SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, March 19 [Category: BizHospital] -- Sanford Health posted the following news release: * * * Aberdeen participating in program for rural hospitals * SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - Sanford Aberdeen Medical Center has been selected to participate in the Rural Hospital Stabilization Program. The nationwide program helps rural hospitals improve financial stability by enhancing or expanding health care services that meet the community's needs.  Sanford Aberdeen will receive a set  more

OLYMPIA, Washington, March 19 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * AG Brown challenges illegal axing of greenhouse gas pollution Endangerment Finding Coalition of states, counties, and cities across the country mount legal challenge in opposition to EPA's unlawful rollback * Attorney General Nick Brown today joined a coalition of 24 states, the District of Columbia, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and 12 cities and counties to challenge the U.S.   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 19 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Challenges Unlawful Rescission of Landmark 2009 Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding * BOSTON -Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today led a coalition of 24 states, the District of Columbia, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and 12 cities and counties to challenge the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) unlawful attempt to rescind its 2009  more

LANSING, Michigan, March 19 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Challenges Unlawful Rescission of EPA's Landmark 2009 Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel today joined a coalition of 24 states, the District of Columbia, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and 12 cities and counties to challenge the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's unlawful attempt to rescind its 2009 Endangerment Finding (PDF) - the agency  more

SALEM, Oregon, March 19 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release: * * * AG Rayfield Leads Coalition in Securing Court Order Protecting Gender Affirming Care Providers * Attorney General Rayfield led a coalition of 21 other states and The District of Columbia today in securing a federal court order blocking an unlawful attempt by the Trump Administration to pressure healthcare providers into ending care for youth with gender dysphoria. The Court granted the St  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 20 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on March 19, 2026: * * * Attorney General Mayes Challenges Unlawful Rescission of Landmark 2009 Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding Attorney General Kris Mayes today joined a coalition of states, counties and cities to challenge the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's unlawful attempt to rescind its 2009 Endangerment Finding - the agency's seminal determination that greenhouse gas pollution   more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, March 18 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General Clark Calls on EPA to Resume Enforcement Activity * Attorney General Charity Clark today joined a coalition of 12 other attorneys general in calling on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to rescind a new policy that would significantly weaken federal environmental enforcement and delay action against polluters. In a letter to EPA Commissioner Lee Zeldi  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, March 19 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General Clark Challenges Unlawful Rescission of Landmark 2009 Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding Coalition of States, Counties, and Cities Across the Country Mount Legal Challenge in Opposition to EPA's Unlawful Rollback  * Attorney General Charity Clark today joined a coalition of 24 states, the District of Columbia, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and 12 cities and counties  more

ALBANY, New York, March 19 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Leads Challenge to Trump Administration's Climate Rollback * March 19, 2026 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today released the following statement after co-leading a coalition of 39 other states, counties, and cities in filing a petition challenging the Trump administration's repeal of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 2009 endange  more

DENVER, Colorado, March 19 -- Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Phil Weiser challenges unlawful rollback of landmark policy to fight greenhouse gas pollution * March 19, 2026 (DENVER) - Attorney General Phil Weiser today joined a coalition of states, counties and cities to challenge the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's unlawful attempt to rescind its 2009 endangerment finding - the agency's fundamental determination that gre  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 19 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL CHALLENGES UNLAWFUL RESCISSION OF LANDMARK 2009 GREENHOUSE GAS ENDANGERMENT FINDING Attorney General Kwame Raoul today, as part of a coalition of 24 states and 12 local governments, filed a lawsuit challenging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) unlawful attempt to rescind its 2009 Endangerment Finding, the agency's seminal determination that greenh  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 19 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL SAYS PROPOSED FEDERAL ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGER MANUFACTURING RULE SETS 'IMPOSSIBLE' STANDARD * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined a coalition of 15 attorneys general and the governor of Kentucky in urging the Federal Highway Administration to withdraw a proposal that would require electric vehicle (EV) chargers funded with federal dollars to be made   more

SALEM, Oregon, March 19 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Rayfield Challenges Unlawful Rescission of Landmark 2009 Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding * Coalition of States, Counties, and Cities Across the Country Mount Legal Challenge in Opposition to EPA's Unlawful Rollback Attorney General Dan Rayfield and a coalition of 36 other states, counties and cities today challenged the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's unlawfu  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, March 19 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Challenges Unlawful Rescission of Landmark 2009 Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding Connecticut Co-Leads National Coalition of States, Counties, and Cities Mounting Legal Challenge in Opposition to EPA's Unlawful Anti-Science Rollback  * Attorney General William Tong today led a coalition of 24 states and 12 counties and cities to challenge the U.S. En  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, March 19 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on March 18, 2026, by policy fellow Matt Dean: * * * Kickbacks for Cash: Minnesota's Autism Program Betrayed Vulnerable Children and Taxpayers The Minnesota Office of the Legislative Auditor (OLA) released a special review on March 17, 2026, titled "Department of Human Services Investigations of Alleged K  more

ST. CLOUD, Minnesota, March 20 -- CentraCare Health issued the following news release on March 19, 2026: * * * CentraCare to Open High-Risk Breast Clinic Focused on Prevention and Early Detection CentraCare will expand its cancer services in April 2026 with the launch of the High-Risk Breast Clinic, a new program designed to help individuals understand their breast cancer risk and take proactive steps to protect their health. Breast cancer affects millions of people each year. In the United   more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Rep. Betty McCollum, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman McCollum & Senator Durbin Reintroduce Forever Chemical Regulation and Accountability Act to Regulate and Mitigate Toxic PFAS * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Congresswoman Betty McCollum (D, MN-04) and Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today reintroduced the Forever Chemical Regulation and Accountability Act bicameral legislation to address the use of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances   more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following recall alert on March 19, 2026: * * * Name of Product: Wagner 900 Series Power Steamers Hazard: The attached hose can get excessively hot and the nozzle/gun can expel hot water during use and after the trigger is engaged, posing a serious burn hazard to consumers. Remedy: Repair Recall Date: March 19, 2026 Units: About 700,000 (In addition, about 8,000 in Canada) Consumer Contact: Wagner toll-free at 800  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Defense Spending Reduction Caucus Slams Pentagon's $200 Billion Request * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar (MN-05) and Mark Pocan (WI-02), co-chairs of the Defense Spending Reduction Caucus, released the following statement after reporting that the Pentagon will request an additional $200 billion to fight their illegal war with Iran: "It is preposterous for the White House  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin, McCollum Introduce Bill To Mitigate Use Of Toxic PFAS * March 19, 2026 More than 12,000 types of PFAS, known as "forever chemicals," have been identified WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Representative Betty McCollum (D-MN-04) today introduced bicameral legislation to address the excessive use of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) across  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, March 20 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis issued the following analysis: * * * Varied unemployment insurance criteria make for uneven worker experiences Workers' ability to receive income support during job loss depends on the state they live in Article Highlights - Shortened benefits duration has contributed to reduced unemployment insurance (UI) eligibility over time - Many potential recipients believe they're ineligible for UI because of insufficient ea  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Reserve System is reviewing an application from Vicki Clark, Ann Carda and Thomas Clark to join the Clark Family Control Group and retain voting shares of Chandler Bancshares Inc., Minnesota. By retaining these shares, the group will continue to indirectly hold voting power over the State Bank of Chandler, Minnesota. The shares are held through joint ownership with Lonnie Clark, an existing member of the control group and previously received permissio  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Fischer Highlights Affordable Child Care Bill Before Senate HELP Committee * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-NE) appeared before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) to discuss her bipartisan legislation, the Child Care Modernization Act, introduced last year. Fischer's bill reauthorizes and improves the Child Care and Development Block Grant (  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Washington, issued the following news: * * * Jayapal Statement on Upcoming FISA Reauthorization * WASHINGTON, DC -U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), a Member of the House Judiciary Committee, released the following statement regarding the negotiations on the upcoming Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) Section 702 reauthorization. "As the Trump administration continues to run roughshod over our Constitution, we cannot conti  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, ranking member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, issued the following news release on March 19, 2026: * * * Klobuchar Introduces Bipartisan Legislation to Lower Fertilizer Costs Joined by Senators Thune and Marshall, Klobuchar proposes plans to increase domestic fertilizer production, increase price transparency * U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), John Thune (R-SD), and Roger Marshall (R-KS) introduced bip  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Klobuchar Statement on JFK Profile in Courage Award for the People of the Twin Cities * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) released the following statement on the people of the Twin Cities being honored with the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award for their response to Operation Metro Surge. "This winter, Minnesotans showed the world what courage looks like. Our state was the   more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Klobuchar, Smith Introduce Resolution to Honor Master Sergeant Nicole Amor * WASHINGTON-U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith introduced a resolution honoring Master Sergeant Nicole M. Amor, 39, of White Bear Lake, Minnesota, who died on March 1, 2026, in Port Shuaiba, Kuwait. Master Sergeant Amor was assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 103rd Sustainment Command (Expedition  more

ENCINO, California, March 20 -- Marcus and Millichap issued the following news release on March 19, 2026: * * * Marcus & Millichap Arranges $18.7 Million Sale of 11-Property Sherwin-Williams Portfolio in Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota MINN., N.D., S.D. - Marcus & Millichap (NYSE: MMI), a leading commercial real estate brokerage firm specializing in investment sales, financing, research and advisory services, announced today the sale of an 11-property Sherwin-Williams portfolio in Mi  more

ROCHESTER, Minnesota, March 19 [Category: BizHospital] -- The Mayo Clinic issued the following news release: * * * Mayo Clinic study demonstrates safety, feasibility of delivering chemotherapy at home * JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -In a study published in NEJM Catalyst, Mayo Clinic researchers have demonstrated that chemotherapy can be safely delivered in patients' homes. The study evaluated Mayo Clinic's Cancer CARE Beyond Walls (Connected Access and Remote Expertise), a model that combines virtua  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 20 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on March 19, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Files Lawsuit Challenging Unlawful Rescission of Landmark 2009 Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding Coalition of States, Counties, and Cities Across the Country Mount Legal Challenge in Opposition to EPA's Unlawful Rollback * Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today joined a coalition of states, counties and cities in filing a lawsuit th  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, March 20 -- The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development issued the following news release: * * * Paid Leave Delivering for Minnesotans As of March 15, nearly 34,000 Minnesotans have been approved for leave since Minnesota's Paid Leave program began, according to new data release today by the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED). Two-thirds of all applications are being approved or denied within three weeks. So far, Minne  more

BROOKLYN PARK, Minnesota, March 20 -- The Marine Retailers Association of the Americas issued the following news: * * * MRAA Joins Congressional Boating Caucus Briefing on Federal Boating Access Policy MRAA participated in a bipartisan Capitol Hill briefing focused on federal boating access policy and the infrastructure investments that support public access to U.S. waterways. * The MRAA joined the Association of Marina Industries (AMI), the National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA),  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, March 19 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release: * * * National Nurses United identifies Alameda Hospital at risk of service cuts, closure due to federal cuts in Medicaid and Medicare * RNs condemn health care cuts that fund ICE/CBP terror campaign The nation's largest union of registered nurses, National Nurses United, is sounding a "RED ALERT" warning to hundreds of communities nationwide that face a drastic reduction in qu  more

BUFFALO, New York, March 19 [Category: BizHospital] -- The Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center posted the following news release: * * * New Regimen Protects Against Cancer Relapse, Graft-Versus-Host Disease After Donor Stem Cell Transplant * BUFFALO, N.Y. -Results of a phase 1 clinical trial show that patients who undergo a blood stem cell transplant involving a donor have a lower risk of relapse and lower rates of graft-versus-host disease when they receive the targeted therapy VIC-191  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 [Category: Business] -- Open Markets Institute posted the following news release: * * * Open Markets Institute Applauds Illinois HB 3213 to Ban Non-Compete Clauses * read the testimony The Open Markets Institute expressed strong support for Illinois House Bill 3213, legislation that would ban non-compete clauses for all workers in the state, calling it a critical step toward protecting worker freedom, boosting wages, and promoting fair competition. In testimony submi  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, March 20 -- Gov. Josh Shapiro, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on March 19, 2026: * * * Governor Shapiro Takes Legal Action Against Trump Administration's Dangerous Assault on Environmental Protections, Repeal of Efforts to Fight Climate Change In February, the U.S. EPA repealed a fundamental tenet of long-standing rule on environmental protections and placed Pennsylvanians at increased risk of harm associated with growing levels of pollution. As t  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * Planned Parenthood of Illinois to Pay $500,000 to End EEOC DEI-Related Race Discrimination Investigation * CHICAGO - Planned Parenthood of Illinois (Planned Parenthood) violated federal law when they segregated employees by race, subjected white employees to harassment, and engaged in disparate treatment against white employees regarding terms, conditions, and privileges of employment  more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 19 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * President Trump Ignores Climate Science, but the Law Will Hold Him Accountable: California Files Lawsuit Challenging EPA's Rescission of Endangerment Finding Representing California in the multistate lawsuit, Attorney General Bonta, Governor Newsom, and CARB are joined by the City of Los Angeles, the City and County of San Francisco, and the County of Santa Clara  SACRAMENTO -   more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, issued the following news release on March 19, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Markey Joins Former New Jersey AG for Small Business Tariff Briefing, Reiterates Call for Automatic Tariff Tax Refund Process RM Markey: "I asked the Trump administration to create an automatic refund process in August of last year. I will keep holding its feet to the fire." Ranki  more

BROOKINGS, South Dakota, March 20 -- South Dakota State University issued the following news: * * * 'Free' master's degree in rehabilitation counseling seeks to fulfill dire need By Ellen Koester The people who were among the first to be able to call themselves "counselors" were members of what's now a little-known specialization. The first counselors worked in schools, but the second were vocational rehabilitation counselors. The profession started in the early 1900s. These counselors work  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, March 19 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Secrist to Co-Present Cross-Border Equity Plans Webinar * Taft Cleveland partner Matthew Secrist will co-present the webinar "Cross-Border Equity Plans in France, the US & the UK - Key Trends and Best Practices for 2026," hosted by Alva on April 15. Throughout the session, Secrist and fellow presenters will examine emerging cross-border equity trends for 2026, review relevant legis  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. Tina Smith, D-Minnesota, ranking member of the Senate Finance Subcommittee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Growth, released the following opening statement from a March 11, 2026, hearing entitled "The Fiscal Outlook: 2027-2036": * * * Thank you, Chairman Johnson. Congratulations on your first hearing in this subcommittee, and welcome to our panelists. CBO's latest 10-year Budget outlook paints a grim picture: our national debt is ballooning at an unsustaina  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Tuberville Takes Action to Prevent Fraud in Child Care Following Somali Disaster in Minnesota * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), Chair of the Senate Subcommittee on Education and the American Family and Co-Chair of a task force aimed at eliminating waste, fraud, and abuse in education, released draft legislation to eliminate fraud and abuse of federal child care funding after   more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * WATCH: Hickenlooper Fights Trump's Voter Suppression Bill * Hickenlooper: "While Americans are worried about costs and worried about their families and their future, the administration is relitigating the 2020 election and waging a war most Americans don't want." Hickenlooper is fighting to defeat the SAVE America Act WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper took the Senate floo  more