SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, April 14 (TNSxrep) -- 4Life Research issued the following news release: * * * 4Life Transfer Factor MAX Clinical Study 4Life Research issued a technical white paper titled, Clinical Study on Rapid Modulating Effects of 4Life Transfer Factor(R) Max on Immune Stem Cells. Immune stem cells develop in bone marrow before circulating to the blood stream. When necessary, these cells then transfer from blood to tissue for an immune response of repair and rejuvenation. Dr. Brent  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 13 [Category: Medical] -- The American Association for Cancer Research posted the following news release: * * * AACR Announces Recipients of the 2026 AACR June L. Biedler Prize for Cancer Journalism * PHILADELPHIA - The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2026 AACR June L. Biedler Prize for Cancer Journalism in the following categories: Magazine * " My Colon " By Laurie Abraham ( Photo ), New Y  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 13 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Urges Supreme Court To Preserve Temporary Protected Status For Haitians And Syrians * Boston -Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today co-led a coalition of 19 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in Trump v. Miot and Mullin v. Doe in the Supreme Court of the United States, in support of a challenge to the Trump Administration's ter  more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following fact sheet on April 13, 2026: * * * Ahead of Hearing, Ranking Member Merkley Releases Committee Fact Sheets on Trump's Budget Request to Congress Fact Sheets Detail How Trump is Out-of-Touch with the Needs of Working Americans; Begging Congress to Fund More War, Gut Programs for Families * Today, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Commit  more

OLYMPIA, Washington, April 13 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * As affordability challenges persist, AG Brown urges FTC rulemaking on unfair and deceptive rental housing fees * Washington AG Nick Brown and a bipartisan coalition of 27 state attorneys general today are asking the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to move forward with a proposed rulemaking on hidden and deceptive rental housing fee practices. Last month, the FTC published a  more

SACRAMENTO, California, April 13 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Urges Supreme Court to Preserve Temporary Protected Status for Haitians and Syrians * OAKLAND - California Attorney General Rob Bonta today co-led a coalition of 19 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court in support of a challenge to the termination of the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation for Haitians and Syrians.   more

ALBANY, New York, April 13 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James and Bipartisan Coalition Urge FTC to Address Deceptive Rental Fees * April 13, 2026 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James and a bipartisan coalition of 25 other attorneys general today called on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to enact a rule addressing unfair and deceptive fee practices in the rental housing market. In a comment letter submi  more

ALBANY, New York, April 13 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Urges Supreme Court to Uphold Legal Status of Haitian and Syrian Immigrants * New York Attorney General Letitia James today co-led a coalition of 18 other attorneys general in filing an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court urging the Court to uphold the legal status of hundreds of thousands of immigrants from Haiti and Syria who have been living in the Uni  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 13 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL LEADS COALITION URGING SUPREME COURT TO PRESERVE TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS FOR HAITIANS AND SYRIANS * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul co-led a coalition of 19 attorneys general asking the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designations for Haiti and Syria. Raoul and the coalition filed an amicus brief today in Trump v. Miot an  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, April 13 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Urges Supreme Court to Preserve Temporary Protected Status for Haitians and Syrians * Press Releases (Hartford, CT) - Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in Trump v. Miot and Mullin v. Doe in the Supreme Court of the United States, in support of a challenge to the Trump Administration  more

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Rep. Janelle Bynum, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Bynum Requests Over $36 Million for Oregon * Today, Congresswoman Janelle Bynum (OR-05) announced 20 Community Project Funding requests for Oregon's 5th district for Fiscal Year 2027. The projects, which total over $36 million, span the entire district and include investments in clean drinking water, infrastructure, public safety, child care, and workforce development. Over $10 million of the fundi  more

MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia, April 14 -- Georgia College issued the following news: * * * Communication students compete at the national level in film, forensics and original research By Ian Wesselhoff The Department of Communication at Georgia College & State University is enjoying a successful spring, with awards and recognition pouring in for film, speech and debate, student research papers and more. Much of that success was found at the 2026 Georgia Communication Association (GCA) Conferen  more

SAN DIEGO, California, April 13 -- California State University's San Diego State University posted the following news: * * * Earth Day at SDSU: Sustainability Summit explores issues 'from plate to planet;' a marine ecologist visits * San Diego State University will mark Earth Day 2026 with its fourth annual Sustainability Summit, "Plate to Planet," hosted by the President's Sustainability Advisory Committee (PSAC), and a guest lecture by a renowned marine biologist. This year's summit them  more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Protect Our Care issued the following news: * * * The Health of Women, Moms, and People of Color Is Deteriorating -- All Thanks to Trump and Republicans Gutting Medicaid As we enter the second full week of Medicaid Awareness Month, Protect Our Care is releasing new fact sheets that show how Trump and congressional Republicans' war on health care is jeopardizing the lives of Americans of every stripe, especially women, moms, and people of color. Republicans gutted $1   more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services issued the following news release: * * * Justice Department Files Case to Revoke U.S. Citizenship of Mastermind Behind Multimillion-Dollar Tax Fraud Scheme USCIS assisted with the investigation and is supporting denaturalization case * BALTIMORE - U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services helped investigate Emmanuel Oluwatosin Kazeem, a native of Nigeria recently named in a civil denat  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 14 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on April 13, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Urges Supreme Court to Preserve Temporary Protected Status for Haitians and Syrians Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in Trump v. Miot and Mullin v. Doe in the Supreme Court of the United States, in support of a challenge to the Trump administration's termination   more

TRENTON, New Jersey, April 14 -- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release on April 13, 2026: * * * Attorney General Davenport Leads Bipartisan Multistate Call for Federal Action on Rental Housing Fee Abuses, Puts New Jersey Landlords on Notice of State's Application Fee Cap Taking action to promote housing affordability for all New Jerseyans, Attorney General Jennifer Davenport is leading a bipartisan coalition of 27 attorneys general urging the Federal  more

EUGENE, Oregon, April 14 -- The Western Environmental Law Center issued the following news release on April 13, 2026: * * * New Mexico communities win stronger air protections as environment board approves historic fee update Today, the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED)'s Environmental Improvement Board approved a landmark update to its air quality permit fee structure that increases essential funding for inspections, monitoring, and enforcement. These changes will help deliver stronge  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, April 13 -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news: * * * OHSU secures $9.2 million to build next generation 'organs on chips' for bone related cancers * Oregon Health & Science University has received more than $9 million in National Institutes of Health funding to develop advanced microphysiologic models -also known as organs-on-a-chip -that recreate how cancers grow, spread and respond to treatment within bone and bone-associated tissues. Two ne  more

SACRAMENTO, California, April 13 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Pacific Legal Foundation issued the following news release: * * * Outdoorsman fights federal charges stemming from unconstitutional park rules * Cheyenne, Wyoming; April 13, 2026: Today, an Oregon man asked a court to dismiss criminal charges he argues a Yellowstone National Park superintendent had no constitutional authority to impose on him. Tate Pulliam alleges that the restrictions -enforced against him through three petty off  more

CORVALLIS, Oregon, April 12 -- Oregon State University posted the following news release: * * * Oxide-based sensor opens door to greener, faster, more accurate quality testing of food * CORVALLIS, Ore. - An electrochemical sensor developed at Oregon State University holds promise for making food quality testing faster, more accurate, more environmentally friendly and less expensive. The novel sensor, which also has potential applications in health care and environmental monitoring, is base  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, April 14 -- Portland State University issued the following news release: * * * PSU Awarded $1 Million Grant to Expand Semiconductor Career Pathways The Higher Education Coordinating Commission (HECC) has awarded Portland State University $1 million to strengthen Oregon's semiconductor talent pipeline. The funding is part of a broader $8.5 million investment from the state's Semiconductor Talent Sustaining Fund, aimed at connecting Oregonians to high-wage, high-demand careers  more

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Rep. Andrea Salinas, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Andrea Salinas' Statement Calling for Rep. Swalwell's Resignation * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06) released the following statement calling for Congressman Eric Swalwell to resign in response to the allegations against him. "Congressman Swalwell must resign. The allegations against him are serious, credible, and demand accountability. "Protecting the integr  more

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Rep. Vince Fong, R-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Fong, Homeland Security Chairman Garbarino Hold Local Cybersecurity Roundtable * RIDGECREST, CA - Last week, Congressman Vince Fong (CA-20) and House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Andrew Garbarino (NY-02) hosted a cybersecurity roundtable with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), local military installations, local officials, and infrastructure sectors. The di  more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on April 13, 2026: * * * New Wyden Bill Would Close Private Placement Life Insurance Tax Shelter Abused by the Ultra-Rich Committee Investigation Found the Ultra-Rich Used PPLI Loophole to Abuse Special Tax Rules for Life Insurance and Shelter Tens of Billions from Tax; New Bill Would Protect the Special Tax Treatment of Traditional Life Insurance * Senate Fina  more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following fact sheet on April 13, 2026: * * * TRUMP'S BUDGET WOULD BE DEVASTATING FOR ENERGY PRICES Since taking office, President Trump and Republicans' failed policies have led to skyrocketing energy prices, making good on Trump's promise to reward his fossil fuel donors while Americans saw their electricity bills increase by 13% on average nationally. Rather than investing in cle  more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following fact sheet on April 13, 2026: * * * TRUMP'S BUDGET WOULD BE DEVASTATING FOR HEALTH CARE President Trump and Secretary Kennedy's health care budget brings more chaos and destruction to the Department of Health and Human Services, slashing its funding by $15.4 billion, and gutting programs working families rely on. * Cuts funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH)   more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following fact sheet on April 13, 2026: * * * TRUMP'S BUDGET WOULD BE DEVASTATING FOR HOUSING AFFORDABILITY Housing has never been less affordable in America. Costs across the board are increasing, and hardworking American families are spending more of their budget on housing costs than ever before--with less to show for it. Instead of investing in programs to alleviate the housing   more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following fact sheet on April 13, 2026: * * * TRUMP'S BUDGET WOULD BE DEVASTATING FOR OUR COMMUNITIES Despite Republicans already providing about $170 billion for federal immigration enforcement, President Trump requested another $38.5 billion for ICE and CBP in FY27. These funds would be on top of the tens of billions that President Trump and Congressional Republicans plan to give   more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following fact sheet on April 13, 2026: * * * TRUMP'S BUDGET WOULD BE DEVASTATING FOR SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE President Trump's FY27 budget request represents an existential threat to Social Security and Medicare: * The budget request is completely silent on the federal government's two largest and most important programs - Social Security and Medicare. * Both of these esse  more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following fact sheet on April 13, 2026: * * * TRUMP'S BUDGET WOULD BE DEVASTATING FOR THE CLIMATE On the campaign trail, President Trump promised "a great deal" to his fossil fuel donors, and his budget proposal delivers exactly that: another giveaway to polluters at the expense of American's public health, public safety, and cost of living. Climate change not only threatens public   more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following fact sheet on April 13, 2026: * * * TRUMP'S BUDGET WOULD BE DEVASTATING FOR WORKING FAMILIES President Trump's Budget flat funds or slashes policy programs that help working Americans and families. Flat funding agencies reflects a real funding cut since agencies are unable to keep pace with inflation during a time when families are seeing their costs skyrocket. Cuts to Ch  more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following fact sheet on April 13, 2026: * * * TRUMP'S BUDGET WOULD PRIORITIZE WAR OVER FAMILIES The headline of President Trump's budget request is $1.5 trillion in military funding for FY27. This represents a $445 billion increase over FY26 or 42% -- the biggest single-year increase in defense spending since the Korean War. This doesn't even include the Trump Administration's repor  more

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Six Democratic Senators Join War Powers Push To Stop Iran War * Sens. Merkley, Gillibrand, Van Hollen, Kelly, Warnock, & Kim will join Booker, Kaine, Murphy, Schiff, Baldwin, and Duckworth in filing a new wave of War Powers resolutions forcing a Senate vote to end the Iran War Washington, D.C. -This week, six additional U.S. Democratic Senators -Senators Merkley (OR), Gillibrand (NY), Van Hollen (  more

ASHLAND, Oregon, April 14 -- Southern Oregon University issued the following news: * * * SOU, PSU collaborate on climate resilience Southern Oregon University and Portland State University held a joint faculty workshop in Ashland last month that focused around water, fire, climate research, teaching and community engagement. SOU and PSU both are well-known for their dedicated, community-engaged research and education in climate resilience and sustainability. To further develop collaborative   more

PORTLAND, Oregon, April 13 [Category: Sociological] (TNSrpt) -- The Mercy Corps posted the following news release: * * * Sudan Conflict at Three Years: Civilians Are Trapped in a War with No End in Sight * As Sudan marks three years of conflict on 15 April, new Mercy Corps analysis highlights severe disruption to one of Sudan's most critical food-producing regions, Al Jazirah, raising alarm as millions face deepening hunger amid relentless violence and collapsing safety nets. Cultivated la  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 13 -- The University of Chicago posted the following news: * * * A 'blob' in a tank is helping scientists tease out the secrets of turbulence * In a tank on the bottom floor of a University of Chicago research laboratory, scientists summon "The Blob" into existence by firing water jets to create an artfully choreographed series of rings. First created three years ago in the laboratory of UChicago Prof. William Irvine in collaboration with graduate student Takumi Ma  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, April 13 [Category: Sociological] (TNSrpt) -- The Mercy Corps posted the following news release: * * * What it takes to eat: new report reveals how war is cutting off access to food as hunger deepens in Sudan * A new report launched today by Action Against Hunger (ACF), CARE International, International Rescue Committee (IRC), Mercy Corps, and Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), shows how the war in Sudan is driving communities into famine conditions, with families surviving o  more

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden Urges House Members to Reject Handing Donald Trump Unchecked Surveillance Authority, Insist on Reforms to FISA Section 702 * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today urged members of the House of Representatives to reject efforts to rubber-stamp warrantless surveillance of Americans by the Trump Administration. The broad surveillance enabled by Section 702 of the Foreign Intelli  more

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley, Salinas: Two Oregon Airports to Receive Combined $641,000 in Federal Investment * Lawmakers announce federal funds for airports in McMinnville and Lexington Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley as well as U.S. Rep. Andrea Salinas today announced that airports in Yamhill and Morrow counties will receive a combined federal investment of more than $641,000 to im  more

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley, Salinas: Two Oregon Airports to Receive Combined $641,000 in Federal Investment * Lawmakers announce federal funds for airports in McMinnville and Lexington Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley as well as U.S. Rep. Andrea Salinas today announced that airports in Yamhill and Morrow counties will receive a combined federal investment of more than $641,000 to impro  more