SACRAMENTO, California, March 30 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Opposes Trump Administration Proposal Targeting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Programs * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta on Friday co-led a coalition of 23 attorneys general in filing a comment letter opposing a proposal by the General Services Administration (GSA) that would require recipients of federal funding to comply with the Trump   more

BUFFALO, New York, March 30 -- Buffalo State University issued the following news release: * * * Buffalo State IPDP cohort heads to Chile, includes partner school administrators for the first time * The SUNY Buffalo State Professional Development Partnerships (PDP) began in 1991 with one school partner. Today, Buffalo State maintains relationships with over 100 school and community partners across Western New York, New York City, Maine, and-through the Michael and Nancy Chicola International  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 30 -- Conservation Law Foundation issued the following news release: * * * Coalition Sues Trump EPA Over Illegal Repeal of Mercury and Air Toxics Standards * This administration is not just rolling back rules, it is eliminating the monitoring infrastructure needed to know what is coming out of these smokestacks in the first place. Photo: Canva March 30, 2026 (Boston, MA) - Conservation Law Foundation (CLF), as part of a coalition of public health, environmental  more

NEW YORK, March 31 -- The Natural Resources Defense Council posted the following news release: * * * Coalition Sues Trump EPA Over Illegal Repeal of Mercury and Air Toxics Standards Lawsuit challenges rollback that allows more mercury, lead, and other toxic pollution from coal- and oil-fired power plants * A coalition of public health, environmental, and community advocates filed a lawsuit today challenging the Trump administration's repeal of standards that limit brain-damaging mercury, le  more

CEDARVILLE, Ohio, March 30 -- Cedarville University posted the following news: * * * Engineering the Oceans and Shaping the Blue Economy By Cara Ramer, Student Public Relations Writer As nations invest in the "blue economy" - efforts to explore, use, and protect the oceans that cover more than two-thirds of the Earth's surface - Cedarville University graduate Toby Dewhurst is helping shape how offshore development happens. Dewhurst founded Kelson Marine in 2020 to design marine structures f  more

BUFFALO, New York, March 30 [Category: BizFinancial Services] -- M&T Bank, a financial holding company, issued the following news release: * * * M&T Bank Corporation Announces Common Stock Repurchase Program * BUFFALO, N.Y., March 30, 2026 \-M&T Bank Corporation ("M&T") (NYSE:MTB) announced that its Board of Directors authorized a share repurchase program to repurchase up to $5.0 billion of M&T common stock, $0.50 par value per share, on the open market or in privately negotiated transaction  more

BUFFALO, New York, March 30 [Category: BizFinancial Services] -- M&T Bank, a financial holding company, issued the following news release: * * * M&T Bank Names Denise Viola Monahan as Regional President for Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey * Veteran banking leader to strengthen client relationships and expand M&T's community-focused approach across the Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey region PHILADELPHIA, March 30, 2026 - M&T Bank (NYSE: MTB) today announced the appointment of Deni  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, March 31 -- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release on March 30, 2026: * * * AG Davenport Opposes Unprecedented Barriers to Federal Funding Requests Trump Administration Ties Funding Requirements to Attack on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion * Attorney General Jennifer Davenport joined a coalition of 23 attorneys general in filing a comment letter opposing a proposal by the General Services Administration (GSA) that would require  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service is initiating a pilot program to test alternative values for modest housing. The initiative aims to support the Section 502 direct loan program by adjusting how area loan limits affect self-help housing and properties receiving third-party affordable housing assistance. The pilot evaluates the impact of allowing property values in the self-help program to exceed current maximum area loan limits. Under the s  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, March 30 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news: * * * With history standards prone to politicization, 'minimalism' approach would benefit teachers, scholar argues * LAWRENCE -The practice of states revising standards for how their schools teach history is developing a storied and often contentious history of its own. A University of Kansas scholar has published new research arguing that history standards are prone to overt politicization and the best example  more