WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. August 24, 2026 Director Steven Pierce Bureau of Land Management Attention: RIN #1004-AF33 1849 C St. NW, Room 5646 Washington, DC 20240 https://www.regulations.gov RE: Comments of North Dakota and Eighteen Other States on BLM's Proposed Rule, Royalty for Oil and Gas From Onshore Federal and Indian Leases, 91 Fed.Reg. 37,906 (Jun. 24, 2026), Docket No. A2407-014- more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. June 8, 2026 Director of Policy and Planning, Office of Head Start Administration for Children and Families U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 330 C Street, SW Washington, DC 20201 Re: Comment to Proposed Rule "Restoring Flexibility to Support Head Start Program Access" (ACF-2026-0364) Dear Director, We write as Members of Congress in strong opposition to more ST

ITTA BENA, Mississippi, Aug. 26 -- Mississippi Valley State University posted the following news: * * * A Legacy Worth Remembering: From Montford Point to Mississippi Valley * More than five decades after his death, William H. Copeland's family discovered another chapter in the story of a father, Marine and longtime MVSU food service director whose legacy of courage, education and service continues through generations. Donnell Maxie, Communications Director ITTA BENA, Miss. -There are some things a father tells his son that never leave hi more PR

JUNEAU, Alaska, Aug. 27 -- The Alaska Department of Law issued the following news release on Aug. 26, 2026: * * * Acting Alaska Attorney General Cori Mills Announces Largest Big Tech Settlement in History Meta to Pay Up to $17 Billion and Implement Sweeping Child-Safety Reforms on Instagram and Facebook August 26, 2026 - (Anchorage, AK) - Today, Attorney General Mills announced a landmark $17.1 billion multistate settlement with Meta Platforms, Inc.--one of the largest state consumer protection settlements in history outside the Big Tobac more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- Afterschool Alliance issued the following news release: * * * STEM Is Our Future - and Afterschool Programs Are Leading the Way New Study Finds Huge Leap in Afterschool Programs Providing STEM Education, But Students in Rural Communities and Low-Income Families Lag Behind; More Computer Science & Tech Education Needed in Afterschool - Many more parents than ever before report there are STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) learning opportunities in their child's afterschool program. Ninety-two percent of  more PR

OLYMPIA, Washington, Aug. 26 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * AG Brown announces largest Big Tech settlement in history * Meta to pay up to $17 billion and implement sweeping child-safety reforms on Instagram and Facebook Washington Attorney General Nick Brown announced today a landmark $17.1 billion multistate settlement with Meta Platforms, Inc., to end litigation alleging the company knowingly failed to protect children on Facebook and Instagram. Subject to court approval, this i more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 26 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Reaches Landmark Settlement With Meta That Requires Design Changes To Protect Massachusetts Young People From Social Media Harms * Boston -Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today joined a bipartisan multistate coalition in announcing a landmark $17.1 billion settlement with Meta resolving allegations that the company designed and operated its social media platforms in ways that harmed you more PR

BOISE, Idaho, Aug. 26 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following news release: * * * AG Labrador Delivers Largest Big Tech Settlement in History for Child Protection Against Facebook, Instagram * BOISE, ID - Attorney General Raul Labrador announced today a staggering $17.1 billion multistate settlement with Meta Platforms, Inc. This is one of the largest state consumer protection settlements on record outside the Big Tobacco settlements of the 1990s. The agreement resolves claims by 47 States and D.C., Puerto Rico, Amer more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 26 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Announces Landmark Settlement with Meta * LANSING -Today, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced a landmark multistate settlement with Meta Platforms, Inc. to implement sweeping child-safety reforms on Instagram and Facebook. In addition to the set of safety features, Michigan will receive at least $171 million under the agreement. The settlement resolves claims by 47 states and D.C., Puerto Rico, American Samoa,  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- Americans for Tax Reform issued the following commentary: * * * List of Entities Providing Contributions to Trump Accounts for Kids By John Kartch and Rachel Loren Americans for Tax Reform's tracker of Trump Accounts announcements has reached 95. As documented below at least 95 companies, foundations, individuals and states have announced contributions to the accounts or in the case of foster children, establishment of the accounts. Trump Accounts for kids were enacted as part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, also more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, Aug. 27 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on Aug. 26, 2026: * * * Attorney General Mayes Announces Largest Big Tech Settlement in History Today, Attorney General Mayes announced a landmark $17.1 billion multistate settlement with Meta Platforms, Inc.--one of the largest state consumer protection settlements in history outside the Big Tobacco settlements of the 1990s. In addition to the payment, Meta must implement a sweeping set of safety features designed to protect children on Instag more PR

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Aug. 26 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson announces largest Big Tech settlement in history * Meta to pay $17.1 billion and implement sweeping child-safety reforms on Instagram and Facebook (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - Today, Attorney General Alan Wilson announced a landmark $17.1 billion multistate settlement with Meta Platforms, Inc., one of the largest state consumer protection settlements in history outside the Big Tobacco settlements of the 1990s more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 26 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Secures Transformative $17 Billion Settlement with Meta, Proposed Settlement Includes Fundamental Changes to Instagram and Facebook * Meta must make massive transformations that will reduce the risk of harm from its platforms -and will do it within months. OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta and a bipartisan coalition of 51 attorneys general today announced a proposed settlement, which remains  more PR

DES MOINES, Iowa, Aug. 26 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Brenna Bird Announces Massive Big Tech Win for Iowa * Meta to Make Sweeping Child-Safety Reforms on Instagram and Facebook and Pay Up to $17 Billion DES MOINES-Today, Attorney General Brenna Bird announced a landmark $17.1 billion-dollar multistate settlement with Meta Platforms, Inc.-one of the largest state consumer protection settlements in history. Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird filed a lawsuit against Meta on  more PR

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Aug. 26 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General Clark Announces Historic $92.7 Million Settlement With Meta * Attorney General Charity Clark today announced a historic settlement with the social media company Meta, resolving allegations that the company knowingly placed children at harm by designing Instagram to be addictive while knowing the resultant devastating mental health problems. Meta will pay Vermont $92,700,152 to resolve the lawsuit filed by Attorney more PR

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Aug. 26 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Griffin Announces Historic Child-Safety Reform in $17.1 Billion Settlement with Meta * #Griffin: 'Meta must implement a sweeping set of safety features designed to protect children on Instagram and Facebook'' LITTLE ROCK - Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement announcing that he and 50 other attorneys general have reached a settlement with Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, more PR

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Aug. 26 -- Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Hanaway Announces Largest Big Tech Settlement in History * Meta to Pay Up to $17 Billion and Implement Sweeping Child-Safety Reforms on Instagram and Facebook JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Today, Attorney General Hanaway announced a landmark $17.1 billion multistate settlement with Meta Platforms, Inc. - one of the largest state consumer protection settlements in history outside the Big Tobacco settlements o more PR

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Aug. 26 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Hilgers Announces Largest Big Tech Settlement in History * Meta to Pay Up to $17 Billion and Implement Sweeping Child-Safety Reforms on Instagram and Facebook Lincoln - Today, Attorney General Hilgers announced a landmark $17.1 billion multistate settlement with Meta Platforms, Inc. This is the largest state consumer protection settlement in history outside the Big Tobacco settlements of the 1990s. In addition to t more PR

ALBANY, New York, Aug. 26 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Secures Up to $17.1 Billion and Groundbreaking Reforms from Meta to Protect Children on Social Media * NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James and a bipartisan coalition of 50 other attorneys general today secured up to $17.1 billion from social media giant Meta, along with transformative changes to Facebook and Instagram to stop addictive and harmful social media use among young people. In 2023, At more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Aug. 26 -- West Virginia Attorney General John B. McCuskey posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General JB McCuskey Announces Largest Big Tech Settlement in History * Meta to pay up to $17 billion and implement sweeping child-safety reforms on Instagram and Facebook Today, Attorney General JB McCuskey announced a landmark $17.1 billion multistate settlement with Meta Platforms, Inc.-the largest state consumer protection settlement in history outside the Big Tobacco settlements of the 1990s. In addit more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 26 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Skrmetti Announces Largest Big Tech Settlement in History * Today, Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti announced a landmark $17.1 billion multistate settlement with Meta Platforms, Inc.-one of the largest state consumer protection settlements in history. In addition to the payment, Meta is required to implement a sweeping set of unprecedented safety features to protect children on Instagram and Facebook. The agreem more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Aug. 26 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Announces $17.1 Billion Settlement with Meta, Forces Sweeping Child-Safety Reforms on Instagram and Facebook * Press Releases Connecticut to Receive up to $265.4 Million (Hartford, CT) -Attorney General William Tong today announced a landmark $17.1 billion multistate settlement with Meta Platforms, Inc. that will enforce sweeping new safety reforms to protect American children on Instagram and Facebook more PR

DENVER, Colorado, Aug. 26 -- Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Weiser announces historic settlement with Meta Platforms * Aug. 26, 2026 (DENVER) - Social media giant Meta Platforms, Inc. will pay over $17 billion and implement sweeping child-safety reforms on Instagram and Facebook under a nationwide settlement Attorney General Phil Weiser announced today. The landmark multistate settlement with Meta is one of the largest state consumer protection settlements in history. The agr more PR

DOVER, Delaware, Aug. 27 -- Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings issued the following news release on Aug. 26, 2026: * * * AG Jennings announces largest Big Tech settlement in history Meta to pay Delaware up to $103 million, implement sweeping child safety reforms Delaware to make generational investment in children's mental health - WILMINGTON, Del.--Attorney General Kathy Jennings today announced a landmark $12.1 billion multistate settlement with Meta Platforms, Inc.--one of the largest state consumer protection settlements in his more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Selects 24 Gulf Watershed Projects for Water Quality and Local Economies * Contact: EPA Region 4 Press Office - (404) 562-8400, region4press@epa.gov GULFPORT, Mississippi (August 26, 2026) - Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Gulf of America Division (GAD) announced 24 projects selected from the Innovative Solutions for Improving Water Quality and Strengthening Local Economies in the Gulf of America Watershed Notice of F more PR

DALLAS, Texas, Aug. 25 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release: * * * FHLB Dallas and Members Award More Than $1.8M as Partnership Grant Program Celebrates 30 Years * DALLAS, TEXAS, August 25, 2026-The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) and participating member financial institutions awarded more than $1.8 million to 71 community-based organizations through its Partnership Grant Program (PGP) as the program marks its 30th anniversary. The aw more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Aug. 27 -- Florida Secretary of State Cord Byrd issued the following news release on Aug. 26, 2026: * * * Secretary Byrd Designates Arcadia Main Street as Florida Main Street Program of the Month Today, Secretary of State Cord Byrd announced that Arcadia Main Street, located in DeSoto County, has been designated the August 2026 Florida Main Street Program of the Month. "The success of the Arcadia Main Street program reflects the value of community driven revitalization," said Secretary of State Cord Byrd. "Through dedi more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 27 -- The Alliance for the Great Lakes posted the following news release: * * * Great Lakes Groups Call for Construction to Restart on Invasive Carp Barrier The Alliance for the Great Lakes, the Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition, and other Great Lakes organizations are urgently calling for construction to resume on the Brandon Road Interbasin Project, a critical set of barriers and deterrents to stop damaging invasive carp from entering the Great Lakes via a chokepoint in the Illinois River. The US Army Corps o more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * HYDE-SMITH HIGHLIGHTS RURAL FAMILY RESOURCE HUB LEGISLATION DURING VISIT * BROOKHAVEN, Miss. - U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today used a visit to an educational and family resource program in Brookhaven to highlight legislation she introduced to help rural and tribal communities establish resource hubs to strengthen families while improving educational outcomes and economic opportunities. Hyde-Smith on Wednesday attended an open more PR

DALLAS, Texas, Aug. 25 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Haynes and Boone, a law firm, posted the following news: * * * Kapoor and Keller for Law360: Managing OSHA Mental Illness Logs After Fifth Circuit Vacatur By Mini Kapoor, Ph.D. and Jonathan Keller In a recent article for Law360, Haynes Boone Partner Mini Kapoor, Ph.D. and Associate Jonathan Keller examine the Fifth Circuit's decision striking down OSHA's mental health recordkeeping rule and the implications for employers. Kapoor and Keller discuss the court's conclusion that the Occupation more PR

CLINTON, Mississippi, Aug. 26 -- Mississippi Christian University posted the following news: * * * MC's fall 2026 Chapel lineup helps students 'reorient their hearts and minds toward Christ' * Mississippi Christian University's fall 2026 Chapel speaker schedule features local church pastors, notable seminary leaders, church planters and authors to help students integrate their faith with academic life. "Chapel offers an opportunity to be refreshed in the middle of the week as our campus comes together for worship and the teaching of God's  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. 21 August 2026 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20460 Subject: Minor New Source Review Program Air Permitting Public Participation Requirements for State Implementation Plans Docket number: EPA-HQ-OAR-2025-1212 To EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin: Moms Clean Air Force is writing to register our strong objection to  more ST

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, Aug. 26 -- Mississippi State University posted the following news: * * * MSU Rugby Club students earn NCR Scholastic All-American honors * Contact: Brock Turnipseed STARKVILLE, Miss.-Four members of Mississippi State's Rugby Club are National Collegiate Rugby Scholastic All-Americans. Ryan Case William Dabbs Ethan Hansen Jacob Rogers Senior chemical engineering major Ryan Case of Brookhaven; senior biochemistry major William Dabbs of Tuscaloosa, Alabama; junior wildlife, fisheries and aquaculture major Eth more PR

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, Aug. 26 -- Mississippi State University posted the following news: * * * MSU's Department of Music announces fall concert season * Contact: Bethany Shipp STARKVILLE, Miss.-Mississippi State's Department of Music offers an array of concerts this fall, featuring Mississippi blues legend Jesse Robinson to the university choirs and Wind Ensemble. Select events are ticketed to support programming, specific honorariums and technical and academic services. For box office information for each event, visit www.music.msstat more PR

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, Aug. 26 -- Mississippi State University posted the following news: * * * MSU's Dyer named Northern Gulf Institute director * Contact: James Carskadon STARKVILLE, Miss.-A long-serving Mississippi State faculty member and atmospheric sciences expert has been named director of the Northern Gulf Institute, a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration cooperative institute led by MSU. Jamie Dyer, who has served as NGI's associate director since 2021, will lead the organization in coordination with Co-Director Paul more PR

NEW YORK, Aug. 26 [Category: Law/Legal] (TNSletter) -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund posted the following letter to the Congressional leadership: * * * Here is the text of the letter: August 24, 2026 The Honorable Mike Johnson Speaker of the House U.S. House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 - The Honorable Hakeem Jeffries House Minority Leader U.S. House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 - The Honorable John Thune Senate Majority Leader U.S. Senate Washington, DC 20515 - The Honorable Charles Schum more PR

OXFORD, Mississippi, Aug. 26 -- The University of Mississippi posted the following news: * * * New Ole Miss Students Begin Their Journey * OXFORD, Miss. - The University of Mississippi welcomed the Class of 2030 to campus during its annual Fall Convocation on Tuesday (Aug. 25) evening in the Sandy and John Black Pavilion at Ole Miss. The celebration marked the 178th time the university welcomed new students and served as the kickoff of their journey, encouraging them to create community and seize all the moments. Chancellor Glenn Boyce c more PR

SENATOBIA, Mississippi, Aug. 26 -- Northwest Mississippi Community College issued the following news release: * * * Northwest Alumnus Secured His Future in Cybersecurity while at Northwest Northwest Mississippi Community College Cybersecurity alumnus and Fayetteville native, Easton Hatch, found his future career and passion at Northwest. Although his time as a student was fraught with medical issues, Hatch found fulfillment and success at the college. Hatch said the college met him where he was and helped him overcome the obstacles he faced more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 (TNSletter) -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following letter with 11 co-signers to Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi: * * * Here is the text of the letter: August 24, 2026 The Honorable Roger Wicker Chairman Senate Committee on Armed Services 228 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 Dear Chairman Wicker: We request that you convene a public Armed Services Committee hearing with Department of Defense (DoD) leadership regarding the poor planning and mi more PR

ITHACA, New York, Aug. 26 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Study challenges CO2-removal potential of enhanced weathering * Spreading finely crushed basalt across farmland has been promoted as a relatively simple way to remove large quantities of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. But a new study led by Cornell researchers suggests the real-world potential of this method, known as enhanced weathering, may be far smaller than widely cited estimates. The study, "Critical Zone Processes Limit Alkalinity Export from Natur more PR

DALLAS, Texas, Aug. 25 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release: * * * The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas and Members Award $42K to four Arkansas Community Organizations * LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS, August 25, 2026-Four Arkansas community-based organizations received a combined $42,000 through the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas' (FHLB Dallas) Partnership Grant Program (PGP), part of more than $1.8 million awarded across FHLB Dallas' five-state region. Th more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. June 11, 2026 The Honorable Robert F. Kennedy Jr. US Department of Health and Human Services Hubert H. Humphrey Building 200 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20201 Re: Restoring Flexibility to Support Head Start Program Access ACF-2026-0364 Dear Secretary Kennedy, We are writing to provide evidence about the importance of maintaining the provisions of the 202 more ST

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Aug. 26 -- Gov. Spencer J. Cox, R-Utah, issued the following news release: * * * Utah Secures $12.2 Billion Settlement With Meta Over Child Safety Practices * Sweeping Child-Safety Reforms on Instagram and Facebook with Independent Oversight SALT LAKE CITY (Aug. 26, 2026)-Utah today announced a landmark $12.2 billion settlement with Meta Platforms, Inc. that will force sweeping changes to how Instagram and Facebook are built for children and teens once issued by the court. It ranks among the largest consumer protect more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Aug. 26 -- The Louisiana State University Ag Center issued the following news: * * * With interest brewing among growers, AgCenter teaches the science -- and art -- behind tea production * (08/26/26) HAMMOND, La. -On a recent Friday at the LSU AgCenter Hammond Research Station, an aroma reminiscent of freshly cut grass filled a meeting room. Participants in a workshop on tea production had returned from a field outside where they'd plucked tender leaves earlier in the morning and were now learning the art of transfor more PR