BETHESDA, Maryland, March 5 -- The American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine issued the following news release: * * * AACOM Applauds Senate Reintroduction of Community TEAMS Act Bipartisan, bicameral legislation expands clinical training capacity in rural and underserved communities * The American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM) today commends U.S. Senators John Curtis (R-UT) and Angus King (I-ME) for reintroducing the Community Training, Education, an  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 5 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Sues Trump Administration To Stop Latest Round Of Illegal Tariffs * Boston -Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today joined a coalition of 24 states in filing a lawsuit to block President Trump's latest efforts to impose illegal tariffs on American consumers and businesses. The case challenges President Trump's most recent efforts to increa  more

LANSING, Michigan, March 5 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Sues Trump Administration to Stop Latest Round of Illegal Tariffs * LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel today joined a coalition of attorneys general in filing a lawsuit (PDF) to block President Trump's latest efforts to impose illegal tariffs on American consumers and businesses. The case, as Attorney General Nessel explains in a video, challenges President Trum  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 6 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on March 5, 2026: * * * Attorney General Mayes Sues Trump Administration to Stop Latest Round of Illegal Tariffs Co-Leads Lawsuit Filed to Block Illegal Tariffs that are Increasing Prices on American Consumers and Businesses * Attorney General Kris Mayes today co-led a coalition of attorneys general in filing a lawsuit to block President Trump's latest efforts to impose illegal tariffs on Amer  more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, March 5 -- Oklahoma State University posted the following news: * * * Athletic trainer enjoys 'rough and tough' side of hockey * Media Contact: Sara Plummer | Senior Communications Coordinator | 918-561-1282 | sara.plummer@okstate.edu Being the athletic trainer for the Tulsa Oilers hockey team means dealing with a lot of injuries to knees, shoulders, wrists and hips. And of course, a lot of blood. "There's almost always stitches or a missing tooth. There's always bl  more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 5 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Calls on Trump Administration to Withdraw Citizenship Question from Test Survey for 2030 Census * Multistate coalition also criticizes other planned changes by Trump Administration OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general in submitting a comment letter to the U.S. Department of Commerce opposing the U  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, March 5 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General Clark Sues Trump Administration to Stop Latest Round of Illegal Tariffs * Attorney General Charity Clark today joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general and two governors in filing a lawsuit to block President Trump's latest effort to impose illegal tariffs on American consumers and businesses. President Trump's effort to increase tariffs worldwide without congres  more

SALEM, Oregon, March 5 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Dan Rayfield Sues Trump Administration to Stop Latest Round of Illegal Tariffs * Oregon Leads Case to Block Tariffs that are Increasing Prices on American Consumers and Businesses Attorney General Dan Rayfield led a coalition of 23 other states in filing a lawsuit to block President Trump's latest efforts to impose illegal tariffs on American consumers and businesses. Th  more

ALBANY, New York, March 5 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Leads Lawsuit to Stop Trump Administration's Latest Illegal Tariffs * NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today led a coalition of 21 other attorneys general and the governors of Kentucky and Pennsylvania in suing to stop the latest attempt by the Trump administration to impose sweeping tariffs that result in increased taxes on states, businesses  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 5 -- North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Jeff Jackson Sues to Stop Illegal Tariffs * RALEIGH - Today, Attorney General Jeff Jackson is suing to block the federal government's latest unlawful tariffs on American consumers and businesses without congressional approval. The tariffs could cost each North Carolina household an estimated $800 to $1,300 this year. "North Carolinians have already paid   more

DENVER, Colorado, March 5 -- Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Phil Weiser sues Trump administration to stop latest round of illegal tariffs and price increases * March 5, 2026 (DENVER) - Attorney General Phil Weiser today joined a coalition of attorneys general in filing a lawsuit to block President Trump's latest efforts to impose illegal tariffs on American consumers and businesses. The case challenges President Trump's most re  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 5 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL SUES TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TO STOP LATEST ROUND OF ILLEGAL TARIFFS * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 22 attorneys general and the governors of Kentucky and Pennsylvania, today filed a lawsuit to block President Trump's latest efforts to impose illegal tariffs on American businesses and consumers. The case challenges President Tru  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, March 5 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Sues Trump Administration to Stop Latest Round of Illegal Tariffs * Joins Lawsuit Filed by 24 States to Block Illegal Tariffs that are Increasing Prices on American Consumers and Businesses (Hartford, CT) - Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general and two governors in announcing a lawsuit to block President Trump's   more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 5 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * California Sues Trump Over His Unlawful Use of Tariffs -- Again * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta and Governor Gavin Newsom today, along with a coalition of 22 attorneys general and the states of Kentucky and Pennsylvania, announced a new lawsuit challenging President Trump's imposition of global tariffs using Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974. The lawsuit, to b  more

WARWICK, Rhode Island, March 5 -- The Community College of Rhode Island issued the following news: * * * CCRI Women's Basketball Earns No. 3 Seed in Fifth Consecutive NJCAA National Tournament Appearance History is knocking at the doorstep of the Community College of Rhode Island's women's basketball team, which is headed to Texas next week after qualifying for the National Junior College Athletic Association Division III Women's Basketball Championships for the fifth year in a row. The Knig  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. John Curtis, R-Utah, issued the following news release: * * * Curtis, King Introduce Legislation to Strengthen Rural Health Care Workforce * WASHINGTON- U.S. Senators John Curtis (R-UT) and Angus King (I-ME) introduced the Community Training, Education, and Access for Medical Students (Community TEAMS) Act, bipartisan legislation to help address persistent physician shortages by expanding clinical training opportunities for medical students in rural areas and medi  more

DOVER, Delaware, March 6 -- Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings issued the following news release on March 5, 2026: * * * AG Jennings sues Trump Administration to stop latest round of illegal tariffs Attorney General Kathy Jennings today joined a coalition of attorneys general and governors in filing a lawsuit to block President Trump's latest efforts to impose illegal tariffs on American consumers and businesses. The case challenges President Trump's most recent efforts to increase tari  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Golden re-introduces bill to highlight, address national debt Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) and a bipartisan group of colleagues have re-introduced legislation to increase transparency and provide greater insight about the growing national debt. The Debt-to-GDP Transparency and Stabilization Act, introduced with GOP Rep. Lloyd Smucker (PA-11), would require the President's annual budget and congres  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Golden statement on War Powers resolution vote * WASHINGTON -Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) today voted against a War Powers Resolution sponsored by Reps. Thomas Massie (KY-04) and Ro Khanna (CA-17) that would have forced an immediate end of military operations in Iran. The resolution failed in a 212-219 vote. Golden has instead joined Rep. Josh Gottheimer (NJ-05) to sponsor a resolution (link is   more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on March 5, 2026: * * * Judiciary Committee Advances ATF Director, Four District Judges, Three U.S. Marshals and Bipartisan Anti-Theft Legislation The Senate Judiciary Committee today advanced the following nominations: * Robert Cekada, to be Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, by a vote of 14-8; * Andrew B. Davis, to be Uni  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Judiciary Committee Advances ATF Director, Four District Judges, Three U.S. Marshals and Bipartisan Anti-Theft Legislation The Senate Judiciary Committee today advanced the following nominations: * Robert Cekada, to be Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, by a vote of 14-8; * Andrew B. Davis, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Texas, b  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King, Curtis Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Attract the "Next Generation" of Rural Health Care Workers * WASHINGTON, D.C.- U.S. Senators Angus King (I-ME) and John Curtis (R-UT) introduced bipartisan legislation to help address the physician shortage that is harming the quality-of-life in rural areas. The Community TEAMS Act would expand clinical training opportunities for medical students i  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, March 6 -- The Maine Judicial Branch issued the following news on March 5, 2026: * * * Judicial Branch Announces Plan to Complete the Rollout of Maine eCourts and eFiling by February 2027 The Maine Judicial Branch announced today the implementation schedule of Maine eCourts and electronic filing (eFiling) in the remainder of Maine's trial courts, a transition that began in 2018 with the statewide Violations Bureau. Courts in Bangor and the Business and Consumer Docket "went di  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, March 6 -- The Maine House Democrats issued the following news release on March 5, 2026: * * * Ankeles bill to protect drinking water from toxins receives bipartisan support in Maine Legislature A measure sponsored by Rep. Dan Ankeles, D-Brunswick, to help protect drinking water from toxins received bipartisan support in an initial vote in the Maine House and Senate. The vote in the House was unanimous and the vote in the Senate was 21 to 13. LD 2115 would establish the Well  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 [Category: Sociological] -- The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws posted the following news release: * * * Massachusetts: Voters Overwhelmingly Oppose Ballot Effort To Repeal Marijuana Legalization * Boston, MA: More than six in ten voters oppose a ballot measure that seeks to repeal the state's adult-use marijuana legalization laws, according to statewide polling compiled by the University of New Hampshire Survey Center. Sixty-three percent of resp  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 6 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on March 5, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Defends Access to Birth Control and Other Contraceptive Care Coalition Supports Challenge to Trump Administration Regulations that Allow Employers to Restrict Access to Birth Control * Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in support of a challenge to the first Trump   more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 6 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on March 5, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Sues Trump Administration to Stop Latest Round of Unlawful Tariffs Joins Multistate Lawsuit to Block Unlawful Tariffs that are Increasing Prices on American Consumers and Businesses * Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today joined a coalition of 24 attorneys general and governors in filing a lawsuit to block President Trump's latest effo  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, March 5 (TNSrpt) -- The Nature Conservancy issued the following news: * * * Nature Is Fundamental to Ensuring that Economies and Communities in the United States Thrive Large body of research shows the many cost-effective benefits nature provides * Investing in nature is one of the smartest investments governments can make, given the economic, health and public safety benefits nature provides, according to a new report commissioned by The Nature Conservancy. Nature's   more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Nomination of David St. Pierre to Serve as U.S. Marshal for the District of Maine Advances out of Committee U.S. Senator Susan Collins announced today that the Senate Judiciary Committee has advanced the nomination of David St. Pierre, who served as Chief of Police for the City of Lewiston, to be the U.S. Marshal for the District of Maine by a bipartisan vote of 20 to 2. Chief St. Pierre's nominati  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Pingree Statement on Firing of DHS Secretary Kristi Noem * Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) released the following statement on the firing of Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem: Kristi Noem's firing was long overdue. Her tenure as Secretary of Homeland Security will be remembered as one of the most corrupt, reckless, and disgraceful chapters in the department's history.   more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Pingree Statement on the Bipartisan Iran War Powers Resolution * Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) released the following statement on her vote for the bipartisan War Powers Resolution, which would have restricted the Trump Administration from taking further military action in Iran without Congressional approval: Let me be clear: I am against any war launched without the approval of Congres  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, March 6 -- Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued the following news release on March 5, 2026: * * * Attorney General Neronha, coalition sue Trump Administration to stop latest round of illegal tariffs Attorney General Peter F. Neronha today joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general and two governors in filing a lawsuit to block President Trump's latest efforts to impose illegal tariffs on American consumers and businesses. The case challenges Preside  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Insight white paper (No. IN11053) on March 4, 2026, by American national government analyst Sarah J. Eckman. Here are excerpts: * * * Redistricting Commissions for Congressional Districts Historically, state legislatures have determined congressional district boundaries, and this remains true in most states. The role of political actors in redistricting at times leads to concerns, by some, about conflict  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 5 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Troutman Pepper Locke, a law firm, posted the following news: * * * Troutman Pepper Locke's Public Finance Team Earns Top 10 National Ranking for Competitive Sales in The Bond Buyer's 2025 Year-End Review * BOSTON - Troutman Pepper Locke's nationally recognized Public Finance Practice Group once again secured its place among the country's premier public finance practices, ranking No. 10 on The Bond Buyer's list of top bond counsel in the  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 (TNSLrpt) -- USDA's Economic Research Service has published "Characterizing foreign investment in U.S. agricultural land, 2022" (Economic Information Bulletin EIB 292) by Noah Miller, Clayton Winters Michaud, and Bassmah Isa, dated February 2026. The report uses Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act (AFIDA) data to compare foreign owned land with long term foreign leased land (leases of 10 or more years) and to document their uses, locations, and business structures   more

WASHINGTON, March 3 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Geological Survey, under the U.S. Department of the Interior, issued 'Erosion Potential and Flood Vulnerability of Streams and Stream Crossings at Acadia National Park, Maine,' Scientific Investigations Report 20265116, authored by Ian P. Armstrong, Meghan A. McCallister, Kristina M. Hyslop, and Adam J. Benthem, prepared in cooperation with the National Park Service. This assessment addresses rising precipitation impacts on park streams and infrastructur  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 6 -- Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones issued the following news release on March 5, 2026: * * * Attorney General Jay Jones Sues Trump Administration to Stop Latest Illegal Tariffs Joins Multistate Lawsuit to Block Unlawful Tariffs Driving Up Costs for Virginia Consumers and Businesses * Attorney General Jay Jones today joined a coalition of attorneys general in filing a lawsuit to stop President Trump's latest attempt to impose sweeping tariffs on consumers and   more

OLYMPIA, Washington, March 5 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * WA sues to block the Trump administration's latest round of illegal tariffs * Attorney General Nick Brown today joined a coalition of attorneys general in suing to block President Trump's latest efforts to impose illegal tariffs on American consumers and businesses. The case challenges President Trump's most recent efforts to increase tariffs worldwide without congressional a  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Grijalva, Schakowsky, Moylan, 30+ Lawmakers Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Update, Expand Lifeline Benefits for Seniors, Americans with Disabilities Nearly 8 million Americans rely on Supplemental Security Income benefits to meet their basic needs -but parts of program haven't been updated in over five decades  * U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representatives Adelita G  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * YMHA to Pay $100,200 to Resolve EEOC Religious Discrimination and Retaliation Charge * Settles federal charge alleging unlawful workplace discrimination against Christian employee by New York youth organization NEW YORK - The Young Men's and Women's Hebrew Association (YMHA/YWHA) of Washington Heights and Inwood agreed to provide $100,200 to a former employee to settle a religious di  more