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News Tipoffs - Kentucky Editors Newsletter for 2026-04-16 ( 28 items )  
"We Refuse to Lose One More Life": Disability-Led and Disability-Supporting Organizations Raise Alarm Over Cancellation of Puerto Rico Solar Access Programs (10)
NEW YORK, April 15 [Category: Political] -- The Hispanic Federation, an organization that supports and strengthens Latino institutions through education, health, immigration, civic engagement, economic empowerment and the environment, issued the following news release: * * * "We Refuse to Lose One More Life": Disability-Led and Disability-Supporting Organizations Raise Alarm Over Cancellation of Puerto Rico Solar Access Programs * San Juan, PR - With hurricane season less than two months awa more PR

Alan and Priscilla Mason establish endowed professorship in Department of Communication (10)
CLEMSON, South Carolina, April 15 -- Clemson University posted the following news: * * * Alan and Priscilla Mason establish endowed professorship in Department of Communication Alan Mason '75 enrolled in Clemson University largely for its proximity to his family's home in Seneca, South Carolina. After years of moving for his father's military career, Clemson met the criteria he was looking for in a university - a short commute home and a high-quality education. From a young age, Mason had a more PR

Art + Film Professor Sarah Lasley Awarded Guggenheim Fellowship (10)
ARCATA, California, April 15 -- The California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt posted the following news: * * * Art + Film Professor Sarah Lasley Awarded Guggenheim Fellowship * The 101st class includes 223 distinguished individuals who are making their mark across 55 disciplines. Chosen through a rigorous application and peer review process from nearly 5,000 applicants, these fellows exemplify extraordinary prior achievements and exceptional promise. As established in 1925 by founde more PR

Attorney General Bonta Co-Leads Bipartisan Coalition in Support of Federal Rule to Increase Transparency in Prescription Drug Pricing (10)
SACRAMENTO, California, April 15 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Co-Leads Bipartisan Coalition in Support of Federal Rule to Increase Transparency in Prescription Drug Pricing * Comment letter supports stronger disclosure requirements for PBMs, seeks clarity that proposed rule doesn't preempt state PBM transparency laws OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today co-led a bipartisan coalition of 45 attorneys  more PR

Attorney General Brenna Bird Urges Payment Processors to Stop Transactions of Illegal Vapes Hurting Iowa Children (10)
DES MOINES, Iowa, April 15 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Brenna Bird Urges Payment Processors to Stop Transactions of Illegal Vapes Hurting Iowa Children * DES MOINES -Attorney General Brenna Bird announced today she is leading a coalition of 13 attorneys general in a letter to credit card companies urging them to stop sales of illegal vape products facilitated through their payment card networks. Illegal vapes, overwhelmingly more PR

Betting on The Masters is Gambling, Not Trading a Financial Derivative (10)
WASHINGTON, April 15 [Category: Financial Services] -- Better Markets, an organization that says it promotes pro-market, pro-business and pro-growth policies to help build a better financial system, posted the following news release: * * * Betting on The Masters is Gambling, Not Trading a Financial Derivative * Benjamin Schiffrin, Director of Securities Policy for Better Markets, issued the following statement in connection with Better Markets ' new Fact Sheet entitled "Betting on The Master more PR

CCRKBA APPLAUDS KY LEGISLATUREFOR PRO-2A VETO OVERRIDES (10)
BELLEVUE, Washington, April 15 [Category: Political] -- The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms issued the following news release: * * * CCRKBA APPLAUDS KY LEGISLATUREFOR PRO-2A VETO OVERRIDES * The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms is applauding the Kentucky Legislature for overriding Governor Andy Beshear's vetoes of two pro-Second Amendment bills, sending a message that the rights of law-abiding citizens outweigh the stroke of a prejudiced, partisan more PR

Chairman Guthrie Delivers Floor Remarks on Permitting Reform Bills (10)
WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on April 15, 2026: * * * Chairman Guthrie Delivers Floor Remarks on Permitting Reform Bills Today, Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, delivered remarks on the House floor regarding H.R. 6409, the FENCES Act, HR 6398, the RED Tape Act, and HR 6387, the FIRE ACT. Together, these three bills are esse more PR

Chairmen Guthrie and Hudson Announce Hearing on Updating Satellite Regulations (10)
WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on April 15, 2026: * * * Chairmen Guthrie and Hudson Announce Hearing on Updating Satellite Regulations Yesterday, Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, and Congressman Richard Hudson (NC-09), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, announced a hearing titled SAT Streamlining A more PR

Chairmen Guthrie and Latta Announce Hearing Conducting Oversight of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (10)
WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on April 15, 2026: * * * Chairmen Guthrie and Latta Announce Hearing Conducting Oversight of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission Today, Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, and Congressman Bob Latta (OH-05), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Energy, announced a hearing titled Nuclear Regulatory Commissi more PR

Chairmen Guthrie and Palmer Announce Environment Subcommittee Hearing on Critical Material Supply Chains (10)
WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on April 15, 2026: * * * Chairmen Guthrie and Palmer Announce Environment Subcommittee Hearing on Critical Material Supply Chains Today, Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, and Congressman Gary Palmer (AL-06), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Environment, announced a hearing titled Help or Hindrance more PR

Cisco Becomes Official Partner of Churchill Downs (10)
SAN JOSE, California, April 15 [Category: BizComputer Technology] -- Cisco issued the following news release: * * * Cisco Becomes Official Partner of Churchill Downs * Louisville, KY., (April 15, 2026) - Cisco (Nasdaq: CSCO) and Churchill Downs Incorporated ("CDI" or "the Company") (Nasdaq: CHDN) today announced a multi-year partnership to significantly enhance the networking capabilities at the historic Churchill Downs Racetrack ("Churchill Downs"). As the Official Enterprise Networking and more PR

Comer: Taxpayer Dollars are Being Stolen and Kentucky State Leaders Are Failing to Act (10)
WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: * * * Comer: Taxpayer Dollars are Being Stolen and Kentucky State Leaders Are Failing to Act * WASHINGTON-As part of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform's investigation into curbing federal and state taxpayer fraud, Congressman James Comer (R-Ky.) held a hearing today on "Fraud Prevention: Understanding Fraud in Federally Funded Programs Run by the States." During the hearing, Kentucky more PR

Cumberland School of Law Faculty Scholarship Citations, Jan. 1-March 31, 2026 (10)
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, April 14 -- Samford University issued the following news release: * * * Cumberland School of Law Faculty Scholarship Citations, Jan. 1-March 31, 2026 * The scholarship of Samford University Cumberland School of Law faculty members is frequently cited in numerous legal disciplines. The following is a list of faculty authored works cited from Jan. 1-March 31, 2026, and sourced by Westlaw Precision, Lexis+ AI, and HeinOnline. LaJuana Davis LaJuana Davis, Reconsidering  more PR

Ga. A.G. Carr Pushes for Federal Rule to Increase Transparency in Prescription Drug Pricing (10)
ATLANTA, Georgia, April 16 -- Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr issued the following news release on April 15, 2026: * * * Carr Pushes for Federal Rule to Increase Transparency in Prescription Drug Pricing Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr has joined a bipartisan coalition in submitting a comment letter in support of a proposed rule from the U.S. Department of Labor that requires greater transparency from pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). Specifically, those PBMs that service employer-fun more PR

House Oversight & Government Reform Committee Chairman Comer Announces Full Committee Roundtable on Lawfare Against America's Farmers and Ranchers (10)
WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on April 15, 2026: * * * Comer Announces Full Committee Roundtable on Lawfare Against America's Farmers and Ranchers House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) will hold a full committee roundtable titled "Farming on Trial: A Roundtable on the Growing Use of Lawfare Against American Agriculture." This roun more PR

ICYMI: Guthrie Touts Elimination of Taxes on Tips and Overtime at Elizabethtown Roundtable (10)
WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. S. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, issued the following news: * * * ICYMI: Guthrie Touts Elimination of Taxes on Tips and Overtime at Elizabethtown Roundtable * Elizabethtown, KY - In case you missed it, this week, Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) hosted a roundtable discussion with Kentucky workers about how the Congressional Republicans' Working Families Tax Cuts have improved their financial well-being ahead of Tax, April 15th. During the event, Congressman Guthri more PR

Littler Issues Commentary: Sixth Circuit Points Out Limits of NLRB Adjudicatory Rulemaking (10)
SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 16 -- Littler, a law firm, issued the following commentary on April 15, 2026, by associates Mia Acheson and Michael J. LaCourse and shareholders A. John Harper III and Arthur T. Carter: * * * Sixth Circuit Points Out Limits of NLRB Adjudicatory Rulemaking At a Glance * For nearly 50 years, the Supreme Court's decision in NLRB v. Gissel Packing Co. governed when the Board could issue a bargaining order despite a union's election loss. * In 2023, the Board d more PR

Markey study finds barriers to hormone therapy for patients with cervical cancer (10)
LEXINGTON, Kentucky, April 15 -- The University of Kentucky issued the following news: * * * Markey study finds barriers to hormone therapy for patients with cervical cancer * Most oncologists say they would prescribe hormone therapy to cervical cancer patients who experience early menopause from radiation treatment, but barriers are keeping many from doing so in practice, according to a new University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center study published in JAMA Network Open. Premenopausal pat more PR

More Than 130 Organizations Express Concern Over Changes to CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices Charter (10)
SAN DIEGO, California, April 15 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Public Health Association posted the following news release: * * * More Than 130 Organizations Express Concern Over Changes to CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices Charter * Contact: mediarelations@apha.org, Lisa Robinson, lrobinson@aap.org or Alex Hulvalchick, ahulvalchick@aap.org On April 9, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published a revised Advisory Committee on Immunization Prac more PR

N.H. A.G. Formella, Coalition Push for New Rule to Increase Transparency in Prescription Drug Pricing (10)
CONCORD, New Hampshire, April 16 -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following news release on April 15, 2026: * * * Attorney General Formella, Coalition Push for New Rule to Increase Transparency in Prescription Drug Pricing Attorney General John M. Formella, along with a bipartisan coalition of 44 of his fellow attorneys general, submitted a letter today supporting a proposed U.S. Department of Labor (Department) rule that would require greater transparency from pharm more PR

Priscilla Riggs ('26) Awarded Fulbright US Student Program Grant (10)
BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky, April 15 -- Western Kentucky University posted the following news: * * * Priscilla Riggs ('26) Awarded Fulbright US Student Program Grant * Priscilla Riggs, a first-generation college student in English and Marketing, has been awarded a Fulbright U.S. Student Program English Teaching Assistantship (ETA) to South Korea. Riggs will serve as a cultural ambassador and English teacher during 2027-2028 academic year. Riggs is the daughter of Hannah Jenkins of Elizabethto more PR

St. Louis Fed Releases Beige Book (10)
ST. LOUIS, Missouri, April 16 (TNSrep) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis issued the following news release on April 15, 2026: * * * St. Louis Fed Releases Beige Book The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis released its portion of the Federal Reserve's latest Beige Book, published today. The local report summarizes economic conditions for the Eighth District, which is based in St. Louis and covers all of Arkansas and parts of Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri and Tennesse more PR

University of Maryland School of Medicine: Large U.S. Trial Finds No Added Benefit From Combination Antibiotic to Prevent Infections After Surgery for Complex Leg Fractures (10)
BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 16 (TNSjou) -- The University of Maryland School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Large U.S. Trial Finds No Added Benefit from Combination Antibiotic to Prevent Infections After Surgery for Complex Leg Fractures A large multicenter clinical trial found no benefit to using two antibiotic powders -- vancomycin, which targets gram-positive bacteria seen commonly in surgical infections, and tobramycin, which targets gram-negative bacteria that can al more PR

USOPC Certifies USA Lacrosse as Official NGB Ahead of Olympic Return (10)
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, April 16 -- The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee issued the following news release on April 15, 2026: * * * USOPC certifies USA Lacrosse as official NGB ahead of Olympic return SPARKS, Md. - The United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee has formally certified USA Lacrosse as the official National Governing Body (NGB) for the sport in the United States, marking a significant milestone as lacrosse prepares to return to the Olympic Games. The sport will be con more PR

What They Are Saying: American Job Creators Are Ready for Permitting Reform (10)
WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on April 15, 2026: * * * What They Are Saying: American Job Creators Are Ready for Permitting Reform Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, today highlighted widespread support from manufacturers, energy producers, and job creators across the country for the Committee's work to advance commonsense per more PR

Wittenberg University: Junior Earns Prestigious Goldwater Scholarship (10)
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio, April 16 -- Wittenberg University issued the following news release: * * * Junior Earns Prestigious Goldwater Scholarship Hailey Mulvilhill receives the nation's preeminent undergraduate research award in the fields of science, engineering, and mathematics * Supporting talented college sophomores and juniors who aspire to become the nation's next generation of researchers in science, engineering, and mathematics, the Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Found more PR

WKU Forensics wins sweepstakes championship (10)
BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky, April 15 -- Western Kentucky University posted the following news: * * * WKU Forensics wins sweepstakes championship * WKU Forensics won the sweepstakes championship at the Asynchronous Speech Championship hosted virtually by Southwest Minnesota State University on March 25-29. At the Asynchronous Speech Championship, WKU advanced 65 percent of its entries to elimination rounds, placing at least one student in the top 12 in all eleven events and winning three event  more PR