BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 4 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Defends Access To Birth Control And Other Contraceptive Care * Boston -Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today led a coalition of 22 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief challenging the first Trump Administration's 2017 and 2018 regulations undermining the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) guarantee of no-cost contraception coverage by em  more

ROCKVILLE, Maryland, March 4 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Society of Addiction Medicine posted the following news wrapup for March 3, 2026: * * * This Week in the ASAM Weekly Addiction has often come with a struggle. For example, a prescription epidemic born 30 years ago has become a crisis of more than just opioids ( WKRC ). Cannabis use in adolescence has come to look more like a cause of psychiatric illness rather than just an exacerbator ( JAMA Health Forum ). Even the concept  more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 4 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Continues to Defend Contraceptive Access from Trump Administration Attacks * Multistate coalition pushes back on federal rules that allow employers to restrict access to birth control OAKLAND - California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circu  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 4 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL DEFENDS ACCESS TO BIRTH CONTROL AND OTHER CONTRACEPTIVE CARE * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 21 attorneys general, today filed an amicus brief challenging the first Trump administration's 2017 and 2018 regulations undermining the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) guarantee of no-cost contraception coverage by employer health care pl  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Maine Delegation Urges Administration to Deliver "Targeted, Data-Driven" Economic Relief for State's Blueberry, Potato, Apple Farmers * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Angus King and Susan Collins and U.S. Representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden are calling on the Trump Administration to ensure its relief for specialty crop farmers addresses the needs of blueberry, potato, and apple far  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Maine Delegation Urges Administration to Deliver Targeted Economic Relief for State's Wild Blueberry, Potato, Apple Farmers * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King and U.S. Representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden are calling on the Trump Administration to ensure its relief for specialty crop farmers addresses the needs of wild blueberry, potato, and apple farmers a  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, March 5 -- The Maine Senate Democrats issued the following news on behalf of Maine State Sen. Henry Ingwersen, D-Arundel: * * * Sen. Ingwersen shares 2026 MDOT work plan for state bridge and road projects Sen. Henry Ingwersen, D-Arundel, is pleased to announce the details of Maine's three-year transportation infrastructure work plan, and what it means for Senate District 32. The plan is released annually with an outline of the Maine Department of Transportation's strategy for   more

AUGUSTA, Maine, March 5 -- The Maine Senate Democrats issued the following news on behalf of Maine State Sen. Tim Nangle, D-Windham: * * * Sen. Nangle shares 2026 MDOT work plan for state bridge and road projects Sen. Tim Nangle, D-Windham, is pleased to announce the details of Maine's three-year transportation infrastructure work plan, and what it means for Senate District 26. The plan is released annually with an outline of the Maine Department of Transportation's strategy for road, bridge   more

AUGUSTA, Maine, March 5 -- The Maine Senate Democrats issued the following news on behalf of Maine State Sen. Cameron Reny, D-Bristol: * * * Sen. Reny shares 2026 MDOT work plan for state bridge and road projects Sen. Cameron Reny, D-Bristol, is pleased to announce the details of Maine's three-year transportation infrastructure work plan, and what it means for Senate District 13. The plan is released annually with an outline of the Maine Department of Transportation's strategy for road, bridg  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, March 5 -- The Maine Senate Democrats issued the following news on behalf of Maine State Sen. Peggy Rotundo, D-Lewiston: * * * Sen. Rotundo shares 2026 MDOT work plan for state bridge and road projects Sen. Peggy Rotundo, D-Lewiston, is pleased to announce the details of Maine's three-year transportation infrastructure work plan, and what it means for Senate District 21. The plan is released annually with an outline of the Maine Department of Transportation's strategy for road  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, March 5 -- The Maine Senate Democrats issued the following news on behalf of Maine State Sen. Rachel Talbot Ross, D-Portland: * * * Sen. Talbot Ross shares 2026 MDOT work plan for state bridge and road projects Sen. Rachel Talbot Ross, D-Portland, is pleased to announce the details of Maine's three-year transportation infrastructure work plan, and what it means for Senate District 28. The plan is released annually with an outline of the Maine Department of Transportation's str  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, March 4 -- Florida State University issued the following news: * * * National Nutrition Month: FSU dietary expert explains how wild blueberries benefit cardiometabolic health * As National Nutrition Month shines a light on healthy eating, new research points to wild blueberries as a simple way to support cardiometabolic health. Also referred to as lowbush, wild blueberries are primarily grown in Maine and Canada. Their short shelf life and seasonal availability mean t  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Collins Receives Inaugural YMCA Impact Award * Click HERE to download a full-resolution image. Click HERE to watch and HERE to download b-roll from the award ceremony. Click HERE to watch and HERE to download highlights from the night's speakers. WASHINGTON, D.C. - The YMCA of the USA presented U.S. Senator Susan Collins with its first-ever Impact Award, recognizing her decades-long   more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Collins' Statement on Iran War Powers Resolution * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Susan Collins released the following statement after her vote on the Iran War Powers Resolution: "We cannot tolerate a nuclear-armed Iran. The Iranian regime's pursuit of nuclear capabilities, ballistic missile development, and support for terrorist proxies pose serious and longstanding threats to the nati  more

STORRS, Connecticut, March 4 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * Stamford Finance Students Wow Judges, Take Home Trophy in Regional CFA Competition * A tenacious team of finance majors, who sacrificed most of their winter break to prepare for the CFA Institute Research Challenge, took first place in that regional competition last week. Students Hunter Baillargeon, Dylan Fischetto, Richard Opper, Philip Ochocinski and Rushit Chauhan were tasked with researching  more

STORRS, Connecticut, March 4 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * UConn's Campaign School for Social Workers Ignites Political Leadership * More than 165 social workers, students, and advocates from across the country gathered for the 30th Annual Campaign School for Social Workers, a two-day intensive training hosted by the Nancy A. Humphreys Institute for Political Social Work at the UConn School of Social Work. Held Feb. 27-28 at the UConn School of Law in Ha  more