SACRAMENTO, California, April 3 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Opposes Trump Administration Executive Orders Targeting Law Firms' Rights to Free Speech * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general in submitting an amicus brief opposing the Trump Administration's Executive Orders targeting four law firms for representing positions and clients the administration dislik more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 3 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL LEADS COALITION SUPPORTING LAW FIRMS TARGETED FOR RETRIBUTION BY TRUMP ADMINISTRATION * Raoul and AGs File Brief Backing Challenge of Unconstitutional Executive Orders that Undermine the Rule of Law Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul co-led a coalition of 21 attorneys general today in filing an amicus brief supporting law firms challenging unconstitutional more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, April 3 -- California State University issued the following news release on April 2, 2026: * * * Cal State LA hosts 1,200+ students for ASCE Pacific Southwest Student Symposium 2026 Student teams compete in hands-on engineering challenges including concrete canoe, steel bridge, GeoWall, and timber design-build. * More than 1,200 civil engineering students from 14 universities across Southern California and Hawaii gathered at Cal State LA from March 27 to 30 for the  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The Disability and Communication Access Board (DCAB), part of the Hawaii Department of Health, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Access Board (Docket ATBCB-2026-0001 Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking). The letter addresses the federal agency's consideration of standards for universal changing tables, with DCAB endorsing the incorporation by reference of section 613.4 of ICC A117.1-2017 with Supplement 1. The U.S. Access Board is exploring whether to adopt  more ST

HONOLULU, Hawaii, April 4 -- Gov. Josh Green, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release on April 3, 2026: * * * State of Hawaii Responds to Kona Low Impacts, Launches Kona Low Interim Disaster Case Management Program Governor Josh Green and the Hawai'i Emergency Management Agency (HIEMA) today announced the launch of a statewide interim Disaster Case Management Program (DCMP) for residents impacted by the Kona Low weather events. Disaster Case Management Programs connect survivors of disas more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 4 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on April 3, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Supports Law Firms Targeted for Retribution by Trump Administration Coalition Files Brief Backing Challenge of Unconstitutional Executive Orders that Undermine the Rule of Law * Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general today in filing an amicus brief supporting law firms challenging unconstitutional e more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, April 4 -- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release on April 3, 2026: * * * Attorney General Davenport Co-Leads Amicus Brief Against Trump Administration's Targeting of Law Firms Multistate Coalition Asks Court of Appeals to Defend Rule of Law View Amicus Brief (https://www.njoag.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/2026-0403_As-Filed-Multistate-Brief-Law-Firm-EO-Appeals.pdf) * Attorney General Jennifer Davenport co-led a coalition of  more PR

SANTA BARBARA, California, April 3 [Category: Health Care] -- Direct Relief posted the following news: * * * Ongoing Flood Response in Hawai'i, Medical Aid for 20 Countries, and More * Over the past week, Direct Relief has delivered 567 shipments of requested medical aid to 35 U.S. states and territories and 19 countries worldwide. The shipments contained 1,020,352 defined daily doses of medication. Medications and supplies shipped this week included specialty therapies, antibiotics, repro more PR

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Schatz Statement On Trump Administration's Budget Proposal * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i), Ranking Member of Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations, today released the following statement on the Trump administration's fiscal year 2027 budget request, which proposes slashing critical investments in lifesaving foreign assistance. "The T more PR

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release: * * * SBA Offers Relief to Hawaii Small Businesses and Private Nonprofits Affected by Downtown Hilo Fire * WASHINGTON -The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced low interest federal disaster loans are now available to small businesses and private nonprofit (PNP) organizations in Hawaii who sustained economic losses caused by the Downtown Hilo Fire occurring more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, April 3 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Urban planning students engage with communities through the Freedom Summer Fellowship * For the past three summers, MIT master's students and recently graduated planners have collaborated with cities and community organizations to advance climate, infrastructure, and economic development initiatives. They're known as the Freedom Summer Fellows, participants in an impact-driven prog more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 4 -- Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones issued the following news release on April 3, 2026: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL JAY JONES SUES TRUMP ADMINISTRATION OVER UNLAWFUL EXECUTIVE ORDER ATTEMPTING TO EXERT FEDERAL CONTROL OVER ELECTIONS Executive Order Threatens to Disenfranchise Eligible Voters and Violates States' Authority to Administer Elections * Attorney General Jay Jones today joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general in suing President Trump in the U.S. Distri more PR