OLYMPIA, Washington, Aug. 18 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * AG Brown issues statement at start of trial against Meta over addictive features that harm kids * Attorney General Nick Brown today issued the following statement as a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general began presenting their case against Meta. The states are alleging that the social media giant knowingly designed and deployed harmful features on Facebook and Instagram  more

ALBANY, New York, Aug. 18 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Releases Statement on Start of Trial Against Meta * August 18, 2026 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today released the following statement marking the first day of a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general's trial against Meta for harming young people with deceptive and addictive social media features: "Meta has built their business aroun  more

ALBANY, New York, Aug. 17 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Secures More Than 140,000 Eggs for Westchester Families * August 17, 2026 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced the delivery of more than 140,000 eggs to Feeding Westchester in Elmsford as part of a bipartisan multistate settlement with Cal-Maine Foods (Cal-Maine), Versova/Centrum (Versova), and Hickman's Egg Ranch (Hickman's) for   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal Joins Senate Armed Services Colleagues to Demand Accountability from Hegseth After Reports of Crisis Aboard USS Abraham Lincoln * [Hartford, CT] -Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal joined all twelve of his colleagues on the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) minority, as well as the Democratic leaders of the Senate Appropriations Committee and Subcommittee on Defense, in  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Aug. 19 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release on Aug. 18, 2026: * * * Court grants Drummond's request to stay judgment against poultry companies The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit has accepted Attorney General Gentner Dummond's motion to stay the judgment against poultry corporations in light of the settlement he reached with the companies in July. The case will return to district court for the judgment to be rele  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 [Category: Political] -- Reproductive Freedom for All (formerly the NARAL Pro-Choice America) posted the following news release: * * * Fast Politics Podcast: Mini Timmaraju Joins Molly Jong-Fast to Discuss the Midterms, Todd Blanche, and New Battleground Research * Reproductive Freedom for All President and CEO Mini Timmaraju sat down with Molly Jong-Fast on the Fast Politics podcast to discuss key races to watch and how abortion remains a defining issue for voters headin  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Aug. 17 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news: * * * Governor Mills Celebrates Purchase of Hidden Circle Mobile Home Park in Jay by Residents * Purchase is fourth to take place since passage of nation-leading mobile homeowner protections signed into law by Governor Mills Jay, MAINE - Governor Janet Mills tonight joined the residents of the Hidden Circle Mobile Home Park in Jay to celebrate their purchase of the mobile home park, which will ensure the land b  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Aug. 17 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news: * * * In Testimony to U.S. Congressional Panel, Governor Mills Again Calls on Congress to Overhaul ICE * Governor testifies to U.S. House Democratic Field Hearing on tragic killing of Johan Sebastian Duran Guerrero in Biddeford Biddeford, MAINE - In testimony delivered this morning to a U.S. Congressional field hearing in Biddeford, Governor Mills reiterated her call for Congress to fundamentally reform - or ab  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- The League of Women Voters issued the following news release on Aug. 17, 2026: * * * DOJ Prevented from Unlawfully Accessing Minnesotans' Voter Data SAINT PAUL, MN - Today, the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota became the twenty-third court to dismiss the Justice Department's lawsuit demanding unlawful disclosure of private voter information. The Trump administration has sued 30 states and Washington, DC, for unredacted voter lists containing p  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Aug. 19 -- The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry issued the following news: * * * Public comment period opens for feedback on LSOG Forest Conservation Strategies draft document The Department of Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry (DACF) has opened a public comment period on a draft document that identifies conservation strategies for late-successional and old-growth (LSOG) forests in Maine. Maine's 132nd Legislature passed LD 1529, charging the D  more

BOISE, Idaho, Aug. 18 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following news release: * * * Meta Faces Trial as AG Labrador Fights for Idaho Kids * BOISE, ID -Ahead of opening statements, Attorney General Raul Labrador today issued the following statement as a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general began presenting their case against Meta, alleging the social media giant knowingly designed and deployed harmful features on Facebook and Instagram that drive compulsive use of t  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * Paul LePage Dodges More Questions After Months of Silence on Trump's Cost-Spiking Iran War * Mainers are paying over $4 a gallon and 18 American service members have been killed, but Paul LePage still won't tell Mainers where he stands Nearly six months into Donald Trump's reckless war of choice in Iran, Paul LePage is still refusing to tell Mainers where he stands. At least 18   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Pingree, Homeland Democrats Host Hearing on ICE's Deadly Use of Force in Biddeford * Today, U.S. Reps. Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), Bennie G. Thompson (D-Miss.), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Homeland Security, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (D-Mass.), and Rep. Troy Carter (D-La.), a member of the House Committee on Homeland Security, hosted a Democratic shadow hearing examining Immigrati  more

BIDDEFORD, Maine, Aug. 19 -- The University of New England issued the following news: * * * Resilience and key fellowship help UNE graduate find footing in Maine's climate economy Sophie Piette came to the University of New England thinking businesses were the cause of the climate crisis. Now, after graduating in 2024 with a degree in marine affairs, she is being paid to help them be part of the solution -- and it took an unexpected layoff that tested her resolve and a lot of "showing up" to  more

WESTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 19 -- Regis College issued the following news: * * * TramutoPorter Foundation Announces Additional Endowment Support to Expand Educational Opportunity at Regis College The TramutoPorter Foundation is celebrating its 25th anniversary by strengthening its commitment to developing compassionate leaders and expanding educational opportunities through new endowment investments supporting mission-driven organizations. Among the recipients is Regis College, which has rece  more