BOONE, North Carolina, June 19 -- Appalachian State University issued the following news: * * * $2.27 billion in statewide energy savings reported at App State's Appalachian Energy Summit Through decades of energy efficiency and conservation efforts, Appalachian State University and its state partners have avoided $2.27 billion in energy costs since 2002, according to the North Carolina State Energy Office. The savings span the University of North Carolina System, North Carolina community colleges and other state agencies. "Reaching this m more PR

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, June 19 -- The American Baseball Coaches Association issued the following news: * * * 2026 ABCA NCAA Div. II Region All-Defensive Teams Announced The 2026 ABCA NCAA Div. II Region All-Defensive teams have been announced in all eight regions. The teams are voted on by members of the American Baseball Coaches Association and the process is led by the ABCA NCAA Div. II All-America & Coach of the Year Committee. Rudy Garbalosa of Lynn University serves as Chair of the ABCA NCAA Div. II All-America & Coach of the Year more PR

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, June 19 -- The American Baseball Coaches Association issued the following news: * * * 2026 ABCA NCAA Div. III Region All-Defensive Teams Announced The 2026 ABCA NCAA Div. III Region All-Defensive teams have been announced in all 10 regions. The teams are voted on by members of the American Baseball Coaches Association and the process is led by the ABCA NCAA Div. III All-America & Coach of the Year Committee. Paul Hesse of the University of Mount Union serves as Chair of the ABCA NCAA Division III All-America & Co more PR

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, June 19 -- The American Baseball Coaches Association issued the following news: * * * 2026 ABCA Pacific Association Division Region All-Defensive Teams Announced The 2026 ABCA Pacific Association Division Region All-Defensive teams have been announced in all three regions: Northern California, Southern California and the Northwest. The Pacific Association Division is comprised of junior colleges from the California Community College Athletic Association (3C2A) and the Northwest Athletic Conference (NWAC). The sel more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- AARP issued the following news release on June 17, 2026 with United Way Worldwide: * * * AARP and United Way Worldwide Expand 211 Caregiver Program to 10 New States - Increasing Support for Millions More Family Caregivers Expansion into additional 211 call centers brings the program to 32 states and Puerto Rico, reaching 50% of the total U.S. population, and accessible to an estimated 36 million family caregivers - Millions more family caregivers across the country now have easier access to critical support through t more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, June 17 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Pacific Legal Foundation issued the following news release: * * * Appeals court revives Outer Banks entrepreneur's fight to earn a living Raleigh, North Carolina: A mobile art gallery owner won an appellate victory Wednesday after the North Carolina Court of Appeals reversed a lower court's dismissal of her constitutional challenge to a Kill Devil Hills ordinance. The ordinance restricts itinerant vendors from operating during the area's extended summer season. Ami Hill alleges the more PR

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, June 17 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * Army Reserve Soldier become first section to be gunnery qualified in 10 years * CAMP SHELBY, Miss. - U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers assigned to the 416th Theater Engineer Command dismount from their High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle, steam coming off their gun barrels in the cool night air. The energy among the team is ecstatic, they have just become the first section in the U.S. Army Reserve to be gunnery qualified in nearly 10 years. more PR

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, June 17 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * Army Reserve Soldiers strengthen accountability through Tactical Personnel System during Operation Sentinel Justice * CAMP SHELBY, Miss. - As thousands of service members converge on Camp Shelby for Operation Sentinel Justice, one of the largest and most complex training exercises of its kind, accountability remains a critical component of mission success. Behind the scenes, Army Reserve human resources professionals assigned to the 312th A more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, June 17 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Announces $7 Million Settlement with Property Management Company LivCor for its Role in Algorithmic Rent Alignment Scheme * OAKLAND - California Attorney General Rob Bonta today, as part of a bipartisan coalition of nine attorneys general, announced a $7 million settlement with LivCor, LLC (LivCor), one of the property management companies named as a defendant in Attorney General Bonta's ongoing antitrust  more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, June 18 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Announces $7 Million Settlement with Property Management Company LivCor for its Role in Algorithmic Rent Alignment Scheme * OAKLAND - California Attorney General Rob Bonta today, as part of a bipartisan coalition of nine attorneys general, announced a $7 million settlement with LivCor, LLC (LivCor), one of the property management companies named as a defendant in Attorney General Bonta's ongoing antitrust  more PR

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, June 17 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Griffin Announces Conviction of Piggot Man for Medicaid Fraud Griffin: 'Every fraudulent Medicaid claim threatens the integrity of a program designed to serve vulnerable Arkansans' - Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement announcing the conviction of a Piggot man for Medicaid fraud:  "On June 8, Mikel Rios, 35, of Piggot, pleaded guilty to Medicaid Fraud, a Class C felony. He was sentenced more PR

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, June 18 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Griffin Announces Conviction of Trumann Woman for Medicaid Fraud Griffin: 'This case demonstrates that those who engage in Medicaid fraud, submit false claims, and exploit vulnerable beneficiaries can face serious consequences, including prison time' - Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement announcing the conviction of a Trumann woman on two counts of Medicaid fraud:  "On May 4, Brandi Dav more PR

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, June 18 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Griffin Announces Fraud and Consumer Protection Summit September 28-29 in Little Rock Griffin: 'Everyone is impacted by fraud in one way or another, so this summit truly has something for everyone'  - Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement announcing his annual summit for 2026:  "Building on the success of our past three annual summits, I am excited to announce that this year's summit wil more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 18 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL ANNOUNCES $7 MILLION SETTLEMENT WITH LIVCOR FOR ITS ROLE IN ALGORITHMIC RENT ALIGNMENT SCHEME Settlement Resolves Property Management Company's Illegal Gathering, Sharing of Confidential Pricing Information  - Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a bipartisan coalition of nine attorneys general, today announced a $7 million settlement with LivCor LLC (LivCor), one of the property management companies name more PR

SALEM, Oregon, June 18 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Rayfield Secures $7 Million Settlement from Property Management Company Over Rent-Fixing Scheme Attorney General Dan Rayfield announced a $7 million settlement with LivCor, LLC (LivCor), one of the property management companies named as a defendant in ongoing antitrust litigation against software company RealPage. The settlement, reached in collaboration with a bipartisan coalition of nine attorneys general, resolves alle more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 18 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Skrmetti Announces $7 Million Settlement with LivCor Over Rent-Pricing Manipulation * Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti today announced a $7 million settlement with property management company LivCor, LLC, over allegations that it participated in a scheme that used RealPage's rent-pricing software and competitors' confidential data to increase apartment rents. The settlement is part of a bipartisan laws more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, June 18 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Announces $7 Million Settlement with Property Management Company, LivCor for its Role in Algorithmic Rent Alignment Scheme Attorney General William Tong and a bipartisan coalition of eight other attorneys general today announced a $7 million settlement with LivCor, LLC (LivCor), the second property management company to settle in the ongoing antitrust litigation against software company RealPage and landl more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, June 19 -- The North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources Office of Archives and History issued the following news release: * * * Book Published by North Carolina Office of Archives and History to be Included in 2026 National Book Festival A book offered by the North Carolina Office of Archives and History, in partnership with America 250 NC, has been selected to represent North Carolina at the annual Library of Congress National Book Festival. The National Book Festival will be held in Washington,  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Budd Joins Cruz & Cantwell in Introducing Bipartisan Bill to Codify NOAA's Hurricane Hunter Mission to More Accurately Track Storms * Washington, D.C. -U.S. Senator Ted Budd (R-N.C.), member of the Senate Commerce and Science Committee, joined committee Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Ranking Member Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) in introducing the Hurricane Hunter Aircraft Recapitalization Act. The legislation will, for the first time, codify the Nat more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Budd, Coons Bill to Reauthorize USCIRF & Advance International Religious Freedom Passes Committee & Heads to Senate Floor * Washington, D.C. -U.S. Senators Ted Budd (R-N.C.) and Chris Coons' (D-Del.) legislation to extend the authorization of the independent, bipartisan United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) through Fiscal Year (FY) 2028 advanced out of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC) yesterday, as ame more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Budd, Cortez Masto, Tillis, Rosen Secure Passage of Bipartisan Resolution Honoring the Life of NASCAR Legend Kyle Busch * Washington, D.C. -U.S. Senators Ted Budd (R-N.C.), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), and Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) secured passage of their bipartisan resolution honoring the life of two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion, Kyle Busch. Below is an excerpt from the resolution, in which the Senators recognized Bus more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- The U.S. Department of War issued the following news: * * * Camp Lejeune Modernizes Tactical Driving With High-Tech Realism * The Marine Corps is taking a leap forward in tactical vehicle training, trading unnecessary wear and tear for high-tech, immersive realism at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. With the introduction of the multiplatform driver simulator, Marines are now able to push the limits of the joint light tactical vehicle without assuming any physical risk. According to Shannon Ohlinger, t more PR

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration issued the following recall notice: * * * Clover Hill Dairy Expands Recall to Include All Clover Hill Dairy Brand Cheese Due to Possible Health Risk Summary Company Announcement Date: June 18, 2026 FDA Publish Date: June 18, 2026 Product Type: Food & Beverages Foodborne Illness Reason for Announcement: Potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. Company Name: Clover Hill Dairy, LLC. Brand Name: Clover Hill Dairy Product  more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, June 18 -- The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release: * * * Coastal Resources Commission Science Panel releases report on oceanfront hardened structures * The N.C. Coastal Resources Commission (CRC) Science Panel today released its report examining oceanfront hardened structures and shoreline stabilization approaches along North Carolina's coast at its regular meeting in New Bern. The findings will provide scientific and technical information to support future discussio more PR

MERRIFIELD, Virginia, June 18 [Category: Environment] -- The National Wildlife Federation posted the following news release: * * * Conservationist, Clean Energy Leader to Serve as Chair-Elect of National Wildlife Federation's Board of Directors * Leading conservationist, advocate, and policy expert Beth A. Viola will serve as chair-elect of the National Wildlife Federation following a vote of the organization's 52 state and territorial affiliates at the 90th Annual Meeting in Providence, R.I. Viola, who has served on the National Wildlife F more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Cortez Masto, Rosen, Budd, Tillis Pass Bipartisan Resolution Honoring the Life of NASCAR Legend and Nevadan Kyle Busch * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), Ted Budd (R-N.C.), and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) successfully passed their bipartisan resolution honoring the life of two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Busch. Busch was born and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada. Below is an excerpt fro more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, June 18 -- The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release: * * * Exceptional drought expands to 10 counties in central North Carolina * Drought conditions have intensified in central North Carolina, with parts of 10 counties in and around the Triangle now classified as experiencing exceptional drought. The majority of the rest of the state remains in extreme and severe drought. According to the N.C. Drought Management Advisory Council's latest classifications issued Thursda more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, June 18 -- Gov. Josh Stein, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Stein Announces $126 Million of Investment and 96 New Jobs for Rural North Carolina * Today Governor Josh Stein announced that North Carolina's Rural Infrastructure Authority (RIA) has approved eight grant requests for local governments totaling $4,085,208. The grants include commitments to create a total of 396 jobs, 300 of which were previously announced. As a result of these grants, the additional investment in these p more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, June 18 -- Gov. Josh Stein, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Stein Announces Boards and Commissions Appointments * Today Governor Josh Stein announced appointments to boards and commissions. Governor Stein has appointed the following to the Historic Hillsborough Commission: * Kathryn Marie Senner of Durham County as an at-large member. Senner serves as president of the Hillsborough Elementary School Parent Teacher Association and volunteers as program planning co-chair for the more PR

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, June 17 -- The city of Greensboro issued the following news on June 16, 2026: * * * FY 2026-27 Budget Includes Property Tax Adjustment to Support Core Services During tonight's City Council meeting, the City Council voted on the Fiscal Year 2026-27 budget, which begins July 1, 2026. The budget includes a total City property tax rate of 79.85 cents. This is a 12.6 cent property tax rate adjustment on current property values to help address rising service delivery costs and support core City services. This property  more PR

HIGH POINT, North Carolina, June 18 -- High Point University issued the following news release: * * * HPU Hosts 12th Annual Youth Leadership Academy for High School Students - High Point University and the High Point Police Department (HPPD) kicked off the 12 th Annual Youth Leadership Academy on June 15 for 24 high school students from across the Piedmont Triad.  The academy provides opportunities for the local teenagers to develop their leadership skills and learn more about assisting the community. Each summer, HPU partners with the HP more PR

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, June 17 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * Inspired by family, driven to serve: Combat medic finds purpose in Army Reserve * CAMP SHELBY, Miss. - As a child, Staff Sgt. Randall Joos never questioned what he wanted to do with his life. Watching his older brother serve in the Army, Joos imagined himself following the same path and living a similar life to whom he admired most. Years later, that childhood dream has become a reality. Joos now serves as a combat medic with the 409th Med more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Kennedy in National Review: Autism centers are defrauding Medicaid to the tune of millions * WASHINGTON - Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) penned this op-ed in National Review explaining how Medicaid fraud at autism-related care facilities spiraled out of control and how federal and state governments are holding the fraudsters accountable. Key excerpts of the op-ed are below: "Autism is a breathtakingly complex disorder. Some children with autism gr more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Larsen Cheers Trump Administration Backing Off Plan to End Key Ocean Monitoring Initiative * Today, U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) released the following statement: "Monitoring our oceans is crucial to protect Northwest Washington's coastlines, marine ecosystems and maritime economy. "The Trump administration's attempt to remove hundreds of underwater instruments that help scientists understand ecosystem threats and natural disasters more PR

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, June 18 -- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center posted the following news: * * * Leading the Fight: Dr. Kenneth Ataga's Mission to Advance Sickle Cell Care * When Kenneth Ataga, MD, talks about his work, his focus is always on his patients. He has spent more than two decades caring for people with sickle cell disease and searching for better treatments for the condition that often causes unpredictable pain, threatens organs, and shortens lives. "I was attracted to medicine because I wanted to help people," more PR

CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina, June 18 -- The University of North Carolina Gillings School of Global Public Health posted the following news: * * * She followed her dad into public health Kim Enders, DrPH '25 (biostatistics), stood onstage with a wide smile at last month's doctoral hooding ceremony. With a matching grin, her father was right beside her. Bert Peterson, MD, William R. Kenan, Jr. Distinguished Professor, had the special honor of hooding his daughter as she received a doctoral degree from the UNC Gillings School of Global Public more PR

FAYETTEVILLE, North Carolina, June 18 -- Manna University issued the following commentary on June 16, 2026, by President Carlo A. Serrano: * * * Theology That Travels Well Not all theology survives contact with reality. What I mean is that theology can sound clear in a classroom or feel settled in familiar environments. Yet, once you step into a place that doesn't share your assumptions, your pace, or your resources, what you believe gets tested quickly. For the past few years, I've had the privilege of serving on Manna Missions trips t more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Murkowski Lead the Charge to Block the Dismantling of One-Of-A-Kind Ocean Monitoring Network * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) took to the Senate floor to successfully pass their bipartisan legislation that pauses the reckless dismantling of the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI), a complex system of 900 ocean monitoring instruments that provides rea more PR

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, June 18 -- North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University posted the following news: * * * N.C. A&T Fellowship Gospel Choir Nominated for Stellar Awards * EAST GREENSBORO, N.C. (June 18, 2026) - There's a reason they're called the award-winning North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University Fellowship Gospel Choir. The choir will have an opportunity to add another honor to its legacy with its nomination for a Stellar Award in the inaugural HBCU Choir of the Year category. Joining Howard  more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, June 19 -- The North Carolina Department of Labor issued the following news release: * * * Commissioner Luke Farley applauds the N.C. General Assembly on working with NCDOL to pass The Worker Safety Act of 2026 (H.B. 258) North Carolina Labor Commissioner Luke Farley praised the General Assembly for passing The Worker Safety Act of 2026 (H.B. 258), legislation that modernizes the Retaliatory Employment Discrimination Act (REDA) complaint process and provides greater clarity, transparency, and efficiency for workers.  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury Office of the Comptroller of the Currency issued the following news release on June 18, 2026: * * * OCC Announces Enforcement Actions for June 2026 The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today released enforcement actions for June 2026. The OCC uses enforcement actions against an institution-affiliated party (IAP) to deter, encourage correction of, or prevent violations, unsafe or unsound practices, or breaches of fiduciary duty. Enforcement actions against IAPs reinfor more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, June 18 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Paul Hastings, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Paul Hastings Acts as Counsel on ESG and EHS Advisory Work for TPG Transition Infrastructure's Acquisition of Waste Eliminator and Liberty Waste Solutions * Paul Hastings (Europe) LLP acted as counsel on ESG and EHS advisory work for TPG Transition Infrastructure's acquisition of Waste Eliminator, a provider of solid waste hauling, disposal and recycling services for commercial and industrial waste generators in Georgia a more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, June 18 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Penn State statistician honored with Noether Distinguished Scholar Award * Runze Li, Evan Pugh University Professor and Eberly Family Chair Professor in Statistics at Penn State, has been honored with the Gottfried E. Noether Distinguished Scholar Award from the American Statistical Association. The award is given each year to a distinguished senior researcher/teacher in nonparametric statistics and was established in 1999 to honor Gottf more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, June 19 -- Pinnacle Financial Partners, an asset regional bank that says it provides banking, investment, trust, mortgage and insurance products and services, issued the following news release on June 18, 2026: * * * Pinnacle Financial Partners Announces New Corporate Headquarters at Ten Twenty Spring in Midtown Atlanta The 165,000-square-foot lease marks major momentum for the Class-A office tower as Pinnacle stakes a claim in the heart of Midtown - Portman and Perform Properties today announced Pinnacle Financial Partne more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Pulitzer Center, an organization that says it combines journalism and engagement, posted the following statement on June 17, 2026, by staffer Rozina Breen: * * * Journalists' Roundtable Finds Opportunities, Challenges in Covering the Arctic The definition of community includes the phrase "the condition of sharing." Here at the Pulitzer Center, we are a trailblazer for sharing knowledge through journalism. Community-building is a key and central philosophy of ours: bringing diverse groups of people together to share kn more PR

PIERRE, South Dakota, June 12 -- South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Jackley Joins Bipartisan Coalition Urging Congress To Continue Legal Services for Veterans, Rural Communities South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces he has joined a bipartisan coalition of 40 Attorneys General in urging Congressional leaders to continue funding Legal Services Corporation (LSC), the nation's largest funder of civil legal aid for low-income Americans. "Everyone, regardless of th more PR

CARY, North Carolina, June 19 -- SAS Institute, a business analytics software and services provider, issued the following news release: * * * SAS named to Forbes Accessibility 200 list Forbes recognizes SAS' commitment to inclusive innovation and accessibility leadership - SAS has been named to the Forbes Accessibility 200 list, which recognizes global organizations driving innovation and impact in accessibility. The recognition highlights the work across SAS to create more inclusive products and experiences for customers. SAS is includ more PR

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on June 18, 2026: * * * SBA Celebrates Success of Detroit Supplier Matchmaking Expo Over 600 Small Businesses Connected with Dozens of Large Companies to Reshore American Industry - Today, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced the results of its 2026 Detroit Supplier Matchmaking Expo, held earlier this month alongside General Motors in Detroit, Michigan. The Expo was designed to advance the Made in America agenda by helping large pro more PR

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, June 18 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * Soldier realizing ambitions in the U.S. Army Reserve * CAMP SHELBY, Miss. - For Spc. Andy Soto, the memories of his childhood in Havana, Cuba, are vague at best. At the age of seven he emigrated to the United States with his parents and siblings, his father hoping to find a more fulfilling, prosperous life for the family. Seventeen years later, Soto is benefiting from his father's decision, enrolled in college pursuing his second bachelor' more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, June 18 -- The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release: * * * Tagging Program rewards participants in annual $100 drawing * The tagging program randomly selected tag numbers from 496 fish tags that were turned in by participants in 2025. Three tag numbers were selected from each of the five species that are tagged by the program. The $100 winners who turned in tags found on Cobia were: Joshua Bourne of Virginia Beach, Virginia; Mike Lintzenich of Williamsburg, Virginia;  more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 18 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog: * * * AG Announces Settlement Over Rent-Pricing Manipulation Tennessee Attorney General (AG) Jonathan Skrmetti on Thursday announced a $7 million settlement with property management company LivCor LLC over allegations that it participated in a scheme that used RealPage's rent-pricing software and competitors' confidential data to increase apartment rents. The settlement is part of a bipartisan lawsuit brought by the U.S more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: * * * Trump's Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Announces $1.9 Billion to Repair State Roads and Bridges Damaged by Natural Disasters U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy today announced $1.86 billion in emergency relief funding to help states accelerate critical repairs to roads, bridges, and other transportation infrastructure damaged by recent natural disasters and catastrophic events. The funding includes more than $908 million to  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Department of Education Opens Three New Investigations into Michigan School Districts for Alleged Title IX Violations * Today, the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) opened new investigations into Ann Arbor Public Schools, Monroe Public Schools, and the Chippewa Valley School District (the Districts) in Michigan. OCR will determine whether the Districts violated Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (Title I more PR

CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina, June 19 -- The University of North Carolina School of Medicine issued the following news: * * * UNC Health Announces Plans to Expand in Western North Carolina A proposed acute care hospital will improve access to patient-centered, non-profit care in Buncombe County and across the region * UNC Health is proposing a hospital, UNC Health West, in Buncombe County, pending regulatory approvals. This expansion will be a partnership between UNC Health Pardee and UNC Health and support patients across the region. * Th more PR

CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina, June 19 -- The University of North Carolina School of Medicine issued the following news: * * * UNC Health Files Certificate of Need Application for Proposed Wilmington Community Hospital Marks a key step in expanding care access in one of North Carolina's fastest-growing regions * UNC Health has formally submitted its Certificate of Need (CON) application to the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services for a proposed new community hospital to bring care closer to home for patients across New Hano more PR

CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina, June 19 -- The University of North Carolina School of Medicine issued the following news: * * * New Liver Targeted Insulin Shows Promise for Safer Type 1 Diabetes Treatment UNC School of Medicine researchers announce how a novel insulin approach shows promise for safer, more stable blood sugar management in type 1 diabetes in the OPTI-2 clinical trial. - UNC School of Medicine researchers, in collaboration with Diasome Pharmaceuticals, Inc., have released results from a Phase 2b clinical trial pointing to a pr more PR

LEXINGTON, Kentucky, June 19 -- The University of Kentucky issued the following Q&A involving Ann Coker, an epidemiology professor in the College of Medicine and acting executive director of the Center for Research on Violence Prevention in the College of Public Health: * * * Ann L. Coker: 2026-27 University Research Professor Q&A * UKNow is highlighting the University of Kentucky's 2026-27 University Research Professors. Established by the Board of Trustees in 1976, the professorship program recognizes excellence across the full spectrum o more PR

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey issued the following news release: * * * USGS: Lithium in Carolinas Could Replace Imports for a Century or More RESTON, Va. -The southern Appalachian region of the eastern United States contains an estimated 1.43 million metric tons of undiscovered, economically recoverable lithium oxide, enough to replace 201 years of U.S. imports at last year's level, according to new research by the U.S. Geological Survey.  The lithium is concentrated in the Carolinas, acc more PR