RICHMOND, Virginia, Aug. 27 -- Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones issued the following news release on Aug. 26, 2026: * * * Attorney General Jay Jones Announces a $17 Billion Landmark Settlement with Meta with $353 Million Guaranteed for Virginia Settlement requires Meta to implement sweeping child-safety reforms for Virginians on Instagram and Facebook after deceiving the public about teen mental health harms - Today, Attorney General Jones announced a $17 billion settlement with Meta Platforms, Inc. of which Virginia will receive a gua more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 27 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Challenges Title X Funding Conditions On Family Planning Programs * Boston -Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today co-led a coalition of 22 other states in suing to block a new federal policy that threatens critical federal funding for family planning programs unless states and providers comply with a variety of unlawful conditions. The lawsuit, filed today in the U.S. District Court f more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 26 [Category: Libraries] -- The American Library Association posted the following news release: * * * ALSC and YALSA Prepare for September 1 Reunification * The American Library Association's (ALA) Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) and Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) are preparing to officially reunite on September 1, 2026, bringing together members, resources, and expertise supporting library services for children and teens under one division. The September 1 transition marks an im more PR

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Illinois, Aug. 28 (TNSjou) -- The American Society of Plastic Surgeons issued the following news release: * * * Nutrition Recommendations Support Healing After Body Contouring Surgery in Patients with Significant Weight Loss Review highlights how patients who lose significant weight can address nutritional needs - Patients having body contouring surgery after significant weight loss may benefit from nutrition screening and a personalized diet plan before surgery to support healing and reduce complications, according to a more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 27 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Files Lawsuit Challenging Trump Administration's Attempt to Impose Unlawful Conditions on Title X Family Planning Funds * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general and two governors in filing a lawsuit against the Trump Administration's U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) over recent efforts to upend the Title X federal family planning pr more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 26 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Leads Amicus Brief Challenging Trump Administration Rule Restricting Length of International Student Visas * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today, co-leading a multistate coalition, filed an amicus brief urging the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts to block a Trump Administration rule restricting international students to a fixed four-year visa period while litigation co more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 26 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Leads Multistate Coalition in Opposing New Barriers to Sponsorship of Unaccompanied Children * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta, leading a coalition of 19 attorneys general, submitted a comment letter opposing the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) proposed rule that would add burdensome new requirements for sponsors of unaccompanied immigrant children. The coalition argues t more PR

ALBANY, New York, Aug. 27 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Leads Lawsuit to Protect Title X Family Planning Services * NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today led a coalition of 22 other states in suing to block a new federal policy that threatens to strip federal family planning funding from states and providers unless they align with the Trump administration's political views and priorities. The lawsuit, filed today in the U.S. District Court for th more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Aug. 26 -- North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Jeff Jackson Sues Over New Mail-In Ballot Rule That Could Prevent Eligible North Carolinians from Voting * RALEIGH -Today, Attorney General Jeff Jackson sued over a new United States Postal Service (USPS) mail-in voting rule that goes into effect only days before North Carolina law requires county boards of elections to begin mailing ballots for the midterm elections. The rule could mean that eligible vo more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 27 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL CHALLENGES TRUMP ADMINISTRATION RULE RESTRICTING LENGTH OF INTERNATIONAL STUDENT VISAS * Chicago - Attorney General Raoul, as part of a multistate coalition of 18 attorneys general, filed an amicus brief on Tuesday urging the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts to block a Trump administration rule restricting international students to a fixed four-year visa period while litigation continues.  more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 26 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL LEADS COALITION OPPOSING TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S PROPOSAL TO ELIMINATE COLLECTION OF NATIONAL WORKFORCE DEMOGRAPHIC DATA * Chicago -Attorney General Kwame Raoul co-led a coalition of 22 attorneys general opposing an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) proposal to eliminate the longstanding requirement that large employers, labor unions, schools, state and local governments, and others report the demog more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 26 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL SUES THE U.S. POSTAL SERVICE OVER UNLAWFUL ATTEMPT TO INTERFERE WITH MAIL VOTING IN ILLINOIS * Lawsuit Seeks to Block Unconstitutional Postal Service Rule that Directs States to Overhaul Vote-by-Mail Procedures Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 25 states, today filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Postal Service challenging its new rule that purports to authorize the USPS to regula more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- District of Columbia Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Schwalb Announces That Meta Will Pay Up to $17.1 Billion for Exploiting Kids with Intentionally Addictive Social Media Platforms * Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today announced a landmark multistate settlement with Meta Platforms, Inc. (Meta). It is the largest state consumer protection settlement in history outside of the Big Tobacco settlements of the 1990s. The District will receive at least $90,395, more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Aug. 27 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Challenges Title X Funding Conditions * (Hartford, CT) -Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 22 other states in suing to block a new federal policy that threatens to strip federal family planning funding from states and providers unless they meet a variety of unlawful conditions. The lawsuit, filed today in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, challenges new conditio more PR

OSHKOSH, Wisconsin, Aug. 26 -- The University of Wisconsin Oshkosh campus posted the following news: * * * Bronson introduced as UW-Oshkosh head women's basketball coach * Lindsay Bronson, officially announced Wednesday as head women's basketball coach at UW-Oshkosh, takes over the Titans program following the departure longtime coach Brad Fischer. Lindsay Bronson, new head coach of the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh women's basketball team, will soon begin putting her stamp on the program. Following Brad Fischer's highly successful 14-y more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 27 [Category: BizConsulting] -- Benesch, a consulting engineering company, posted the following news: * * * Building Better Utility Master Plans with Value Engineering * When the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) was passed in 2021, it authorized $1.2 trillion in generational infrastructure funding and created new opportunities for water and wastewater utilities to invest in critical system improvements. While larger utilities often have capital improvement plans and master plans in place to support fundi more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 26 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * California Attorney General Bonta Strongly Opposes Trump Administration's Proposal to Weaken Environmental Protections for Nuclear Energy Projects * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta joined a multistate comment letter opposing the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC) proposal to update its procedures for implementing the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The updates would significantly weaken the imple more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Aug. 26 -- The University of California posted the following news release: * * * California isn't using existing tools to make community solar work Key takeaways * Community solar programs, which let customers receive some rooftop solar benefits without installing solar panels, deliver lower energy bills in three states studied by researchers with UCLA's California Center for Sustainable Communities. * A report by UCLA researchers finds that California has not launched a workable community solar program for a decad more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 27 -- Rush University Medical Center posted the following news: * * * Can Total Joint Replacement Particles Reach the Brain? * Total joint replacement is a proven treatment to relieve chronic knee pain, but there have been concerns raised that particles from the device may migrate to the brain and cause memory problems. New research from Rush University shows that may not be a worry. In a study published by Acta Biomaterialia, researchers found that particles in some people with total joint replacements traveled to  more PR

PEORIA, Illinois, Aug. 28 -- Caterpillar Inc., a manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, issued the following news release on Aug. 27, 2026: * * * Caterpillar CEO Joe Creed to Participate in Virtual Headquarters Visit with Wells Fargo Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) CEO Joe Creed is expected to participate in a virtual headquarters visit and moderated investor discussion hosted by Jerry Revich of Wells Fargo on Thursday, Sept. 10 from 9 to 9:45 a.m. CDT. A real-time video webcast will be available to the public. Participants should  more PR

BIRMINGHAM, Michigan, Aug. 28 -- Clark Hill, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Illinois Artificial Intelligence Safety Measures Act Creates New Compliance Obligations for Frontier AI Developers Authors: Melissa K. Ventrone , Lauren M. Williams On July 6, 2026, Illinois enacted the Artificial Intelligence Safety Measures Act (the "Act). The Act establishes a comprehensive governance framework for developers of the most advanced AI models. While the requirements may mirror recently enacted laws in California and New York, Illinois  more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 27 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, posted the following news: * * * Congressmen Bill Foster and Sean Casten Join in FHLBank Chicago Roundtable Focused on Housing, Community Lending, and Economic Priorities in Chicagoland * The Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago (FHLBank Chicago) hosted a roundtable with U.S. Rep. Bill Foster (IL-11), U.S. Rep. Sean Casten (IL-06), member financial institutions, trade association partners, and industry leaders for a discus more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 27 [Category: BizFinancial Services] -- TransUnion, a risk information provider, issued the following news release: * * * Debt Settlement Enrollment Linked to Greater Credit Score Declines Than Bankruptcy, New TransUnion Research Finds * A new TransUnion (NYSE: TRU) analysis found that financially distressed consumers who enroll in third-party debt settlement programs may experience greater credit score declines than consumers who file for bankruptcy. The analysis also found that nearly half of debt settlement enroll more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Aug. 27, 2026: * * * The Department of Justice Files Complaints Against Arizona, New Mexico, Oregon, and Washington Challenging State Laws that Provide In-State Tuition to Illegal Aliens New lawsuits bring total to 21 in-state tuition laws challenged for preferential treatment of illegal aliens - Today, the Department of Justice filed lawsuits against four states that seek to undermine federal law by placing aliens over citizens in clear defiance of  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * EEOC Sues Dentsu for Pregnancy Discrimination * Federal lawsuit alleges marketing firm refused to hire most qualified candidate for position because she would need maternity leave MINNEAPOLIS -International advertising and marketing firm Dentsu International Americas, LLC, violated federal law when it refused to hire a pregnant woman for a Minneapolis-based position promoting alcoholic beverage brands, the U.S. Equal Employment Oppor more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Aug. 28 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: * * * El Ninos more intense over last 40 years than previous 1,000, according to U-M study As an El Nino of historic proportions is taking shape in the tropical Pacific, a University of Michigan study has found that El Nino events have become nearly 40% stronger in the last 40 years than they were in the pre-industrial era. In fact, the study, which examined modern and ancient corals in the Galapagos Islands, found that El Nino events in the last  more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 28 -- The Environmental Law and Policy Center issued the following news release on Aug. 27, 2026: * * * MI Public Service Commission Hears Broader Opposition to Consumers Energy's Misguided Proposed Dams Sale to Private Equity Firm in Maryland "I fear for these rivers, the people who live on them, and the life that they support if ownership transfers to a profit-driven Maryland company" - Lansing, MI., - Today, the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) heard public comments from a diverse group of Michigan leade more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 28 -- The Environmental Law and Policy Center issued the following news release on Aug. 27, 2026: * * * Michigan Regulators Order I&M to Address Data Center Reliability Risks But Fail to Fill the Gap in Regulation Lansing, MI - Today, the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) issued an order on I&M's proposed large load tariff for how to serve customers like hyperscale data centers. Environmental Law & Policy Center (ELPC), representing the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) intervened in the case with the Clean  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- FarmSTAND issued the following news release on Aug. 27, 2026: * * * Class of Consumers Sues Industrial Salmon Giant Over Alleged Deceptive Marketing of "Mama Bear" Products' Sustainability Australis has stark record of environmental destruction in Chile, according to complaint - Despite trading on a cute, pastoral image, Mama Bear salmon is sourced from a company operating at the bleeding edge of destructive industrial salmon farming, according to a federal lawsuit filed today. A Mama Bear purchaser is bringing a p more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau issued the following public notice (WC Docket No. 26-220): * * * Unless otherwise specified, the following procedures and dates apply to the application(s) (the Section 214 Discontinuance Application(s)) listed in the Appendix. The Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau), upon initial review, has found the Section 214 Discontinuance Application(s) listed herein to be acceptable for filing and subject to the procedures set forth in Section 63.71 of the Com more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau issued the following public notice (WC Docket Nos. 26-221, 26-222, 26-223, 26-225, 26-229, 26-230, 26-232, 26-233): * * * Unless otherwise specified, the following procedures and dates apply to the application(s) (the Section 214 Discontinuance Application(s)) listed in the Appendix. The Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau), upon initial review, has found the Section 214 Discontinuance Application(s) listed herein to be acceptable for filing and subjec more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration issued the following action from the Federal Register: * * * The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is providing interested persons with the opportunity to submit comments concerning abuse potential, actual abuse, medical usefulness, trafficking, and impact of scheduling changes on availability for medical use of eight drug substances. These comments will be considered in preparing a response from the United States to the Exp more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Reserve System issued the following action in the Federal Register. * * * The companies listed in this notice have applied to the Board for approval, pursuant to the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1841 et seq.) (BHC Act), Regulation Y (12 CFR part 225), and all other applicable statutes and regulations to become a bank holding company and/or to acquire the assets or the ownership of, control of, or the power to vote shares of a bank or bank holding company and all of the banks and nonban more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 27 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, posted the following news: * * * FHLBank Chicago Celebrates Opening of 50 Affordable Apartment Unit at Historic Earle School * Representatives from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago (FHLBank Chicago), Gorman & Company, The Phoenix Foundation, and community partners gathered yesterday to celebrate the grand opening of Earle Residences, an adaptive reuse project converting the closed Charles Warrington Earle School in more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 28 -- Fisher Phillips, a law firm, issued the following Insight on Aug. 27, 2026: * * * New Menopause-Related Workplace Protections Coming to Illinois: How Your Business Can Prepare Illinois workers experiencing perimenopause and menopause-related conditions will soon have workplace accommodation and anti-discrimination protections under a new law enacted this summer. The Illinois Menopause Equity and Care Act, signed into law on August 7, amends the state's pregnancy-discrimination and reasonable-accommodation protect more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 (TNSrpt) -- Rep. Bradley Schneider, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * FOLLOWING 50% TARIFF LEVIED ON CANADA, REP. SCHNEIDER, SENATORS GILLIBRAND AND WELCH INTRODUCE BILL TO REPEAL SECTION 338 AND REFUND TARIFFS * LINCOLNSHIRE, IL - Today, Congressman Brad Schneider, a member of the House Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee, together with Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Peter Welch (D-VT), introduced the Banning Antiquated Duties and Delivering Equitable American Levies (BAD DEAL) Act to repeal Sec more PR

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Aug. 28 -- Case Western Reserve University issued the following news: * * * For CWRU alumni, 50th reunion serves as a reminder that comradery and friendship endure time Homecoming and Reunion Weekend, Oct. 8-11, welcomes back alumni, friends Story by: Meagen Fekos It's about friendship. Shared experiences at a formative time. And decades of finding connections in life back to Case Western Reserve University. Those are just a few of the reasons why Murray Rosenthal (WRC '76) and Vera Perkins-Hughes (WRC '76) are on the re more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 27 -- Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr issued the following news release on Aug. 26, 2026: * * * Carr Announces Largest Big Tech Settlement in History Meta to pay up to $17 billion and implement sweeping child-safety reforms on Instagram and Facebook - Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr today 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 addition to the payment, M more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Aug. 28 -- Gov. Josh Shapiro, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on Aug. 27, 2026: * * * Governor Shapiro Challenges Trump Administration's Decision to Politicize Funding for Pennsylvanians' Reproductive Health Care, Family Planning Services The Trump Administration's decision to condition funding for family planning services prioritizes political agendas over the health of Pennsylvanians. Governor Shapiro is taking action once again to protect access to reproductive health care. - Today, Governor  more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 27 [Category: BizConsulting] -- Grant Thornton, a provider of audit, tax and advisory services, posted the following news release: * * * Grant Thornton's Ash Dalnoot named to PCAOB's Inspections Modernization Council * Audit & Assurance partner, Partnership Board member and broker-dealer audit leader will help inform the PCAOB's efforts to modernize its inspection program CHICAGO -The audit and assurance firm of Grant Thornton in the U.S., Grant Thornton LLP, today announced that Ash Dalnoot has been named to the Pu more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 [Category: Energy] -- Growth Energy, a trade association that represents ethanol producers, issued the following news release: * * * Growth Energy Applauds Michigan House for Incentivizing More Affordable Fuel * LANSING, MICH.-Growth Energy, the nation's largest biofuel trade association, applauded the Michigan State House of Representatives today after it voted to advance HB 5359, a bill that includes an incentive for fuel retailers in the state to sell more E15, a 15% ethanol fuel blend that's more affordable than stan more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Aug. 27 -- Hawaii Attorney General Anne E. Lopez issued the following news release on Aug. 26, 2026: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL LOPEZ 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 Anne Lopez 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 addi more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 27 [Category: BizConsulting] -- G2 issued the following news: * * * How G2 Is Bringing Accountability to AI Software Claims in 2026 * G2's software marketplace features over 2,000 categories and more than 200,000 products and services. And it is rapidly expanding as AI drives new products, companies, and categories into the market. The numbers tell the story -and they're accelerating. As of July 2026: * AI categories have grown 152% year-over-year (YoY), with 111 total AI categories * 30,274 products now listed more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Aug. 27 (TNSLrpt) -- The Illinois Auditor General issued the following report involving Department of Healthcare and Family Services -- Compliance Examination. Here are excerpts: * * * REPORT DIGEST DEPARTMENT OF HEALTHCARE AND FAMILY SERVICES COMPLIANCE EXAMINATION FOR THE TWO YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2025 Release Date: August 18, 2026 FINDINGS THIS AUDIT: 13 CATEGORY: NEW -- REPEAT - TOTAL Category 1: 0 -- 3 -- 3 Category 2: 2 -- 8 -- 10 Category 3: 0 -- 0 -- 0 TOTAL: 2 -- 11 -- 13 FINDINGS LAST AUDIT: 25 more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Aug. 27 (TNSLrpt) -- The Illinois Auditor General issued the following report involving State Monies Provided to the Discovery Partners Institute and the Illinois Innovation Networks -- Performance Audit. Here are excerpts: * * * REPORT HIGHLIGHTS STATE MONIES PROVIDED TO THE DISCOVERY PARTNERS INSTITUTE AND THE ILLINOIS INNOVATION NETWORK PERFORMANCE AUDIT Release Date: August 18, 2026 State of Illinois, Office of the Auditor General CHRISTOPHER B. MEISTER, AUDITOR GENERAL To obtain a copy of the Report contact: more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Aug. 27 (TNSLrpt) -- The Illinois Auditor General issued the following report involving Illinois Department of Employment Security -- Compliance Examination. Here are excerpts: * * * REPORT DIGEST DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY COMPLIANCE EXAMINATION FOR THE TWO YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2025 Release Date: August 20, 2026 FINDINGS THIS AUDIT: 12 CATEGORY: NEW -- REPEAT - TOTAL Category 1: 0 -- 3 -- 3 Category 2: 1 -- 8 -- 9 Category 3: 0 -- 0 -- 0 TOTAL: 1 -- 11 -- 12 FINDINGS LAST AUDIT: 23 State of Illinois, Of more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Aug. 27 (TNSLrpt) -- The Illinois Auditor General issued the following report involving Intermediate Service Center #2 - West Cook -- Financial Audit. Here are excerpts: * * * REPORT DIGEST INTERMEDIATE SERVICE CENTER #2 - WEST COOK FINANCIAL AUDIT (IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE UNIFORM GUIDANCE) FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2022 Release Date: August 26, 2026 FINDINGS THIS AUDIT: 7 CATEGORY: NEW -- REPEAT - TOTAL Category 1: 1 -- 2 -- 3 Category 2: 0 -- 2 -- 2 Category 3: 0 -- 2 -- 2 TOTAL: 1 -- 6 -- 7 FINDINGS more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 27 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Kirkland and Ellis, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Kirkland Advises KKR on New Joint Venture with Enbridge to Support Investment in the Westcoast Pipeline System in British Columbia * Kirkland & Ellis advised KKR on a definitive agreement to form a new joint venture with Enbridge Inc., subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions, led by capital accounts advised by KKR, in collaboration with funds and affiliates managed by Apollo. The joint venture w more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Krishnamoorthi Delivers Nearly $5.8 Million to Upgrade Aging Infrastructure, Protect Communities from Severe Weather Threats * DES PLAINES, IL -Today, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi joined local leaders from Des Plaines, Elk Grove Village, DuPage County, Bartlett, and Schaumburg to announce nearly $5.8 million in Community Project Funding he secured for five infrastructure projects across the 8th Congressional District. The investments wil more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Krishnamoorthi Demands Answers from Trump DOJ Over Reported Hiring of Lawyer Convicted of Hacking Election Websites for Election Monitoring * WASHINGTON -Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), a senior member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, today demanded answers from Attorney General Todd Blanche following reports that a lawyer convicted of hacking election websites joined the Trump Administration's Civil Rights more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Krishnamoorthi Demands USDA Action as Trump-Backed SNAP Cuts Put Free School Meals at Risk * WASHINGTON -Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) today demanded immediate action from the Trump Administration to protect children's access to free school meals as historic cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act take effect. In a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Ro more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Krishnamoorthi Urges State Department to Support Search for Those Missing After Devastating Floods in Nepal and Tibet * WASHINGTON -Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi today urged the State Department to use every available resource to support ongoing search and rescue efforts following devastating floods in Nepal and Tibet that have left hundreds of people missing, including American citizens. Krishnamoorthi's office is also working to assist  more PR

ITHACA, New York, Aug. 26 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Locksley Edmondson, scholar of the African diaspora, dies at 92 * Locksley Edmondson, professor of Africana Studies, emeritus in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S), died Aug. 18 in Ithaca. He was 92. A political scientist with specialties in international relations and race relations, Edmondson joined the Africana Studies and Research Center faculty as an assistant professor in 1983, becoming a full professor in 1987 and retiring in 2017. An influential sc more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Aug. 27 -- Brown University posted the following news: * * * Maggie Foxx: Making history in the Women's Pro Baseball League * PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] -As a member of the Los Angeles Queens in the newly formed Women's Pro Baseball League, rising Brown University junior Maggie Foxx is living out her "dream life" this summer. Between training sessions, practices and evening games under the lights at Robin Roberts Stadium in Springfield, Illinois, Foxx is making history in the inaugural seven-week season o more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, Aug. 27 -- Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey issued the following news release on Aug. 26, 2026: * * * Attorney General Aaron M. Frey 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 Aaron M. Frey 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. The settlem more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, Aug. 27 -- Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey issued the following news release on Aug. 26, 2026: * * * Attorney General Aaron M. Frey Sues United States Postal Service Over Unlawful Attempt to Interfere with States' Vote-by-Mail Procedures Lawsuit Seeks to Block Unconstitutional USPS Rule that Directs States to Overhaul Vote-by-Mail Procedures on an Impossible Timeline and Risks Disenfranchising Eligible Voters - Attorney General Aaron M. Frey today joined a coalition of 25 states in filing a lawsuit against the United Stat more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Aug. 28 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Aug. 27, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Challenges Title X Funding Conditions Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today co-led a coalition of 21 attorneys general and two governors in suing to block a new federal policy that threatens to strip federal family planning funding from states and providers unless they meet a variety of unlawful conditions. The lawsuit, filed today in the U.S. District Court for the District of Marylan more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Aug. 27 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Aug. 26, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Joins Brief Challenging Trump Administration Rule Restricting Length of International Student Visas Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined a multistate coalition in filing an amicus brief urging the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts to block a Trump administration rule restricting international students to a fixed four-year visa period while litigation continues. For more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Aug. 27 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Aug. 26, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Sues United States Postal Service Over Unlawful Attempt to Interfere with States' Vote-by-Mail Procedures Lawsuit Seeks to Block Unconstitutional USPS Rule that Directs States to Overhaul Vote-by-Mail Procedures on an Impossible Timeline and Risks Disenfranchising Eligible Voters - Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today joined a coalition of 25 states in filing a lawsuit against the Un more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 26 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * Michigan Sues United States Postal Service Over Unlawful Vote-by-Mail Procedures * LANSING - The State of Michigan today joined a coalition of 25 states in filing a lawsuit (PDF) against the United States Postal Service (USPS) challenging its new rule that purports to grant USPS the authority to regulate mail voting in federal elections. Tens of millions of voters across the country rely on mail ballots, and the coalition argues that more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Aug. 27 -- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release on Aug. 26, 2026: * * * Attorney General Davenport Announces Historic $17 Billion Settlement With Meta Meta to Implement Safeguards to Protect Children and Pay New Jersey at Least $525 Million - Attorney General Jennifer Davenport today announced a landmark multistate settlement of up to $17.1 billion with Meta Platforms, Inc.--a historic step in protecting consumers and the largest state consumer protection settlement in histor more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Aug. 28 -- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release on Aug. 27, 2026: * * * AG Davenport Challenges Unconstitutional Funding Conditions on Healthcare Trump Administration Seeks to Impose New Barriers to Title X Funding, Affecting Access to Birth Control and Other Services - Attorney General Jennifer Davenport today joined a coalition of 23 states in suing to block a new federal policy that threatens to strip federal family-planning funding from states and medical providers unless more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Aug. 27 -- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release on Aug. 26, 2026: * * * AG Davenport Sues Trump Administration to Block Unlawful USPS Rule Attempting to Restrict Voting by Mail Unconstitutional USPS Rule Risks Disenfranchising Eligible Voters by Disrupting States' Mail-In Ballot Procedures - Today, Attorney General Jennifer Davenport joined a coalition of 25 states in filing a lawsuit challenging an unlawful United States Postal Service (USPS) rule claiming to grant USPS the  more PR

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Aug. 27 -- New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez issued the following news release on Aug. 26, 2026: * * * Attorney General Raul Torrez Sues United States Postal Service Over Unlawful Attempt to Interfere with States' Vote-By-Mail Procedures Lawsuit Seeks to Block Unconstitutional USPS Rule that Directs States to Overhaul Vote-by-Mail Procedures on an Impossible Timeline and Risks Disenfranchising Eligible Voters - Albuquerque, NM - Attorney General Raul Torrez today joined a coalition of 25 states filing a lawsuit  more PR

BOURBONNAIS, Illinois, Aug. 27 -- Olivet Nazarene University posted the following news: * * * Olivet Faculty & Staff Hosted by Tammy & Gregg Chenoweth at Annual President's Reception * In anticipation of an excellent new academic year at Olivet Nazarene University, and in celebration of the many faculty and staff accomplishments of the previous year, University president, Gregg A. Chenoweth '90, with his wife Tammy (Salyer) '89, hosted the annual President's Dessert Reception on Thursday, August 20. Current Olivet faculty, staff and admin more PR

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Aug. 27 [Category: BizHealth Care] -- Premier, a healthcare improvement company, posted the following news release: * * * Premier and Hospital Sisters Health System (HSHS) Expand Strategic Partnership to Accelerate Performance and Mission-Driven Care Delivery * CHARLOTTE, N.C. - August 27, 2026 - Premier, Inc., a leading technology-enabled healthcare improvement company, today announced an expanded strategic partnership with Hospital Sisters Health System (HSHS), a Catholic nonprofit healthcare system headquartere more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Aug. 27 -- Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued the following news release on Aug. 26, 2026: * * * Attorney General Neronha, coalition announce largest Big Tech settlement in history Attorney General Neronha today joined a coalition of 47 States and D.C., Puerto Rico, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands in announcing a landmark multistate settlement with Meta Platforms, Inc. of up to $17.1 billion - one of the largest state consumer protection settlements in history. Under the settlemen more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Aug. 27 -- Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued the following news release on Aug. 26, 2026: * * * Attorney General Neronha, coalition sue USPS over unlawful attempt to interfere with states' vote-by-mail procedures Attorney General Peter F. Neronha today joined a coalition of 25 states in filing a lawsuit against the United States Postal Service (USPS) challenging its new rule that purports to grant USPS the authority to regulate mail voting in elections. Tens of millions of voters across the count more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- Rep. Bill Foster, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Foster Leads Bipartisan Group to Demand Answers Regarding Insufficient USCIS Correspondence * Washington, DC -Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) led a bipartisan coalition of 70 Members of Congress in demanding answers from DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director Joseph Edlow regarding an alarming pattern in Congressional casework over the past several months. Despite increased funding  more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 27 [Category: BizConsulting] -- RSM U.S., an independent audit, tax and consulting firm, issued the following news release: * * * RSM Named to Yello and WayUp's 2026 Top 100 Internship Programs List * Appointments support RSM's continued focus on industry expertise and client service CHICAGO - (August 27, 2026) - RSM US LLP ("RSM") -the leading provider of consulting, tax and assurance services for the middle market - has been recognized by Yello and WayUp as one of the Top 100 Internship Programs of 2026. The ann more PR

PIERRE, South Dakota, Aug. 27 -- South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley issued the following news release on Aug. 26, 2026: * * * Attorney General Jackley Announces SD to Receive Minimum $52 Million in Multistate Settlement with Meta Attorney General Marty Jackley announces South Dakota will receive a minimum of $52,612,676 as its share in a landmark $17.1 billion multistate settlement with Meta Platforms, Inc. It is one of the largest state consumer protection settlements in history outside the Big Tobacco settlements of the 1990s. Sou more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 27 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Sidley Austin, a law firm, posted the following news release: * * * Sidley Represents Valiant Integrated Defense Services on Carve-Out Sale of O&M Division to Inspirit Equity * Sidley represented Valiant Integrated Defense Services in connection with the carve-out sale of its operations and maintenance division, Valiant O&M, to Inspirit Equity, a Los Angeles-based private investment firm. Upon closing, the business will operate as Vulcan Government Services, an independent provider of f more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 27 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Sidley Austin, a law firm, posted the following news release: * * * Sidley Team Helps Secure Executive Clemency Recommendation for Death Row Inmate * In a significant step forward in Sidley's efforts to secure the release from prison of our pro bono client Tyrone Noling, who was wrongfully convicted of capital murder in 1996 and has steadfastly maintained his innocence, Sidley helped obtain a recommendation by the Ohio Parole Board on August 25, 2026 that Governor Mike DeWine grant Mr.  more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 27 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Troutman Pepper Locke, a law firm, posted the following news: * * * Troutman Pepper Locke Receives Multiple IFLR Americas Awards 2026 Nominations * Troutman Pepper Locke has earned multiple IFLR Americas Awards 2026 nominations, including Best in State honors in Georgia and Pennsylvania. Attorneys Andrea Farley, James Stevens, and George Ticknor also are individually recognized as Best in State Leaders in their respective states. The IFLR Americas Awards, presented by The Lawyer, recog more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Aug. 27 -- The University of Illinois Springfield campus posted the following news: * * * UIS athletic training program supports inaugural Women's Pro Baseball League season * Faculty and students from the University of Illinois Springfield's Master of Athletic Training program are gaining hands-on experience this summer while supporting athletes competing in the inaugural season of the Women's Pro Baseball League at Robin Roberts Stadium in Springfield. Members of the UIS athletic training program are providing athl more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- Rep. Lauren Underwood, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Underwood Opposes DHS Plans to Spend Millions on Electric Shock Gloves for ICE * WASHINGTON -This week, Rep. Lauren Underwood, a member of the House Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, wrote to the Department of Homeland Security in opposition to recently reported plans to spend up to $20 million to equip U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) personnel with electric shock gloves. The devices, known as Generated Low Output  more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 28 -- The University of Chicago Energy Policy Institute issued the following news: * * * Closing the Data Gap: How Sustenta Honduras built Central America's Largest Air Quality Network The Aire Limpio Honduras project has expanded the country's air quality monitoring network to be the largest in Central America, thanks to Sustenta Honduras. Through real-time data and digital tools, it provides communities with unprecedented access to air quality information, while building cross-sector partnerships to shape national p more PR

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Aug. 27 -- Utah Attorney General Derek Brown issued the following news on Aug. 26, 2026: * * * Utah secures $12.2 billion settlement with Meta over child safety practices 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 protection settlements in U.S. history--rivaled only by the Big Tobacco settlements of the 1990s--and marks the more PR

OLYMPIA, Washington, Aug. 27 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * Washington sues to protect funds for reproductive and preventive healthcare from illegal funding conditions * Washington today joined a coalition of 22 other states in suing to block a new federal policy that threatens to strip healthcare funding from states and providers unless they meet a variety of unlawful conditions. The lawsuit challenges new conditions on Title X funds, a program that has existed for more than 50 year more PR

WAYNE, Nebraska, Aug. 28 -- The Wayne State College issued the following news release: * * * Convocation 2026 Features Speaker Dr. Sydney Grint '19 Wayne State College's annual Convocation event welcomed new students to campus Friday, Aug. 21. - Wayne State College welcomed Grand Island's Dr. Sydney Grint, a 2019 graduate of the College, back to campus to deliver keynote remarks for Wayne State's convocation ceremony held for new students Aug. 21. Convocation brought together students, faculty, staff, parents, and the Wildcat Marching Band more PR

MACOMB, Illinois, Aug. 27 -- Western Illinois University issued the following news release: * * * Western Illinois University Rings in New School Year with Carillon Challenge * [Download Print-Quality Image] MACOMB, IL -Since 1939, the sound of the Western Illinois University carillon has been part of the Leatherneck experience, marking the hours, welcoming students and carrying traditions like "Western Loyalty" across campus. Larry Ferrere `81 recently committed a generous gift and challenged the WIU community to help restore and moderni more PR

MACOMB, Illinois, Aug. 27 -- Western Illinois University issued the following news release: * * * WIU Alumna Lao Named Director of The Muscatine Art Center * MOLINE, IL. -Western Illinois University Museum Studies graduate Kelly Lao ('11), a native of Rock Island, IL, has been named the next director of the Muscatine Art Center in Muscatine, IA, following a three-month national search. Lao began her new role on August 3. She succeeds former Muscatine Art Center Director Melanie Alexander, who resigned in April. Lao joins the Muscatine A more PR

SCHAUMBURG, Illinois, Aug. 28 -- Motorola Solutions issued the following news release on Aug. 27, 2026: * * * XXV Central American and Caribbean Games 2026 Deployed Motorola Solutions Technology for Safer Play Critical communications and AI-powered video security helped keep staff connected and protected thousands of participants at major sports event * Technology ecosystem combined critical communications and AI-powered video security for the 2026 Central American and Caribbean Games in the Dominican Republic. * Event security and medical more PR