BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 8 -- Northeastern University issued the following news: * * * A 16-foot, drum-playing hare joins Northeastern's Boston campus * The story behind the 16-foot bronze hare sculpture installed on the Boston campus A whimsical, 16-foot bronze sculpture of a hare playing a drum was installed on Northeastern's Boston campus, adding to the university's display of public art. The hare stands upright on its long, squiggly hind legs, one stepping in front of the other toward a triumphant climb. Its back is arched; head is more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 8 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Seeks Court Approval For Settlements With Generic Drug Manufacturers Over Conspiracy To Inflate Prices And Limit Competition * Sydney Weiser, Deputy Communications Director BOSTON -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell today joined a coalition of 45 states and territories seeking court approval of settlements with Ascend Laboratories, Citron Pharma and Mayne Pharma to resolve allegations that t more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Oct. 8 -- Pennsylvania Attorney General David W. Sunday issued the following news: * * * AG Sunday's Antitrust Section Seeks Court Approval for Settlements with 3 Generic Drug Makers Regarding Price Inflation * HARRISBURG -- Attorney General Dave Sunday joined a coalition of 45 states and territories seeking court approval of three settlements with Ascend Laboratories, Citron Pharma, and Mayne Pharma to resolve allegations that the generic drug manufacturers engaged in a widespread, long-running conspiracy to incre more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, Oct. 9 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Mayes Opposes Gutting of Head Start Standards October 7, 2026 PHOENIX - Attorney General Kris Mayes today joined a multistate coalition in submitting a comment letter opposing the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) proposal to dramatically cut regulations governing the Head Start program. Head Start is an early childhood education program designed to help break the cycle of poverty by providing young chi more PR

CARSON CITY, Nevada, Oct. 6 -- Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Ford Urges Consumers to Claim Compensation for Inflated Generic Drug Prices * Attorney General Ford, along with the attorneys general of 47 other states and territories, announce preliminary approval of their plan to distribute funds to consumers following multiple settlements with drug manufacturers accused of conspiring to inflate prices of generic drugs Oct. 6, 2026 Carson City, NV - Today, Attorney General Aar more PR

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Oct. 9 -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following news release: * * * October 08, 2026 Attorney General Formella Seeks Court Approval for Generic Drug Price-Fixing Settlements to Benefit New Hampshire Consumers Concord, NH - Attorney General John M. Formella announces that New Hampshire has joined a coalition of 45 states and territories seeking court approval of three settlements with Ascend Laboratories, Citron Pharma and Mayne Pharma to resolve allegations that the generic drug manufactur more PR

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Oct. 8 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Hilgers Seeks Court Approval for Settlements with Ascend, Citron, and Mayne Over Conspiracy to Inflate Prices and Limit Competition * Lincoln - Attorney General Mike Hilgers today joined a coalition of 45 states and territories seeking court approval of three settlements with Ascend Laboratories, Citron Pharma and Mayne Pharma to resolve allegations that the generic drug manufacturers engaged in a widespread, long-ru more PR

ALBANY, New York, Oct. 8 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Secures Over $1 Million from Ascend Laboratories and Mayne Pharma for Illegal Scheme to Inflate Drug Prices * AG James Urges New Yorkers to Check Eligibility and Claim Compensation NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today joined a bipartisan coalition of 47 other attorneys general in securing $1 million from Ascend Laboratories (Ascend) and Mayne Pharma (Mayne) for their role in a long-running, more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, Oct. 9 -- Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Jones Opposes Trump Administration's Gutting of Head Start Standards for Virginians RICHMOND, Va. -- Attorney General Jones today joined a multistate coalition in submitting a comment letter opposing the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) proposal to dramatically cut regulations governing the Head Start program. Head Start is an early childhood education program designed to help break the cycle of pove more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 8 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL SEEKS COURT APPROVAL FOR NATIONWIDE SETTLEMENTS WITH ASCEND, CITRON AND MAYNE OVER CONSPIRACY TO RAISE GENERIC DRUG PRICES AND LIMIT COMPETITION * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul today, as part of a coalition of 45 states and territories, sought court approval of a settlement with Ascend Laboratories (Ascend), Citron Pharma (Citron) and Mayne Pharma (Mayne). The settlements will resolve allegations that t more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Oct. 8 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Seeks Court Approval for Settlements with Ascend, Citron and Mayne Over Conspiracy to Inflate Prices and Limit Competition * If You Bought Certain Generic Prescription Drugs in the United States Between May 2009 and December 2019, You Could be Eligible for Money (Hartford, CT) - Attorney General William Tong today led a coalition of 45 states and territories seeking court approval for three settlements w more PR

BRUNSWICK, Maine, Oct. 9 -- Bowdoin College issued the following news: * * * Bowdoin Graduate's Ocean Product Skin Care Company Featured on ABC's "Shark Tank" By Tom Porter Krista Rosen '02 and her business partner, Inga Potter, have appeared on ABC's Shark Tank to pitch their skin care company Cold Current Kelp. The two of them began their "seaweed journey" in 2021 and base their operation in coastal southern Maine, where they harvest sugar kelp and transform it into a potent facial oil "rich in antioxidants and protective compounds." Po more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * Oct 8, 2026 "FIRES EVERYWHERE" - Republicans Scramble as "Volatile Senate Landscape" Puts "Surprising Battlegrounds" and "Republican Strongholds" In Play Across the Senate map, Republicans desperate to defend their slim Senate majority are being forced to "make concessions to the punishing political environment" - "shifting money away from races they no longer believe to be winnable" as "an increasingly volatile Senate landscape" open more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley, Lee, Collins Call on Trump Administration to Issue Emergency Scheduling Order for 7-OH, Initiate Permanent Scheduling Proceedings for Kratom * BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA - U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and U.S. Sens. Mike Lee (R-Utah) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) are urging the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to take immediate action to protect Americans from deadl more PR

BERKELEY, California, Oct. 8 -- The International Marine Mammal Project of Earth Island Institute issued the following news: * * * URGENT! Senate "Permit Reform" Bill Guts Protections for Whales Oct 07, 2026 By Mark J. Palmer Back in August, we warned against pending legislation in Congress that would prohibit any further regulation of lobster fishing to protect right whales until the year 2035, despite the dangers of entanglement for the endangered whales. That legislation was added to a new, truly awful package of legislation entitled " more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King, Colleagues Demand Answers on Trump Administration Directive to Reject Established Vaccine Science * WASHINGTON D.C. -- U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME) is joining his colleagues in questioning the Trump Administration's directives to reject established vaccine science, as the United States faces the largest measles outbreak in 35 years. In a letter to Dr. Erica Schwartz, the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), th more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, Oct. 9 -- Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Aaron M. Frey Seeks Court Approval for Settlements with Ascend, Citron, and Mayne Pharma Over Conspiracy to Inflate Prices and Limit Competition 10/08/2026 If You Bought Certain Generic Prescription Drugs in the United States Between May 2009 and December 2019, You Could be Eligible for Money - AUGUSTA - Attorney General Aaron M. Frey today joined a coalition of 45 states and territories seeking court approval of three set more PR

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Oct. 9 -- New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez issued the following news release: * * * The New Mexico Department of Justice Leads Multistate Effort to Protect Head Start from Trump Administration Rollback October 7, 2026 Attorney General Raul Torrez Leads Coalition Challenging Proposed Federal Rules That Would Cut Services for Vulnerable Children - Albuquerque, N.M. -- New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez is leading a coalition of 25 state attorneys general in opposing the Trump Administration's latest effort more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 (TNSxrep) -- The Smithsonian Institution issued the following news release: * * * National Museum of American History Commemorates 250 Years of the Gunboat Philadelphia Conservation Updates and New Research Findings October 8, 2026 The Smithsonian's National Museum of American History is the home of the gunboat Philadelphia, a rare surviving intact American revolutionary war fighting vessel that was part of a small American fleet. The Philadelphia sank on Lake Champlain during the Battle of Valcour Island 250 years ago O more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- The National League for Nursing issued the following news release: * * * NLN Elects New Treasurer & Governors-at-Large to National Leadership Nominations Committee & NLN Certification Commission Also Welcome New Members - Washington, DC -- The National League for Nursing announces the election of a new treasurer and two new members of the NLN Board of Governors. Annual elections and installation took place at the NLN Education Summit this year in Washington, DC. Colleen Marzilli, PhD, DNP, MBA, APRN, FNP-BC, CNE, NEA more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- No Labels, a political organization that advocates for centrism and bipartisanship, issued the following news: * * * October 7, 2026 Could Democrats Win a Majority of Governorships in 2026? Peyton Lofton Democrats have a strong chance to take control of a majority of governorships for the first time in years. And the map looks very different from the usual red-state, blue-state divide. Top Three Takeaways * Democrats have a strong chance of winning a majority of governorships this year. * The map is unusually sc more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Protect Our Care posted the following news: * * * Hospital Crisis Watch: "It's Life and Death" - Republican Health Care Cuts Leave Families With Nowhere to Turn October 7, 2026 Headlines Show How GOP Cuts Are Fueling Layoffs and Cuts, While Maternity Wards Continue to Shutter Nationwide - As GOP health care cuts continue to sink in, hospitals and health care facilities across the county are being pushed to the financial brink. This all comes after Trump and Republicans slashed over $1 trillion from Medicaid and the A more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 (TNSrep) -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Republican Health Care Cuts Are Decimating American Families October 8, 2026 July and August Tally of Layoffs, Closures, and Harms to the American Health Care System Reveals Looming Crisis Following Republicans' Cuts to Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act - Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and House Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Fr more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Tlaib and Green lead letter demanding release of DACA recipient in ICE custody * Ya'akub Ira Vijandre has now been in ICE custody for a year for 'liking' a social media post WASHINGTON - U.S. Reps. Rashida Tlaib (MI-12) and Al Green (TX-09) joined by 21 Members of Congress demanded the release of Ya'akub Ira Vijandre, who was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement a year ago as of yesterday. In a letter to Homeland Security Secretary  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 (TNSida) -- Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Tlaib and Green lead letter demanding release of DACA recipient in ICE custody Oct 08, 2026 WASHINGTON - U.S. Reps. Rashida Tlaib (MI-12) and Al Green (TX-09), joined by 21 Members of Congress, demanded the release of Ya'akub Ira Vijandre, who was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement a year ago as of yesterday. In a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin and ICE Acting Director David Venturella, the M more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: * * * October 08, 2026 Republican Health Care Cuts are Decimating American Families July and August Tally of Layoffs, Closures, and Harms to the American Health Care System Reveals Looming Crisis Following Republicans' Cuts to Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act - Washington, D.C. - Senate Finance Committee (Committee) Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and House Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Fr more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following letter with Sens. Mike Lee, R-Utah, and Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, to Drug Enforcement Administrator Terrance Cole and Food and Drug Administration Acting Commissioner Kyle Diamantas: * * * Here is the text of the letter: October 7, 2026 The Honorable Terrance Cole Administrator U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration 700 Army Navy Drive Arlington, VA 22202 - Kyle Diamantas Acting Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration U.S. Food and Drug Administrati more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- The Smithsonian Institution issued the following news release: * * * "Mighty Miniatures" Showcases Tiny Artworks From Indigenous Communities Across the Western Hemisphere Exhibition Pulls From More Than 1,300 Miniatures In the Museum's Collection October 8, 2026 "Mighty Miniatures," an exhibition celebrating the intricate art of miniatures, is on view at the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian in New York Saturday, Nov. 21-Friday, Aug. 20, 2027. Curated by Anya Montiel (Tohono O'odham descent), the ex more PR

ORONO, Maine, Oct. 8 -- The University of Maine posted the following news release: * * * UMaine senior helps document seabird discovery during Project Puffin internship * On the afternoon of June 19, University of Maine senior Eily Buchanan spotted something peculiar through the narrow window of a wooden shelter while quietly monitoring and photographing seabirds on a midcoast Maine island: a razorbill with a fish in its hatchet-like beak. Razorbills, black-and-white seabirds, were common sightings during her hours-long data collection ses more PR

BIDDEFORD, Maine, Oct. 9 -- The University of New England issued the following news: * * * October 8, 2026 Portland, Maine - Alan Bennett UNE researcher's biotech startup advances in $7 million NIH competition Scott Wood's CellField Technologies is among 20 teams selected nationwide to advance human-based approaches to biomedical research - A biotechnology startup co-founded by University of New England researcher Scott Wood, Ph.D., has been selected as one of 20 teams nationwide to advance in a $7 million National Institutes of Health c more PR

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Oct. 9 -- The Utah Attorney General Office issued the following news: * * * Utah urges consumers to claim compensation for inflated generic drug prices Court gives preliminary approval to plan returning settlement money to consumers who overpaid for generic drugs - Salt Lake City, Utah--Utahns who paid for certain generic drugs between May 2009 and December 2019 may be eligible for compensation. On September 8, the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut gave preliminary approval to a plan to distribute ap more PR