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CMU Davis School of Business Hosts Rural Entrepreneurship Symposium (10)
GRAND JUNCTION, Colorado, June 22 -- Colorado Mesa University posted the following news:
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CMU Davis School of Business Hosts Rural Entrepreneurship Symposium
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On June 9, 2026, Colorado Mesa University's Davis School of Business hosted the two-day 2026 United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (USASBE) Rural Entrepreneurship Symposium, bringing together educators, entrepreneurs, investors and community leaders to explore the role entrepreneurship plays in rural communities like those on Colorado's Western Slope. more PR
EMILYs List Endorses Hannah Pingree for Maine Governor (10)
WASHINGTON, June 22 [Category: Political] -- EMILYs List issued the following news release:
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EMILYs List Endorses Hannah Pingree for Maine Governor
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today EMILYs List, the nation's largest resource for women in politics, is endorsing Hannah Pingree for Maine governor. EMILYs List President Jessica Mackler released the following statement:
"Hannah Pingree has spent nearly 25 years fighting for Maine families and delivering results. From lowering healthcare costs to protecting kids from toxic chemicals, her priority more PR
Federal court enters consent order requiring 3 Maine sports bars to pay $51K in back wages to 47 employees (10)
WASHINGTON, June 22 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following news release:
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Federal court enters consent order requiring 3 Maine sports bars to pay $51K in back wages to 47 employees
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PORTLAND, ME - A federal court has entered a consent order requiring three sports bars to pay $51,775 in back wages to 47 employees, and $31,436 in civil money penalties, resolving the U.S. Department of Labor's case alleging the employers violated federal wage and child labor law.
Entered on June 4, 2026, in the U.S. District Court for the more PR
Full Transcript: Jack Schlossberg on "The Conversation With Dasha Burns" (10)
ARLINGTON, Virginia, June 23 -- Politico issued the following transcript of a podcast involving Jack Schlossberg, a democratic candidate for New York's 12th Congressional District:
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Full Transcript: Jack Schlossberg on "The Conversation with Dasha Burns"
This is a full unedited transcript of POLITICO's interview with Jack Schlossberg on "The Conversation with Dasha Burns":
Jack Schlossberg: I'm getting a little sick and tired of this. Everyone acts like I'm controversial just because I was out there early doing this, and now everyone d more PR
Heinrich, Lujan Demand Answers from Secretary Burgum on Taxpayer Dollars Being Redirected to Pay for Trump's Vanity Projects (10)
WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release:
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Heinrich, Lujan Demand Answers from Secretary Burgum on Taxpayer Dollars Being Redirected to Pay for Trump's Vanity Projects
U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) sent a letter demanding answers from U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Doug Burgum on the Trump administration redirecting tens of millions of dollars from fees pa more PR
Heinrich, Lujan Press Secretary Marco Rubio on Threats from Ebola & Hantavirus Due to Trump's Cuts to Foreign Aid & WHO Withdrawal (10)
WASHINGTON, June 23 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release:
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Heinrich, Lujan Press Secretary Marco Rubio on Threats from Ebola & Hantavirus Due to Trump's Cuts to Foreign Aid & WHO Withdrawal
U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) sent a letter pressing Secretary of State Marco Rubio on the impacts that President Trump's cuts to foreign aid and withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO) have had on the United States' ability to protect Americans from Ebola and hantaviru more PR
M&T Bank Announces Winners of Fifth Harrisburg Small Business Accelerator Program (10)
BUFFALO, New York, June 23 [Category: BizFinancial Services] -- M&T Bank, a financial holding company, issued the following news release:
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M&T Bank Announces Winners of Fifth Harrisburg Small Business Accelerator Program
HARRISBURG, PA. - Jazmin Slaughter, owner of A Hint of Jazz public relations agency, won the $5,000 grand prize of the pitch competition held June 17 to culminate the fifth Harrisburg Small Business Accelerator Program sponsored by M&T Bank.
Slaughter runs A Hint of Jazz guided by her mission to help local brands turn more PR
Maine Secretary of State's Office Announces Result of Senate District 30 Recount (10)
AUGUSTA, Maine, June 23 -- The Maine Secretary of State issued the following news release:
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Maine Secretary of State's Office announces result of Senate District 30 recount
The Department of the Secretary of State announced the results for a recount for Maine Senate District 30 Democrat (Gorham and part of Scarborough):
* Warren, Sophia Bailey - 3,838
* Sato, Eleanor Y. - 3,807
Representative Ellie Sato of Gorham requested a recount after Representative Sophia Warren of Scarborough was declared the winner with a 29-vote margin. Dis more PR
Pa. Labor Dept.: Shapiro Administration Leads Multi-State Coalition Opposing Proposed Federal Rule That Would Weaken Worker Protections, Making Wage Theft Harder to Fight (10)
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, June 23 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry issued the following news:
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Shapiro Administration Leads Multi-State Coalition Opposing Proposed Federal Rule That Would Weaken Worker Protections, Making Wage Theft Harder to Fight
Pennsylvania is leading a coalition of attorneys general and state labor departments, urging the U.S. Department of Labor to withdraw a proposed rule that would narrow who can be held responsible when workers are denied wages, overtime, leave, and other workplace protectio more PR
PhD Student Jayne Vogelzang Brings Interdisciplinary Perspective to Student Trustee Position (10)
WORCESTER, Massachusetts, June 23 -- The University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School issued the following news:
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MD/PhD student Jayne Vogelzang brings interdisciplinary perspective to student trustee position
By Hallie Leo
MD/PhD student Jayne Vogelzang will be sworn in as UMass Chan Medical School's newest student representative on the University of Massachusetts Board of Trustees on the same date she begins the PhD phase of her education: July 1. Each of the five student trustees are elected to the UMass board by their campus stu more PR
Poll Finds Strong Statewide Support, Trust, and Confidence in UNE Among Mainers (10)
BIDDEFORD, Maine, June 23 -- The University of New England issued the following news:
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New poll finds strong statewide support, trust, and confidence in UNE among Mainers
Residents in Biddeford and Portland report the University's highest ratings for reputation, integrity, and community impact
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The University of New England today released the results of a comprehensive public opinion survey conducted by Emerson College Polling, finding strong levels of support, trust, and confidence in the University across Maine. Ratings were especi more PR
Sens. Shaheen, Collins Issue Letter to FDA (10)
WASHINGTON, June 22 (TNSletter) -- Sens. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, and Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following letter to the Food and Drug Administration
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Here is the text of the letter:
June 16, 2026
Kyle A. Diamantas J.D.
Acting Commissioner
Food and Drug Administration
10903 New Hampshire Avenue
Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002
Dear Acting Commissioner Diamantas:
As Co-chairs of the Senate Diabetes Caucus, we share your commitment to addressing chronic diseases, such as diabetes. With the goal of better addressing t more PR
UNE to Host Panel Discussion on Maine's Recent Primaries in Partnership With The Maine Monitor (10)
BIDDEFORD, Maine, June 23 -- The University of New England issued the following news:
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UNE to host panel discussion on Maine's recent primaries in partnership with The Maine Monitor
The University of New England School of Arts and Humanities will partner with The Maine Monitor this week to host a conversation about Maine's rank-choice voting results in the recent primary election, a timely and trending topic in Maine at the moment.
The panel discussion, "Monitor Talks: Examining Maine's Primary Election and the Role of Ranked-Choice Vo more PR
Virginia Budget Deal Fails to Launch Long-Awaited Menhaden Research (10)
ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, June 22 -- The Chesapeake Bay Foundation posted the following news release:
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Virginia Budget Deal Fails to Launch Long-Awaited Menhaden Research
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Repeated delays on science reaffirm need to pause reduction fishery in Chesapeake Bay
House and Senate lawmakers in Virginia announced a deal this weekend on a two-year state budget that once again does not include much-needed funding to study the Chesapeake Bay's menhaden population-bowing to pressure from industry to delay this vital research.
The funding, which ha more PR
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