SACRAMENTO, California, May 7 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Secures End of Unlawful Meat Price Coordination, Announces Settlement with Agri Stats OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta, the U.S. Department of Justice (U.S. DOJ), and a bipartisan coalition of five other attorneys general, today reached a settlement with Agri Stats, Inc. (Agri Stats), resolving allegations that the company facilitated an information exchange between meat producers and processors more PR

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- The Center for Genomic Interpretation, Sandy, Utah, has submitted a public comment letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services urging the agency to leverage its full definition of "abuse" under federal regulations to combat scientific fraud and abuse in genetic testing. The letter was submitted in response to CMS's Request for Information concerning the Comprehensive Regulations to Uncover Suspicious Healthcare initiative. The Center argues that while the RFI addresses billing and patient recruitment fraud, it ne more ST

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. Burgess Owens, R-Utah, chairman of the House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development, released the following opening statement from an April 29, 2026, hearing entitled "Speech or Silence? The Future of the First Amendment in Higher Education": * * * Colleges and universities should strive to cultivate intellectual diversity on campus by exposing students to new, and sometimes controversial, ideas they may not agree with. This mission is becoming increasingly urgent as stude more PR

POCATELLO, Idaho, May 7 -- Idaho State University posted the following news: * * * ISU Spring Sales Competition Expands to Include Universities from Around the Region * A spring tradition at Idaho State University is growing. Recently, the ISU College of Business hosted its spring Sales Competition. Sponsored by ICCU, the competition tasked students to work solo or in a team on a realistic commercial banking scenario. Students acted as Business Relationship Officers for ICCU, working to earn the business of a fictional construction compan more PR

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on May 7, 2026: * * * Justice Department Requires Agri Stats to End Exchange of Competitively Sensitive Information Among Nation's Largest Meat Processors that Suppressed Competition and Increased Prices for Decades The Proposed Settlement Will Restore Competitive Prices for Consumers by Ending Meat Processors' Unfair Advantage in Negotiations with Meat Buyers * The Justice Department's Antitrust Division filed a proposed settlement today to resolve the U more PR

WURZBURG, Germany, May 7 -- The University of Wurzburg issued the following news release: * * * Like a molecular scalpel * Many application - whether in medicine, biotechnology, or agriculture - require the ability to eliminate unwanted cells, since these can compromise health, reduce productivity, or interfere with desired biological processes. However, doing so without affecting other cells remains a significant challenge. A collaboration of the Helmholtz Institute Wurzburg (HIRI), Akribion Therapeutics in Zwingenberg, as well as the Un more PR

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Blackburn Bipartisan Bill to Crack Down on Carjacking Passes Senate Judiciary Committee * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) released the following statements after their Federal Carjacking Enforcement Act advanced out of the Senate Judiciary Committee. This legislation would make a long overdue fix to the federal carjacking statute, empowering prosecutors to hold more offenders accountab more PR

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- The N=1 Collaborative, a multidisciplinary nonprofit consortium devoted to advancing individualized therapies for rare genetic diseases, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration regarding the agency's draft guidance on using the Plausible Mechanism Framework to develop therapies targeting specific genetic conditions. The letter highlights N1C's support for the guidance as a step toward regulatory frameworks tailored to individualized genetic medicine but recommends specific clarificatio more ST

LINCOLN, Nebraska, May 7 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release: * * * Nebraska Leads 23-State Coalition Asking Supreme Court to Uphold Mifepristone Stay Today, Nebraska Attorney General Michael Hilgers filed an amicus brief on behalf of 23 states asking the Supreme Court to leave in place a lower court's stay of a federal regulation that removed the longstanding in-person dispensing requirement for the chemical abortion drug mifepristone. The stayed rule, issued in 2023 by the Biden-era FDA, has the prac more PR

ITHACA, New York, May 6 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Nine students receive SUNY Chancellor's Awards * Nine students and recent graduates representing Cornell's four contract colleges have been chosen to receive the 2026 State University of New York (SUNY) Chancellor's Award for Student Excellence. The highest student honor conferred by SUNY, the award recognizes exceptional achievement in areas such as academics, leadership, campus involvement, community service, the arts, and diversity, equity, inclusion and jus more PR

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, May 7 -- Gov. Spencer J. Cox, R-Utah, issued the following news release: * * * Nominees announced for Third District Court vacancy The Third District Judicial Nominating Commission has selected nominees for a vacancy on the Third District Court. This position was created by the Legislature during the 2026 Legislative Session. The nominees for the vacancy are: Elizabeth Butler, Shareholder, Co-Chair of Litigation Department, Parsons Behle & Latimer; Matthew Janzen, Deputy County Attorney, Davis County Attorney's Office; more PR

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- The House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development released the following written testimony by Judson Horras, president and CEO of the North American Interfraternity Conference, from an April 29, 2026, hearing entitled "Speech or Silence? The Future of the First Amendment in Higher Education": * * * I am Jud Horras, President and CEO of the North American Interfraternity Conference (NIC). The NIC is a trade association of 61 national and international fraternities. As the 2025-26 more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, May 7 [Category: BizMedia] -- PBS posted the following news release: * * * PBS America @ 250 Continues with Semiquincentennial-Themed Programming * to Mark the Nation's Historic Anniversary ARLINGTON, VA; May 7, 2026 - PBS America @ 250, a multiyear celebration of U.S. history, culture, and children's programming, which began in spring 2025 and continues through America's Semi-quincentennial in 2026 and beyond, is part of the largest national and local engagement effort in its history. New programming will air throug more PR

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- Porritt Inc., an Utah-based developer of AI-powered engineering software for industrial process safety, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency regarding the proposed rule "Accidental Release Prevention Requirements: Risk Management Programs Under the Clean Air Act; Common Sense Approach to Chemical Accident Prevention." The letter addresses the EPA Office of Land and Emergency Management docket (No.: EPA-HQ-OLEM-2025-0313) and focuses on the agency's proposal to rescind or modify sever more ST

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. Gabriel Vasquez, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Gabe Vasquez Celebrates One-Year Anniversary of the Bipartisan Public Lands Caucus, Keeps Push to Protect Public Lands * WASHINGTON, DC - On May 7, 2026, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) celebrated the one-year anniversary of the launch of the bipartisan Public Lands Caucus, which he co-founded on May 7, 2025. Last summer, bipartisan Public Lands Caucus Members helped successfully defeat attempts to sell off millions of acres of p more PR

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. Mike Kennedy, R-Utah, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Kennedy Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Reduce Medical Billing Burden on Native American Patients * Washington, D.C. -Congressman Mike Kennedy, M.D. (UT-03) introduced H.R. 8658, the Indian Health Service Emergency Claims Parity Act to give American Indian and Alaska Native patients a fair window to handle paperwork after a medical emergency. The bill extends the Purchased/Referred Care (PRC) notification deadline from 72 hours to 15 days. It is a co more PR

LOGAN, Utah, May 7 -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * Rooted in Experience, Growing Opportunity: The Pratt Family's Investment in Working Landscapes * The connection between land, learning and livelihood has always been deeply personal for Scott and Mindy Pratt. Long before they established two scholarships in the S.J. and Jessie E. Quinney College of Agriculture and Natural Resources at Utah State University, their shared experiences as students were already shaping a vision for the future. Both graduates of USU  more PR

LOGAN, Utah, May 7 -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * Salesh Sharma to Join USU as New Chief Audit Executive * LOGAN, Utah - Utah State University has hired Salesh Sharma to serve as the university's chief audit executive. In this role, Sharma will serve as the senior-most executive responsible for leading the university's internal audit function. The chief audit executive reports to the chair of the Board of Trustees Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee and administratively to the Office of the President, providing more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, May 7 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Ultrahigh-energy cosmic messengers may carry ultraheavy secrets * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -There may be an ultraheavy explanation for the mystery surrounding the origins of the highest-energy particles ever observed. Ultrahigh-energy cosmic rays are particles from space that strike Earth with energies far beyond those reachable by human-made particle accelerators. One of the most extreme events ever recorded is the "Amaterasu particle," det more PR

EL PASO, Texas, May 8 -- The University of Texas El Paso campus issued the following news release: * * * Doctoral Student Parikrama Sapkota Earns Prestigious Ecology Award UTEP doctoral student Parikrama Sapkota is the 2026 recipient of the E. Lucy Braun Award from the Ecological Society of America (ESA). The award recognizes outstanding contributions to the field of ecology. Sapkota is a Ph.D. candidate in ecology and evolutionary biology at UTEP who studies the complex relationship between native Chihuahuan Desert plants and soil microbi more PR

LOGAN, Utah, May 7 -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * USU Launches 'Big Blue' SMS Chatbot to Strengthen Student Support, Connection * Utah State University's Division of Student Success is introducing a new text-based support initiative designed to help students stay connected, informed and successful throughout their college experience. On May 6, undergraduate students enrolled in summer classes on the Logan campus received an introductory text message from "Big Blue," Student Success's new SMS chatbot created to p more PR

LOGAN, Utah, May 7 -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * USU Student Studies Abroad in Logrono, Spain, Through Fundacion Language Program * LOGAN, Utah - Utah State University student Eliza Lee gained valuable cultural and academic experiences while studying abroad in Logrono, Spain, through the Fundacion Language Program at the University of La Rioja during the spring 2026 semester. Lee spent the semester in the historic city of Logrono, located in northern Spain's La Rioja region, where she strengthened her Spanish l more PR

LOGAN, Utah, May 7 -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * USU UWLP Study Shows Seven Top Opportunities for Utah Girls and Women * National and statewide studies continue to show that Utah women and girls are not thriving in many critical areas. Committed to finding solutions, the Utah State University Utah Women & Leadership Project wanted to better understand Utahns' perceptions regarding opportunities for women and girls in the state. The UWLP collected data from more than 5,000 Utah men and women ages 18 and older be more PR

LOGAN, Utah, May 7 -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * Utah High School Students to Build Real EV in New Summer Program * LOGAN, Utah -This July, a select group of high school students in Northern Utah will build a real electric vehicle as part of the new ASPIRE Summer EV Academy program. This hands-on, five-day STEM workshop is designed to introduce students to the rapidly evolving world of electrified transportation. "Project-based learning, like ASPIRE's innovative EV Academy, ignites students' understanding of  more PR

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, May 8 -- Utah Attorney General Derek Brown issued the following news on May 7, 2026: * * * Utah secures settlement targeting practices that drove meat prices up Utah joined a bipartisan coalition of states working with the US Department of Justice in resolving the civil antitrust lawsuit against Agri Stats, Inc. for helping meat processors share confidential business information in ways that undermined fair competition. The settlement, reached just before trial was set to begin, requires Agri Stats to stop sharing that more PR

DETROIT, Michigan, May 5 -- Wayne State University issued the following news: * * * Wayne State University professor to receive 2026 Scientific Award of Distinction from the American Federation for Aging Research The American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR) announced the 2026 recipients of three of its annual Scientific Awards of Distinction. Dr. Marianna Sadagurski, associate professor in the Institute of Environmental Health Sciences and the Department of Biological Sciences in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Wayne State U more PR