OLYMPIA, Washington, Feb. 2 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * AG Brown announces $17.85 million in settlements in ongoing drug price-fixing conspiracy case, new complaint against Novartis and subsidiaries * Attorney General Nick Brown and a coalition of 48 states and territories today announced they have won $17.85 million in settlements with Lannett Company, Inc. ("Lannett") and Bausch Health US, LLC and Bausch Health Americas, Inc. ("B  more

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 2 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Files Amended Complaint in Lawsuit Against Trump Administration Over 'Declaring a National Energy Emergency' Executive Order * LANSING -Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, alongs ide a multistate coalition, filed an amended complaint (PDF) expanding its ongoing legal challenge to President Donald Trump's Executive Order (EO) entitled "Declaring a National Energy Emergency.  more

SALEM, Oregon, Feb. 2 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release: * * * Ag Rayfield Announces Settlements with Lannett and Bausch Totalling $17.85 Million Over Conspiracies to Inflate Prices and Limit Competition * If You Bought Certain Generic Prescription Drugs in the United States Between May 1, 2009 and December 31, 2019, You Could be Eligible for Money Attorney General Dan Rayfield alongside a coalition of 48 states and territories today announced two se  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Feb. 2 -- Pennsylvania Attorney General David W. Sunday issued the following news: * * * AG Sunday Announces $17.85M National Settlement Over Generic Drug Price-Fixing; Pennsylvanians are Eligible for Compensation * HARRISBURG - Attorney General Dave Sunday announced that Pennsylvania has joined a multistate coalition in securing $17.85 million in settlements with generic drug manufacturers Lannett Company, Inc. and Bausch Health over allegations the companies consp  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Feb. 3 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on Feb. 2, 2026: * * * Attorney General Mayes Announces $17.85 Million Settlements With Lannett and Bausch Over Conspiracies to Inflate Generic Prescription Drug Prices and Limit Competition, Announces New Complaint Against Novartis and Sandoz Today, Attorney General Kris Mayes joined a coalition of 48 states and territories announcing two settlements with Lannett Company, Inc. ("Lannett") and Ba  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Feb. 2 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Leads with Compassion, Stands Up for Seniors Across America * OAKLAND -Co-leading a multistate coalition of 18 attorneys general, California Attorney General Bonta today filed a comment letter that challenges the federal government's Interim Final Rule, intended to eliminate minimum staffing standards and other comprehensive regulations for long-term health   more

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 2 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Secures More Than $17 Million from Drug Manufacturers Bausch and Lannett for Conspiracy to Inflate Prices * February 2, 2026 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today joined a bipartisan coalition of 47 other attorneys general in securing $17.85 million from drug companies Bausch and Lannett for their role in a massive, long-running scheme to in  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 2 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL ANNOUNCES $17.85 MILLION SETTLEMENT WITH LANNETT AND BAUSCH OVER CONSPIRACIES TO INFLATE PRICES, LIMIT COMPETITION * Raoul and Majority of Coalition also File New Lawsuit Against Novartis for Same Actions Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined a bipartisan coalition of 48 states and territories announcing two additional settlements with Lannett Company I  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 2 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL FILES AMENDED COMPLAINT IN CHALLENGE TO TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S "NATIONAL ENERGY EMERGENCY" * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul, along with 16 attorneys general, filed an amended complaint expanding their ongoing legal challenge to the Trump administration's so-called "National Energy Emergency" executive order. The executive order (EO) short-cuts critical en  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 2 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Announces Settlements With Lannett and Bausch Totaling $17.85 Million Over Conspiracies to Inflate Prices and Limit Competition, Announces New Complaint Against Novartis, Sandoz AG and Sandoz Group AG * If You Bought Certain Generic Prescription Drugs in the United States Between May 1, 2009 and December 31, 2019, You Could be Eligible for Money (Hartfor  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Feb. 3 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Feb. 2, 2026: * * * California closes in on completing the world's largest wildlife crossing Today, Governor Gavin Newsom announced that the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing has received funding that will provide the final push needed to complete the project. The crossing is the first of its kind in California and provides safe passage for wildlife across US 101, reducing wildlife-vehicle  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 2 [Category: Environment] -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release: * * * Courts Strike Down All Five Stop-Work Orders for Offshore Wind Projects * (WASHINGTON - Feb 2, 2026) Today, a district court judge struck down the stop-work order on the Sunrise Wind project, marking the fifth time courts have overturned the Department of Interior's order halting work on five offshore wind projects under construction. Sunrise Wind now joins Coastal Virginia O  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: ENR Ranking Member Heinrich Hosts Roundtable on Trump Administration Policies Raising Americans' Electric Bills * WASHINGTON - Last week, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, hosted a roundtable with his Senate colleagues, including ENR Committee Democratic members, a local elected official, union representatives  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 2, 2026: * * * ICYMI: ENR Ranking Member Heinrich Hosts Roundtable on Trump Administration Policies Raising Americans' Electric Bills Last week, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, hosted a roundtable with his Senate colleagues, including ENR Committe  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Feb. 2 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release: * * * Nebraska Attorney General's Office Announces Settlements with Lannett and Bausch Totaling $17.85 Million Over Conspiracies to Inflate Prices and Limit Competition * Lincoln -The Nebraska Attorney General's Office joined a coalition of 48 states and territories announcing two settlements with Lannett Company, Inc. ("Lannett") and Bausch Health US, LLC and Bausch Health Americas, Inc. (  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Feb. 3 -- The Oceantic Network, formerly the Business Network for Offshore Wind, issued the following statement on Feb. 2, 2026: * * * Oceantic Statement: Sunrise Wind Resumes Construction, Marks Fifth Ruling to Overturn Construction Pause Moments ago, a federal judge for D.C. District Court has allowed Sunrise Wind to resume work after granting a preliminary injunction against the administration's lease suspension and construction pause issued December 22, 2025. D.C Dist  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- Rep. Gabe Amo, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * On Anniversary of USAID Website Going Dark, House Foreign Affairs Vice Ranking Member Amo Introduces Bill to Stop Trump from Incinerating Taxpayer Dollars * Washington, DC - TODAY, House Foreign Affairs Vice Ranking Member Gabe Amo (D-RI) introduced the Strengthening Uniform Procedures to Prevent Loss, Incineration, and Expiration of Supplies (SUPPLIES) Act, legislation to block President Donald Tru  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Feb. 2 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Penn State communications students anticipate, appreciate Super Bowl opportunity * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -Not long ago, they were seven aspiring, hopeful students from a half dozen states who showed up at Penn State intending to make the most of college. Honestly, they were not sure what that meant, they said. But they were ambitions and determined. They went to class, got over any hesita  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, Feb. 3 -- South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley issued the following news release on Feb. 2, 2026: * * * South Dakota Attorney General Jackley Announces Settlement With Two Generic Drug Companies, Joins Lawsuit Against a Third South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley and a coalition of 48 states and territories announce settlements with Lannett Company, Inc. ("Lannett") and Bausch Health US, LLC and Bausch Health Americas, Inc. ("Bausch"), totaling $17.85 millio  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Whitehouse Statement on Trump Shuttering Kennedy Center for "Complete Rebuilding" Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW), which has jurisdiction over public buildings, and an ex-officio member of the Kennedy Center Board of Trustees, issued the following  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 [Category: Environment] -- The League of Conservation Voters posted the following news release: * * * Trump Administration Loses 5 of 5 legal fights against offshore wind Today, Judge Royce Lamberth ruled that Sunrise Wind, aimed at powering 600,000 New York homes, can resume construction. This marks the fifth time in a row that a federal court has allowed one of the five offshore wind projects suspended in December to move forward. Since December, Vineyard Wind off Massa  more

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Feb. 3 (TNSrep) -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: * * * URI landscape architecture capstone earns statewide recognition for its vision of Jamestown's waterfront As rising seas and stronger storms reshape Rhode Island's coastline, URI students transformed a vulnerable stretch of Jamestown into an award-winning vision for coastal resilience * A student project reimagining Jamestown's vulnerable coastline has earned awards from the Rhode Islan  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Feb. 3 -- Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones issued the following news release on Feb. 2, 2026: * * * Attorney General Jones Announces Major Legal Actions to Hold Pharmaceutical Companies Accountable and Put Money Back in Virginians' Pockets AG Jones announces settlements with Lannett and Bausch Totaling $17.85 Million Over Conspiracies to Inflate Prices and Limit Competition AG Jones Joins Multistate Coalition Filing New Complaint Against Novartis for Artificially Raisi  more