WASHINGTON, April 17 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The National Association of Attorneys General issued the following news release: * * * Bipartisan Coalition of 45 Attorneys General Backs Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) Transparency Rule * INQUIRIES: media@naag.org Washington, D.C. - April 15, 2026 -Today, the National Association of Attorneys General sent a letter on behalf of a bipartisan coalition of 45 state and territory attorneys general submitted a comment letter t  more

NEW YORK, April 18 -- Columbia University Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory issued the following news: * * * Tree Rings Reveal Hurricane Impacts and Emerging Sea-Level Stress in Coastal Forests New research suggests that trees largely recover from storms within two years, and that coastal trees may be stressed from sea-level rise. Highlights * Tree rings from coastal oak forests in New York and Rhode Island recorded the impacts of major hurricanes in the Northeast. * Analyzing wood anatomy   more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * In Win for Election Integrity, Federal Court Shuts Down Trump's 'fishing expedition' for Sensitive RI Voter Records * PROVIDENCE, RI - In a win for voter privacy, data security, and election integrity, Rhode Island became the fifth state to defeat the Trump Administration in court after a federal judge ruled against the U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ) Civil Rights Division's demand for sensiti  more

MANHATTAN, Kansas, April 18 [Category: Media] -- The Journalism Education Association issued the following news: * * * JEA honors Logan Day of Texas as 2026 Journalist of the Year * Perhaps he was propelled by a personal loss and then grief. Perhaps it was in Colorado's KRDO Channel 13 newsroom where he'd watch his uncle edit broadcasts live from his lap. Perhaps it's just who he is. It was in a time of change and instability that Logan Day found journalism in Room 3415 at Caney Creek High  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed Highlights How Trump's Reckless Trade Wars & War in Iran Raises Costs for All RIers * WASHINGTON, DC - With no clear plan, objective, or exit strategy, President Donald Trump chose to initiate two costly, destabilizing international conflicts: a global trade war and a military operation against Iran. In both cases, Trump turned his back on America's allies and forced American consumers and b  more