JUNEAU, Alaska, Sept. 18 -- The Alaska Department of Law issued the following news release: * * * Acting Attorney General Cori Mills Announces Settlement with Subprime Auto Lender Credit Acceptance Corporation September 17, 2026 (Anchorage, AK) - Alaska and 40 other states have reached a settlement with Credit Acceptance Corporation (CAC), one of the nation's largest auto finance companies for $709.5m in debt relief and cash payments. This settlement resolves allegations that CAC originated loans that it knew or should have known consumers  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 18 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Joins $694 Million Multistate Settlement with Subprime Auto Lender Credit Acceptance Corporation * LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced that Michigan, along with the attorneys general for 40 other states, has entered into a settlement (PDF) with Credit Acceptance Corporation (CAC) providing $694 million in cash and debt relief to eligible consumers in connection with their car loans. Michigan will rece more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, Sept. 18 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Mayes Joins $694 Million Multistate Settlement with Subprime Auto Lender Credit Acceptance Corporation September 17, 2026 PHOENIX - Attorney General Mayes announced that Arizona, along with the attorneys general for 40 other states, has entered into a settlement with Credit Acceptance Corporation (CAC) providing $694 million in cash and debt relief to consumers in connection with their car loans. CAC is one of the nat more PR

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Sept. 18 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson joins $694 million multistate settlement with subprime auto lender Credit Acceptance Corportation * (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - Attorney General Alan Wilson announced that South Carolina, along with the attorneys general for 40 other states, has entered into a settlement with Credit Acceptance Corporation (CAC) providing $694 million in cash and debt relief to consumers in connection with their car loans. Th more PR

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Sept. 18 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General Clark Announces Settlement With Credit Acceptance Corporation * Attorney General Charity Clark today announced a bipartisan, multistate settlement with Credit Acceptance Corporation (CAC), resolving allegations that CAC originated loans the company knew, or should have known, consumers could not afford. Under the settlement, joined by 40 state attorneys general, CAC will provide $694 million in cash and debt reli more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- District of Columbia Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Schwalb Announces Subprime Auto Lender Will Pay $380,000 for Taking Advantage of DC Car Buyers * Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb announced that the District of Columbia, along with the attorneys general for 40 other states, has entered into a $694 million settlement with Credit Acceptance Corporation (CAC), one of the nation's largest auto finance companies, to resolve allegations the company set car buy more PR

PASADENA, California, Sept. 19 (TNSjou) -- The California Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * How Algae, Avocados, and Happy Accidents Helped Shape a Career: An Interview with Environmental Economist Prakash Mishra September 18, 2026 As a kid growing up in North Carolina, Prakash Mishra was very interested in planets. "My parents got me a telescope when I turned 6 or 7, and that was my personality for probably 10 years," he says, noting that he thought he would eventually study physics or astrophysics. But a series of  more PR

BUFFALO, New York, Sept. 18 -- Canisius University issued the following news: * * * Canisius HELA Students Gain Hands-On Experience Across Higher Education * For Ida Segmuller '25, MS '27, an internship in Germany helped confirm a passion for international education. For Jadyn Moriarty '27, it was an opportunity to see how assessment can improve the student experience. And for Onyeka Osuji '27, a summer managing a university maintenance team taught her how to lead through collaboration. Their experiences demonstrate the breadth of professi more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- The Congressional Budget Office issued the following cost estimate on Sept. 17, 2026, for the Canterbury Shaker Village National Heritage Area Study Authorization Act (S. 2801). * * * S. 2801 would direct the National Park Service (NPS) to study the feasibility and suitability of designating the Canterbury Shaker Village National Historic Landmark in New Hampshire as a national heritage area. The study itself would not designate the village as a national heritage area: such a designation would require a subsequent act more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Sept. 18 [Category: Construction] -- Associated General Contractors of America posted the following news release: * * * Construction Employment Increases In August From A Year Ago In 35 States And D.C.; 31 States Add Jobs From July To August As Association Warns Of Risks From Policies * Ohio and Louisiana Top Rankings between August 2025 and August 2026, While California and New Hampshire Trail; Ohio and Mississippi Top Monthly Gainers, While Colorado and Rhode Island Experience the Worst Monthly Job Losses Constructio more PR

HANOVER, New Hampshire, Sept. 19 -- Dartmouth College issued the following news: * * * Jack Smith Makes a Case for the Rule of Law The former special counsel talks about the importance of integrity in public service. 9/18/2026 Written by Nicola Smith Former Department of Justice Special Counsel Jack Smith said in a capacity-crowd appearance at Dartmouth that the value of public service and public servants to the United States cannot be overestimated and that the rule of law is paramount. "The goal of good prosecutors is to treat people  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Reserve System issued the following action in the Federal Register. * * * Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies The companies listed in this notice have applied to the Board for approval, pursuant to the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1841 et seq.) (BHC Act), Regulation Y (12 CFR part 225), and all other applicable statutes and regulations to become a bank holding company and/or to acquire the assets or the ownership of, control of, or the power to vote  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Rep. Maggie Goodlander, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Goodlander, Escobar Express Concern for Apparent Lack of Support for VA Advisory Committee on Women Veterans * Washington, D.C. - This week, Representatives Maggie Goodlander (NH-2) and Veronica Escobar (TX-16) led a group of ten Democratic Members of Congress in a letter to Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) Doug Collins expressing their concern for the apparent lack of support for the VA Advisory Committee on Women Veterans (ACWV). T more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts posted the following news release: * * * Lowell Man Sentenced to Nearly Seven Years in Prison for Drug Distribution and Gun Charges * BOSTON - A previously convicted felon from Lowell was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for distributing cocaine base (crack cocaine) and illegally possessing two firearms. Marc Sanchez, 32, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Julia E. Kobick to 81 months in prison, to be followed by four more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 [Category: Health Care] -- The National Health Law Program issued the following news: * * * Medicaid Enrollees Challenge Rule Threatening Coverage for People With Serious Health Conditions * Federal rule unlawfully narrows protections for people who are medically frail or have special medical needs BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - Today, five Medicaid enrollees, American College of Physicians, American Academy of Pediatrics, Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine, Doctors for America, New Hampshire Medical Society, New Hamps more PR

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Sept. 19 -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following news release: * * * September 18, 2026 Attorney General John M. Formella Joins $694 Million Multistate Settlement with Subprime Auto Lender Credit Acceptance Corporation Concord, NH - Attorney General John M. Formella announces that New Hampshire, along with the attorneys general of 40 other states, has entered into a settlement with Credit Acceptance Corporation (CAC), one of the nation's largest subprime auto lenders, requiring the compan more PR

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Sept. 19 -- Gov. Kelly Ayotte, R-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * September 18, 2026 Governor Ayotte Celebrates New Hampshire-Greece Trade Council at Glendi CONCORD, NH - Today, Governor Kelly Ayotte joined members of New Hampshire's Greek-American community at the annual Glendi festival to ceremonially sign Senate Bill 526, bipartisan legislation establishing the New Hampshire-Greece Trade Council. The council is designed to strengthen New Hampshire's longstanding relationship with Greece whil more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Sept. 18 -- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release: * * * New Jersey Announces $694 Million Settlement with Subprime Auto Lender Credit Acceptance Corporation For Making Unaffordable, Designed-To-Fail Loans New Jersey and 40 States Hold CAC Accountable After CFPB Permanently Dropped Its Enforcement Action in 2025 September 17, 2026 Office of The Attorney General - Jennifer Davenport, Attorney General Division of Consumer Affairs - Christopher Peterson, Acting Director Divis more PR

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Sept. 18 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release: * * * Drummond reaches settlement with Subprime Auto Lender Credit Acceptance Corporation OKLAHOMA CITY (Sept. 17, 2026) - Attorney General Gentner Drummond announced today that Oklahoma and 40 other states have entered into a settlement with Credit Acceptance Corporation (CAC). CAC will provide $694 million in cash and debt relief to consumers in connection with their car loans. Oklahoma will receive $1.76 million from the sett more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * PASSED THE HOUSE: Pappas's Bipartisan Combating Illicit Xylazine Act * This week the Combating Illicit Xylazine Act, which was introduced by Congressman Chris Pappas(NH-01) and Congressman Jimmy Panetta(CA-19), unanimously passed the House of Representatives. This bill would list xylazine as a Schedule III controlled substance while protecting the drug's legal use by veterinarians, farmers, and ranchers. The legislation now heads to the Sena more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Hassan Presses ICE for Accountability and Transparency Following Whistleblower Complaint Over Agency's Failure to Properly Vet New Recruits * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH), a Senior Member of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, is pressing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for accountability and transparency after a new whistleblower report revealed that the Trump Adminis more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Hassan and Scott Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Significantly Streamline Application Process for Federal Addiction-Related Grant Funding * WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Tim Scott (R-SC) introduced bipartisan legislation to make it easier for organizations on the front lines of the addiction crisis to apply for grants to prevent substance use in the first place, provide addiction treatment, and help people na more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Hassan, Capito Introduce Resolution Recognizing National Concussion Awareness Day * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) reintroduced a resolution recognizing today, Friday, September 18th, as National Concussion Awareness Day. Senator Hassan has championed Concussion Awareness Day since her time as Governor of New Hampshire, following the advocacy of Granite Stater Brooke Schuessler. "Re more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Shaheen, Hassan Demand Answers from Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Cost of Iran War Shaheen, Hassan Demand Answers from Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Cost of Iran War * (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH) joined their Senate colleagues in a letter to Secretary  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release: * * * September 18, 2026 Shaheen, Schatz, Murray, Reed, Warner, Coons Statement on Deadly Iranian Wedding Strike WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Brian Schatz (D-HI), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations, Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Sen more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news: * * * The Long Blue Line: Joshua James and lifesaving heroes in November gale of 1888 * "No vessels sighted since morning. Last night we saw several running for shelter... The Lord help anything off this coast to-night" Keeper Horace Trundy, Portland Maine (November 25, 1888) The storm of November 1888 devastated the Atlantic seaboard from Virginia to the Canadian border. It would begin on November 25th and pound the coast for nearly  more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, Sept. 18 -- Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Jay Jones Announces $694 Million Settlement with Subprime Auto Lender Credit Acceptance Corporation Agreement provides $19 million for Virginia, with $2 million in restitution for impacted Virginians - RICHMOND, Va. - Attorney General Jay Jones announced that Virginia, along with the attorneys general for 40 other states, has entered into a settlement with Credit Acceptance Corporation (CAC) providing $694 million more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Washington Legal Foundation issued the following news release: * * * WLF Opposes Hospital's Attempt to Use State Law to Enforce Federal 340B Drug-Pricing Requirements * Click HERE to read WLF's brief. Washington, DC-Washington Legal Foundation (WLF) today filed an amicus brief in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire opposing a request by Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital for a preliminary injunction against Eli Lilly and Company. In its brief, WLF argues that the hospita more PR