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$2M Grant To Improve Follow-Up After Hearing Screening in 4 States (10)
LOGAN, Utah, March 11 -- Utah State University issued the following news:
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$2M Grant To Improve Follow-Up After Hearing Screening in 4 States
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Approximately 98% of infants born in the U.S. receive hearing screenings within one month of birth. It is the first step in ensuring that those with hearing differences have the best chance at success in building strong communication skills and supporting healthy socio-emotional and behavioral development.
But follow-up after not passing a hea more PR
Bennet, Hickenlooper, Hurd Urge DOI to Evaluate Law Enforcement Capacity on the Ute Mountain Ute Reservation (10)
WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release:
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Bennet, Hickenlooper, Hurd Urge DOI to Evaluate Law Enforcement Capacity on the Ute Mountain Ute Reservation
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Washington, D.C. -Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper and U.S. Representative Jeff Hurd urged the Department of the Interior (DOI) Assistant Secretary of Indian Affairs, William Kirkland, to evaluate the law enforcement capacity needed to keep Tribal members a more PR
BLS Western Region Issues Report on Consumer Price Index, West Region February 2026 (10)
SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 12 (TNSLrpt) -- Consumer Price Index, West Region February 2026 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Western Region - March 11, 2026
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Area prices were up 0.5 percent over the past month, up 2.7 percent from a year ago
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The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the West region advanced 0.5 percent in February, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. The all items less food and energy inde more PR
Chemical Engineer's Road Comes Full Circle Back to Aggieland (10)
COLLEGE STATION, Texas, March 12 -- The Texas A&M University College of Engineering issued the following news:
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A chemical engineer's road comes full circle back to Aggieland
Maggie and Robert "Jim" Fugitt '70 establish a scholarship to support the next generation of chemical engineers preparing to embark on the career of a lifetime.
By Tori Hillis, Texas A&M Engineering
From a junior college classroom in Corpus Christi to an industrial site in Al Jubail, Saudi Arabia, Robert "Jim" Fu more PR
House Education & Workforce Committee Issues Report on Modern Worker Security Act (10)
WASHINGTON, March 11 -- The House Education and Workforce Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-506) on the Modern Worker Security Act (H.R. 1320). The report was advanced by Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Michigan, on Feb. 20, 2026.
Here are excerpts:
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PURPOSE
To ensure that the provision of benefits to an individual is not considered in determining whether such individual is an employee of a person.
COMMITTEE ACTION
115TH CONGRESS
First Session--Hearing
On February 16, 2017, the Committee on more ST
Lee Leads Coalition Urging USADF Fraud Probe (10)
WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, issued the following news release:
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Lee Leads Coalition Urging USADF Fraud Probe
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WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) today led a coalition of congressional colleagues in the House and Senate urging the U.S. Department of Justice to continue its probe of the United States African Development Foundation (USADF) in light of uncovered fraud and corruption. Joining Senator Lee in this effort are U.S. Representative Matt Van Epps (R-TN-07 more PR
On the Senate Floor, Cortez Masto Sounds the Alarm About Dreamers Detained by ICE (10)
WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release:
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On the Senate Floor, Cortez Masto Sounds the Alarm About Dreamers Detained by ICE
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FTP for TV stations of her remarks is available here.
Cortez Masto shared the stories of 10 young Dreamers who have been held by ICE or deported without due process
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) took to the Senate floor today to call attention to the horrors young Dreamers across more PR
R.I. A.G. Neronha, Coalition Vow to Continue Case Against Live Nation for Illegally Monopolizing Live Entertainment Industry (10)
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, March 9 -- Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Neronha, coalition vow to continue case against Live Nation for illegally monopolizing live entertainment industry
Attorney General Peter F. Neronha today joined the following multistate statement regarding the ongoing antitrust case against Live Nation, which owns Ticketmaster, for illegally monopolizing the live entertainment industry and concert tick more PR
Rockefeller Foundation Research Finds 'Food is Medicine' Could Unlock $45 Billion for States (10)
NEW YORK, March 12 (TNSrpt) -- The Rockefeller Foundation posted the following news release:
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New Rockefeller Foundation Research Finds 'Food is Medicine' Could Unlock $45 Billion for States
Food is Medicine (FIM) programs, which provide produce prescriptions and medically tailored meals and groceries to people with diet-related conditions, could generate more than $45 billion in state economic activity, create 316,000 jobs nationwide, and generate $5.6 billion for America's small and mi more PR
Scripps Sports announces 2026 NWSL on ION coverage plans (10)
CINCINNATI, Ohio, March 11 [Category: BizMedia] -- The E.W. Scripps, a broadcasting company, posted the following news release:
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Scripps Sports announces 2026 NWSL on ION coverage plans
New season to feature eight tripleheaders and new studio analyst team;
Coverage kicks off March 14
ATLANTA - Following a record-setting 2025 season, Scripps Sports today unveiled its broadcast plans for the third season of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) on ION, kicking off Saturday, March 1 more PR
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy selects Utah to lead pilot program that will shape the future of aviation (10)
WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Rep. Mike Kennedy, R-Utah, issued the following news release:
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U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy selects Utah to lead pilot program that will shape the future of aviation
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Washington, D.C. - Congressman Mike Kennedy (UT-03) led a multi-state letter to the U.S. Department of Transportation underscoring that the Utah Department of Transportation is ready to lead a multi-state coalition for the Electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing (eVTOL) and Advanced Air M more PR
University of Utah: Selfish Sperm Hijack Genetic Gatekeeper to Kill Healthy Rivals (10)
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, March 12 (TNSjou) -- The University of Utah issued the following news release:
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Selfish sperm hijack genetic gatekeeper to kill healthy rivals
U-led study identifies the Overdrive gene as a quality control 'checkpoint' for sperm formation in Drosophila, which gets weaponized by selfish chromosomes to boost their odds of passing into the next generation.
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A new University of Utah-led study has discovered the mechanism behind a decades-old evolutionary mystery--how more PR
Utah A.G. Brown to Continue Case Against Live Nation/Ticketmaster for Illegally Monopolizing the Live Entertainment Industry (10)
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, March 12 -- Utah Attorney General Derek Brown issued the following news on March 11, 2026:
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Attorney General Derek Brown to continue case against Live Nation/Ticketmaster for illegally monopolizing the live entertainment industry
Attorney General Derek Brown confirmed that Utah will continue to pursue litigation over Live Nation and Ticketmaster monopoly despite the settlement announced by the U.S. Department of Justice on Monday. Utah is part of a bipartisan coali more PR
Virginia Tech: Fantastic Fungi Found With Ability to Freeze Water (10)
BLACKSBURG, Virginia, March 12 (TNSjou) -- Virginia Tech issued the following news:
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Fantastic fungi found with ability to freeze water
The foundational research discovers a new class of fungal ice nucleating proteins with bacterial ancestry.
By Felicia Spencer
Can fungi influence the weather?
Turns out, they just might.
An international group of researchers that includes Virginia Tech's Xiaofeng Wang and Boris A. Vinatzer discovered the identity of fungal proteins that can catalyz more PR
Winning the Right Way: Managerial Ethics 3400 With David Bywater (10)
LOGAN, Utah, March 11 -- Utah State University issued the following news:
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Winning the Right Way: Managerial Ethics 3400 With David Bywater
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The Huntsman School of Business recently concluded its seven-week Managerial Ethics 3400 course this semester, co-taught by executive leader David Bywater and John Ferguson, principal lecturer in the Department of Management.
The course was intentionally designed as an intersection of academia and industry. Built around five real management dile more PR
Young, Colleagues Introduce Fiscal Commission Act (10)
WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release:
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Young, Colleagues Introduce Fiscal Commission Act
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WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) joined Senators John Curtis (R-Utah) and Angus King (I-Maine) to introduce the Fiscal Commission Act,legislation to strengthen America's fiscal health. The bill would create a bipartisan, bicameral fiscal commission tasked with finding legislative solutions to stabilize spending and decrease the national more PR
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