ARLINGTON, Virginia, March 10 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release: * * * AFP, Jersey 1st Responds to Mikie Sherrill Budget: New Jersey Can't Spend Its Way Out of a Budget Gap Trenton, NJ -Today, Americans for Prosperity (AFP) and Jersey 1st released the following statement in response to Governor Mikie Sherrill's state budget address. New Jersey currently faces a $3 billion deficit, yet the governor's budget increases and adds funding to seve  more

LANSING, Michigan, March 10 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Secures Court Order Requiring Trump Administration to Restore Billions in Disaster Mitigation Funding Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and a coalition of 23 states have secured a court order (PDF) requiring the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to promptly take steps necessary to reverse the termination of the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (  more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 10 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Opposes Trump Administration's Attempt to Intimidate Scientific Organizations * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general in submitting an amicus brief opposing the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)'s demand seeking documentation on the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)'s clinical guidance regarding gen  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 10 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL LEADS COALITION STANDING UP TO TRUMP ADMINISTRATION ATTACKS ON PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL ORGANIZATIONS * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul today led a coalition of 19 state attorneys general in support of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), which is being targeted by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over recommendations that run counter to the Trump adm  more

FLORHAM PARK, New Jersey, March 10 [Category: Industrial Materials] -- BASF Corp. issued the following news release: * * * BASF introduces biomass balance polyether polyol product portfolio for the sleep products, automotive and CASE industries * WYANDOTTE, MI - MARCH 10, 2026 - BASF has announced the first commercial production of its biomass balance (BMB) [1] polyether polyols in North America, manufactured at the company's Verbund site in Geismar, Louisiana. The new product line broadens   more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet, Van Hollen, Colleagues Press Administration for Accountability, Investigation into Deaths of American Citizens in West Bank * Washington, D.C. -Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, joined U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and 30 colleagues in pressing the Trump Administration for an investigation into the death of Nasrallah  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Booker Announces Keep Your Pay Act Alongside New Jerseyans With Kitchen Table Discussion * BLOOMFIELD, NJ - Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) unveiled the Keep Your Pay Act alongside New Jerseyans with a roundtable discussion. The proposal would cut taxes for working New Jerseyans and unrig America's tax system by requiring the wealthiest few and big corporations to finally pay their fair sha  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Booker Statement on DOJ Settling Live Nation-Ticketmaster Case * WASHINGTON D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer Rights, issued the following statement in response to the announcement of the Department of Justice's settlement with Live Nation-Ticketmaster: The Department of Justice's anno  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release on March 10, 2026: * * * CAIR's 2026 Civil Rights Report Shows the 'Right to Be Different' Narrowed in the Past Year Civil rights complaints reported to the organization remain at an all-time high * The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today released its 2026 Civil Rights Report "The Right to be Different," which  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release on March 10, 2026: * * * CAIR-NJ Condemns Formal Ethics Complaint Against NJ Municipal Judge Over Religious and Cultural Attire at Judicial Conference The New Jersey chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NJ), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the formal ethics complaint filed by the Advisory Committee on Judicial Conduct (AC  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- A coalition of 31 national and 105 state or local organizations submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Education urging it to reconsider proposed changes to the definition of professional degrees in federal student loan programs, warning that the policy could worsen workforce shortages in human service fields. The law, enacted as H.R. 1 (PL 119-21), introduced sweeping changes to the federal student loan framework, imposing new borrowing limits for g  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- A coalition of 10 state attorneys general submitted a public comment letter to the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration raising concerns about proposed federal regulations addressing the transportation of hazardous materials using highly automated transportation systems. The letter cited that while autonomous technologies for non-hazmat applications, such as delivery robots, have been introduced, there has been insufficient development for the safe tran  more

IRVING, Texas, March 10 [Category: BizEnergy] -- ExxonMobil, an energy provider and chemical manufacturer, issued the following news release: * * * ExxonMobil Board unanimously recommends redomiciling the company from New Jersey to Texas * "Over the past several years, Texas has made a noticeable effort to embrace the business community. In doing so, it has created a policy and regulatory environment that can allow the company to maximize shareholder value," said Darren Woods, ExxonMobil cha  more

JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, March 11 -- Forbes Media posted the following news release on March 10, 2026: * * * Forbes 40th Annual World's Billionaires List: Elon Musk Is World's Richest Person Ever Recorded Forbes' Definitive Ranking of the World's Richest People Features The Most Billionaires In History: A Record-Breaking 3,428 People Worth $20.1 Trillion * Forbes today released its 40th-annual World's Billionaires list, the definitive ranking of the planet's richest people. Over the past ye  more

GALLOWAY, New Jersey, March 10 -- Stockton University posted the following news: * * * Friends of Encore Learning at Stockton Provides $25,000 for Scholarships * Galloway, N.J. - Eighteen years ago, the Friends of Encore Learning (FELS) of Stockton University started small. "Initially, classes were held in people's homes," said Meryl Baer, the president of the nonprofit that offers educational courses for lifelong learners with proceeds benefitting Stockton student scholarships. "Now most   more

DUSSELDORF, Germany, March 11 -- Henkel, a manufacturer of hair care products, laundry detergents, fabric softeners as well as adhesives, sealants and functional coatings, issued the following news release: * * * Henkel delivers organic growth in 2025 and increases profitability through innovation and more efficiency - Good business performance in fiscal 2025 = Sales: 20.5 billion euros, organic growth of 0.9 percent = Operating profit (EBIT)/*: 3.0 billion euros, slightly below prior year   more

WASHINGTON, March 11 (TNSFR) -- Legal Services Corp. announces the availability of funding for basic field grants to support civil legal aid for low-income individuals. The corporation distributes funds to service providers across the country to ensure access to justice in civil matters. This announcement precedes a congressional appropriation for fiscal 2027, with grant terms scheduled to begin in Jan. 1, 2027. Applicants must be qualified to deliver efficient legal services within designated  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 11 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on March 10, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Joins Coalition Standing Up to Trump Administration Attacks on Professional Medical Organization Attorney General Brown today joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general in support of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), which is being targeted by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over recommendations that run counter to the Trump a  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, March 11 -- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release on March 9, 2026: * * * Attorney General Davenport Vows To Continue Case Against Live Nation for Illegally Monopolizing Live Entertainment Industry Attorney General Jennifer Davenport 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 t  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, March 6 -- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release: * * * AG: Former Department of Children and Families Employee Indicted After Allegedly Leaking Confidential Case Information in Exchange for Bribes Attorney General Jennifer Davenport and the Office of Public Integrity and Accountability (OPIA) today announced that a former employee of the Department of Children and Families' (DCF) Information Technology (IT) Division has been ind  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, March 11 -- Gov. Mikie Sherrill, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on March 10, 2026: * * * Governor Sherrill Presents Fiscal Year 2027 Budget "Rising to the Mission: A More Affordable & Accountable New Jersey" * Governor Mikie Sherrill delivered her inaugural budget address on Tuesday, outlining her Administration's plan to fulfill its mandate of making New Jersey more affordable, protecting our children's futures, and improving government accountability   more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- The New Jersey Maritime Pilot and Docking Pilot Commission submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Coast Guard requesting approval of a proposal to relocate the COLREGS demarcation line governing navigation rules in the approaches to New York Harbor. Currently, the demarcation line extends from East Rockaway Inlet Breakwater Light to Sandy Hook Light, a configuration established before the notable changes in maritime operations and geographic layout since the COLRE  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 [Category: Environment] -- Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility posted the following news release: * * * New Testing Detects Toxic PFAS in Herbicide Applied Across Public Lands * Washington, DC - New independent testing by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) has detected toxic PFAS - also known as "forever chemicals" - in the herbicide Indaziflam, sold under the brand name Rejuvra. There is a growing concern that PFAS are used in pestici  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- The North American Submarine Cable Association (NASCA) has submitted a public comment letter to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management urging it to prioritize the protection of submarine telecommunications cables during oil and gas lease planning in the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) of Central and Southern California. The association warns that uncoordinated leasing could threaten the integrity of critical infrastructure vital for data transmission and communication. In i  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 [Category: Union] -- The International Brotherhood of Teamsters posted the following news release: * * * Northeast Beverage Teamsters Ratify Strong First Contract * Press Contact: Maura Drumm Phone: (215) 510-3735 Email: mdrumm@teamster.org (NEW HAVEN, Conn.) - Teamsters at Northeast Beverage in Orange, Conn., have overwhelmingly ratified their first contract. The 33 drivers voted for Teamsters representation with Local 443 in September 2025. "These drivers won a str  more

SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey, March 10 -- Seton Hall University posted the following news: * * * P-PAC Pre-Law Team Presents at Regional Conference * The Pre-Professional Advising Center (P-PAC) continues to expand its presence in the field of pre-law advising. P-PAC Director Chantal Vergara and Pre-Law Advisor Maddie Ferrans were selected to present at the 2026 Southwest Association of Pre-Law Advisors (SWAPLA) Conference in San Antonio, Texas- a regional gathering of pre-law advising professio  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, March 10 [Category: BizEducation] -- Pearson Education issued the following news release: * * * Pearson Empowers Teachers with "Foundations of AI for PK-12 Educators" Course * Designed to help teachers use AI with confidence and care HOBOKEN, N.J., March 10, 2026 - Pearson (FTSE: PSON.L), the world's lifelong learning company, today announced Foundations of AI for PK-12 Educators, a self-paced online course now available to help pre-K through grade 12 teachers use AI c  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Rep. Nellie Pou, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Pou Guardian Oped: World Cup in Crisis - Missing Money and ICE * PATERSON, NJ - Congresswoman Nellie Pou (D-NJ-09), the Ranking Member of the House Homeland Security Task Force overseeing security preparation for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, today published the lead opinion article (link is external) at The Guardian on two critical threats to the success of the upcoming World Cup: withheld security mo  more

BROOKLYN, New York, March 10 -- Pratt Institute, a private university that says it educate artists and professionals to be contributors to society, posted the following news: * * * Pratt Students Respond to W.E.B. Du Bois * Across the ages, artists and thinkers have learned from each other, built on existing ideas, and shared inspiration in order to make and re-make the world into something familiar, yet new. From the classroom to the studio, and all across the city and world, Pratt students  more

LOS ANGELES, California, March 11 -- The Reason Foundation issued the following commentary by senior policy fellow Hanna Liebman Dershowitz: * * * Second-look laws allow courts to reconsider long prison sentences Second-look laws offer a needed way to bring our justice system into alignment with both values and practical constraints. * Since the late 1970s, the United States has been locking up more and more people in prisons for longer periods of time. In fact, according to the National Re  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, March 10 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * Red Wings-Devils delivers ESPN's most-viewed NHL game in five years * The 2025-26 NHL season on ESPN and ABC continued last Thursday with Buffalo Sabres vs. Pittsburgh Penguins on ESPN, delivering 808K viewers (peak: 928K), +98% vs. last season's NHL on ESPN average. Saturday's ABC doubleheader featured the Washington Capitals vs. Boston Bruins and New York Rangers   more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed: Trump Admin is Shortchanging Consumers with Half-Hearted Live Nation Antitrust Settlement * WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) is criticizing the U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ) preliminary settlement with Live Nation, the parent company of Ticketmaster, saying it doesn't go far enough to address competition in the ticketing industry and will leave consumers facing artificiall  more

MERRIFIELD, Virginia, March 10 [Category: Environment] -- The National Wildlife Federation posted the following news release: * * * Regents' Approval of Statewide Climate Education Requirement is Welcome News * Albany, N.Y. -Statewide climate education, approved by the New York Board of Regents, will ensure that kindergarten through 12th grade students are given the opportunity to learn about the causes, impacts, and solutions to the climate crisis. The amendment, presented in November 2025,  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- The FBI issued the following news release: * * * Reward Increases to $1 Million for FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitive Bhadreshkumar Patel Up to $1 Million Reward Offered for Information Leading to Patel's Capture * BALTIMORE, MD--The FBI is increasing the reward for information leading to the arrest of Bhadreshkumar Chetanbhai Patel. The FBI is offering up to a $1 million reward, which is now the standard reward amount for fugitives placed on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted F  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Roadway Insights and AKME submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Transportation responding to a request for information from the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology regarding development of a National Strategy for Transportation Digital Infrastructure. The organizations argues that the future of the National Transportation Digital Infrastructure (TDI) should evolve beyond traditional, centralized data warehouses. Instead, it  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, March 11 -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * Rutgers University-Newark Selected for National Effort to Foster Student Dialogue By Carrie Stetler Rutgers University-Newark has been selected to participate in a national program that helps faculty guide students through difficult conversations in the classroom and beyond. Called Deliberative Dialogue, the professional development effort is supported by the Carnegie Corporation of New York in partnership w  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, March 11 (TNSjou) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * Years Before Alzheimer's Appears, African Americans with a Specific Gene Variant Show a Decline in Brain Network Flexibility By Kathleen O'Brien Rutgers-Newark researchers recently proved that a genetic variant specific to African ancestry alters the brain in a way that foretells the eventual development of Alzheimer's Disease. At the same time, their study revealed some good news: A far more well-k  more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, March 11 -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * Exploring How Everyday Foods Could Hide Fungal Risks for Mothers and Children Rutgers Health researchers receive a federal grant to examine how contaminants may influence pregnancy outcomes and child development By Nakaysha Gonzalez Zorimar Rivera-Nunez, an assistant professor with the Rutgers School of Public Health, will help lead a collaborative, multi-institutional project to examine how exposure   more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, March 11 (TNSjou) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * In the Ocean's Marine 'Snow,' a Scientist Seeks Clues to Future Climate A Rutgers researcher unravels an oceanographic mystery of how calcium carbonate dissolves in the shallow seas By Greg Bruno As any diver knows, oceans can be cloudy places. Even on sunny days, snow-like particles drift through the water column, obscuring the aquatic world below. Scientists have long known that this "mari  more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, March 11 (TNSjou) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * Maternal Health Investments in New Jersey Show Progress, but Barriers Persist A large community-based participatory research study of women of color highlights perinatal experiences and opportunities to further strengthen policies By Michelle Edelstein A study from community researchers partnering with Rutgers Health faculty and staff offers an in-depth look at the pregnancy, childbirth and   more

HOLLYWOOD, Florida, March 9 -- Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Hollywood, owned by the Seminole Tribe of Florida, issued the following news: * * * Sebastian Maniscalco is Coming to Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood, Nov. 19 & 20 * Editor's Note: Download high-res images here. Renowned comedian, actor, and podcast host Sebastian Maniscalco will make a highly anticipated stop to Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood Thursday, Nov. 19 at 8 p.m. and Fri  more

SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey, March 9 -- Seton Hall University posted the following news: * * * Seton Hall to Welcome Guest Fulbright Scholar * With the nature of global conflict increasingly including digital and psychological battlefields, Seton Hall University's School of Diplomacy and International Relations is bringing a world class expert on security studies to campus. From March 11 - 14, 2026, the university will host Lukasz Kamienski, Ph.D., a distinguished Fulbright Visiting Scholar fro  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, March 10 -- Gov. Henry McMaster, R-South Carolina, posted the following news: * * * Shamrock Technologies, Inc. relocating corporate headquarters as part of Laurens County expansion Shamrock Technologies, Inc. (Shamrock), a global leader in specialty additives, today announced it is relocating its corporate headquarters as part of the company's expansion in Laurens County. The company's $39.6 million investment will create 57 new jobs. Shamrock produces and distribu  more

PRINCETON, New Jersey, March 10 -- Princeton University School of Public and International Affairs posted the following news: * * * SPIA Students Explore Careers in Local Government on New York Trip * Protecting communities from natural disasters, ensuring people have housing, creating pathways to economic success: These are all major policy challenges of international scale. Indeed, many Princeton School of Public and International Affairs students aspire to tackle them at the highest globa  more

SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey, March 10 -- Seton Hall University posted the following news: * * * Teaching the Whole Person: Anderson on Moral Theology * Justin M. Anderson, Ph.D., a professor and chair of Moral Theology at Immaculate Conception Seminary School of Theology (ICSST) at Seton Hall University, studies ethics with a perspective that is both scholarly and deeply human. "I'm involved in ethics and moral theology, so it's a practical look at our lives, a search for meaning and ultimately  more

RARITAN, New Jersey, March 11 -- Johnson and Johnson Innovative Medicine issued the following news release on March 10, 2026: * * * TECVAYLI(R)/ (teclistamab) monotherapy application submitted to the EMA for relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma after at least one prior therapy Application supported by Phase 3 data reinforcing teclistamab regimens as a potential standard of care after at least one prior therapy/1 Teclistamab monotherapy delivered superior progression-free survival and overall  more

SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey, March 10 -- Seton Hall University posted the following news: * * * Toth-Lonergan Spring Lecture: Finding a Path in the Dark * The Center for Catholic Studies invites the University community and friends of Seton Hall to the Spring 2026 Toth-Lonergan Lecture, delivered by Visiting Toth-Lonergan Professor Jonathan Heaps, Ph.D. His talk, "Finding a Path in the Dark: Lonergan's Guidance for Getting Oriented in a Disorienting World," explores Bernard Lonergan's practical  more

GAINESVILLE, Florida, March 11 -- The University of Florida issued the following news: * * * Chasing the rare arogos skipper butterfly from Florida fields to lab By Brooke Bowser With their triangular shape and golden-orange wings, the eastern arogos skipper (Atrytone arogos arogos) butterflies seemed to wave down the passing crew of researchers at Herky Huffman/Bull Creek Wildlife Management Area near Orlando, Florida. "You can just drive along and see them perched on the flowers. You don'  more