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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Alabama Newsletter for 2026-11-03 ( 27 items )  
"Winter Wings over the Wabash" to premiere November 17 at USI (10)
EVANSVILLE, Indiana, Nov. 2 -- The University of Southern Indiana issued the following news release: * * * "Winter Wings over the Wabash" to premiere November 17 at USI * The skies and wetlands of southwest Indiana and western Kentucky provide a seasonal home to hundreds of thousands of migratory birds, creating one of the Midwest's most remarkable wildlife spectacles. A new documentary by John Morris, Senior Instructor in Radio and Television, brings this extraordinary natural phenomenon into focus with the first public screening of "Winte more PR

American Heart Association: Non-experts with AI guidance and off-site review perform quality mobile rural heart scans (10)
DALLAS, Texas, Nov. 2 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association posted the following news release: * * * Non-experts with AI guidance and off-site review perform quality mobile rural heart scans * Research Highlights: * Health professionals not previously trained in ultrasound were able to perform quality heart scans in a mobile unit that traveled to rural U.S. communities with training and real-time guidance from an artificial intelligence (AI) tool - and reviewed by off-site experts. * This approach may help bring heart  more PR

Aspire Week begins on Monday, Nov. 9 (10)
AUBURN, Alabama, Nov. 1 -- Auburn University posted the following news: * * * Aspire Week begins on Monday, Nov. 9 * From Nov. 9-13, Auburn University employees can explore development opportunities, recognize inspiring leaders and celebrate learning achievements during Aspire Week. Hosted by Organizational Development & Engagement (OD&E), the week features a different activity each day focused on learning, leadership and professional growth. Aspire Week Calendar Monday, Nov. 9 | ElevatED Leadership Challenge Explore professional develo more PR

Auburn, College Board co-host inaugural Alabama education convening (10)
AUBURN, Alabama, Nov. 2 -- Auburn University posted the following news: * * * Auburn, College Board co-host inaugural Alabama education convening * Auburn believes in education. The nonprofit organization that administers the SAT and Advanced Placement program believes in it, too. The university and College Board co-hosted the inaugural Alabama Higher Education and K-12 Convening on Oct. 21, bringing together educators and state leaders to discuss college readiness, academic preparation and student success. Held in the 984 Club at Plainsm more PR

Blockbuster lineup set for ESPN networks in college football's Week 10, featuring 15 Top 25 teams and five ranked-on-ranked clashes (10)
BRISTOL, Connecticut, Nov. 2 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * Blockbuster lineup set for ESPN networks in college football's Week 10, featuring 15 Top 25 teams and five ranked-on-ranked clashes * Week 10 of the 2026-27 college football season delivers 15 AP Top 25 teams to ESPN networks, including six of the top 10. The 88-game slate runs from Tuesday, Nov. 3, through Saturday, Nov. 7, across ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, SEC Network, ACC Network, ESPN+, ESPN Radio and Disney+. ABC's more PR

Bradley Partner Aron Beezley Named 2026 Law360 MVP Winner for Government Contracts (10)
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, Nov. 2 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Bradley, a law firm, posted the following news release: * * * Bradley Partner Aron Beezley Named 2026 Law360 MVP Winner for Government Contracts * Bradley is pleased to announce that Aron C. Beezley, co-leader of the firm's nationally ranked Government Contracts Practice Group and a partner in the Washington, D.C. office, has been named a 2026 Law360 MVP of the Year winner in the Government Contracts category. The Law360 MVP Awards recognize attorneys across the country who have disti more PR

Enrollment grows as in-state students continue to make MSU their No. 1 university choice (10)
STARKVILLE, Mississippi, Nov. 2 -- Mississippi State University posted the following news: * * * Enrollment grows as in-state students continue to make MSU their No. 1 university choice * STARKVILLE, Miss.--Mississippi State is experiencing another record enrollment this fall. The university is reporting a total of 23,721 students, an increase of 158 students from last year's 23,563 headcount. Enrollment includes students from all 50 states, plus Washington D.C. and Puerto Rico, 89 countries and all 82 counties in Mississippi. Long known a more PR

Equal Justice Initiative: Black Voter Suppression in the U.S. (10)
MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Nov. 2 [Category: Sociological] -- The Equal Justice Initiative posted the following news: * * * Black Voter Suppression in the U.S. * Americans will go to the polls tomorrow for the first general election since the Supreme Court gutted the 1965 Voting Rights Act. Its decision this April in the case Louisiana v. Callais nullified Section 2 of the VRA, which had prevented states from creating gerrymandered electoral maps that had the effect of giving minority citizens' votes little or no weight for decades. In the wake  more PR

Federal Register: Legal Services Corporation Announces Intent to Award 2027 Grants to Civil Aid Organizations Nationwide (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 (TNSFR) -- The Legal Services Corporation issued the following action in the Federal Register. * * * Notice of Intent To Award-Grant Awards for the Delivery of Civil Legal Services to Eligible Low-Income Clients Beginning January 1, 2027 The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) hereby announces its intention to award grants to provide effective and efficient delivery of high-quality civil legal services to eligible low-income clients, starting January 1, 2027. Comments are due on December 2, 2026, according to a Federal Regis more PR

ICE arrests more than 180 illegal aliens during 5-day operation in Alabama (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: * * * ICE arrests more than 180 illegal aliens during 5-day operation in Alabama * HUNTSVILLE, Ala. -- ICE New Orleans, working with its 287(g) law enforcement partners, conducted a targeted immigration enforcement operation in northwestern Alabama during the week of Oct. 19. The operation resulted in the arrests and removals of multiple criminal illegal aliens from the community. Many of the aliens arrested more PR

Kate Griffin Named 2026 Recipient of Bradley's Cameron J. Miller Award for Excellence and Community Service (10)
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, Nov. 2 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Bradley, a law firm, posted the following news release: * * * Kate Griffin Named 2026 Recipient of Bradley's Cameron J. Miller Award for Excellence and Community Service * Bradley is pleased to announce that Katherine E. Griffin, an associate in the Nashville office, has been named the 2026 recipient of the firm's Cameron J. Miller Award for Excellence and Community Service, an annual award given to an associate who exemplifies excellence in his or her legal work, along with a high deg more PR

Kindred Futures Urges Census Bureau to Withdraw Proposed Residence Criteria and Remove Race and Ethnicity Questions (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. Re: Docket No. 260903-0005 (Regulations.gov ID USBC-2026-0628); RIN 0607-AA75; Decennial Census of the Population of Americans; Proposed Residence Criteria and Proposed Regulations for Demographic Questions, 91 Fed. Reg. 57524 (September 10, 2026) I. Interest of Kindred Futures and Summary of Recommendations Kindred Futures is a nonprofit organization based in Atlanta, Ge more ST

Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Respond to Widespread Halloween Weekend Shootings Across U.S. Communities (10)
NEW YORK, Nov. 2 [Category: Sociological] -- Everytown for Gun Safety posted the following news release: * * * Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Respond to Widespread Halloween Weekend Shootings Across U.S. Communities * WASHINGTON - Following a terrifying and deadly Halloween weekend marked by widespread gun violence across the country, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety's grassroots networks, released statements responding to a devastating series of shootings over Halloween wee more PR

Paralyzed Veterans of America and Rouses Markets Renew Partnership for Third Year to Support America's Veterans This Veterans Day (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 -- Paralyzed Veterans of America issued the following news: * * * Paralyzed Veterans of America and Rouses Markets Renew Partnership For Third Year to Support America's Veterans This Veterans Day Holiday fundraising campaign invites customers across 76 Gulf Coast stores to support veterans living with spinal cord injuries and diseases - WASHINGTON, D.C. (Nov 2, 2026) -- Paralyzed Veterans of America and Rouses Markets are teaming up for the third consecutive year to support America's veterans through an in-store fundrais more PR

Phillippe recognized by ASCP (10)
AUBURN, Alabama, Nov. 2 -- Auburn University posted the following news: * * * Phillippe recognized by ASCP * Recognizing her commitment to caring for older adults, the Harrison College of Pharmacy's Dr. Haley Phillippe was recently recognized by the American Society of Consultant Pharmacists with the 2026 Armon Neel Senior Care Pharmacist Award. She received the award on Oct. 28 at the ASCP Annual Meeting and Convention at Gaylord National Harbor in Maryland. "I am truly honored to receive the 2026 ASCP Armon Neel Senior Care Pharmacist A more PR

Remarks by Director Squires at the 2026 AIPLA Annual Meeting (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce Patent and Trademark Office issued the following news release: * * * Remarks by Director Squires at the 2026 AIPLA Annual Meeting * John A. Squires, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO 2026 Annual Meeting for the American Intellectual Property Law Association Luncheon Keynote Address Washington, D.C. October 30, 2026 Thank you, Sal, for such a kind introduction. It's great, always great, to be with fellow IP devotees, especially at your A more PR

Researchers searching for early biological clues to schizophrenia (10)
AUBURN, Alabama, Nov. 2 -- Auburn University College of Engineering posted the following news: * * * Researchers searching for early biological clues to schizophrenia * Auburn Engineering researchers seek early biological clues to schizophrenia using advanced MRI Published: Nov 2, 2026 8:00 AM By Joe McAdory Can a brain scan spot psychosis before it begins? Adil Bashir, an associate professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, is searching for answers inside the living brain before serious illness takes hold. Usin more PR

Secretary Mullin Announces Results of Operation Guardian Crackdown on Illegal Aliens with Commercial Driver's Licenses (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * Secretary Mullin Announces Results of Operation Guardian Crackdown on Illegal Aliens with Commercial Driver's Licenses * Operation Guardian arrested more than 230 illegal aliens, including more than 40 CDL holders in 72 hours WASHINGTON - On Monday, United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Markwayne Mullin hosted a press conference in Oklahoma to announce the results of Operation Guardian, a three-day operation that  more PR

Selected as NASA finalists / BHS, SDSU teams both to compete in rover challenge (10)
BROOKINGS, South Dakota, Nov. 2 -- South Dakota State University posted the following news: * * * Selected as NASA finalists / BHS, SDSU teams both to compete in rover challenge * NASA officials have picked teams from South Dakota State University and Brookings High School as finalists in its Human Exploration Rover Challenge. This is the second year that SDSU has entered the contest. Last year's team finished second in the international contest, which is held in Huntsville, Alabama, home to NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center. This is the more PR

Spelman College Receives Nearly $400,000 from NASA to Investigate Air Quality (10)
ATLANTA, Georgia, Nov. 2 -- Spelman College posted the following news: * * * Spelman College Receives Nearly $400,000 from NASA to Investigate Air Quality * Media Contact: Brijea Daniel, 470.733.7036, brijeadaniel@spelman.edu Spelman Partners with NASA and Stony Brook University for Atlanta Ozone Research ATLANTA [November 2, 2026] -- Spelman College recently received an almost $400,000 grant from NASA, with the purpose of curating a STEM research pipeline for students and further investigating the relationship between air quality and pl more PR

SPLC, LDF, ACLU Win Emergency Relief for Gwinnett County Voters Facing Absentee Ballot Delays (10)
MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Nov. 2 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Southern Poverty Law Center posted the following news: * * * SPLC, LDF, ACLU Win Emergency Relief for Gwinnett County Voters Facing Absentee Ballot Delays * ATLANTA -- On Saturday, civil rights organizations, including the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), the Legal Defense Fund (LDF), the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the ACLU of Georgia, reached a settlement with the Gwinnett County Board of Registrations and Elections on behalf of voters who were in danger of not bein more PR

SPLC, Public Justice File Federal Lawsuit Challenging Florida's Unconstitutional Use of Civil Restitution Liens (10)
MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Nov. 2 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Southern Poverty Law Center posted the following news: * * * SPLC, Public Justice File Federal Lawsuit Challenging Florida's Unconstitutional Use of Civil Restitution Liens * TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) and Public Justice filed a federal lawsuit today against the Florida Department of Corrections (FDC) and FDC Secretary Richard Comerford challenging a more than $400,000 "cost of incarceration" lien imposed on Danny Johnson, a formerly incarcerated man w more PR

STEM comes to life (10)
AUBURN, Alabama, Nov. 2 -- Auburn University posted the following news: * * * STEM comes to life * With costumes and a little mad scientist magic, more than 250 children and volunteers gathered at Chewacla State Park Event Center on Oct. 27 for hands-on STEM exploration. Hosted by the Auburn University Resources for Outreach and Regional Advancement Association (AURORA) in partnership with the Auburn University I-STEM Connectory Center and Sciences and Mathematics Outreach, the event invited students in Pre-K through ninth grade to explore  more PR

Subtype-specific mutations drive relapse risk in most common childhood leukemia (10)
MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Nov. 2 [Category: BizHospital] -- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital issued the following news release: * * * Subtype-specific mutations drive relapse risk in most common childhood leukemia * Some cases of the most common childhood cancer, B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL), return after treatment -- and genetic changes present from the start may help explain why. Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and Seattle Children's Hospital, in collaboration with the Children's Oncology Group, found tha more PR

Trustee Gregory Nixon '85 Renovates and Restores Historic Kappa Steps And Urges Alumni to Invest in Infrastructure (10)
TUSKEGEE, Alabama, Nov. 3 -- The Tuskegee University posted the following news: * * * Trustee Gregory Nixon '85 Renovates and Restores Historic Kappa Steps And Urges Alumni to Invest in Infrastructure Crystal Drake 02 November 2026 Trustee Gregory Nixon has served his alma mater as a leading philanthropist for over a decade and is asking alumni and other supporters to materially increase investment in Tuskegee University. "I am not shy about challenging other alumni to get more directly and consistently involved because I know they love Tu more PR

UAlbany Uses Turnovers To Upset No. 15 Campbell (10)
WACO, Texas, Nov. 2 [Category: Sports] -- The American Football Coaches Association posted the following news: * * * UAlbany Uses Turnovers To Upset No. 15 Campbell * UAlbany's Dillon Dunathan returned a fumble 77 yards for a touchdown and Jamari Young intercepted a pass and returned it 25 yards for another score to help the Great Danes beat then-No. 15 Campbell, 45-35. UAlbany used a running attack that chewed up 170 yards on the ground and controlled the clock, which helped keep the Camels passing attack off the field. UAlbany rises five  more PR

WTAS: HHS Wins for Women Under President Trump (10)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: * * * WTAS: HHS Wins for Women Under President Trump * Table of Contents: HHS Advances Women's Health, Removes Misleading FDA Warnings on Hormone Replacement Therapy: In November 2025, the FDA initiated the removal of broad "black box" warnings from HRT products for menopause. * Headlines: * Woman's World, links to an external website, opens in a new tab: What FDA Lifting Estrogen Black Box Warnings Means for You--Doctors Say It Coul more PR