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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving North Carolina Newsletter for 2025-10-25 ( 18 items )  
2025 CIAA Football Week Eight Preview (10)
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Oct. 24 [Category: Sports] -- The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association issued the following news: * * * 2025 CIAA Football Week Eight Preview * CHARLOTTE, NC (October 24, 2025) \- Week Eight of the CIAA football season has arrived, and the top teams will look to create some separation as they continue to push for a championship berth. Fans can catch Saturday's games live on the CIAA Sports Network. You can also find the latest updated CIAA football standi more PR

CfG Releases Redistricting Strategy Memo & Statement on New NC Congressional Map (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Club for Growth, an advocacy organization, issued the following news release: * * * CfG Releases Redistricting Strategy Memo & Statement on New NC Congressional Map Club for Growth released a strategy memo, outlining plans to invest 7-figures nationally for redistricting efforts, and a statement on the newly passed map in North Carolina. The memo comes after successfully advocating for new Congressional maps in Missouri, Texas, and North Carolina, netting Republicans 7  more PR

Charlotte, Raleigh both want a major league baseball franchise, but who's ready for the big leagues? (10)
WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, Oct. 24 -- Wake Forest University posted the following news: * * * Charlotte, Raleigh both want a major league baseball franchise, but who's ready for the big leagues? * Wake Forest professor, economics expert and baseball enthusiast Todd McFall has been studying sports for two decades. He has been widely quoted in national, regional and local news on topics ranging from golf's economic rebound to NASCAR rebranding to the lopsidedness of baseball's World Series more PR

Congressman Edwards Leads Letter to Move Forward Hurricane Helene Recovery Projects (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Rep. Chuck Edwards, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Edwards Leads Letter to Move Forward Hurricane Helene Recovery Projects * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Chuck Edwards (NC-11) urged the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to expedite the processing of a critical borrow site permit needed to move forward with North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) reconstruction projec more PR

DCCC Chair Statement on Lawsuit Challenging North Carolina's Extreme Racial Gerrymander (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * DCCC Chair Statement on Lawsuit Challenging North Carolina's Extreme Racial Gerrymander * Following the passage of North Carolina's latest unlawful gerrymandered Congressional map, DCCC Chair Suzan DelBene released the following statement on the DCCC-backed lawsuit challenging the map: "Republicans in D.C. and in North Carolina are so confident they're going to lose the midterm e more PR

Duke University Pratt School of Engineering: Turning Classroom Lessons Into Real-World Impact (10)
DURHAM, North Carolina, Oct. 25 -- Duke University Pratt School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Turning Classroom Lessons Into Real-World Impact Duke Engineering faculty members are using KEEN grants to innovate in the classroom. By Zoe Sinclair At Duke's Pratt School of Engineering, learning extends far beyond the classroom. Duke is one of 70 universities in the Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network (KEEN), a program that unites educators nationwide to instill entrepren more PR

Duke University Pratt School of Engineering: Welcome Your New Lab Mate - Artificial Intelligence (10)
DURHAM, North Carolina, Oct. 25 -- Duke University Pratt School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Welcome Your New Lab Mate: Artificial Intelligence Duke engineers built an AI optical microscope that analyzes 2D materials as precisely as human experts. By Andrew Tie Haozhe "Harry" Wang's electrical and computer engineering lab at Duke welcomed an unusual new lab member this fall: artificial intelligence. Using publicly available AI foundation models such as OpenAI's ChatGPT a more PR

Fayetteville State Sweeps the 55th Annual CIAA Cross Country Championship in Salem, Virginia (10)
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Oct. 23 [Category: Sports] -- The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association issued the following news: * * * Fayetteville State Sweeps the 55th Annual CIAA Cross Country Championship in Salem, Virginia * CHARLOTTE, NC (October 23, 2025) The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA(r)) concluded the 55th Annual CIAA Cross Country Championship on Thursday, October 23, 2025, at Green Hill Park in Salem, Virginia, hosted by Livingstone College. Fayettevill more PR

Forvis: As Uncertainty Mounts, North American Manufacturers Remain Optimistic for Growth (10)
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Oct. 25 (TNSrep) -- Forvis, an accounting and advisory firm, issued the following news release: * * * As uncertainty mounts, North American manufacturers remain optimistic for growth Forvis Mazars LLP, one of the largest public accounting and consulting firms in the United States, has released new survey findings pointing to resilient optimism in the manufacturing sector. The survey polled more than 150 manufacturing C-suite executives across North America. Results  more PR

Goldwater to Supreme Court: Strike Down Unconstitutional Tariffs (10)
PHOENIX, Arizona, Oct. 25 -- The Goldwater Institute issued the following news on Oct. 24, 2025: * * * Goldwater to Supreme Court: Strike Down Unconstitutional Tariffs By Timothy Sandefur The Goldwater Institute joined forces with our friends at the North Carolina-based John Locke Foundation and the Dallas Market Center today to urge the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down the so-called "Liberation Day" tariffs. Coming only days after the Wall Street Journal reported that the White House is "q more PR

Honeywell Unveils Structure Ahead of Aerospace Spin-Off (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Honeywell, Charlotte, North Carolina, has announced an updated business segment structure in anticipation of the planned separation of its Aerospace Technologies business, which is on track for the second half of 2026. The reporting structure will take effect on January 1, 2026. Beginning with the first quarter of 2026 earnings results, the company's reportable segments will be Aerospace Technologies, Building Automation, Industrial Automation, and Process Automation and  more PR

Hudson Calls on Key Federal Officials to Save Historic High Falls Dam (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 -- Rep. Richard Hudson, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Hudson Calls on Key Federal Officials to Save Historic High Falls Dam * Letter to Interior Secretary Doug Burgum & U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Director Brian Nesvik details threats to endangered species, habitat, and Moore County's long-term water security. WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-09) called on the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS) to stop the propose more PR

Leagues advocate for credit union priorities amid shutdown (10)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 [Category: Financial Services] -- America's Credit Unions posted the following news: * * * Leagues advocate for credit union priorities amid shutdown * The federal government shutdown didn't stop leagues and credit unions representing four states from engaging with policymakers this week. The Carolinas Credit Union League and CrossState Credit Union Association brought advocates from North Carolina, South Carolina, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania to meet with members of Cong more PR

N.C. State: Cockroach Infestation Linked to Home Allergen, Endotoxin Levels (10)
RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 24 (TNSjou) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release: * * * Cockroach Infestation Linked to Home Allergen, Endotoxin Levels More endotoxins are shed from the fecal matter of female cockroaches. Photo courtesy of Matt Bertone, NC State University. * Researchers at North Carolina State University have shown a link between the size of cockroach home infestations and the levels of both allergens and endotoxins in those homes, with loweri more PR

Redistricting or rigging? Experts available (10)
EVANSTON, Illinois, Oct. 24 -- Northwestern University posted the following news release: * * * Redistricting or rigging? Experts available * Northwestern University has fantastic experts in political strategy, political science and law who can weigh in on the growing number of states pushing for mid-decade congressional redistricting. Just yesterday, Virginia Democrats announced plans to redraw congressional maps that could give their party two or three new seats. On Tuesday, North Carolina more PR

UMO Announces 2026 AgPrime Funding for Farmers and Agribusinesses (10)
MOUNT OLIVE, North Carolina, Oct. 25 -- The University of Mount Olive issued the following news: * * * UMO Announces 2026 AgPrime Funding for Farmers and Agribusinesses The University of Mount Olive (UMO) Lois G. Britt Agribusiness Center announces the 2026 AgPrime Cost-Share Grant Opportunity in partnership with the North Carolina Tobacco Trust Fund Commission (TTFC). AgPrime funding is available to North Carolina farmers and agribusiness owners for new and innovative ideas that can increas more PR

UNC-Greensboro: Fulbright Teaching Assistant Embraces Adaptability Abroad (10)
GREENSBORO, North Carolina, Oct. 25 -- The University of North Carolina Greensboro campus issued the following news: * * * Fulbright Teaching Assistant Embraces Adaptability Abroad Spain is the third country Tatiana Rincon Diaz has lived in this year. The Fulbright English Teaching Assistant arrived in the Canary Islands in September to work with students ages 3-11. As a UNC Greensboro undergraduate, Rincon Diaz was part of the Jia Research Group in the biology department. She was notified more PR

Wake Forest's Sabin Center to Present National Geographic CEO Jill Tiefenthaler (10)
WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, Oct. 24 -- Wake Forest University posted the following news: * * * Wake Forest's Sabin Center to Present National Geographic CEO Jill Tiefenthaler * Jill Tiefenthaler, chief executive officer of the National Geographic Society, will deliver the keynote address for the Sabin Center for Environment and Sustainability's conference, " Sustainable, Just, & Abundantly Wild: Effective Action at Every Scale," on Nov. 13. Tiefenthaler's talk, "From Exploration to Acti more PR