BETHESDA, Maryland, Aug. 27 -- The Uniformed Services University posted the following news: * * * 'Restrepo' Combat Commander Tells NATO Scientists How Sleep Loss Shapes the Battlefield * Scientists from six NATO countries met at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) on July 6, 2026, for a summit on battlefield fatigue and its effect on troop performance. Army Col. Daniel Kearney, who commanded an infantry company through 15 months of combat in Afghanistan's Korengal Valley, offered a firsthand perspective on what 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

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

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- American University issued the following news: * * * AU Students Put STEM Research to Work at NASA, NIH, and Across the DMV Working alongside faculty mentors, these students are tackling pressing scientific and environmental challenges while gaining invaluable hands-on research experience By Patty Housman This summer, American University STEM students took on real-world scientific and environmental challenges, working alongside mentors at AU and outside leading research institutions across the Washington region. Th more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * Apple to Pay $150,000 in EEOC Religious Discrimination Suit * Settles federal lawsuit charging company failed to accommodate employee's religious scheduling request and fired him as retaliation WASHINGTON -Computer giant Apple Inc. will pay $150,000 and update its religious observance policy, among other reforms, to settle a religious discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal 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

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

SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 26 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * California Attorney General Bonta Strongly Opposes Trump Administration's Proposal to Weaken Environmental Protections for Nuclear Energy Projects * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta joined a multistate comment letter opposing the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC) proposal to update its procedures for implementing the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The updates would significantly weaken the imple more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Aug. 26 -- The University of California posted the following news release: * * * California isn't using existing tools to make community solar work Key takeaways * Community solar programs, which let customers receive some rooftop solar benefits without installing solar panels, deliver lower energy bills in three states studied by researchers with UCLA's California Center for Sustainable Communities. * A report by UCLA researchers finds that California has not launched a workable community solar program for a decad more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following tip sheet on Aug. 27, 2026: * * * Census Bureau Partners With Over 1,100 Institutions in Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes The U.S. Census Bureau today announced new partnerships with institutions in Colorado, Maryland, New Mexico, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Utah, Tennessee and Vermont for its Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes (PSEO) experimental data product. People considering attending college can use the PSEO to find earnings and employment outcome data by major, degree more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Aug. 27, 2026: * * * The Department of Justice Files Complaints Against Arizona, New Mexico, Oregon, and Washington Challenging State Laws that Provide In-State Tuition to Illegal Aliens New lawsuits bring total to 21 in-state tuition laws challenged for preferential treatment of illegal aliens - Today, the Department of Justice filed lawsuits against four states that seek to undermine federal law by placing aliens over citizens in clear defiance of  more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Aug. 27 -- The University of Baltimore posted the following news: * * * Documentary Film By MFA in Integrated Design Graduate David Sebastiao on City's Transit Issues to Be Screened at UBalt, Sept. 29 * #Not in Service Explores the Push for Transit Equity in Baltimore Not in Service, an award-winning documentary directed by David Sebastiao, B.A. '16, MFA '21, and produced by Silent Media, will be presented at The University of Baltimore on Tuesday, Sept. 29 beginning at 6 p.m. in the Bogomolny Room of the UBalt Student 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

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Aug. 26 -- Faegre Drinker Biddle and Reath, a law firm, issued the following commentary on Aug. 25, 2026, by partner Kathy L. Osborn, counsel Anna M. Behrmann and associate Allyson L. Chavez: * * * Different Shoppers, Different Prices FTC Takes Aim at Personalized Pricing At a Glance * On August 19, 2026, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) proposed a new rule that would require companies that engage in personalized pricing to disclose that practice to consumers. * At present, the proposed rule does not articulate t more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- The Federal Communications Commission Media Bureau's Video Division has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to adjust television broadcast allotments in California. The proceeding, Amendment of Section 73.622(j), Table of TV Allotments, Television Broadcast Stations (Colusa, California) (MB Docket No. 26-234, RM-12026), considers a request to move noncommercial educational station KEDS(TV) from VHF channel *2 to UHF channel *14. One Ministries, Inc., the licensee of KEDS, submitted a petition for rulemaking requesting more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau issued the following public notice (WC Docket No. 26-220): * * * Unless otherwise specified, the following procedures and dates apply to the application(s) (the Section 214 Discontinuance Application(s)) listed in the Appendix. The Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau), upon initial review, has found the Section 214 Discontinuance Application(s) listed herein to be acceptable for filing and subject to the procedures set forth in Section 63.71 of the Com 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

JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Maryland, Aug. 28 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base Andrews (316th Wing) issued the following news: * * * A First in 60 Years: Andrews Stands Up New Helicopter Squadron By Senior Airman Gabriel Jones 316th Wing Joint Base Andrews activated the 5th Helicopter Squadron Aug. 27, 2026, marking the installation's first U.S. Air Force helicopter squadron activation in 60 years. The squadron stands up at a time when the base anticipates accepting the HH-60W Jolly Green II to execute Andrews' 24/7 operations. The 5 HS will do s 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

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- The Giving Review, an independent platform featuring analysis of and commentary about philanthropy and giving, posted the following article on Aug. 25, 2026, by William A. Schambra: * * * Welfare reform and the work of philanthropy On the 30th anniversary of substantial, work-based policy revision to social-service delivery, a still-relevant call for grantmakers to look beyond "picking up the slack" and instead strengthen the grassroots institutions that foster self-governing citizenship. - This month marks the 30th  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

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Aug. 26 -- Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland, posted the following news release: * * * Governor Moore Featured in New Ad Campaign Urging SUN Bucks Families to Use Their Benefits Before They Expire * ANNAPOLIS, MD -Governor Moore and the Maryland Department of Human Services (DHS) today announced a new ad campaign encouraging families to utilize their Maryland SUN Bucks benefits before they expire. Last summer, Maryland set a historic precedent by distributing $75 million in direct benefits to feed more than 630,000 students - 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

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Aug. 27 [Category: Health Care] -- Humanity and Inclusion issued the following news release: * * * HI Responds to Nepal Emergency, Supporting Hospitals and Communities After Devastating Flood * NEPAL- On August 26, a flood of ice and mud devastated northern Nepal. HI team in Nepal is assessing needs, distributing emergency supplies, and helping local hospitals with rehabilitation and mental health care. As always, our teams are working to ensure people with disabilities and their needs are included in the disaster r more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 27, 2026: * * * House Democrats' Litigation Task Force Submits Amicus Brief Defending Watergate-Era Law Protecting the Public's Right to Presidential Records Today, House Democrats' Litigation Task Force mobilized in support of a legal challenge to President Donald Trump's unlawful attempt to erase a nearly 50-year-old, bipartisan safeguard for presidential records. The Members of Congress filed an  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Raskin Demands Answers from Donald Trump Jr.'s 1789 Capital on Corrupt Insider Deals After Don Jr. Joined Firm, Trump Administration Began Showering Government Contracts, Federal Funding and Regulatory Favors on Companies in 1789's Portfolio, Generating Huge Profit for President's Son, Partners, and Foreign Investors - Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committe more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement issued the following information for a hearing entitled "Sanctuary Policies, Tragic Consequences" at 10 a.m. on Sept. 1, 2026, at 2141 Rayburn House Office Building: The hearing will examine how sanctuary policies, specifically in California, Colorado, and Maryland, endanger communities by putting the interests of criminal aliens ahead of the interests of Americans. WITNESSES: * Patricia Fox, Mother of Carissa "Luu" Aspnes, who was per more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, Aug. 28 -- Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones issued the following news release on Aug. 27, 2026: * * * ICYMI: Attorney General Jones Secures Transformative Settlement with Meta, Delivering the Commonwealth $353 Million Attorney General Jones announced a nearly $17 billion settlement against Meta. Virginia will receive a guaranteed $353 million from this agreement. The settlement forces Meta to change their business practices and operate in a way that doesn't harm children, fundamentally changing the way future generati more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 (TNSFR) -- The International Trade Commission has instituted an investigation into melanoma predictive and prognostic tests and related components following a complaint by Castle Biosciences Inc. of Friendswood, Texas. The complaint, filed July 10, 2026, alleges violations of Section 337 of the Tariff Act through unfair competition involving false and misleading advertising in connection with imported or sold melanoma tests. Castle requested a limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders. The investigation covers "m more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Aug. 28 -- Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health issued the following news release: * * * Amid Ongoing Measles Outbreaks, U.S. Children Remain Vulnerable to Vaccine-Preventable Disease State-level coverage of measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccination continues to vary across the U.S., as shown in new coverage rates reported by the CDC. Though the latest data indicate that national coverage estimates for MMR vaccines among U.S. kindergartners during the 2025-26 school year are comparable to the pr more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Aug. 28 -- Johns Hopkins University issued the following news: * * * New STEM center enriches learning at East Baltimore school Cal Ripken, Sr. STEM Center at Collington Square Elementary/Middle School designed to strengthen critical thinking, problem solving, and collaboration skills essential for academic success By Julia Schwartz The students of East Baltimore's Collington Square Elementary/Middle School received a big surprise ahead of the new school year: a state-of-the-art STEM classroom. The school's new Cal Ri 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

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Aug. 27 -- Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland, posted the following news release: * * * Maryland Awards $28.5 Million to Lower Costs, Electrify Transport as Gas Prices Rise * ANNAPOLIS, MD - Governor Wes Moore and the Maryland Energy Administration today announced more than $28.5 million in new funding to slash transportation emissions and help save on gas prices by electrifying school bus fleets, expanding electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure, and supporting zero emission medium-duty and heavy-duty vehicles and infras 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. 28 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Aug. 27, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Sues United Healthcare and Optum for Allegedly Defrauding Maryland Medicaid Program with Defective Computer System Attorney General Anthony G. Brown filed a lawsuit against UnitedHealth Group (also known as United Healthcare) and Optum, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of United Healthcare, for allegedly providing a defective computer system to Maryland Medicaid's behavioral health program 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

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Aug. 27 -- The Maryland Office of the Attorney General issued the following news release on Aug. 26, 2026: * * * Independent Investigations Division Investigating Police-Involved Collision in Brandywine The Independent Investigations Division (IID) of the Maryland Office of the Attorney General is investigating a police-involved collision that occurred on Tuesday, August 25, 2026, in Brandywine, near the county line between Prince George's County and Charles County, Maryland. The preliminary investigation revealed that 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. 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

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

SENECA FALLS, New York, Aug. 28 -- Northeast College of Health Sciences issued the following news: * * * Northeast On the Road: College, Alumni Open Doors for Future Healthcare Professionals Students exploring a career in chiropractic are gaining more than a glimpse of what it's like to learn at Northeast College of Health Sciences, with campus locations in Seneca Falls in New York's Finger Lakes region and Long Island in the New York City metropolitan area. By welcoming future students into their clinics, these graduates shared their caree more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 (TNSrep) -- The Ocean Conservancy issued the following news release on Aug. 26, 2026: * * * REPORT: New Beach Cleanup Report Reveals Plastic Beverage Bottles and Caps Most Prevalent Pollutants Worldwide Over 1.3 Million Bottles, 885,000 Caps Collected by International Coastal Cleanup(R) Volunteers Worldwide in 2025 - Today, Ocean Conservancy released results from the 2025 International Coastal Cleanup(R) (ICC) - the largest single-day beach and waterway cleanup in the world, which mobilizes hundreds of thousands of volu more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 26 [Category: BizFinancial Services] -- Pinnacle Financial Partners, an asset regional bank that says it provides banking, investment, trust, mortgage and insurance products and services, posted the following news release: * * * Pinnacle expands Middle Tennessee team with three experienced professionals * New financial, mortgage and treasury management advisors deepen firm's expertise and support continued growth across the market NASHVILLE, Tenn. Aug. 26, 2026 -Pinnacle Financial Partners has added three experience more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 26 [Category: BizFinancial Services] -- Pinnacle Financial Partners, an asset regional bank that says it provides banking, investment, trust, mortgage and insurance products and services, posted the following news release: * * * Pinnacle Financial Partners Farmers Insurance and Local First Responders Help Make Greensboro Area Drivers Safer on the Road * Pinnacle Financial Partners, Farmers(r) and Hurst Jaws of Life(r) Hosted First Responder Education Event in High Point, NC, to Demonstrate How to Extricate People fro more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 [Category: ThinkTank] (TNSrpt) -- The Progressive Policy Institute posted the following news release: * * * Soaring Costs and Grid Strain Put Maryland's Climate Goals in Doubt * A new report from the Progressive Policy Institute (PPI) finds that Maryland has built one of the country's most energy-efficient, lowest-emitting economies, but warns that the state's sweeping climate agenda is increasingly out of step with soaring electricity prices, shrinking federal support, and a widening capacity gap on the regional grid.  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

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following letter to Affinity Partners CEO Jared Kushner: * * * Here is the text of the letter: August 24, 2026 Mr. Jared Kushner "Special Envoy for Peace" Founder and Chief Executive Officer Affinity Partners 16690 Collins Avenue Sunny Isles Beach, FL 33160 Dear Mr. Kushner: You may have been too busy causing a new foreign policy fiasco in Albania after your yachting foray in the Adriatic to get back to us on  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following letter with Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-New York, ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, to Secretary of State Marco Rubio: * * * Here is the text of the letter: August 25, 2026 The Honorable Marco Rubio Secretary U.S. Department of State 2201 C Street, NW Washington, DC 20520 Dear Secretary Rubio: Earlier this year, Donald Trump pledged $10 billion in taxpayer funds to the "Board of Peac 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

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Aug. 26 -- The University of Baltimore posted the following news: * * * School of Business Announces Faculty Professorships and Chairs * #Celebrating Excellence The Merrick School of Business opened the new academic year by honoring 12 faculty members whose scholarship, teaching and service exemplify the highest standards of academic excellence. At the semester kickoff, Interim Dean Dan Gerlowski presented prestigious endowed chairs and professorships to faculty whose work is shaping their fields, transforming student  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * ALSOBROOKS ON CNN - MEASLES CRISIS DIRECTLY TIED TO RFK JR. Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) joined Inside Politics with Dana Bash on CNN to discuss the surge in measles cases happening now in Maryland and across the country and how this crisis is directly tied to the disinformation coming from RFK Jr. and HHS. "Well, what we know is that we're seeing a serious surge in these measles cases. This is something I've been discussing since last more PR

ST. MARY'S CITY, Maryland, Aug. 27 -- St. Mary's College of Maryland issued the following statement on Aug. 26, 2026, by President Rhonda Phillips announcing Sharief Hashim as vice president for athletics and recreation: * * * Announcing Sharief Hashim as VP for Athletics and Recreation Dear Campus Community, Please help me welcome Sharief Hashim as the new Vice President for Athletics and Recreation at St. Mary's College of Maryland, effective Oct. 5. In this role, Sharief will report directly to me and serve as a member of the President's more PR

DALLAS, Texas, Aug. 27 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association posted the following news release: * * * Stroke rehab should start early and address physical, cognitive and mental health * Guideline Highlights: * Rehabilitation after a stroke should begin as soon as the individual is medically stable, ideally within 48 hours of the stroke, and should be personalized to address the person's physical, cognitive, language and mental health needs. * A coordinated multidisciplinary care team is crucial for effective post-str more PR

COLUMBIA, Maryland, Aug. 28 -- TEDCO, the Maryland Technology Development Corp., issued the following news release: * * * TEDCO's Entrepreneur Expo to Host "Future of Advanced Manufacturing" Panel Session will feature leaders from Pillar Innovations, Zelaris Group and The LaunchPort, moderated by Maryland Deputy Secretary of Commerce Ricardo Benn - TEDCO, Maryland's economic engine for technology companies, announces the "Future of Advanced Manufacturing" session at the upcoming 2026 Entrepreneur Expo taking place at the Hilton Baltimore I more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Aug. 27 -- The University of Baltimore posted the following news: * * * The Role that UBalt's Entrepreneurship Center Played to Help Launch a Student's Publishing Startup * #What John Butler Gained Beyond the Pitch This article was written by Sheik Akij, MBA student and graduate assistant for Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at University of Baltimore. When John Butler, MFA '26 founded Totem Jou Publishing, his goal was never simply to publish books. He wanted to create opportunities for writers, illustrator more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Aug. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following news release: * * * Trump Administration Announces $93.3 Million to Expand Telehealth Services, Advance Surgical Robotics and Transform Rural Healthcare Access Across Georgia * The Trump Administration announced today that a $93.3 million investment is being delivered to help rural hospitals advance new state-of-the-art models of care and improve health outcomes for Georgians through the federal R 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

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen, Kaine, Sanders Announce Privileged Resolution Seeking Answers on West Bank Violence * Today, U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), along with eight of their colleagues, announced their intent to introduce a 502B privileged resolution requiring the Department of State to report to Congress on increasing violence in the West Bank, including the killings of Americans in the West Bank. N 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

LAUREL, Maryland, Aug. 27 -- Capitol Technology College posted the following news: * * * Welcome Back: An Exciting New Year in Store at Capitol Tech * It is always a thrill to welcome Capitol Tech students to a new academic year. We're especially excited to see our largest undergraduate class in recent memory join us on campus. At Capitol Tech, your education is designed to extend beyond the classroom. Our expert faculty bring real-world experience to their curriculum and are here to help you learn, build, and succeed. Take advantage of la more PR

BETHESDA, Maryland, Aug. 28 (TNSxrep) -- The Wildlife Society, a wildlife conservation organization, posted the following news: * * * JWM: Rare Weller's salamanders are doing better than scientists thought A rare salamander found along the spine of the Southern Appalachian Mountains may be more common than scientists previously believed. But Weller's salamanders' requirement of high-elevation spruce fir forests in the summer still leaves the species vulnerable. "I'm cautiously optimistic," said TWS member Jon Davenport, an associate profes more PR