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Built to Last: Toyota's Mobility Journey (10)
PLANO, Texas, June 15 [Category: BizTransportation] -- Toyota Motor Sales USA posted the following news:
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Built to Last: Toyota's Mobility Journey
Seven decades. In the life of a nation, it's a chapter. In the life of an industry, it's an evolution. But for one company, it has been a promise kept - a promise not just to sell cars in America, but to assemble them here, alongside the people who drive them.
As America approaches its 250th birthday, the question isn't just how far we've come. It's where we're headed next. Who assembles th more PR
Can cooling ingredients in e-cigarettes cause irregular heartbeat or cardiac arrest? (10)
DALLAS, Texas, June 15 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association posted the following news release:
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Can cooling ingredients in e-cigarettes cause irregular heartbeat or cardiac arrest?
Research Highlights:
* Adding cooling ingredients to e-cigarettes resulted in mis-timed heartbeats that could increase the risk for sudden cardiac arrest, according to a study conducted in mice and in lab-grown human heart cells.
* The findings raise concern that people who use these products may have an increased risk of irregular hear more PR
Dinsmore Attends Commonwealth Center for Biomedical Excellence Groundbreaking (10)
CINCINNATI, Ohio, June 16 -- Dinsmore and Shohl, a law firm, issued the following news release on June 15, 2026:
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Dinsmore Attends Commonwealth Center for Biomedical Excellence Groundbreaking
Dinsmore partners Sarah Cameron and Lewis Diaz were on hand earlier this month for the groundbreaking ceremony of the Commonwealth Center for Biomedical Excellence. This collaborative project will bring Northern Kentucky University's Salmon P. Chase College of Law and the University of Kentucky College of Medicine-Northern Kentucky Campus to Coving more PR
Duke Energy Foundation Completes America250 Grantmaking With 54 Grants Expanding Access to Local History and Civic Learning (10)
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, June 16 -- Duke Energy issued the following news release:
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Duke Energy Foundation completes America250 grantmaking with 54 grants expanding access to local history and civic learning
* Final $830,000 round completes the Foundation's more than $1 million America250 investment across the six states Duke Energy serves
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From new heritage trails and museum exhibits to preservation projects and public art, communities across Duke Energy's six-state service area will have new ways to explore the local stories behi more PR
EEOC Sues JACO Enterprises to Force Compliance With Conciliation Agreement (10)
WASHINGTON, June 15 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release:
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EEOC Sues JACO Enterprises to Force Compliance With Conciliation Agreement
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Federal lawsuit charges limousine company with failing to pay $95,000 to resolve sexual harassment allegations as agreed
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - JACO Enterprises, LLC, a transportation/limousine company offering services throughout Kentucky, failed to pay $95,000 to alleged victims of sexual harassment as required pursuant to a conciliation agreement the company more PR
House Energy & Commerce Chairman Guthrie Announces Stakeholder Engagement and Member Services Staff Updates (10)
WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on June 15, 2026:
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Chairman Guthrie Announces Stakeholder Engagement and Member Services Staff Updates
Today, Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, announced that Chris Sarley has been named Senior Director of Policy & Stakeholder Engagement. Additionally, Chairman Guthrie has named Ryan P. Murphy the Director of Member Services.
Chris Sarley-- more PR
Institute for Energy Research: Trump Administration Uses Defense Production Act to Support the Coal Industry (10)
WASHINGTON, June 15 [Category: Energy] -- The Institute for Energy Research posted the following commentary:
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Trump Administration Uses Defense Production Act to Support the Coal Industry
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Key Takeaways
1 President Trump has announced $700 million in subsidies to support the use of U.S. coal and its export to other parts of the world.
2 This program is designed to help upgrade 13 power plants in 10 states to extend their lifetimes, restart a coal plant in Maryland, and support the construction of the first two new coal plants in ov more PR
Kentucky Bar Association Recognizes Several Dinsmore Attorneys at Annual Conference (10)
CINCINNATI, Ohio, June 16 -- Dinsmore and Shohl, a law firm, issued the following news release:
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Kentucky Bar Association Recognizes Several Dinsmore Attorneys at Annual Conference
Tanner Watkins was inducted as Kentucky Bar Association President-Elect, and Glen Bagby was honored with induction into the UK Rosenberg College of Law Hall of Fame, highlighting Dinsmore's strong presence at this year's Kentucky Bar Association conference in Covington.
Several other Dinsmore attorneys, and the Firm itself, were also recognized for their wor more PR
No Labels Issues Commentary: Locked Out of Democracy (10)
WASHINGTON, June 16 -- No Labels, a political organization that advocates for centrism and bipartisanship, issued the following commentary on June 15, 2026, by senior policy analyst Peyton Lofton:
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Locked Out of Democracy
With fewer competitive House races and a new redistricting arms race underway, voters need more choices - not fewer.
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According to the Cook Political Report, only 35 of this year's 435 House races are considered competitive. In the other 400, the general election is merely a formality. These 92% of districts are so more PR
Reason Foundation Issues Commentary: Fixing FAA's Air Traffic Control Safety Conflict (10)
LOS ANGELES, California, June 10 -- The Reason Foundation issued the following commentary by Robert Poole, director of transportation policy and Searle Freedom Trust transportation fellow:
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Fixing FAA's air traffic control safety conflict
There must be separation between aviation safety regulation and the provision of services like air traffic control.
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The Federal Aviation Administration has two main functions: to operate and manage the U.S. air traffic control system and to regulate all aspects of aviation safety. Both functions ar more PR
Schneider Electric U.S. Manufacturing Facilities are Now NEMA Make It American Certified (10)
RUEIL-MALMAISON, France, June 16 -- Schneider Electric, a developer of connected technologies and solutions to manage energy, issued the following news release:
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Schneider Electric U.S. Manufacturing Facilities are now NEMA Make it American Certified
* Schneider Electric becomes the first company to secure NEMA Make it AmericanTM certifications across more than 20 of its U.S. supply chain facilities
* Certified facilities are in numerous states, including California, Iowa, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Missouri, North Carolina, Neb more PR
SREB Announces 2026-27 Leadership Officers and Council Chairs (10)
ATLANTA, Georgia, June 15 [Category: Education] -- The Southern Regional Education Board posted the following news release:
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SREB Announces 2026-27 Leadership Officers and Council Chairs
Governor Reeves reelected chair, Cumings Smith of KY reelected vice chair, Cozart of AR is treasurer
Pettyjohn of DE elected chair and McCarty of MS elected vice chair of Legislative Advisory Council
CHARLOTTE -Governor Tate Reeves of Mississippi was reelected chair of the Southern Regional Education Board at the most recent annual meeting of the bo more PR
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