WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- The Center for a Humane Economy posted the following news release on Sept. 9, 2026: * * * "Hoot, Don't Shoot": Center for a Humane Economy Launches Multi-State Billboard Campaign to Halt Federal Plan to Kill 450,000 Barred Owls Campaign spanning California, Idaho, Oregon and Washington urges public to reject federal plan that authorizes lethal removal of hundreds of thousands of native owls - WASHINGTON -- The Center for a Humane Economy today launched its "Hoot, Don't Shoot" campaign, a public-awareness effort feat more PR

NEW YORK, Sept. 9 [Category: BizMedia] -- Warner Bros. Discovery, a media and entertainment company, posted the following news release: * * * A SURGE OF FRIGHTENING PARANORMAL ACTIVITY LEADS ZAK BAGANS AND THE 'GHOST ADVENTURES' TEAM INTO THE SHADOWS OF AMERICA'S PAST WHEN AN ALL-NEW SEASON PREMIERES WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 ON DISCOVERY CHANNEL * View Promo Here Download Photos Here (New York, NY) September 9, 2026 - A chilling surge of sinister paranormal activity pulls the GHOST ADVENTURES team into their most harrowing and unsettling i 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

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION WASHINGTON, D.C.: In the matter of Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Preempting Duty and Rest Requirements : Docket No. FAA-2026-6739 Communications with respect to this document should be sent to: Douglas K. Mullen Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer AIRLINES FOR AMERICA, INC. 1275 Pennsy more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- The America First Policy Institute issued the following fact sheet: * * * Three Strategies for Advancing Workforce Education & Training Jay Menees, Ph.D. Max Eden September 8, 2026 Introduction For decades, the public education system offered one value proposition: do well here, get a college degree, and enjoy a meaningful career and a middle-class life--or don't. Workforce education and training programs were deprioritized and viewed as the lower track toward, at best, a job with static prospects. Despite $1.86 tri 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. 9 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Files Lawsuits Challenging Trump Administration's Attempt to Weaken Endangered Species Act Protections * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today is co-leading a coalition of 21 attorneys general in filing two lawsuits against the Trump Administration, one against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and one against the FWS and National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) (collectively, the Ser 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

ALBANY, New York, Sept. 9 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Sues to Defend Protections for Endangered Species * September 9, 2026 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James and a coalition of 20 other attorneys general today are filing two lawsuits challenging new Trump administration rules that dramatically weaken the federal protections that have helped save America's most imperiled wildlife from extinction. With these changes, the administration is greenlig 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

DENVER, Colorado, Sept. 9 -- Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Phil Weiser challenges Trump administration's rollback of Endangered Species Act protections * Sept. 9, 2026 (DENVER) - Attorney General Phil Weiser today joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general in filing two lawsuits to protect endangered and threatened species, one against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and another against FWS and the National Marine Fisheries Service. The lawsuits challenge new rules that g more PR

SALEM, Oregon, Sept. 9 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Rayfield Fights to Protect Endangered Species from Federal Rollbacks * #AG Rayfield and Governor Kotek stand up to Trump administration Attorney General Dan Rayfield is standing up for endangered and threatened species in Oregon and across the country and will be filing two lawsuits today against new federal rules that strip away core protections under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The rules make it easier for privat 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

MINNETONKA, Minnesota, Sept. 10 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Sept. 9, 2026: * * * When 'settled science' became 'just an opinion': Minnesota's trans laws and the WPATH collapse Written by Matt Dean The Minnesota Legislature passed trans refuge and coverage laws that pressed doctors, hospitals, and insurers to treat a specialty lobby's protocol as settled science. That protocol's authors now call the same claims n more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to repeal a final rule published in the Federal Register on December 2, 2024, partially approving and partially disapproving North Dakota's 2022 regional haze State Implementation Plan (SIP) submission for the second implementation period. As a result, the EPA is proposing to approve the portions of North Dakota's 2022 SIP submission for the second implementation period that were disapproved in the EPA's 2024 partial approval/partial disapproval. In the D 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

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- The Food and Water Watch posted the following news release on Sept. 8, 2026: * * * Hundreds of Oregonians Rally to Demand Data Center Moratorium Salem - Today, hundreds of Oregonians from across the state, including Governor Kotek, gathered at the State Capitol for a rally and lobby day to call on the state legislature to pass a statewide moratorium on new and expanding large-scale data centers. At the rally, which was facilitated by Washington county farmer Jacob Roloff, attendees heard from powerful speakers incl more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Sept. 9 -- Florida State University issued the following news: * * * FSU College of Music debuts new map showcasing global reach * #Key Points * The FSU College of Music has launched an interactive global map highlighting international activities and connections involving its students and faculty across teaching, research and performance. * FSU College of Music faculty and students are building partnerships and sharing expertise internationally, with recent activities in Thailand, Singapore and South Korea, as well more PR

SALEM, Oregon, Sept. 8 -- Gov. Tina Kotek, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Kotek Pauses Work on Requests for State Land to Support New Data Centers * Salem, OR - Today, Governor Tina Kotek directed every state agency to immediately pause unapproved requests for easements, rights-of-way, leases, rentals, land-use permits, and sales or transfers of state-owned property for data center projects. The pause remains in effect through July 1, 2027, or until statewide action from the Governor's Office or the Legislature  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Sen. Jon Husted, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Sept. 9, 2026: * * * Husted calls on states to end "drive-only" licenses for illegal immigrants COLUMBUS - Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) today wrote to 19 U.S. governors and the mayor of Washington, D.C. in strong opposition to policies in their states that allow illegal immigrants to obtain "drive-only" driver's licenses and urging them to end such policies. Nineteen states, as well as the District of Columbia, currently allow illegal immigrants to obtain "dri more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Lawsuit Seeks Endangered Species Protection for Two West Coast Pond Turtles * PORTLAND, Ore.-The Center for Biological Diversity, Friends of the Columbia Gorge and Klamath-Siskiyou Wildlands Center sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today to force the agency to finalize Endangered Species Act protections for the northwestern and southwestern pond turtles. The agency missed a legally required October 2024 deadline to  more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Sept. 10 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Sept. 9, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Co-Leads Challenge to Trump Administration's Rollbacks of Endangered Species Act Regulations New Rules Put Species and Their Habitats at Risk - BALTIMORE, MD - Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today co-led a coalition of 21 attorneys general in filing two lawsuits to protect endangered and threatened species, one against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and another against FWS more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley Statement on Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley - the lead Democrat on the Interior Appropriations Subcommittee which oversees federal funding for the Smithsonian Institution - released the following statement after the Institution announced Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III would be retiring after a five-decade career as a museum leader, historian, and educator: "As Secretary  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Wyden Tout Nearly $10 Million For Oregon Tribes' Affordable Housing Efforts * PORTLAND, OR - Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced today that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is awarding a combined nearly $9,917,680 to the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians and the Warm Springs Housing Authority to build more affordable housing for Tribal members. "It's critical that Tribal families ha more PR

WALLA WALLA, Washington, Sept. 9 -- Whitman College posted the following news: * * * More Than Medicine: Meet Whitman's New Professor of Public Health * Fall 2026 Whitman Stories Whitman Magazine Fall 2026 Seeing the whole picture. To design effective health interventions, Professor of Public Health Jennifer Kue says, "you really have to look at the person as a whole." Public health touches nearly every moment of our daily experience, yet most of us take it for granted. But without clean water, food safety, well-lit sidewalks and seatbelt 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

PORTLAND, Oregon, Sept. 9 -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news: * * * OHSU awarded $4 million to advance telehealth intervention for autism * Children with autism nationwide may benefit from a new telehealth intervention developed by researchers at Oregon Health & Science University and partnering institutions. The five-year, $4 million award from the National Institutes of Health will evaluate the effectiveness of a self-directed approach relying on telehealth. The research team aims to determine what level of more PR

SALEM, Oregon, Sept. 9 -- Gov. Tina Kotek, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Oregon Fights to Protect Endangered Species from Federal Rollbacks * Salem, OR - Attorney General Dan Rayfield is standing up for endangered and threatened species in Oregon and across the country and will be filing two lawsuits today against new federal rules that strip away core protections under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The rules make it easier for private companies and individuals to damage or destroy the habitats that threatened and e more PR

SALEM, Oregon, Sept. 8 -- Gov. Tina Kotek, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Oregon Leaders Stand United in Protecting Vote-By-Mail Elections * SALEM, OR -Today, Oregon Secretary of State Tobias Read held a press conference with Oregon Governor Tina Kotek and U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley to discuss their work protecting Oregon's safe, accurate, and fair vote-by-mail elections and the ongoing battle over the federal government's illegal actions. A recording of the press conference can be found here. "There is more PR

PORTLAND, Oregon, Sept. 9 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Tonkon Torp, a law firm, posted the following news: * * * Paul Balmer Named Co-Chair of Public Policy, Government Affairs & Disputes Practice Group * PORTLAND, Ore. - Tonkon Torp attorney Paul Balmer is serving as Co-Chair of the firm's Public Policy, Government Affairs & Disputes Practice Group alongside Maureen McGee. "I'm excited to co-lead this talented team with Maureen and build on the group's strong record of helping clients navigate the intersection of law, public policy, and go more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Rep. Val Hoyle, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * REP. HOYLE JOINS AMICUS BRIEF TO PROTECT VOTE-BY-MAIL * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Representative Val Hoyle (OR-04), released the following statement after joining a bipartisan, bicameral coalition of over 250 lawmakers in a court filing challenging the legality of the President's Executive Order attempting to control mail-in ballots ahead of the election. "The Constitution is clear: States have the authority over time, place and manner of our election more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Val Hoyle, D-Oregon, issued the following letter with co-signers to the Surface Transportation Board: * * * Here is the text of the letter: September 3, 2026 The Honorable Patrick Fuch Chairman Surface Transportation Board 395 E Street SW Washington, D.C. 20423 - The Honorable Karen Hedlund Member Surface Transportation Board 395 E Street SW Washington, D.C. 20423 - The Honorable Michelle Schultz Vice Chair Surface Transportation Board 395 E Street SW Washington, D.C. 20423 - The Hon more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Andrea Salinas, D-Oregon, issued the following letter with co-signers to Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins and U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Schultz: * * * Here is the text of the letter: September 3, 2026 The Honorable Brooke Rollins Secretary of Agriculture U.S. Department of Agriculture 1400 Independence Ave SW Washington, D.C. 20250 - Tom Schultz Chief U.S. Forest Service 1400 Independence Ave SW Washington, D.C. 20250 - RE: Roadless Area Conservation Rule Rescission - DEIS & Propos more PR

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. 9 (TNSletter) -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, and Rep. Pat Harrigan, R-North Carolina, issued the following letter to Defense Inspector General Platte B. Moring III: * * * Here is the text of the letter: September 4, 2026 The Honorable Platte B. Moring III Inspector General U.S. Department of Defense 4800 Mark Center Drive Alexandria, VA 22350 Dear Inspector General Moring: We write to request that the Department of Defense (DoD) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) review the effectiveness of existing DoD policies, te more PR

DALLAS, Texas, Sept. 9 -- Susan G. Komen, an organization that says it addresses breast cancer on fronts such as research, community health, global outreach and public policy initiatives, posted the following news: * * * Susan G. Komen(R) Receives $120,000 Grant from Columbia Bank to Support Health Equity Work Two-Year Grant Funds Financial Assistance for Patients in California, Oregon and Washington - PORTLAND - Susan G. Komen(R), the world's leading breast cancer organization, is continuing its partnership with Columbia Bank to support p more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 [Category: Environment] -- The Wilderness Society posted the following news release: * * * The Wilderness Society in the news * From national headlines to local reporting, discover how The Wilderness Society is shaping conversations about conservation and public lands. Browse recent news coverage, expert commentary and stories highlighting our work to protect wild places, defend the freedom to experience the outdoors and ensure public lands endure for future generations. Alaska Beacon, September 4, 2026 Feds seek to ' more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Geological Survey issued Professional Paper 1890A, 'Distributed Volcanic Fields--Patterns, Products, Processes, and Plumbing,' by Emily R. Johnson, Greg A. Valentine and Michael H. Ort. Edited by Michael P. Poland, Michael H. Ort, Wendy K. Stovall, R. Greg Vaughan, Charles B. Connor and M. Elise Rumpf, the chapter reviews volcanic fields made up of multiple, usually short-lived volcanoes and identifies key gaps that complicate planning for future eruptions. The 61-page publication was issued in 2026. D more PR

OLYMPIA, Washington, Sept. 9 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * Washington challenges gutting of federal Endangered Species Act protections * Attorney General Nick Brown today is co-leading a coalition of 21 attorneys general in two lawsuits to maintain protections for endangered and threatened species under threat by the federal administration. One was filed against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and another against FWS and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS). The s more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Harrigan and Whitehouse Call on Commerce Department to Sanction Mercenary Foreign Hacking Firms Bipartisan Members of Congress Urge Secretary Lutnick to Take Action Against Three Indian Companies Linked to Hacks of Thousands of Americans and U.S. Companies; Hacking Companies Silenced U.S. Journalists, News Outlets and Technology Companies In Foreign Courts To Censor Reporting - U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D- R.I. an more PR