MORGANTOWN, West Virginia, Aug. 4 -- West Virginia University posted the following news: * * * 2026 Hazel Ruby McQuain Graduate Scholars pursue service-driven careers to strengthen West Virginia * Whether improving rural infrastructure, advancing public health, preserving cultural heritage, or expanding agricultural education, the 2026 Hazel Ruby McQuain Graduate Scholarship recipients are pursuing graduate study with one goal in common: making a lasting difference for West Virginians. The scholarship program, administered by the West Virg more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 3 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Announces $400 Million Settlement in Principle with Sandoz Over Conspiracy to Inflate Prices and Limit Competition * LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel joined a coalition of 43 states and territories announcing a $400 million settlement in principle with Sandoz Inc. to resolve allegations that the generic drug manufacturer engaged in widespread, long-running conspiracies to artificially inflate and manipulate pr more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Aug. 5 -- Appalachian Power, an American Electric Power company, issued the following news release: * * * Appalachian Power project to help meet growing energy needs in Putnam County Appalachian Power Company (APCo) is investing in stronger, more reliable electric service for Putnam County customers through the Estes Farm Substation Project. All work is expected to take place along Teays Valley Road in Hurricane. The project will be built in two stages and includes building a new substation and about 2 miles of 69 more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 3 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Announces $400 Million Settlement in Principle with Sandoz, a Generic Drug Manufacturer, over Conspiracy to Inflate Prices and Limit Competition * Settlement will result in total payments of approximately $469 million to state enforcers by Sandoz OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a coalition of 43 states and territories in announcing a $400 million settlement in principle with San more PR

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Aug. 4 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Griffin Leads Letter with 34 AGs Urging Congress to Preserve Federal Hemp Reforms and Prevent the Return of Intoxicating Hemp Products Griffin: 'The bottom line is simple: Republicans and Democrats across the country agree that intoxicating hemp products shouldn't be accessible to our kids' - Attorney General Tim Griffin today announced he is leading a bipartisan letter with 34 other Attorneys General urging Cong more PR

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Aug. 3 -- Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Hanaway Urges Congress To Help States Fight Medicaid Fraud * JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Today, Attorney General Catherine Hanaway, alongside 16 other attorneys general, sent a letter to the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce and the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance expressing their support for the swift passage of H.R. 5364 and S.4176, collectively known as the "STOP FRAUD in Medica more PR

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Aug. 3 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Hilgers Announces $400 Million Settlement in Principle with Sandoz Over Conspiracy to Inflate Prices and Limit Competition * Lincoln \- Attorney General Hilgers today joined a coalition of 43 states and territories announcing a $400 million settlement in principle with Sandoz Inc. to resolve allegations that the generic drug manufacturer engaged in widespread, long-running conspiracies to artificially inflate and man more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Aug. 3 -- North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Jeff Jackson Reaches $400 Million Settlement in Principle with Sandoz Over Drug Price-Fixing Conspiracy * RALEIGH - Attorney General Jeff Jackson and a group of 43 bipartisan attorneys general reached a $400 million settlement in principle with Sandoz Inc., a generic drug manufacturer, over drug price-fixing claims. The settlement resolves allegations that Sandoz worked with competitors for years to illeg more PR

DENVER, Colorado, Aug. 3 -- Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Phil Weiser announces $400M settlement in principle with Sandoz over conspiracy to inflate generic drug prices * Aug. 3, 2026 (DENVER) - Attorney General Phil Weiser today joined a coalition of 43 states and territories announcing a $400 million settlement in principle with Sandoz Inc. to resolve allegations that the generic drug manufacturer engaged in widespread, long-running conspiracies to artificially inflate and  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service issued the following news: * * * Back to Our Roots: NRCS Conducts Vital Soil Training * (RALEIGH, N.C.) - U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) hosted the "Back to Our Roots" training from July 28 through July 30, to expand knowledge and application of soil health practices and management systems across cropland, forestland, and pasture. Attendees were NRCS employees from North Carolina (NC), South Carolin more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Blackburn Leads Colleagues in Introducing Bill to Permanently Restore Biological Sex Standard in Title IX * U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Katie Britt (R-Ala.), Jim Justice(R-W.Va.), Ted Budd (R-N.C.), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Rick Scott (R-Fla.), Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), and Tim Sheehy (R-Mont.) introduced the Title IX Clarification Act, which would ensure Title IX anti-discrimination requir more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 5 -- Gov. Brian P. Kemp, R-Georgia, issued the following news release on Aug. 4, 2026: * * * Gov. Kemp Announces Judicial and Prosecutorial Appointments Governor Brian P. Kemp today announced the following judicial and prosecutorial appointments: Charles B. "Brad" Dixon to the Superior Court of the Atlantic Judicial Circuit, filling a vacancy created by the resignation of the Honorable Glen A. Cheney; Billy Joe Nelson, Jr., to the Superior Court of the Atlantic Judicial Circuit, filling a vacancy created by the resigna more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Aug. 3 -- Gov. Patrick Morrisey, R-West Virginia, issued the following news: * * * Governor Morrisey Announces $4.5 Million in Expedited Federal Disaster Assistance for Lewis and Upshur Counties * CHARLESTON, W.Va. \- Governor Patrick Morrisey today announced that President Donald J. Trump has approved West Virginia's request for expedited Individual Assistance following the devastating floods that struck the state beginning July 21. The approval makes a minimum of $4.5 million in federal assistance immediately av more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Aug. 4 -- Gov. Patrick Morrisey, R-West Virginia, issued the following news: * * * Governor Morrisey Launches Water Listening Tour Across Southern West Virginia * HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - Governor Patrick Morrisey today launched a two-day Water Listening Tour across southern West Virginia, meeting with local residents, mayors, elected officials, public service districts, and water system operators to hear firsthand about the challenges facing aging water infrastructure and identify priorities for future investment. "R more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Schatz, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Increase Access to High Quality Health Care in Remote and Rural Areas * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), and Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) introduced the Expanding Capacity for Health Outcomes (ECHO) Reauthorization Act, which will increase access to high-quality health care in hard-to-reach areas. The bill reautho more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Aug. 5 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Aug. 3, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Announces Multistate $400 Million Settlement in Principle with Sandoz Over Conspiracy to Inflate Prices The Settlement Will Result in Total Payments of Approximately $469 Million to States and Territories by Sandoz - Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today joined a coalition of 43 states and territories announcing a $400 million settlement in principle with Sandoz Inc. to resolve allega more PR

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Aug. 5 -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following news release on Aug. 3, 2026: * * * $400 Million Settlement in Principle with Sandoz in Generic Drug Price-Fixing Litigation Attorney General John M. Formella announces that New Hampshire, along with a coalition of 43 states and territories, has reached a $400 million settlement in principle with Sandoz Inc. to resolve allegations that the generic drug manufacturer engaged in long-running conspiracies to inflate prices, reduce competition, and more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Aug. 5 -- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release on Aug. 4, 2026: * * * Attorney General Davenport Announces $400 Million Settlement in Principle with Sandoz Over Conspiracy to Inflate Prices and Limit Competition Settlement Will Result in Total Payments of Approximately $469 Million to State Enforcers by Sandoz - Attorney General Jennifer Davenport today joined a coalition of 43 states and territories announcing a $400 million settlement in principle with Sandoz Inc. (Sandoz)  more PR

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Aug. 5 -- New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez issued the following news release on Aug. 4, 2026: * * * Attorney General Raul Torrez Urges Congress to Preserve Federal Hemp Reforms and Prevent the Return of Intoxicating Hemp Products Albuquerque, NM - Attorney General Raul Torrez, co-leading a coalition of 35 attorneys general, announced today that the coalition sent a letter to congressional leaders urging them to preserve the federal redefinition of hemp and reject any effort to delay, repeal, suspend or weaken the more PR

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Aug. 5 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release on Aug. 4, 2026: * * * Drummond urges Congress to help states fight Medicaid fraud Attorney General Gentner Drummond is urging the U.S. House and Senate to pass two pieces of legislation that would expand the ability of states to investigate and prosecute Medicaid recipient fraud. He and 16 attorneys general sent a letter to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Senate Committee on Finance about House Resolution 5364 a more PR

PIERRE, South Dakota, Aug. 5 -- South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley issued the following news release on Aug. 3, 2026: * * * Attorney General Jackley Announces South Dakota to Receive $996,862.80 in Settlement with Sandoz Inc. South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces South Dakota will receive $996,862.80 as its share in a $400 million settlement in principle with Sandoz Inc. to resolve allegations that the generic drug manufacturer engaged in widespread, long-running conspiracies to artificially inflate and manipulate pr more PR

PIERRE, South Dakota, Aug. 5 -- South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley issued the following news release on Aug. 4, 2026: * * * Attorney General Jackley Joins Coalition Urging Congress to Help States Fight Medicaid Fraud South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has joined 16 other Attorneys General in requesting Congress to support the STOP FRAUD in Medicaid Act. The Attorney General Office's State Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU) and others throughout the nation are limited by current federal regulations to only investigate and p more PR

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, Aug. 4 -- East Tennessee State University posted the following news: * * * Symposium highlights next generation of addiction researchers * As Appalachia continues to face disproportionately high rates of substance use disorder and opioid overdose, East Tennessee State University is helping prepare the next generation of researchers to address one of the region's most pressing public health challenges. On Aug. 5, thirteen undergraduate students from East Tennessee State University, the University of Tennessee, Virgi more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Aug. 4 -- West Virginia Attorney General John B. McCuskey posted the following news release: * * * Top Scams Reported to the West Virginia Attorney General's Office for July 2026 * The West Virginia Attorney General's Consumer Protection Division is committed to keeping West Virginians informed about the latest scams targeting our communities. For the month of July, the Consumer Protection Division received 176 scam complaints. The top 5 scams reported: 1. Medicare -Scammers claim to represent Medicare. 2.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch and Capito Lead Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Improve Access to Opioid Treatment and Recovery in Rural Communities * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Member of the Senate Finance Subcommittee on Health Care, and U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) introduced the Rural Communities Opioid Response Program (RCORP) Authorization Act, bipartisan, bicameral legislation to maintain the Rural Communities Opioid Response Prog more PR

MORGANTOWN, West Virginia, Aug. 4 -- West Virginia University posted the following news: * * * WVU study explores AI's role in training tomorrow's psychiatrists * As the use of artificial intelligence for mental health conditions grows for both patients seeking support and psychiatrists treating them, West Virginia University researchers put ChatGPT-5 Pro to the test to determine its abilities on the psychiatry educational front. Their research showed that human supervision is still a top priority when it comes to ensuring patient safety a more PR