OLYMPIA, Washington, March 9 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * AG Brown vows to continue case against Live Nation for illegally monopolizing live entertainment industry * Attorney General Nick Brown released the following multistate statement regarding the ongoing antitrust case against Live Nation, which owns Ticketmaster, for illegally monopolizing the live entertainment industry and concert ticketing services: "In May 2024, a bipart  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 9 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Vows To Continue Antitrust Lawsuit Against Live Nation Despite DOJ Settlement * BOSTON -Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today released the following statement affirming her commitment to continue her office's ongoing antitrust lawsuit against Live Nation, which owns Ticketmaster, despite the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)'s announcemen  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, March 9 -- Pennsylvania Attorney General David W. Sunday issued the following news: * * * AG Sunday Will Continue Pursuit of Lawsuit Against Ticketmaster for Illegal Monopoly Over Live Entertainment * HARRISBURG -Attorney General Dave Sunday and a bipartisan coalition of Attorneys General will continue to pursue a lawsuit against Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Ticketmaster, LLC., regarding monopolistic practices -despite an announce  more

NORTHBROOK, Illinois, March 9 [Category: BizInsurance] (TNSrpt) -- Allstate, a property and casualty insurance company, issued the following news release: * * * New national data show youth-led service linked to confidence and career readiness * Key takeaways * Career readiness: Half of young people (52%) say service activities had a somewhat (38%) or very (14%) positive impact on feeling prepared for a future career. * Connection: 79% say service activities had a somewhat (47%) or ver  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 10 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on March 9, 2026: * * * Attorney General Mayes Secures Court Order Requiring Trump Administration to Restore Billions in Disaster Mitigation Funding Attorney General Kris Mayes and a coalition of 23 states have secured a court order requiring the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to promptly take steps necessary to reverse the termination of the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Co  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 10 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following statement on March 9, 2026: * * * Attorney General Mayes Vows to Continue Case Against Live Nation/Ticketmaster for Illegally Monopolizing Live Entertainment Industry, Despite DOJ Settlement Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes released the following statement regarding the ongoing antitrust case against Live Nation, which owns Ticketmaster, for illegally monopolizing the live entertainment industry and conc  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * As Trump's War Causes Gas Prices to Soar, Krishnamoorthi Calls for Tapping the Strategic Petroleum Reserve * WASHINGTON - Following this weekend's surge in oil prices -with the price per barrel climbing into triple digits, the highest level in four years -Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-08) called on President Trump to act immediately to lower costs at the pump: "Because of President T  more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 9 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta and State Attorneys General Carry on the Fight Against Live Nation/Ticketmaster Vow to protect consumers, businesses, and artists nationwide  NEW YORK -California Attorney General Rob Bonta and a bipartisan group of attorneys general today announced their intent to continue with the landmark antitrust lawsuit against Live Nation/Ticketmaster, rejecting the  more

ALBANY, New York, March 9 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Releases Statement on Live Nation Trial NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today released the following statement on new developments in her ongoing lawsuit against Live Nation/Ticketmaster for illegally monopolizing the live entertainment industry:  "For years, Live Nation has made enormous profits by exploiting its illegal monopoly and raisin  more

LANSING, Michigan, March 9 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Nessel Vows to Continue Antitrust Case Against Live Nation for Illegally Monopolizing Live Entertainment Industry * LANSING - Today, following the announcement of a settlement reached between Live Nation and the U.S. Department of Justice to resolve antitrust claims brought by the federal authority alongside a broad, bipartisan coalition of states, Attorney General Ne  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 9 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL VOWS TO CONTINUE CASE AGAINST LIVE NATION/TICKETMASTER FOR ILLEGALLY MONOPOLIZING LIVE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul and a coalition of state attorneys general today issued a multistate statement regarding the ongoing antitrust case against Live Nation, which owns Ticketmaster, for illegally monopolizing the live entertainment i  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- District of Columbia Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Schwalb Joins State Attorneys General to Continue Live Nation Lawsuit * Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb released the following statement regarding the ongoing antitrust case against Live Nation, which owns Ticketmaster, for illegally monopolizing the live entertainment industry and concert ticketing services: "DC's live entertainment scene is vital to ou  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, March 9 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong to Continue Case Against Live Nation for Illegally Monopolizing Live Entertainment Industry * (Hartford, CT) - Attorney General William Tong released the following multistate statement regarding the ongoing antitrust case against Live Nation, which owns Ticketmaster, for illegally monopolizing the live entertainment industry and concert ticketing services  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, March 10 -- Gov. JB Pritzker, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on March 9, 2026: * * * Building on Governor Pritzker's Affordability Agenda, the FY27 Proposed Budget will fund free test preparation courses through June 2027 CHICAGO - The Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC) and global education company Kaplan today announced that Illinois' first-in-the-nation free test preparation program - the Prepare for Illinois' Future Program - will continue t  more

LOS ANGELES, California, March 9 [Category: BizHospital] -- Cedars-Sinai, a nonprofit academic healthcare organization, posted the following news: * * * Cedars-Sinai Expands Virtual Second Opinion to Patients in 39 States * Cedars-Sinai has expanded availability of its Virtual Second Opinion program to residents of 39 states, giving people across the U.S. fast, Shoma Desai, MD convenient, at-home access to expert medical insights on treatment options for more than 600 health conditions.   more

ROCKFORD, Illinois, March 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois posted the following news release on March 9, 2026: * * * Chinese Telecommunications Company Fined $50 Million for Conspiring To Steal Technology From Motorola Solutions CHICAGO -- A federal judge in Chicago has fined a Chinese telecommunications company $50 million for criminally conspiring to steal proprietary technology from Illinois-based Motorola Solutions, Inc. Beginning in 2006, China  more

DENVER, Colorado, March 10 -- The Colorado Secretary of State issued the following news release on March 9, 2026: * * * Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold Leads Letter Seeking Confirmation of Homeland Security Policy on ICE at Polling Locations Today Secretary of State Jena Griswold announced that Colorado, along with eight other states, has sent a letter to Secretary of Homeland Security Nominee Markwayne Mullin seeking confirmation that immigration enforcement agents would not be at   more

WASHINGTON, March 9 [Category: Sociological] -- The American Economic Liberties Project posted the following news release: * * * Congress, Courts, State AGs Must Stop Corrupted DOJ From Letting Live Nation-Ticketmaster Off the Hook * Washington, D.C. - In response to news that the Trump-Vance Department of Justice Antitrust Division has negotiated a settlement to its landmark monopolization suit against Live Nation-Ticketmaster, just weeks after allegedly corrupt DOJ leadership pushed out an  more

CHAMPAIGN, Illinois, March 9 (TNSjou) -- The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus issued the following news: * * * Despite high risks of HIV, condom use low among displaced youths in Uganda * CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -While the rate of HIV in Kampala, Uganda, is more than double the national average, a recent survey of displaced youths in the city found that only about 20% consistently used condoms and just half of the study participants had been tested for HIV in the past year. Moses Oku  more

ARGONNE, Illinois, March 10 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Argonne National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * Printing electronic parts for next-generation technologies Custom inks and advanced printing methods enable durable transistors for smart devices * Argonne researchers show how printed transistors can last thousands of cycles and operate at low voltage. Tiny electronic devices, called microelectronics, may one day be printed as easily as words on a page, thanks   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 9 [Category: Business] -- The Private Equity Stakeholder Project issued the following news: * * * Dozens of state bills proposed addressing private equity in healthcare * State lawmakers across the country continue to consider legislation addressing private equity and other investor ownership in healthcare. The Private Equity Stakeholder Project has updated its state healthcare policy tracker, which now documents 79 bills across 25 states addressing private equity   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 9 [Category: Sociological] -- The National Immigrant Justice Center issued the following news release: * * * Federal Court Blocks Significant Pieces of Administration's Sweeping Immigration Appeals Rule That Eliminates Meaningful Judicial Review * Order Halts Implementation of Dangerous Steps that Would Have Dismantled Safeguards at the Board of Immigration Appeals Washington, D.C. -The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issued an order in Amica Cente  more

MATTOON, Illinois, March 10 -- First Mid Bancshares issued the following news release: * * * First Mid Bank & Trust Introduces Goal Setter Account to Help Customers Build Credit While Saving As the cost of everyday necessities continues to rise, building credit or saving for a major purchase can feel out of reach for many Americans, particularly those with limited or damaged credit histories. To help address that challenge, First Mid Bank & Trust (First Mid) is introducing a new product desig  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 9 [Category: Health Care] -- G.E. HealthCare posted the following news release: * * * GE HealthCare announces U.S. FDA 510(k) clearance for View, a next generation diagnostic viewer enabling anywhere access to radiologists * Built for the demands of modern imaging, View streamlines workflows, and helps enhance patient care as the advanced diagnostic viewer powering the Genesis Radiology Workspace [1] * GE HealthCare today announced that View, the powerful viewer wi  more

HOUSTON, Texas, March 10 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston issued the following news: * * * Global physical activity remains low despite two decades of guideline updates, UTHealth Houston researchers find By Catherine Marfin The prevalence of physical activity among the global population has remained low for the last two decades despite a majority of countries making notable progress in developing policies that include physical activity, UTHealth Houston re  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, March 9 [Category: Health Care] -- The Missouri Hospital Association posted the following news: * * * HIDI Releases First-quarter FFY 2026 Inpatient, Outpatient Databases * The first-quarter federal fiscal year 2026 inpatient and outpatient databases, including HIDI-reporting hospitals in Missouri, Illinois and Kansas City, Kan., now are available for download to subscribers of the Premier Data Package on HIDI Advantage (r). The databases consist of a patient-leve  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 8 [Category: BizTravel] -- Hyatt Hotels Corp., a hospitality company, issued the following news release: * * * Hyatt Regency Incheon Paradise City Opens Today * The 501-room hotel near Incheon International Airport deepens connectivity to premier integrated resort Paradise City and the city of Incheon CHICAGO (March 9, 2025) - Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) today announced the opening of Hyatt Regency Incheon Paradise City, providing more options for guests vis  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 [Category: Financial Services] -- America's Credit Unions posted the following news: * * * IFPA unlawfully restricts financial institution compensation for services * Joining together with the Illinois Credit Union League and other trades, America's Credit Unions filed a brief Friday in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit as part of efforts to overturn the harmful Illinois Interchange Fee Prohibition Act (IFPA). The appeal outlines why the IFPA is preempted   more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, March 10 -- Gov. JB Pritzker, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on March 9, 2026: * * * Gov. Pritzker Announces $1.5 Billion Investment from Global Biotherapeutics Leader CSL CSL's expansion marks one of the largest life sciences investments in Illinois history; Company will create 300 new jobs, retain 1,200, and strengthen Illinois' leadership in life sciences * BRADLEY - Today, Governor JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opp  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, March 10 -- The Illinois State Treasurer issued the following news on March 9, 2026: * * * State Treasurer Frerichs Announces 250,000 More Illinoisans with Disabilities Eligible for ABLE Accounts Change in Law Increases Age from 26 to 46 * Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs today announced that an estimated 250,000 Illinoisans with a disability are now eligible to open ABLE accounts that allow them to save and invest money to improve quality of life without risking f  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 9 -- The University of Chicago posted the following news: * * * Karl F. Freed, pioneering theoretical chemist and decoder of molecular complexity, 1942-2026 * University of Chicago Prof. Emeritus Karl Frederick Freed, whose mathematical rigor provided the scaffolding for modern molecular theory, died Jan. 11 at the age of 83. A cornerstone of the Department of Chemistry and the James Franck Institute for over five decades, Freed was internationally recognized for h  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 10 -- The Liberty Justice Center issued the following news release: * * * Liberty Justice Center Sues to Block Trump Administration's New Global Tariffs Under Section 122 After Supreme Court Ruled IEEPA Tariffs Unconstitutional Spice Importer Burlap & Barrel and Toy Company Basic Fun! Lead Challenge to Administration's Latest Attempt to Unilaterally Tax American Small Businesses * The Liberty Justice Center has filed a new lawsuit challenging the Trump Administratio  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 10 (TNSrep) -- The Massachusetts Department of Public Health issued the following news release on March 9, 2026: * * * Massachusetts' flavored tobacco product restriction projected to save more than $70 million in smoking-related health care costs since 2020 implementation The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) today released a report on the impact of An Act Modernizing Tobacco Control, the historic legislation that restricts the sale of all flavored   more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, March 10 -- McDonald Hopkins, a law firm, issued the following commentary on March 9, 2026 by counsel Rick Hindmand: * * * OCR announces 11th and 12th Risk Analysis Initiative enforcement actions Recently, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced two HIPAA settlements, one with a substance use disorder (SUD) provider and one with a software company. These settlements were OCR's 11th and 12th enforcement actions in   more

DOWNERS GROVE, Illinois, March 7 (TNSrep) -- CompTIA posted the following news release on March 6, 2026: * * * Modest job growth, signs of future hiring intent highlight latest tech employment data, CompTIA analysis reveals Technology employment experienced modest job growth in February, with employers in the tech sector and the broader U.S. economy adding workers, according to analysis by CompTIA, the leading global provider of vendor-neutral information technology (IT) training and certific  more

DECATUR, Illinois, March 9 -- Millikin University posted the following news: * * * New Documentary Explores Legacy of Millikin University Founder James Millikin * DECATUR, Ill. -The story of the man whose vision helped shape both the city of Decatur and the founding of Millikin University will take center stage this spring with the premiere of a new documentary, "The Original Big Blue: The Life & Times of James Millikin." Produced by Jim Wilkerson, President of James Millikin Homestead, In  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 9 [Category: Business] -- The National Marine Manufacturers Association posted the following news release: * * * New Ipsos Research Highlights Boater Trends, Market Growth Opportunities * The National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) and Marine Retailers Association of the Americas (MRAA), today released new consumer research conducted to inform the Market Expansion Advisory Group's work to accelerate long-term boating growth. Leading global research firm, Ips  more

CHAMPAIGN, Illinois, March 9 -- The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus issued the following news: * * * New study finds deep ocean microbes already prepared to tackle climate change * CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -Deep-sea waters are warming due to heat waves and climate change, and it could spell trouble for the oceans' delicate chemical and biological balance. A new study, however, demonstrates that the microbe Nitrosopumilus maritimus may already be adapting well to warmer, nutrient-poor w  more

EDWARDSVILLE, Illinois, March 9 -- Southern Illinois University Edwardsville campus posted the following news: * * * SIUE Wrestling Celebrates Best-Ever Team Finish at MAC Championships * SIUE wrestling placed third at the 2026 Mid-American Conference Championships, its best-ever finish. SIUE, which took seventh as its best previous team finish in 2017, collected a school-record eight placewinners at the MAC Championships. Caleb Tyus and Brock Woodcock earned automatic bids to the NCAA C  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 10 -- Adler University issued the following news: * * * Two continents, one mission: Adler's Dr. Elvita Kondili partners with Albanian universities to tackle discrimination Elvita Kondili, Ph.D., is finishing a yearlong international collaboration to help future teachers in Northern Albania with something that is not always found in educational curriculum: how to hold a classroom together when culture, language, and regional identity threaten to pull it apart. * El  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, March 10 -- The University of Illinois Springfield campus issued the following news: * * * UIS professors co-author "AI for Sustainable Business" book Author: Ashley Earnest Salem L. Boumediene, an associate professor, and Salma Boumediene, an adjunct professor, at the University of Illinois Springfield College of Business and Management, have co-authored a new book titled "AI for Sustainable Business: Leveraging Technology for a Better Future." Published by Routledge  more

CHAMPAIGN, Illinois, March 9 -- The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus issued the following news: * * * Team simulates a living cell that grows and divides * CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -By simulating the life cycle of a minimal bacterial cell -from DNA replication to protein translation to metabolism and cell division -scientists have opened a new frontier of computer vision into the essential processes of life. The researchers, led by chemistry professor Zan Luthey-Schulten at the Univer  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, March 10 -- The University of Pennsylvania issued the following news: * * * Mapping the expanding cosmos: Dark Energy Survey unveils clearest picture yet The Dark Energy Survey collaborative, including Penn researchers, recently released an analysis that gives the clearest picture yet of how dark energy is driving the universe's expansion and how matter--including galaxies and groups of galaxies--has been organized over cosmic time. Key Takeaways * The Dark Ener  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, March 9 -- The University of Wisconsin posted the following statements by Chancellor Jennifer L. Mnookin and Provost John Zumbrunnen: * * * Mnookin, Zumbrunnen messages on provost appointment Chancellor Mnookin and Provost Zumbrunnen sent messages to campus about Monday's provost appointment * Chancellor Jennifer L. Mnookin and Provost John Zumbrunnen sent messages to students, faculty and staff on March 9,2026, about Zumbrunnen's appointment as provost. Campus messag  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, March 9 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release: * * * Vermont to Continue Case Against Live Nation for Illegally Monopolizing Live Entertainment Industry * Attorney General Charity Clark today released the following multistate statement regarding the ongoing antitrust case against Live Nation, which owns Ticketmaster, for illegally monopolizing the live entertainment industry and concert ticketing services: "In May 2024, a bipartisan  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Rep. Eugene Vindman, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Vindman Backs Direct File Act to Guarantee Free, Easy Tax Filing for Americans Congressman Eugene Vindman (Va.-07) backed the Direct File Act, new legislation that would reverse the Trump administration's decision to end the highly successful Direct File program -which allowed taxpayers to file their taxes online, for free, and directly with the government -and make the program permanent. "The Di  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- The White House issued the following news: * * * President Trump Has Secured Trillions of Dollars in New Investments - and the List Keeps Growing Since President Donald J. Trump took office, his bold America First economic policies have unleashed an unprecedented wave of private-sector investment. Companies worldwide are racing to onshore production, strengthen domestic supply chains, and build the future here at home -- delivering trillions of dollars in new investme  more