WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Republican Attorneys General Association posted the following news: * * * 27 States Urge Supreme Court to Protect Second Amendment Rights * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Republican Attorneys General Kris Kobach and Jonathan Skrmetti, along with 25 other states, are leading an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to protect the Second Amendment and reject bans on AR-15 platform rifles and other commonly owned semiautomatic rifles. The brief was filed in Viramontes v. Cook County and Grant v. Higg more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 [Category: Political] -- People for the American Way posted the following news release: * * * 40+ Groups to Senate: Federal Courts Are an Affordability Issue * WASHINGTON -A coalition of more than 40 organizations on Tuesday urged senators to confront the role the federal courts are playing in the nation's affordability crisis, drawing a connection between the anti-consumer and anti-worked records of many judicial nominees and harmful decisions being handed down by judges already on the bench. "Today, decisions issued more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. September 24, 2026 Office of the Chief Financial Officer US Citizenship and Immigration Services US Department of Homeland Security 5900 Capital Gateway Drive Camp Springs, MD 20746 Re: Proposed Rule Revising 8 CFR Part 106 Fee Schedule Fee for Certain H-1B Petitions DHS Docket No. USCIS- 2026-0298 RIN 1615-AD20 Opposition to costly DHS proposal Dear Sirs, The und more ST

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Sept. 29 -- Air University posted the following news: * * * AFIT CE partners with Indo-Pacific nations to strengthen regional infrastructure planning and interoperability * The Civil Engineer School at the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT CE) supported the 'Indo-Pacific Unity Allies & Partners Summit' in Guam in July 2026 by delivering an installation planning and contingency base planning hands-on session. The summit brought together 50 participants from the United States and allied and partner nations across t more PR

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Sept. 30 -- Alabama Attorney General Steve T. Marshall issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Marshall Announces Court of Criminal Appeals Upholds Capital Murder Conviction in Morgan County September 29, 2026 (Montgomery, Ala) - Attorney General Steve Marshall announced that the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed the capital murder conviction of Logan McKinley Delp, 42, of Morgan County. Delp was convicted in the Morgan County Circuit Court on October 23, 2025. The evidence at trial showed th more PR

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Sept. 29 -- The Alabama Secretary of State issued the following news: * * * Secretary of State Wes Allen Visits Blanket Fort Hope, Highlights Alabama Combats Trafficking Initiative Wes Allen, Alabama's Secretary of State, recently visited Blanket Fort Hope in Shelby County, AL to learn more about the organization's work to provide housing and faith-based resources to child survivors of human trafficking. Blanket Fort Hope works directly with child survivors, providing care and long-term support while also educating commu more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 29 (TNSida) -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Joins Bipartisan Coalition in Urging Congress to Fully Fund Supreme Court Security * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a bipartisan coalition of 45 attorneys general in sending a letter urging congressional leaders to fully fund the U.S. Supreme Court's Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 budget request for security needs. Amid the alarming rise in threats against judges across the ju more PR

DES MOINES, Iowa, Sept. 29 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Brenna Bird Urges Congress to Fully Fund Supreme Court Security * DES MOINES-Attorney General Brenna Bird joined a letter urging Congress to fully fund the U.S. Supreme Court's Fiscal Year 2027 security request, warning that threats against the Justices and their families have become a serious and escalating danger. The bipartisan letter from 45 state attorneys general to congressional leaders, called for the resources n more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 29 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Nessel Announces $2.3 Million Multistate Settlement With Labcorp Over AMCA Data Breach * LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Nessel today announced a $2.3 million multistate settlement (PDF) with the Laboratory Corporation of America ("Labcorp"), resolving an investigation into the 2019 data breach at Labcorp's debt collector, Retrieval-Masters Creditors Bureau d/b/a American Medical Collection Agency ("AMCA"). The  more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 29 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL URGES CONGRESS TO FULLY FUND SUPREME COURT SECURITY * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a bipartisan coalition of 44 attorneys general, sent a comment letter urging Congress to fully fund the U.S. Supreme Court's 2027 fiscal year security request, warning that threats against justices and their families have become a serious and escalating danger. In the letter to congressional leaders, Raou more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 29 (TNSida) -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Skrmetti Urges Congress to Fully Fund Supreme Court Security * Attorney General Skrmetti leads a letter urging Congress to fully fund the U.S. Supreme Court's Fiscal Year 2027 security request, warning that threats against the Justices and their families have become a serious and escalating danger. In the bipartisan letter to congressional leaders, the attorneys general called for the resources necessary  more PR

AUBURN, Alabama, Sept. 29 -- Auburn University College of Engineering posted the following news: * * * Auburn Engineering trio recognized by National Safety Council * Three Auburn Engineers, Emmanuel Winful, Ivan Nail-Ulloa and Mia King, were recently honored by the National Safety Council (NSC). Winful, the college's health and safety manager, and Nail-Ulloa, assistant research professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, were among 41 professionals selected to the NSC's Rising Stars of Safety 2026 Cohort. The award recognizes s more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Rep. Don Bacon, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Bacon, Slotkin, Britt, DeLauro Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation to Modernize Ovarian Cancer Prevention and Care * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representatives Don Bacon (R-NE) and Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) along with Senators Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) and Katie Britt (R-AL) introduced the Ovarian Cancer Improving and Modernizing Prevention, Access, Care, and Testing (IMPACT) Act, bipartisan, bicameral legislation to expand access to genetic testing, her more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R43805) on Sept. 14, 2026, entitled "The Earned Income Tax Credit: How It Works and Who Receives It" by public finance analyst Brendan McDermott. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) is a refundable tax credit that boosts the incomes of eligible low-income workers, especially those with children. Because the credit is refundable, an EITC recipient need not owe income taxes to receive the benefit. Eligibility  more PR

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Sept. 29 -- Air University posted the following news: * * * Eyes on the Airfield: AFIT sUAS Research Aims to Accelerate Combat Recovery * The Air Force Institute of Technology is confronting a high-stakes reality: Airmen Engineers operate in harm's way working to recover damaged airfields. They confront this task often without a clear picture of the hazards present, creating higher operational risks and slowing the Air Force's ability to regenerate combat power. The Air Force Civil Engineer community has spent more than more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- The Federal Communications Commission Audio Division has ordered the deletion of vacant Channel 288A at Selmer, Tennessee, under Amendment of section 73.202(b), Table of Allotments, FM Broadcast Stations (MB Docket No. 26-113). The decision follows an engineering analysis which determined that the vacant allotment failed to comply with minimum distance separation rules. Specifically, Channel 288A was short-spaced to licensed Station WVNA-FM in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, by nine kilometers. FCC guidelines mandate a minimum  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights issued the following action in the Federal Register. * * * Recodification of Title IX Rules The Secretary of Education publishes a final rule to repeal the U.S. Department of Education's 2024 final rule amending the Title IX regulations and restoring the regulatory text that existed prior to the 2024 rulemaking. The Department takes this action because the 2024 final rule has been vacated and is not enforceable nationwide. The Department has not enforced more PR

GADSDEN, Alabama, Sept. 29 -- Gadsden State Community College issued the following news: * * * Gadsden State receives $200,000 Home Depot Retool Your School grant for Valley Street Campus Sep 29, 2026 Gadsden, Ala. -- Gadsden State Community College has been awarded a $200,000 Campus Improvement Grant through The Home Depot's Retool Your School program to support facility improvements at the Valley Street Campus. Gadsden State was announced as one of 10 institutions selected to receive a 2026 Campus Improvement Grant, with assistance from more PR

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Sept. 29 -- Gov. Kay Ivey, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Ivey Announces First Phase of Birmingham Northern Beltline Now Open to Traffic * MONTGOMERY -Governor Kay Ivey on Tuesday announced the opening of the first segment of the new Birmingham Northern Beltline (SR-959). The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) officially opened the new roadway between SR-79 and SR-75 in northeast Jefferson County to traffic this morning. This 1.88-mile section is the first leg of the future 52-mil more PR

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Sept. 29 -- Gov. Kay Ivey, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Ivey Authorizes Construction for Major Mobile River Bridge and Bayway Project, Sets Groundbreaking Date * MONTGOMERY - Governor Kay Ivey on Tuesday announced that she has formally authorized the start of construction on the major Mobile River Bridge and Bayway project, paving the way for the project's groundbreaking this week. With a construction cost of $3.2 billion, the Mobile River Bridge and Bayway is the largest transportation i more PR

JACKSON, Mississippi, Sept. 23 (TNSida) -- Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch issued the following news release: * * * September 23, 2026 AG Fitch and AG Murrill Urge Congress to Protect Women in College Sports (Jackson, Mississippi) - Today, Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch and Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill led a letter signed by 13 other attorneys general urging House and Senate leadership to ensure that language now in S.4668, the Protect College Sports Act of 2026, that supports and protects the privacy, safety, and more PR

JACKSON, Mississippi, Sept. 24 (TNSida) -- Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch issued the following news release: * * * September 24, 2026 Miss. A.G. Fitch Urges NSC to Protect GLP-1 Drugs from Chinese Exploitation (Jackson, Mississippi) Ahead of Xi Jinping's meeting with the President, Attorney General Lynn Fitch joined a 20-state letter to Secretary of State and National Security Advisor Marco Rubio urging the administration to guard against Chinese efforts to introduce low-quality and unsafe pharmaceutical ingredients to the U.S. pha more PR

JACKSON, Mississippi, Sept. 29 (TNSletter) -- Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch issued the following letter with co-signers to Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-South Dakota, and House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana: * * * Here is the text of the letter: September 23, 2026 The Honorable John Thune U.S. Senate Majority Leader 511 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510 - The Honorable Mike Johnson Speaker of the House H-232 The Capitol Washington, D.C. 20515 - Re: S.4668 Protect College Sports Act of 2026  more PR

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, Sept. 29 -- Mississippi State University posted the following news: * * * MSU announces road, access updates as 'SEC Nation' spotlights Bulldog battle with Bama * Contact: Harriet Laird STARKVILLE, Miss.-"SEC Nation Presented by Regions Bank" is returning to Mississippi State this Saturday [Oct. 3] when the SEC Network live broadcast visits the Junction, 8-11 a.m. CT, just before the No. 16 Bulldogs meet No. 7 Alabama in Davis Wade Stadium. The show's Matt Barrie, Chase Daniel, Paul Finebaum, Roman Harper, Tim Te more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Sept. 30 (TNSida) -- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release: * * * AG Davenport Co-Leads Bipartisan Call for Congress to Fully Fund Supreme Court Security Amid Rising Threats September 29, 2026 TRENTON - Attorney General Jennifer Davenport co-led a bipartisan multistate letter to Congress calling for full funding of the U.S. Supreme Court's fiscal year 2027 security request, warning that threats against the Justices and their families have become a serious and escalating danger. more PR

AUBURN, Alabama, Sept. 29 -- Auburn University College of Engineering posted the following news: * * * NCAT honored with 2026 Center of Excellence Award * As the National Center for Asphalt Technology (NCAT) celebrates 40 years of advancing asphalt pavement research, Auburn University's largest research center has another milestone to celebrate. NCAT has been named the 2026 recipient of the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering's Center of Excellence Award. The award recognizes a research center that exemplifies excellence in research, engag more PR

TUSKEGEE, Alabama, Sept. 30 -- The Tuskegee University posted the following news: * * * Nearly $10 million NIH grant helps Tuskegee Advance Genomics Research, Real-World Applications in the Black Belt 29 September 2026 Tuskegee University has entered the second phase of its National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) award for the Carver Genomic Research Center, transitioning from planning and capacity building into five years of full research operations supported by nearly $10 million from the National Institutes of Health. The Cente more PR

SENATOBIA, Mississippi, Sept. 29 -- Northwest Mississippi Community College issued the following news release: * * * Northwest Mississippi Community College and BankFirst Announce Expanded Multi-Year Partnership: BankFirst branding to be featured on Bobby Franklin Field as part of expanded support for Ranger Athletics Sep 29 2026 Northwest Mississippi Community College and BankFirst Financial Services have announced an expanded multi-year partnership that will bring new BankFirst branding to Ranger Stadium at Bobby Franklin Field while stre more PR

PASADENA, California, Sept. 29 [Category: BizConstruction]-- Parsons Corp., an engineering, construction, technical and management services firm, posted the following news release: * * * Parsons Awarded $85M Agreement To Deliver New U.S. Space Command Headquarters * #Key Takeaways * Parsons awarded $85 million Other Transaction Authority (OTA) Agreement to deliver U.S. Space Command's new purpose-built Command and Control Facility at Redstone Arsenal in Alabama, further expanding Parsons' growing defense infrastructure business. * The 9 more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Sept. 29 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Penn State wins multiple awards in NASA's LunaRecycle Challenge * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -A team of students from Penn State's Student Space Programs Lab (SSPL) received the Most Innovative Prize in both the prototype and the digital twin tracks for their entry in the NASA LunaRecycle Challenge, a $3 million, two-track, two-phase competition. This NASA Centennial Challenge was established to support the design and development of recycling more PR

CLARKSVILLE, Arkansas, Sept. 29 -- The University of the Ozarks posted the following news: * * * Pounding '16 to Receive Emerging Philanthropist Award * Dr. Sheridan (Barajas) Pounding, a 2016 University of the Ozarks graduate who is practicing small animal veterinarian medicine in the Washington D.C. area, will be the recipient of the University's 2026 Emerging Philanthropist Award during Homecoming, scheduled for Oct. 15-18. The award recognizes individuals age 40 or under "who have demonstrated a record of exceptional generosity in supp more PR

PRINCETON, New Jersey, Sept. 30 -- Princeton University issued the following news: * * * Princeton professors Ellora Derenoncourt and Elizabeth Ellis awarded MacArthur 'genius' grants Sept. 29, 2026 Princeton professors Ellora Derenoncourt and Elizabeth Ellis have been awarded 2026 MacArthur Fellowships, known informally as MacArthur "genius" grants. The fellowships recognize individuals who have demonstrated "exceptional originality in and dedication to their creative pursuits," according to the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundat more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Alabama, issued the following letter with co-signers to Mexican Ambassador to the U.S. Roberto Lazzeri Montano: * * * Here is the text of the letter: September 28, 2026 The Honorable Roberto Lazzeri Montano Ambassador Embassy of Mexico in the United States 1911 Pennsylvania Ave NW Washington, DC 20006 Dear Ambassador Roberto Lazzeri Montano: We write on an urgent, bipartisan basis to express our profound outrage regarding the Government of Mexico's (GOM) unlawful, hostile, and c more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release: * * * Securities and Exchange Commission v. Timothy E. Alatorre, Rhonda D. Stevenson, and Above: Space Development Corporation f/k/a Orbital Assembly Corporation, No. 3:26-cv-11078 (N.D. Cal. filed Sept. 29, 2026) On September 29, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission filed settled charges against Above: Space Development Corporation f/k/a Orbital Assembly Corporation ("Orbital"), an Alabama-based start-up company that purported to  more PR

AUBURN, Alabama, Sept. 29 -- Auburn University College of Engineering posted the following news: * * * Seniors in mechanical engineering earn DoW SMART Scholarships * Two seniors in mechanical engineering, Josh Rice and Hannah Kirkham, are recipients of the highly competitive SMART Scholarship, a Department of War (DoW) scholarship-for-service program that provides full tuition, annual stipends, paid internships and guaranteed civilian employment after graduation. The SMART Scholarship is a leading education-to-workforce development initia more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 (TNSletter) -- Sens. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, and Jim Justice, R-West Virginia, issued the following letter to Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr: * * * Here is the text of the letter: September 24, 2026 Brendan Carr Chairman Federal Communications Commission 45 L Street, NE Washington, DC 20554 Subject: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking - CG Docket Nos. 26-52, Improving Customer Service and Protecting Consumers through Onshoring Dear Chairman Carr, As the bipartisan Senate sponsors of the Keep  more PR

TROY, Alabama, Sept. 29 -- Troy University issued the following news: * * * TROY announces the Donna K. Huffman Perpetual Scholarship for spouses of Army Aviators in training * A new scholarship will debut at Troy University this fall, provided by a gift from Donna and Robert Huffman, an Army Aviation family. The Donna K. Huffman Perpetual Scholarship for Spouses of Active-Duty Army Aviators honors Donna's determination as a military spouse who earned her degree over the course of 20 years while working full- or part-time, with several mov more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Tuberville, Cassidy Recognize September 2026 as National Literacy Month * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) joined U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA) in cosponsoring a bipartisan resolution recognizing September 2026 as National Literacy Month. As Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Subcommittee on Education and the American Family, Sen. Tuberville is committed to doing whatever he can to boost ch more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senators Katie Britt, Elissa Slotkin Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Modernize Ovarian Cancer Prevention and Care * WASHINGTON, D.C. -U.S. Senators Katie Britt (R-Ala.) and Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) recently introduced the Ovarian Cancer Improving and Modernizing Prevention, Access, Care, and Testing (IMPACT) Act, bipartisan legislation to expand access to genetic testing, hereditary cancer risk assessment, and specialty care for patients a more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senators Katie Britt, Ted Budd, Colleagues Urge Action Against Chinese Effort to Flood U.S. Markets with Illicit Vape Products * WASHINGTON, D.C. -U.S. Senators Katie Britt (R-Ala.), Ted Budd (R-N.C.), and several of their Republican colleagues sent a letter to President Trump urging him to confront the People's Republic of China (PRC) on its efforts to flood the United States with illicit, unauthorized vapes. In the letter, the senators call  more PR

PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colorado, Sept. 29 -- The U.S. Space Command issued the following news: * * * U.S. Space Command headquarters relocation advances with award of Owner's Advisor support agreement * COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - U.S. Space Command continues to make progress in the construction of its dedicated, purpose-built Command and Control Facility (C2F) on Redstone Arsenal, Alabama with the announcement of a Other Transaction Authority (OTA) agreement establishing an experienced team of program managers and complex infrastructure  more PR

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, Sept. 29 -- The University of Alabama issued the following news: * * * UAB CARES Center funds four new research projects to address cancer disparities in Alabama * The UAB CARES Center awarded four pilot projects addressing tobacco cessation, indoor air quality, physical activity and financial hardship to reduce cancer disparities in Alabama.The University of Alabama at Birmingham's Cancer Awareness, Research, Engagement and Support Center has awarded funding to four pilot projects aimed at reducing cancer risk and impr more PR

FLORENCE, Alabama, Sept. 29 -- The University of North Alabama posted the following news release: * * * UNA Named a "2026 Great College to Work For;" Honor Puts UNA in Elite Company * FLORENCE, AL - The University of North Alabama is one of the best colleges in the nation to work for, according to the Great Colleges to Work For program. The results are based on a survey of 171 colleges and universities. In all, 76 of those institutions achieved "Great College to Work For" recognition for specific best practices and policies. Results are re more PR

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, Sept. 30 -- The University of Virginia School of Law issued the following news: * * * UVA Law Alumni Break Clerkships Record UVA Holds No. 5 Ranking in Supreme Court Clerkships September 29, 2026 Mike Fox A record 129 University of Virginia School of Law alumni are clerking across the country this term, including four at the U.S. Supreme Court, surpassing the Law School's previous high of 116 set in 2021. Also in the 2026 term, 37 alumni are clerking in federal appellate courts, 73 are clerking at U.S. District  more PR