JUNEAU, Alaska, Aug. 6 -- The Alaska Department of Law issued the following news release: * * * Acting Attorney General Cori Mills Announces $400 Million Multi-State Settlement Over Generic Drug Conspiracy (Anchorage, AK) - Acting Alaska Attorney General Cori Mills has joined a coalition of 43 states and territories announcing a $400 million settlement in principle with Sandoz Inc. to resolve allegations that the generic drug manufacturer engaged in widespread, long-running conspiracies to artificially inflate and manipulate prices, reduce c more PR

BOISE, Idaho, Aug. 5 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following news release: * * * AG Labrador Urges Congress to Pass the STOP FRAUD in Medicaid Act * BOISE, ID -Attorney General Raul Labrador joined South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson and 15 other state attorneys general in a letter to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Senate Committee on Finance urging swift passage of H.R. 5364 and S. 4176, both known as the "STOP FRAUD in Medicaid Act." "Every year, criminals steal billions from a program  more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 4 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG's Office Reaches $400 Million Multistate Settlement in Principle with Sandoz Over Conspiracy to Inflate Prices and Limit Competition * BOSTON -Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today joined a bipartisan coalition of 43 states and territories announcing a $400 million settlement in principle with Sandoz Inc. to resolve allegations that the generic drug manufacturer engaged in widespread, long-runnin more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources released the following testimony by Ruarri J. Day-Stirrat, president of the Association of American State Geologists, Portland, Oregon, and state geologist and director of the Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries, from a July 21, 2026, hearing on the Earth MRI Reauthorization Act (H.R. 9640): * * * Chairman Stauber, Ranking Member Ansari, and Members of the Subcommittee: Thank you for the opportunity to submit testimony regarding H.R more PR

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Aug. 4 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Griffin Joins Letter to Congress Urging Passage of STOP FRAUD in Medicaid Act Griffin: 'We've had great success in addressing provider fraud, so it only makes sense to empower the experienced and capable investigators and prosecutors to tackle beneficiary and recipient fraud as well' - Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement after joining 16 other state attorneys general in asking congressiona more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: * * * BLM to Sell 6.5 Million Board Feet of Timber in Idaho * BOISE, Idaho - The Bureau of Land Management will offer two timber sales August 10 that will support Idaho jobs, provide materials for local mills and construction, and help reduce wildfire risk on nearly 600 acres of public land. Together, the projects will make about 6.5 million board feet of timber available through competitive sales. "More than 20 percent of more PR

BOISE, Idaho, Aug. 6 -- Boise State University issued the following news: * * * Studying 'car-swallowing' debris flows to improve hazard assessment in Idaho "We had one of the biggest series of large debris flows July 22, 2026. It came out of a tributary called Trail Creek, which flows through the Grandjean campground, and it actually inundated the campground, destroying multiple vehicles. Luckily, there were no fatalities, but there's now a big recovery effort underway from that." That's Robby Jost speaking, a second year masters student i more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo Calls for Improvements to H-2A Guest Worker Program * Washington, D.C.-U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) joined a bicameral group of lawmakers in urging the federal agencies responsible for administering the H-2A agricultural guest worker program to make changes to improve its effectiveness. In a letter to the secretaries of the U.S. Departments of Labor (DOL), State (DOS) and Homeland Security (DHS), Crapo joined five additional Senators and 12  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 5, 2026: * * * Crapo, Wyden Reaffirm Commitment to Extending Advanced Manufacturing Investment Credit U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) today reaffirmed their bipartisan commitment to extending the Advanced Manufacturing Investment Credit (CHIPS ITC), citing the tax credit's role in strengthening domestic semiconductor manufacturing, creating jobs more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Crowell and Moring, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Crowell & Moring Represents Antares in $470 Million Series C * August 4, 2026: Crowell & Moring represented Antares, a nuclear fission energy company developing compact microreactors for defense and space applications, in connection with its $470 million Series C funding round. The round was co-led by Paradigm and Caffeinated Capital, with participation from Point72 Ventures, Shine Capital, Industrious Ventures, and others. The c more PR

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho, Aug. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Idaho National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * America built nuclear power in Idaho first. Now it's doing it again. American researchers and engineers first split the atom for usable electricity in Idaho. They built the reactor prototype of the nation's first nuclear submarine there. They raised more than 50 one-of-a-kind reactors on an 890-square-mile stretch of Idaho desert. Idaho was the cradle for the first atomic age. Now, decades later, it is again the bir more PR

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Aug. 6 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release on Aug. 5, 2026: * * * Drummond announces $469 million settlement with Sandoz over generic drug price-fixing scheme Attorney General Gentner Drummond today announced a $469 million settlement with Sandoz Inc. to resolve allegations that the generic drug manufacturer engaged in widespread, long-running conspiracies to artificially inflate prices, reduce competition and unreasonably restrain trade involving numerous generic prescript more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Risch Introduces Bill to Improve Veteran Access to Disability Benefits * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) today introduced theVeterans' Earned Benefits Access Act to allow veterans to access their disability benefits when repaying separation pay. Under current law, the VA is required to withhold a veteran's entire monthly disability payment until their separation pay has been recouped. The Veterans' Earned Benefits Access Act would allow v more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Risch, Warner Introduce Civil Nuclear Export Act to Strengthen U.S. Competitiveness * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Mark Warner (D-Va.), co-chairs of the Senate Advanced Nuclear Caucus, today introduced the Civil Nuclear Export Act to strengthen the United States' ability to compete in existing and emerging nuclear markets and counter Russian and Chinese civil nuclear technologies. "The United States and Idaho are the home of nucl more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Murray Makes it Clear: A Vote for Todd Blanche is A Vote to Ban Abortion in All Fifty States * Murray: "Mr. Blanche told us all exactly what he plans to do if Senators confirm him. His goal was to make the Dobbs decision 'permanent in every single state.' Every. Single. State." Murray: "This isn't just a confirmation vote anymore-it's a roll-call vote on which Senators endorse banning abortion in all 50 states from the federal level. I'm more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 5 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news: * * * Tennessee Secures Multistate Settlement in Principle with Sandoz Over Alleged Generic Drug Price-Fixing * Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti today joined a bipartisan coalition of 43 states and territories announcing a $400 million settlement in principle with Sandoz Inc. to resolve allegations that the generic drug manufacturer engaged in widespread conspiracies to inflate and manipulate generic drug prices, reduce compet more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senators Katie Britt, Marsha Blackburn, Colleagues Seek to Permanently Restore Biological Sex Standard * WASHINGTON, D.C. -U.S. Senators Katie Britt (R-Ala.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), and nine of their Senate colleagues introduced the Title IX Clarification Act, which would ensure Title IX anti-discrimination requirements tied to federal education funding are based on biological sex and not "sexual orientation or gender identity." "President more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service issued 'Vegetables and Pulses Outlook: July 2026' by Wilma V. Davis and Catharine Weber, report number VGS-379, on July 30, 2026. Approved by USDA's World Agricultural Outlook Board, the report says planted area for potatoes and the major pulse crops is lower in 2026 than a year earlier. WASHINGTON -- U.S. potato and pulse growers are heading into 2026 with fewer acres in the ground, according to USDA's latest outlook. The report finds that planted a more PR