LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 15 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Sues to Block Trump Administration's Public Charge Rule * LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined 21 other states and the District of Columbia in suing to halt the Trump administration's new public charge rule (PDF), which would allow immigration officials to punish immigrants for lawful use of public benefits. The new Department of Homeland Security (DHS) policy would give immigration officers broad dis more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 [Category: Financial Services] (TNSletter) -- The American Bankers Association issued the following letter with 79 co-signers to Senate leaders John Thune and Charles Schumer: * * * Here is the text of the letter: September 10, 2026 The Honorable John Thune Majority Leader United States Senate Washington, D.C. 20510 - The Honorable Charles Schumer Minority Leader United States Senate Washington, D.C. 20510 - RE: Amend the Clarity Act to Preserve Local Lending Dear Majority Leader Thune and Minority Leader Sch more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 16 (TNSletter) -- The American Medical Association issued the following letter with 50 organizations to Reps. John Joyce, R-Pennsylvania, Gregory Murphy, R-North Carolina, and Kim Schrier, D-Washington: * * * Here is the text of the letter: September 14, 2026 The Honorable John Joyce, MD U.S. House of Representatives 2102 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 - The Honorable Greg Murphy, MD U.S. House of Representatives 407 Cannon House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 - The Honorable Kim more PR

CARSON CITY, Nevada, Sept. 14 -- Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Ford Co-Leads Coalition to Secure Yet Another Win in USPS Election Rule Case, Supreme Court Decision Ensures USPS Will Not Disrupt 2026 Voting by Mail * Carson City, NV - Today, Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford has announced the Supreme Court has blocked a new rule by the United States Postal Service (USPS) that would have undermined vote-by-mail systems ahead of the November 3 midterm elections. Attorney Gen more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * Barrasso Blasts Radical Democrat Roadmap * "Democrats north, south, east, and west are running on this radical roadmap. They plan to take away private property and seize businesses. They want to open the borders and open our prisons. They want to release dangerous criminals into our communities." WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) today drew a sharp contrast between the Democrats' radical roadmap and the Republican re more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 15 -- Conservation Law Foundation issued the following news release: * * * CLF and Upstream Call to Restore Fish Passage in Cobbosseecontee Watershed * Maine has an opportunity to restore access to an entire watershed that once supported extraordinary runs of migratory fish, including the alewife, a keystone species. Photo: Ecophotography September 15, 2026 (Portland, ME) - Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) and Upstream have filed a petition with state agencies in Maine pushing to restore fish passage in the Co more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration issued the following action in the Federal Register. * * * Amendment of Class E Airspace Over Pittsfield, ME This action proposes to amend E airspace over Pittsfield, ME. This action would modify the dimensions of the Pittsfield, ME Class E5 airspace to appropriately contain Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations at the Pittsfield Municipal Airport. This action would also update the geographic coordinates of the airport in the Pittsfield,  more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, Sept. 15 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news: * * * Governor Mills Announces Phil Bartlett Will Step Down as Chair of the Maine Public Utilities Commission * Under Bartlett, PUC strengthened accountability, expanded assistance for low-income ratepayers, and preserved Maine's iconic '207' area code Podgorica, MONTENEGRO - Governor Janet Mills today announced that Phil Bartlett will step down as Chair of the Maine Public Utilities Commission (PUC) next month for a new opportunity in the private sector. Du more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, Sept. 15 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news: * * * Governor Mills Arrives in Montenegro to Commemorate 20th Anniversary of National Guard Partnership * Governor Mills and Major General Dunn will visit Maine guardsmen participating in multinational training exercise Podgorica, MONTENEGRO - Governor Janet Mills arrived today in Podgorica, Montenegro, where she and Maine Major General Diane Dunn will commemorate the 20th Anniversary of the National Guard State Partnership between Maine and Montenegro. Mai more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Sept. 14 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * Inaugural national service award recognizes fourteen state agriculture commissioners, secretaries and directors * Press Release PORTLAND, Maine - The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture commenced a new, annual "Years of Service Ceremony" to honor NASDA members for years of service to their states and the organization at its 2026 annual meeti more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King, Colleagues: Army Cutting Vital Ukraine Drone Battalion "Another Worrying Signal" * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME), a senior member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee, joined a bipartisan, bicameral group of his colleagues in requesting a formal briefing on the Army's decision to eliminate a specialized drone battalion critical to U.S. interests in Europe and the defense of Ukraine. In a letter to departing Army more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, Sept. 16 -- The Maine Secretary of State issued the following news release: * * * US Supreme Court Upholds Right to Vote by Mail AUGUSTA, MAINE - Absentee voting by mail will continue just as it has in prior elections, announced Secretary of State Shenna Bellows today. The US Supreme Court rejected the US Postal Service and Trump Administration's quest to change the rules for mailed ballots. States including the State of Maine had filed a lawsuit to challenge the Trump Executive Order and US Postal Service rule that would hav more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, Sept. 16 -- The Maine Senate Democrats issued the following news on behalf of Maine State Sen. Donna Bailey, D-Saco: * * * Sen. Bailey celebrates Community Action Grants awarded to service provider supporting projects in Buxton, Old Orchard Beach and Saco Posted: September 15, 2026 | Senator Bailey The funds awarded will support storm recovery and resilience projects to protect Maine people, businesses and infrastructure. - AUGUSTA -- Sen. Donna Bailey, D-Saco, is pleased to announce that a service provider supporting proj more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, Sept. 16 -- The Maine Senate Democrats issued the following news on behalf of Maine State Sen. Nicole Grohoski, D-Ellsworth: * * * Sen. Grohoski celebrates Community Action Grants awarded to municipalities and service providers across Senate District 7 in 2026 Posted: September 15, 2026 | Senator Grohoski The funds support storm recovery and resilience projects to protect Maine people, businesses and infrastructure. - AUGUSTA -- Sen. Nicole Grohoski, D-Ellsworth, is pleased to announce that 13 municipalities and service pr more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, Sept. 16 -- The Maine Senate Democrats issued the following news on behalf of Maine State Sen. Henry Ingwersen, D-Arundel: * * * Sen. Ingwersen celebrates Community Action Grants awarded to municipalities and service providers for projects in Biddeford, Dayton, Hollis and Lyman Posted: September 15, 2026 | Senator Ingwersen The funds awarded will support storm recovery and resilience projects to protect Maine people, businesses and infrastructure. - AUGUSTA -- Sen. Henry Ingwersen, D-Arundel, is pleased to announce that mu more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 16 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: * * * September 15, 2026 NEW: Mike Rogers Says Trump Should Have More Power to "Unilaterally Impose Tariffs" as Canada Trade War Hammers Michigan LANSING -- According to new reporting from USA Today, Price-Hike Mike Rogers is continuing to support Trump's trade war against Canada, which he called "necessary," and has even thrown his support behind a bill that would give Trump greater power to "unilaterally impose tariffs" against U.S. trading par more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 (TNSrep) -- Afterschool Alliance issued the following news release: * * * New Study: Parents Report Vast Majority of Afterschool Students in Greater Richmond Are Engaging in STEM Learning in Their Afterschool Programs, But Thousands of Children Shut Out RICHMOND, VA -- Afterschool programs are leading the way in educating the next generation in the STEM subjects the jobs of the future will require. Eighty-eight percent of parents of Greater Richmond afterschool students now say their child's afterschool program offers ST more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Collins, King Urge Senate Commerce Committee to Promptly Consider Bill to Extend Pause on Right Whale Regulations * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King wrote to Senators Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Maria Cantwell (D-WA), the Chair and Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce Committee, respectively, urging them to advance the Northeast Lobstermen Protection Act in their committee as soon as possible. The bipartisan legis more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 (TNSrep) -- Afterschool Alliance issued the following news release: * * * New Study: Parents Report Vast Majority of Afterschool Students In Both Omaha and Greater Nebraska Are Engaging in STEM Learning in Their Afterschool Programs, But Tens of Thousands of the State's Children Shut Out OMAHA, NE -- Afterschool programs are leading the way in educating the next generation in the STEM subjects the jobs of the future will require. Ninety-six percent of parents of Greater Nebraska afterschool students, and 87% of parents o more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 (TNSrep) -- Afterschool Alliance issued the following news release: * * * New Study: STEM Learning Is Widespread in Kent County Afterschool Programs -- But More Than 58,000 Children Are Missing Out GRAND RAPIDS, MI -- Afterschool programs are leading the way in educating the next generation in the subjects the jobs of the future will require. Eighty-eight percent of parents of Kent County afterschool students now say their child's afterschool program offers STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) learning. More more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 (TNSrep) -- Afterschool Alliance issued the following news release: * * * New Study: Vast Increase in Afterschool STEM Learning in Allegheny County Parents of Nine in Ten Allegheny County Children in Afterschool Programs Report STEM Learning Opportunities There - But Thousands of County Children Shut Out - PITTSBURGH, PA -- Afterschool programs are leading the way in educating the next generation in the STEM subjects the jobs of the future will require. Ninety-two percent of parents of Allegheny County afterschool stud more PR

STORRS, Connecticut, Sept. 15 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * Three UConn School of Pharmacy Alumni will be recognized at the 2026 UConn School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences Alumni Awards * Thomas Nolin Thomas Nolin, a 1989 graduate from the UConn School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, is the recipient of the 2026 Distinguished Alumni Award. After his time at UConn, he continued his education at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he earned a Master of Science in Pharm more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, Sept. 16 -- Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Jones Stops Trump Administration's Illegal USPS Mail Voting Rule Supreme Court rules in favor of coalition, blocking chaotic and burdensome requirements on Virginia's vote-by-mail systems ahead of 2026 midterms - RICHMOND, Va. - Attorney General Jay Jones and a coalition of 24 attorneys general and the Governor of Pennsylvania won in the Supreme Court, following the decision to leave in place a lower court order  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Veasey Introduce Resolution Recognizing September as National Voting Rights Month Ahead of Midterm Elections * #Resolution comes amid efforts by Donald Trump and Republicans to upend vote-by-mail and make voting harder for Americans Washington, D.C. -U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and U.S. Representative Marc Veasey, D-Texas, announced today they have introduced a bicameral resolution recognizing September as "National Voting Rights Month."  more PR