WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, Aug. 5 -- Purdue University issued the following news release: * * * 10 years in, Purdue's Cornerstone Integrated Liberal Arts program has proven effective in well-rounded training for STEM, business students * WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -Building on a decade of national recognition, Purdue University is expanding its Cornerstone Integrated Liberal Arts program in 2026 with new interdisciplinary initiatives focused on civic learning, research and engagement. Cornerstone's model -integrating liberal arts learning across P more PR

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Aug. 5 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Barnes and Thornburg, a law firm, posted the following news release: * * * 12 Barnes & Thornburg Attorneys Recognized as IP Stars * IP Stars has recognized 12 Barnes & Thornburg attorneys in its 2026 publication. The attorneys highlighted are: * Jeff Barron - Patent Star and Trademark Star * Allen Baum - Patent Star * William Boudreaux - Patent Star * Randall Brown - Patent Star and Trademark Star * Caitlin Byczko - Notable Practitioner * Ronald Cahill - Patent Star * more PR

ANDERSON, Indiana, Aug. 6 -- Anderson University issued the following news: * * * Anderson University Student-Athlete Josiah Marshall Receives NCAA Career in Sport Forum Trailblazer Award * Anderson, Ind. -This May, Josiah Marshall '28 attended the NCAA's Career in Sport Forum and received the inaugural Trailblazer Award, which recognized a participant who embraced the experience, invested in others, and demonstrated a commitment to learning throughout the week. The annual forum brought together 200 NCAA student-athletes from across the co more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 6 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Defends Transgender Students' Rights to Use Restrooms Matching Their Gender Identity * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta yesterday joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief supporting transgender students in their lawsuit challenging Idaho's law prohibiting transgender students from using school bathrooms consistent with their gender identity. In the brief, Attorney G more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * BY THE DOZEN: DCCC Expands Battlefield Map With 12 New Offensive Targets * This morning, the DCCC unveiled 12 new offensive additions to House Democrats' Districts in Play for the 2026 cycle, bringing the total number of districts to 58. The latest additions to the Districts in Play list include four open seats as a result of the historic GOP retirements, four districts in states that were gerrymandered by Donald Trump's corrupt p more PR

CAPE TOWN, South Africa, Aug. 6 -- The Cape Peninsula University of Technology issued the following news: * * * THENSA Award Caps Distinguished Career for Prof Chiware Recently retired Director of Libraries, Prof Elisha Chiware, has been honoured with the Leadership Achievement Award from the Technological Higher Education Network South Africa (THENSA). The THENSA Leadership Achievement Award seeks to recognise and honour individuals whose exemplary leadership, sustained contributions, and enduring legacy have made a significant impact on t more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on Aug. 6, 2026, by Nikita Shah, senior fellow with the Intelligence, National Security, and Technology Program: * * * How Tehran's Use of Cyber Operations in the U.S.-Iran Conflict Has Evolved In the week since July 26, concurrent cyberattacks have impacted water facilities across at least six U.S. states. Reflecting the scope and seriousness of the risk posed to the water sector, the attacks prompted the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastru more PR

HUNTINGTON, Indiana, Aug. 7 -- Huntington University issued the following news release: * * * Dr. Jessi Haeft Hired as New Professor in Huntington University's Agriculture Program With years of teaching experience and expertise in soil health, sustainable agriculture, and experiential learning, Haeft joins the Haupert Institute for Agricultural Studies - Huntington University has hired Dr. Jessi Haeft as an associate professor in the Haupert Institute for Agricultural Studies. Haeft joins Huntington after 12 years at Ball State University more PR

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, Aug. 6 -- Grand Rapids Community College posted the following news: * * * Engaging Future Geologists to Explore the Past * When you watch an Indiana Jones movie, do you find yourself wanting to go on a dig and discover something fabulous? If your answer is yes, there's no need to head to Hollywood! Just connect with professor John VanRegenmorter of the Physical Sciences department and you'll have many opportunities to discover. "When I came to GRCC, I found boxes upon boxes of rocks, minerals and fossils in a back r more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Aug. 5 -- West Virginia Attorney General John B. McCuskey posted the following news release: * * * Federal Court Strikes Down Unconstitutional Firearm Registration Regulations in Win for West Virginia * CHARLESTON, WV -Today, Attorney General JB McCuskey announced a major win for gun owners in West Virginia. A federal judge has ruled in favor of West Virginia and 14 other states in a lawsuit challenging the National Firearms Act (NFA). The decision deems the NFA's burdensome registration regulations of short-barre more PR

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Aug. 6 -- Gov. Mike Braun, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Gov. Braun Announces Comlux America Investing $22M in Indiana Operations, Doubling Workforce with 375 New Jobs * INDIANAPOLIS - Indiana Governor Mike Braun today announced that Comlux America, a privately held premier aircraft completion and maintenance center headquartered in Indianapolis, will grow its operations in the city, with plans to more than double its current workforce and create up to 375 new, high-wage jobs by the end of 2030.  more PR

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Aug. 6 -- Gov. Mike Braun, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Braun Announces Joshua Bain Appointed to Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission Governor Mike Braun today announced the appointment of Joshua Bain to the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (IURC), the administrative agency that makes decisions in the public interest to ensure utilities provide safe and reliable service at just and reasonable rates. Bain's appointment is effective immediately. "I have been clear, affordability  more PR

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Aug. 6 -- Gov. Mike Braun, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Braun Celebrates New $100M Factory at Toyota Material Handling North America * COLUMBUS, Ind. - Indiana Governor Mike Braun joined executives of Toyota Material Handling North America (TMHNA), the industry leader in forklift sales, in Columbus yesterday to open the company's latest expansion - a $100 million factory that will increase its production of electric forklifts and create more than 140 new jobs. "Indiana's manufacturing more PR

WINONA LAKE, Indiana, Aug. 6 -- Grace College posted the following news: * * * Grace College Gordon Center Partners with Language Matters to Host Free Business Courses in Spanish * Grace College's Gordon Center for Enterprise Development is partnering with Language Matters and the Kosciusko Chamber of Commerce to provide courses for local business owners in Spanish. The initiative harnesses the strengths of all three community organizations to help Kosciusko County businesses grow and to equip their owners with the tools they need to manage more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Hawley, Banks, Tuberville File Amendment to Protect State Laws Banning Men in Women's Sports Today, U.S. Senators Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), Jim Banks (R-In.) and Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) filed an amendment to the Protect College Sports Act to ensure the bill does not overturn any state laws banning men from women's sports. The amendment will provide a guarantee that state laws on the books that ban biological men in women's sports are fully protected. Se more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: * * * HHS Decertifies Kentucky Organ Procurement Organization to Protect Patients, Restore Trust * LEXINGTON, KY-AUGUST 5, 2026-The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today began the decertification of Network for Hope, the federally designated organ procurement organization (OPO) serving Kentucky and parts of Indiana, Ohio, and West Virginia, after multiple federal reviews found persistent patient safety failures despit more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Aug. 7 -- The Illinois Supreme Court issued the following news release: * * * ILLINOIS SUPREME COURT APPOINTS JUDGE MICHAEL CABONARGI TO NINTH SUBCIRCUIT OF COOK COUNTY The Illinois Supreme Court has announced the appointment of Cook County Circuit Court Judge Michael Cabonargi to the Ninth Subcircuit of Cook County. Judge Cabonargi is being appointed to fill the vacancy created by the elevation of Justice Sanjay T. Tailor to the Supreme Court in January 2026. The appointment is effective August 7, 2026, and will conc more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has proposed approving the updated air pollution control plan of Illinois covering volatile organic compounds and nitrogen oxides for the Chicago and Metro-East St. Louis ozone nonattainment areas, concluding the revisions satisfy Moderate ozone reasonably available control technology requirements and Serious nitrogen oxides control requirements under the 2015 ozone standard. The proposed rule would incorporate revisions to 35 Illinois Administrative Code parts 217, 218 an more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has approved revisions to the public water system supervision programs in Indiana and Illinois, determining both states meet federal Safe Drinking Water Act requirements for administering specified drinking water regulations. Requests for a public hearing are due by September 8, 2026. For Indiana, the EPA approved revisions covering four National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: the Ground Water Rule, Lead and Copper Rule-Short Term Revisions, Long-Term 2 Enhanced Surf more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Rep. Mark Messmer, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Messmer Convenes Roundtable to Discuss Services for America's Veterans * VINCENNES, IN - Today, Rep. Mark Messmer (R-IN) convened a Hoosier Veterans Roundtable at Vincennes University, bringing together local, state, and federal veterans organizations to discuss services and care for Hoosier veterans. The discussion focused upon benefit expansion, strengthening coordination among organizations, and identifying legislative priorities to best serve th more PR

NOTRE DAME, Indiana, Aug. 6 -- The University of Notre Dame posted the following news: * * * Notre Dame faculty win prestigious National Science Foundation early career awards * Five researchers at the University of Notre Dame earned a Faculty Early Career Development Program Award (CAREER), the most prestigious award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for early-career faculty. Those who win CAREER Awards have the potential to serve as academic role models in research and education and to lead advances in the mission of their depar more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The Republican Attorneys General Association issued the following news on Aug. 6, 2026: * * * Republican Attorneys General Escalate Accountability Push Over COVID-19 Origins and Pandemic Shutdowns Florida launches new investigations into Dr. Anthony Fauci, and a growing multistate coalition demands answers on the pandemic response that upended American life and cost taxpayers trillions of dollars - Multiple Republican state attorneys general are intensifying their push for accountability over the origins of COVID-19 a more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Sen. Jim Banks, R-Indiana, issued the following news release on Aug. 6, 2026: * * * Banks Introduces Amendment Protecting Female Athletes Amendment would prevent federal legislation from overriding state protections for female athletes - Today, Senator Jim Banks (R-Ind.) offered an amendment to the Protect College Sports Act alongside Senators Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) that would prevent the legislation from preempting state laws protecting women's sports. Indiana has enacted protections for f more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Sen. Jim Banks, R-Indiana, issued the following news release on Aug. 6, 2026: * * * Sen. Banks Recommends Oversight of Unreleased AI Models Encourages the Trump administration to consider steps to improve visibility into unreleased AI models and protect American AI from foreign adversaries - Yesterday, Senator Jim Banks (R-Ind.) sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent sharing new questions about federal oversight of AI models that have not been publicly released. The letter follows reports of multiple incid more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Sen. Jim Banks, R-Indiana, issued the following news release on Aug. 6, 2026: * * * Sens. Banks, Booker Introduce Prescription Information Modernization Act This week, Senators Jim Banks (R-Ind.) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) introduced the bipartisan Prescription Information Modernization Act to allow drug manufacturers to distribute prescribing information electronically while preserving the option to receive paper copies. Under current law, prescribing information--including dosing instructions, drug interactions, precau more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Sen. Jim Banks, R-Indiana, issued the following news release on Aug. 6, 2026: * * * Sens. Banks, Padilla Introduce Accountable Produce is Medicine Act - Yesterday, Senators Jim Banks (R-Ind.) and Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) introduced the Accountable Produce is Medicine Act, legislation to expand access to Food is Medicine programs that help Americans prevent chronic disease through healthy nutrition. Poor diet is the leading risk factor contributing to obesity, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, hypertension, and ce more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- Sen. Jim Banks, R-Indiana, issued the following news release on Aug. 6, 2026: * * * Sens. Banks, Warner Introduce Bill to Eliminate Medical Errors and Reduce Healthcare Costs Senators Jim Banks (R-Ind.) and Mark Warner (D-VA) introduced the Patient Matching in Certified Health IT (MATCH IT) Act, bipartisan legislation that would improve patient identification and health record matching. According to the American Health Information Management Association, patient-matching errors cost the average hospital $2.5 million and more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Rep. Victoria Spartz, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Spartz Calls for Real Price Transparency, Not Another Washington Messaging Exercise * Today, Congresswoman Victoria Spartz (IN-05) called on House leadership to strengthen pending health care price transparency legislation before it reaches the House floor, urging Congress to deliver reforms that empower patients instead of protecting entrenched health care interests. In a letter to House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Brett Guthrie and  more PR

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Aug. 5 [Category: Media] -- The Society of Professional Journalists posted the following news: * * * SPJ honors 2026 Distinguished Teaching in Journalism and Lewis First Amendment recipients * The Society of Professional Journalists has named Kim Komenich, associate professor at San Francisco State University, as the recipient of the 2026 Distinguished Teaching in Journalism Award and Julia Wildman, a senior at Colorado Mesa University, as the recipient of the 2026 Robert D.G. Lewis First Amendment Award. The Disting more PR

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, Aug. 5 -- Purdue University issued the following news release: * * * STAR Program celebrates program graduates, invites applications for fall cohort * Applications for the STAR (Strategic Training and Resources) Program's 25-person fall cohort will open Aug. 10-25. The program is a partnership between Human Resources and the Campus Support Staff Advisory Committee's professional development committee. It designed to help nonmanagement employees in the professional, operational support and skilled trades career stre more PR

KOKOMO, Indiana, Aug. 6 -- Indiana University Kokomo campus posted the following news: * * * Students gain global business experience through study abroad in Poland * KOKOMO, Ind. -Fourteen Indiana University Kokomo students recently returned from an immersive 10-day study abroad program in Poland, where they explored one of Europe's fastest-growing economies while gaining firsthand insight into international business, culture, and history. The program was led by Gloria Preece, assistant professor of personal financial planning and market more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Media released the following written testimony by Jonathan Spalter, president and CEO of USTelecom - The Broadband Association, from a July 30, 2026, hearing entitled "Intelligent Networks: Powering Artificial Intelligence and Transforming Communications": * * * Chairman Fischer, Ranking Member Lujan, and members of the subcommittee: thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today. I am Jonathan Spalter, President and CEO of U more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 (TNSFR) -- An application has been filed under the Change in Bank Control Act seeking approval for Amanda Brooke Boger and Natalie Blyth Boger, both of Lexington, North Carolina, along with certain minor children of Covington, Indiana, to join the White Family Control Group, a group acting in concert. The application would allow them to acquire voting shares of Piper Holdings Inc. and indirectly acquire voting shares of The Fountain Trust Company, both of Covington, Indiana. The Federal Reserve said comments on the applic more PR