WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corp.) issued the following news: * * * Amtrak Opens New State-of-the-Art Train Maintenance Facility in Seattle * SEATTLE - Amtrak and partners cut the ribbon on a new $250 million Maintenance and Inspection Facility in Seattle, designed to support the new Airo fleet that debuted on the Amtrak Cascades route last month. Delivered on time and $50 million under budget, the facility will open in phases through the end of 2026. The nearly 100,000-square-foot building is the first maint more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Oct. 23 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Celebrates Ninth Circuit Ruling Upholding Order Against President Trump's Unlawful and Unconstitutional Federalization of California National Guard * OAKLAND -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta and Governor Gavin Newsom today issued the following statements after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit upheld a lower court's order blocking the Trump Administration's federalization and deployme more PR

SALEM, Oregon, Oct. 23 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Dan Rayfield: ICE Abandons Newport Detention Center, Says No Plans Anywhere in Oregon * In court documents filed today, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) confirmed that it has no current plans to construct an immigration detention facility anywhere in Oregon. ICE also agreed to provide prior notice if it resumes plans to open a detention facility in Newport. The move--a win for Oregonians' civil rights--comes more PR

SALEM, Oregon, Oct. 23 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Rayfield Urges Oregonians to Clean Out Their Medicine Cabinets for National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day * Free, anonymous drop-off this Saturday, October 24, at sites across Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield is encouraging Oregonians to take a few minutes this week to gather up old, unused, or expired prescription medications and drop them off for free this Saturday, October 24, during the Drug Enforcement Adminis more PR

LONDON, England, Oct. 24 (TNSjou) -- BMJ Group issued the following news release about BMJ Open: * * * US cannabis legalisation linked to rise in cardiovascular hospital admissions Those for atrial fibrillation, heart failure, and heart attack all rose faster after law enacted - Legalisation of recreational cannabis in the US is associated with a rise in hospital admissions for cardiovascular disease, finds an analysis of more than 50 million patient discharge records, published in the open access journal BMJ Open. Admissions for atrial f more PR

WALLA WALLA, Washington, Oct. 23 -- Whitman College posted the following news: * * * Bright Lights: Meet Some of the Students Shaping Whitman's Class of 2030 * Leaders, visionaries, scholars. The Class of 2030 brought more than 400 exceptional new students to Whitman, including this year's Posse Scholars, who recently met for a community-building event with their advisor, Aaron Strain, the Baker Ferguson Chair of Politics and Leadership; President Sarah Bolton; Senior Director of Belonging and Inclusion Dr. Jamaica DelMar; and Vice Presiden more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Rep. Maxine Dexter, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Dexter, Larsen Introduce Bill to Stop Trump Admin from Rolling Back Veterans' Benefits * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, U.S. Representatives Maxine Dexter, M.D. (OR-03) and Rick Larsen (WA-02) introduced the Veteran Breast Cancer Fairness Act to restore male breast cancer as a presumptive illness under the Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act (PACT Act). October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and October 17 to 23 is Men's Brea more PR

PORTLAND, Oregon, Oct. 23 [Category: Sociological] -- Prosper Global (formerly the Mercy Corps) posted the following news release: * * * Ebola Widening Reach Heightens Urgency for Coordinated Africa Response * The confirmation of Ebola in Kenya and Nigeria, amid the ongoing outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), underscores the need for closer cooperation between countries to detect infections early and prevent further transmission. DRC continues to bear by far the heaviest burden, with more than 9,700 confirmed cases and over more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * From Devastation to Chaos: Tracking the Impact of Trade Policy In New Hampshire and Across All 50 States * WASHINGTON D.C. -- Today, Public Citizen released a new set of fact sheets that track the toll of the NAFTA-WTO era and today's chaotic trade policies on the workers, farmers, local communities in New Hampshire and in all 50 states in the U.S., covering lost manufacturing jobs and farms, shuttered factories, battered union membership, d more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development issued the following news release: * * * HUD Announces Voluntary Compliance Agreement with Multnomah County, Oregon Ensures Residents Have Equal Access to Housing Services October 23, 2026 WASHINGTON -- Today, HUD announced that Multnomah County, Oregon, and the Multnomah County Homeless Services Department have agreed to stop dispensing assistance to the county's homeless population based on race, color, and national origin in violation of the Fair Housing Act and more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 [Category: Political] -- Reproductive Freedom for All (formerly the NARAL Pro-Choice America) posted the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Mini Timmaraju Continues My Body. My Ballot. October Sprint With Candidates in California, Arizona, and Nevada * This week, Reproductive Freedom for All President and CEO Mini Timmaraju brought the My Body. My Ballot. campaign to battleground races in California, Arizona, and Nevada--connecting the fight for reproductive freedom with health care and affordability, demanding account more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 [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. 24 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Energy Pacific Northwest National Laboratory issued the following report on Oct. 21, 2026, entitled "Regional Energy Needs Planning Process (CRADA 670) Final Report." Here are excerpts: * * * Abstract The intent of this research was to convene regulators, utility stakeholders, tribes (6 Sovereigns), and the general public/consumer, in a regional analysis spanning Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington. The novelty was that this analysis would not be conducted in a vacuum, but would b more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Rep. Maxine Dexter, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Dexter, Grijalva, and Ansari Join Reproductive Freedom for All to Advocate for Pregnant Women in Immigration Detention * ELOY, AZ -- Yesterday, on Wednesday, October 21, Congresswoman Maxine Dexter (OR-03), joined Representatives Adelita S. Grijalva (AZ-07), Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03) alongside Reproductive Freedom for All President Mini Timmaraju, for an oversight visit to the Eloy Detention Center to hear directly from women about their reprod more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 23 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news: * * * Tennessee Attorney General Fights to Protect Children and Consumers in Character.AI Bankruptcy * Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti announced that he is involved in a multistate effort, including a coalition of other state attorneys general, to protect children and consumers as Character Technologies, Inc., the company behind the artificial intelligence chatbot platform Character.AI, moves through Chapter 11 bankruptcy pr more PR

TACOMA, Washington, Oct. 23 -- The University of Puget Sound posted the following news: * * * The Champions Among Us * Logger scholar-athletes have been bringing fans to their feet for more than a century, backed by a long line of remarkable athletic directors, coaches, and support staff. Here are a few notable historic story lines worth celebrating. The 1903 football team -- which finished the season undefeated and with one tie -- made the front page of the Tacoma Daily Ledger when it defeated the University of Nevada 10-0 at Tacoma's 11t more PR