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

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

ORANGE, Connecticut, April 29 -- Avangrid, an energy company, issued the following news release on April 28, 2026: * * * Avangrid Power Generation Projects Contribute $61 Million in Taxes in 2025 Tax payments support local and regional public services across Avangrid's portfolio * Avangrid, Inc., a leading energy company and member of the Iberdrola Group, today announced that it paid $61 million in local property taxes and payments in lieu of taxes in 2025 on behalf of its operating power g  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

CHARLESTON, South Carolina, April 29 -- The College of Charleston issued the following news: * * * College of Charleston Announces Distinguished Faculty Awards Eight College of Charleston faculty members received Distinguished Faculty Awards at the Celebration of Faculty on April 23, 2026. Alicia Lutz Every year, the Office of the Provost recognizes outstanding faculty members who demonstrate excellence in various areas of advising, teaching and research through a series of Faculty Awards   more

CEDARVILLE, Ohio, April 28 -- Cedarville University posted the following news: * * * Engineering Team Defies Storm, Earns Top 10 National Finish * by Cara Ramer, Student Public Relations Writer Cedarville University engineering students place ninth in SAE Aero Design East mission results Against gathering storm clouds and mounting pressure, a team of Cedarville University engineering students made a split-second decision that defined its competition and proved its engineering skills on a  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 (TNSinfo) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration issued the following information collection: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, HRSA submitted an Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. Comments submitted during the first public review of this ICR will be provided to OMB. OMB will accept further comments from the public during th  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- The International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers issued the following statement on April 28, 2026: * * * DOD Moves to End Collective Bargaining IFPTE warns it "weakens our national security", urges Republican-led Senate Appropriations Committee to "defund this union-busting" * The International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers (IFPTE), representing 90,000 workers across North America, including thousands employed by the Departmen  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey issued the following news release: * * * Lithium in Eastern States Could Replace Imports for a Century or More * RESTON, Va. -The Appalachian region of the eastern United States contains an estimated 2.3 million metric tons of undiscovered, economically recoverable lithium, enough to replace 328 years of U.S. imports at last year's level, according to new research by the U.S. Geological Survey. The southern   more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Maine Nurses Recognize Senator Collins with National Health Leadership Award * Click HERE for a full-resolution image. WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee and member of the Health Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, received the National Health Leadership Award from the American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA)  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. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * On Day 59 of Iran War, Warren Warns of Delays in Care for Troops with Brain Injuries Caused by Combat * Top military leader agrees on importance of bipartisan DoD reforms to track traumatic brain injuries In the war against Iran, traumatic brain injuries have become the "signature injury" for soldiers Warren: "We need to have dedicated resources to support our troops who are suffering  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 29 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on April 28, 2026: * * * Senate Passes Scott, Reed Resolution Designating April 2026 as Financial Literacy Month Today, the Senate passed Chairman Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and Senator Jack Reed's (D-R.I.) resolution designating April 2026 as Financial Literacy Month. Recognized by the U.S. Senate since 2004, Financial Literacy Month is a na  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, chairwoman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Collins Questions Sec. McMahon on Funding for Rural Schools, TRIO Q&A on Proposed Consolidation of Education Grants * At a hearing to review the Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 budget request for the Department of Education, U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Appropriations Committee, pressed Secretary Linda McMahon on how the Department of  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on April 28, 2026: * * * Risch, Shaheen, Thune, Schumer, Colleagues Welcome His Majesty King Charles to the Capitol U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-ID) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), chairman and ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, alongside Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.), Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), and their colleague  more

ITHACA, New York, April 28 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * The West is worth saving, Boris Johnson tells Cornell students * From the Strait of Hormuz to university campuses, Americans and Europeans must stand together against autocratic regimes seeking to suppress freedom and prosperity, former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told a Cornell audience on April 27. "Things are bumpier and more difficult when we are divided and when we squabble, as we have done so o  more

BIDDEFORD, Maine, April 29 -- The University of New England issued the following news: * * * UNE students track coastal currents using technology from Portland start-up Marine science students deploy a water quality monitoring buoy built by Bluesonde with one of the company's cofounders. Story by Deirdre Fleming Stires When a dozen University of New England students boarded a research vessel on April 22, they weren't just completing a lab assignment: They were deploying technology designed   more