagram and Facebook after deceiving the public about teen mental health harms - Today, Attorney General Jones announced a $17 billion settlement with Meta Platforms, Inc. of which Virginia will receive a gua more PR

ADRIAN, Michigan, Aug. 27 -- Adrian College issued the following news release: * * * Adrian College welcomes Class of 2030 Author: Mickey Alvarado Five hundred and seventy-five students representing Adrian College's Class of 2030 arrived on campus Friday, Aug. 21 for move-in weekend. The fall semester officially began with classes on Monday, Aug. 24. After moving in with help from family, friends and members of the Bulldogs football team, the students checked in and were welcomed by Adrian College President Jeffrey Docking and his staff du more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 27 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Challenges Title X Funding Conditions On Family Planning Programs * Boston -Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today co-led a coalition of 22 other states in suing to block a new federal policy that threatens critical federal funding for family planning programs unless states and providers comply with a variety of unlawful conditions. The lawsuit, filed today in the U.S. District Court f more PR

ALBANY, Georgia, Aug. 27 -- Albany State University posted the following news: * * * Albany State University Marching Rams Show Band Names Edreka Coleman First Female Head Drum Major * Media Contact: Dr. Rachel Lawrence, media@asurams.edu ALBANY, Ga., August 27, 2026 -Albany State University's (ASU) Marching Rams Show Band (MRSB) will make history this fall as Edreka Coleman, a senior music education major from Macon, Georgia, becomes the University's first female head drum major. Coleman, who previously served as a drum major during the more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- The American Center for Law and Justice posted the following commentary by Director of Media Logan Sekulow: * * * The Mainstream Left TURNS on Radical Hasan Piker, Schumer Faces Electoral Test Many on the Left are sounding the alarm as the rise of radical candidates threatens the party's path to Senate control. As reported by Fox News: Prominent Democrats are lining up to condemn far-left streamer Hasan Piker after he warned that American Jews could face violence if they continue to be seen as strongly supporting Isr more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 27 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Files Lawsuit Challenging Trump Administration's Attempt to Impose Unlawful Conditions on Title X Family Planning Funds * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general and two governors in filing a lawsuit against the Trump Administration's U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) over recent efforts to upend the Title X federal family planning pr more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 26 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Leads Amicus Brief Challenging Trump Administration Rule Restricting Length of International Student Visas * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today, co-leading a multistate coalition, filed an amicus brief urging the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts to block a Trump Administration rule restricting international students to a fixed four-year visa period while litigation co more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 26 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Leads Multistate Coalition in Opposing New Barriers to Sponsorship of Unaccompanied Children * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta, leading a coalition of 19 attorneys general, submitted a comment letter opposing the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) proposed rule that would add burdensome new requirements for sponsors of unaccompanied immigrant children. The coalition argues t more PR

ALBANY, New York, Aug. 27 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Leads Lawsuit to Protect Title X Family Planning Services * NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today led a coalition of 22 other states in suing to block a new federal policy that threatens to strip federal family planning funding from states and providers unless they align with the Trump administration's political views and priorities. The lawsuit, filed today in the U.S. District Court for th more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Aug. 26 -- North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Jeff Jackson Sues Over New Mail-In Ballot Rule That Could Prevent Eligible North Carolinians from Voting * RALEIGH -Today, Attorney General Jeff Jackson sued over a new United States Postal Service (USPS) mail-in voting rule that goes into effect only days before North Carolina law requires county boards of elections to begin mailing ballots for the midterm elections. The rule could mean that eligible vo more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 27 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL CHALLENGES TRUMP ADMINISTRATION RULE RESTRICTING LENGTH OF INTERNATIONAL STUDENT VISAS * Chicago - Attorney General Raoul, as part of a multistate coalition of 18 attorneys general, filed an amicus brief on Tuesday urging the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts to block a Trump administration rule restricting international students to a fixed four-year visa period while litigation continues.  more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 26 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL LEADS COALITION OPPOSING TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S PROPOSAL TO ELIMINATE COLLECTION OF NATIONAL WORKFORCE DEMOGRAPHIC DATA * Chicago -Attorney General Kwame Raoul co-led a coalition of 22 attorneys general opposing an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) proposal to eliminate the longstanding requirement that large employers, labor unions, schools, state and local governments, and others report the demog more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 26 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL SUES THE U.S. POSTAL SERVICE OVER UNLAWFUL ATTEMPT TO INTERFERE WITH MAIL VOTING IN ILLINOIS * Lawsuit Seeks to Block Unconstitutional Postal Service Rule that Directs States to Overhaul Vote-by-Mail Procedures Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 25 states, today filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Postal Service challenging its new rule that purports to authorize the USPS to regula more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- District of Columbia Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Schwalb Announces That Meta Will Pay Up to $17.1 Billion for Exploiting Kids with Intentionally Addictive Social Media Platforms * Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today announced a landmark multistate settlement with Meta Platforms, Inc. (Meta). It is the largest state consumer protection settlement in history outside of the Big Tobacco settlements of the 1990s. The District will receive at least $90,395, more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Aug. 27 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Challenges Title X Funding Conditions * (Hartford, CT) -Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 22 other states in suing to block a new federal policy that threatens to strip federal family planning funding from states and providers unless they meet a variety of unlawful conditions. The lawsuit, filed today in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, challenges new conditio more PR

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, Aug. 26 [Category: BizHospital] -- Sanford Health posted the following news release: * * * Bismarck CEO Appointed National Role, Brigadier General * BISMARCK, N.D. - Sanford Bismarck President & CEO, Todd Schaffer, M.D., has been selected for promotion to Brigadier General and appointed to serve as Assistant for Mobilization and Reserve Affairs within the Office of the Under Secretary of War for Personnel & Readiness (OUSW(P&R)), a senior military leadership position responsible for advising on Reserve component m more PR

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, Aug. 27 -- Calvin University posted the following news: * * * Calvin welcomes strong incoming class for Fall 2026 * Calvin University is welcoming another strong incoming class of students for the fall 2026 semester, with more than 1,000 new students expected to join the Calvin community. The incoming first-year class is expected to surpass the university's goal of 775. This marks the fourth consecutive year Calvin has welcomed more than 1,000 new students across all of its incoming student populations. "This incom more PR

BIRMINGHAM, Michigan, Aug. 28 -- Clark Hill, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Illinois Artificial Intelligence Safety Measures Act Creates New Compliance Obligations for Frontier AI Developers Authors: Melissa K. Ventrone , Lauren M. Williams On July 6, 2026, Illinois enacted the Artificial Intelligence Safety Measures Act (the "Act). The Act establishes a comprehensive governance framework for developers of the most advanced AI models. While the requirements may mirror recently enacted laws in California and New York, Illinois  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news: * * * Coast Guard honors Mrs. Brianna Scurti as 2025 Ombudsman of the Year * The Coast Guard recognized Mrs. Brianna "Bree" Scurti as the 2025 recipient of the Wanda Allen-Yearout Ombudsman of the Year Award during a ceremony held July 22, 2026, at Coast Guard Headquarters in Washington, D.C. Mrs. Scurti served as a Southwest District Ombudsman for Sector San Francisco, ombudsman for Coast Guard Station Golden Gate, and co-ombudsman for  more PR

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, Aug. 27 [Category: BizHospital] -- Corewell Health issued the following news release: * * * Corewell Health Announces $1.7 Billion Investment to Build Stronger Healthcare for Michigan Major projects in Grand Rapids and Troy will expand access, modernize patient care - Corewell Health(tm) is making a $1.7 billion investment in Michigan to expand healthcare access in two fast-growing regions: Grand Rapids and Troy. Major expansions at Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rapids and Corewell Health Beaumont T more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following recall alert: * * * Name of Product: Mainstays 9-Drawer Fabric Dressers Hazard: The recalled dressers are unstable if they are not anchored to the wall, posing tip-over and entrapment hazards that can result in risk of serious injuries or death to children. The dressers violate the mandatory safety standard as required by the STURDY Act. Remedy: Refund Recall Date: August 27, 2026 Units: About 165,250 (About 165,000 of these dressers were previously recalle more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Dingell Statement on Trump's Attempt to Rename Lake Ontario * U.S. Representative Debbie Dingell (D-MI-06) released the following statement after President Trump signed an Executive Order attempting to rename Lake Ontario: "The Great Lakes are a shared treasure that generations of Americans and Canadians have worked together to protect. Donald Trump can sign all the executive orders he wants, but it will always be Lake Ontario. Canada is not o more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Dingell, Lawler Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Expand Sunscreen Access at National Parks * U.S. Representatives Debbie Dingell (D-MI-06) and Mike Lawler (R-NY-17) introduced the Sunscreen in Parks Findings Act (SPF) Act, bipartisan legislation that would direct the National Park Service (NPS) to study and report on ways to make sun protection more available in national parks at low or no cost. "This bipartisan legislation is about keeping more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Aug. 28 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: * * * El Ninos more intense over last 40 years than previous 1,000, according to U-M study As an El Nino of historic proportions is taking shape in the tropical Pacific, a University of Michigan study has found that El Nino events have become nearly 40% stronger in the last 40 years than they were in the pre-industrial era. In fact, the study, which examined modern and ancient corals in the Galapagos Islands, found that El Nino events in the last  more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 28 -- The Environmental Law and Policy Center issued the following news release on Aug. 27, 2026: * * * MI Public Service Commission Hears Broader Opposition to Consumers Energy's Misguided Proposed Dams Sale to Private Equity Firm in Maryland "I fear for these rivers, the people who live on them, and the life that they support if ownership transfers to a profit-driven Maryland company" - Lansing, MI., - Today, the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) heard public comments from a diverse group of Michigan leade more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 28 -- The Environmental Law and Policy Center issued the following news release on Aug. 27, 2026: * * * Michigan Regulators Order I&M to Address Data Center Reliability Risks But Fail to Fill the Gap in Regulation Lansing, MI - Today, the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) issued an order on I&M's proposed large load tariff for how to serve customers like hyperscale data centers. Environmental Law & Policy Center (ELPC), representing the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) intervened in the case with the Clean  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11459) by legislative attorney Milan N. Ball: * * * For more than 150 years, federal law has banned individuals from distilling spirits at home. Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Sec.Sec. 5601(a)(6) and 5178(a)(1)(B) prohibit individuals from producing spirits at home for personal consumption by restricting a spirit distillery's location and attaching criminal penalties to noncompliance. In the past few years, persons seeking t more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Aug. 28 -- The University of Michigan Ford School of Public Policy issued the following news: * * * Hardy Vieux (MPP/JD '97) to receive 2026 Neil Staebler Distinguished Service Award The University of Michigan's Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy will recognize Hardy Vieux (MPP/JD '97) with the 2026 Neil Staebler Distinguished Service Award, the school's highest alumni honor for dedication to excellence in public service. Vieux will accept the award on Oct. 16 during the Ford School's 2026 Homecoming celebration. Vi more PR

DETROIT, Michigan, Aug. 27 -- The Foundation for Economic Education posted the following commentary by Marvelous Spiral Studios CEO Stephen Weese: * * * The Truth About Data Centers It's all about how and where. - It seems that everyone is talking about data centers these days; they've taken over the Internet with memes and conspiracy theories. As a computer professor, I decided to apply an academic research regimen to the situation and cut through the exaggeration and emotion that often accompany these current polarizing issues. Two impo more PR

DETROIT, Michigan, Aug. 28 -- The Foundation for Economic Education issued the following commentary by freelance journalist and critic Mark Nayler: * * * A Hostile Takeover? EU regulations may block easyJet sale. - On August 6, the budget airline easyJet formally announced its acceptance of a pound sterling5.7 billion ($7.7 billion) takeover bid from the US private equity firm Apollo Global Management. Apollo topped a rival offer of pound sterling5.5 billion ($7.5 billion) from Castlelake (another US private equity firm), and received the  more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 27 -- Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr issued the following news release on Aug. 26, 2026: * * * Carr Announces Largest Big Tech Settlement in History Meta to pay up to $17 billion and implement sweeping child-safety reforms on Instagram and Facebook - Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr today announced a landmark $17.1 billion multistate settlement with Meta Platforms, Inc. - the largest state consumer protection settlement in history outside the Big Tobacco settlements of the 1990s. In addition to the payment, M more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Aug. 28 -- Gov. Josh Shapiro, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on Aug. 27, 2026: * * * Governor Shapiro Challenges Trump Administration's Decision to Politicize Funding for Pennsylvanians' Reproductive Health Care, Family Planning Services The Trump Administration's decision to condition funding for family planning services prioritizes political agendas over the health of Pennsylvanians. Governor Shapiro is taking action once again to protect access to reproductive health care. - Today, Governor  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 26 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Whitmer Announces Expanded Eligibility for Michigan Reconnect, Opens Application for Michiganders 21 years and Older * August 26, 2026 Contact: press@michigan.gov Michigan Reconnect, a tuition-free path for adults to earn a college degree or skills certificate, has graduated nearly 20,000 students since its launch in 2021 LANSING, Mich. -Today, Governor Whitmer announced that Michiganders ages 21-24 can now apply for Michig more PR

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, Aug. 27 -- Grand Rapids Community College posted the following news: * * * GRCC Mourns the Loss of Aleicia Woodrick, Advocate for Women and Longtime Supporter of Education and Inclusion * Grand Rapids Community College is mourning the loss of Aleicia Woodrick, a longtime community advocate and philanthropist whose commitment to women, education and creating opportunities for others helped shape work that continues at GRCC today. Woodrick and her late husband, Bob, were longtime supporters of GRCC and champions of ef more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 [Category: Energy] -- Growth Energy, a trade association that represents ethanol producers, issued the following news release: * * * Growth Energy Applauds Michigan House for Incentivizing More Affordable Fuel * LANSING, MICH.-Growth Energy, the nation's largest biofuel trade association, applauded the Michigan State House of Representatives today after it voted to advance HB 5359, a bill that includes an incentive for fuel retailers in the state to sell more E15, a 15% ethanol fuel blend that's more affordable than stan more PR

MARQUETTE, Michigan, Aug. 27 -- Northern Michigan University posted the following news: * * * Hamel receives Peace Corps placement * From the sands of the Sahara Desert to the backwaters of South India, Arwen Hamel made use of her time as a Northern Michigan University student to see the world - and she isn't stopping anytime soon. The Champion, Michigan native recently received a two-year placement in the Peace Corps in Fiji where she'll work on community economic development, focusing on cultivating new revenue streams within villages.  more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Aug. 27 -- Hawaii Attorney General Anne E. Lopez issued the following news release on Aug. 26, 2026: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL LOPEZ ANNOUNCES LARGEST BIG TECH SETTLEMENT IN HISTORY Meta to Pay Up to $17 Billion and Implement Sweeping Child-Safety Reforms on Instagram and Facebook - Today, Attorney General Anne Lopez announced a landmark $17.1 billion multistate settlement with Meta Platforms, Inc. -- one of the largest state consumer protection settlements in history outside the Big Tobacco settlements of the 1990s. In addi more PR

HOLLAND, Michigan, Aug. 27 -- Hope College posted the following news: * * * Hope College Prepares for 165th Academic Year to Start August 31 * Nearly 3,400 students are settling into their dormitories, campus cottages and apartments today across Hope College, ready to kick off Hope's 165th academic year. Among the registered students are 856 incoming freshmen, who will be officially welcomed during the traditional fall convocation address, held on Sunday, Aug. 30 at 2 p.m. at the Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts. Fun facts about th more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- Rep. Lisa McClain, R-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Conference Chairwoman McClain Attends Michigan Farm Bureau Dinner on the Farm * MICHIGAN - House Republican Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) this week joined the annual Michigan Farm Bureau Dinner on the Farm at Zwerk & Sons Farms to highlight the benefits of the Working Families Tax Cuts for Michigan farmers and to discuss ongoing work to pass a long-term Farm Bill. Attendees included House Agriculture Committee Vice Chairman  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Republican Senate Candidates Tell Voters to "Quit Your Bellyaching" Over Rising Costs, Economic Pain NOTUS' Dana Milbank: "Several Republican candidates and office holders are approaching the midterm elections with a most unorthodox message for voters: Quit your bellyaching" Milbank: "[Republicans'] toughen-up argument is part of a broader response to inflation that also includes a fair measure of denial and dismissal" - A n more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, Aug. 27 -- Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey issued the following news release on Aug. 26, 2026: * * * Attorney General Aaron M. Frey Announces Largest Big Tech Settlement in History Meta to Pay Up to $17 Billion and Implement Sweeping Child-Safety Reforms on Instagram and Facebook - Today, Attorney General Aaron M. Frey announced a landmark $17.1 billion multistate settlement with Meta Platforms, Inc.-- the largest state consumer protection settlement in history outside the Big Tobacco settlements of the 1990s. The settlem more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, Aug. 27 -- Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey issued the following news release on Aug. 26, 2026: * * * Attorney General Aaron M. Frey Sues United States Postal Service Over Unlawful Attempt to Interfere with States' Vote-by-Mail Procedures Lawsuit Seeks to Block Unconstitutional USPS Rule that Directs States to Overhaul Vote-by-Mail Procedures on an Impossible Timeline and Risks Disenfranchising Eligible Voters - Attorney General Aaron M. Frey today joined a coalition of 25 states in filing a lawsuit against the United Stat more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Aug. 28 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Aug. 27, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Challenges Title X Funding Conditions Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today co-led a coalition of 21 attorneys general and two governors in suing to block a new federal policy that threatens to strip federal family planning funding from states and providers unless they meet a variety of unlawful conditions. The lawsuit, filed today in the U.S. District Court for the District of Marylan more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Aug. 27 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Aug. 26, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Joins Brief Challenging Trump Administration Rule Restricting Length of International Student Visas Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined a multistate coalition in filing an amicus brief urging the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts to block a Trump administration rule restricting international students to a fixed four-year visa period while litigation continues. For more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Aug. 27 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Aug. 26, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Sues United States Postal Service Over Unlawful Attempt to Interfere with States' Vote-by-Mail Procedures Lawsuit Seeks to Block Unconstitutional USPS Rule that Directs States to Overhaul Vote-by-Mail Procedures on an Impossible Timeline and Risks Disenfranchising Eligible Voters - Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today joined a coalition of 25 states in filing a lawsuit against the Un more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Aug. 28 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: * * * Meta settles social media addiction lawsuit: U-M experts available to comment University of Michigan experts are available to provide analyses of proposed changes from the agreement involving tech giant Meta and 47 states and the District of Columbia. Meta agreed to pay up to $17.1 billion to the states and D.C. to compensate for what plaintiffs described as social media addiction in children. The company also agreed to redesign products to protect c more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * MI-08 GOP Nominee Thomas Smith Attended January 6th, Cheered on Proud Boys, and Uplifted Right Wing Conspiracies on Twitter * After "sort of stumbl[ing] into the Republican nomination" in Michigan's 8th District, new reporting details Thomas Smith's disturbing, extreme online activity: including his "almost-real time narration of Smith's train journey from Michigan to Washington D.C. for the [January 6th] protests" and a tweet say more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 28 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following statement on Aug. 27, 2026: * * * MDP Chair: Trump Brings SHAME to the Great Lakes Amid His Cost-Raising Trade War Today, in response to news that Donald Trump has ordered the renaming of Lake Ontario as Lake America amid his reckless trade war with Canada, Michigan Democratic Party Chair Curtis Hertel released the following statement: "As Trump renames Lake Ontario and changes the Great Lakes' acronym from HOMES to SHAME, what's actually shameful is Trump's r more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 28 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on Aug. 27, 2026: * * * John James Silent on Tariffs, Trade War, and Renaming Lake "A spokesperson for GOP gubernatorial nominee U.S. Rep. John James of Shelby Township did not immediately respond to a request for comment." James instead focused on circumcisions. - Two-time statewide loser John James has remained silent this week on Donald Trump's trade war with Canada, the 50% tariffs that are raising prices on Michiganders, and Trump even tryi more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 28 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on Aug. 27, 2026: * * * Michigan Democrats on JD Vance's Visit to Michigan Today, in response to news that JD Vance plans to campaign in Michigan alongside Mike Rogers, John James, and Michael Bouchard Junior on Monday, Michigan Democratic Party Chair Curtis Hertel released the following statement: "Michigan is being hit harder by Trump's tariffs than any other state, yet Mike Rogers, John James, and Michael Bouchard Junior are choosing to stand by more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Aug. 28 (TNSjou) -- Michigan Medicine, the academic medical center of the University of Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Evolving causes, diagnosis of drug-induced liver injury Herbal and dietary supplements are a growing cause of acute liver failure - The causes of drug-induced liver injury have evolved over the last 20 years, according to a new review in Hepatology Communications. Antibiotics remain the most common drug implicated in liver injury in western countries, consistent with past findings. more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 28 -- Michigan State University College of Social Science posted the following news: * * * Women's Leadership Institute announces new addition for 2026-27 school year The Michigan State University Women's Leadership Institute (WLI) recently announced the addition of Rebecca Paalman to its Executive Board. Paalman joins an accomplished group of women serving in a variety of leadership roles across the corporate and professional world. Board members provide unique support to undergraduates participating in the WLI  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 26 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * Michigan Sues United States Postal Service Over Unlawful Vote-by-Mail Procedures * LANSING - The State of Michigan today joined a coalition of 25 states in filing a lawsuit (PDF) against the United States Postal Service (USPS) challenging its new rule that purports to grant USPS the authority to regulate mail voting in federal elections. Tens of millions of voters across the country rely on mail ballots, and the coalition argues that more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 27 -- Michigan State University posted the following news: * * * MSU honors 578 aspiring physicians, graduating nurses * Michigan State University is a national leader in the number of healthcare professionals who graduate each year, and more are on the way. While dedicated healthcare workers are urgently needed across the state and nation, MSU recently welcomed more than 500 new medical students with white coat ceremonies and honored 76 summer nursing graduates at the traditional pinning ceremony in August. Th more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 26 -- Michigan State University posted the following news: * * * MSU receives $30M NSF grant to establish turbulence research center * Turbulence is all around us -in the air we breathe, the water we drink, the storms moving across the atmosphere and the plasmas inside experimental fusion devices. It's the chaotic swirling motion of air, water, plasma and other fluids that plays an essential role in how energy moves, how pollutants and heat spread through the ocean and atmosphere, how fluids move through chemica more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Aug. 27 -- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release on Aug. 26, 2026: * * * Attorney General Davenport Announces Historic $17 Billion Settlement With Meta Meta to Implement Safeguards to Protect Children and Pay New Jersey at Least $525 Million - Attorney General Jennifer Davenport today announced a landmark multistate settlement of up to $17.1 billion with Meta Platforms, Inc.--a historic step in protecting consumers and the largest state consumer protection settlement in histor more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Aug. 28 -- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release on Aug. 27, 2026: * * * AG Davenport Challenges Unconstitutional Funding Conditions on Healthcare Trump Administration Seeks to Impose New Barriers to Title X Funding, Affecting Access to Birth Control and Other Services - Attorney General Jennifer Davenport today joined a coalition of 23 states in suing to block a new federal policy that threatens to strip federal family-planning funding from states and medical providers unless more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Aug. 27 -- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release on Aug. 26, 2026: * * * AG Davenport Sues Trump Administration to Block Unlawful USPS Rule Attempting to Restrict Voting by Mail Unconstitutional USPS Rule Risks Disenfranchising Eligible Voters by Disrupting States' Mail-In Ballot Procedures - Today, Attorney General Jennifer Davenport joined a coalition of 25 states in filing a lawsuit challenging an unlawful United States Postal Service (USPS) rule claiming to grant USPS the  more PR

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Aug. 27 -- New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez issued the following news release on Aug. 26, 2026: * * * Attorney General Raul Torrez Sues United States Postal Service Over Unlawful Attempt to Interfere with States' Vote-By-Mail Procedures Lawsuit Seeks to Block Unconstitutional USPS Rule that Directs States to Overhaul Vote-by-Mail Procedures on an Impossible Timeline and Risks Disenfranchising Eligible Voters - Albuquerque, NM - Attorney General Raul Torrez today joined a coalition of 25 states filing a lawsuit  more PR

DETROIT, Michigan, Aug. 28 -- Wayne State University issued the following news: * * * National appointment for Wayne State University vice president for research & innovation Dr. Ezemenari M. Obasi, vice president for research & innovation and professor of family medicine and public health sciences at Wayne State University, has been appointed to the National Advisory Council on Minority Health and Health Disparities, a part of the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) more PR

NEWARK, New Jersey, Aug. 28 -- The New Jersey Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * The Art of Making a Difference How a scholarship and an initiative are helping NJIT students see -- and succeed. - Ron Dooley remembers helping on his father's milk route in Linden with the kind of hindsight that turns an old complaint into something like gratitude. At 12, he was not especially eager to get up before dawn and do the work of Dooley's Dairy. But what felt then like a chore now looks more like an education. His father's one more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news: * * * Socialist Felon William Lawrence Called Fatal Bridge Collapse a "Climate Activist's Dream" Socialist felon William Lawrence, who co-founded a radical climate group, "called the fatal collapse of Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge a 'climate activist's dream,' citing the catastrophe's impact on coal exports from one of the nation's busiest ports." "Socialist felon William Lawrence is a radical far-left liberal who called the death of six more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 27 -- Michigan State University posted the following news: * * * Past extinctions patterns don't predict extinction risk today * In the past few centuries, mammals and other animals have been going extinct at least 100 times faster than they did before humans arrived on the scene. Researchers at Michigan State University have found that, when deciding which species need protecting, extinction risk factors of the past can be powerful -but they're not perfect. That's the takeaway of a new study of extinction pat more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Peters Stops in Traverse City on Day 4 of 10th and Final Motorcycle Tour Peters Toured FishPass Construction Site in Downtown Traverse City, Highlighted $22.7 Million in Funding He Secured for the Project TRAVERSE CITY, MI - U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI) visited FishPass in Downtown Traverse City during his annual motorcycle tour across Michigan. Peters highlighted the $22.7 million in Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) funding he secured to more PR

OAKLAND, California, Aug. 28 -- Positive Women's Network-USA issued the following news: * * * #HIVResists: August 2026 Monthly Policy Update Content Warning: many of these updates include information about harmful attacks on Black, Indigenous and people of color (BIPOC) and LGBTQ+ folks. A Fond Farewell: The Final MPU by Helina Haile It is with deep gratitude and thanks that I write my final MPU as PWN's Lessow Reproductive Health Law Fellow. Throughout the last year we navigated various domestic policy and legal updates including: the more PR

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Aug. 28 -- The Washington University St. Louis George Warren Brown School issued the following news: * * * New practicum funding, living stipends help attract students to Brown School Myra Lopez For some incoming Master of Social Work students at the WashU Brown School, choosing where to enroll was about more than academics and career opportunities. New financial support for practicum experiences and living expenses also factor into their decisions. Beginning this fall, the Brown School will fully fund practicum experi more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 26 -- Michigan State University College of Natural Science posted the following news: * * * Preparing future health professionals for an AI world * For the next generation of doctors, physician assistants and other health professionals, the question isn't whether they'll encounter artificial intelligence. It's whether they'll know how - and when - to use it. That's the idea behind HBIO 300, a new Michigan State University human biology course examining artificial intelligence in health care. "Either our studen more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Aug. 27 -- Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued the following news release on Aug. 26, 2026: * * * Attorney General Neronha, coalition announce largest Big Tech settlement in history Attorney General Neronha today joined a coalition of 47 States and D.C., Puerto Rico, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands in announcing a landmark multistate settlement with Meta Platforms, Inc. of up to $17.1 billion - one of the largest state consumer protection settlements in history. Under the settlemen more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Aug. 27 -- Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued the following news release on Aug. 26, 2026: * * * Attorney General Neronha, coalition sue USPS over unlawful attempt to interfere with states' vote-by-mail procedures Attorney General Peter F. Neronha today joined a coalition of 25 states in filing a lawsuit against the United States Postal Service (USPS) challenging its new rule that purports to grant USPS the authority to regulate mail voting in elections. Tens of millions of voters across the count more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 27 -- Michigan State University College of Agriculture and Natural Resources posted the following news: * * * Remembering Dr. Howard Tanner * Dr. Howard Tanner, an acclaimed fisheries biologist, educator, conservation leader and College of Agriculture and Natural Resources (CANR) alumnus passed away on August 16, 2026, at the age of 102. Earning his Ph.D. from the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife (FW) in 1952, Tanner's pioneering work transformed the Great Lakes, impacting our ecosystem, economy and communi more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Michigan, issued the following letter with 40 co-signers to Secretary of State Marco Rubio: * * * Here is the text of the letter: August 25, 2026 Secretary Marco Rubio U.S. Department of State 2201 C Street NW Washington, D.C. 20520 Dear Secretary Rubio, We write with urgency to demand that the Department of State act now to ensure the immediate and permanent release of U.S. citizen Sama Safi, a 20-year-old university student with a severe complex chronic health condition, who th more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Michigan, chairman of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following letter with Rep. Ryan Mackenzie, D-Pennsylvania, chairman of the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, to Labor Inspector General Anthony P. D'Esposito: * * * Here is the text of the letter: August 26, 2026 The Honorable Anthony P. D'Esposito Inspector General U.S. Department of Labor 200 Constitution Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20210 Dear Inspector General D'Esposito: Thank you for the Office o more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Republican Attorneys General Association posted the following news: * * * Republican Attorneys General Association Highlights New Ad to Stop Michigan Mamdani * WASHINGTON, D.C. -The Republican Attorneys General Association (RAGA) today highlighted an ad from its affiliated group Safer Michigan Fund, committed to electing conservative attorneys general and a safer Michigan. "Fighting crime is on the ballot this November," said RAGA Executive Director Adam Piper. The contrast in Michigan cou more PR

PIERRE, South Dakota, Aug. 27 -- South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley issued the following news release on Aug. 26, 2026: * * * Attorney General Jackley Announces SD to Receive Minimum $52 Million in Multistate Settlement with Meta Attorney General Marty Jackley announces South Dakota will receive a minimum of $52,612,676 as its share in a landmark $17.1 billion multistate settlement with Meta Platforms, Inc. It is one of the largest state consumer protection settlements in history outside the Big Tobacco settlements of the 1990s. Sou more PR

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, Aug. 27 [Category: BizHospital] -- Sanford Health posted the following news release: * * * Sanford Sports to create Black Hills home at E3 * Aug. 27, 2026 Contact: Paul Heinert Sanford Health Media Relations 605-366-2432 / Paul.Heinert@sanfordhealth.org RAPID CITY, S.D. -Sanford Sports will establish a new home in Rapid City through the acquisition of the E3 Sports Complex, creating a dedicated location for youth sports programming, sports performance training and sports physical therapy services in the more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO Communications Workers of America posted the following news release: * * * Second Unit at unWired Broadband Wins Union Recognition Following Battle With Company * Workers at unWired Broadband first joined a union in 2025 to improve workplace safety, address unjust firings, and secure a voice on the job. (FRESNO, Calif.) - Despite continued anti-union pushback from the company, unWired Broadband fiber technicians in California's Central Valley voted overwhelmingly in favor of joining the  more PR

DETROIT, Michigan, Aug. 27 [Category: Union] -- The United Automobile Workers posted the following statement by President Shawn Fain: * * * Statement on Wayne County Judge's Hollow Contempt Claims against Striking Public Defenders by UAW President Shawn Fain * You don't get to turn the courthouse into a hammer against UAW members at Neighborhood Defender Service because they went on strike for fair treatment in the workplace. If Judge Darnella Williams-Claybourne is proceeding with criminal charges against two public defenders, members of  more PR

BUFFALO, New York, Aug. 27 -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) posted the following news release: * * * UB symposium to explore how social media and AI persuade * By Bert Gambini BUFFALO, N.Y. - Four leading communication experts from across the country will be at the University at Buffalo for a one-day symposium to explore urgent questions about social media, artificial intelligence, and how these technologies shape users' beliefs and decisions. "Rethinking Persuasion: From Social Media to AI" will be held Friday, more PR

IRVINE, California, Aug. 28 -- The University of California Irvine campus issued the following news release: * * * New data infrastructure award to help scientific communities build domain-specific platforms for collaborative data science and AI UC Irvine's Chen Li to help lead NSF-funded national effort - Researchers at UC Irvine, UCLA and the University of Michigan have received nearly $9 million from the U.S. National Science Foundation to establish a new data infrastructure capability that will help scientific communities across the na more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 27 -- Michigan State University College of Agriculture and Natural Resources posted the following news: * * * Understanding the Pollinators Supporting Michigan's Winter Canola Fields * Winter canola is emerging as a valuable addition to Michigan's agricultural landscape. According to Brook Wilke, KBS-LTAR Associate Director for Agronomy and Science, "Farmers are eager to add canola to their crop rotations to diversify income potential and leverage the benefits of another fall-seeded crop." As a member of the br more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Aug. 28 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: * * * Beyond hunger: Food insecurity in later life linked to dementia Older adults who experienced food insecurity in both midlife and later life had nearly four times the risk of probable dementia as those who remained food secure, according to new University of Michigan research. The study, published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, found the strongest association among people experiencing food insecurity later in life. Researchers more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 27 -- Michigan State University College of Agriculture and Natural Resources posted the following news: * * * USDA releases farmland cash rental values for Michigan counties * The USDA Farmland Cash Rental Rates document is a listing of cash rental rates by county dating from 2016 to the 2026 year. The information was obtained from the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) and is based on their county-level survey results. Results contain a mixture of annual and long-term lease agreements. Lon more PR

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Aug. 27 -- Utah Attorney General Derek Brown issued the following news on Aug. 26, 2026: * * * Utah secures $12.2 billion settlement with Meta over child safety practices Utah today announced a landmark $12.2 billion settlement with Meta Platforms, Inc. that will force sweeping changes to how Instagram and Facebook are built for children and teens once issued by the court. It ranks among the largest consumer protection settlements in U.S. history--rivaled only by the Big Tobacco settlements of the 1990s--and marks the more PR

TOLEDO, Ohio, Aug. 27 -- The University of Toledo issued the following news: * * * UToledo to Host Open House for Students Interested in New Radiation Therapy Program * Students interested in pursuing a career in cancer care can learn more about The University of Toledo's Radiation Therapy Program during an open house from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 3, at the Eleanor N. Dana Cancer Center. The event will give prospective students an opportunity to learn about the radiation therapy profession, meet program faculty and current students, tou more PR

WAUSAU, Wisconsin, Aug. 26 -- The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point posted the following news release: * * * UW-Stevens Point leads UW comprehensive campuses in doctoral education, continuing its legacy of strong education and healthcare programs * Known as a leader in teacher and healthcare education, the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point has taken these programs to the next level, offering the most doctoral degrees out of all the comprehensive Universities of Wisconsin (outside of the Madison and Milwaukee Research 1 campuses). W more PR

MARQUETTE, Michigan, Aug. 26 (TNSrep) -- Northern Michigan University posted the following news: * * * Visitors to America's National Parks and Wildlife Refuges Want to Learn About Climate Change * MARQUETTE, Mich - A national study led by researchers at Northern Michigan University (NMU) and Slippery Rock University (SRU) finds that visitors to America's national parks and wildlife refuges are more concerned about climate change than the general public, eager to learn more about it during their visit, and largely not getting the chance. T more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Michigan, chairman of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 27, 2026: * * * Walberg Demands Answers from Chicago Public Schools Over Parental Rights Concerns Today, Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) demanded answers from Chicago Public Schools (CPS) over policies that may keep parents in the dark about important decisions involving their children. The Committee is investigating whether CPS policies comply with federal law  more PR

OLYMPIA, Washington, Aug. 27 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * Washington sues to protect funds for reproductive and preventive healthcare from illegal funding conditions * Washington today joined a coalition of 22 other states in suing to block a new federal policy that threatens to strip healthcare funding from states and providers unless they meet a variety of unlawful conditions. The lawsuit challenges new conditions on Title X funds, a program that has existed for more than 50 year more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Aug. 27 -- Washtenaw Community College posted the following news: * * * WCC expands microelectronics and semiconductor workforce training with new classroom, NSF grant * A new Washtenaw Community College clean room environment set to open this fall, along with training through a National Science Foundation project, will help prepare students for careers in Michigan's growing microelectronics sector, including semiconductor-related fields. To support WCC's related certificate and associate degree programs launched last  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 28 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: * * * WHAT MICHIGANDERS ARE READING: Mike Rogers Has "Stood By The Trump Administration's Policies" Amid Canada Trade War - As Trump escalates his trade war with Canada and sends the state's economy into chaos, Michiganders are reading about how Mike Rogers has "stood by the Trump administration's policies, including on tariffs" and repeatedly dismissed their concerns about tariff price hikes. Rogers has praised Trump's reckless tariffs throughou more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 27 -- Michigan State University College of Agriculture and Natural Resources posted the following news: * * * Year two of Michigan's Aquatic Invasive Species Detection Blitz casts a wider net for community science * The second annual 2026 Michigan Clean Water Corps (MiCorps) Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) Detection Blitz brought increased participation and substantially more verified observations in 2026. From June 29 through July 12, participants statewide used the iNaturalist platform to document known or susp more PR