SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 12 (TNSLrpt) -- Consumer Price Index, West Region August 2026 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Western Region - Sept. 11, 2026 * * * Area prices were up 0.5 percent over the past month, up 3.2 percent from a year ago - The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the West region increased 0.5 percent in August, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. The all items less food and energy index increased 0.4 percent. The food index rose 0.1 perc more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Sept. 12 -- Gov. Josh Shapiro, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on Sept. 11, 2026: * * * Shapiro Administration and Multi-State Coalition Secure Settlement Blocking Trump Administration from Future Efforts to Dismantle AmeriCorps Today's settlement protects approximately $16 million in critical funding Pennsylvania relies on each year to respond to natural disasters, teach our children and support our seniors. - Harrisburg, PA - Governor Josh Shapiro today announced that, as part of a coalition of more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Sept. 11 (TNSrpt) -- The Hawaii Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism issued the following news release: * * * DBEDT Projects 1.3 Percent Growth for 2026 Moderate Growth with Increasing Inflation Pressure - HONOLULU--The Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT) released its third quarter of 2026 Statistical and Economic Report today. DBEDT projects Hawaii's economy to grow 1.3 percent in 2026, decreasing from 2.5 percent growth in 2025. Growth is expected to improve gradually to  more PR

DES MOINES, Iowa, Sept. 12 -- The Iowa Department of Education issued the following news release on Sept. 11, 2026: * * * Nine Iowa teachers honored as third-ever Regional Teachers of the Year Representing each of Iowa's education regions, the nine outstanding teachers serve as finalists for the 2027 Iowa Teacher of the Year award - The Iowa Department of Education today announced nine teachers from across the state have been selected as the 2027 Iowa Regional Teachers of the Year, following the inaugural 2025 Regional Teacher of the Year  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- The Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund issued the following news release on Sept. 11, 2026: * * * MALDEF, THEDREAM.US, AND PRESIDENTS' ALLIANCE REACT TO LATEST FOUR DOJ LAWSUITS AGAINST STATE TUITION EQUITY POLICIES Washington, DC - Yesterday afternoon, the U.S. Department of Justice announced its latest lawsuits against states' tuition equity policies for Dreamers, with new complaints against Arkansas, the District of Columbia, Hawaii, and Utah bringing the total to 25 such lawsuits filed in the past t more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 [Category: Political] -- The Institute for Free Speech posted the following news release: * * * Massachusetts Attorney General Declines to Certify an Initiative to "Limit Artificial-Person Powers" * Americans do not lose their First Amendment rights when they join together with others to speak. Last week, Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell affirmed that right in a new letter declining to certify Initiative Petition No. 26-03, also called the "Act to Limit Artificial-Person Powers." The proposed law would h more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Sept. 12 -- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release: * * * AG Davenport Welcomes Resolution of AmeriCorps Lawsuit TRENTON - Attorney General Jennifer Davenport, as part of a coalition of 23 attorneys general and two governors, has reached a settlement that bars the Trump Administration from seeking to cut almost all funding from the AmeriCorps program again without warning. The deal resolves a 2025 lawsuit filed in response to the Administration's repeated attempts to gut the nat more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 [Category: Health Care] -- The National Health Law Program issued the following news: * * * NHeLP Files Amicus in Massachusetts v. Oz * People with Serious Health Conditions Will Lose Medicaid Under Trump Administration Work Requirement Rule BOSTON, Massachusetts -The National Health Law Program (NHeLP), the Center for Public Representation, and 69 additional organizations filed an amicus brief today in Massachusetts v. Oz, detailing how the Trump administration's Medicaid work requirements rule will strip health cove more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- The Presidents' Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration issued the following news release on Sept. 11, 2026: * * * Presidents' Alliance, TheDream.US and MALDEF React to Latest Four DOJ Lawsuits Against State Tuition Equity Policies Washington, DC - Yesterday afternoon, the U.S. Department of Justice announced its latest lawsuits against states' tuition equity policies for Dreamers, with new complaints against Arkansas, the District of Columbia, Hawaii, and Utah bringing the total to 25 such lawsuits filed in the more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- Protect Our Care issued the following news: * * * STATEMENT: Trump Administration Lies to Hawaii Residents After Gutting Rural Health Care Washington, D.C. -- The Trump administration recently announced misleading "rural health investments" in Hawaii, conveniently leaving out any mention of the catastrophic health care cuts Donald Trump and Republicans made that have ravaged Hawaii'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

LOS ANGELES, California, Sept. 12 -- The Reason Foundation issued the following commentary: * * * Key considerations for states developing mileage-based user fee pilot programs States considering replacing gas taxes with mileage-based user fees can learn from pilot programs in Hawaii, Michigan, California, and Texas. Jay Derr, Transportation Policy Analyst Rising costs and inflation, along with increased fuel efficiency and electric vehicle adoption, have created a major problem for state transportation revenues. Many states are examining  more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Sept. 12 -- TheDream.US, a college and career success program for immigrant youth, issued the following news release on Sept. 11, 2026: * * * TheDream.US, MALDEF, and Presidents' Alliance React to Latest Four DoJ Lawsuits Against State Tuition Equity Policies Washington, DC - Yesterday afternoon, the U.S. Department of Justice announced its latest lawsuits against states' tuition equity policies for Dreamers, with new complaints against Arkansas, the District of Columbia, Hawaii, and Utah bringing the total to 25 such l more PR

TROY, Alabama, Sept. 11 -- Troy University issued the following news: * * * TROY faculty members remember the events of 9/11 during panel discussion * On September 11, 2001, Dr. Duane Gunn was in The Pentagon, a short distance away from where American Airlines Flight 77 slammed into the building, igniting a huge fire that would burn until the following Saturday. "I was in my third week at The Pentagon, and I was about 300 to 400 feet from impact," Gunn said during a panel discussion held at Troy University on Thursday. Gunn, a faculty mem more PR

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Sept. 12 -- Utah Attorney General Derek Brown issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Brown pushes FCC to strengthen "Know Your Upstream Provider" rules to combat illegal robocalls SALT LAKE CITY, Utah -- Attorney General Derek Brown 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 keep scammers from using the U.S. phone network to make illegal robocalls. KYUP rules require voic more PR