WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * "The More Nuclear States, the More Nuclear Materials" Senator King Warns as U.S. Stance Moves Towards Burden Sharing * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME), Co-Chair of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, emphasized the global potential of nuclear proliferation as the United States defense posture pivots to prioritize cost-sharing among allies, and with i  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 3 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Secures $17.85 Million Settlements With Pharmaceutical Companies Lannett And Bausch Over Widespread Price Manipulation Scheme; Announces New Complaint Against Novartis And Sandoz * BOSTON -Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell joined a coalition of 48 states and territories in securing two settlements totaling $17.85 million against pharmaceuti  more

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 3 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Announces Settlements with Lannett and Bausch Totaling $17.85 Million Over Conspiracies to Inflate Prices and Limit Competition, Announces New Complaint Against Novartis AG, Sandoz AG, and Sandoz Group AG * LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a coalition of 50 states and territories announcing two additional settlements (PDF) in the long-running generic  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Feb. 3 -- North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Jeff Jackson Reaches $17.85 Million Settlement with Lannett and Bausch Over Generic Drug Price Fixing; Sues Novartis and Sandoz * 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. RALEIGH -Attorney General Jeff Jackson reached two settlements totaling $17.85   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 3 -- Conservation Law Foundation issued the following news release: * * * CLF Urges Court to Protect Monterey Bay Aquarium's Free Speech Conservation Law Foundation (CLF) has filed a friend of the court brief in defense of the Monterey Bay Aquarium's right to speak freely about vital environmental issues. A small group of businesses and associations working within the Maine lobster industry sued the Monterey Bay Aquarium for defamation after it added American lob  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, chairwoman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 3, 2026: * * * Congress Approves FY 2026 Defense Appropriations Bill The bill now heads to the President to be signed into law * Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Defense Appropriations Act by a vote of 217 to 214. The legislation, which passed the U.S. Senate by a vote of 71 to 29, provides U.S. military s  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, chairwoman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 3, 2026: * * * Congress Approves FY 2026 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Bill The bill now heads to the President to be signed into law * Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) Appropriations Act by a vote of 217 to 214. The legislation, w  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, chairwoman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 3, 2026: * * * Congress Approves FY 2026 Labor, HHS, Education Appropriations Bill The bill now heads to the President to be signed into law * Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act by a vote of 217 to 214. The legislation, whic  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, chairwoman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 3, 2026: * * * Congress Approves FY 2026 National Security, Department of State Appropriations Bill The bill now heads to the President to be signed into law * Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs (NSRP) Appropriations Act by a vote of 217 to 214. Th  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, chairwoman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 3, 2026: * * * Congress Approves FY 2026 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Bill The bill now heads to the President to be signed into law * Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD) Appropriations Act by a vote of   more

YONKERS, New York, Feb. 4 -- Consumer Reports posted the following news release on Feb. 3, 2026: * * * Consumer Reports applauds Virginia Senate for advancing key location privacy bill Richmond, VA - The Virginia Senate voted unanimously today to pass SB 338, legislation to amend the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act to ban the sale of consumers' precise geolocation data. Consumer Reports recently led a coalition of privacy and consumer groups in support of the bill. "Consumer Reports a  more

DOVER, Delaware, Feb. 4 -- Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings issued the following news release on Feb. 3, 2026: * * * AG Jennings secures $17.85 million settlement with Lannett and Bausch over conspiracies to inflate prices Attorney General Kathy Jennings today 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. ("Bausch"), totaling $17.85 million to resolve allegati  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- The Federal Communications Commission Media Bureau issued the following letter (Docket No. DA 26-108) on Feb. 3, 2026: * * * To: Sinclair, Inc., c/o Miles S. Mason, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, 1200 Seventeenth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20036 Cunningham Broadcasting Corporation and KMTR Television, LLC, c/o Scott R. Flick, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, 1200 Seventeenth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20036 DIRECTV, LLC, c/o Michael Nilsson, HWG LLP, 1919 M St  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley, Bennet Legislation to Improve Kids' Access to Life-Saving Medical Care Becomes Law * WASHINGTON - Legislation from Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) is now law after President Trump signed a Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 funding package today. Grassley's bipartisan Accelerating Kids' Access to Care Act, which was included in the package, improves health care access for   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Hinson, Pingree Introduce Bipartisan Resolution to Honor Women Ag Producers * Celebrates the designation of 2026 as International Year of the Woman Farmer Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Ashley Hinson (R-IA-02) has partnered with Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-ME-01) to introduce a bipartisan House resolution designating 2026 as the 'International Year of the Woman Farmer.' The resolution honors t  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced the establishment of operating cost adjustment factors for project-based assistance contracts. These factors, known as OCAFs, apply to eligible multifamily housing projects with an anniversary date on or after Feb. 11, 2026. OCAFs are annual figures used to adjust Section 8 rents renewed under the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997. Additionally, these factors are utilized  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 [Category: Political] -- The Independent Women's Forum posted issued the following news release: * * * Independent Women Announces 2026 Ambassador Class * WASHINGTON D.C. -For too long, conservatives have lacked the connective tissue needed to translate lived experience into lasting policy wins. Independent Women is changing that-by building the national infrastructure that equips real people to carry their stories from their communities to statehouses, courtrooms, newsroo  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King, Rounds Secure Additional H-2B Visas to Support Small Businesses * WASHINGTON, D.C. -U.S. Senators Angus King (I-ME) and Mike Rounds (R-SD) today announced they have secured as many as 64,716 additional H-2B visas to support small seasonal businesses in Maine, South Dakota and across the country. In a joint announcement from Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Department  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Feb. 3 -- The Maine House Democrats issued the following news release on Feb. 2, 2026: * * * Committee advances Kuhn measure to require disclaimers in AI-generated political ads Last week, the Legislature's Judiciary Committee voted in favor of advancing LD 517, a measure sponsored by Rep. Amy Kuhn, D-Falmouth. As amended, the bill would enhance protections for Maine elections by requiring political campaigns and political action committees to provide a disclosure label for an  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Feb. 3 -- The Maine House Democrats issued the following news release on Feb. 2, 2026: * * * Committee unanimously advances Graham bill to support Maine public health initiatives The Legislature's Health and Human Services Committee unanimously advanced legislation recently proposed by Rep. Anne Graham, D-North Yarmouth, to support public health initiatives and preserve youth-focused tobacco prevention efforts in Maine. As amended, LD 1658 would provide sustainable, ongoing   more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Feb. 3 -- The Maine House Democrats issued the following news release on Feb. 2, 2026: * * * Sato introduces legislation to uphold due process in Maine Rep. Ellie Sato, D-Gorham, introduced legislation before the Judiciary Committee last week that would provide clarity for employees at Maine health care facilities, public libraries, schools and daycare centers that they cannot provide non-public information to federal immigration authorities like U.S. Immigration and Customs E  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Feb. 4 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Brown 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 Consumers Could Be Eligible for Compensation if They Purchased Certain Generic Prescription Drugs in the United States Between May 1, 2009, and December 31,   more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Feb. 4 -- New Jersey Acting Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release on Feb. 3, 2026: * * * Acting AG Davenport Files Multistate Complaint Against Novartis and Sandoz Alleging Prescription Drug Price Fixing Complaint Alleges Conspiracy to Fix Prices for Generic Drugs, Driving up Costs for Patients * Acting Attorney General Jennifer Davenport and the Division of Consumer Affairs (DCA) announced today that New Jersey filed a multistate complai  more

CARLISLE, Pennsylvania, Feb. 4 -- Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law issued the following news: * * * Dean Danielle M. Conway shares insights with TaxProf Blog about new AALS partnership The multiyear agreement between AALS and West Academic focuses on artificial intelligence * Penn State Dickinson Law Dean and Donald J. Farage Professor of Law Danielle M. Conway was recently quoted on TaxProf Blog in her capacity as president of the Association of American Law Schools (A  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Pingree: Trump Is Shuttering the Kennedy Center to Cover Up His Own Failure * Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee that oversees the Kennedy Center, released the following statement after Trump announced a multi-year closure of the Kennedy Center: President Trump's decision to close the John F. Kennedy Center for the Perfor  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, chairwoman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 3, 2026: * * * Senator Collins' Statement on Congress Passing Five-Bill Appropriations Package The legislative package now heads to the President to be signed into law * U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement following the U.S. House of Representatives' vote of 217 to 214 to approv  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, chairwoman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Collins' Statement on Senate Passage of Five-Bill FY26 Funding Package Senate approved the five-bill package by a strong bipartisan margin of 71 to 29, package now heads back to the House of Representatives for final passage * U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement after th  more