SEASIDE, California, Sept. 4 -- California State University Monterey Bay campus posted the following news: * * * Alumnus returns to CSUMB as successful author * By Mark Muckenfuss An eerie figure met Omar Hussain one night on Del Monte Boulevard. He never found out who it was, but the encounter inspired him to build his first commercially published novel around the mysterious presence. Hussain, a 2008 graduate of Cal State Monterey Bay's humanities and communications program, is planning to visit the campus Oct. 8 as part of the Writers f more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Americans for Tax Reform issued the following commentary: * * * Labor Day: Americans Flee Forced-Unionism States and Move to Right-to-Work States By John Kartch Americans are moving to Right-to-Work states and moving away from forced unionism states, per data pulled from the 2026 U-Haul Growth Index -Among the top ten growth states in the U-Haul index, nine have a Right-to-Work law that protects workers from being forced to pay dues to union bosses as a condition of employment. -Among the bottom ten states in the U- more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 4 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Secures Extended Block on Trump Administration's Attempt to Restrict Mail Voting * OAKLAND -Co-leading a coalition of 24 attorneys general and the Governor of Pennsylvania, California Attorney General Rob Bonta today issued a statement in response to the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts granting the coalition's request for a preliminary injunction, which ensures that key provisions of  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release on Sept. 4, 2026: * * * ACROSS THE MAP: Democrats in Key Senate Races Campaign on Addressing GOP Affordability Crisis, Bringing Down Costs, and Making Life Easier Across the country, Democratic Senate candidates are centering their campaigns on addressing the affordability crisis created by Republicans' toxic, price-spiking agenda, while slamming their opponents for supporting it. From spiking health care premiums to backing the costly war  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development issued the following action in the Federal Register. * * * Housing Trust Fund: Fiscal Year 2026 Allocation Notice The Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 (HERA) established the Housing Trust Fund (HTF) to be administered by HUD. Pursuant to the Federal Housing Enterprises Financial Security and Soundness Act of 1992, as amended by HERA, eligible HTF grantees are the 50 states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Gu more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 5 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on Sept. 4, 2026: * * * STATEMENT: Fuel Prices Reach Record Highs as Mike Rogers Doubles Down on Supporting Trump's Iran War As Price Hike Mike Rogers cheers on Trump's reckless war with Iran, Michiganders are continuing to feel the pain at the gas pump: U.S. diesel prices hit a record $5.85 a gallon today, and the average price of regular gasoline is set to exceed $4 a gallon on Labor Day for the first time ever. "Mike Rogers backed Trump's Iran W more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Sept. 5 (TNSjou) -- Michigan Medicine, the academic medical center of the University of Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Why tendons heal so poorly and how researchers hope to fix them Tiny "microtendons" help researchers study how tendon disease develops Author: Chris Zoladz About 30% of adults over age 60 have a rotator cuff tear, making it one of the most common tendon injuries in older adults. But unlike broken bones, tendons rarely heal completely. Add Achilles tendinopathy, tennis elbow and ot more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 5 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on Sept. 4, 2026: * * * "Mike Rogers Raises Cash With Ex-Lawmaker Who Said 'We Can't Make An African American White'" [Detroit Metro Times] According to new reporting from the Detroit Metro Times, corrupt multimillionaire Mike Rogers recently held a fundraiser at the home of Marty Knollenberg, a former state senator whose resume includes "one of the more notorious racial comments made by a Michigan lawmaker in recent memory." Rogers' fundraiser onc more PR

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Sept. 5 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: * * * Understanding Great Lakes Harmful Algal Blooms: From Monitoring to Forecasting Health Risks In the Great Lakes, harmful algal blooms (HABs) are dominated by cyanobacteria, commonly called blue-green algae, that grow rapidly when conditions warrant (warm water temperatures and excess nutrients). Cyanobacteria are ancient organisms that have been producing oxygen through photosynthesis for billions of years, helping shape Ea more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news: * * * Socialist Felon William Lawrence "Deleted Tweets Show Far-Left Record" Socialist felon William Lawrence "deleted hundreds of old social media posts in which he embraced police and prison abolition, called for nationalizing fossil-fuel companies to end their production, attacked moderate Democrats and argued for a 'fundamental overhaul' of the Constitution." "Socialist felon William Lawrence is a liberal lunatic who pushes the radical far- more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Protect Our Care issued the following statement on Sept. 4, 2026: * * * STATEMENT: Trump Administration Lies to Michiganders After Gutting Rural Health Care Today, the Trump administration announced misleading "rural health investments" in Michigan, conveniently leaving out any mention of the catastrophic health care cuts Donald Trump and Republicans made that have ravaged Michigan's health care system and left rural communities in the dust. Last year, Donald Trump and Republicans rammed through $1 trillion in cuts to  more PR