LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 21 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Joins Coalition to Protect Law Enforcement Funding from Illegal Conditions Imposed by Federal Government * LANSING - Today, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in filing an updated and amended lawsuit (PDF) over the illegal imposition of immigration-enforcement conditions on Congressionally-aut  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 21 -- The Boston University School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * Anti-immigrant 'Public Charge' Policy May Have Contributed to Rise in HIV among Hispanic Populations *. health inequities Following the Trump administration's 2018 announcement of changes to a public charge rule that would penalize immigrants for using public health services, antisanctuary counties in the US saw a 16.8-percent increase in HIV cases among Hispanic populations. Ag  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Aug. 21 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General Clark Joins Multistate Coalition to Protect Public Safety Funding * Today, Attorney General Clark joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in filing an updated and amended lawsuit over the illegal imposition of immigration-enforcement conditions on Congressionally-authorized public safety grants. Last year, the Trump Adminis  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 21 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL BLOCKS TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S UNLAWFUL DEMAND OF CDL DRIVERS' PERSONAL INFORMATION * U.S. District Court judge granted a temporary restraining order that blocks the Trump administration from demanding the production of a database of state-owned records containing the sensitive personal information of 17 million drivers and from terminating more than $10 million   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 21 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL LEADS COALITION TO PROTECT LAW ENFORCEMENT FUNDING * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul co-led a multistate coalition in filing an updated lawsuit over the Trump administration's illegal attempt to hold critical public safety funding hostage unless states comply with its immigration enforcement priorities. These public safety grants, authorized by Congress t  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Aug. 21 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Joins Multistate Coalition to Protect Law Enforcement Funding * (Hartford, CT) - Today, Attorney General William Tong joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in filing an updated and amended lawsuit over the illegal imposition of immigration-enforcement conditions on Congressionally authorized public safety grants,   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news release: * * * Coast Guard awards $60 million contract for Sector St. Petersburg facilities * WASHINGTON - The U.S. Coast Guard awarded a $60 million contract on Aug. 13, 2026, to repair, recapitalize and improve waterfront facilities at Sector St. Petersburg in St. Petersburg, Florida. The contract, awarded to Tutor Perini Corp. of Framingham, Massachusetts, will support the removal and re  more

SAN RAFAEL, California, Aug. 18 -- In Defense of Animals posted the following news: * * * Supporters Say Send Buttonwood Park Zoo's Solitary Elephant to Sanctuary NEW BEDFORD, Mass. -- Advocates raised their banner over the New Bedford Pedestrian Bridge on Aug. 15 to call for the release of elephant Emily from the Buttonwood Park Zoo before she dies. Friends of Ruth & Emily and In Defense of Animals organized the demonstration to raise pressure on the zoo, which has held Emily since she was   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 20 -- The Institute for Clinical and Economic Review issued the following news release: * * * Institute for Clinical and Economic Review to Assess Gene Therapy for Huntington's Disease -- Report will be subject of Midwest CEPAC meeting in March 2027; Draft Scoping Document open to public comment until September 11, 2026 -- - The Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER) announced today that it will assess the comparative clinical effectiveness and value o  more

WATERTOWN, Massachusetts, Aug. 24 [Category: BizEngineering] -- Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc., a provider of transportation planning, engineering, design, land development and environmental services, posted the following news: * * * Next Phase of Jamestown Resiliency Efforts Underway * As flooding continues to threaten historic and cultural resources, the next phase of resiliency work at Jamestown Island is helping protect one of the nation's most significant archaeological sites for future   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 21 -- The Boston University School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * SPH Students Support Sustainability Research *. Environmental Health As graduate student research fellows with the BU Institute for Global Sustainability, Grace Betts, Sharon Casey, and Feven Lencha spent ten weeks of the summer conducting original research focused on fostering environmental sustainability and social welfare. Every year, Boston University's Institute for Global   more

WATERTOWN, Massachusetts, Aug. 24 [Category: BizEngineering] -- Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc., a provider of transportation planning, engineering, design, land development and environmental services, posted the following news: * * * VHB Leads Landscape Renovation at Historic Birdwood Mansion * Set against the backdrop of the Blue Ridge Mountains, Birdwood Mansion has reopened following a comprehensive renovation that blends modern hospitality with the preservation of one of Charlottesville's  more