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Aerospace Hub Initiative Leverages University of Iowa Flight-test Capabilities, Could Create Opportunities to Stay in Iowa (10)
IOWA CITY, Iowa, July 10 -- The University of Iowa College of Engineering issued the following news:
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Aerospace hub initiative leverages University of Iowa flight-test capabilities, could create opportunities to stay in Iowa
As Christopher Wenger built a career in aerospace in Iowa, he faced a decision common among engineers: stay in Iowa or head for one of the nation's established aerospace hubs.
Wenger, of Cedar Rapids, is grateful he found a path that let him build a career here. He works full time as a software engineer for BAE Sys more PR
Ala. Commerce Dept.: Portal Now Open for SEEDS Round 4 Applications (10)
MONTGOMERY, Alabama, July 9 -- The Alabama Department of Commerce issued the following news:
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Portal now open for SEEDS Round 4 applications
Applications for Round 4 of the state's Site Evaluation and Economic Development Strategy (SEEDS) grant program are now open, giving communities around the state access to support in assessing and developing new industrial spaces.
Created in 2023 as part of Governor Kay Ivey's priority "Game Plan" economic development legislation package, the SEEDS Act offers grants to local industrial developmen more PR
Ala. Economic & Community Affairs Dept.: Gov. Ivey Awards Grant to Purchase New Equipment for Montgomery County Sheriff's Deputies (10)
MONTGOMERY, Alabama, July 9 -- The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs issued the following news:
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Gov. Ivey awards grant to purchase new equipment for Montgomery County sheriff's deputies
Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded a $75,243 grant to the Montgomery County Commission to purchase computerized devices for sheriff's office patrol vehicles.
The mobile data terminals will give deputies access to up-to-date law enforcement information while on patrol. County commissioners expect the technology to improve response times, assis more PR
Attorney General Alan Wilson pushes federal government to further crackdown on illegal robocalls (10)
COLUMBIA, South Carolina, July 9 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news:
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Attorney General Alan Wilson pushes federal government to further crackdown on illegal robocalls
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(COLUMBIA, S.C.) - Attorney General Alan Wilson and 48 other attorneys general today called on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to strengthen rules that would make it harder for scammers to make robocalls from legitimate telephone numbers by cutting off scammers' access to those telephone numbers. The Anti-Robocall Multis more PR
Attorney General James Secures $45 Million from Block for Enabling Fraud and Misleading Cash App Users (10)
ALBANY, New York, July 8 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release:
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Attorney General James Secures $45 Million from Block for Enabling Fraud and Misleading Cash App Users
New York Attorney General Letitia James and a bipartisan coalition of 45 other attorneys general today secured $45 million from Block, Inc. (Block), the company behind the popular peer-to-peer payments app Cash App, for misleading its users and failing to protect them from scams and fraud. Attorney General James and the coalition alle more PR
Attorney General James Urges Federal Government to Strengthen Rules to Stop Illegal Robocalls (10)
ALBANY, New York, July 8 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release:
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Attorney General James Urges Federal Government to Strengthen Rules to Stop Illegal Robocalls
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NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today joined a bipartisan coalition of 48 other attorneys general in calling on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to adopt new measures to combat illegal robocalls alling on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to adopt new measures to combat illegal robocal more PR
Attorney General Jeff Jackson Leads Bipartisan Coalition Pushing Federal Government to Further Crackdown on Illegal Robocalls (10)
RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 8 -- North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Jeff Jackson Leads Bipartisan Coalition Pushing Federal Government to Further Crackdown on Illegal Robocalls
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RALEIGH-When a robocall scammer wants to call you, he doesn't need to do it from a fake number. The first thing he does is buy a long list of real phone numbers, then he cycles through them so fast that spam filters can't keep up. By the time one number gets flagged, he's moved on to the next.
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Attorney General Tong Pushes Federal Government to Further Crackdown on Illegal Robocalls (10)
HARTFORD, Connecticut, July 9 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Tong Pushes Federal Government to Further Crackdown on Illegal Robocalls
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(Hartford, CT) -Attorney General William Tong and 48 other attorneys general today 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-Ro more PR
Hirshhorn Museum Partners With Art Bridges Foundation to Announce 51 Museums in Landmark National Loans Program (10)
WASHINGTON, July 10 -- The Smithsonian Institution issued the following news release:
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Hirshhorn Museum Partners with Art Bridges Foundation to Announce 51 Museums in Landmark National Loans Program
"50 for 50" Will Place American Art from the Hirshhorn Collection in Every U.S. State and Puerto Rico Selected by Each Institution for Multiyear Loans
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The Smithsonian's Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden and the Art Bridges Foundation have chosen the 51 institutions that will participate in "50 for 50," a national collection-sharing i more PR
No Amount Too Small, No Fraud Too Large--And Counting: OIG Secures Major Fraud Takedowns and Launches New Visa Abuse Probe (10)
WASHINGTON, July 10 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Office of Inspector General issued the following news release:
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No Amount Too Small, No Fraud Too Large--And Counting: OIG Secures Major Fraud Takedowns and Launches New Visa Abuse Probe
The U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Inspector General (OIG), continues to aggressively crackdown on fraud, relentlessly pursuing criminals and dismantling schemes that undermine the integrity of our nation's workforce.
This week, the OIG delivered significant victories, putting fraudsters behind b more PR
Personalized Medicine Coalition Urges Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to Reform Prior Authorization for Laboratory Testing (10)
WASHINGTON, July 9 -- The Personalized Medicine Coalition submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services addressing concerns related to the Medicare and Medicaid Interoperability Standards and Prior Authorization for Drugs proposed rule. PMC urged the agency to focus on reforming prior authorization practices, which they assert delay patient access to personalized medicine and increase provider burdens, particularly for laboratory testing that informs targeted the more ST
Reach University President Ross Testifies Before House Education & Workforce Subcommittee (10)
WASHINGTON, July 9 -- The House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development released the following written testimony by Reach University President and CEO Joe E. Ross from a June 24, 2026, hearing entitled "Workforce Rewired: Modern Apprenticeships for a Modern Economy":
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Chairman Owens, Ranking Member Adams, and Members of the Subcommittee: my name is Joe Ross and it is an honor to appear before you on behalf of Reach University, the nation's first accredited university to focus entirely on turning more PR
University of Alabama-Huntsville Student Teams Soar to Top International Finishes in 2026 CanSat Competition (10)
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama, July 10 -- The University of Alabama issued the following news:
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UAH student teams soar to top international finishes in 2026 CanSat Competition
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Future engineers from The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System, earned two top-four finishes and placed all three UAH teams among the world's best at the 2026 Annual CanSat Competition. The annual payload showcase gives students the opportunity for hands-on engineering experience that prepares participants to tac more PR
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