JACKSON, Mississippi, Oct. 17 -- Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch issued the following news release: * * * October 16, 2026 AG Fitch Urges Court to Protect Children Online in Character.AI Bankruptcy Filing (Jackson, Mississippi) Attorney General Lynn Fitch announced that Mississippi is joining a coalition of state attorneys general in filing a notice in the bankruptcy proceedings of Character Technologies, Inc. -- the company behind the popular chatbot company Character.AI. The filing puts potential purchasers of Character.AI's te more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Americans for Tax Reform issued the following commentary: * * * "Medicare for All" Would Saddle Americans with a Long List of Tax Increases Isabelle Marchese 10/13/2026 Four weeks before the midterms, the Democratic Party's left flank, an increasingly larger part of its base, is running on Medicare for All. The Democratic Socialists of America now require every member they elect to uphold a platform promising healthcare "at no cost to individuals." Several candidates have noted their support of some version of unive more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Rep. Maggie Goodlander, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * As New Hampshire Home Prices Hit a Record $575,000, Goodlander Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Cut the Delays Driving Up the Cost of Building a Home * 85% of Granite State households cannot afford the median home. Goodlander's bipartisan Build More Homes Act, co-led with Republican Congressman Jefferson Shreve, would put pre-approved home designs that save builders time and money under the microscope, so more communities can use what works more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Oct. 17 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Brown Joins Letter Supporting Internet for Schools and Libraries as FCC Considers Cuts 10/16/2026 BALTIMORE, MD - Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined a coalition of 23 attorneys general in filing a comment letter with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) advocating that it maintains the E-Rate program, which was approved by Congress in 1996 and provides over $3 billion a year to discount the cost o more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Oct. 17 -- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Davenport Seeks Consumer Protections in Character.AI Bankruptcy October 15, 2026 Notice of States' Interest and Reservation of Rights - TRENTON -- Attorney General Jennifer Davenport and the Division of Consumer Affairs today announced that New Jersey is joining a coalition of state attorneys general in filing a notice in the bankruptcy proceedings of Character Technologies, Inc., the company behind the  more PR

PIERRE, South Dakota, Oct. 17 -- South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley issued the following news release: Attorney General Jackley Seeks Consumer Protections in Character.AI bankruptcy Oct. 15, 2026 PIERRE, S.D. - South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces he has joined a bi-partisan group of Attorneys General in filing a notice in the bankruptcy proceedings of Character Technologies, Inc., the company behind the popular chatbot company Character.AI. The court filing identifies serious concerns about the company's safety and more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, Oct. 17 -- Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Jones Puts Character.AI on Notice with Bankruptcy Court Filing Emphasizes Protections for Virginia Consumers After Engaging in a Yearslong Investigation - RICHMOND, Va. - Attorney General Jay Jones announced that Virginia is joining a coalition of state attorneys general in filing a notice in the bankruptcy proceedings of Character Technologies, Inc., the company behind the popular chatbot company Character.AI. The more PR

ORONO, Maine, Oct. 16 -- The University of Maine posted the following news release: * * * Belonging and belief: Why evangelical churches draw many migrants in the US * In October 2024, right before the presidential election, I had coffee with Kim, a Congolese asylum-seeker living in southern Maine. Our conversation quickly turned to politics, and I cautiously asked about her views, although she could not vote. During his campaign, Donald Trump had vowed mass deportations, and I assumed immigration policies would be among her top priorities more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * Oct 16, 2026 DSCC FRIDAY TAKEAWAYS: Prairie Problems, Paxton's Never-Ending Tour, This Could've Been a Debate, and Yes Woman Hinson TGIF. Welcome back to Friday Takeaways from the DSCC - your weekly update from the DSCC Press Team on what you need to know across the Senate battlegrounds. There are 18 days until the midterms. PRAIRIE PROBLEMS: GOP Sen. Roger Marshall is closing out an abysmal week that put his corruption under the m more PR

ORONO, Maine, Oct. 16 -- The University of Maine posted the following news release: * * * How do forests recover after logging? UMaine researchers plan to find out * U.S. Department of Energy grant supports UMaine study of forest recovery after timber harvesting led by Daniel Hayes, professor of geospatial analysis and remote sensing Maine's forests support jobs, supply wood for homes and businesses, and provide places to hunt, hike and enjoy the outdoors. University of Maine researchers will study what happens after a timber harvest -- an more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 (TNSFR) -- The Hudson Museum at the University of Maine, Orono, intends to repatriate a basket identified as an object of cultural patrimony to the Yavapai-Apache Nation of the Camp Verde Indian Reservation in Arizona. The basket was collected from a cliff dwelling in Arizona's Verde Valley by an unknown individual at an unknown date. It was held by the Portland Society of Natural History before the Maine Audubon Society, its successor organization, transferred it to the Hudson Museum in 1995. The museum determined that th more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Club for Growth, an advocacy organization, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Blue State Taxpayers Are Funding Red State Scholarships -- And Their Governors Don't Care Will Mitola | October 12, 2026 Washington, D.C. - In case you missed it, Club for Growth President David McIntosh published an op-ed in the Washington Examiner calling out Democratic governors who have refused to opt into President Trump's federal school freedom program. The program establishes a dollar-for-dollar federal tax credit up to $ more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 [Category: Engineering] -- The International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers posted the following news: * * * IFPTE Backs Pro-Worker Candidates for 2026 U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate Elections * The 2026 Congressional elections come at a pivotal moment in American history and will have a monumental impact on working people and union members throughout the United States. All 435 seats in House of Representatives, plus 6 nonvoting delegate seats, and 33 of the 100 Senate seats are up for  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King, Colleagues Push to Protect Reliable Satellite Weather Data * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Angus King (I-ME), John Hickenlooper (D-CO), and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) are highlighting the life-saving importance of reliable satellite weather data crucial for national security, public safety, and economic resilience across the United States. In a bipartisan letter to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Dr. Neil Jacobs, the Administrator of the Nat more PR

BUFFALO, New York, Oct. 16 [Category: BizFinancial Services] -- M&T Bank, a financial holding company, issued the following news release: * * * M&T Bank Corporation (NYSE:MTB) announces third quarter 2026 results * BUFFALO, N.Y., Oct. 16, 2026 -- M&T Bank Corporation ("M&T" or "the Company") reports quarterly net income of $775 million or $5.04 of diluted earnings per common share. (Dollars in millions, except per share data) 3Q26 2Q26 3Q25 Earnings Highlights Net interest income $ 1,793 $ 1,792 $ 1,761 Taxable-equivalent adjustme more PR

ORONO, Maine, Oct. 16 -- The University of Maine posted the following news release: * * * Maine fire departments struggle with staffing as calls increase, study shows * Forty-seven percent of Maine fire departments surveyed say they had been too short staffed to respond to some calls in the last three years, according to a statewide study by the Maine Office of the State Fire Marshal and the University of Maine. Call volumes across the state have increased by 78% in the last decade, with some individual fire departments saying they doubled more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 17 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: * * * October 16, 2026 NEW REPORT: Canada Tariffs Are "A Problem For The Man Democrats Call 'Price Hike Mike' LANSING -- According to new reporting from The Boston Globe, Mike Rogers now finds himself in "a difficult position" as he's taken "a more Trump-friendly view of the Canada trade war" and argued "Trump's tariffs have overall been a positive for the nation," even as they spike costs and kill Michigan manufacturing jobs. According to the more PR

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii, Oct. 17 -- Navy Region Hawaii issued the following news: * * * Navy Region Hawaii empowers Sailors for the 2026 Midterm Elections 16 October 2026 JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- Demonstrating that operational readiness extends to civic responsibility, Commander, Navy Region Hawaii (CNRH) conducted a command-wide military voting stand down at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam's Memorial Chapel, Oct. 9, 2026. Capt. Gregory deWindt, chief of staff for CNRH, led the briefing to help service members and first-time v more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Pingree, DeLauro: New GAO Report Builds Case for Congressional Action on Textile Waste * Today, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), founder of the Slow Fashion Caucus and Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, and Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee, released a new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report on developing  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Rep. Linda T. Sanchez, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Sanchez, Sewell lead 55 Democrats in opposing U.S. Withdrawal from International Labor Organization * ILO withdrawal would weaken international labor standards, undercut American workers WASHINGTON - Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee Ranking Member Linda Sanchez (D-Calif.) and Oversight Subcommittee Ranking Member Terri Sewell (D-Ala.) today led 55 of their House Democratic colleagues in calling on the Trump administration to maintain Unite more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release: * * * SBA's Million Dollar Pitch Competition to Stream on Prime Video and YouTube Five entrepreneurs will take the stage to compete, alongside Nicki Minaj, Grant Cardone, Joe Gebbia, and Dean Cain on October 20th October 15, 2026 WASHINGTON -- Today, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced that its Million Dollar Pitch Competition will stream starting October 20 on Prime Video and YouTube. The high-stakes contest, hosted by Dean Cain  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Collins, Bipartisan Group of Senators Call for Investigation into Starlink Disruptions in Ukraine * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Susan Collins, Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Jack Reed (D-RI), John Cornyn (R-TX), Chris Coons (D-DE), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) sent a letter to the Department of Defense's Inspector General, Platte Moring III, calling for an investigation in more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Collins, King Announce More Than $37 Million for Freight Rail Upgrades in Northern Maine * Funding comes from a federal railway improvement program Senator Collins helped increase funding for as a lead negotiator of the 2021 bipartisan infrastructure law WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Susan Collins, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and Angus King announced that the Maine Department of Transportation (MaineDOT) has  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Collins, King Announce More Than $37 Million for Freight Rail Upgrades in Northern Maine * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Susan Collins, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and Angus King announced that the Maine Department of Transportation (MaineDOT) has been awarded $37,040,000 for the Northern Aroostook Rail Gateway Modernization and Safety Project. This funding will support the rehabilitation of approximately 90  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 [Category: Environment] -- The League of Conservation Voters posted the following news release: * * * THIS WEEK IN CLIMATE ACTION - OCTOBER 16, 2026 * Your weekly resource to learn what the environmental movement is saying about the news of the day and the political fight of our generation. This week, communities across the country are raising the alarm about data centers. The Trump administration is continuing its attacks on offshore wind, and we're looking out for who's putting people over polluters in the upcoming ele more PR

ORONO, Maine, Oct. 16 -- The University of Maine posted the following news release: * * * UMaine scientists explore quantum materials for next-generation electronics * U.S. Department of Energy-supported project is led by assistant professor Tomas Marangoni (Department of Chemistry and Frontier Institute for Research in Sensor Technologies, FIRST) As computer chips approach the limits of miniaturization, University of Maine researchers are exploring new quantum materials that could help power the next generation of electronics. A U.S. Dep more PR