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News Tipoffs - Virginia Editors Newsletter for 2026-06-14 ( 10 items )  
ATA ACTION BRINGING TOP FEDERAL POLICY PRIORITIES TO CAPITOL HILL TO SUPPORT PERMANENT ACCESS TO VIRTUAL CARE AND DIGITAL HEALTH TOOLS (10)
ARLINGTON, Virginia, June 13 -- The American Telemedicine Association issued the following news release on June 11, 2026: * * * ATA ACTION BRINGING TOP FEDERAL POLICY PRIORITIES TO CAPITOL HILL TO SUPPORT PERMANENT ACCESS TO VIRTUAL CARE AND DIGITAL HEALTH TOOLS ATA NAMES NEW VP, PUBLIC POLICY & HEAD OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT RELATIONS AT ATA ACTION - WASHINGTON, DC -- ATA Action, the affiliated policy and legislative advocacy arm of the American Telemedicine Association, met with 35 Congressional offices, House and Senate leadership offices,  more PR

Fisher Phillips Issues Insight: Employer Cheat Sheet for Workplace Laws Taking Effect July 1, 2026 (10)
ATLANTA, Georgia, June 13 -- Fisher Phillips, a law firm, issued the following insight on June 12, 2026: * * * Employer Cheat Sheet for Workplace Laws Taking Effect July 1, 2026 Most employers are prepared for new laws at the start of each year - but did you know that a heap of new workplace laws take effect at the halfway point? Here's your employer cheat sheet to prepare for all the new laws taking effect in July 2026 (July 1, unless otherwise noted). NOTE: This list should not be relied upon as a comprehensive source for any or all new l more PR

ICYMI: Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Cruz Hosts Roundtable on the Protect College Sports Act (10)
WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release on June 12, 2026: * * * ICYMI: Chairman Cruz Hosts Roundtable on the Protect College Sports Act U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Ranking Member Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), and Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) hosted a roundtable with coaches, student athletes, and university presidents to discuss the Protect College Sports Act. Chairman Cruz emphasized, "The Protect Coll more PR

Jefferson Lab Breaks Ground on New Building to Power Next Generation of Scientific Discovery (10)
NEWPORT NEWS, Virginia, June 13 -- The Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility Jefferson Lab issued the following news release on June 12, 2026: * * * Jefferson Lab Breaks Ground on New Building to Power Next Generation of Scientific Discovery The Jefferson Lab Data Center will strengthen DOE's scientific data infrastructure and support the future High Performance Data Facility - The U.S. Department of Energy's Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility today marked the ceremonial start of construction for the Jefferson Lab Dat more PR

New commanding officer at helm of Marine Safety Unit Saipan (10)
WASHINGTON, June 13 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news release: * * * New commanding officer at helm of Marine Safety Unit Saipan * GARAPAN, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands - Lt. Gabriel LaMartina assumed command of U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit Saipan from Lt. Justin Miller in a change of command ceremony in Saipan on Saturday. Capt. Jessica Worst, commander of U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia/Sector Guam, presided over the ceremony. During Miller's tenure from October more PR

OSU/A&M Regents Approve Personnel Actions (10)
STILLWATER, Oklahoma, June 13 -- Oklahoma State University issued the following news: * * * OSU/A&M Regents approve personnel actions Numerous Oklahoma State University personnel actions were approved during the OSU/A&M Board of Regents meeting on Friday at the Hamm Institute for American Energy at OSU in Oklahoma City. New appointments Ferguson College of Agriculture * Ruth Woiwode, associate professor and Temple Grandin Endowed Professorship, Animal and Food Sciences * Venugopal Kalavacharla, professor, senior associate vice president  more PR

Presidential Trump Issues Statement on 250th Anniversary of Virginia Declaration of Rights (10)
WASHINGTON, June 13 -- President Trump issued the following statement on June 12, 2026, on the 250th anniversary of the Virginia Declaration of Rights: * * * On June 12, 1776, Virginia unanimously proclaimed the Virginia Declaration of Rights--the first official declaration of individual liberties in the American Colonies and one of the most consequential documents in the history of human freedom. Its immortal truths inspired both the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, forever shaping the destiny of our Republic. As the flame  more PR

Spire Global and Diehl Defence Sign Agreement to Advance Space-Based Early Warning and Reconnaissance Capabilities (10)
VIENNA, Virginia, June 13 -- Spire Global Inc., a provider of space-based data, analytics and services, issued the following news release: * * * Spire Global and Diehl Defence Sign Agreement to Advance Space-Based Early Warning and Reconnaissance Capabilities The agreement combines Diehl Defence's expertise in air defense systems with Spire's long-standing experience in building and operating satellite constellations to support German and European defense initiatives Agreement reinforces Spire's commitment to building sovereign space-based  more PR

UTulsa joins notable universities in signing Statement of Shared Practice on AI & Archives (10)
TULSA, Oklahoma, June 13 -- The University of Tulsa posted the following news: * * * UTulsa joins notable universities in signing Statement of Shared Practice on AI & Archives * The University of Tulsa Libraries have signed a national Statement of Shared Practice on AI & Archives, a community-developed framework that establishes shared professional standards for responding to artificial intelligence training requests involving archival and special collections materials. Developed through collaboration among research libraries and coordina more PR

WOW.DHS.GOV: ICE Arrests Murderers, Rapists, and Drug Traffickers (10)
WASHINGTON, June 12 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * WOW.DHS.GOV: ICE Arrests Murderers, Rapists, and Drug Traffickers * Nearly 70% of criminal illegal aliens arrested by ICE have been charged or arrested for a crime in the United States WASHINGTON -Yesterday, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested more worst of the worst criminal illegal aliens, convicted for manslaughter, rape, trafficking methamphetamine, and other repulsive crimes. "Yesterday, ICE arrested multiple more PR