BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 24 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Moves To Permanently Block President Trump's Executive Order Restricting Mail Voting, Exerting Federal Control Over Elections * Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell co-led a coalition of 23 attorneys general, along with the Governor of Pennsylvania, in filing a motion for summary judgment in their ongoing challenge to President Trump's Execu  more

LANSING, Michigan, April 24 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Opposes Federal Effort to Strip Housing Support for Mixed-Status Immigrant Households * LANSING -Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general in submitting a comment letter (PDF) opposing a proposed rule by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) that would prohibit mixed-status families -families comprised of at le  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary by John Kartch: * * * Examples of Good News Arising from Big Beautiful Bill's Full Business Expensing Provisions In addition to across-the-board tax cuts for households, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act signed by President Trump on July 4 provides full business expensing for American businesses. In their own words, U.S. employers describe the benefits of the expensing provisions in the bill: Liberty Landscape Sup  more

SACRAMENTO, California, April 24 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Moves to Permanently Block President Trump's Executive Order Restricting Mail Voting, Exerting Control over Elections * Coalition seeks final ruling after filing lawsuit earlier this month to challenge unlawful executive order OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta yesterday co-led a coalition of 23 attorneys general, along with the Governor of P  more

ALBANY, New York, April 24 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Joins Bipartisan Coalition Defending States' Gambling Laws Against Prediction Markets * NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today joined a bipartisan coalition of 37 other attorneys general in filing an amicus brief supporting Massachusetts' lawsuit against the prediction market platform Kalshi for illegally offering sports betting in violation   more

SALEM, Oregon, April 24 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Rayfield Moves to Permanently Block President Trump's Executive Order Restricting Mail Voting, Exerting Control over Elections * AG Rayfield: "President Trump wants to turn letter carriers into election gatekeepers." Attorney General Dan Rayfield and a coalition of 23 other attorneys general, along with the Governor of Pennsylvania have asked a federal court to permanen  more

FLORHAM PARK, New Jersey, April 24 [Category: Industrial Materials] -- BASF Corp. issued the following news release: * * * BASF launches ELASTOSPRAY BMB isocyanate to expand low-carbon solutions in North American spray polyurethane foam market * * A biomass balance (BMB) product that offers a drop-in solution with no reformulation or process changes required * Potential for product carbon footprint reductions between 21% and 29% compared to the BASF conventional spray polyurethane foam s  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Booker Statement on Justice Department's Reclassification of State-licensed Medical Marijuana * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement in response to Trump administration's reclassification of state-licensed medical marijuana to a schedule III substance: "Finally, the federal government has loosened the deca  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * BREAKING: "Rep. Tom Kean Jr. Has Disappeared From Capitol Hill. He's Still Trading Stocks." [NOTUS] * Everyone is asking: Where is Congressman Tom Kean Jr.? Perhaps his stock broker might know the answer. Breaking new reporting from NOTUS reveals that while Kean Jr. has been MIA and has missed nearly 50 votes in Congress since his last vote on March 5th, he's "been active in at   more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia posted the following news release: * * * California Money Launderer Sentenced in D.C. to 70 Months for Role in Scheme that Stole $263 Million * WASHINGTON - Evan Tangeman, 22, of Newport Beach, California, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court to 70 months in prison for laundering millions of dollars generated by an elaborate social engineering scheme orchestrated by a multi-state criminal enterprise th  more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, April 22 -- DIGroup Architecture issued the following news release: * * * Designing for Dignity: How Intentional Architecture Closes the Healthcare Equity Gap In a featured article with Healthcare Business Today, DIG's Vincent Myers and LoriAnne Jones gave transparency to the complex, and often exclusionary, practices in American healthcare design. Myers and Jones draw a parallel between mortality rates in underserved communities, comprised predominately of people  more

GLASSBORO, New Jersey, April 24 -- Rowan University posted the following news: * * * Developing secure, equitable digital ecosystems * Nikolay "Nick" Ivanov, Ph.D. Computer scientist Areas of expertise: Transactional cyber systems, applied cryptography, digital equity More information Cyber systems are much more than computer networks. In his Research Laboratory for Advanced Cyber Systems and Usable Security (ACSUS Lab), Nikolay Ivanov, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department  more

SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey, April 24 -- Seton Hall University posted the following news: * * * DOVE Philly Mission Trips * Over the past academic year, the Division of Volunteer Efforts (DOVE) led four mission trips to Philadelphia, continuing its longstanding commitment to faith-based service and solidarity with marginalized communities. As part of DOVE's "Releasing the Doves" initiative, these trips invite students to step outside their daily routines and encounter poverty through direct s  more

GLASSBORO, New Jersey, April 24 -- Rowan University posted the following news: * * * Eagles legend Jason Kelce talks NFL career and life beyond football at Rowan * Retired NFL star and Philadelphia Eagles legend Jason Kelce was greeted by a sea of green throughout Pfleeger Concert Hall during his visit to Rowan University on Tuesday, April 21. Hosted by Rowan Sports Communication & Media (Sports CaM), Kelce sat down with Neil Hartman, senior director of the Center for Sports Communication &   more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Aviation Administration issued the following fact sheet: * * * Engineered Material Arresting System (EMAS) Background The runway safety area (RSA) enhances the safety of aircraft that undershoot, overrun, or veer off the runway. The RSA provides a clear, graded area which provides additional space for pilots to bring their aircraft to a safe stop. Though RSAs vary in size by runway, they can be as large as 500 feet wide   more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- The Federal Reserve issued the following news release: * * * Federal Reserve Board announces approval of application by OceanFirst Financial Corp. * The Federal Reserve Board on Friday announced its approval of the application by OceanFirst Financial Corp., of Toms River, New Jersey, to merge with Flushing Financial Corporation, and thereby indirectly acquire Flushing Bank, both of Uniondale, New York. For media inquiries, please email media@frb.gov or call 202-452-  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 (TNSinfo) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration issued the following information collection: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces that the Information Collection Requirements (ICRs) abstracted below have been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The ICR describe the nature of the information collection and their expected burdens. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:   more

WASHINGTON, April 24 (TNSinfo) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration issued the following information collection: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces that the Information Collection Requirements (ICRs) abstracted below have been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The ICR describe the nature of the information collection and their expected burdens. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:   more

WASHINGTON, April 24 (TNSinfo) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration issued the following information collection: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces that the Information Collection Requirements (ICRs) abstracted below have been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The ICR describe the nature of the information collection and their expected burdens. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:   more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Rep. Daniel Goldman, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Goldman, Menendez, Pou Call on FIFA to Subsidize Astronomical Cost of MetLife Train Tickets * Washington, D.C. \- Following reports that round-trip train tickets to MetLife Stadium during the World Cup will cost $150 - nearly 12 times the usual fare - U.S. Representatives Dan Goldman (NY-10), Rob Menendez (NJ-08), and Nellie Pou (NJ-09) are calling on the International Federation of Association   more

RARITAN, New Jersey, April 23 -- Johnson and Johnson Innovative Medicine issued the following news release on April 22, 2026: * * * IMAAVY(R) (nipocalimab-aahu) shows over two years of sustained disease control in a broad population with generalized myasthenia gravis (gMG) Through 120 weeks of follow-up, IMAAVY delivered sustained clinical improvements and reductions in total IgG in antibody-positive adult patients including anti-AChR+ and anti-MuSK+ Patients achieving sustained minimal symp  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * In One Week, DOJ's New Fraud Division Secures $300M in Funding for Prosecutorial Support While Announcing More Indictments, Convictions, and Sentences Representing Millions In Taxpayer Fraud The Justice Department's National Fraud Enforcement Division announced the following actions from across the country to hold individuals accountable for schemes that attempted or succeeded in defrauding the Ame  more

SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey, April 23 -- Seton Hall University posted the following news: * * * Inaugural Laudato Si' Challenge Winners Announced * On April 21, the Center for Catholic Studies, in partnership with University Core, hosted the inaugural Laudato Si' Challenge in Mooney Hall, inviting undergraduate students to present research-informed, action-oriented responses to pressing environmental challenges in light of Pope Francis's encyclical Laudato Si '. Held on the first anniversary of  more

JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, April 25 -- Verisk Analytics Inc., a data analytics provider, issued the following news: * * * Incident Volume Falls as Organized Crime Reshapes Cargo Theft Landscape Through Impersonation and Targeted Commodity Selection Verisk CargoNet, a Verisk (Nasdaq: VRSK) business and leader in cargo theft prevention and recovery, recorded 767 supply chain crime events across the United States and Canada in the first quarter of 2026, a 5.3 percent decrease from Q1 2025 and a 12  more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, April 24 [Category: BizHealth & Beauty] -- Johnson and Johnson posted the following news release: * * * Johnson & Johnson Enters Agreement to Acquire Atraverse Medical * NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. - April 24, 2026 - Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Atraverse Medical, Inc., a privately-held medical device company pioneering next-generation left-heart access and radiofrequency (RF) technology. Achieving safe and precise acce  more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, April 24 [Category: BizHealth & Beauty] -- Johnson and Johnson posted the following news release: * * * Johnson & Johnson Launches Landmark Head-to-Head Pulsed Field Ablation Trial in Persistent Atrial Fibrillation * Irvine, CA - April 24, 2026 - Johnson & Johnson today announced the initiation of the PERSIGMA randomized controlled trial (RCT), one of the first randomized studies evaluating competitive pulsed field ablation (PFA) technologies. In this rapidly advan  more

SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey, April 24 -- Seton Hall University posted the following news: * * * Monsignor Reilly Leads University Delegation to Asia * Building on decades of mission-driven global engagement, Monsignor Joseph R. Reilly, S.T.L., president of Seton Hall University and Mary Kate Naatus, Ph.D., associate provost for Partnerships and Global Initiatives, led a senior-level international delegation to Japan and South Korea from March 28 through April 6, 2026, visiting partner universit  more

NEW YORK, April 24 -- The New York State Metropolitan Transportation Authority issued the following news release on April 23, 2026: * * * MTA, Port Authority to Conduct In-Person Outreach on Upcoming Jamaica LIRR Station Redesign Project In-Person Outreach Coincides With Recently Announced Customer Survey Which Can Be Completed Online Governor Hochul Committed $50 Million in Executive Budget to Fund Planning for the Redesign of Jamaica Station Project Will Better Integrate Long Island Rail  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, April 25 -- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release on April 24, 2026: * * * Attorney General Davenport Announces Relaunch of Addiction Response Website on the Eve of DEA's Take Back Day Attorney General Jennifer Davenport and the Office of Alternative and Community Responses today announced the launch of the redesigned Office of the New Jersey Coordinator for Addiction Responses and Enforcement Strategies (NJ CARES) website. The r  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, April 22 -- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release on April 21, 2026: * * * Attorney General Davenport Issues Directive Establishing Council to Help Shape State's Responses to Survivors and Victims Attorney General Jennifer Davenport today announced Attorney General Directive 2026-02 establishing the Attorney General's Victims' Rights Council (VRC). The VRC will be overseen by the Division of Violence Intervention and Victim Assis  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, April 24 -- The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection issued the following news release on April 23, 2026: * * * DEP MARKS EARTH WEEK BY RELEASING REPORT DEMONSTRATING PROGRESS TOWARD REDUCING FOOD WASTE IN NEW JERSEY Marking Earth Week, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Acting Commissioner Ed Potosnak today released a report that demonstrates New Jersey is making meaningful progress toward its goal of reducing food waste in the municipal solid  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 24 [Category: Business] -- The National Marine Manufacturers Association posted the following news release: * * * Looking for the ABC Agenda? Find it here * For those attending the recreational boating industry's premier advocacy event, the American Boating Congress (ABC), the latest agenda offers a detailed look at the policy discussions that will drive this year's advocacy in Washington, D.C. Taking place May 4-6, ABC will convene industry leaders and policymaker  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 [Category: Consumer Services] -- The National Consumers League issued the following news release: * * * NCL Urges Conditions on Any Spirit Bailout * NCL, the Consumer Federation of America, and the Revolving Door Project are urging the Trump Administration to ensure any potential bailout of Spirit Airlines includes consumer and worker protections as well as prohibitions on stock buybacks and excessive executive compensation. The groups also advocated against industry lob  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, April 25 -- The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development issued the following news release on April 24, 2026: * * * NJDOL Halts Work for Two New York Contractors on Newark Apartment Complex Construction Project The New Jersey Department of Labor (NJDOL) issued separate stop-work orders against two out-of-state contractors on April 14, 2026, after NJDOL investigators found wage theft and multiple labor law violations affecting workers on the construction of  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, April 25 -- The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development issued the following news release on April 24, 2026: * * * NJDOL Lifts Two Stop-Work Orders Against Union City Contractor on State Projects After Settlement Reached The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL) reached a settlement with Solidframe LLC of Union City after issuing two stop-work orders against the contractor on April 10, 2026 for multiple labor law violations affe  more

PRINCETON, New Jersey, April 24 -- Princeton University School of Public and International Affairs posted the following news: * * * Outside the Classroom, Princeton SPIA Faculty Contribute to a Stronger New Jersey * When the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs launched its SPIA in New Jersey in 2023, Dean Amaney Jamal said she was proud "to launch a research-based program that seeks to advance the wellbeing of my fellow Garden State residents." Princeton SPIA faculty have   more

CARLISLE, Pennsylvania, April 24 -- Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law posted the following news: * * * Professor Stanley Brand quoted in New York Times * CARLISLE, PA-Distinguished Fellow in Law and Government Stanley Brand was recently quoted in an article in the New York Times titled "House Democrat Wages a Lonely Legal Fight Testing Congress's Power." You can read the article by clicking here. Representative LaMonica McIver, Democrat of New Jersey, was charged by the  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Rep. LaMonica McIver, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on April 24, 2026: * * * McIver Introduces Bill to Stop Surprise AI Data Center Development Yesterday, Congresswoman LaMonica McIver (NJ-10) introduced the AI Data Center Site Selection Transparency Act of 2026, a bill that would ensure communities are informed, before deals are finalized, of plans to build AI data centers in their neighborhoods, providing the opportunity for grassroots input. AI dat  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Rep. Kweisi Mfume, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Mfume, Smith Advocate for Passing the Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Reauthorization Act * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Kweisi Mfume (D-MD-07) and Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ-04) spoke at a press conference alongside human trafficking prevention advocates to urge Speaker of the House Mike Johnson to bring their Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention  more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, April 25 -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * Why Wildfire Smoke Is a Rising Health Threat in the U.S. Rutgers researchers weigh in on the health impacts of an issue that is spreading throughout the nation By Michelle Edelstein Wildfire smoke is no longer confined to distant regions. It is increasingly affecting communities throughout the United States, raising urgent questions about air quality, public health and long-term risk. Researchers at  more

SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey, April 24 -- Seton Hall University posted the following news: * * * Seton Hall Social Work Students Focus on Reentry in NJ * Bachelor of Social Work (B.S.W.) senior majors attended the 2026 Annual Reentry Conference on Holy Thursday, April 2, at Saint Peter's University. The conference, hosted by the New Jersey Reentry Corporation, brought together professionals, scholars and students to explore the impact of trauma on individuals involved in the criminal justice sys  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, April 24 -- Stevens Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Stevens Students Take a Fresh Look at Alzheimer's Screening with SensiTear Innovation Expo project explores a fast, non-invasive way to identify disease risk * Nearly 44 million people worldwide are living with Alzheimer's disease, a neurodegenerative disorder involving memory loss and behavioral changes. While no cure yet exists, early intervention can slow progression and lower care costs. Ho  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, April 21 (TNSrpt) -- The New Jersey Department of the Treasury issued the following news release: * * * Treasury: March Major Revenues on Target The Department of the Treasury reported today that March revenue collections for the major taxes totaled $4.321 billion, an increase of about $370.0 million, or 9.4 percent above last year. The growth in total revenues was mainly driven by the Gross Income Tax (GIT), in particular, a steep decline in refund issuances related to t  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 24 [Category: BizFood/Beverage] -- Grubhub, an online food delivery marketplace, issued the following Q&A involving Abe Nasrallah, senior vice president of real estate and development at Wonder: * * * Voices of Wonder: Abe Nasrallah, SVP, Real Estate and Development, on Wonder's Rapid Expansion and What It Takes to Build at scale * To spotlight different perspectives and give an inside look at Wonder, we're highlighting leaders from across the organization. This mont  more

NEW YORK, April 24 [Category: BizMedia] -- Warner Bros. Discovery, a media and entertainment company, posted the following news release: * * * What's New On HBO Max This May * Catch The Debut Of Season Two Of Max Original "On The Roam," HBO Original Comedy Special "Josh Johnson: Symphony," Documentary Series "U.S. Against The World: Four Years With The Men's National Soccer Team," A New Episode Of "The Yogurt Shop Murders," And Documentary "The A List: 15 Stories From Asia And Pacific Diaspo  more