FRANKFORT, Kentucky, Aug. 12 -- Kentucky State University issued the following news: * * * $200,000 Grant Will Support Paid Workforce Training and Job Placement in Louisville * Kentucky State and Louisville Grows will prepare adults for careers in landscaping, urban forestry, agriculture, and land management LOUISVILLE, Ky. -A new paid training program will help adults develop practical skills, earn a professional credential, and connect directly with employers seeking workers in landscaping, urban forestry, agriculture, and related indust more PR

NEW YORK, Aug. 12 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York posted the following news release: * * * 11 Defendants Charged In Dismantling Of Decade-Long Nationwide Marriage Fraud Scheme * United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jamie McDonald, Attorney General for the United States, Todd Blanche, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Office of Homeland Security Investigations ("HSI"), Pete Gizas, Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Joseph B. Edlow, and We more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 12 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti Urges Congress to Strengthen Federal Protections Against ATM Crime * Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti has joined a 15-state coalition urging Congress to pass the Safe Access to Cash Act (S. 3798/H.R. 1631), legislation that would strengthen efforts to prosecute the organized criminal networks responsible for a growing number of ATM robberies across the country. Currently, federal law  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release on Aug. 12, 2026: * * * CAIR Calls for Hate Crime Probe of Spitting Attack Targeting Muslim Woman in Kentucky The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on local, state and federal law enforcement authorities to investigate an allegedly bias-motivated spitting attack on a Muslim woman in Kentucky as a hate crime. The alleged victim, a worker at Golisano Chi more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release on Aug. 12, 2026: * * * CAIR-MI Welcomes Charges for Alaska Man Who Allegedly Threatened Dearborn Mayor Abdullah, Said 'All Muslims Must Now Die' The Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI) today welcomed federal charges against an Alaska man accused of making threats to injure and murder Dearborn Mayor Abdullah Hammoud and issuing violent, Islamophobic threats against Muslims. James Lawhorn, 54, of Wasilla, Ala more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release on Aug. 12, 2026: * * * CAIR-Pennsylvania Welcomes City of Erie's Response to Anti-Muslim Threats The Pittsburgh and Philadelphia chapters of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Pennsylvania), the nation's leading Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed the City of Erie's response to reported threats targeting the local Muslim community and urged authorities to remain vigilant in protecting residents from anti- more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued the following news release: * * * CFTC Exercises Emergency Authority to Ensure Market Stability * WASHINGTON -The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today exercised its emergency authority in response to KalshiEX, LLC's notification of a market emergency and ordered the exchange to continue to operate in accordance with the Commodity Exchange Act's Core Principles. KalshiEX, LLC notified the Commission of the emergency after New York Attorney General Letitia James fil more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- Rep. Harold Rogers, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Rogers, State Leaders Deliver Over $30 Million for Infrastructure Projects in Eastern Kentucky * HAZARD, KY - U.S. Rep. Harold "Hal" Rogers (KY-05) joined state and local leaders at Hazard Community and Technical College on Wednesday to deliver more than $30 million in federal funding for infrastructure projects in nine counties across southeastern Kentucky. Congressman Rogers secured the federal funding for four of the projects thr more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- The Democratic Governors Association posted the following statement on Aug. 11, 2026: * * * DGA Chair Gov. Andy Beshear Statement on Amanda Janoo Becoming the Democratic Nominee in Vermont DGA Chair Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear released the following statement on Amanda Janoo securing the Democratic nomination for governor in Vermont: "Congratulations to Amanda Janoo on becoming the Democratic nominee for governor in Vermont. A Vermont native and economist, Amanda knows that Vermonters look out for each other and that t more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- The Democratic Governors Association posted the following statement on Aug. 11, 2026: * * * DGA Chair Gov. Andy Beshear Statement on Amy Klobuchar Becoming the Democratic Nominee in Minnesota DGA Chair Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear released the following statement on Amy Klobuchar securing the Democratic nomination for governor in Minnesota: "Congratulations to Senator Amy Klobuchar on becoming the Democratic nominee for governor in Minnesota. Senator Klobuchar has a strong record of getting things done for Minnesotans,  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- The Democratic Governors Association posted the following statement on Aug. 11, 2026: * * * DGA Chair Gov. Andy Beshear Statement on Gov. Ned Lamont Becoming the Democratic Nominee in Connecticut DGA Chair Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear released the following statement on Gov. Ned Lamont securing the Democratic nomination for governor in Connecticut: "Congratulations to Gov. Ned Lamont on becoming the Democratic nominee for governor in Connecticut. Gov. Lamont is a fighter who knows how to get results that actually impro more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 11 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog: * * * Documents Show ICE Call Center Planned for Adams * Federal contract documents show that the Robertson County city of Adams is the proposed site of a new U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) call center. The Tennessee Lookout reports that the Department of Homeland Security has awarded a $63 million contract to an Alaska corporation to operate a national immigration enforcement call center in the town ne more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R47884) on July 28, 2026, entitled "Identifying Minors Online" by Clare Y. Cho, industrial organization and business policy specialist: * * * SUMMARY Concerns about potential harms to minors on the internet, particularly on social media platforms, have grown in recent years. Dating to the 1990s, policymakers have enacted legislation seeking to protect minors online, some of which create requirements for entities that provide websites, mobile  more PR

LEXINGTON, Kentucky, Aug. 12 -- The University of Kentucky issued the following news: * * * Making history accessible: Doug Boyd's CURATE research * "Oral history is one of the greatest documents that can be created," said Doug Boyd, Ph.D., director of the University of Kentucky Libraries Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History. "It puts individuals on the historical record, and that is really a remarkable thing." Boyd has been reimagining how those historical records are accessed. Traditional oral history often sat on library shelves for de more PR

MOREHEAD, Kentucky, Aug. 13 -- Morehead State University issued the following news: * * * MSU Announces 2026 Distinguished Service Awards Recipients Morehead State University has announced the recipients of its 2026 Distinguished Service Awards, recognizing excellence in teaching, research, creative achievement, and service among faculty and staff. The awards honor individuals whose accomplishments exemplify Morehead State's commitment to academic excellence, student success, scholarship, creativity and service. The 2026 Distinguished Serv more PR

MARYVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 12 -- Maryville College posted the following news: * * * New leaders join the Maryville College dining staff, hours to expand in Pearsons and Isaac's for 2026-27 * Maryville College students will find several changes to campus dining when the 2026-27 academic year begins, including new culinary and dining leadership, expanded hours at Isaac's Cafe, extended lunch service at Pearsons Dining Hall and updates to the structure of several student meal plans. The changes are part of a transition in the College's campus more PR

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Aug. 13 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release: * * * Drummond co-leads 25-state coalition urging Supreme Court to take up Iowa immigration enforcement case Attorney General Gentner Drummond is co-leading a coalition in supporting Iowa's law criminalizing illegal entry into the state. Drummond and 24 attorneys general filed an amicus brief today in Bird v. Iowa Migrant Movement for Justice, urging the U.S. Supreme Court to hear a case challenging a ruling by the U.S. Court of  more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 12 [Category: BizFinancial Services] -- Pinnacle Financial Partners, an asset regional bank that says it provides banking, investment, trust, mortgage and insurance products and services, posted the following news release: * * * Pinnacle Financial Partners expands National Capital Region team with two veteran financial advisors * McLean, VA. August 12, 2026 - Pinnacle Financial Partners has added Darryl Curry and Rob Pilot as financial advisors, continuing the firm's investment in the National Capital Region with two  more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 12 [Category: BizFinancial Services] -- Pinnacle Financial Partners, an asset regional bank that says it provides banking, investment, trust, mortgage and insurance products and services, posted the following news release: * * * Pinnacle is No. 16 among PEOPLE's Companies That Care * Firm lands in top 20 two years in  Pinnacle Financial Partners has been named in the top 20 among the 2026 PEOPLE(r) Companies That Care list for the second year in a row by Great Place To Work(r) and PEOPLE magazine. Pinnacle remains a more PR

RAPID CITY, South Dakota, Aug. 12 -- The South Dakota School of Mines and Technology issued the following news release: * * * South Dakota Mines Proposed to Receive $25 Million to Build Next Generation of Mining Talent * South Dakota Mines is slated to receive $25 million in federal funding to expand mining education and workforce development as the United States works to strengthen its domestic critical minerals supply chain and address a growing shortage of skilled professionals. President Donald Trump announced Friday a combined federal more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 13 -- The Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development issued the following news on Aug. 12, 2026: * * * Prysmian to Expand with $100 Million Investment in Jackson Highlights * Global energy and digital connections solutions provider to create 100 jobs * $100M expansion will double size of current facility - Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, Deputy Gov. and Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Stuart C. McWhorter and Prysmian officials announced today the company will expand operat more PR

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Aug. 10 -- The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center issued the following news release: * * * Where Women Live May Influence Ovarian Cancer Survival, Especially Among Black Women Women in socially vulnerable neighborhoods faced a 20% higher risk of death from ovarian cancer, and Black women faced a 45% higher risk than white women, Pitt-led research found. - A University of Pittsburgh-led study found that women living in socially vulnerable neighborhoods faced a 20% higher risk of death after an ovarian cancer d more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services issued the following news release on Aug. 12, 2026: * * * USCIS Plays Key Role in Takedown of Decade-Long Marriage Fraud Ring 11 accused of multimillion-dollar sham marriage scheme - NEW YORK - U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services played a key role in the indictment unsealed today charging 11 individuals with conspiring, over the course of more than a decade, to orchestrate more than 1,000 sham marriages. The marriages allegedly e more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency issued the following news release: * * * USDA Designates Multiple Counties in Illinois as Natural Disaster Areas Due To Drought * Illinois This Secretarial natural disaster designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans. Emergency loans can be used to meet various recovery needs including the replacement of more PR