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

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 5 -- The Alliance for the Great Lakes issued the following statement on March 4, 2026, by President and CEO Joel Brammeier: * * * Why the Alliance is Challenging the EPA's Final Rule on Vessel Discharges On Friday, December 19, 2025, the Alliance for the Great Lakes joined three other environmental groups and filed a petition in the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals. The petition challenges the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Final Standards on ballast water discha  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Allina Health has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services regarding the proposed rule titled "Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability: ASTP/ONC Deregulatory Actions to Unleash Prosperity." The letter expresses apprehensions over the potential weakening of crucial certification standards that ensure compliance, security and privacy in health information technology. In its letter, Allina Health highlights that the proposed  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, March 5 (TNSjou) -- The American Academy of Neurology issued the following news release on March 4, 2026: * * * In MS, wearable sensors may help identify people at risk of worsening disability Wearable sensors may help identify people with multiple sclerosis (MS) who are more likely to have worsening disability and loss of brain volume, according to a study published on March 4, 2026, in Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. The study fou  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, March 5 (TNSrep) -- The American Academy of Neurology issued the following news release on March 4, 2026: * * * Study: Football associated with nearly one in five brain injuries in youth sports Highlights * A preliminary study examined more than 70,000 traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) in youth sports, including football, soccer, basketball, cheerleading and volleyball. * Football accounted for the largest portion of TBIs, 19%, with soccer coming in second at 11% and  more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 4 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Challenges Withholding of Disaster Relief, Transportation Funding * Trump Administration targeting four Democratic-led states for their refusal to participate in federal immigration enforcement OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta yesterday challenged the Trump Administration's threatened cuts to $900 million in transportation funding and withho  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

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 4 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL LEADS COALITION URGING THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TO RESPECT STATE AUTHORITY OVER PUBLIC SAFETY CONCERNING AUTOMATED TRANSPORTATION OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul today led a coalition of attorneys general in urging the Trump administration to halt its plan to propose regulations for the highly automated transportation of hazardous  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Baldwin, Klobuchar, Smith Demand Secretary Duffy Release Blatnik Bridge Project Funding * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), and Tina Smith (D-MN) called on U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Sean Duffy to give final approval and release the $1.05 billion grant for the Blatnik Bridge replacement project so construction on the project can be  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, March 4 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Bass Selected to Participate in 2026 Mandel Symposium * Taft Cleveland partner Josh Bass has been selected to participate in the 2026 Mandel Symposium, a premier leadership development program of the Jewish Federation of Cleveland. The interactive symposium engages and educates emerging Jewish leaders through a series of sessions that explore key issues facing the local, national, a  more

NEW YORK, March 5 -- The Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, an organization that defends the right of Catholics to participate in American public life without defamation or discrimination, issued the following commentary on March 4, 2026, by President Bill Donohue: * * * CHURCH INVASIONS ARE NOTHING NEW The invasion of Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota rightly triggered a visceral response on the part of people across religious communities. These Nazi-like tactics have also ta  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Commerce addressing proposed information collection activities for the American Community Survey and Puerto Rico Community Survey administered by the Census Bureau. The coalition, joined by numerous civil rights, research and advocacy organizations, urged the department to adopt policy and research steps that would improve demographic data collection and ensure a  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Krishnamoorthi Moves to Subpoena DHS Secretary Noem Over Trump Administration DHS, ICE, and CBP Abuses * WASHINGTON -During a hearing of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) moved to subpoena (link is external) Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, citing abuses by DHS, Immigration and Customs Enforc  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Beatty Introduces Bill Demanding Critical Reforms to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) * WASHINGTON, D.C. - In light of the ICE activity in Minnesota and Ohio's Third Congressional District, Congresswoman Beatty is addressing violent ICE activity by introducing the Protecting Our Communities Act, which would enact critical reform to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) en  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. Betty McCollum, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman McCollum to Vote Yes on Resolution Reining in War Powers * WASHINGTON, D.C. - On Thursday, the U.S. House of Representatives will vote on the bipartisan Massie-Khanna War Powers Act ( H.Con.Res.38 (link sends email) ), directing the President to remove United States Armed Forces from unauthorized hostilities in the Islamic Republic of Iran. Congresswoman McCollum, the Ranking Membe  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. Tom Emmer, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Emmer Secures Millions in Funding for Minnesota's Sixth Congressional District * WASHINGTON - For Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26), Congressman Tom Emmer secured approximately $43 million in funding for hard infrastructure projects across Minnesota's Sixth Congressional District. "I'm proud to report that our work in Washington has secured important funding that will improve and repair outdated infrastructu  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Essentia Health submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services urging caution in implementing proposed deregulatory changes to federal health information technology certification requirements under the Health Data, Technology and Interoperability rule. In the letter, Essentia Health acknowledged the agency's intent to streamline the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology certification program by removing  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following opening statement on March 4, 2026, at a hearing entitled "Oversight of the Department of Homeland Security": * * * Ranking Member Raskin's Opening Statement at Hearing with Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered opening remarks at the full committee hearing examining Kristi Noem's fail  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on March 4, 2026: * * * Hearing Wrap Up: Minnesota Governor Walz and Attorney General Ellison Lied About Knowledge of Fraud and Silenced Whistleblowers Today, the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform held a hearing titled "Oversight of Fraud and Misuse of Federal Funds in Minnesota: Part II." The Committee is continuing to invest  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on March 4, 2026: * * * Comer Opens Hearing on Minnesota Fraud with Governor Walz and Attorney General Ellison House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) delivered opening remarks at today's hearing on "Oversight of Fraud and Misuse of Federal Funds in Minnesota: Part II." In his opening statement, Chairman  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Graham Questions Secretary Noem on Sanctuary Cities & Radical Islamic Terrorism Amid Democrats' DHS Shutdown * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today questioned U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem regarding threats to American national security during the Senate Judiciary Committee's oversight hearing. Amid the ongoing DHS shutd  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. Tom Emmer, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Whip Emmer grills Keith Ellison in House Oversight Committee hearing on Minnesota fraud * WASHINGTON - As first reported by Fox News' Alexis McAdams (link is external), House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) today waived on at the House Oversight Committee hearing on Minnesota fraud, where he grilled Attorney General Keith Ellison about his role in enabling billions of dollars to be stolen th  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Klobuchar Statement on the Death of Sergeant First Class Nicole M. Amor of White Bear Lake * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar released the following statement on the death of Sergeant First Class Nicole M. Amor, 39, of White Bear Lake, Minnesota, who died on March 1, 2026, in Port Shuaiba, Kuwait. Sergeant First Class Amor was assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 103rd Sust  more

NOTRE DAME, Indiana, March 4 -- The University of Notre Dame posted the following news: * * * Legendary national championship coach Lou Holtz passes away * Lou Holtz, the legendary college football coach who led the University of Notre Dame to the 1988 National Championship, has passed away at the age of 89. One of the most affable coaches of his generation, Holtz won 249 games as a collegiate head coach with 100 of those victories earned at Notre Dame from 1986 through 1996. He led the Ir  more

ROCHESTER, Minnesota, March 4 [Category: BizHospital] -- The Mayo Clinic issued the following news release: * * * Mayo Clinic researchers discover hidden brain map that may improve epilepsy care * ROCHESTER, Minn. -Mayo Clinic researchers have identified a hidden "movement map" deep within the brain -a discovery that could help surgeons reduce side effects from epilepsy procedures and guide future treatments for speech and movement disorders. In a study published Feb. 18 in the Proceedings  more

ROCHESTER, Minnesota, March 4 [Category: BizHospital] -- The Mayo Clinic issued the following news release: * * * Mayo Clinic researchers link Parkinson's-related protein to faster Alzheimer's progression in women * ROCHESTER, Minn. -Alzheimer's-related brain changes progressed up to 20 times faster in women who also had abnormal levels of a Parkinson's-related protein, according to a Mayo Clinic study published in JAMA Network Open. The same pattern was not observed in men. The findings s  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. Betty McCollum, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * McCollum: 'Republicans in Congress Continue to Target Minnesota in Unprecedented Campaign of Retribution and Incompetence' * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform heard testimony from Governor Walz, Attorney General Ellison, and Reverend Mariah Tollgaard, Senior Minister at Hamline United Methodist Church. Congresswoman Betty McCollum, the Dean of   more

WASHINGTON, March 5 (TNSLrpt) -- MINNESOTA YOUTHBUILD PROGRAM Annual Report - Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development, Saint Paul - February 2026 (36 pages) * * * The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development issued a report outlining how the statewide initiative supports young people who face barriers to education and employment by providing job training, academic instruction and community service opportunities. The report explains that Youthbuild program  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, March 4 -- The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release on March 3, 2026: * * * Minnesota DNR seeks public input on amendments to Itasca State Park's management plan Proposed amendments include additional overnight lodging opportunities, redeveloping public water accesses and more * The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is seeking public comments on two draft management plan amendments for Itasca State Park. The comment period   more

WASHINGTON, March 4 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following fact sheet (No. R45003) on March 3, 2026, by reference and digital services librarian Maya V. Thomas. Here are excerpts: * * * Muslim Holidays: Fact Sheet Introduction Islam is one of the three major Abrahamic faiths, alongside Judaism and Christianity. According to the 2020 U.S. Religion Census, the number of followers of Islam in the United States is 4.5 million./1 Muslims annually observe two major  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 (Rep.) -- Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., issued the following news release: * * * Norton Calls Trump Administration "Most Corrupt in History" in Oversight Hearing * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) released her remarks from today's Committee on Oversight & Government Reform (COGR) hearing on fraud and misuse of government funds in Minnesota. "My Republican colleagues have now held two hearings to talk about fraud in one single state. Bu  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 (TNSrpt) -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on March 4, 2026: * * * Oversight Committee Releases Explosive Testimony Revealing Minnesota Fraud Cover-Up by Governor Walz and Attorney General Ellison Report reveals Governor Tim Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison knew of rampant fraud earlier than previously disclosed * Today, the House Committee on Oversight and Government  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * Pressley Blasts Trump's ICE Attacks for Traumatizing Children, Urges Children be Centered in Policymaking * Pressley Has Led Efforts in Congress to Address Childhood Trauma, Championed Policies to Support Child Health, Education, Safety Pressley Has Stood in Vigorous Defense of Immigrant Communities in MA 7 th and Nationwide, Fighting to Bring Detained Neighbors Home Video (YouTube) WASHINGTO  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. Mike Kennedy, R-Utah, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Kennedy Introduces Bill to Protect Millions in Federal Child Care Funds from Fraud and Abuse * Washington, D.C. - Congressman Mike Kennedy (UT-03) introduced the Stop Childcare Funding Fraud Act to restore accountability in the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) -the $8 billion federal program that funds critical child care for working families across America. This legislation holds fr  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Sen. Tina Flint Smith, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senators Tina Smith, Mike Rounds, Tammy Baldwin Introduce Investments in Rural Transit Act * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, U.S. Senators Tina Smith (D-MN), Mike Rounds (R-SD), and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) introduced the Investments in Rural Transit Act, a bipartisan bill to help rural transit providers improve their services. Rural transit operators provide essential lifeline services to millions   more

NORWICH, England, March 4 (TNSjou) -- The University of East Anglia issued the following news: * * * Children's development set back years by Covid lockdowns, study reveals The Covid pandemic disrupted children's ability to self-regulate - according to new research from the University of East Anglia (UEA). A new study reveals that the pandemic hampered children's ability to regulate their behaviour, stay focused and adapt to new situations - skills known collectively as executive functions.   more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, March 4 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * UPDATE IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Fallen Heroes * FORT BRAGG, N.C. - UPDATE: The Department of War has announced the identity of a 5th U.S. Army Reserve soldier who died March 1st while supporting Operation Epic Fury. The soldiers, who were assigned to the 103rd Sustainment Command, Des Moines, Iowa, died in Kuwait at the Port of Shuaiba, during an unmanned aircraft system attack. The incident is u  more

NEW YORK, March 4 [Category: Media] -- PEN America, an organization that says it stands at the intersection of literature and human rights to protect free expression, posted the following news release: * * * Virtual Read-In 3/10 by Celebrated Children's Authors to Support Minneapolis Youth * (NEW YORK)-PEN America, in partnership with Just Us Book and Penguin Random House, will join a lineup of celebrated children's book authors on Tues., March 10, for a live reading at 11:00 am ET/ 10:00 am  more