OLYMPIA, Washington, Jan. 13 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * AG Brown sues HHS in 50th lawsuit against federal overreach harming Washingtonians * In his 50th lawsuit against federal overreach since taking office almost one year ago, Attorney General Nick Brown today joined 11 other attorneys general in suing the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for unlawfully conditioning hundreds of billions of dollars in federal fun  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 13, 2026: * * * Ahead of Senate Vote to Repeal Trump-Kennedy-Oz Attacks on Health Care, Wyden Urges Support for Lowering Costs and Repealing Red Tape Restrictions I rise in support of Senator Warner and Senator Ossoff, who are both working tirelessly to lower health care costs for American families. Today, the Senate will vote to repeal a host of harmful p  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 13 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Files Lawsuit Opposing Trump Administration's Attempt to Unilaterally Impose Discriminatory Conditions on Grant Recipients * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta, co-leading a multistate coalition, today filed a lawsuit challenging new conditions in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Grants Policy Statement and other grant doc  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Jan. 13 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General Clark Sues HHS for Conditioning Funding on Discrimination Policy * Attorney General Charity Clark today joined 11 other attorneys general in suing the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for unlawfully conditioning hundreds of billions of dollars in federal funding on states' agreement to discriminate against transgender people. Under a new HHS pol  more

SALEM, Oregon, Jan. 13 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Dan Rayfield Sues HHS Over Policy Forcing States to Discriminate * Attorney General Dan Rayfield and 11 other attorneys general today sued the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for unlawfully conditioning hundreds of billions of dollars in federal funding on states' agreement to discriminate against transgender people. Under a new HHS policy, recipients of  more

ALBANY, New York, Jan. 13 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Sues HHS for Threatening to Withhold Billions from States That Refuse to Discriminate Against Transgender People * NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today led a coalition of 11 other attorneys general in suing the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for unlawfully conditioning hundreds of billions of dollars in federal funding on  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 13 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL ASKS COURT TO ENFORCE ORDER BLOCKING TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S DEMANDS FOR PERSONAL DATA OF SNAP RECIPIENTS * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul asked the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California to enforce its preliminary injunction blocking the Trump administration's demand that states turn over personal and sensitive information about mill  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 13 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL SUES HHS FOR CONDITIONING FUNDING ON IMPLEMENTING POLICY THAT DISCRIMINATES AGAINST TRANSGENDER INDIVIDUALS * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul today joined 11 other attorneys general in suing the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for unlawfully conditioning hundreds of billions of dollars in federal funding on states' agreement to discrimi  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- Rep. Janelle Bynum, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Bynum Advances Over $6 Million for Projects in Oregon's Fifth District * Washington, DC - Today, Rep. Janelle Bynum (OR-05) voted to advance a package that contains over $6 million in federal funding for water infrastructure projects across Oregon's Fifth Congressional District. In July, Congresswoman Bynum fought on behalf of her constituents for over $14 million in Community Project Funding reques  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Jan. 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Consumer Price Index, West Region -- December 2025 * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the West region declined 0.2 percent in December, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. The index for all items less food and energy declined 0.1 percent in December. The food index rose  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Court Rejects PacifiCorp's Bid to Overturn PUC Finding, the Utility's Failing to Comply with Emissions Reduction Law * MARION COUNTY, Ore. -Today, the Circuit Court for Marion County dismissed PacifiCorp's appeal of the Oregon Public Utility Commission's (PUC) determination that the utility failed to demonstrate "continual progress" toward meeting the emissions-reduction mandates of Oregon  more

SALEM, Oregon, Jan. 13 -- Gov. Tina Kotek, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Kotek Outlines Next Steps Following Hunger Emergency * Salem, OR -Governor Tina Kotek announced the outcomes from the 60-day hunger emergency declaration and outlined what is next for continuing to address food insecurity. Federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits disrupted during the federal government shutdown have been restored, but an analysis of the state's effo  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Lujan, Wyden, Markey Urge Apple and Google to Remove X and Grok from App Stores Following Grok Generating Illegal Sexual Images at Scale * Washington, D.C. - In Case You Missed It : In response to X Corp's Grok AI tool being used to generate nonconsensual sexualized images of women and children at scale in recent days, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), and Edward J  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Jan. 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon posted the following news release on Jan. 12, 2026: * * * Justice Department Announces Charges Against Illegal Alien, Known Tren de Aragua Associate, for Violent Attack on Border Patrol Agents in Portland, Oregon Today, the Justice Department announced criminal charges against Luis Nino-Moncada, an illegal alien and known Tren de Aragua (TdA) associate living in the Portland, Oregon area for violently stri  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley Continues Town Halls with 9 In-Person Conversations in January * Senator holding nine in-person conversations in Benton, Clatsop, Columbia, Lane, Lincoln, Linn, Multnomah, Tillamook, and Washington counties January 16-18 Washington, D.C. -Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley announced today he will continue his town halls with in-person community conversations in Multnomah, Washington, and Co  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 13 [Category: Business] -- The Private Equity Stakeholder Project issued the following news: * * * Nation's largest property manager, Greystar, agrees to no longer set rents through RealPage as part of settlements * Several legal cases involving the property management software RealPage (which is owned by the private equity firm Thoma Bravo ) were settled toward the end of 2025. Some of those settlements involved the property manager Greystar, which settled in a major  more

SALEM, Oregon, Jan. 13 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release: * * * ODOJ Announces Prison Sentence for Sexual Abuse of Memory Care Resident * Oregon Department of Justice Announces 15-Year Prison Sentence for Sexual Abuse of Elderly Memory Care Resident The Oregon Department of Justice today announced that Michael Putman, 50, was sentenced to 15 years in prison for sexually abusing an 86-year-old resident at Churchill Estates, a memory care facility in E  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Jan. 14 -- Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued the following news release on Jan. 13, 2026: * * * Attorney General Neronha co-leads coalition in suing HHS for conditioning funding on discriminatory policy Attorney General Peter F. Neronha today co-led a coalition of 12 attorneys general in suing the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for unlawfully conditioning hundreds of billions of dollars in federal funding on states' agreement t  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Levin & Sen. Merkley Introduce New Bill to Prevent Taxpayer Dollars from Reimbursing Oil Companies in Venezuela * Washington, D.C.- Today, Rep. Mike Levin (CA-49) introduced the Protecting Taxpayers from Risky Investments in Venezuela Act to prevent American taxpayer dollars from being used to rebuild Venezuela's oil infrastructure without Congressional approval. Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley introdu  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- Rep. Mike Levin, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Levin & Sen. Merkley Introduce New Bill to Prevent Taxpayer Dollars from Reimbursing Oil Companies in Venezuela * January 13, 2026 Washington, D.C.- Today, Rep. Mike Levin (CA-49) introduced the Protecting Taxpayers from Risky Investments in Venezuela Act to prevent American taxpayer dollars from being used to rebuild Venezuela's oil infrastructure without Congressional approval. Oregon Sen.  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- Rep. Andrea Salinas, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Salinas Leads 25 Colleagues in a Bipartisan Letter to Lower Barriers for Students Pursuing Careers in Mental Health * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06) led 25 of her colleagues in a bipartisan letter urging the Department of Education and the Reimagining and Improving Student Education (RISE) Committee to explicitly include mental and behavioral health profess  more

ASHLAND, Oregon, Jan. 13 -- Southern Oregon University issued the following news: * * * New book suggests transformation of education and educators A new book by Renee Owen, an associate professor in the SOU School of Education, sold out on Amazon almost immediately after it was published but is now back in stock and getting enthusiastic reviews from educators nationwide. The book, "Becoming a Transformative Leader from the Inside Out," describes an educational model through which both teach  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Surface Transportation Board issued the following decision (Docket No. AB 33, Sub-No. 354X) entitled "Union Pacific Railroad Co. - Abandonment Exemption - In Jefferson County, Wisconsin": * * * Digest:/1 This decision permits Union Pacific Railroad Co. to abandon approximately 0.88 miles of rail line in Jefferson County, Wis., subject to conditions. On September 24, 2025, Union Pacific Railroad Co. (UP), a Class I rail carrier, file  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden Applauds House for Passing His Bill on Ending Government Payments to Deceased Americans * Washington, D.C. - The U.S. House of Representatives today unanimously passed a bill by U.S. Senator Ron Wyden. D-Ore., to save hard-earned taxpayer money by curbing incorrect payments to individuals who have died. The Senate passed the Ending Improper Payments to Deceased People Act in October and the legi  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden Presses Nonprofit Over Fundraising Scheme for Trump's White House Ballroom * The Trust for the National Mall Could Earn Up to $10 Million for its Role Managing Trump's Ballroom Contributions Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ron Wyden said today that he is pressing a nonprofit on its involvement in fundraising for Donald Trump's $400 million White House ballroom. "The Trust for the National Mall  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 13, 2026: * * * Wyden Statement on House Republican Reconciliation Blueprint Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement after the House Republican Study Committee released a blueprint for a new reconciliation bill. "After passing the largest health care cut in American history, Republicans are doubling   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 13 -- The American Farm Bureau Federation issued the following news release: * * * Young Farmers and Ranchers 'Imagine, Grow, Lead' at Farm Bureau Competitive Events Winners of the Young Farmers & Ranchers Achievement Award, Discussion Meet and Excellence in Agriculture competitive events were announced at the American Farm Bureau's 107th Convention. Young farmers and ranchers from across the country competed for the awards by demonstrating knowledge, achievement an  more