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Ala. Economic & Community Affairs Dept.: Gov. Ivey Awards Grants to Fund Statewide Narcotics Enforcement (10)
MONTGOMERY, Alabama, March 31 -- The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs issued the following news on March 30, 2026:
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Gov. Ivey awards grants to fund statewide narcotics enforcement
Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded $800,000 in grants to pursue narcotics cases and investigate drug-related crimes throughout the state.
Gov. Ivey awarded $100,000 each to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency and the state's seven regional task forces, which together make up the Alabama Drug Enforcem more PR
Ala. Economic & Community Affairs Dept.: Gov. Ivey Awards Three Grants for Crime-Prevention Programs (10)
MONTGOMERY, Alabama, March 31 -- The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs issued the following news on March 30, 2026:
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Gov. Ivey awards three grants for crime-prevention programs
Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded three grants worth a total of $194,941 to programs that fight crime and recidivism through drug treatment and life skills training in several Alabama counties.
Gov. Ivey allocated $75,000 each to the RCA Foundation and Extended Family. The RCA Foundation provides subst more PR
Attorney General Alan Wilson pushes for state, local authority to combat illegal drone drops at prisons (10)
COLUMBIA, South Carolina, March 30 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news:
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Attorney General Alan Wilson pushes for state, local authority to combat illegal drone drops at prisons
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(COLUMBIA, S.C.) - Attorney General Alan Wilson has joined a multistate effort to combat the alarming rise in drones that are illegally dropping contraband into prisons, including narcotics, weapons, cell phones, and other items.
Per federal law, only a narrow set of feder more PR
Barbershop Program Helps Prevent Worsening Blood Pressure in Black Men (10)
NEW YORK, March 30 [Category: BizHospital] -- NYU Langone Health, an academic medical center affiliated with New York University, posted the following news release:
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Barbershop Program Helps Prevent Worsening Blood Pressure in Black Men
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A barbershop-based program helped slow progression of hypertension in patrons, providing new evidence that community-based strategies may help prevent worsening blood pressure early in the disease course.
The findings from the Community-to-Clinic Imp more PR
Department of Homeland Security Withdraws Summons in Resounding Win for First Amendment Rights (10)
EUGENE, Oregon, March 31 -- The Civil Liberties Defense Center issued the following news release on March 30, 2026:
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Department of Homeland Security Withdraws Summons in Resounding Win for First Amendment Rights
San Francisco, CA - Today, Civil Liberties Defense Center (CLDC) dismissed a federal case that asked the court to stop Reddit from responding to a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) administrative summons seeking our client's personal information, following DHS's withdrawal of more PR
FBI: Mobile Special Agent in Charge Sara J. Jones Announces Operation Southern Star (10)
WASHINGTON, March 31 -- The FBI issued the following news release:
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Mobile Special Agent in Charge Sara J. Jones Announces Operation Southern Star
Operation Southern Star, a VIPER surge initiative, was a collaborative effort of federal, state, and local partners as a coordinated effort of intelligence sharing, enforcement operations, and community outreach aimed at crushing violent crime within Montgomery.
Partner agencies in this coordinated effort include:
* Alabama Department of Cor more PR
Ga. A.G. Carr Pushes for State, Local Authority to Combat Illegal Drone Drops at Prisons (10)
ATLANTA, Georgia, March 31 -- Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr issued the following news release on March 30, 2026:
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Carr Pushes for State, Local Authority to Combat Illegal Drone Drops at Prisons
Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr is leading a multistate effort to combat the alarming rise in drones that are illegally dropping contraband into prisons, including narcotics, weapons, cell phones and other items. This is a major public safety threat impacting correctional facilities acro more PR
Hyundai Named to Fast Company's 2026 Most Innovative Companies List (10)
SEOUL, South Korea, March 28 -- Hyundai Motor, an automotive manufacturer, issued the following news release:
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Hyundai Named to Fast Company's 2026 Most Innovative Companies List
* Recognition highlights Hyundai's leadership in electrification, EV manufacturing and family focused innovation with the debut of the IONIQ 9
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FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif. - Hyundai Motor North America (HMNA) has been named to Fast Company's 2026 Most Innovative Companies list, recognizing the company's leadersh more PR
MICC Fort Belvoir Employees Recognized for Support to the Army Warfighter Brain Health Task Force (10)
REDSTONE ARSENAL, Alabama, March 31 -- The U.S. Army Contracting Command issued the following news:
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MICC Fort Belvoir employees recognized for support to the Army Warfighter Brain Health Task Force
By Jose E. Rodriguez, U.S. Army Mission and Installation Contracting Command Public and Congressional Affairs
FORT BELVOIR, VA- Three employees from the Mission and Installation Contracting Command, Fort Belvoir office were recently recognized by the Office of the Surgeon General for their p more PR
Planning for Pittsburgh: From daily shows to mock draft specials & more, ESPN's comprehensive lead-up to the NFL Draft expands with NFL Network programming (10)
BRISTOL, Connecticut, March 30 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release:
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Planning for Pittsburgh: From daily shows to mock draft specials & more, ESPN's comprehensive lead-up to the NFL Draft expands with NFL Network programming
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* ESPN's NFL Draft Daily & NFL Network's Path to the Draft provide dedicated weekday destinations for draft news, insight & analysis
* Marquee daily football studio shows NFL Live (ESPN), Good Morning Footbal more PR
Results from Tigris trial evaluate therapy for endotoxic septic shock (10)
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, March 30 -- The University of Alabama issued the following news:
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Results from Tigris trial evaluate therapy for endotoxic septic shock
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A new study published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine by a researcher at the University of Alabama at Birmingham highlights encouraging findings for patients facing endotoxic septic shock, one of the most life-threatening forms of sepsis. Patients who received standard medical treatment plus additional therapy showed a higher l more PR
Sound of the South band members excited to represent TROY in London New Year's Day Parade (10)
TROY, Alabama, March 30 -- Troy University issued the following news:
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Sound of the South band members excited to represent TROY in London New Year's Day Parade
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As the Sound of the South Marching Band continues to prepare and raise funds to perform in the 2027 London Parade, band members are excited about representing Troy University in one of the largest New Year's events in the world.
The Sound of the South (SOTS) welcomes students of all majors to be involved and perform in front more PR
TROY Small Business Development Center director shares 'platform for doing business with the United States' at Inc. Festival (10)
TROY, Alabama, March 30 -- Troy University issued the following news:
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TROY Small Business Development Center director shares 'platform for doing business with the United States' at Inc. Festival
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Troy University's commitment to advancing entrepreneurship and economic opportunity across borders was recently represented on an international stage as Juliana Bolivar, Center Director of the Alabama Small Business Development Center Network at Troy University, participated as a speaker at I more PR
West Virginia Attorney General Pushes for State, Local Authority to Combat Illegal Drone Drops at Prisons (10)
CHARLESTON, West Virginia, March 31 -- The West Virginia Attorney General John B. McCuskey issued the following news release on March 30, 2026:
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West Virginia Attorney General Pushes for State, Local Authority to Combat Illegal Drone Drops at Prisons
Attorney General JB McCuskey has joined a multistate effort to combat the alarming rise in drones that are illegally dropping contraband into prisons, including narcotics, weapons, cell phones and other items. This drone use is a major publi more PR
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