BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 14 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Celebrates Trump Administration's Decision to Drop Appeal of Court Order Blocking Illegal Conditions on Transportation Grant Funding * BOSTON -Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following statement after the U.S. Department of Justice filed a motion to dismiss its appeal of the final judgment permanently blocking the Trump Admini  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin, Murphy Call On Appropriations Leadership To Protect Funding For Amtrak & Rail Projects In Illinois * January 14, 2026 In their letter, the Senators made clear that federal investment is critical in improving and expanding passenger rail services in Illinois WASHINGTON-U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, joined U.S. Senato  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Jan. 15 -- The Maine Senate Democrats issued the following news on behalf of Maine State Sen. Joe Rafferty, D-Kennebunk: * * * Gov. Mills allows Sen. Rafferty bill to require automated external defibrillator policies at school-sponsored athletic events to become law On January 7, 2026, Gov. Mills announced that she will allow a bill sponsored by Sen. Joe Rafferty, D-Kennebunk, to become a law. LD 587, "An Act to Require School Boards to Adopt a Policy on Automated External Def  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Jan. 15 -- The Maine Senate Democrats issued the following news on behalf of Maine State Sen. Cameron Reny, D-Bristol: * * * Gov. Mills allows Sen. Reny bill to reduce prescription drug costs and strengthen prescription drug affordability board to become law On January 7, 2026, Gov. Mills announced that she will allow a bill from Sen. Cameron Reny, D-Bristol, LD 697, "An Act to Direct the Maine Prescription Drug Affordability Board to Assess Strategies to Reduce Prescription D  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Jan. 14 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news: * * * Governor Mills' Statement on Potential Federal Law Enforcement Operations in Maine * Governor Janet Mills issued a video statement this evening acknowledging speculation that the Federal government may conduct Federal law enforcement operations in Maine in the coming days. In her statement, the Governor said that her Administration has unsuccessfully attempted to confirm that any operations are being pla  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Jan. 15 -- The Maine Senate Democrats issued the following news on behalf of Maine State Sen. Tim Nangle, D-Windham: * * * Sen. Nangle honors late Deputy Chief John Kooistra with In Memoriam sentiment in Senate chamber Yesterday, Sen. Tim Nangle, D-Windham, welcomed the family of his longtime friend and colleague, John L. Kooistra, to the Maine Senate chamber to honor his life and legacy of public service. Kooistra served as Deputy Chief of EMS and Training for the Windham Fir  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Jan. 15 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release on Jan. 14, 2026: * * * Drummond reaches fair settlement with George's, Inc. in chicken litter pollution case Attorney General Gentner Drummond today announced the State of Oklahoma has reached a settlement agreement with George's, Inc., resolving claims related to poultry litter pollution in the Illinois River Watershed. "This settlement demonstrates that fair, good-faith negotia  more

SALEM, Oregon, Jan. 14 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release: * * * Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield Hosts Federal Oversight and Accountability Town Hall with Multistate AG Coalition * 5 Attorneys General Will Speak at Revolution Hall Next Wednesday On the one-year anniversary of Oregon's first multistate lawsuit challenging federal overreach, Attorney General Dan Rayfield will host a Federal Oversight and Accountability Town Hall with visiting state  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 (TNSLrpt) -- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory has released the report 'Core Model Proposal #391: GCAM 7.0 Bugfixes' (PNNL 36105), authored by Maridee A. Weber, Ellie N. Lochner, Pralit L. Patel, Matthew T. Binsted and Nathan J. Wiens for the Joint Global Change Research Institute under U.S. Department of Energy contract DE AC05 76RL01830. Dated June 3, 2024, the document outlines a suite of code and data fixes to the Global Change Analysis Model (GCAM) 7.0 core, spanning  more

CLAREMONT, California, Jan. 15 -- Pomona College issued the following news: * * * Seabird Research Shapes Biology Careers for Pomona Students and Alumni By Jacob Ligorria '23 "Mothers are mothers everywhere," Kay Garlick-Ott '18 discovered. "I'm holding a common tern chick in my hand," she recalls, "and there's an adult standing on my head watching, watching, watching over the chick to make sure I'm not doing anything suspicious with it." A biology major, Garlick-Ott was spending the summe  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * Senate Democrats Carve Out Path to Senate Majority in 2026 * January 14, 2026 TO : Interested Parties FR : Devan Barber, DSCC Executive Director RE : Over the last year, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) has built a strong foundation for electoral success and created the path for Democrats to take the Senate majority in 2026. While Republicans began the cycle  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Jan. 14 -- William Peace University issued the following news: * * * Biology Students Study PCB Contamination in Local Waterways William Peace University biology students are taking learning beyond the classroom and into local waterways through an environmental research project examining polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in local fish populations decades after the pollution first occurred. Patrick Myer, associate professor of biology, routinely takes a group of studen  more