WASHINGTON, March 10 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * 35 House Republicans Have Officially Called it Quits * That is ONE more (so far) than the 34 House Republicans who exited in 2018 The 119th Congress is witnessing a historic GOP retreat. With 35 House Republicans now officially calling it quits, the GOP has surpassed the 2018 retirement record, a cycle that famously saw Democrats flip 41 seats. The milestone was reached late  more

LA JOLLA, California, March 10 -- The University of California San Diego campus posted the following news: * * * "To Budget is to Choose": Lawrence Furnstahl Takes the Financial Helm * Tell us a bit about your background. What drew you to higher education finance? I went to the University of Chicago to study economics, thinking I would eventually get a Ph.D. and become a professor. However, when I was a 19-year-old second-year student, I was hired by the university's budget office to add   more

MERRIFIELD, Virginia, March 10 [Category: Environment] -- The National Wildlife Federation posted the following news release: * * * 'A Win for Wildlife': Oregon State Lodging Tax Ushers in Conservation Victory * PORTLAND, Ore. -A new state lodging tax will generate critical funding for wildlife and habitat conservation and help boost the state's $16.2 billion recreation economy. House Bill 4134 will drive much-needed funds into Oregon's State Wildlife Action Plan, which serves as the state's  more

NEW YORK, March 10 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees posted the following news release: * * * 2K Motion Capture Workers in Petaluma Unanimously Ratify Historic First Union Contract * PETALUMA, CA, - Workers at 2K's motion capture studio in Petaluma, California have reached and unanimously ratified their first union contract with Take-Two Interactive management, marking a historic first for motion capture video game workers in the United Sta  more

NEW YORK, March 11 -- The Anti-Defamation League, an anti-hate organization that aims to stop the defamation of the Jewish people and to secure justice and fair treatment for all, posted the following news release on March 10, 2026: * * * ADL's 2026 Campus Antisemitism Report Card Reveals Significant Progress as Universities Engage with ADL Half of Assessed Institutions Earn Higher Grades as Clearer Standards and Enforcement Take Hold; but new student survey data reveal persistent anti-Jewish  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO AFSCME (American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees) issued the following news release: * * * AFSCME Sues to Stop Politically Motivated Termination of Public Health Grants * Trump-Vance Administration's Abrupt Termination of the Grants Would Disrupt Those Programs and Put Hundreds of Public Health Jobs at Risk Chicago -The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) and its Illinois affiliate,   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

WASHINGTON, March 6 [Category: Animals] -- The Animal Welfare Institute issued the following news release: * * * House Ag Committee Advances Farm Bill: Companion Animals Fare Better than Horses and Farmed Animals This week, following deliberations over the course of two days, the House Committee on Agriculture voted to advance its version of the Farm Bill--H.R. 7567, the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026. The Farm Bill is a massive legislative package that serves as a key driver o  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- The Center for a Humane Economy posted the following news release: * * * Animal Wellness Action Applauds Santa Barbara County Law Enforcement for Cockfighting Bust in Lompoc Area Santa Barbara is one of at least 22 California counties that limit rooster numbers to enable law enforcement to shut down cockfighting operations without having to raid a cockfight in progress and put officers at risk from a mob of armed cockfighters. * Animal Wellness Action today applauded  more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 10 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Only You Can Prevent Forest Mismanagement: Attorney General Bonta Opposes Proposal Undermining Public Participation in U.S. Forest Service Decision-making * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta led a coalition of nine attorneys general in sending a comment letter to the U.S. Forest Service opposing its proposal to dilute the predecisional administrative review process   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

SACRAMENTO, California, March 10 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Rob Bonta & Governor Gavin Newsom: 37 Missing Children Found in Riverside County Operation * LOS ANGELES -California Attorney General Rob Bonta and Governor Gavin Newsom today announced 37 missing children were found during operation "Safe Return" in Riverside County. California Department of Justice (DOJ) partnered with the United States Marshals Service (USMS)  more

WACO, Texas, March 6 (TNSjou) -- Baylor University issued the following news: * * * How Mosquitoes "Smell" Danger and Why It Matters New research shows how a natural plant compound flips a built-in "avoid" switch in the mosquito brain and why that could lead to better repellents By Kelly Craine, Media & Public Relations For centuries, plant-derived repellents have been used to help keep mosquitoes at bay. But scientists didn't fully understand how these compounds actually worked inside the   more

LA JOLLA, California, March 10 -- The University of California San Diego campus posted the following news: * * * Blood Test Predicts Dementia in Women as Many as 25 Years Before Symptoms Begin * The findings are based on data from 2,766 participants in the Women's Health Initiative Memory Study, a large national study that enrolled women ages 65 to 79 in the late 1990s and followed them for up to 25 years. All women were cognitively unimpaired when they entered the study. Blood samples colle  more

NEW YORK, March 7 -- The National Multiple Sclerosis Society issued the following news on March 6, 2026: * * * Breaking Barriers for Women Living with MS: National Multiple Sclerosis Society Awards New Funding to Advance Women's Health Research The National MS Society is investing $2.3 million in a new set of research projects focused on women's health and MS. These projects address critical and long standing knowledge gaps - areas where the scientific community still needs answers. The awar  more

LOS ANGELES, California, March 10 -- The University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering posted the following news: * * * Building Engineers: Inside USC's Hands-On Mechoptronics Lab * On a Tuesday afternoon in Biegler Hall, the third-floor instructional lab hums with activity. Students crowd around benchtop setups, adjusting power supplies and checking multimeter readings. Others huddle over a wind tunnel experiment, measuring velocity profiles and lift coefficients. In one c  more

ARCATA, California, March 10 -- The California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt posted the following news: * * * Cal Poly Humboldt Athletics SAAC Partners with NMDP, Leads Nation in Donor Registrations During Campus Drive * The National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP) helps find cures for patients with blood cancers and disorders. With the help of blood stem cell donors and the world's most diverse registry, along with an extensive network of transplant partners, physicians and caregivers,   more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 11 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on March 10, 2026: * * * Governor Gavin Newsom & Attorney General Bonta: 37 Missing Children Found in Riverside County Operation What you need to know: Governor Gavin Newsom and California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced 37 missing children were found during a human trafficking rescue operation in Riverside County. * Governor Gavin Newsom and California Attorney General Rob Bonta toda  more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 11 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on March 10, 2026: * * * Governor Newsom announces appointments Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the following appointments: Leticia Palamidessi, of West Sacramento, has been appointed Assistant Secretary for Communications at California Natural Resources Agency. Palamidessi has been the Deputy Director of Communications at the Governor's Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation since  more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 11 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on March 10, 2026: * * * Governor Newsom blasts Trump for raising gasoline prices on Americans with no plan and no accountability What you need to know: Trump launched military strikes on Iran with no plan to address the consequences, and the cost is now showing up at gas pumps nationwide. Prices are spiking all over the country because oil prices are set in the global market, and wars in th  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 [Category: Financial Services] -- America's Credit Unions posted the following news: * * * California's Credit Unions reaches $1M California State University in DC goal * With the help and generosity of nearly 60 credit unions and partners across the state, California's Credit Unions reached its $1 million endowment goal to support the California State University in DC program -an investment in the next generation of public policy professionals. By reaching the $1 mill  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 [Category: Energy] -- The Institute for Energy Research posted the following commentary: * * * California's High Gas Prices Are About More Than the Conflict in Iran California Gasoline Prices * As the conflict in Iran continues to disrupt the global oil market, California's gas prices rose another 10 cents overnight. According to AAA, on March 6, California's average gasoline price was $4.905 per gallon, while the nation's average was $3.320, making it almost 50% highe  more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 11 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on March 10, 2026: * * * California's organized retail crime efforts result in 33,000+ stolen goods recovered in two months What you need to know: Governor Newsom announced California Highway Patrol officers have recovered more than 33,000 stolen goods in organized retail crime sting operations so far in 2026. * As part of the state's aggressive efforts to combat organized retail theft and  more

PASADENA, California, March 11 (TNSrpt) -- CALSTART, an organization that says it works with member companies to build a clean transportation industry, issued the following news release: * * * ZEB Growth Spreads Into Southeast and Midwest; Florida and Texas Now Rank Among Top ZEB States, Signaling Broader Market Growth The report shows that ZEBs are moving beyond coastal leaders, underscoring sustained investments in advanced vehicle technologies by transit agencies. * Steady and sustained   more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- The Capital Research Center posted the following commentary on March 10, 2026, by Michael Watson, research director and managing editor for InfluenceWatch: * * * The Political Vise: An incomplete model Longtime conservative activist John Tillman's model of the "political vise" explains part of the story of why politics and advocacy behave as they do. But what the model misses matters almost as much as what it explains. * John Tillman has made an advocacy career as a   more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Rep. Luz Rivas, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Luz Rivas Announces $25 Million Federal Grant to Improve Pedestrian Safety and Accessibility in Mission Hills * LOS ANGELES -Congresswoman Luz Rivas (CA-29) announced a $25 million Surface Transportation Block Grant (STBG) from the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG). This funding supports repurposing medians along Sepulveda Boulevard's Mission Mile in Mission Hills i  more

NORTHRIDGE, California, March 11 -- California State University Northridge (CSUN) issued the following news release: * * * CSUN Students Design Cultural Health Program to Combat Diabetes in Latino Community Since 2011, California State University, Northridge's kinesiology and health sciences departments have offered an accessible exercise program to the local community. Now, they have introduced a new initiative, the Diabetes Prevention Program, set on pairing their already established exe  more

SAN BERNARDINO, California, March 11 -- California State University San Bernardino campus issued the following news: * * * CSUSB's Project Impact hosts seminar on Native American culture The program, which works to increase the number of men of color in the teaching profession, held a two-day seminar for teaching credential students, immersing them in the history and culture of Southern California's Indigenous peoples. * Project Impact, an initiative that works to increase the number of men  more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of California posted the following news release on March 9, 2026: * * * DC Solar Attorney Sentenced to over 11 Years in Prison for His Involvement in the DC Solar Billion Dollar Ponzi Scheme Ari J. Lauer, 61, of Lafayette, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Dale A. Drozd to 11 years and five months years in prison for his role in the biggest criminal fraud scheme in the history of the Eastern   more

ITHACA, New York, March 10 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Distant past may expose companies to claims of hypocrisy * Companies risk being criticized as hypocritical when their words and deeds don't match - even if those discrepancies are decades apart, Cornell-led research finds. In a series of studies involving nearly 5,000 participants, real and fictional organizations were deemed hypocritical for inconsistencies separated by more than a half-century - if, for exa  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 (TNSjou) -- The U.S. Department of Energy Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory issued the following news: * * * Cracking the Code: Using AI to Solve Difficult-to-Map Proteins Leveraging artificial intelligence and quantum calculations, scientists developed a new tool that yielded higher-quality structural information and solved notoriously elusive proteins. Key Takeaways * A new computer program developed at Berkeley Lab offers a faster and more accurate way to determi  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 10 -- Earthjustice issued the following news release: * * * NYS Budget Proposals Hold Climate Law Steady As energy bills rise, New Yorkers need the Governor and Legislature to stay squarely focused on solutions to energy affordability * Albany, NY -- Today, both the New York State Senate and Assembly released their respective budget proposals. Of note, there were no rollbacks proposed for the climate law, Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act. The  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 10 -- Earthjustice issued the following news release: * * * Supreme Court Will Consider Case Challenging U.S. Air Force's Illegal Decision to Blow Up Bombs on the Beach in Guam Oral arguments will take place during fall session * Washington, D.C. -- The U.S. Supreme Court granted the Trump administration's request to hear a case over the U.S. Air Force's ongoing practice of openly detonating hazardous bombs and other munitions in Guam without the environment  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 (TNSbrep) -- The Environmental Working Group issued the following news release: * * * PFAS pesticides contaminate nearly 40% of non-organic California-grown produce Nine out of 10 peaches, nectarines and plums contaminated with 'forever chemicals' * SACRAMENTO - Almost 40% of non-organic fruits and vegetables grown in California - which supplies more than half the nation's produce - had residues of pesticides that are "forever chemicals" known as PFAS, a new Environment  more

REDWOOD CITY, California, March 10 [Category: BizTelecommunications] -- Dell'Oro Group, a provider of market information about the networking and telecommunications industries, issued the following news release: * * * Ethernet More Than Doubles Size of InfiniBand as the Leading Fabric for AI Scale-Out Networks in 2025, According to Dell'Oro Group * [wp_tech_share] REDWOOD CITY, Calif. - March 10, 2026 - According to a recently published report from Dell'Oro Group, the trusted source for ma  more

LA JOLLA, California, March 10 -- The University of California San Diego campus posted the following news: * * * Film "Sinners" Makes Academy Award History, Led by UC San Diego Alumnus * A tattered paperback, dog-earred with notes scribbled throughout the margins, sits on the desk of Hollywood film producer and UC San Diego alumnus Sev Ohanian '08. Years earlier, Ohanian flipped through the same book, "How to Make It in Hollywood," during office hours with faculty in the Visual Arts Departme  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury Financial Crimes Enforcement Network issued the following news release: * * * FinCEN Issues Expanded Southwest Border Geographic Targeting Order * WASHINGTON -The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has issued an expanded Geographic Targeting Order (GTO) to help law enforcement combat the illicit activities and money laundering of Mexico-based cartels and other criminal actors along the so  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 11 -- The University of California San Francisco campus issued the following news release: * * * First UCSF Health Patient to Move from Total Artificial Heart to Transplant Milestone procedure gives young father with advanced heart failure a new heart and new future with his family. * UCSF Health has performed its first heart transplant for a patient with advanced heart failure who had received an artificial heart a few months earlier. The patient, 37, who   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 11 [Category: BizConsumer Services] -- Gap, a retailer of clothing and accessories, posted the following news release: * * * Gap Partners with Young Miko to Create an Original Music Video for Spring 2026 Campaign Gap collaborates with GRAMMY(R)-nominated global artist Young Miko to spotlight GapSweats, reimagining her hit song "WASSUP" with a new music video that celebrates the intersection of music, culture, and style. * This Spring, Gap partners with globa  more

BELLEVUE, Washington, March 10 [Category: Political] -- The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms issued the following news release: * * * GAVIN'S GAT TRAPPED IN TENNESSEE, A VICTIM OF CAL. GUN CONTROL American gun owners got quite a chuckle nine months ago when California Gov. Gavin Newsom was gifted a Sig Sauer P365-Xmacro pistol while appearing on podcaster Shawn Ryan's Tennessee-based program, and their amusement is continuing as media reports note the far-left Democrat s  more

LOS ANGELES, California, March 10 -- The J. Paul Getty Trust posted the following news release on March 9, 2026: * * * Getty, LACMA, MOCA, Hammer Museum, and Hauser & Wirth Announce Collective Commitment to Climate Action This marks the first time Los Angeles art institutions have jointly committed to such efforts * A consortium of arts institutions announced today their joint commitment to climate action through implementing the Bizot Green Protocol, a set of recommendations that offer env  more

STANFORD, California, March 9 -- Stanford University School of Medicine posted the following news: * * * Giving GLP-1 users bite-sized nudges toward healthy habits * It's a simple premise: What if something as small as a digital nudge can put someone on the path to healthier habits while taking GLP-1 medications? "Achieving your best health involves a lot more than pharmacotherapy alone," said Maya Adam, MD, PhD, the director of health media innovation and a clinical associate professor in  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, March 11 -- Gov. Brian P. Kemp, R-Georgia, issued the following news release on March 10, 2026: * * * Gov. Kemp: Yamaha to Move HQ to Georgia Governor Brian P. Kemp today welcomed the announcement that Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. has officially decided to move its U.S. headquarters to Kennesaw, Georgia, opting to relocate out of California following roughly 50 years of operation there. This decision follows a meeting between the governor and Yamaha executives in October of last y  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- The Health and Human Services Inspector General posted the following advisory opinion (No. 26-04) on March 9, 2026: * * * Favorable opinion regarding the transfer of ownership interests by the sole shareholder of a Medicare certified ambulatory surgical center in anticipation of his retirement from medical practice. * * * Issued: March 4, 2026 Posted: March 9, 2026 [Address block redacted] Re: OIG Advisory Opinion No. 26-04 (Favorable) Dear [redacted]: The Office  more

LA JOLLA, California, March 10 -- The University of California San Diego campus posted the following news: * * * How One Receptor Can Help -- or Hurt -- Your Blood Vessels * The new study found: * Both protective and harmful PAR1 responses are orchestrated by the same intermediate enzyme, called GRK5, but the response is different depending on the location of GRK5 within cells. * For PAR1 to trigger a protective response, GRK5 must be anchored to the cell's plasma membrane - the barrie  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Huffman, King Lead Amicus Brief Opposing Trump's Illegal Monument Scheme * Washington, D.C. - Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.), Rep. Yassamin Ansari (D-Ariz.), and Rep. Maxine Dexter (D-Ore.), along with Senators Angus King (I-Maine), Ranking Member Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), filed an amicus brief in federal court opposing President Trump's plan to erect a 250-fo  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * ICE Continues to Arrest Criminal Illegal Alien Pedophiles, Rapists, and Violent Sex Criminals to Keep America Safe * Nearly 70% of ICE arrests are of illegal aliens charged or convicted of a crime in the U.S. WASHINGTON -U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced the arrest of more criminal illegal aliens from across the country, convicted of horrific crimes including chi  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Rep. Derek Tran, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Representative Tran Presents $850,000 to La Palma Leaders for Public Safety Infrastructure Upgrades * La Palma, CA - In case you missed it, U.S. Representative Derek Tran (CA-45) presented La Palma Mayor Nitesh Patel, Interim Police Chief Jesse Amend, and La Palma City Councilmembers with a check for $850,000 in Community Project Funding he secured to upgrade key public safety infrastructur  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 10 [Category: BizHuman Resources/Personnel] -- Salesforce, a customer relationship management company, issued the following news release: * * * Introducing the Agentic Contact Center: AI, Channels, CRM All in One * Contact centers are under pressure to reduce operating costs while meeting customers' ever-increasing expectations, but their efforts to address this with AI are hampered by disconnected systems. Customer data lives in silos, separated from the con  more

LOS ANGELES, California, March 11 -- The J. Paul Getty Trust issued the following news release: * * * Current and Upcoming Exhibitions For journalists, a frequently updated list with press contacts for current and upcoming exhibitions at the Getty Center and Getty Villa Museum * Getty offers changing exhibitions at both locations year-round, complemented by a wide range of public programs. Editors please note--Information is subject to change. Images and press materials for exhibitions wil  more

LOS ANGELES, California, March 10 -- The J. Paul Getty Trust issued the following news release: * * * New Volume Explores Baroque Painter Michaelina Wautier's Diverse, Complex Oeuvre This book offers a long overdue recognition of the painter's remarkable artistic and intellectual achievements * Michaelina Wautier (1604-1689) was an unparalleled artist active in the mid-seventeenth century in the Southern Netherlands. Her talent, technical expertise, and versatility were exceptional. She pa  more

SPRINGFIELD, Arkansas, March 11 -- Tyson Foods, a producer of chicken, beef and pork, issued the following news release on March 10, 2026: * * * Jimmy Dean(R) Named Official Breakfast Partner of Stagecoach, Bringing Protein-Forward Breakfast to America's Largest Country Music Festival Partnership Introduces the Jimmy Dean brand to New Audiences and Highlights the Heritage of the Jimmy Dean Brand in Country Music Culture * Tyson Foods announced today a new partnership that will introduce its  more

SANTA ROSA, California, March 11 -- Keysight Technologies, a global electronic measurement technology and market solutions provider, issued the following news release: * * * Keysight Debuts Purpose-Built 1.6T Ethernet AI Workload Emulation Platform to Validate Next-Generation AI Fabrics Platform reduces risk, cost, and development time with real-world AI workload emulation and data-center-ready scalability across emerging 224G lanes * Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: KEYS) announces Ares  more

SAN DIEGO, California, March 10 -- California State University's San Diego State University posted the following news: * * * Largest-ever SDSU Student Symposium celebrates student research, creativity * With presentations on matters as diverse as a theatrical stage and the surface of Mars, the 19th annual SDSU Student Symposium (S3) was the university's largest ever showcase of student research, scholarship and creative achievement. More than 700 San Diego State University students shared th  more

LIVERMORE, California, March 11 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news: * * * Big Ideas Lab podcast zooms in on tiny targets At the end of an inertial confinement fusion (ICF) experiment at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's National Ignition Facility (NIF), the target, measuring just two centimeters, is mostly obliterated. The gold plating, the high-density carbon and months of meticulous assembly vanish in an instant. That's   more

WASHINGTON, March 10 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON CNN: "THE PRESIDENT HAS FAILED TO ARTICULATE A COMPELLING REASON FOR WHY THE U.S. PREEMPTIVELY STRUCK IRAN" * Last night, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on CNN's The Story Is with Elex Michaelson, where he emphasized that the taxpayer dollars of the American people should be used to make life better and more affordable for the Ameri  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON CNN: "THE PRESIDENT HAS FAILED TO ARTICULATE A COMPELLING REASON FOR WHY THE U.S. PREEMPTIVELY STRUCK IRAN" * Last night, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on CNN's The Story Is with Elex Michaelson, where he emphasized that the taxpayer dollars of the American people should be used to make life better and more affordable for the American people, not to fund Do  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

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 11 -- Littler, a law firm, issued the following commentary on March 10, 2026, by shareholder Scott McDonald and associate Anna C. Bookout: * * * Delaware Affirms Adequacy of Equity Awards as Non-Compete Contract Consideration Despite Forfeiture At a Glance * Forfeited equity awards can serve as consideration * Adequacy of consideration is decided at the time of contract formation, not later * Overly narrow descriptions of the consideration in an agreement c  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 11 -- Littler, a law firm, issued the following commentary on March 10, 2026, by associates Lukas Heber and Lucas GropengieBer: * * * Middle East Crisis: The 4 Most Important Employment Law Questions for HR in Germany The escalation in the Middle East also affects day to day HR management for employers with operations in Germany. Flight restrictions, supply shortages, and rapidly rising fuel prices raise the question of what obligations employers have under Ge  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 11 -- Littler, a law firm, issued the following commentary on March 10, 2026, by shareholder Paul J. Kennedy and associate Camellia Campanelli: * * * Virginia General Assembly Sends Bill Limiting Non-Competes to Governor's Desk On March 4, 2026, the Virginia General Assembly approved Senate Bill No. 170, which amends the existing non-compete statute to limit the enforceability of restrictive covenants for certain terminated employees. If enacted, the bill woul  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 11 -- Littler, a law firm, issued the following commentary on March 10, 2026, by shareholder Bruce J. Sarchet, office managing shareholder Paula N. Anthony and counsels David A. Dixon and Nicole S. Mule: * * * Warehouse Quota Notice Laws: Connecticut Joins the Club As we reported back in 2021, California passed a first-in-the-nation law requiring certain employers operating warehouses and distribution centers to provide notice to employees of any productivity   more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, March 10 [Category: Medical] -- The American Association for Cancer Research posted the following news release: * * * Douglas R. Lowy, MD, FAACR, and John T. Schiller, PhD, FAACR, Honored with the 2026 Pezcoller Foundation-AACR International Award for Extraordinary Achievement in Cancer Research * SAN DIEGO - The Pezcoller Foundation - American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) International Award for Extraordinary Achievement in Cancer Research will be prese  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

LOS ANGELES, California, March 10 -- The University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering posted the following news: * * * Measure Twice, Learn Once: The Class USC's AME Engineers Can't Forget * Walk into the third floor of Biegler Hall on any given lab day and you'll find organized chaos: 35 students hunching over oscilloscopes, wiring circuits, running sensors, and wrestling with data that refuses to cooperate. Four or five members of the instructional team are moving throug  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

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, March 9 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release: * * * National Nurses United endorses Junaid Ahmed for Illinois' 8th District * National Nurses United (NNU), the largest union of registered nurses in the United States with more than 225,000 members, today announced its endorsement of Junaid Ahmed for Illinois' 8th Congressional District. Ahmed will stand with nurses to protect our immigrant neighbors, advocate for the rights of   more

OAKLAND, California, March 11 -- The National Center for Youth Law issued the following news release on March 10, 2026: * * * NCYL calls on Minnesota State Legislature to Protect Students in Wake of Federal Immigration Enforcement Letter to lawmakers raises major concerns around application of school attendance law * The National Center for Youth Law (NCYL) is calling on the Minnesota State Legislature to take immediate action to protect students and school districts impacted by the federal  more

LA JOLLA, California, March 10 -- The University of California San Diego campus posted the following news: * * * New AI Agent Could Transform How Scientists Study Weather and Climate * The researchers also hope the findings will lead to AI agents that will be able to bring similar advances to other disciplines, especially climate science. Meteorology was a perfect test case because it combines large, complex datasets that change over time and the need to reason about these data in plain lang  more

NEW YORK, March 10 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund posted the following news: * * * New Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration's Termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Somalia * Media Inquiries: ramla@panasd.org, maria@panasd.org, press@africans.us, golnaz@muslimadvocates.org, media@haitianbridge.org, media@naacpldf.org, Somali immigrants and advocacy organizations file a federal lawsuit to preserve protections for thousands facing unlaw  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 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * NEWS: Sen. Schiff Introduces Legislation to Explicitly Ban Death and War Prediction Contracts * Washington, D.C. -Today, U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, is introducing the DEATH BETS Act, legislation to explicitly prohibit any Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) registered entity from listing any contract that involves, relates to, or refe  more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 10 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Pacific Legal Foundation issued the following news release: * * * Ninth Circuit rules first-grader has free speech rights * Pasadena, California; March 10, 2026: A California first-grader who was punished for drawing an innocent picture for a classmate scored a major victory today when the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that elementary school students have First Amendment rights. The student, a minor going by the initials B.  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 (TNSrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: * * * Upwelling Fueled Productive West Coast Ocean, Holding Warm Waters Offshore in 2025 Commercial fisheries are landings up, but remain below recent average. * A massive marine heatwave warmed the eastern Pacific Ocean through much of 2025, but the wind-driven upwelling of cold, nutrient-rich water that drives the rich marine productivity of the West   more

LA JOLLA, California, March 10 -- The University of California San Diego campus posted the following news: * * * Nobel Laureate and UC San Diego Alumnus Fred Ramsdell '83 to Address Class of 2026 * Article Content A Message From Chancellor Pradeep K. Khosla: I am pleased to announce that Nobel laureate and UC San Diego alumnus Fred Ramsdell '83 will serve as the keynote speaker at our 2026 All Campus Commencement ceremony on Saturday, June 13. Fred's story begins with an innate sense o  more

REDWOOD SHORES, California, March 9 [Category: BizComputer Technology] -- Oracle, a developer of hardware and software products, posted the following commentary on March 9, 2026, by Senior Vice President Josh Pitcock: * * * AI Data Centers Create Local Jobs: What That Really Means for Our Communities When people picture an AI data center, they often imagine a building filled with machines and ask, " Do people really work there ?" It's a fair question. The answer is yes. And it's a lot of pe  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, March 10 -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news: * * * Portland stands out for lack of access to primary care, study finds * New research led by Oregon Health & Science University confirms the frustration of many people trying to get a primary care medical appointment in Portland: Wait times are measured in months, if they can get an appointment at all. In a study published Monday in the journal Health Affairs Scholar, researchers acting as "sec  more

LOS ANGELES, California, March 11 -- University of Southern California Pullias Center for Higher Education issued the following news: * * * Powering Possibility: The Port of Long Beach Strengthens Financial Aid Access Through Its Partnership with USC College Advising Corps Behind every completed financial aid application is a community working together to support a student's opportunity to get one step closer to college. The Port of Long Beach in Southern California demonstrates its deep co  more

OAKLAND, California, March 11 -- Positive Women's Network-USA issued the following statement on March 10, 2026: * * * PWN-USA & The Well Project Honor National Women & Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day Each year on March 10, US organizations and groups come together for National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (#NWGHAAD) to show support for women across the gender spectrum living with HIV or with reasons for prevention. But unlike most years, in 2026, the US government has disavowed this aw  more

SAN DIEGO, California, March 11 -- Qualcomm Technologies, a subsidiary of Qualcomm, issued the following news release on March 10, 2026: * * * Qualcomm and Wayve Advance Production-Ready End-to-End AI for ADAS and Automated Driving Highlights: * Companies collaborate to deliver a pre integrated advanced driver assistance and automated driving system (ADAS/AD) for automakers, supporting entry level hands-off driving assistance up to eyes-off automated driving. * Introduces Wayve AI Driver a  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Maxine Waters, D-California, ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release on March 10, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Maxine Waters Marks Three Years Since Silicon Valley Bank Collapse, Reintroduces Legislation and Urges Action to Strengthen Banking System On the three-year anniversary of the failure of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat of the House Financial Services Committe  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Robert Garcia, D-California, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on March 10, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Robert Garcia Expands DOGE Social Security Data Leak Investigation Following Explosive New Whistleblower Allegations Rep. Robert Garcia, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, has expanded an investigation of DOGE-related data leaks at the Social Security Administr  more

LOS ANGELES, California, March 10 -- The Reason Foundation issued the following commentary by Pension Integrity Project intern Brayden Myers: * * * Alabama's unrealistic pension assumptions are putting the state in debt Policymakers need to enact lasting reforms that address the sources of the state's growing pension shortfall. * In 2011 and 2012, Alabama enacted major reforms to manage the runaway growth of the state's public employee pension debt. The changes, including higher retirement   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

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

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Rep. Mike Levin, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Levin & Sen. Schiff Introduce New Bicameral Legislation to Explicitly Ban Death & War Prediction Contracts * March 10, 2026 Washington, D.C.-Today, Rep. Mike Levin (CA-49) and U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) are introducing the DEATH BETS Act, new bicameral legislation to explicitly prohibit any Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) registered entity from listing any contract that  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Rep. Mike Thompson, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * REP. MIKE THOMPSON PRESENTS $850,000 CHECK TO SUPPORT NAPA VALLEY VINE TRAIL CONNECTION BETWEEN YOUNTVILLE AND ST. HELENA * Napa County, CA - Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-04) yesterday presented an $850,000 federal funding check to the Napa Valley Vine Trail Coalition to support the development of a key segment of the Napa Valley Vine Trail between Yountville and St. Helena. The funding was se  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Rep. Scott Peters, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Peters Secures $1 Million for San Diego City College to Fund New State-of-the-Art CyberLab Incubator * San Diego, CA - San Diego City College has received $1 million in federal funding to create a CyberLab Incubator - a new training hub providing students with real-world experience defending the complex networks that keep our lives and economy running. The project builds on City's innovativ  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 [Category: Political] -- The Human Rights Campaign posted the following news release: * * * RuPaul & Lisa Kudrow Announced as Special Guests at the 2026 Human Rights Campaign Los Angeles Dinner * LOS ANGELES - Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) - the nation's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) civil rights organization - announced that drag superstar and icon RuPaul and prolific actress and ally Lisa Kudrow will be special guests at this y  more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of California posted the following news release on March 10, 2026: * * * Sacramento Woman Pleads Guilty to Fraudulent Investment Scheme Maria Dickerson, also known as "Dulce Pino," "Maria Dulce Pino Dickerson," and "Dulce Brubaker," 49, of Sacramento, pleaded guilty today to one count of wire fraud and one count of securities fraud, U.S. Attorney Eric Grant announced. According to court documents, fr  more

LA JOLLA, California, March 10 [Category: Environment] -- The Scripps Research Institute posted the following news: * * * Scripps Research scientists awarded nearly $5 million by NIH to investigate cancer growth Researchers will investigate how a common dietary nutrient may control a hidden layer of gene regulation in cancer cells.  * Cancer is often described as a disease of the genetic code, where a set of faulty instructions causes cells to grow uncontrollably. But scientists have found  more

MILPITAS, California, March 10 [Category: Electronic Products] -- SEMI, an association serving the manufacturing supply chain for the electronics industry, posted the following news release: * * * SEMI ISS Europe 2026 Opens Tomorrow as Leaders Convene to Navigate Geopolitics and Reinforce European Semiconductor Industry's Competitiveness * SOPOT, Poland - March 10, 2026 - The SEMI Industry Strategy Symposium Europe (ISS Europe) 2026 is set to open tomorrow in Sopot, Poland, convening top exe  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Rick Scott Takes Action to Claw Back Taxpayer Dollars Wasted on Fraud * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senator Rick Scott introduced the Federal Taxpayer Funds Protection and Clawback Act to crack down on states' mismanagement of federal taxpayer dollars, as recently seen in Democrat-run states like Minnesota and California. This bill would allow the federal government to claw back money distributed   more

MENLO PARK, California, March 10 -- The SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * SLAC researchers mix X-rays and optical light to track speedy electrons in materials By Emily Ayshford  Key takeaways: * SLAC researchers mixed X-rays and optical lasers to track valence electrons, an atom's outer electrons, in a bulk material. * Tracking the location of valence electrons is important to understand the structure and properties of materials. * This improve  more

SAN JOSE, California, March 10 [Category: BizTelecommunications] -- Calix, a communications service providers, issued the following news release: * * * SmartMDU on Calix One Drives Rapid Growth * SAN JOSE, Calif.-March 10, 2026- Calix, Inc. (NYSE: CALX) today announced Blue Stream Fiber opens in a new tab, XMission opens in a new tab, and Aervivo opens in a new tab are leveraging the Calix One (tm) platform with SmartMDU (tm) to a ccelerate growth in the multi-dwelling unit (MDU) market. MDU  more

BURBANK, California, March 10 [Category: BizArts/Cultural] -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, posted the following news release: * * * STAR-STUDDED PERFORMANCE LINEUP FOR HOLLYWOOD'S BIGGEST NIGHT * Executive producer and showrunner Raj Kapoor and executive producer Katy Mullan announced today the lineup of talent set to perform at the 98th Oscars(r). Hosted by Conan O'Brien, "The Oscars" will air live on ABC and stream live on Hulu on Sunday, March 15, at 7 p.m. EDT/4 p.m. PDT, with the off  more

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, March 9 -- The Defense Health Agency issued the following news: * * * Teaming up for patient safety strengthens military readiness * FALLS CHURCH, Va. -Every day, care teams at military hospitals and clinics work to keep patients safe. Clear communication and teamwork help stop mistakes. Patient safety is everyone's job across the Military Health System. Patient Safety Awareness Week takes place March 8-14. This year's theme is "Teaming Up for Patient Safety." The t  more

LOS ANGLES, California, March 11 -- TikTok, a destination for a short-form mobile video, issued the following news: * * * TikTok announces Stephen Sanchez as the latest star of 'TikTok In The Mix', presented by T-Mobile * Episode 3 premieres tomorrow night, March 11th at 6PM PT, with special guest Stephen Sanchez * TikTok In The Mix is co-produced and sponsored by T-Mobile * TikTok is pleased to announce that multi-platinum singer/songwriter Stephen Sanchez will be the special guest on the  more

MERCED, California, March 10 -- The University of California Merced issued the following news: * * * Turner Construction Foundation Gifts Future Engineers * A company UC Merced has invested in to help build out its campus in turn is investing in the university's students. The foundation run by Turner Construction this week gave a $5,000 donation to the university's American Society of Civil Engineers student chapter. Clint Williams, business manager for Turner's Central Valley office, said  more

LA JOLLA, California, March 10 -- The University of California San Diego campus posted the following news: * * * UC San Diego Experts Bring Innovative Discoveries to the Global Stage at SXSW 2026 * Can Biotech Help Save Coral Reefs? In this panel, Daniel Wangpraseurt, an interdisciplinary marine biologist who leads the Coral Reef Ecophysiology and Engineering Lab at UC San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography, will explore how biotechnology advances, materials science and collabora  more

IRVINE, California, March 11 -- The University of California Irvine campus issued the following news release: * * * Promising biological target for obesity prevention among postmenopausal women identified First-of-its-kind study may lead to precision obesity prevention, treatment strategies * Higher levels of the hormone asprosin were linked to reduced weight gain in metabolically healthy postmenopausal women. * Researchers analyzed data from more than 4,000 postmenopausal women participati  more

CORAL GABLES, Florida, March 11 -- The University of Miami issued the following news: * * * Takeaways from real estate industry leaders Leaders at the 14th annual Real Estate Impact Conference shared pointers about the industry, the economy, and the nuance of making deals. By Janette Neuwahl Tannen, jnt38@miami.edu There was insight from leaders coming into their own in the real estate industry, such as Nadeem Meghji, Blackstone Real Estate's global head; those with plenty of experience; an  more

LOS ANGELES, California, March 10 (TNSjou) -- The University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Heart and metabolic risk factors more strongly linked to liver fibrosis in women than men, study finds Researchers from the Keck School of Medicine of USC studied sex differences in type 2 diabetes, waist circumference and other risk factors for liver fibrosis in a nationally representative sample. * Women with certain cardiometabolic risk fact  more

LOS ANGELES, California, March 11 -- University of Southern California Pullias Center for Higher Education issued the following news: * * * Promoting Successful First-Year Experiences through Research and Practice Researchers from the Pullias Center's Promoting At-promise Student Success (PASS) team and University of Nebraska practitioners came together to present at theAnnual Conference on the First-Year Experience (FYE) in Seattle. Each year, this conference brings together educators with   more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, March 9 [Category: Environment] -- The Nature Conservancy issued the following news: * * * Unliveable Earth: Daily Life Is Becoming More Dangerous as Planet Heats Up Extreme heat is no longer just uncomfortable-in many parts of the world, it is increasingly making everyday life physically unsafe, according to a new global study led by scientists from The Nature Conservancy and published in the journal Environmental Research: Health.  Combining more than 70 years of glob  more

TAMPA, Florida, March 10 -- The University of South Florida posted the following news: * * * USF research activity climbs 15%, strengthening national standing By Tina Meketa, University Communications and Marketing The University of South Florida increased its research activity to $531 million in fiscal year 2025 - a rise from last year and a 15% jump over the last two years - reinforcing the university's upward trajectory in an increasingly competitive national funding environment. Resea  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- The U.S. International Trade Commission issued the following news release: * * * USITC Institutes Section 337 Investigation of Certain Vehicle Parts and Components Thereof * News Release 26-041 Inv. No(s). 337-TA-1491 Contact: Claire Huber, 202-205-1819 The U.S. International Trade Commission (Commission or USITC) voted to institute an investigation of certain vehicle parts and components thereof. The products at issue in the investigation are described in the   more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * WATCH: "Let Them Make the Case to the American People" Sen. Schiff and Colleagues Demand Senate Hold Administration Accountable for Trump's Illegal Iran War on CNN * Washington, D.C. -Today, U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) joined Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), and Tim Kaine (D-Va.) on CNN's The Source with Kaitlan Collins to demand public accountability for Trump's ille  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * WATCH: Padilla Dismantles Republicans' Baseless Attacks on Sanctuary Cities * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Immigration Subcommittee, slammed Republicans' lies about sanctuary city policies during a Senate Budget Committee hearing. As Republicans try to falsely cast sanctuary cities as lawless, Padilla set the record straigh  more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 10 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Pacific Legal Foundation issued the following news release: * * * Wyoming passes law to fast-track home building permits Cheyenne, Wyoming: On Thursday, Gov. Mark Gordon signed the Fast Track Permits Act into law, requiring local governments to approve or deny completed building permit applications within 30 calendar days, effective July 1. Builders in Wyoming will no longer face open-ended government delays on residential building  more