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

GOLDEN, Colorado, Aug. 27 -- Colorado School of Mines posted the following news: * * * Anna Staerz wins ARPA-E IGNIITE Award * Anna Staerz, assistant professor of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering (MME), has won an ARPA-E IGNIITE Award to develop optical sensors for monitoring high-pressure carbon dioxide (CO2) pipelines. Her research aims to detect corrosive impurities earlier, making carbon transport safer, more reliable, and more cost-effective. ARPA-E IGNIITE supports early career scientists pursuing ideas in energy supply chain more PR

KIRKSVILLE, Missouri, Aug. 27 -- A.T. Still University posted the following news: * * * ATSU-KCOM residency programs adopt new names to reflect University's identity * A.T. Still University-Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine (ATSU-KCOM) is updating the names of its medical residency programs to better reflect their connection to the University. The organization that oversees these residency programs, formerly called Still OPTI, will now be known by the ATSU-KCOM name. The change was approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduat 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

DENVER, Colorado, Aug. 27 -- Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Weiser sues EarnIn for illegal high-cost lending, deception, and violating state payday lending and consumer credit laws * Aug. 27, 2026 (DENVER) - Attorney General Phil Weiser today announced a lawsuit against Activehours, Inc., which does business as EarnIn, for illegally providing high cost payday loans to tens of thousands of Colorado consumers. EarnIn is a financial technology company that offers loans called "C more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet, Hickenlooper, Lujan Demand Trump Administration Comply with Injunction to Ensure Prompt Approvals of Wind and Solar Energy Projects * Denver -Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, a member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee's Rural Development and Energy Subcommittee, led Senators John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) in a letter to Interior Secretary Doug Burgum to demand that the Department more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 28 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Aug. 27, 2026: * * * California answers the call: The state has deployed 3,372 personnel since June to support disaster response across the country and abroad Governor Newsom and the Legislature's unprecedented investments are making a difference What you need to know: Since June, California has deployed 3,372 personnel and 258 pieces of equipment to support wildfire, flood, and earthquake response in 12 states and two countries, all wit 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 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 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

GRAND JUNCTION, Colorado, Aug. 26 -- Colorado Mesa University posted the following news: * * * CMU Tech Digital Filmmaking Students Help Bring Local Film to the Big Screen * #Students, faculty and alumni helped make American Vampires, which premiered to a sold-out crowd at the Avalon Theatre When American Vampires premiered at the Avalon Theatre, the audience had been given a few instructions. Cheer when you recognize a Grand Junction location, clap when someone you know appears on screen and if something makes you laugh, scream or jump ou more PR

ITHACA, New York, Aug. 27 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Cornell men's soccer hunting for silverware under Smith * In his decade at the helm of the Cornell men's soccer team, John Smith has turned the Big Red into perennial Ivy League contenders and a near-constant presence in the national Top 25. But one thing is still missing: a trophy. While Cornell has won at least 10 games in six of the last seven seasons, the lack of silverware is a driving force for Smith and his players entering the 2026 season, which opens more PR

AURORA, Colorado, Aug. 27 -- The University of Colorado School of Public Health posted the following news release: * * * CU Anschutz Researchers Identify How Colorectal Cancer Can Drive Muscle and Bone Loss * Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz and Indiana University School of Medicine have identified a biological process that may help explain why colorectal cancer can cause severe muscle and bone loss, especially in its most advanced stages. The condition, known as cancer cachexia, can leave patients weak, make everyday acti 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

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

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

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Aug. 27 -- The University of Arkansas Walton College of Business posted the following news: * * * Four U of A Faculty Named SEC Academic Leadership Development Program Fellows * Four U of A faculty members have been named fellows of the 2026 Southeastern Conference Academic Leadership Development Program (SEC ALDP). The fellows are: * Matthew Clay, associate dean for academic affairs and professor of mathematical sciences in the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences; * Carrie M. McDermott, executive director and more PR

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Aug. 28 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: * * * Four U of A Faculty Named SEC Academic Leadership Development Program Fellows Four U of A faculty members have been named fellows of the 2026 Southeastern Conference Academic Leadership Development Program (SEC ALDP). The fellows are: * Matthew Clay, associate dean for academic affairs and professor of mathematical sciences in the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences; * Carrie M. McDermott, executive director and George M. and Boyce W. Billings 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

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 27 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Abbott Announces Over $6.3 Million In Grants To Southeast Texas Veteran Service Organizations * Governor Greg Abbott today announced $6,302,000 in Funds for Veterans' Assistance (FVA) grants have been awarded to 27 organizations in the Southeast Texas region as part of the Texas Veterans Commission's (TVC) Grants Across Texas Tour. Administered by TVC, the funding will provide services to an estimated 4,800 local veterans. "Texans are for more PR

DENVER, Colorado, Aug. 26 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Polis Announces Clemency for 29 Individuals * DENVER - Today, Governor Polis announced that he has granted pardons to 29 individuals. The Governor granted pardons to Xochilt Alamillo, Harmony Baddeley-Spurlock, Idania Beltran, Derek Bilbrey, Darren Black, James Bruntz, Jr., Sarah Bunting, Seidilyn Burgos, Jonathan Carey, Hemmingway Dai, Jeremy Dieckhoff, Scott Dillon, Steve Estwick, Sr., Sabrina Flanagan, Ernest Flowers, Joshua Hayde more PR

DENVER, Colorado, Aug. 26 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Polis Applauds $17 Billion Settlement with Meta to Support Kids' Mental Health * DENVER \- Today, Meta and 47 states, including Colorado, reached a $17 billion settlement after the states alleged Meta knowingly exposed children to harm on Meta platforms like Facebook and Instagram. Under this settlement, Colorado will receive nearly $615 million over nine years to protect and improve children's mental health and safety. Under the agr 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

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Hickenlooper, Democratic Colleagues Call on Netanyahu to Crack Down on Settler Violence in West Bank Settler violence has already surpassed 2025 levels - Today, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper, along with 45 of his Democratic colleagues, called on Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to reduce violence in the West Bank and prevent further incidents amidst a significant increase in harassment, threats, and acts of violence in recent week more PR

WINDSOR, England, Aug. 27 [Category: BizTravel] -- The InterContinental Hotels Group issued the following news release: * * * Holiday Inn by IHG Opens First New-Build Featuring Reimagined Lobby Design Near Denver Airport * ATLANTA, August 27, 2026 -Holiday Inn by IHG, one of the world's largest and most recognized hospitality brands, announces the opening of Holiday Inn & Suites Commerce City-Denver Airport in Commerce City, Colo. The property is the first newly built prototypical hotel to showcase Holiday Inn's latest lobby design concept, 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

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Aug. 27 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news: * * * KU Transportation Center keeps Kansans connected * LAWRENCE -In hundreds of Kansas towns, the distance between neighbors is growing -not just in miles, but in access to the things that make community life possible. As more families consider moving to urban centers, communities across the state face a new question: How do you ensure people can reach work, healthcare and everything they need when the roads between them feel longer and the resources to main more PR

DENVER, Colorado, Aug. 27 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Lieutenant Governor Dianne Primavera Hosts Statewide Conversation on Long COVID at CU Anschutz * DENVER -Today, Lieutenant Governor Dianne Primavera hosted a statewide convening on Long COVID in collaboration with the University of Colorado Anschutz, bringing together people with lived experience, clinicians, researchers, state agencies, and community organizations to advance a shared understanding of Long COVID and other Infection-Associated 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

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

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

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

DENVER, Colorado, Aug. 27 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Red Feather Industries to Bring up to 80 jobs to Huerfano County with Support from the Rural Jump-Start Program * WALSENBURG -Today, Governor Polis and the Business Funding and Incentives (BF&I) division of the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) announced that Red Feather Industries, LCA, an employee-owned, off-site housing manufacturer, has joined the Rural Jump-Start program. The company plans to open a  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. 27 -- Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * REP. BOEBERT INTRODUCES ADVANCING BOTANICAL DRUG DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 2026 * Washington, D.C., -Congresswoman Lauren Boebert (R-CO) today introduced the Advancing Botanical Drug Development Act of 2026. The bill seeks to expand treatment options for complex chronic and age-related diseases while maintaining existing FDA safety and efficacy requirements. "Botanical drugs are FDA-approved medicines, not dietary supplements," said Rep. Boebert. "Be more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- Rep. Jeff Crank, R-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Crank Introduces Resolution to Condemn Socialism in All Its Forms * COLORADO SPRINGS, C.O. -Today, Representative Jeff Crank (CO-05) introduced a resolution to condemn socialism and the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), whose policies seek to fundamentally change America's elections and political system. The DSA have permeated elections across the country and have co-opted much of the Democratic party. While freedom-loving citizens acros more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * REP. LAUREN BOEBERT WELCOMES U.S. SECRETARY OF EDUCATION LINDA MCMAHON TO COLORADO'S 4TH DISTRICT TO HIGHLIGHT THE IMPORTANCE OF CLASSICAL SCHOOLS * LONE TREE, CO -U.S. Representative Lauren Boebert (CO-04) today greeted U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon upon her arrival in Colorado's 4th Congressional District as the Secretary began a tour of classical academies, including Ascent Classical Academy and John Adams Classical Academy. "I'm 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

WICHITA, Kansas, Aug. 27 - The University of Kansas School of Medicine posted the following news: * * * Scheffer fund helps KU medical students do career-defining away rotations * Shortly before he died in 2024, David Scheffer, M.D., told his mother and a family friend that one way he would like to be remembered was helping fourth-year medical students go on out-of-state rotations as they explore and try to solidify their choice of specialties. "When they told me he had said that, it just instantly took me back to our conversations from wh more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release: * * * The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged 38 entities alleging that they made material misrepresentations in Forms ADV filed with the Commission between 2025 and 2026 to falsely portray themselves as legitimate advisory firms to U.S. investors. The complaints also allege that the defendants, a number of whom used IP addresses that were tracked to foreign jurisdictions to connect to the Commission's filing system, failed to r more PR

SEMINOLE, Oklahoma, Aug. 27 -- Seminole State College posted the following news: * * * SSC Announces New President's Leadership Class * Seminole State College has selected 23 freshmen students for Class XX of the President's Leadership Class. The leadership students, along with their parents and guardians, attended a welcome reception at the Jasmine Moran Children's Museum on Tuesday, Aug. 25. The event introduced students to the program's emphasis on leadership, community involvement and service. During the reception, SSC President Lana  more PR

DENVER, Colorado, Aug. 28 -- The Colorado Department of State issued the following news release: * * * Statement from Colorado Department of State Regarding "Find my voter registration" Tool The Department of State published an update to the "find my voter registration" tool on August 14, 2026. The update was initiated to comply with new requirements in Colorado law to allow pre-registered voters aged 17 years and six months old or older to check their voter registration online. In updating the tool to allow for new functionality required b more PR

CLAREMONT, California, Aug. 27 -- Pomona College posted the following news: * * * Students Get Inside Look at Healthcare through PCIPs * Some Pomona College students already know they want to be physicians. Others are undecided, but are considering a future in healthcare research, counseling, public policy or biotech. And others are moved to explore the medical field by personal experiences. All of them want to change lives with their work and explored healthcare careers this summer with funding support from the Pomona College Summer Inter more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon Visits Colorado on Returning Education to the States Tour * Denver, CO - Yesterday, U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon visited Colorado on her Returning Education to the States Tour. Secretary McMahon began her tour at Ascent Classical Academy, a K-12 public charter school serving nearly 1,000 students in Douglas County. The campus spotlights a content-rich classical education model that integra more PR

IOWA CITY, Iowa, Aug. 28 (TNSjou) -- The University of Iowa College of Engineering issued the following news: * * * University of Iowa researchers examine the environmental journey of everyday chemicals What happens to the chemicals in personal care products after they wash down the drain or evaporate into the air? A team of researchers from the University of Iowa and the University of Colorado Boulder recently explored that question in a review article published in Nature Reviews Chemistry. The paper examines volatile methyl siloxanes (VMS 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

HAMPTON, Virginia, Aug. 27 -- Virginia Peninsula Community College issued the following news: * * * VPCC's Daniela Cigularova Selected for Regional Leadership Program By: Belinda Baker Virginia Peninsula Community College's Daniela Cigularova has been selected for the CIVIC Leadership Institute's Executive Program class of 2027. Vice president of Enrollment Management and Student Success at VPCC, she is among nearly 50 leaders from across Hampton Roads chosen. The program gathers leaders from business, healthcare, education, the military a more PR

OLYMPIA, Washington, Aug. 28 -- The Washington State Department of Health issued the following news release: * * * State disciplines health care providers The Washington State Department of Health has taken disciplinary actions or withdrawn charges against the following health care providers in our state. The department's Health Systems Quality Assurance Division works with boards, commissions, and advisory committees to set licensing standards for more than 80 health care professions (e.g., dentists, nursing assistants, counselors). Infor 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

WAYNE, Nebraska, Aug. 28 -- The Wayne State College issued the following news release: * * * Convocation 2026 Features Speaker Dr. Sydney Grint '19 Wayne State College's annual Convocation event welcomed new students to campus Friday, Aug. 21. - Wayne State College welcomed Grand Island's Dr. Sydney Grint, a 2019 graduate of the College, back to campus to deliver keynote remarks for Wayne State's convocation ceremony held for new students Aug. 21. Convocation brought together students, faculty, staff, parents, and the Wildcat Marching Band more PR