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

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Aug. 28 -- The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission issued the following news release: * * * States Schedule Public Hearings on Atlantic Menhaden Draft Addendum II The Atlantic coastal states of Maine through Virginia have scheduled hearings to gather public input on Draft Addendum II to Amendment 3 to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for Atlantic Menhaden. The Draft Addendum considers options to reduce the Chesapeake Bay Reduction Fishery Cap (Bay Cap) by up to 50% and distribute the cap more evenly through 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

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

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities issued the following commentary on Aug. 27, 2026, by Ife Finch Floyd, director of income security with the Housing and Income Security Team: * * * Congress, States Have Eroded TANF Programs for 30 Years, Leaving Families With Inadequate Cash Assistance As Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) marks its 30th anniversary, we've warned how we risk repeating lessons hard-learned from the program's failures. Namely, TANF's rules require taking assistance away from people w more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Cortez Masto, Colleagues Oppose ICE Rollout of Electric Shock Gloves * Las Vegas, Nev. - Today, U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and 15 of her Senate colleagues called on the Trump Administration to abandon its reckless plan to outfit U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers with gloves that deliver painful electric shocks. Their letter also demands that if ICE proceeds with this purchase, it first provides Congr more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau issued the following public notice (WC Docket Nos. 26-221, 26-222, 26-223, 26-225, 26-229, 26-230, 26-232, 26-233): * * * 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 subjec 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

AUGUSTA, Maine, Aug. 26 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news: * * * Governor Mills Statement on Landmark Settlement to Protect Maine Children Online * Augusta, MAINE - Governor Janet Mills issued the following statement regarding the announcement of a landmark settlement between technology and social media conglomerate Meta and 47 states -including Maine -and D.C., Puerto Rico, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands on Wednesday: "For too long, social media has gone unregulated, harming the mental health of vul 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

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

AUGUSTA, Maine, Aug. 28 -- Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows issued the following statement on Aug. 26, 2026: * * * Secretary Bellows statement regarding lawsuit filed by coalition of states regarding USPS anti-mail voting rule Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows today issued the following statement in response to 24 states and the District of Columbia filing a lawsuit today challenging the U.S. Postal Service's finalized anti-mail voting rule: "This is not over. Today, Maine joined states across the country in filing a lawsuit to more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, Aug. 28 -- The Maine Senate Democrats issued the following news on behalf of Maine State Sen. Tim Nangle, D-Windham: * * * Sen. Tim Nangle appointed to Emergency Medical Services Commission Sen. Tim Nangle, D-Windham, was appointed by Senate President Mattie Daughtry, D-Brunswick, to serve on the Maine Emergency Medical Services Commission, a newly established permanent commission charged with monitoring Maine's emergency medical services system and recommending changes to strengthen it for the future. His appointment took ef 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

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

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

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Booker, Blumenthal Demand DHS, ICE Halt the Purchase of Electric Shock Gloves * Today, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Immigration Subcommittee, Cory Booker (D-N.J.), and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, called on the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to immediately halt the planned purchase of ele more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Schiff Join Democratic Colleagues in Urging Netanyahu to Immediately Crack Down on Settler Violence in West Bank, Protect U.S. Citizens * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff (both D-Calif.), joined Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.), and 41 other Democratic Senators in urging Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to take immediate actions to reduce violence in the W more PR

PORTLAND, Maine, Aug. 28 -- The University of Maine School of Law issued the following news: * * * Professor Scott Bloomberg awarded tenure at Maine Law On March 16, 2026, the University of Maine System Board of Trustees approved Maine Law's tenure nomination of Professor Scott Bloomberg, effective September 1. "Professor Bloomberg has served on the Maine Law faculty since 2020 and has proven to be an indispensable member of our community," said Provost and Vice Dean Jeff Maine. "He maintains a record of accomplishment in teaching, scholars 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. 27 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Rosen Joins Push Against ICE Rollout of Electric Shock Gloves * Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) joined Senate colleagues in pushing back against the Trump Administration on its dangerous plan to provide U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers with gloves that deliver painful electric shocks. On August 10, 2026, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a notice concerning ICE's planned acquisition of these gloves, whi 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

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Collins Joins Bridge Dedication in Honor of Fallen Maine State Police Detective MILLINOCKET, ME - Today, U.S. Senator Susan Collins participated in a bridge dedication in Millinocket honoring fallen Maine State Police Detective Ben Campbell. Detective Campbell's widow, Hilary, and son, Everett, attended the ceremony, along with dozens of state, county, and local law enforcement officers and elected officials, local business owners, represe more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Collins' Statement on Canada Exempting American Seafood from Retaliatory Tariffs * BANGOR, ME - U.S. Senator Susan Collins released the following statement after the Canadian government announced its decision to exempt American seafood from its list of planned retaliatory tariffs: "I very much appreciate Canada's decision to remove seafood and fish products from its retaliatory tariff list. These tariffs would have caused tremendous harm more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Sens. Schiff, King, and Colleagues Demand Department of Education Reverse Unlawful Cuts to School-Based Mental Health Services * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and Angus King (I-Maine) are leading their colleagues in urging the Department of Education to disburse the funds abruptly and unlawfully canceled for School-Based Mental Health Services (SBMH) and Mental Health Service Professional Demonstration (MHSP) grant progr more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service issued the following recall alert: * * * Shanghai Ravioli Corporation Recalls Not Ready-To-Eat Frozen Buffalo Chicken Products Produced Without the Benefit of Inspection * WASHINGTON, Aug. 26, 2026 - Shanghai Ravioli Corporation, in Boston, Mass., is recalling approximately 24,900 pounds of frozen, not ready-to-eat (NRTE) Buffalo chicken products that were produced without the benefit of inspection, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety more PR

ORONO, Maine, Aug. 27 -- The University of Maine posted the following news release: * * * UMaine researcher tackles the disconnect between calculus and physics * A student can earn a good grade in calculus, walk into a physics class and suddenly feel like none of it makes sense. The equations may look familiar. The math may even be something the student has already practiced. But figuring out which idea applies, how to set up the problem and what the answer means in the physical world can be much harder. It is like a new driver learning t 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

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

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley Urge Netanyahu to Immediately Halt Settler Violence in West Bank Oregon Senators call for those responsible for violence against Palestinians, including Palestinian-Americans, to be held accountable - U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, along with 45 of their Senate colleagues, urged Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to take immediate actions to reduce violence in the West Bank and prevent further incidents amidst a si more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley Urge Netanyahu to Immediately Halt Settler Violence in West Bank * #Oregon Senators call for those responsible for violence against Palestinians, including Palestinian-Americans, to be held accountable Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, along with 45 of their Senate colleagues, urged Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to take immediate actions to reduce violence in the West Bank and prevent further inci more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Demand Trump Administration Reverse Unlawful Cuts to School-Based Mental Health Services * U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today joined Senate colleagues to demand the Department of Education disburse funds that were abruptly and unlawfully canceled for School-Based Mental Health Services (SBMH) and Mental Health Service Professional Demonstration (MHSP) grant programs and halt its attempts to end the grant programs. more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Demand Trump Administration Reverse Unlawful Cuts to School-Based Mental Health Services U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today joined Senate colleagues to demand the Department of Education disburse funds that were abruptly and unlawfully canceled for School-Based Mental Health Services (SBMH) and Mental Health Service Professional Demonstration (MHSP) grant programs and halt its attempts to end the grant programs. more PR

BIDDEFORD, Maine, Aug. 28 -- The University of New England issued the following news: * * * A year after graduating, UNE alum finds her way back, and forward, through sustainability fellowship Deirdre Fleming Stires Kate Lindmark B.S. '23 (Sustainability and Business) graduated from the University of New England without a plan. A year later, she found one: the UNE Summer Sustainability Fellowship. The fellowship and the UNE mentors who work in the program reignited Lindmark's passion for a career working in sustainability -- and helped her  more PR