GALLOWAY, New Jersey, Sept. 9 -- Stockton University posted the following news: * * * A Look at the Class of 2030: Students from 12 States * Galloway, N.J. -More than 1,300 first-year students began classes at Stockton University on Tuesday, joining a Class of 2030 that includes students from across the country and around the world. They are part of a new class in which more than half of first-year undergraduates are the first in their families to attend college and nearly 91% of full-time, first-year students received institutional grants more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 9 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Files Amicus Brief Defending Limits On ICE Warrantless Arrests * BOSTON -Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell joined a coalition of attorneys general in urging a federal appeals court to uphold a lower court order requiring U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers to comply with statutory safeguards when making warrantless arrests. In an amicus brief filed in the U.S. Court  more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 9 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Secures Full Victory In Lawsuit Challenging Trump Administration's Attack On Fair Housing Protections * BOSTON -Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell announced that she, along with a coalition of 16 attorneys general, has secured relief from unlawful conditions the Trump Administration attempted to place on Fair Housing Assistance Program (FHAP) funding. Administered by the U.S. Department of more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 9 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Secures Full Victory in Lawsuit Challenging Trump Administration's Attack on Fair Housing Protections * LANSING -As part of a coalition of 16 attorneys general, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced that the coalition has secured relief from unlawful conditions the Trump administration attempted to place on Fair Housing Assistance Program (FHAP) funding. Administered by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Dev more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Americans for Tax Reform issued the following commentary on Sept. 9, 2026: * * * ATR Supports the Alzheimer's Screening and Prevention Act Isabelle Marchese Today, Americans for Tax Reform sent a letter to members of Congress urging the progression and passage of the Alzheimer's Screening and Prevention (ASAP) Act. The Alzheimer's Screening and Prevention (ASAP) Act, introduced by Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-Fla.) and Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), has bipartisan and bicameral support in Congress. The bill would give HHS t more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 9 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Continues Fight to Protect Affordable Care Act Coverage * OAKLAND -Co-leading a coalition of 21 attorneys general and the Governor of Pennsylvania, California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed an amicus brief in City of Columbus v. Kennedy, a case before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, in support of a ruling by the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland blocking key provisions of more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 8 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Files Amicus Brief in Support of Due Process Rights of Immigrant Detainees * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court in support of the due process rights of immigrant detainees who are subject to prolonged confinement without a bond hearing. In Genalo v. GM, the respondent is a legal permanent resident who was detained for 21 months, without a bo more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 8 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Leads Defense of Flight Workers' Rights from Federal Overreach * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta on Friday led a coalition of 18 attorneys general in opposing a proposed rule from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) that would preempt state labor laws and infringe on worker protections for pilots and flight attendants. The proposed federal rule would compromise worker welfare by removi more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 8 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Supports Litigation to Block Unlawful Immigration Arrests without a Warrant * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today filed an amicus brief in support of litigation challenging Immigration and Custom Enforcement's (ICE) unlawful policy and practice of warrantless civil immigration arrests without probable cause. In the brief, Attorney General Bonta, co-leading a multistate coalition, highlight more PR

DES MOINES, Iowa, Sept. 9 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Brenna Bird Pushes Federal Government to Strengthen 'Know Your Upstream Provider Rules' to Combat Illegal Robocalls * DES MOINES-Attorney General Brenna Bird and a bipartisan coalition of 48 other attorneys general are urging the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to strengthen its "Know Your Upstream Provider" (KYUP) requirements to prevent scammers from using the U.S. phone network to make illegal robocalls. KYUP r more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Sept. 9 -- West Virginia Attorney General John B. McCuskey posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General McCuskey Pushes for stronger rules to combat illegal robocalls * Attorney General JB McCuskey and a bipartisan coalition of 48 attorneys general are pushing the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to strengthen its "Know Your Upstream Provider" (KYUP) requirements to help prevent scammers from using the U.S. phone network to make illegal robocalls. KYUP rules require voice service providers to e more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 8 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL CO-LEADS OPPOSITION TO ATF RULE ALLOWING AUTOMATIC REGISTRATION FOR MILITARY-GRADE WEAPONS * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul and Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell co-led a coalition of 17 attorneys general in opposing the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives' (ATF) latest proposed rule, which would remove important guardrails, allow a flood of military-grade weapons into c more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 8 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL SECURES VICTORY IN LAWSUIT CHALLENGING TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S ATTACK ON FAIR HOUSING PROTECTIONS * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced that he has secured relief from unlawful conditions the Trump administration attempted to place on Fair Housing Assistance Program (FHAP) funding. Administered by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the program provides funding to state and l more PR

DENVER, Colorado, Sept. 8 -- Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Weiser leads state coalition defending limits on ICE warrantless arrests * Sept. 8, 2026 (DENVER) - Attorney General Phil Weiser today co-led a coalition of attorneys general in urging a federal appeals court to uphold a lower court order requiring U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to comply with statutory safeguards when making warrantless arrests. In an amicus brief filed in the U.S. Court of Appeal more PR

DALLAS, Texas, Sept. 9 (TNSLrpt) -- Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for the Regions June 2026 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Southwest Region * * * Private industry employer costs for employee compensation among the four regions of the country ranged from $41.85 per hour in the South to $54.76 in the Northeast in June 2026, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. In the other two regions, hourly employer costs for employee compensation stood at $44.03 in the Midwest and $51.66 in the W more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Sept. 8 -- North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson issued the following news release: * * * Charlotte Food Bank Receives Nearly 300,000 Eggs Delivery Following Attorney General Jackson's Settlement in Antitrust Case * RALEIGH -Today, Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina in Charlotte received 270,000 eggs as part of Attorney General Jeff Jackson's settlement with three of the nation's largest egg producers over allegations that they violated antitrust laws and worked together to raise egg prices. "When compani more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- The Democratic Governors Association posted the following news on Sept. 9, 2026: * * * In Maine, Bobby Charles' Sister Endorses Hannah Pingree for Governor Today, in a new op-ed in the Portland Press Herald, Republican nominee Bobby Charles' sister, Anita Charles, endorsed Hannah Pingree for Governor. In the deeply personal piece, Anita said she "cannot support my brother's campaign for governor" because of his anti-choice positions, his agenda that would hurt public schools, his relationship with convicted criminal D more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release on Sept. 9, 2026: * * * What They're Saying as Republican Senate Candidates Head to Texas: "Too Late to Stem the Political Fallout" from "Persistent Drain on Voters' Wallets" As Republicans head to their midterm convention, even Republican strategists are publicly worrying about how rising costs will hurt them in the November election, with higher energy prices and tariffs "hitting GOP candidates in Michigan, Maine and Iowa particularly har more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release on Sept. 9, 2026: * * * Republicans Flee From "Trump-A-Palooza" as Trump's Approval Ratings Sink to Historic Lows Donald Trump and Republicans are desperately trying to salvage their chances in the midterm elections, as Trump's approval ratings sink to historic lows. Americans strongly disapprove of Trump and his agenda -- and even Trump's own supporters are desperately trying to distance themselves from his failed presidency. Dozens of Republicans  more PR

ALBANY, New York, Sept. 10 -- Empire Center, a non-profit think tank, issued the following news release: * * * New York's Electricity Prices Fifth Highest in the Country ALBANY, N.Y. -- Empire Center's Energy Data Bulletin shows New York households paid the fifth highest residential electricity prices in the country in June 2026, trailing only Hawaii, California, Massachusetts, and Maine. Newly released U.S. Energy Information Administration data put New York's average residential electricity price at 29.49 cents per kilowatt-hour, which is more PR

PRETORIA, South Africa, Sept. 9 -- Tshwane University of Technology posted the following news: * * * Excellence takes centre stage at the Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment awards * On a night when black tie met academic brilliance, the Tshwane University of Technology's (TUT) Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment (FEBE) celebrated a new chapter in its story: the inaugural Faculty Academic Excellence Awards. FEBE Executive Dean Prof Mxolisi Shongwe at the Faculty's inaugural Academic Excellence Awards. Held at The Capi more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration issued the following action in the Federal Register. * * * National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program; List of Petitions Received HRSA is publishing this notice of petitions received under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, as required by the Public Health Service (PHS) Act, as amended. While the Secretary of HHS is named as the respondent in all proceedings brought by the filing of petitions for compe more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, Sept. 9 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news: * * * Governor Mills Announces Retirement of Maine Department of Corrections Commissioner Randy Liberty * Augusta, MAINE - Governor Janet Mills announced today that Randall A. Liberty, Commissioner of the Maine Department of Corrections, will be leaving his position on October 1, 2026, after more than four decades of corrections, military, and law enforcement service to Maine and the nation. As Commissioner, Liberty has earned international acclaim for develop more PR

BIDDEFORD, Maine, Sept. 10 (TNSrpt) -- The University of New England issued the following news: * * * Independent study finds UNE generates over $53 million in annual economic activity for Biddeford New analysis highlights the University's role as a major employer, community partner, source of millions in direct municipal revenue, and regional economic engine - A new independent economic analysis concludes that the University of New England generates more than $53 million in direct economic activity each year in Biddeford while contributin more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 10 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts issued the following news release: * * * Legal Groups That Secured Supreme Court Birthright Victory File New Motions Responding to Latest Executive Order Filings address the Trump administration's repeated, unlawful attempts to deprive US-born babies of their constitutional rights - Legal groups that secured a June Supreme Court victory in Trump v. Barbara on behalf of babies who would have been denied citizenship under a failed Trump executive order fil more PR

BUFFALO, New York, Sept. 8 [Category: BizFinancial Services] -- M&T Bank, a financial holding company, issued the following news release: * * * M&T Bank Continues Free Arts and Cultural Admissions Program * Fall 2026 partnerships with the Buffalo Zoo, Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural Site and Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens complement five long-standing year-round "Free Friday" admission programs Buffalo, N.Y.; Sept. 8, 2026 - For families balancing busy schedules and tight household budgets, the cost of admission can sometimes stand more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, Sept. 10 -- The Maine House Democrats issued the following news release: * * * The Medicare Savings Program can help with rising healthcare costs I believe that everyone in Waldo County deserves to be able to age with dignity. But when I'm out in our community and talking with folks, I often hear how they are struggling to get by. People are worried about how they're going to afford to grow old in their own homes, pay for groceries and keep up with their regular monthly bills. One of the biggest concerns I hear about is the c more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, Sept. 10 -- The Maine Senate Democrats issued the following news on behalf of Maine State Sen. Craig Hickman, D-Winthrop: * * * Sen. Craig Hickman appointed to Gagetown Harmful Chemical Study Commission AUGUSTA - On Tuesday, Aug. 25, Sen. Craig Hickman, D-Winthrop, was appointed to serve as chair of the Gagetown Harmful Chemical Study Commission by Senate President Mattie Daughtry. The Commission is charged with gathering data on the service and health of Maine National Guard service members who were exposed to harmful chemi more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, Sept. 10 -- The Maine Senate Democrats issued the following news on behalf of Maine State Sen. Tim Nangle, D-Windham: * * * Sen. Nangle celebrates $80,000 Community Action Grant awarded to Windham The funding will support a residential preparedness program focused on emergency readiness, energy efficiency and connecting residents with services - AUGUSTA -- Sen. Tim Nangle, D-Windham, is pleased to announce that the Town of Windham has been awarded an $80,000 Community Action Grant from the Community Resilience Partnership.  more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Sept. 10 -- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release: * * * AG Davenport: FCC Must Strengthen Due Diligence Rules in Effort to Combat Illegal Robocalls TRENTON - Attorney General Jennifer Davenport co-led a coalition of 49 attorneys general in calling on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to strengthen its "Know Your Upstream Provider" (KYUP) rules to help prevent scammers from using the U.S. communications network to make illegal robocalls. KYUP rules require "voice servi more PR

ALBANY, New York, Sept. 9 (TNSletter) -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following letter with co-signers to Attorney General Todd W. Blanche: * * * Here is the text of the letter: September 3, 2026 The Honorable Todd W. Blanche Attorney General U.S. Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20530 Dear Attorney General Blanche: For nearly four decades, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) has embodied a fundamental national commitment that disability should not be a basis for exclusion or diminish more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- No Labels, a political organization that advocates for centrism and bipartisanship, issued the following commentary on Sept. 9, 2026: * * * What's Really at Stake in the U.S.-Canada Trade War Austin Milks Canada's new counter-tariffs are set to hit hundreds of American products. Here's what crosses the border, what's being taxed, and which states could feel it most. On September 8, tariffs of up to 50% will take effect on more than 700 American products entering Canada. It's the latest exchange in a trade dispute be more PR

BONN, Germany, Sept. 8 [Category: Agriculture] -- The Forest Stewardship Council posted the following news: * * * Planting seeds of stewardship * "If children don't grow up knowing about nature and appreciating it, they won't understand it, and if they don't understand it, they won't protect it, and if they don't protect it, who will?" \-Sir David Attenborough As young students around the world start making their way into classrooms this month, it's worth taking a moment to reflect: what if we treated lessons about forests the same way w more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 (TNSCrpt) -- America's Public Lands Leaders: Flagship Benchmark Report 2026 - A report from Trust for Public Land - September 2026 (18 pages) * * * Contents I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY II. INTRODUCTION--WHY STATE LEADERSHIP MATTERS III. FRAMEWORK AND MODELS OF SUCCESS--WHAT LEADERSHIP LOOKS LIKE IV. LOOKING AHEAD * * * I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Recent data confirms that Americans deeply value public land, and they believe we should continue investing in the people and agencies who steward our parks, trails, forests, and green  more ST

PIERRE, South Dakota, Sept. 10 -- South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Jackley Pushes Federal Government to Strengthen 'Know Your Upstream Provider Rules' to Combate Illegal Robocalls PIERRE, S.D. - South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has joined 48 other Attorneys General in urging the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to strengthen its "Know Your Upstream Provider" (KYUP) requirements to help prevent scammers from using the U.S. phone network to make illegal robo more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Collins Announces Road Salt, Cement Exempt from U.S. Tariffs * BANGOR, ME - U.S. Senator Susan Collins released the following statement on the exemption of road salt and cement from the U.S. tariffs on Canada, following her focus on how crucial these two products are for the state of Maine in an August letter to the Administration: "I appreciate the Administration's announcement that it will exempt road salt and cement from U.S. tariffs. more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 9 (TNSrpt) -- The Trust for Public Land issued the following news release: * * * States Are Leading the Way in Conservation and Outdoor Access, New Trust for Public Land Report Finds New Report: America's Public Lands Leaders highlights 11 states developing innovative approaches to expand outdoor access, strengthen outdoor economies, improve health and climate resilience, and advance partnerships with Tribes. - SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- States across the country are demonstrating new and effective ways to prote more PR

STORRS, Connecticut, Sept. 8 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * Three New Faculty Members Join the School of Business * The School of Business is welcoming three new faculty members this Fall, who bring expertise in accounting, entrepreneurship, and real-estate research. "Hiring new business faculty is always exciting, because the nature of our field is to stay on the cutting-edge of innovation and its application in the real world,'' said Interim Dean Bob Day. "Looking at these three new hires and their curr more PR

DARTMOUTH, Massachusetts, Sept. 10 -- The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth campus issued the following news: * * * UMass Dartmouth receives $730,000 to advance offshore wind workforce development efforts and research projects MassCEC funding will expand paid student internships and support research on cod spawning and offshore wind monitoring - UMass Dartmouth has received nearly $730,000 from the Mass Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) to expand offshore wind workforce development and advance research supporting responsible industry growt more PR

ORONO, Maine, Sept. 9 -- The University of Maine posted the following news release: * * * When Maine calls, Themis Violaris never says no * Themis Violaris was there in 1993. Paul Kariya was a freshman, and the University of Maine men's ice hockey team was in the midst of a season that would become legend: 42 wins, one loss, two ties and the program's first national championship. Violaris was a UMaine graduate student then, living in downtown Orono and traveling around the Northeast to follow the Black Bears. "I was the craziest fan," he more PR