PHOENIX, Arizona, March 6 -- The Arizona Commerce Authority issued the following news on March 5, 2026: * * * ACA, GPEC, and ASU Sign MOU With JETRO To Strengthen International and Semiconductor Collaboration Amid increased international investment and to further strengthen economic and trade ties between Arizona and Japan, the Arizona Commerce Authority (ACA), Greater Phoenix Economic Council (GPEC), and Arizona State University (ASU) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Japan  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

NEWARK, Delaware, March 5 -- The American Philosophical Association issued the following news: * * * APA Committee Appointments for 2026 Announced The APA board of officers is pleased to announce the committee appointments for terms starting July 1, 2026. Committee members serve three-year terms ending June 30, 2029, unless otherwise noted. Associate chairs serve a one-year term, followed by a three-year term as chair of the committee. Congratulations to the appointees and thanks to all who w  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

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 6 -- The Arizona State Senate Republican Caucus issued the following news release on March 5, 2026: * * * Senate Republicans Pass Werner Legislation Strengthening Protectionsfor Health Care Workers Exposed to Radiation Senate Republicans are taking action to better protect Arizona health care workers, passing a package of legislation sponsored by Senate Health & Human Services Committee Chair Carine Werner to reduce long-term radiation exposure for doctors, nurses, and  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

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 6 (TNSLrpt) -- Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Arizona 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Western Region - March 5, 2026 * * * In 2025, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6 (which includes the unemployed, workers employed part-time for economic reasons, and those marginally attached to the labor force), was 8.5 percent in Arizona, compared to the 8.0-percent rate for the nation, t  more

CLEMSON, South Carolina, March 5 -- Clemson University posted the following news: * * * Buyer to speak on "Working Toward Excellence" * Clemson Libraries Clemson music professor Paul Buyer will share his secrets to success in a talk about the 2 nd edition of his book "Working Toward Excellence" on Thursday, March 26, at 3 p.m. in the Byrnes Room (401) in Cooper Library. The event is free and open to the public. Click here to register. Buyer's book focuses on "10 nonnegotiables for achi  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

ATLANTA, Georgia, March 3 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued the following document as part of its Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (No. 6) on February 19, 2026, entitled "Regional Increases in Incidence of Coccidioidomycosis (Valley Fever) -- Arizona, 2005-2022.": Here are excerpts: * * * Summary What is already known about this topic? Approximately 95% of U.S. coccidioidomycosis (Valley fever) cases are repo  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 6 -- The Arizona Corporation Commission issued the following news release on March 5, 2026: * * * Chairman Myers Votes with ACC to Repeal Outdated Renewable Mandates At the Arizona Corporation Commission's (ACC) March 4, 2026, regular open meeting, Chairman Nick Myers joined the Commission in a 5-0 vote to finalize its repeal of the Renewable Energy Standard and Tariff Rules (REST rules) (A.A.C. Title 14, Chapter 2, Article 18). The Commission began the process of repe  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Biggs Votes Against Resolution Undermining President's Authority to Confront Iranian Threat * Today, Congressman Andy Biggs (R-AZ) voted against H.Con.Res. 38, a resolution directing the President to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities in the Islamic Republic of Iran. Congressman Biggs issues the following statement: "I strongly support Congress exercising its constitution  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * DCCC Chair Suzan DelBene: Tuesday's Primaries "showed yet again how motivated Democrats are for change in Congress." * This week's primaries in North Carolina and Texas were defined by the massive turnout of Democratic voters and the lackluster performance by the states' Republican candidates. Across Congressional primaries in Texas, 54% of ballots cast were for Democrats, oppose  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 6 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Coleman Nee, national commander of the Disabled American Veterans, from a Feb. 24, 2026, joint hearing with the Senate Veterans' Committee entitled "Legislative Presentation of Disabled American Veterans and Multi VSOs: Military Officers Association of America, Blue Star Families, Vietnam Veterans of America, National Congress of American Indians, Service Women's Action Network, Gold Star Wives of Am  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, March 4 -- Vanderbilt University posted the following news release: * * * From lab to impact: Faculty helping faculty commercialize research discoveries * Navigating the journey from research to real-world impact can be challenging. Luckily for Vanderbilt faculty, there's a network of Innovation Ambassadors to guide them. Developed by the Center for Technology Transfer and Commercialization, the Innovation Ambassadors program trains ambassadors-faculty volunteers from  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, March 5 -- The Nevada Democratic Party posted the following news release: * * * Governor Gavin Newsom Joins NV Dems Chair for Local Brews + National Brews Lecture Series * In case you missed it, California Governor Gavin Newsom joined NV Dems Local Brews + National Views lecture series to discuss his recently published memoir, the impact of the Trump administration on the West - from cuts to health care and food assistance to cost-raising tariffs - and how Democrats can fi  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 [Category: Law/Legal -- Haitian Bridge Alliance, a grassroots community organization that advocates for fair and humane immigration policies and provides migrants and immigrants with humanitarian, legal and social services, issued the following news release: * * * HAITIAN BRIDGE ALLIANCE CONDEMNS DEATH OF HAITIAN IMMIGRANT IN ICE CUSTODY * March 5, 2026 Contact: media@haitianbridge.org, Paige Censale, pcensale@haitianbridge.org SAN DIEGO, CA. -The Haitian Bridge Alli  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Kelly Warns Trump Is Sending Americans into Harm's Way Without a Plan or Goal * " We have six dead Americans who paid the ultimate price, and we have a President... that I have serious concerns about whether he understands his role here." " There's no strategic plan, there's no timeline. And what this is likely to lead to is a long war with a lot of dead Americans and no rationale for how thi  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Kelly, Boozman Champion Support for Maintenance and Security of Rural Water Systems * Senators introduce FLOWS Act to strengthen water infrastructure nationwide Senators Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and John Boozman (R-AR) introduced the Futureproofing Local Operations for Water Systems (FLOWS) Act of 2026 to help rural utilities improve reliability while also strengthening and modernizing their cybersecurity.  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, issued the following news release: * * * Lee Introduces PIONEER Act to Deregulate Innovation Nationwide * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) today introduced legislation to bring Utah's regulatory sandbox model nationwide to deregulate innovation across all industries at a federal level. The Promoting Innovation and Offering the Needed Escape from Exhaustive Regulations (PIONEER) Act will apply Utah's trailblazing sandbox concept nationwid  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Markey, Warren, Pressley Slam Trump Admin. for Deaths of Emmanuel Damas, Other Detained Immigrants in ICE Custody, Demand ICE Provide Proper Medical Treatment to Detainees * Letter Text (PDF) Washington (March 5, 2026) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) today wrote to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Se  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

ERLANGER, Kentucky, March 5 [Category: National Defense] -- Disabled American Veterans issued the following news: * * * Media assaults VA disability system, insults those who use it * A 60-mile bike ride through the southern Arizona mountains was enough for Daniel Blevins to calm down and collect his thoughts. But once he began recording cellphone video to put those thoughts out into the world, the exhaustion from such an arduous journey kept him from making the kind of impactful and coheren  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 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia posted the following news release: * * * New Jersey Man Pleads Guilty in Threatening Red Mass Attendees at St. Matthews Cathedral * WASHINGTON - Louis Geri, 41, of Vineland, New Jersey, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in connection with threatening to detonate more than 100 homemade explosive devices on the steps of St. Matthew's Cathedral during the annual Red Mass attended by U.S. Supreme Court   more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Economic Analysis issued the following news release: * * * Outdoor Recreation Economic Statistics, U.S. and States, 2024 * Today, the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis released new statistics measuring the outdoor recreation economy for the nation, all 50 states, and the District of Columbia. The new U.S. data show the value added of the outdoor recreation economy accounted for 2.4 percent ($696.7 billion) of current-dollar gros  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * Pressley, Markey, Warren Slam Trump Admin for Deaths of Emmanuel Damas, Other Detained Immigrants in ICE Custody, Demand ICE Provide Proper Medical Treatment to Detainees * WASHINGTON - Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), alongside Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), wrote to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem and Acting Dire  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 -- Rep. Yassamin Ansari, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Ansari's Statement on Today's Votes on War Powers and Resolution Condemning the Iranian Regime * WASHINGTON - Today, Representative Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03) released the following statement on voting yes on the bipartisan War Powers Resolution and a non-binding resolution reaffirming the Islamic Republic of Iran as the world's largest state sponsor of terrorism: "Today, I voted YES on both   more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Sens. Cruz, Cornyn, Kelly, Gallego Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Restore Fairness in Federal Highway Funding * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), and Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) reintroduced the Highway Formula Fairness Act. This bipartisan legislation would modernize the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) distribution formula to ensure states receive a fair sh  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Greg Stanton, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Stanton Demands Answers on Death of Emmanuel Damas in Florence ICE Detention Center * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Greg Stanton (D-Ariz.) sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons demanding a full and transparent accounting of the death of Emmanuel Damas, a Haitian national detained at the Florence Service Processing Center in  more

TUCSON, Arizona, March 6 -- Tucson Electric Power issued the following news release: * * * TEP Opposes Proposed Municipal Utility Options as Costly, Impractical In Brief * Three potential options for a municipal electric utility proposed by City of Tucson staff would commit significant public resources to efforts that would not benefit city residents or businesses. * The proposals are described as steps toward a larger acquisition of Tucson Electric Power's local energy grid in the future,   more

LOGAN, Utah, March 5 -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * USU Equine Experience Earns Accredited Center Status * Utah State University's Equine Experience program has achieved a distinction 5 years in the making: designation as a Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship International (PATH Intl.) Premier Accredited Center. This recognition places USU's among an elite group of equine-assisted service programs nationwide that meet the highest standards for sa  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