TRENTON, New Jersey, April 29 -- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release on April 28, 2026: * * * AG Davenport, Division on Civil Rights Announce Renewed Enforcement Focus on Protecting New Jerseyans From Housing Discrimination and Expanding Housing Opportunity Office Takes Action In 26 Cases Addressing Discrimination Based on Criminal History, Source of Lawful Income, and Mortgage Redlining * Attorney General Jennifer Davenport today announced that   more

DOVER, Delaware, April 29 -- Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings issued the following news release on April 28, 2026: * * * AG Jennings, coalition keep machine gun devices out of Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings and a coalition of attorneys general have formalized an agreement to prevent the Trump Administration from distributing thousands of machine gun conversion devices into Delaware and other 16 other states. In a notice of voluntary dismissalOpen this document with ReadSpea  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 29 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on April 28, 2026: * * * Attorney General Mayes Joins Bipartisan Effort to Curb Sales of Illegal Vaping Products Attorney General Kris Mayes today joined a bipartisan coalition of 24 other attorneys general and the City of New York in urging major credit card companies and payment processors, including American Express, Capital One, Citi Group, Mastercard, Visa, PayPal, Stripe, Sezzle, and Bloc  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * As Trump Administration Abandons Disaster-Stricken Communities, Van Hollen Joins Warren, Colleagues in Renewing Push to Support Survivors of Disasters * Today, U.S. Senator Chirs Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and 11 of thier colleagues in reintroducing the Housing Survivors of Major D  more

SACRAMENTO, California, April 28 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Co-Leads Bipartisan Effort Urging Credit Card and Payment Processing Companies to Combat Illegal Sales of Tobacco and Nicotine Products * Coalition also requests meetings with each company to comprehensively address the unlawful sales OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced co-leading a bipartisan coalition of 25 attorneys general   more

ALBANY, New York, April 28 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Leads Bipartisan Effort to Curb Sales of Illegal Vaping Products * New York Attorney General Letitia James today led a bipartisan coalition of 24 other attorneys general and the City of New York in urging major credit card companies and payment processors, including American Express, Capital One, Citi Group, Mastercard, Visa, PayPal, Stripe, Sezzle, and Block   more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 28 -- Pennsylvania Attorney General David W. Sunday issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Sunday Leads Bipartisan Effort Calling on Credit Card Companies, Payment Apps to Curb Sales of Illegal Vaping Products * Attorney General Dave Sunday led a bipartisan coalition of 24 other Attorneys General and the City of New York in urging major credit card companies and payment processors -including American Express, Capital One, Citi Group, Mastercard, Vis  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, April 28 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Joins Bipartisan Effort to Curb Sales of Illegal Vaping Products * Attorney General William Tong joined a bipartisan coalition of 24 other attorneys general and the City of New York in urging major credit card companies and payment processors, including American Express, Capital One, Citi Group, Mastercard, Visa, PayPal, Stripe, Sezzle, and Block (operat  more

FLORHAM PARK, New Jersey, April 28 [Category: Industrial Materials] -- BASF Corp. issued the following news release: * * * BASF and Nutrien collaborate on expanding farmer access to low-carbon biofuel markets * RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC, April 28, 2026 - BASF and Nutrien Ltd. (r) announced today a strategic collaboration designed to help farmers gain more value from sustainable farming practices already in use. Under this collaboration, Nutrien agronomists will work directly with growers to  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet, Warren, Colleagues Renew Push to Support Survivors of Disasters As Administration Abandons Disaster-Stricken Communities * Under current FEMA guidelines, disaster survivors can be prevented from accessing housing-related aid if they are unable to show proof of property ownership Washington, D.C. -Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet joined Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Rankin  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Booker Reintroduces Legislation to Restrict Purchases of Farmland by Corporate Investors * WASHINGTON, D.C. -U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, is working to end the Wall Street buy-up of farmland across the nation. Today, Booker reintroduced the Farmland for Farmers Act, legislation that would limit corporate ownership of farmland in the United States.  more

YONKERS, New York, April 29 -- Consumer Reports posted the following news release: * * * Consumer Reports statement on the signing of Maryland's Protection from Predatory Pricing Act into law Annapolis, Maryland - Governor Wes Moore signed the Protection from Predatory Pricing Act into law today, making Maryland the first state in the nation to attempt to ban personalized pricing at grocery stores. The law will go into effect on October 1, 2026. Consumer Reports recently voiced strong concer  more

GLASSBORO, New Jersey, April 28 -- Rowan University posted the following news: * * * Developing taste: How molecular signals in infant tongues shape how we eat, taste and speak * During her postdoctoral research, Archana Kumari read a blog post by an oral cancer patient taking medication that disrupted taste. At Thanksgiving dinner, the patient couldn't detect the subtle saltiness of the gravy or the sweet notes of the candied yams. "It was so awful to read," said Kumari, now an assistant   more

NEW YORK, April 29 -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release: * * * Trump administration's wasteful deal to abandon California offshore wind project undermines clean, homegrown power EDF Statement by Michael Colvin, Director, California Energy Program * SAN FRANCISCO -- The Trump administration announced another wasteful deal to pay an energy company nearly $900 million in taxpayer funds to abandon its offshore wind projects off the coast of New York and New Jersey  more

AKRON, Ohio, April 29 -- FirstEnergy issued the following news release on April 28, 2026: * * * FirstEnergy Announces First Quarter 2026 Financial Results, Reaffirms Guidance and Capital Plan to Deliver Value to Customers, Communities and Investors Reports first quarter 2026 GAAP earnings of $0.70 per share and Core Earnings (non-GAAP) of $0.72 per share Invested nearly $1.4 billion in customer-focused capital, consistent with $6 billion in planned investments in 2026 and 2026-2030 capital i  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 29 -- Fisher Phillips, a law firm, issued the following insight on April 28, 2026: * * * An Employer's Guide to Pay Equity Compliance as State Rules Evolve Employers around the country need to comply with a growing patchwork of laws on fair pay, pay data reporting, and transparency in job ads and the hiring process. Compliance has become increasingly complex as more states and cities pass their own nuanced requirements that vary from location to location, and the stake  more

BRONX, New York, April 29 -- Fordham University School of Law issued the following news: * * * Caroline Garrido '26 JD and Marciana Popescu '25 JD Recognized as Extraordinary Immigrant Rights Advocates By Erin DeGregorio Immigrant advocates Caroline "Cara" Garrido '26 JD and Marciana Popescu '25 JD were honored with the Feerick Center for Social Justice's Defender of the Dream Award at the Feerick Center's 11th Annual FriendRaiser in March. Established in 2022, the Defender of the Dream Aw  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following opening remarks on April 28, 2026, at an Environment Subcommittee hearing on "The Fiscal Year 2027 Environmental Protection Agency Budget": * * * President Trump's budget is an insult to the American people. At every opportunity, this budget undercuts public health, affordability, and sensible environmental protections to line the pockets of Trump's corp  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Booker Stands with Cancer Survivors and MAHA Activists in Fight Against Pesticide Manufacturers at Supreme Court Rally * WASHINGTON D.C -In case you missed it, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, oined cancer survivors and Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) activists for a rally held at the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday, vowing to remain a relentles  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, April 28 -- Gov. Mikie Sherrill, D-New Jersey, posted the following news release: * * * ICYMI: UFORIA's WXNY-96.3 FM and Univision 41 Launch "Ask Governor Sherrill" a Live Community Program with New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill * NEW YORK, NY -April 21, 2026 - Uforia's WXNY 96.3FM \- El Ritmo de New York, one of the most dominant Spanish language FM stations in the NY market, and Univision 41 announce the launch of "Ask Governor Sherrill," a new bi-monthly live communi  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release on April 28, 2026: * * * Is South Korea under President Lee becoming communist? Smith chairs hearing on North Korean human rights & weakening of democracy in South Korea * Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Co-Chair of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission (TLHRC), today held a congressional hearing--his twelfth on North Korea--on North Korean human rights movements and the obstacles imposed by the South Korean  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * New Jersey Company Sentenced for Failing to Report Dangerously Defective Air Conditioners to the Consumer Product Safety Commission Royal Sovereign International Inc., a New Jersey corporation that sold office and home appliances, was sentenced today to pay $395,786 in restitution to victims and a criminal fine of $8 million for failing to report to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Opioid Manufacturer Purdue Pharma Sentenced for Fraud and Kickback Conspiracies Opioid manufacturer Purdue Pharma LP (Purdue) was sentenced today in federal court in Newark, New Jersey, and ordered to pay criminal penalties of over $5 billion for its role in fueling the opioid epidemic. "Purdue Pharma put profits over patient health and safety," said Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche. "The comp  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 28 -- Vanderbilt University posted the following news release: * * * Lamar Alexander Initiative completes inaugural year, announces new Fellows * By Kurt Brobeck One year after the launch of Vanderbilt University's Lamar Alexander Initiative, the Initiative recently celebrated the "graduation" of its first cohort of Fellows. Its organizers are already looking forward to welcoming a second set of Fellows this summer. The Alexander Initiative is housed within Va  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 29 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on April 28, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Joins Bipartisan Effort to Curb Sales of Unlawful Vaping Products Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today joined a bipartisan coalition of 24 other attorneys general and the City of New York in urging major credit card companies and payment processors, including American Express, Capital One, Citi Group, Mastercard, Visa, PayPal, Stripe,  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy Warns Local Leaders Against Bringing Deadly ICE Facilities Into Their Communities * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, on Tuesday sent letters to 21 local governments throughout the United States that are actively considering whether to allow Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)   more

PASADENA, California, April 29 (TNSres) -- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: * * * NASA Fires Up Powerful Lithium-Fed Thruster for Trips to Mars A novel electromagnetic thruster passed an initial test in a specialized chamber at JPL. With further development, these thrusters could support human missions to the Red Planet. A technology that could propel crewed missions to Mars and robotic spacecraft throughout the solar system was recently put to the test at NASA's Jet  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * NJ Spotlight on Tom Kean Jr.: "He Has Been Filing Stock Trades During This Period of Time... It's All Very Mysterious" * Questions continue to mount about Congressman Tom Kean Jr.'s whereabouts and why he has continued stock trading while missing votes. NJ Spotlight News spoke about how Kean Jr. "has been filing stock trades during this period of time" on their latest "Hey, NJ"   more

NEWARK, New Jersey, April 29 -- The New Jersey Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * NJIT Infrastructure Forum Connects AI, Workforce and Resilience Challenges Written by: Evan Koblentz Artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, energy demand, transportation systems, water quality and workforce development are no longer separate conversations, but rather connected challenges where universities can help move ideas into practice, said leaders from academia, government and indus  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Pallone Presses EPA Administrator for Assistance on Suspected Cancer Cluster in Keyport, NJ at Budget Hearing * WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, today pressed Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin for assistance on a suspected cancer cluster in Keyport, New Jersey during a hearing on the ag  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Rep. Nellie Pou, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Pou and Colleagues Introduce New Bill to Help Sick Federal Law Enforcement Left Behind * WASHINGTON, DC - Congresswoman Nellie Pou (D-NJ-09) and her colleagues have introduced the Kenya Merritt Renewing Our Promise to Address Chemical Toxicity ("PACT") Act, legislation to ensure federal civilian employees exposed to toxic burn pits overseas can access fair and timely compensation for serious illne  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory issued the following news: * * * Transatlantic fusion energy research just got easier A new model project framework paves the way for partnerships between the U.S. and Europe for research enabling the fusion energy systems of the future that will bring electricity to the power grid By Rachel Kremen A new 10-year project agreement will advance research on the Wendelstein 7-X (W7-X) stellarator, an exper  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Rep. Delia Ramirez, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Ramirez, Garcia, Simon, Mejia, Workers & Labor Leaders Introduce the Living Wage for All Act * As the Republican-led Congress received the King of England, members of Congress stood with workers demanding a $25 federal minimum wage floor.As the Republican-led Congress received the King of England, members of Congress stood with workers demanding a $25 federal minimum wage floor.Washington, DC -To  more

SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey, April 28 -- Seton Hall University posted the following news: * * * Read About the University's Trip to Mother Seton's Shrine * On Friday, April 24 the University community had the special opportunity to take a day trip to the National Shrine of Mother Seton in Emmitsburg, Maryland. Loaded up with nearly 40 students and a few faculty and staff, the bus rolled off campus at 6:30 a.m. and returned at 7 p.m. with many fun experiences in the hours between. When the stu  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. John Moolenaar, R-Michigan, chairman of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party, issued the following news release: * * * Moolenaar: "Parents Should Know These Toys are Being Made by People Forced to Work Against Their Will" In case you missed it, Chairman John Moolenaar of the Select Committee recently told The New York Times that the use of slave labor cotton in the production of Labubus is "unsurp  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following his opening statement on April 28, 2026, at the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission's hearing entitled "North Korean Human Rights Movement: Current Prospects and Obstacles": * * * Good afternoon and thank you to everyone joining us today - above all, our witnesses, Tara O and Suzanne Scholte, for their dedicated service to the people of North Korea, and for their unique knowledge of the North Korean human rights moveme  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Rep. Jill Tokuda, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Tokuda Introduces Legislation to Protect Farmland from Corporate Land Grabs * Washington D.C. - Today, U.S. Representative Jill N. Tokuda (HI-02) introduced the Farmland for Farmers Act, legislation to curb the rise in corporate ownership of agricultural land and keep farmland in the hands of farmers. U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) has introduced companion legislation. Corporations and privat  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Rep. Jesus Garcia, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Representatives Garcia, Ramirez, Simon, Mejia, Workers & Labor Leaders Introduce the Living Wage for All Act * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, days before the largest May Day mobilizations in years and hours before the King of England's congressional address, Congressmembers Jesus "Chuy" Garcia (IL-04), Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03), Lateefah Simon (CA-12) and Analilia Mejia (NJ-11) stood with labor, civil ri  more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, April 29 -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * University Forms Autism Training Hub to Close Gaps in Services A comprehensive autism initiative at the Rutgers Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology brings training to the masses By Greg Bruno A new initiative at Rutgers aims to bring together the state's available - but often fragmented - autism training programs and services under one central location. The goal of the Autism Tra  more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, April 29 (TNSjou) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * Gun Violence Prevention Efforts in Semi-Rural Areas Rutgers researchers study how community violence intervention programs adapt to infrastructure and resource gaps By Patrice Harley Creating effective violence intervention programs in semi-rural communities requires flexible funding structures and sustainable partnerships, according to Rutgers researchers. Their study, published in Behavior  more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, April 29 (TNSjou) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * How a Mental Health Strategy Helps Young Adults Navigate Cancer Diagnosis Researchers with the Rutgers Cancer Institute find that teaching tactical problem-solving skills significantly lowers anxiety for young adult cancer patients By Patti Zielinski A cancer diagnosis can upend any life. For young adults already navigating a step into independence, it can be especially distressing. But the  more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, April 29 (TNSjou) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * Researchers Spot Shifts in Firearm Suicide Risk and Seeking Treatment After 2020 Purchasing Surge A Rutgers professor tracks changing demographics and low mental health treatment engagement among those who died by gun suicide after 2020 * Individuals who died by firearm suicide following the 2020 firearm purchasing surge were more likely to be from racial minority groups, had higher rates of   more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, April 29 (TNSjou) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * Rural Youth Face Elevated Firearm Risk and Mental Health Challenges Handgun carrying and firearm exposure are linked to suicide risk and behavioral outcomes, according to Rutgers researchers By Patrice Harley Rural youth experience higher rates of firearm exposure, handgun carrying and associated mental health risks, according to Rutgers researchers. Their study, published in Trauma, Violenc  more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, April 29 -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * Successful Faculty Training Program Returns By Kardelen Koldas The Rutgers School of Dental Medicine relaunches its "From Practice to Preceptor Faculty Training Program," preparing practicing dentists for academic careers After two decades in private practice, Class of 2000 alumna Deanne Confalone often thought about teaching. Without formal training, she hesitated - until she saw an ad for Rutgers  more

PRINCETON, New Jersey, April 28 -- Princeton University School of Public and International Affairs posted the following news: * * * The Latino Health Experience: Past and Future * Princeton SPIA's Research Record series highlights the vast scholarly achievements of our faculty members, whose expertise extends beyond the classroom and into everyday life. If you'd like your work considered for future editions of Research Record, click here (external link) and select "research project." ***  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia posted the following news release: * * * Three-Time Convicted Drug Dealer, 70, Sentenced in Major Fentanyl Trafficking Conspiracy * WASHINGTON - Ronnie Rogers, 70, of the District of Columbia, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court to 236 months in prison for his role as a key figure in a large-scale conspiracy that imported and distributed fentanyl, heroin, cocaine, and other controlled substances in th  more

MARLTON, New Jersey, April 29 -- Virtua Health, a provider of health care services, issued the following news: * * * Virtua Health is First in New Jersey to Launch Mobile Integrated Health Program: Timely Care that Comes to Your Home The program sends paramedics and EMTs to provide chronic disease management and preventive care in the patient's home. * A new program by Virtua Health enables its paramedics and EMTs to provide a range of non-emergency care in people's homes, and coordinate ca  more