SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 16 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Opposes Trump Administration's Proposal to Remove Anti-Discrimination Protections for Individuals With Gender Dysphoria * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today co-led a coalition of 18 other attorneys general in submitting a comment letter on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)' proposed rule that would reverse HHS regulati  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 16 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Supports Legal Challenge to Trump Administration's Unlawful 100K Fee for H-1B Visa * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a multistate amicus brief in support of the plaintiffs in Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America v. United States Department of Homeland Security, which are challenging the Trump Administration's unlaw  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 16 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Business Employment Dynamics in Minnesota -- First Quarter 2025 * From December 2024 to March 2025, gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments in Minnesota were 139,190, while gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments were 129,481, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Stat  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 16 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Business Employment Dynamics in Wisconsin -- First Quarter 2025 * From December 2024 to March 2025, gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments in Wisconsin were 128,770, while gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments were 124,907, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Stat  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston issued the following Beige Book on Jan. 14, 2026: * * * Summary of Economic Activity Economic activity edged up further, with a slight increase in consumer spending amid otherwise mixed results. Manufacturing and commercial real estate contacts reported stable activity, while nonfinancial services firms reported moderate growth in revenues. Residential home sales showed moderate declines from a year earlier, in part because the federal  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 17 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Jan. 16, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Opposes Trump Administration's Proposal to Remove Anti-Discrimination Protections for Individuals with Gender Dysphoria Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today led a coalition of 18 other attorneys general in submitting a comment letter on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) proposed rule that would reverse HHS regulati  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall: My Credit Card Bill Forces Competition * Senator Marshall Joins Fox News Radio Washington - This week, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), joined The Fox News Rundown with Dave Anthony on Fox News Radio to detail his Credit Card Competition Act to hold big banks and credit card companies accountable, potentially lowering the cost of gas and groceries by 1-2%. Click H  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Shaheen Secures National and New Hampshire Priorities in Bipartisan Government Funding Bills, More Than $26.8 million for 18 Granite State Projects * (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies (Ag-FDA) Subcommittee and a senior member of the U.S. Senate Appropriatio  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Jan. 17 (TNSjou) -- The University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * New 3D imaging system could address limitations of MRI, CT and ultrasound Keck School of Medicine of USC researchers, working with a team of engineers from Caltech, developed an innovative medical imaging technique that maps both blood vessels and tissue. * In a proof-of-concept study funded by the National Institutes of Health, researchers from  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Joins Durbin, Marshall in Reintroducing Bipartisan Credit Card Competition Act to Lower Costs for Vermonters * Trump endorsed bill to enhance competition and choice in the credit card network market, which is currently dominated by the Visa-Mastercard duopoly WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy, an  more