RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 8 -- North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Jeff Jackson Secures Up to $165 Million Settlement Over Cash App Fraud Failures * RALEIGH - Cash App told its users their money was safe and protected like it would be at a bank. It wasn't. When fraud happened, the company often didn't investigate, didn't refund, and for years didn't even have a phone number to call. Today, Attorney General Jeff Jackson announced a settlement with Block, Inc., the compa more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 8 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL KWAME RAOUL ANNOUNCES $45 MILLION MULTISTATE SETTLEMENT WITH BLOCK INC. OVER DECEPTIVE PRACTICES ON CASH APP * Attorney General Kwame Raoul today announced a bipartisan $45 million multistate settlement with Block Inc., the company behind the popular peer-to-peer payments app Cash App. The settlement resolves allegations that Block misled consumers about the safety of Cash App, failed to protect users from fraud on th more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 8 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL AND BIPARTISAN COALITION PUSH FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO FURTHER CRACK DOWN ON ILLEGAL ROBOCALLS * Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a bipartisan coalition of 49 attorneys general, today called on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to strengthen rules that would cut off scammers' access to legitimate telephone numbers to prevent scammers from deceiving Americans through robocalls and text messages.  more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, July 8 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Consumers Were Left High and Dry: Attorney General Bonta Secures $45 Million Settlement with Block over Dishonest Practices on Cash App * Settlement also prevents the company from evading the payment of up to $120 million in consumer redress pursuant to a separate CFPB settlement OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced joining a bipartisan coalition of 46 attorneys general in securing a $45 million multis more PR

WASHINGTON, July 9 (TNSFR) -- The Denver Art Museum has completed an inventory under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) and determined one associated funerary object is culturally affiliated with the Quapaw Nation, according to a notice published by the U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service. The object is a ceramic vessel purchased by the museum in 1988 from the Caddo Trading Company in Murfreesboro, Arkansas. Although museum records do not document that it came from a burial, published research more PR

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- Rep. Mike Ezell, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * Ezell Announces More Than $27 Million in Federal BUILD Grants for Mississippi's Fourth District * Today, Congressman Mike Ezell (MS-04) announced that more than $27 million in Federal Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) grants have been awarded to two critical infrastructure projects in Mississippi's Fourth Congressional District. The grants include $22.1 million for the Mississippi Department of Transportation to expand more PR

DETROIT, Michigan, July 8 -- The Foundation for Economic Education posted the following commentary by Douglas Carswell, Mississippi Center for Public Policy president and CEO: * * * What Do They Do with Your Tax Dollars? Why does public spending seem to keep rising, rapidly, no matter who we elect? - Perhaps it is not so much the party of those we send to Congress or to our state legislature that counts. Perhaps what matters more is that so many of the decisions about how your money is spent are made in the dark. Setting a budget is compl more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, July 9 -- Hawaii Attorney General Anne E. Lopez issued the following news release on July 8, 2026: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL LOPEZ PUSHES FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO FURTHER CRACKDOWN ON ILLEGAL ROBOCALLS Attorney General Anne Lopez and 48 other attorneys general today called on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to strengthen rules that would cut off scammers' access to legitimate telephone numbers. Without that access, scammers can't use real numbers to deceive and scam Americans. The Anti-Robocall Multistate Litigation T more PR

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- The League of Women Voters issued the following news release on July 7, 2026: * * * League of Women Voters Elects Sania Irwin as National Board President Following the League of Women Voters' 57th Biennial National Convention in Columbus, Ohio, the League announced its newly elected national leadership for the 2026-2028 biennium, with Sania Irwin at the helm as president of the national Board of Directors. Together, the new Board will help lead the League's nationwide movement to empower voters, defend and strengthen de more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, July 9 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on July 8, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Announces $45 Million Multistate Settlement with Block Inc. Over Deceptive Practices on Cash App Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today announced a $45 million multistate settlement with Block, Inc., the company behind the popular peer-to-peer payment app Cash App. The settlement resolves allegations that Block misled consumers about the security of Cash App, failed to protect users from f more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, July 9 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on July 8, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Pushes Federal Government to Further Crackdown on Unlawful Robocalls Attorney General Anthony G. Brown and a bipartisan coalition of 48 other attorneys general today called on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to strengthen rules that would cut off scammers' access to legitimate telephone numbers. Without that access, scammers can't use real numbers to deceive and scam Americans. more PR

LANSING, Michigan, July 6 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: * * * REMINDER: John James' Company Got Tax Breaks for Jobs They Didn't Create As the Republican candidates for governor are set to debate this Wednesday and Thursday, a reminder that one of John James' companies took nearly $2 million in tax breaks under the Snyder administration but failed to create the 108 jobs he promised--and instead cut jobs. As James now runs for a third time statewide, the issue of him failing to create jobs has come roarin more PR

WASHINGTON, July 7 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * Millions of Americans Lost Their Health Care This Year Because of Republicans * 2.6 million fewer Americans have health care coverage The AP reports that new federal data shows states across the country have seen "steep drops in the number of people covered by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) over the past year" as a result of Republicans' Big Ugly Bill. Ohio and Oklahoma saw declines of over 32%, followed by Arizona, South Carolin more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, July 9 -- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release on July 8, 2026: * * * AG Davenport Announces Bipartisan Settlement With Tech Company Block Inc., for Allegedly Misleading Consumers and Failing to Protect Them From Fraud Multistate Settlement Secures $45 Million From Block for Allegedly Exposing Vulnerable Consumers to Fraud on Cash App, Block's Digital Payment Service - Attorney General Jennifer Davenport and the Division of Consumer Affairs (DCA) announced today a $45 millio more PR

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- The Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee released the following written testimony by Kevin Brown, president of the National Association of Realtors, from a June 23, 2026, hearing entitled "The Affordability Agenda": * * * Chairman Scott, Ranking Member Warren, Members of the Committee: Thank you for inviting me to testify at today's hearing on America's affordability agenda. I am Kevin Brown, the 2026 President of the National Association of REALTORS(R) (NAR), where I have served in numerous leadership ro more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, July 8 [Category: BizMedia] -- PBS posted the following news release: * * * PBS Digital Studios and PBS SoCal Announce New Original Series THE DRAWING ROOM WITH MO WELCH * The Nine-Episode Series is Now Streaming on the PBS YouTube Channel Watch the First Episode with Actor Brett Goldstein HERE ARLINGTON, VA; July 8, 2025 - PBS Digital Studios and PBS SoCal, announce THE DRAWING ROOM WITH MO WELCH, a new interview series that replaces the traditional talk-show desk with an easel. The biweekly digital series is now s more PR

PIERRE, South Dakota, July 9 -- South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley issued the following news release on July 8, 2026: * * * Attorney General Jackley Announces S.D. To Receive $410,964.38 In Settlement with Block Inc. for Deceptive Cash App Practices South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that South Dakota will receive $410,946.38 as the state's share in a $45 million 46-state settlement with Block, Inc. The settlement resolves allegations that Block, Inc. misled consumers about the safety of Cash App, a peer-to-peer p more PR

PIERRE, South Dakota, July 9 -- South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley issued the following news release on July 8, 2026: * * * Attorney General Jackley Pushes Federal Communications Commission To Further Crack Down on Illegal Robocalls South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley and 48 other Attorneys General have called upon the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to strengthen rules that would cut off scammers' access to legitimate telephone numbers. "Without that access, scammers can't use real numbers to deceive and defraud ci more PR

TUSKEGEE, Alabama, July 9 -- The Tuskegee University posted the following news: * * * Tuskegee's Athletics leader delivers heartfelt remarks during Sports Month at The Kiwanis Club of Montgomery Crystal Drake For Reginald Ruffin, Vice President of Intercollegiate Athletics and Athletic Director, the mission of the Kiwanis Club is deeply personal. Born in Meridian, Mississippi and raised in Lisman, Alabama, it was there that the local Kiwanis Club "spoke life into me," Ruffin said, visibly emotional from the memory, during his remarks at Th more PR

OXFORD, Mississippi, July 9 (TNSjou) -- The University of Mississippi issued the following news: * * * Sand Could Be Key to Safer, Stronger Structures Sand-filled dampers withstand extreme temperature effectively, study finds - Engineers have been working to protect buildings, bridges and other structures from severe weather and natural hazards damage for centuries, but one of the best methods may begin with sand, according to a new published study. Many high-rise buildings, bridges and other structures use dampers to mitigate vibrations  more PR

LINCOLN, Nebraska, July 9 (TNSjou) -- The University of Nebraska posted the following news: * * * Study explores social media's role in tornado disaster communication By Deann Gayman, University Communication and Marketing When a powerful EF-4 tornado tore through Rolling Fork, Mississippi, on March 24, 2023, social media became a critical tool for sharing weather warnings, damage reports and recovery information. But a new study from University of Nebraska-Lincoln media scholar Cory Armstrong found that the same disaster also exposed pers more PR