LANSING, Michigan, May 5 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel and Bipartisan Coalition to Secure Final Approval in $700 Million Google Settlement over App Store Monopoly * The United States District Court for the Northern District of California stated last week that it will approve a $700 million settlement in a multistate antitrust lawsuit against Google. In 2021, Attorney General Dana Nessel joined a bipartisan group of 53 attorneys ge  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- The House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education released the following testimony by Daniel Buck, research fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, from an April 28, 2026, hearing entitled "Leveling Down: How Equity Policies Undermine Excellence and Harm Students": * * * Good morning, Mr. Chairman, Ranking Member Bonamici, and distinguished members of the committee. During my time as a teacher in Title I schools, I   more

SACRAMENTO, California, May 5 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Rebukes Trump Administration for Proposal to End a Nearly Century-Old Restriction on the Shipping of Handguns Through USPS * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta, as part of a coalition of 22 attorneys general, today submitted a comment letter opposing an unlawful proposal by the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to allow anyone to ship a handgun -without   more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, May 5 -- The University of Nevada Las Vegas campus posted the following news: * * * Award-Winning Faculty Member Drives Alzheimer's Research Forward * With over 7 million Americans age 65 and older living with Alzheimer's disease and the disease remaining as the fifth-leading cause of death among Americans age 65 and over, every new discovery matters. Among those studying the disease is Amanda Leisgang Osse, an assistant professor of neurodegenerative clinical trials resea  more

SACRAMENTO, California, May 6 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on May 5, 2026: * * * Governor Newsom announces new projects helping expand mental health care capacity and treatment statewide What you need to know: As Mental Health Awareness Month begins, California remains committed to its transformation of the behavioral health care system, highlighting new projects opening and on the way to help create more beds and treatment to get people the care and s  more

ARMONK, New York, May 5 [Category: BizComputer Technology] -- IBM issued the following news release: * * * Cleveland Clinic, RIKEN, and IBM Model a 12,635-Atom Protein - the Largest Known to Be Simulated with Quantum Computers * YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y., and CLEVELAND -May 5, 2026 - Scientists at Cleveland Clinic, RIKEN, and IBM (NYSE: IBM ) have used IBM quantum computers and two of the world's most powerful supercomputers to simulate protein complexes spanning up to 12,635 atoms. These are t  more

WASHINGTON, May 4 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Cortez Masto, Rosen Deliver Over $600,000 They Secured to Improve Water Infrastructure in Carlin * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) delivered $602,000 in community projects funding they secured from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to replace significant portions of the water main in Carlin, Nevada. This updated water main will  more

RENO, Nevada, May 5 -- The University of Nevada posted the following news: * * * From recovery to research: How Emma de la Torre is using public health to address global burn inequities * For Emma de la Torre, public health research is not abstract. It is personal. During her first year working at a summer camp in Southern Colorado, de la Torre survived a traumatic accident that would shape her academic path and career goals. Six weeks into the job, she was run over by a van, sustaining a   more

CARSON CITY, Nevada, May 5 -- Gov. Joe Lombardo, R-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Gov. Lombardo Recognizes Nevada Educators, Highlights Support During Teacher Appreciation Week * Governor Joe Lombardo today thanked teachers across Nevada with a letter to educators and a proclamation recognizing Teacher Appreciation Week. The letter was sent to the state's 74,360 licensed educators, thanking them for their work in classrooms and reinforcing his support for Nevada's teachers.  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, May 6 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on May 5, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Files Brief Urging Supreme Court to Stay Restrictions on Mifepristone Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined a coalition of 22 states and the District Columbia in urging the Supreme Court of the United States to stay a ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit that would restrict access to mifepristone, a safe and effective a  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * NEW REPORT: How One Billion Dollars Can Help Nevadans Instead of Funding Donald Trump's Ballroom * Following the news that U.S. Senate Republicans will try to use $1 billion in taxpayer dollars to pay for Donald Trump's ballroom project, the office of Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) released the following report outlining how that funding could be used to help Nevadans instead. While Americans struggle to pu  more

ROCKVILLE, Maryland, May 5 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Society of Addiction Medicine posted the following news release: * * * NVSAM Comments on State's Implementation of Medicaid Work Requirements On April 30, the Nevada Society of Addiction Medicine (NVSAM) responded to a call for public comments from Nevada Medicaid on their proposed implementation of Medicaid work requirements and exemptions. Specifically, NVSAM called for broader definitions of medical frailty and substance   more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, May 5 -- The Nevada Democratic Party posted the following news release: * * * On National Tourism Week, Lombardo-Trump Agenda Turns Visitors Away and Jacks Up Costs * It's National Tourism Week and under Joe Lombardo and Donald Trump's reckless leadership, Las Vegas tourism is plummeting, gas and flight costs are skyrocketing, and economists warn that a recession could be coming. Yet, Lombardo thinks Nevadans should "feel a little pain " from Trump's tariffs. And this "p  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Rosen Helps Advance Bipartisan Bill to Improve Aviation Safety, Invest in Pilot Mental Health * WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) voted to advance a bipartisan bill in the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation to improve aviation safety and increase investments in mental health for pilots. The bipartisan Mental Health in Aviation Act would modernize the Federal Aviatio  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Rosen, Cortez Masto Deliver Over $600,000 they Secured to Improve Water Infrastructure in Carlin * WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) delivered $602,000 in community projects funding they secured from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to replace significant portions of the water main in Carlin, Nevada. This updated water main will help the town re  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Rosen, Shaheen Introduce Bill to Overturn Trump Administration Block on Foreign Aid * WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) introduced the Protecting Human Rights and Public Health in Foreign Assistance Act to nullify the Trump Administration's sweeping expansion of the global gag rule, also known as the "Promoting Human Flourishing in Foreign Assistance (PHFFA) Pol  more

DOVER, Delaware, May 6 -- Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings issued the following news release on May 5, 2026: * * * Supreme Court issues stay of restrictions on mifepristone following advocacy by AG Jennings, coalition Attorney General Kathy Jennings yesterday joined a coalition of 22 states and the District of Columbia in urging the U.S. Supreme Court to stay a ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit that would restrict access to mifepristone, a safe and effective ab  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, May 6 -- Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones issued the following news release on May 5, 2026: * * * Attorney General Jones Joins Multistate Effort to Oppose Postal Service Rule Undermining Federal Gun Law Attorney General Jay Jones joined a multistate comment letter signed by 22 states opposing an unlawful proposal by the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to allow a flood of prohibited weapons to move across state borders by mail, endangering the public and further straining sta  more

SACRAMENTO, California, May 5 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * What's There to Hide? Attorney General Bonta Urges Transparency in Federal Spending of Taxpayer Dollars * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington v. Office of Management and Budget challenging the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) deactivat  more

BETHESDA, Maryland, May 6 -- The Wildlife Society, a wildlife conservation organization, posted the following news: * * * Discussing the importance of proactive conservation funding The Wildlife Society has visited Capitol Hill alongside our partners to discuss the benefits of proactive conservation funding and wildlife crossings. CEO Ed Arnett and staff visited representatives' offices and attended briefings that TWS sponsored on the State and Tribal Wildlife Grants Program and Wildlife Cro  more