PHOENIX, Arizona, July 11 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on July 10, 2026: * * * Attorney General Mayes Pushes Federal Government to Further Crackdown on Illegal Robocalls Attorney General Kris Mayes and 48 other attorneys general this week called on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to strengthen rules that would cut off scammers' access to legitimate telephone numbers. Without that access, scammers can't use real numbers to deceive and scam Americans. The Anti-Robocall Multistate Litigati more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 10 (TNSLrpt) -- Occupational Employment and Wages in Anniston-Oxford, Ala. May 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Southeast Region - July 9, 2026 * * * Workers in the Anniston-Oxford, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $24.50 in May 2025, compared to the nationwide average of $33.54, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Victoria G. Lee noted that higher paying major occupational groups included management ($53.5 more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 11 (TNSLrpt) -- Occupational Employment and Wages in Auburn-Opelika, Ala. May 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Southeast Region - July 9, 2026 * * * Workers in the Auburn-Opelika, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $25.08 in May 2025, compared to the nationwide average of $33.54, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Victoria G. Lee noted that higher paying major occupational groups included management ($56.33) more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 11 (TNSLrpt) -- Occupational Employment and Wages in Birmingham, Ala. May 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Southeast Region - July 9, 2026 * * * Workers in the Birmingham, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $29.22 in May 2025, compared to the nationwide average of $33.54, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Victoria G. Lee noted that higher paying major occupational groups included management ($62.37) and leg more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 11 (TNSLrpt) -- Occupational Employment and Wages in Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, Ala. May 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Southeast Region - July 9, 2026 * * * Workers in the Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $24.14 in May 2025, compared to the nationwide average of $33.54, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Victoria G. Lee noted that higher paying major occupational groups included manag more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 11 (TNSLrpt) -- Occupational Employment and Wages in Decatur, Ala. May 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Southeast Region - July 9, 2026 * * * Workers in the Decatur, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $27.80 in May 2025, compared to the nationwide average of $33.54, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Victoria G. Lee noted that higher paying major occupational groups included management ($60.21), architecture more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 11 (TNSLrpt) -- Occupational Employment and Wages in Dothan, Ala. May 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Southeast Region - July 9, 2026 * * * Workers in the Dothan, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $24.45 in May 2025, compared to the nationwide average of $33.54, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Victoria G. Lee noted that higher paying major occupational groups included management ($51.10) and architectur more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 11 (TNSLrpt) -- Occupational Employment and Wages in Florence-Muscle Shoals, Ala. May 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Southeast Region - July 9, 2026 * * * Workers in the Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $24.23 in May 2025, compared to the nationwide average of $33.54, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Victoria G. Lee noted that higher paying major occupational groups included man more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 10 (TNSLrpt) -- Occupational Employment and Wages in Gadsden, Ala. May 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Southeast Region - July 9, 2026 * * * Workers in the Gadsden, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $22.79 in May 2025, compared to the nationwide average of $33.54, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Victoria G. Lee noted that higher paying major occupational groups included management ($47.57), healthcare p more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 10 (TNSLrpt) -- Occupational Employment and Wages in Huntsville, Ala. May 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Southeast Region - July 9, 2026 * * * Workers in the Huntsville, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $34.18 in May 2025, compared to the nationwide average of $33.54, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Victoria G. Lee noted that higher paying major occupational groups included management ($67.48), archit more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 10 (TNSLrpt) -- Occupational Employment and Wages in Mobile, Ala. May 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Southeast Region - July 9, 2026 * * * Workers in the Mobile, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $27.97 in May 2025, compared to the nationwide average of $33.54, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Victoria G. Lee noted that higher paying major occupational groups included management ($58.27) and architectur more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 10 (TNSLrpt) -- Occupational Employment and Wages in Montgomery, Ala. May 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Southeast Region - July 9, 2026 * * * Workers in the Montgomery, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $26.80 in May 2025, compared to the nationwide average of $33.54, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Victoria G. Lee noted that higher paying major occupational groups included management ($55.68), legal  more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 10 (TNSLrpt) -- Occupational Employment and Wages in Tuscaloosa, Ala. May 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Southeast Region - July 9, 2026 * * * Workers in the Tuscaloosa, AL Metropolitan Statistical Area had an average (mean) hourly wage of $26.04 in May 2025, compared to the nationwide average of $33.54, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Victoria G. Lee noted that higher paying major occupational groups included management ($53.17), archit more PR

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, July 9 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Bradley, a law firm, posted the following news release: * * * Bradley Adds Rita Hullett to Bankruptcy Group in Birmingham * Bradley has added Rita L. Hullett to the firm's Birmingham office as a member of the Bankruptcy & Creditors' Rights Practice Group. "Rita brings an exceptional combination of bankruptcy, restructuring, litigation, and in-house business experience that will add tremendous value for our clients," said Bradley Birmingham Office Managing Partner Richard H. Monk III. more PR

CLEMSON, South Carolina, July 9 -- Clemson University posted the following news: * * * Clemson University Board of Trustees selects Benjamin C. Ayers as president * Office of the President Clemson University's Board of Trustees on Thursday unanimously selected Benjamin C. Ayers, Ph.D. as the University's next president. Ayers will assume the presidency on Aug. 1. A nationally respected academic leader, accomplished administrator and award-winning educator, Ayers comes to Clemson from the University of Georgia, where he serves as senior  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- The Coalition to Transform Advanced Care has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services regarding proposed rules on interoperability standards and prior authorization for drugs. The coalition focuses on enhancing care for individuals with serious illness, emphasizing comprehensive, person-centered healthcare consistent with patients' goals and values. The coalition supports the establishment of shorter, standardized decision timeframes  more ST

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, issued the following news release on July 9, 2026: * * * Crawford Announces Open Full Committee Hearing to Examine States on the Frontlines of Counterintelligence Today, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Rick Crawford (AR-01) announced an open full Committee hearing for Wednesday, July 15 at 2:00 PM ET to examine how states across the country are seeing counterintelligence (CI) threats at the state  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release on July 9, 2026: * * * DNC Applauds Maryland Leaders for Calling Special Session on Protecting Voting Rights On Tuesday, Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson and Maryland House Speaker Joseline Pena-Melnyk announced that the state's General Assembly will convene for a special session on redistricting next month. The announcement comes after more than a half dozen Republican states advanced Donald Trump's desperate power grab by ramming through rigge more PR

LEXINGTON, Kentucky, July 9 -- The University of Kentucky issued the following news: * * * Doug Boyd: 2026-27 University Research Professor Q&A * Douglas A. Boyd, Ph.D., director of the University of Kentucky Libraries Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History and recent president of the Oral History Association, has been honored as a 2026-27 University Research Professor. Boyd envisioned, designed and implemented the open-source Oral History Metadata Synchronizer (OHMS) system, which combines text with audio and video online. In 2019, Boyd r more PR

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Matthew B. Bogue, president of Dutch Oil Co., Columbus, Mississippi, and partner at Victory Marketing LLC, dba Sprint Mart, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of the Treasury Office of the Comptroller of the Currency expressing opposition to the OCC's interim final rule on National Bank Non-Interest Charges and Fees and the related interim final order preempting the Illinois Interchange Fee Prohibition Act. The company, which operates more than 100 convenience stores across Mississippi, Alabama, an more ST

WASHINGTON, July 10 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * International Assessment Finds Gopher Tortoise Is Critically Endangered * TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -The International Union for Conservation of Nature has published a new assessment that revises the gopher tortoise's status from "vulnerable" to "critically endangered" on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. The tortoise's critically endangered status indicates it is facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild, giv more PR

JACKSONVILLE, Alabama, July 9 -- Jacksonville State University posted the following news: * * * Jax State Partners with APOSTC to Launch Innovative Law Enforcement Workforce Pipeline * New partnership allows students to graduate with both a bachelor's degree and Alabama law enforcement certification JACKSONVILLE, Ala. -Jacksonville State University has received approval from the Alabama Peace Officers' Standards and Training Commission (APOSTC) to establish an innovative partnership that creates a direct pathway for students to graduate w more PR

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, July 9 -- Air University posted the following news: * * * LEAP Scholars bring unifying effort to massive CENTAM Guardian exercise * When regional security and humanitarian crises call for a unified, multinational response, clear communication is just as important as tactical proficiency. During CENTAM Guardian 26, Scholars from Air University 's Language Enabled Airman Program (LEAP) demonstrated this as they served as an essential language and cultural bridge between the United States and six partner nations. "CENTAM more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, July 8 -- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Davenport Pushes Federal Government to Crack Down on Illegal Robocalls Attorney General Jennifer Davenport co-led a coalition of 49 attorneys general today in calling on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to strengthen rules that would cut off scammers' access to legitimate telephone numbers. Without that access, scammers can't use real numbers to deceive and scam Americans. The Anti-Robocall Multis more PR

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- J. Bart Fletcher, president of the Petroleum and Convenience Marketers, Montgomery, Alabama, has submitted a public comment letter expressing opposition to the U.S. Department of the Treasury Office of the Comptroller of the Currency's interim final rule on national bank non-interest charges and fees and its interim final order preempting an Illinois interchange fee prohibition. The trade association, which represents over 3,600 retail convenience stores statewide, said the rules would exacerbate excessive swipe fees impo more ST

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * PHOTO RELEASE: Tuberville Attends Ribbon-Cutting for New AIT Barracks at Fort Rucker * DALEVILLE - U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Advanced Individual Training (AIT) barracks at Fort Rucker. Sen. Tuberville secured part of the funding for these barracks in the 2022 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), his first defense bill after taking office and representing Alabama on the Senate Arm more PR

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, July 9 -- Samford University issued the following news release: * * * Courtney McMullen's Journey to Nursing Leadership * Courtney McMullen has spent her career preparing future nurses. Now, as director of nursing instruction at Northwest Mississippi Community College, she leads faculty and students with the same commitment to education that inspired her to pursue a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) at Samford University's Moffett & Sanders School of Nursing. Through the school's online Nurse Leader program, McMullen e more PR

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, July 10 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Bradley, a law firm, posted the following news release: * * * Sarah Beth Cain Appointed to 26th Judicial District Bar Executive Board as Member-at-Large * Bradley attorney Sarah Beth Cain has been appointed to the Executive Board of the 26 th Judicial District Bar as a Member-at-Large for the Class of 2028. Ms. Cain will serve a two-year term. The 26 th Judicial District Bar Executive Board, which serves Mecklenburg County, is responsible for overseeing statutory regulatory function more PR

TROY, Alabama, July 9 -- Troy University issued the following news: * * * Spring 2026 Senior Thesis Projects on display in the Huo Bao Zhu Gallery * Spring graduates from Troy University's Department of Art and Design have displayed their final projects in the Huo Bao Zhu Gallery at the International Arts Center (IAC). The Senior Thesis Exhibit opened on May 14 with a reception and award ceremony. The exhibition will remain in the gallery until August 23. Isabella Stokes a graphic design major from Troy, received the Dean's Award for he more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 9 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news: * * * Tennessee Attorney General Skrmetti Pushes Federal Government to Crack Down on Illegal Robocalls * Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti today joined a bipartisan coalition of 49 attorneys general in urging the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to adopt stronger safeguards that would make it harder for scammers to obtain legitimate telephone numbers and use them to target consumers. The coalition filed comments suppor more PR

TROY, Alabama, July 10 -- Troy University issued the following news: * * * Troy University IMPACT welcomes new students to TROY * Over 1,100 new students competed for the coveted Spirit Stick, played kickball into the night and learned the ins and outs of the Troy Campus during the first eight sessions of IMPACT, the two-day orientation that covers all aspects of student life at TROY. IMPACT welcomes incoming freshmen and transfer students to TROY beginning in June to prepare them for life as a college student before classes begin in Augu more PR

TROY, Alabama, July 9 -- Troy University issued the following news: * * * Troy University SBDC strengthens Alabama-Mexico business connections through international networking initiative * Building on Alabama's growing efforts to strengthen economic ties with Mexico, the Troy University Small Business Development Center (SBDC) recently partnered with Tecnologico de Monterrey's Centro PyME to host a first-of-its-kind international networking initiative connecting entrepreneurs and small businesses from Alabama, Mexico and across the southern more PR

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Coast Guard announces $230 million contract for Base Charleston facilities, awarding over $440 million in recent infrastructure upgrades * WASHINGTON - The U.S. Coast Guard awarded a $230 million design-build contract for new operational support facilities at Coast Guard Base Charleston, South Carolina, marking the latest phase of a comprehensive, multi-year infrastructure expansion plan at the base. On June 16, 2026,  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 10 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senator Katie Britt Delivers Remarks at Fort Rucker Barracks Ribbon Cutting Completed with $41.2 Million She Secured * WASHINGTON, D.C. -U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) delivered remarks at the ribbon cutting ceremony for Fort Rucker's new PFC Garfield M. Langhorn Training Complex. Fort Rucker is the U.S. Army's Aviation Center of Excellence, and this new facility will serve as housing and support facilities for over 300 Army Aviation Soldier more PR

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, July 9 -- The University of Alabama issued the following news: * * * UAB trial shows first-in-human immunotherapy that more than doubles progression-free survival in glioblastoma patients * Phase 1 trial results of a glioblastoma study ledy by Burt, Nabors, MD, offer new optimism for improved survival and quality of life for patients. Glioblastoma, the most aggressive malignant brain tumor in adults, remains one of the most challenging cancers to treat because of limited treatment options and a poor prognosis. Patient o more PR