BOISE, Idaho, Aug. 5 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following news release: * * * AG Labrador Urges Congress to Pass the STOP FRAUD in Medicaid Act * BOISE, ID -Attorney General Raul Labrador joined South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson and 15 other state attorneys general in a letter to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Senate Committee on Finance urging swift passage of H.R. 5364 and S. 4176, both known as the "STOP FRAUD in Medicaid Act." "Every year, criminals steal billions from a program  more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 4 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Joins Bipartisan Letter to Thank Congress, Urge Continued Protections from Intoxicating Hemp Products * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today, along with 34 other attorneys general, sent a letter thanking Congress for updating the language of the Farm Bill and urging Congress to continue protecting Californians from intoxicating hemp products. The letter is in response to Congress closing a l more PR

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Aug. 4 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General Clark Joins 34 Attorneys General Urging Congress to Preserve Federal Hemp Reforms and Prevent the Return of Intoxicating Hemp Products * Attorney General Clark has joined a bipartisan coalition of 34 other attorneys general in 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 reforms Congress enacted to address i more PR

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Aug. 4 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Griffin Joins Letter to Congress Urging Passage of STOP FRAUD in Medicaid Act Griffin: 'We've had great success in addressing provider fraud, so it only makes sense to empower the experienced and capable investigators and prosecutors to tackle beneficiary and recipient fraud as well' - Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement after joining 16 other state attorneys general in asking congressiona more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 4 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL JOINS BIPARTISAN COALITION URGING CONGRESS TO PRESERVE FEDERAL HEMP REFORMS * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a bipartisan coalition of 35 attorneys general, 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 reforms Congress enacted to address intoxicating hemp-derived products. In a l more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Aug. 4 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Leads Coalition of Attorneys General Urging Congress to Preserve Federal Hemp Reforms and Prevent the Return of Intoxicating Hemp Products * Press Releases (Hartford, CT)- Attorney General William Tong announced today that he co-led a coalition of 34 attorneys general in a letter to congressional leaders urging them to preserve the federal redefinition of hemp and reject any effort to delay, repeal, susp more PR

CLEMSON, South Carolina, Aug. 5 -- Clemson University posted the following news: * * * Brad Fowler expands expertise to better serve South Carolina growers * College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences South Carolina growers depend on Brad Fowler for research-based solutions to challenges in their fields. As he prepares to earn a master's degree in agricultural education from Clemson University, he is strengthening the knowledge and skills he brings to the producers and communities he serves through Clemson Extension. Fowler, who e more PR

CLEMSON, South Carolina, Aug. 5 -- Clemson University posted the following news: * * * Brandon Lockhart named chair of the Department of Finance * The Wilbur O. and Ann Powers College of Business has named Professor of Finance, Brandon Lockhart, Ph.D., chair of the Department of Finance. The appointment follows Lockhart's service as acting and interim chair. Lockhart joined Clemson in 2013 and has held several leadership roles in the Department, including associate chair. He has been a Wells Fargo Faculty Scholar since 2016 and was promote more PR

CLEMSON, South Carolina, Aug. 5 -- Clemson University posted the following news: * * * Clemson University's grid emulator helps test new technology without putting the electric grid at risk * College of Engineering, Computing and Applied Sciences The electric grid is not the kind of place you want to run risky experiments. If something goes wrong, the consequences could spread fast, with darkened homes, shuttered schools and internet outages, just to start. That's why Clemson University's grid emulator is so important. The Duke Energy  more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 5 -- Vanderbilt University posted the following news release: * * * Dawn O'Connell appointed as Board of Trust secretary * Dawn O'Connell, BA'94, a senior executive and strategic adviser with extraordinary experience at the highest levels of government and public health leadership, has been selected as secretary to the Vanderbilt Board of Trust. O'Connell served as a principal at Health Security Strategies, advising governments, private equity firms and nonprofit organizations on public health and health security more PR

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Aug. 6 -- Duke Energy issued the following news release: * * * Duke Energy Progress reaches agreement with North Carolina Public Staff and other stakeholders to deliver a lower-cost path to power North Carolina's future * Customer and stakeholder feedback informs more cost-effective way to reliably serve North Carolina's customers * Duke Energy will contribute another $10 million to help customers most in need - After listening carefully to customer and stakeholder feedback, Duke Energy Progress and stakeholders more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration has issued a final rule amending Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) and associated Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Departure Procedures for airports across the United States to support safe and efficient instrument flight operations. The rule updates 14 CFR Part 97 and incorporates by reference revised flight procedures that respond to changes in the National Airspace System, including navigational facility upgrades, obstacle assessme more PR

CLEMSON, South Carolina, Aug. 5 -- Clemson University posted the following news: * * * Family farm inspires sustainable agriculture research * College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences Growing up on his family's farm in Punjab, India, Simardeep Singh learned firsthand the challenges and rewards of agriculture. Watching farmers navigate issues such as weeds, pests and limited resources sparked his interest in finding practical, sustainable solutions to help growers succeed. That passion eventually led him to Clemson University, wh more PR

ANDERSON, South Carolina, Aug. 5 -- Anderson University posted the following news release: * * * From Financial Planner to Teacher of the Year: How Ashley Hanks Found Her True Calling * For Ashley Hanks, the path to becoming an award-winning educator was anything but planned. In fact, for most of her college years, she was convinced she would spend her career helping people manage their finances, not teaching students how to discover their passions. Today, Hanks, an Anderson graduate and Belton-Honea Path High School business teacher, and  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- The Gerontological Society of America issued the following news release: * * * Gerontological Society of America Names New Officers The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) -- the oldest and largest interdisciplinary organization focused on aging -- is proud to announce its newest elected officers. These individuals were chosen by GSA's membership, which consists of more than 6,000 researchers, educators, and practitioners. The officers are responsible for matters of leadership and strategic planning and will assume more PR

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Aug. 5 -- The University of South Carolina posted the following news: * * * Governor's Young Scientist Award recognizes excellence in infectious disease research * Melissa Nolan, associate professor of epidemiology in the Arnold School of Public Health and director of USC's Institute for Infectious Disease Translational Research, has received the 2026 South Carolina Governor's Young Scientist Award for Excellence in Scientific Research. It honors her nationally recognized work to understand and prevent infectious  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Hagerty, Colleagues Introduce the Blocking Large-Scale Adversarial Distillation Efforts (BLADE) Act * #The unauthorized use of American AI models by foreign adversaries is a threat to both economic and national security WASHINGTON-Today, Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), along with Senate Banking Chairman Tim Scott (R-SC), Sen. Andy Kim (D-NJ), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking Subcommittee on National Security and International Trade and Finance,  more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas posted the following news release: * * * Inmate who ran gun trafficking organization from state prison sentenced in Homeland Security Task Force investigation * CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A 38-year-old resident of Rock Hill, South Carolina, has been ordered by a federal judge to prison for conspiring to "straw purchase" firearms in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. A straw purchase of firearms involves the illegal purchase of a firearm for or on more PR

CLEMSON, South Carolina, Aug. 5 -- Clemson University posted the following news: * * * Joint City University Advisory Board kicks off 2026-27 * Members of the Clemson University and City of Clemson communities are joining together in the Holcombe Family Engagement Room of the Nieri Family Alumni and Visitors Center on Thursday, Aug. 6 for a 2026-27 kickoff meeting of the Joint City University Advisory Board (JCUAB). The annual kickoff event brings together University and City leaders prior to the start of the academic year. The JCUAB has b more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Aug. 6 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Aug. 5, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Joins Bipartisan Coalition Urging Congress to Preserve Federal Hemp Reforms Concerning Intoxicating Hemp Products Attorney General Anthony G. Brown has joined a bipartisan coalition of 34 other attorneys general in 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 reforms Congress enacted more PR

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Aug. 6 -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following news release on Aug. 5, 2026: * * * Attorney General Formella Urges Congress to Preserve Federal Hemp Reforms and Protect Consumers from Intoxicating Hemp Products Attorney General John M. Formella, working as part of a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general from across the country, is urging Congress to preserve recent federal hemp reforms and reject any effort to delay, repeal, suspend, or weaken the new framework governing hemp-derived p more PR

NEWBERRY, South Carolina, Aug. 5 -- Newberry College posted the following news: * * * Newberry College Expands Online and Graduate Academic Portfolio to Meet Workforce Demand * NEWBERRY, S.C. -Newberry College is expanding its academic portfolio with a comprehensive suite of new online undergraduate programs, graduate specializations, graduate certificates, and Master of Education degrees designed to prepare students for leadership in today's fastest-growing industries while increasing access to affordable, flexible, career-focused educatio more PR

PIERRE, South Dakota, Aug. 6 -- South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley issued the following news release on Aug. 5, 2026: * * * Attorney General Jackley Joins National Coalition Urging Congress To Strengthen Federal Hemp Reforms South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has joined 34 other Attorneys General in urging Congress to maintain the November 2025 federal redefinition of hemp. In a letter sent to congressional leadership and the chairs of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees, the coalition thanked Congress for closi more PR

CLEMSON, South Carolina, Aug. 4 -- Clemson University posted the following news: * * * Service milestones in August * Congratulations to faculty and staff celebrating at least a full decade of service in August at Clemson University. (*The names listed are based on the number of years served as an FTE employee.) Faculty: Daniel Wueste, College of Arts and Humanities, 40 years Amod Ogale, College of Engineering, Computing and Applied Sciences, 40 years Keith Morris, College of Arts and Humanities, 30 years Stephanie Barczewski, College more PR

SPARTANBURG, South Carolina, Aug. 5 -- Converse University posted the following news: * * * Steven Graff Appointed Inaugural Zimmerli Professor of Piano * Written by Karen Rhodes In recognition of his mentorship, transformative teaching, and impact in and out of the classroom, Dr. Steven Graff was recently named the inaugural recipient of the Zimmerli Professorship in Piano. Thanks to a generous gift given by Mrs. Nelly Zimmerli, this newly established endowed professorship represents an investment in excellence and a commitment to attrac more PR

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Aug. 5 -- The University of South Carolina posted the following news: * * * Student body president leads through support and service * When Cole Rotondo was picking which university to attend, his decision came down to two things: his major and the community. "Not many schools offer a degree that combines both risk management and insurance," Rotondo says, "but the Darla Moore School of Business does." After visiting the University of South Carolina campus, Rotondo connected with the friends who ultimately made hi more PR

SHAW AFB, South Carolina, Aug. 6 -- The U.S. Air Forces Central, the air component of U.S. Central Command, issued the following news on Aug. 5, 2026: * * * U.S. Air Forces Central Conducts Change of Command U.S. Air Forces Central (AFCENT) conducted a change of command ceremony Aug. 4 in South Carolina at Shaw Air Force Base, marking the transfer of leadership from Lt. Gen. Derek France to Lt. Gen. Daniel Lasica. U.S. Air Force Gen. Adrian Spain, commander of Air Combat Command, presided over the ceremony and praised the accomplishments of more PR

CONWAY, South Carolina, Aug. 5 -- Coastal Carolina University posted the following news: * * * University Boulevard reopens following a $7.4 million roadway improvement project * University Boulevard has officially reopened after a significant roadway upgrade aimed at enhancing traffic flow between Highway 544 and Coastal Carolina University's campus. Since May, crews have been working on the new roadway configuration, which has led to the closure of the University's main entrance from Highway 544. The $7.4 million project, funded by th more PR

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Aug. 5 -- The University of South Carolina posted the following news: * * * USC donors power a record-shattering year of giving * The University of South Carolina system raised a record $357.6 million in private support during fiscal year 2026 -the most in its history, shattering the previous fundraising record of $259.7 million, set just one year earlier, by nearly $100 million. In addition, nearly 48,600 individual donors gave to the university this year, including more than 16,000 who were supporting USC for th more PR

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Aug. 5 -- The University of South Carolina posted the following news: * * * USC professor wins state's highest scientific research honor * Susan Richardson, Arthur Sease Williams Professor of Chemistry at the University of South Carolina, has been named winner of the prestigious 2026 Governor's Award for Excellence in Scientific Research. The South Carolina Academy of Science, which sponsors the award jointly with the governor's office, notified Richardson of the honor in early March and will present her with the  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources released the following testimony by Matt Heller, state geologist of Virginia and director of the Virginia Department of Energy Division of Geology and Mineral Resources, from a July 21, 2026, hearing on the Earth MRI Reauthorization Act (H.R. 9640): * * * Chairman Stauber, Ranking Member Ansari, and Members of the Subcommittee: Thank you for the opportunity to submit testimony regarding H.R. 9640, the Earth MRI Reauthorization Act of 2026. Represe more PR

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Aug. 5 -- The University of South Carolina posted the following news: * * * What you missed this summer: Parking and Transportation * Getting around campus will look a little different this fall. Over the summer, the University of South Carolina's Parking and Transportation Services introduced several updates designed to make commuting and navigating campus easier. From expanded parking options and a new shuttle route to an upgraded mobile app, these improvements offer more flexibility and convenience for students, more PR

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Aug. 5 -- The University of South Carolina posted the following news: * * * What you need to know for move-in 2026 * It's August at the University of South Carolina, so that means campus will be bustling again with new and returning Gamecocks for the start of the fall 2026 semester. Early move-in begins Aug. 7 and the full move-in day is slated for Aug. 15. As the campus community prepares for a massive week, here's everything students, faculty and staff need to know as thousands of first-year students arrive to U more PR