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09/05/2025   PR Web Government - Legislative

Landmark Bill Safeguards Consumer Data and Bans "Trigger Leads" in Mortgage Lending Process WASHINGTON, Sept. 5, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The National Association of Mortgage Brokers (NAMB), the first and only national volunteer-led and membership-driven organization representing the...

09/05/2025   PR Web Government

Landmark Bill Safeguards Consumer Data and Bans "Trigger Leads" in Mortgage Lending Process WASHINGTON, Sept. 5, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The National Association of Mortgage Brokers (NAMB), the first and only national volunteer-led and membership-driven organization representing the...

09/04/2025   PR Web Government - Legislative

DiagMetrics, Inc. has been granted three U.S. patents — 12,369,816; 12,092,639; and 12,031,982 — covering its Mask-Based Diagnostic™ (MBD™) platform for collecting and analyzing exhaled breath condensate (EBC). These patents secure broad protection for the company's innovations in EBC...

09/04/2025   PR Web Government

DiagMetrics, Inc. has been granted three U.S. patents — 12,369,816; 12,092,639; and 12,031,982 — covering its Mask-Based Diagnostic™ (MBD™) platform for collecting and analyzing exhaled breath condensate (EBC). These patents secure broad protection for the company's innovations in EBC...

09/04/2025   Washington Attorney General News
AG Brown calls on Trump to end illegal National Guard deployments in American cities

SEATTLE — Attorney General Nick Brown today released a statement on the president’s continued illegal deployments of the National Guard and

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09/04/2025   PR Web Government - Legislative

This week, Calvin Dark, president of RC Communications, was elected to the Fulbright Association's National Board of Directors for his first 3-year term. The Fulbright Association is the American alumni organization of the Fulbright Program, the flagship international academic exchange...

09/04/2025   PR Web Government

This week, Calvin Dark, president of RC Communications, was elected to the Fulbright Association's National Board of Directors for his first 3-year term. The Fulbright Association is the American alumni organization of the Fulbright Program, the flagship international academic exchange...

09/04/2025   PR Web Government - Legislative

State's leadership and partners collaborate to raise funds to support children and families facing medical challenges. MADISON, Wis., Sept. 4, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- State is proud to announce that its 5th annual golf outing, held at The Oaks Golf Course in Cottage Grove, WI, raised...

09/04/2025   PR Web Government

State's leadership and partners collaborate to raise funds to support children and families facing medical challenges. MADISON, Wis., Sept. 4, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- State is proud to announce that its 5th annual golf outing, held at The Oaks Golf Course in Cottage Grove, WI, raised...

09/04/2025   PR Web Government - Legislative

The Polaris Academy Foundation is proud to announce its inaugural black-tie fundraising gala, Polaris Among the Stars, taking place on October 23rd. This inspiring evening will bring together community leaders, families, and advocates to celebrate and support autistic and neurodivergent...

09/04/2025   PR Web Government

The Polaris Academy Foundation is proud to announce its inaugural black-tie fundraising gala, Polaris Among the Stars, taking place on October 23rd. This inspiring evening will bring together community leaders, families, and advocates to celebrate and support autistic and neurodivergent...

09/03/2025   PR Web Government - Legislative

Fuel life-saving scientific research by donating complex assets (private equity, venture capital, & closely held stock). AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 3, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- In the wake of this year's federal research funding freeze—and projections of significant long-term reductions—The...

09/03/2025   PR Web Government

Fuel life-saving scientific research by donating complex assets (private equity, venture capital, & closely held stock). AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 3, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- In the wake of this year's federal research funding freeze—and projections of significant long-term reductions—The...

09/03/2025   Washington Attorney General News
AG Brown statement regarding court order in Google search engine monopoly case

SEATTLE — A federal judge who previously ruled Google held an illegal monopoly over internet search traffic has curtailed the company's ability to enter into exclusive search contracts and will require it to share certain data with competitors under an order issued Tuesday.
 
“Google’s monopoly over search engine traffic has illegally held competition back for years,” Brown said. “The court’s order will finally begin to open more competition for the benefit of consumers and the businesses that advertise via search engines.”
 

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09/02/2025   PR Web Government - Legislative

Lower Cape Fear LifeCare has been awarded a five-star rating from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in the latest CAHPS Hospice Survey update released August 27. This honor, achieved by only 8% of hospices nationwide, reflects the voices of families who reported feeling...

09/02/2025   PR Web Government

Lower Cape Fear LifeCare has been awarded a five-star rating from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in the latest CAHPS Hospice Survey update released August 27. This honor, achieved by only 8% of hospices nationwide, reflects the voices of families who reported feeling...

09/02/2025   PR Web Government - Legislative

On September 1, 2025, powerful footage and photos shot in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda, were featured on a giant billboard in New York's Times Square! NEW YORK, Sept. 2, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- A video and a single photograph captured in Uganda's Bwindi Impenetrable...

09/02/2025   PR Web Government

On September 1, 2025, powerful footage and photos shot in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, Uganda, were featured on a giant billboard in New York's Times Square! NEW YORK, Sept. 2, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- A video and a single photograph captured in Uganda's Bwindi Impenetrable...

09/01/2025   PR Web Government - Legislative

The Association of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nurses (APHON) is proud to announce the release of the Fifth Edition of the Essentials of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nursing: A Core Curriculum. MCLEAN, Va., Sept. 1, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Association of Pediatric...

09/01/2025   PR Web Government

The Association of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nurses (APHON) is proud to announce the release of the Fifth Edition of the Essentials of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nursing: A Core Curriculum. MCLEAN, Va., Sept. 1, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Association of Pediatric...

08/29/2025   Washington Attorney General News
AGs prevent $184 million cut to AmeriCorps service programs

SEATTLE – More than $21 million in funding for AmeriCorps service and volunteer programs in Washington has been secured as a result of a lawsuit filed by Attorney General Nick Brown and a multistate coalition. 

The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) agreed Thursday to release over $184 million in funding for AmeriCorps service programs across the country, including $2.4 million designated for Washington for fiscal year 2025. OMB’s attempted cuts threatened the survival of those programs and the well-being of those who depend on them.

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08/29/2025   Washington Attorney General News
AG Brown’s Labor Day Report recommends action for worker protections

SEATTLE – Attorney General Nick Brown is recommending four actions in this year’s AGO Labor Day Report. The report highlights the AGO’s efforts over the past year, including fighting wage theft, defending federal employees, and protecting farm workers from discrimination.

The report recommendations:

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08/29/2025   PR Web Government - Legislative

FRAMINGHAM, Mass., Aug. 29, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Atlantis Dental, a leading dental practice in Framingham, donated 37 backpacks filled with school supplies to local children and families through Wayside Youth & Family Support Network. Dr. Naqvi. "We love our patients, and because of...

08/29/2025   PR Web Government

FRAMINGHAM, Mass., Aug. 29, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Atlantis Dental, a leading dental practice in Framingham, donated 37 backpacks filled with school supplies to local children and families through Wayside Youth & Family Support Network. Dr. Naqvi. "We love our patients, and because of...

08/29/2025   PR Web Government - Legislative

In Partnership with Veteran Tattoo Artist Jason Bancroft, Ink Different Expands Its Inclusive Apprenticeship Program to Indiana INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 29, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Ink Different Tattoos is excited to announce its newest tattoo apprenticeship location in Indianapolis, in...

08/29/2025   PR Web Government

In Partnership with Veteran Tattoo Artist Jason Bancroft, Ink Different Expands Its Inclusive Apprenticeship Program to Indiana INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 29, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Ink Different Tattoos is excited to announce its newest tattoo apprenticeship location in Indianapolis, in...

08/28/2025   PR Web Government - Legislative

Credit union's community-giving initiative provides clothing and school essentials to youth in California and Alaska. HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif., Aug. 28, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Nuvision Credit Union (Nuvision) has announced that its annual NuvisionCares Helping Kids in Our Communities...

08/28/2025   PR Web Government

Credit union's community-giving initiative provides clothing and school essentials to youth in California and Alaska. HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif., Aug. 28, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Nuvision Credit Union (Nuvision) has announced that its annual NuvisionCares Helping Kids in Our Communities...

08/27/2025   PR Web Government - Legislative

ARCS® Foundation Atlanta Chapter (ARCS Atlanta) has been honored with the 2025 Golden Helix Award for Community Service by Georgia Life Sciences. ATLANTA, Aug. 27, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- ARCS® Foundation Atlanta Chapter (ARCS Atlanta) has been honored with the 2025 Golden Helix Award...

08/27/2025   PR Web Government

ARCS® Foundation Atlanta Chapter (ARCS Atlanta) has been honored with the 2025 Golden Helix Award for Community Service by Georgia Life Sciences. ATLANTA, Aug. 27, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- ARCS® Foundation Atlanta Chapter (ARCS Atlanta) has been honored with the 2025 Golden Helix Award...

08/27/2025   PR Web Government - Legislative

With the FDA stepping in to restrict access to this addictive substance, attention now turns to recovery. COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho, Aug. 27, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- In response to the FDA's recent announcement to ban 7-hydroxymitragynine (7-OH), a highly potent alkaloid found in kratom,...

08/27/2025   PR Web Government

With the FDA stepping in to restrict access to this addictive substance, attention now turns to recovery. COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho, Aug. 27, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- In response to the FDA's recent announcement to ban 7-hydroxymitragynine (7-OH), a highly potent alkaloid found in kratom,...

08/27/2025   PR Web Government - Legislative

Partnership to Advance Standards for AI-Driven Document Capture and Workflow Automation RALEIGH, N.C., Aug. 27, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The TWAIN Working Group, the leading organization for imaging acquisition standards, today announced that OPEX Corporation, a global leader in...

08/27/2025   PR Web Government

Partnership to Advance Standards for AI-Driven Document Capture and Workflow Automation RALEIGH, N.C., Aug. 27, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The TWAIN Working Group, the leading organization for imaging acquisition standards, today announced that OPEX Corporation, a global leader in...

08/26/2025   Washington Attorney General News
WA leads states supporting Colorado law banning conversion ‘therapy’ for minors

SEATTLE – Attorney General Nick Brown today led a multistate coalition in an amicus brief at the U.S. Supreme Court defending a Colorado law that prohibits licensed health professionals from practicing conversion “therapy” on minors.

Conversion “therapy,” also called sexual orientation or gender identity change efforts, are harmful and ineffective practices that attempt to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity.

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08/26/2025   Washington Attorney General News
AGs secure federal education funding previously threatened by Trump administration

(Updated on August 27, 2025, to clarify when the funding was released.)

SEATTLE – Attorneys general, including Washington’s Nick Brown, have reached an agreement requiring the Trump administration to release the full balance of education funding for Washington schools at the heart of a multistate lawsuit filed last month.

Under the terms of the agreement and as required by law, the U.S. Department of Education must release the funds by no later than October 3.

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08/26/2025   PR Web Government - Legislative

Women-powered mental health initiative launches during #WeHearHer Conversation Week, backed by OLLY, Foundation 43 by Chubbies, and Princess Polly. SAN DIEGO, Aug. 26, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- In honor of Women's Equality Day, SeekHer Foundation proudly announces the launch of the Women...

08/26/2025   PR Web Government

Women-powered mental health initiative launches during #WeHearHer Conversation Week, backed by OLLY, Foundation 43 by Chubbies, and Princess Polly. SAN DIEGO, Aug. 26, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- In honor of Women's Equality Day, SeekHer Foundation proudly announces the launch of the Women...

08/26/2025   PR Web Government - Legislative

Heart on Main Street's first Independent Rebuild restored Dogwood Darlings Boutique in Asheville with $25K in support, volunteers, and community donors. ATLANTA, Aug. 26, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Heart on Main Street, a nonprofit dedicated to supporting independent retailers impacted by...

08/26/2025   PR Web Government

Heart on Main Street's first Independent Rebuild restored Dogwood Darlings Boutique in Asheville with $25K in support, volunteers, and community donors. ATLANTA, Aug. 26, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Heart on Main Street, a nonprofit dedicated to supporting independent retailers impacted by...

08/26/2025   PR Web Government - Legislative

Certified Filter Donation and Community Outreach Reflect Commitment to Health Equity WASHINGTON, Aug. 26, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Kleenex®, a company with a line of air filters that meet the standards of the Asthma & Allergy Friendly®Certification, is making a meaningful difference in...

08/26/2025   PR Web Government

Certified Filter Donation and Community Outreach Reflect Commitment to Health Equity WASHINGTON, Aug. 26, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Kleenex®, a company with a line of air filters that meet the standards of the Asthma & Allergy Friendly®Certification, is making a meaningful difference in...

08/25/2025   PR Web Government - Legislative

National Nonprofit Broadens Reach to Support Army, Air Force, Marine, and Navy Children Through Cutting-Edge Academic Programs COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 25, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- SEALKIDS, the nation's only nonprofit delivering personalized academic support to children with learning...

08/25/2025   PR Web Government - Legislative

Cyber Dive and Where Hope Lives are developing the nation's first recovery hospital for human trafficking survivors, integrating trauma-informed care with real-time digital safety technology in Glendale, Arizona. GLENDALE, Ariz., Aug. 25, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- For the first time in...

08/25/2025   PR Web Government

National Nonprofit Broadens Reach to Support Army, Air Force, Marine, and Navy Children Through Cutting-Edge Academic Programs COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 25, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- SEALKIDS, the nation's only nonprofit delivering personalized academic support to children with learning...

08/25/2025   PR Web Government

Cyber Dive and Where Hope Lives are developing the nation's first recovery hospital for human trafficking survivors, integrating trauma-informed care with real-time digital safety technology in Glendale, Arizona. GLENDALE, Ariz., Aug. 25, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- For the first time in...

08/20/2025   Washington Attorney General News
AG Brown petitions the FDA to remove burdensome restrictions on mifepristone

SEATTLE – Attorney General Nick Brown and 16 other states, as well as the District of Columbia, are requesting the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) remove burdensome restrictions on mifepristone, one of two drugs used in medication abortions, the most common means of abortion in the U.S.

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08/19/2025   Washington Attorney General News
Dept. of Education puts student mental health at risk, states warn in new letter

SEATTLE – The U.S. Department of Education should not limit schools’ abilities to support students’ mental health needs and create a bureaucratic mess for districts seeking grant funding, 18 attorneys general warn in a new multistate comment letter submitted to the department Monday by the Washington State Attorney General’s Office.

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08/18/2025   Washington Attorney General News
AG Brown sues the Trump administration for imposing illegal conditions on funds used to support victims of crime

SEATTLE – Attorney General Nick Brown today joined 19 states and the District of Columbia in suing the Trump administration for attempting to block access to more than $1 billion that Congress intended to go to victims and survivors of crimes under the Victims of Crime Act.

The administration threatens to withhold the funds unless states agree to unlawfully imposed immigration enforcement requirements on congressionally authorized grants for victims—jeopardizing more than $34 million slated for Washington programs in fiscal year 2025.

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08/18/2025   Washington Attorney General News
AG Brown sues to stop federal cuts threatening state energy resilience, affordability

SEATTLE – Attorney General Nick Brown has joined 18 states and the District of Columbia in suing to block the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) from slashing support for state energy grid resilience and energy efficiency, as well as energy affordability.

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08/14/2025   Washington Attorney General News
CONSUMER ALERT: Attorney General’s Office issues “Know Your Rights” flyers in 12 languages about Washington’s law limiting rent increases

SEATTLE – With a new state law limiting rent increases now in effect, the Attorney General’s Office is informing tenants of their rights and how to file a complaint if they receive an unlawful rent hike.

The “Know Your Rights” flyer is available in Arabic, Chinese – Simplified, Chinese – Traditional, Dari, English, Korean, Marshallese, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Ukrainian, and Vietnamese. The flyer also includes information about certain exceptions to the law.

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08/14/2025   Washington Attorney General News
ALERTA AL CONSUMIDOR: Attorney General’s Office emite folletos de "Conozca sus derechos" en 12 idiomas sobre la ley recientemente aprobada en Washington que limita los aumentos del alquiler

SEATTLE – La Attorney General’s Office (Oficina del Procurador General) informa a los inquilinos sobre sus derechos según una ley estatal reciente que limita los aumentos de alquiler y comparte cómo presentar una queja si reciben un aumento de alquiler ilegal.

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08/13/2025   Washington Attorney General News
Judge blocks sharing of WA Medicaid data for immigration enforcement

SEATTLE – A federal judge has granted a preliminary injunction to block the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from using Medicaid data obtained from Washington and 19 other plaintiff states for immigration enforcement purposes.
 
The judge also barred the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) from sharing Medicaid data with DHS, saying that Washington and the multistate coalition were likely to succeed on their claim that the action violated the Administrative Procedure Act’s prohibition on arbitrary and capricious agency action.

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08/08/2025   Washington Attorney General News
AG Brown sues Trump administration for withholding climate funding

SEATTLE – Attorney General Nick Brown today filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration for illegally withholding more than $9 million in congressionally authorized funds to help protect Washington state from the impacts of climate change.

Our changing climate has increased the frequency and severity of life-threatening hazards in Washington such as heatwaves, wildfires, drought, and flooding, and caused slower moving but devastating changes such as sea level rise, ocean acidification, and loss of mountain snowpack.

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08/08/2025   Washington Attorney General News
Free, trauma-informed youth hotline releases report on its first year

SEATTLE – In the first year since launching, 161 youth (aged 0-25) and concerned individuals in 20 counties across Washington contacted HearMeWA – the free, trauma-informed youth hotline. HearMeWA is a text and phone hotline available 24 hours a day in multiple languages and that fully complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act’s visual and hearing guidelines.

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