WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- The AFL-CIO issued the following news release: * * * AFL-CIO's Final GOTV Push Engages Millions of Union Voters Who Will Make the Margin of Difference in Key Elections October 30, 2026 The Labor Movement's Leaders Will Join Union Members, Volunteers and Labor-Endorsed Candidates Throughout the Country in the Final Weekend - (Washington, D.C.)--In the final weekend before Election Day, the AFL-CIO is building on its largest-ever midterm operation and getting out the vote across the country, mobilizing tens of thousan more PR

SALEM, Oregon, Oct. 30 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release: * * * AG Rayfield Defends Order Blocking Trump Administration from Interfering with California Ballots * AG Rayfield Defends Order Blocking Trump from Interfering w/CA Ballots Attorney General Dan Rayfield today again backed California in its fight to protect its elections, co-leading a filing that urges a federal appeals court to reject the Trump administration's last-minute attempt to keep about 20,000 mail ballots from being counted in an e more PR

SALEM, Oregon, Oct. 30 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release: * * * AG Rayfield Leads 17-State Coalition: No One is Above Fraud Laws... Not Even Trump * Attorney General Dan Rayfield today led 17 states in defending a basic principle: fraud is against the law, no matter who commits it or how sophisticated the victim is. Oregon filed a friend-of-the-court brief in the civil fraud case New York brought against Donald Trump and his business associates for inflating the values of assets to obtain better term more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Oct. 29 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Joins Amicus Brief Supporting State's Right to Seek Accountability for Fraud Among Private Businesses * OAKLAND -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta, as part of a coalition of 17 attorneys general, filed an amicus brief in People of the State of New York v. Trump, emphasizing the important role state attorneys general play in policing economic fraud even when that fraud takes place in private commercia more PR

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Oct. 29 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General Clark Announces $4.5M Settlement With General Motors for Sharing Drivers' Private Data * Attorney General Charity Clark and a bipartisan coalition of 35 other attorneys general today announced General Motors (GM) will pay a total of $220 million to settle allegations that the company illegally sold consumers' private driver behavior data and location information to third parties. The third parties included data br more PR

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Oct. 28 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General Clark Joins Coalition of Attorneys General Defending Assault Weapons Restrictions Before the U.S. Supreme Court * Attorney General Clark joined a multistate amicus brief filed in the U.S. Supreme Court today defending the right of states to protect their citizens from the extraordinary lethality of AR-15 platform and similar semiautomatic rifles. The brief, joined by a coalition of 17 other states and the Distric more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 30 -- North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Jeff Jackson Reaches $220 Million Settlement with General Motors Over Secret OnStar Data Sharing * Friday, October 30, 2026 RALEIGH -- Attorney General Jeff Jackson and a bipartisan coalition of 36 states have reached a $220 million settlement with General Motors to resolve allegations that the company illegally collected and sold data its OnStar Smart Driver program collected about its drivers. "Gener more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Oct. 30 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Joins Coalition Defending Authority to Enforce Fraud Law Against President Trump * (Hartford, CT) - Attorney General William Tong joined a coalition of 17 states in urging the New York Court of Appeals to reject an argument by Donald Trump that could weaken the ability of state attorneys general to hold businesses and individuals accountable for fraud. Connecticut joined an amicus brief in the civil fra more PR

BRISTOL, Connecticut, Oct. 30 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN+, ESPNU and ESPNews combine to carry more than 150 NBA G League games for the 2026-27 season * ESPN will present more than 150 NBA G League games during the 2026-27 season across ESPN+, ESPNU and ESPNews, beginning Tuesday, Nov. 10. Opening-night coverage on ESPN+ features nine games, including Rio Grande Valley Vipers vs. Oklahoma City Blue, Rip City Remix vs. Salt Lake City Stars, Motor City Cruise vs. Clevelan more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 30 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Foley Hoag, a law firm, posted the following news: * * * Foley Hoag Receives ACLU of Massachusetts Beacon of Liberty Award * Foley Hoag has been honored with the ACLU of Massachusetts Beacon of Liberty Award, which recognizes individuals and organizations that have made exceptional contributions to advancing civil liberties and civil rights. The firm received the award in recognition of its pro bono work protecting the constitutional rights of immigration detainees in Massachusetts more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, Oct. 30 -- Gov. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Spanberger Celebrates Court Ruling Protecting Healthcare Coverage for Virginians With Serious Illnesses * Judge Strikes Down Federal Rules that Would Have Made It More Difficult for Patients with Cancer, Substance Use Disorder, Disabilities & Other Chronic Illnesses to Access Care RICHMOND, VA -- Governor Abigail Spanberger today celebrated Virginia winning a federal court ruling blocking the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Med more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * October 29, 2026 King, Rounds Call for Maximum H-2B Work Visas to Alleviate Seasonal Worker Shortages Senators press administration, noting that "employers' workforce needs cannot be met with American workers alone" WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Angus King (I-Maine) and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), along with a bipartisan group of their colleagues, sent a letter to the Department of Labor (DOL) Secretary Keith Sonderling and Department of Homeland more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, Oct. 31 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following text of a radio address: * * * Battling High Home Heating Costs and Available Resources October 30, 2026 Hello, this is Governor Janet Mills, and thank you for listening. Well, cold weather is upon us already, and we're getting ready for heating season. Recently, the U.S. Department of Energy authorized the release of up to 315,000 barrels of fuel oil from the Northeast Home Heating Oil Reserve. While we hope this action might ease prices for Maine people in the nea more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 [Category: Environment] -- The League of Conservation Voters posted the following news release: * * * MEMO: LCV Action Fund 2026 Pre-Election Final Update * From: Sara Chieffo, Senior Vice President of Government Affairs Date: October 30, 2026 Re: LCV Action Fund 2026 Pre-Election Final Updates Voters across the country have made it clear: they cannot afford the economic disaster of Trump and MAGA Republican's dirty energy agenda. Trump and Congressional Republicans are raising costs, banning clean energy, and gutting more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 [Category: Political] -- Senate Majority PAC, an organization that works to elect Democratic senators who are committed to an economy that provides opportunity and security for America's working families and who stand up to protect the rights of all Americans, posted the following news release: * * * Senate Majority PAC Invests $750,000 in South Carolina * Today, Senate Majority PAC announced a $750,000 digital ad campaign in South Carolina supporting Annie Andrews in her race against Darline Graham. The latest polling  more PR

SYRACUSE, New York, Oct. 31 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: * * * Maxwell School Panel Weighs Midterm Elections Scholars, journalists and a pollster recently discussed voter turnout, polling uncertainties and what's at stake in the Nov. 3 election. Oct. 29, 2026 Cost-of-living pressures and polling uncertainty are among the key factors to watch in the Nov. 3 midterm elections, a panel of political journalists, academics and a pollster said during a virtual lecture hosted by the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Af more PR

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Oct. 30 -- The University of New Mexico posted the following news: * * * UNM scientists help uncover 4.1 billion-year-old Martian meteorite revealing clues to planet's ancient past Rare discovery provides new insights into conditions that may have supported life By Steve Carr October 29, 2026 Scientists at the University of New Mexico have played a key role in identifying a rare, 4.1-billion-year-old Martian meteorite that provides new evidence that the Red Planet may have once had a wetter, Earth-like environment. more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- The U.S. Navy issued the following news story: * * * USS Columbia Arrives at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard * KITTERY, Maine (Oct. 29, 2026) -Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Columbia (SSN 771) and its crew arrived at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Thursday, Oct. 29, for a scheduled maintenance and modernization period. While at the shipyard, Columbia will undergo an overhaul as part of the Service Life Extension Program to ensure the submarine continues to protect the nation with unlimited endurance and stealth. "As C more PR

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Oct. 31 -- Utah Attorney General Derek Brown issued the following news: * * * Utah and other states reach $220 million settlement with GM over driver data SALT LAKE CITY, Utah -- Utah Attorney General Derek Brown, the Utah Department of Commerce's Division of Consumer Protection, and 35 other attorneys general reached a $220 million settlement with General Motors (GM) over allegations that the automaker sold drivers' driving behavior and location data without their consent. Utah will receive $6,938,619 from the settleme more PR

OMAHA, Nebraska, Oct. 31 -- The University of Nebraska Omaha Campus posted the following news: * * * Why Nebraska's 2nd Congressional District Captures National Attention UNO Political Science Assistant Professor Huchen Liu, Ph.D., explains why Nebraska's 2nd District attracts national attention and how its elections could shape statewide politics. 2026/10/29 Every four years, Americans watching presidential election coverage encounter an unusual sight: a single electoral vote in Nebraska attracting attention alongside entire battleground  more PR