SACRAMENTO, California, April 15 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Co-Leads Bipartisan Coalition in Support of Federal Rule to Increase Transparency in Prescription Drug Pricing * Comment letter supports stronger disclosure requirements for PBMs, seeks clarity that proposed rule doesn't preempt state PBM transparency laws OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today co-led a bipartisan coalition of 45 attorneys   more

DES MOINES, Iowa, April 15 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Brenna Bird Urges Payment Processors to Stop Transactions of Illegal Vapes Hurting Iowa Children * DES MOINES -Attorney General Brenna Bird announced today she is leading a coalition of 13 attorneys general in a letter to credit card companies urging them to stop sales of illegal vape products facilitated through their payment card networks. Illegal vapes, overwhelmingly  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 16 -- Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr issued the following news release on April 15, 2026: * * * Carr Pushes for Federal Rule to Increase Transparency in Prescription Drug Pricing Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr has joined a bipartisan coalition in submitting a comment letter in support of a proposed rule from the U.S. Department of Labor that requires greater transparency from pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). Specifically, those PBMs that service employer-fun  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. Maggie Goodlander, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Goodlander, Fedorchak Lead Bipartisan Coalition Urging Speaker Johnson to Allow Vote on H.R. 5891, the Withhold Member Pay During Shutdowns Act, and Hold Congress Accountable * **Goodlander has led the fight to protect federal workers and hold Congress accountable since her first day in office.** Today, Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander of New Hampshire and Congresswoman Julie Fedorchak o  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Hoeven, Duckworth Secure Senate Commerce Committee Approval for Mental Health in Aviation Act * WASHINGTON - Senators John Hoeven and Tammy Duckworth today announced unanimous approval by the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee for the Mental Health in Aviation Act. This bipartisan legislation, which modernizes the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) approach to mental he  more

SAN DIEGO, California, April 15 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Public Health Association posted the following news release: * * * More Than 130 Organizations Express Concern Over Changes to CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices Charter * Contact: mediarelations@apha.org, Lisa Robinson, lrobinson@aap.org or Alex Hulvalchick, ahulvalchick@aap.org On April 9, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published a revised Advisory Committee on Immunization Prac  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, April 16 -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following news release on April 15, 2026: * * * Attorney General Formella, Coalition Push for New Rule to Increase Transparency in Prescription Drug Pricing Attorney General John M. Formella, along with a bipartisan coalition of 44 of his fellow attorneys general, submitted a letter today supporting a proposed U.S. Department of Labor (Department) rule that would require greater transparency from pharm  more

FARGO, North Dakota, April 15 -- North Dakota State University posted the following news: * * * NDSU doctoral student accepted into Harvard Business School's Foundry Bootcamp * Aditya Goyal, a doctoral graduate student at NDSU, has been accepted into the Harvard Business School's Foundry Bootcamp, which helps founders turn research breakthroughs and early-stage ideas into fundable ventures. Goyal is a student in NDSU's Materials and Nanotechnology program and was nominated for the bootcamp  more

FARGO, North Dakota, April 15 -- North Dakota State University posted the following news: * * * NDSU's Phi Kappa Phi student lectureship scheduled * North Dakota State University, in partnership with the NDSU Chapter of Phi Kappa Phi, is pleased to announce Emily Mikhail, an undergraduate student in mechanical engineering, as a recipient of a NDSU Phi Kappa Phi Student Lectureship Award. Mikhail was selected for her outstanding undergraduate research and her ability to communicate complex id  more

FARGO, North Dakota, April 15 -- North Dakota State University posted the following news: * * * NDWRRI researchers tackling issues affecting state's water supply and quality * In the words of North Dakota Water Resources Research Institute (NDWRRI) interim director Trung Le, water management in the state isn't only an environmental issue. "Because the state relies so heavily on agriculture and energy, water is the backbone of the economy," said Le, who was named NDWRRI interim director in   more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service issued the following news: * * * Prairie Pothole Region to have Water Bank Program * (Huron, S.D., April 15, 2026) - For Fiscal Year 2026, the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is granted $2 million to fund landowner enrollment in the Water Bank Program (WBP) for the Prairie Pothole Region of South Dakota (SD), North Dakota, and Minnesota. The purposes of WBP include preserving and  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- The White House issued the following Presidential permit on April 15, 2026: * * * PRESIDENTIAL PERMIT: AUTHORIZING ENBRIDGE ENERGY, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP TO OPERATE AND MAINTAIN THREE EXISTING PIPELINE FACILITIES AT PEMBINA COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA, AT THE INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA By virtue of the authority vested in me as President of the United States of America (the "President"), I hereby grant this Presidential permit, subject to the co  more