SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 26 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Opposes Federal Efforts Obstructing Wind and Solar Energy Development * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today, as part of a coalition of 20 attorneys general, filed an amicus brief in support of a challenge brought by clean energy trade associations against six federal agencies: the Department of the Interior (DOI), the Bureau of Land Managem  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 26 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Opposes U.S. DOJ's Continued Misuse of Power in Attempts to Subpoena Gender-Affirming Care Records * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta on Friday joined 20 other attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in United States v. QueerDoc in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. The brief opposes the U.S. Department of Justice (U.S. DOJ)'  more

ALBANY, New York, Jan. 26 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Demands More Action from xAI to Stop Grok Chatbot from Producing Inappropriate Images to Protect Children and Adult Users * NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James and a bipartisan coalition of 34 other attorneys general demanded that xAI take additional steps to protect users from inappropriate images and content created by its AI chatbot Grok and s  more

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 26 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Nessel Demands Action from xAI over Grok's Creation of Nonconsensual Sexual Content * LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and a bipartisan group of 35 attorneys general have sent a letter (PDF) demanding that xAI, the company that owns both the X social media platform and the AI chatbot Grok, take additional action to prevent its AI chatbot, Grok, from gen  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Jan. 26 -- Pennsylvania Attorney General David W. Sunday issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Sunday Co-Leads Letter to xAI Demanding Change to Grok's Unchecked Creation of Nonconsensual Sexual Content * HARRISBURG -Attorney General Dave Sunday is co-leading a bipartisan group of 35 attorneys general demanding that xAI -the company that owns both the X social media platform and the AI chatbot Grok -take additional action to prevent Grok from generating   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 26 [Category: Business] -- The Private Equity Stakeholder Project issued the following news: * * * Blackstone settles with Department of Justice in RealPage lawsuit * On December 23, 2025, the Department of Justice announced that it had reached a settlement in its lawsuit against the private equity landlord Blackstone's LivCor subsidiary. The DOJ's lawsuit alleged that LivCor and other landlords were " participating in a scheme to set their rents using each other's co  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Investigation into International "ATM Jackpotting" Scheme and Tren de Aragua results in Additional Indictment and 87 Total Charged Defendants A federal grand jury in the District of Nebraska returned an additional indictment charging 31 individuals for their roles in a large conspiracy to deploy malware and steal millions of dollars from ATMs in the United States, a crime commonly referred to as "AT  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- Rep. Steven Horsford, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Horsford Calls for DHS Secretary Kristi Noem's Removal and Signs Articles of Impeachment * NORTH LAS VEGAS - Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04) today called for President Trump to fire Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Ms. Kristi Noem, and announced that he has signed articles of impeachment against her. "Since her confirmation, Secretary Noem has turned the Department of   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- Rep. Susie Lee, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Lee Celebrates New UNLV Functional MRI Scanner She Secured Millions For, Boosting Brain Health Research * Watch and Download Video of Press Conference (link is external) LAS VEGAS, NV - Today, Congresswoman Susie Lee (NV-03) toured and highlighted UNLV's new Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) machine, made possible through over $4.5 million in community project funding she helped secure. The  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Jan. 27 -- New Jersey Acting Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release on Jan. 26, 2026: * * * Acting AG Davenport Demands Immediate Action from xAI to Stop Production of Nonconsensual Intimate Images and Child Sexual Abuse Material Bipartisan Multistate Coalition Tells Grok It Must Stop Abusive and Illegal AI Images * Acting Attorney General Jennifer Davenport announced today that she is partnering with a bipartisan coalition of 35 attorneys  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Jan. 27 -- The Nature Conservancy issued the following news on Jan. 25, 2026: * * * New Tool Will Help Manage One of Nevada's Most Critical Freshwater Sources The Nature Conservancy in Nevada (TNC in Nevada), DRI and the University of Wisconsin--Madison (UW-Madison) have developed the Nevada GDE Water Needs Explorer Tool. This new online resource helps land and water managers understand how groundwater supports groundwater-dependent ecosystems (GDEs) and how changes in wa  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Jan. 26 -- The Nevada Democratic Party posted the following news release: * * * NV Dems Chair Statement on the Murder of a Second U.S. Citizen in Minneapolis * Two days after masked federal agents murdered Alex Pretti in Minneapolis -resulting in nationwide outrage, including from several GOP governors -Joe Lombardo still remains silent on the chaos and violence ICE and the Trump Administration are creating in communities across the country. Nevada State Democratic Party  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Jan. 27 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release on Jan. 26, 2026: * * * Drummond demands xAI take action to protect children, prevent abuse of AI technology Attorney General Gentner Drummond today is demanding that xAI, the company that owns both the X social media platform and the AI chatbot Grok, take action to prevent the chatbot from generating nonconsensual intimate images and child sexual abuse material. Drummond and a co  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Rosen Calls for Impeachment of Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem * LAS VEGAS, NV - Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) released the following statement calling for the impeachment of Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem: "Kristi Noem has been an abject failure leading the Department of Homeland Security for the last year - and the abuses of power we're seeing from ICE are the lates  more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Jan. 26 [Category: BizHospital] -- The Cleveland Clinic posted the following news release: * * * State of the Clinic: Cleveland Clinic Meets Healthcare Challenges with Innovative Solutions * As healthcare struggles with caregiver shortages, limited access and the pressure to provide better care to more patients at a lower cost, through intentional effort, Cleveland Clinic is meeting these challenges by implementing innovative solutions and a renewed set of guiding values, Cl  more

RENO, Nevada, Jan. 27 -- The University of Nevada issued the following news: * * * Expanded funding for transportation for older adults Sanford Center for Aging receives a grant to provide transportation services By Krystal Pyatt The Regional Transportation Commission (RTC) of Washoe County awarded Sanford Center for Aging's Community Services $483,269 for a two-year period through Sept. 30, 2027. The organization will expand existing transportation services to provide 7,800 free, individua  more

LEXINGTON, Virginia, Jan. 27 (TNSjou) -- Virginia Military Institute issued the following news: * * * Passmore's Research Published Lt. Col. Tim Passmore, associate professor in the Department of International Studies and Political Science, recently published an article addressing the effect of populist government on international cooperation in International Studies Quarterly, a peer-reviewed academic journal of international studies and an official journal of the International Studies Assoc  more