LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 21 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Highlights Year of Federal Actions Against Trump Administration's Illegal Actions * LANSING - Since the Trump administration took office in January 2025, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has taken action to protect the rights, services, and federal funding that Michigan residents depend on. A year following Attorney General Nessel's first lawsuit against illegal action   more

CARSON CITY, Nevada, Jan. 20 -- Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Ford Applauds Decision in TRIO Funding Lawsuit * Attorney General Ford co-led a group of 22 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief to support access to education for low-income students Carson City, NV -Today, Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford announced that on Friday, Jan. 16, the District Court for the District of Columbia granted a motion for prelimina  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 [Category: ThinkTank] -- Common Cause posted the following news release: * * * Common Cause Challenges Trump's Demands for Voter Data in 14 States * Today, Common Cause, the nation's leading good government organization, held a media briefing describing its multi-state legal response to unprecedented U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) demands for sensitive voter roll data. The Trump Administration's requests raise urgent questions about data privacy, federal overreach, and   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 21 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Consumer Expenditures in the Chicago Metropolitan Area -- 2023-24 * Households in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI, metropolitan area spent an average of $85,415 per year in 2023-24, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Michael Hirniak noted that food, hous  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 [Category: Political] -- EMILYs List issued the following news release: * * * EMILYs List Announces $15 Million State Power Plan, Targeting Nine Key States for Building Democratic Power in 2026 * EMILYs List is announcing its 2026 State Power Plan, a bold and dynamic plan to secure governing majorities across nine key states by recruiting, investing in, and supporting women candidates up and down the ballot.  The $15 million plan targets nine states where building Democ  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 [Category: Political] -- EMILYs List issued the following news release: * * * EMILYs List State Power Plan Targets Nevada In $15 Million Plan to Build Democratic Governing Majorities in 2026 * EMILYs List announced Nevada as a key target in its 2026 State Power Plan, a bold and dynamic $15 million plan to secure Democratic governing majorities across nine key states by recruiting, investing in, and supporting women candidates up and down the ballot in 2026.  "The Republ  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release: * * * ICYMI: DNC Blasts Trump's First Year in Office as a Disaster as Working Families Suffer Under Rising Costs, Less Health Care Donald Trump promised an economic "golden age" on "Day One," but his first year back in office has been a complete disaster for working families. Instead, Trump has squeezed American families' pocketbooks with skyrocketing prices and rising inflation, destroyed thousands of  more

NEW YORK, Jan. 22 [Category: BizMedia] -- NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast, posted the following news: * * * Lindsey Vonn, Mikaela Shiffrin, Simone Biles, Jordan Stolz, Shaun White, Johnny Weir, and Tara Lipinski Headline NBC Sports' Milan Cortina Preview Show "Ice, Snow & Glory: The Winter Olympics" Presented on Feb. 5 at 8 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock Rebecca Lowe Hosts Hour-Long Program that Airs on Eve of Milan Cortina Opening Ceremony * Superstar athletes and personalities, includin  more

CORVALLIS, Oregon, Jan. 21 -- Oregon State University posted the following news release: * * * Meet the marten: Oregon State research provides updated look at rare, adorable carnivore * CORVALLIS, Ore. - Oregon State University researchers have painted a clearer picture of the coastal marten, a secretive, ferret-sized forest carnivore renowned for its cuteness but nearly driven to extinction by human activity in the 20th century. Scientists from OSU's Institute for Natural Resources Link i  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: * * * Part 2-- Little Goes a Long Way: How Small Programs Are Educating Communities About Farmed Seafood Community-driven aquaculture education programs are connecting communities to sustainable seafood--one classroom, kitchen, and podcast at a time. The eeBLUE Aquaculture Literacy Mini-Grants Program is a collaboration between the North American Association for E  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release on Jann. 21, 2026: * * * Pocan Introduces Bill to Make it Easier to Access Lifesaving PrEP Today, U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02), Chair of the HIV/AIDS Caucus, introduced the PrEP Access Act, a bill that would allow Medicare beneficiaries to receive screening of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) services at their pharmacy. Currently, the only way to access PrEP   more

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, Jan. 22 -- The University of Wisconsin Milwaukee campus issued the following news release: * * * Rockwell Automation and UWM CSI expand collaboration to shape the future of manufacturing in the region Rockwell Automation, Inc., the world's largest company dedicated to industrial automation and digital transformation, today announced it has reaffirmed its founding partnership with the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee's Connected Systems Institute with a $1 million commit  more

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, Jan. 21 [Category: BizComputer Technology] -- Rockwell Automation, an industrial automation and information company, issued the following news release: * * * Rockwell Automation to Power Lucid's EV Manufacturing Facility in Saudi Arabia with Advanced Software Solutions * DAMMAM, SAUDI ARABIA - Rockwell Automation, Inc. (NYSE:ROK), the world's largest company dedicated to industrial automation and digital transformation, today announced a deepened collaboration with Luci  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Baldwin Leads Bill to Cap Credit Card Late Fees at $8 * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) led her colleagues in introducing the Credit Card Fairness Act, legislation that would cap credit card late fees at $8. Consumers currently pay $14 billion per year in credit card late fees, which pads the profits of the biggest banks. The standard $30 to $41 late fee is up to fi  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Jan. 15 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin posted the following news release: * * * U.S. Attorney's Office Collects More Than $4 Million in Civil and Criminal Actions in Fiscal Year 2025 Acting U.S. Attorney Chadwick M. Elgersma announced today that the Western District of Wisconsin collected $4,172,836 in criminal and civil actions in Fiscal Year 2025. Of this amount, $3,269,903 was collected in criminal actions and $902,933 was colle  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Jan. 21 [Category: Environment] (TNSrpt) -- The Union of Concerned Scientists posted the following news release: * * * New UCS Report: Powering Michigan Data Centers with Clean Energy Could Avoid Billions in Climate, Health Costs CHICAGO - Data centers are coming to Michigan, requiring massive amounts of electricity at a time when household bills are already on the rise. More clean energy is needed to bolster Michigan's electricity grid as data centers are widely exp  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Jan. 22 (TNSjou) -- The University of Utah issued the following news release: * * * This wild potato may change the agricultural story in the American Southwest New archaeological data, interviews with Indigenous elders and evidence from a decade of investigation support the initial stages of domestication of S. jamesii across the Four Corners region, establishing a culture of potato-use that persists to this day. * Starchy residue preserved in ancient stone tools may   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * What They're Saying: Momentum Builds for Hickenlooper's Patients Deserve Price Tags Act * WASHINGTON - Momentum continues to grow for U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Roger Marshall's bipartisan Patients Deserve Price Tags Act, as patient advocates, economists, and lawmakers across the country call for transparency in health care. This past week, Hickenlooper and Marshall sat down for Spo  more