CANTON, Ohio, March 17 -- The National Football League posted the following news: * * * 2025 performance-based pay distributions announced: CB Nahshon Wright leads all NFL players NEW YORK -- NFL players will receive more than $542 million in Performance-Based Pay for their performance during the 2025 season, the NFL announced today. The Performance-Based Pay Program is a collectively bargained benefit that compensates all players based upon their playing time and salary levels. Cornerback N  more

OLYMPIA, Washington, March 17 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * AG Brown joins coalition to protect EV infrastructure investment from federal attempt to freeze buildout * Attorney General Nick Brown joined a coalition of state attorneys general urging the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to withdraw a proposal that would effectively freeze future federal funding for electric vehicle charging infrastructure by imposing an unworkable   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 17 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Leads Multistate Opposition To Trump Administration's Attacks On Independent Professional Medical Organizations * Boston -Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell co-led a coalition of attorneys general in filing amicus briefs in support of the Endocrine Society (ES) and World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH), which are be  more

EAST LANSING, Michigan, March 16 -- Michigan State University posted the following news: * * * APIDA Heritage Month events at MSU * This story will be updated throughout March and April. The cover image references the work of MSU's Asian Pacific Islander Desi American and Asian, or APIDA/A, Heritage Month Planning Committee in organizing campus-wide APIDA/A Heritage Month events. Michigan State University recognizes Asian Pacific Islander Desi American, or APIDA, Heritage Month each year t  more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 17 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Challenges Another Attempt by Trump Administration to Undermine Guidance from Reputable Scientific Organizations * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta joined a coalition of attorneys general in submitting amicus briefs opposing demands from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) seeking documentation on clinical guidance published by the Endocrine S  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, March 16 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General Clark Says Proposed Federal EV Charger Manufacturing Rule Sets 'Impossible' Standard * Attorney General Charity Clark today joined a coalition of state attorneys general urging the Federal Highway Administration to withdraw a proposal that would require electric vehicle chargers funded with federal dollars to be made entirely with U.S. components. Under current   more

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, March 17 -- Wake Forest University posted the following news: * * * The cost of cold: New economics research links frozen crops to domestic violence * In December 2023, the Peruvian Andes were hit by a severe drought followed by a wave of nighttime freezing temperatures. The "cold shock" didn't just wither crops and cause widespread hunger; it reached deep into the homes of the families who live there. "We knew that households in the highlands of Peru faced l  more

CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina, March 17 -- The University of North Carolina Gillings School of Global Public Health posted the following news: * * * Environmental Health Advances launches as newest ARC Alliance diamond-open-access journal * The Academic Research Community (ARC) Alliance has officially launched a new environmental sciences journal, Environmental Health Advances (EHA), to serve the community of scholars working in the environmental health area. ARC EHA is dedicated to advancin  more

LOS ANGELES, California, March 18 -- The Reason Foundation issued the following news: * * * Funding Education Opportunity: The best open enrollment proposals moving through state legislatures Plus: Three states announced they will reconsider their initial opposition to the federal tax-credit scholarship program. By Jude Schwalbach With state legislative sessions in full swing, some clear trends are emerging and open enrollment is leading the way. This year, 31 states are considering nearly   more

OLYMPIA, Washington, March 17 -- Gov. Bob Ferguson, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Governor signs bill prohibiting double voting * Senate Bill 6084 fixes an ambiguity in state law that prohibits voting more than once in an election. OLYMPIA - Today Governor Bob Ferguson signed Senate Bill 6084 to prohibit double voting by fixing an ambiguity in state law. "Voting more than once in an election is an affront to everyone who participates in our democracy," said Gov.   more

OLYMPIA, Washington, March 17 -- Gov. Bob Ferguson, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Interstate Bridge Replacement Program joint statement from Governors Kotek and Ferguson * Oregon and Washington remain fully committed to replacing the 109-year-old Interstate Bridge. The bridge represents a critical connection between our two states, and is vulnerable to collapse in a major earthquake. The Environmental Impact Statement states: "This collapse potential is due to the fa  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 18 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on March 17, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Joins Multistate Opposition to Trump Administration's Attacks on Independent Professional Medical Organizations Trump Administration's Attempt to Intimidate Medical Organizations with Baseless Investigations Undermines Public Health * Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined a coalition of attorneys general in filing two amicus briefs  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 17 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * "We the People" depicts inventors, dreamers, and innovators in all 50 states * Zora Neale Hurston remains one of America's best-known authors. Charles Henry Turner developed landmark studies about the behavior of bees and spiders. Brian Wilson founded the Beach Boys. George Nissen invented the trampoline. What do they all have in common? Well, for one thing, they were all innova  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, March 17 -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news: * * * Oregon Poison Center critical to reduce unnecessary emergency room visits, medical costs * Each year the Oregon Poison Center at Oregon Health & Science University manages more than 40,000 cases from families, medical professionals and others in the community seeking information and emergency treatment advice about poisonings. More than 90% of cases are about people exposed to dangerous or pot  more

LOS ANGELES, California, March 18 -- The Reason Foundation issued the following commentary on March 16, 2026, by Mariana Trujillo, managing director of government finance, Jordan Campbell, managing director of government finance and senior quantitative analyst, Ryan Frost, director of budget and tax policy at the Washington Policy Center, Truong Bui, director of data strategy and analytics and managing director of the Pension Integrity Project and quantitative analyst Steve Vu: * * * How every  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Rep. Andrea Salinas, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Salinas Introduces Bipartisan POINTS Act During Problem Gambling Awareness Month * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06), alongside Representatives Erin Houchin (IN-09), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-01), and Troy Carter (LA-02), introduced the bipartisan Providing Opportunities for Individuals in Need of Treatment and Support (POINTS) Act of 2026, legislation to expand preven  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, March 17 [Category: Transportation] -- The American Trucking Associations posted the following news release: * * * Trucking Industry Backs Dalilah's Law * Today, the American Trucking Associations, Truckload Carriers Association, National Tank Truck Carriers, and state trucking associations across the country issued the following joint statement in support of Dalilah's Law, which will be considered by the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee tomorrow, March 18  more