WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families issued the following news release: * * * ACF Awards $2.2 Million to Modernize Child Welfare Licensing Infrastructure September 17, 2026 In an ongoing effort to advance A Home for Every Child and improve outcomes for children and families, the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) today announced 14 child welfare jurisdictions will receive between $54,000 and $200,000 in Licensing Infrastructure Modernization for Child W more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Americans for Tax Reform issued the following commentary: * * * 50 Examples of Good News Arising from Big Beautiful Bill's Full Business Expensing Provisions John Kartch 09/16/2026 In addition to across-the-board tax cuts for households, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act signed by President Trump on July 4, 2025 provides full business expensing for American businesses. In their own words, U.S. employers describe the benefits of the expensing provisions in the bill: Route 66 Meat Processing (Yukon, Oklahoma) -- Expensi more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- The Animal Welfare Institute issued the following news release: * * * Records Request Reveals Unhurried, Inadequate Response to Bird Flu Outbreak in Utah Farmed Mink Government records obtained by AWI highlight gaps in disease response protocol, the public health hazards of mink farming, and the urgent need to phase out the practice. September 17, 2026 Washington, DC -- New documents obtained by the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) from the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food (UDAF) through a public records reque more PR

MERRIFIELD, Virginia, Sept. 17 [Category: Environment] -- The National Wildlife Federation posted the following news release: * * * Attempts to Rescind Bears Ears Resource Management Plan Would Silence Tribal Nations, Undermine Years of Collaboration, Co-Stewardship * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Senator Mike Lee's (R-Utah) effort to use the Congressional Review Act to overturn the Bears Ears National Monument Resource Management Plan threatens a historic, collaborative process that brought together Tribal Nations, federal land managers, local communi more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 17 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Joins Nationwide Bipartisan Settlement with Subprime Auto Lender, Returns $6.86 Million in Restitution and Debt Relief to Affected California Consumers * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a coalition of 40 attorneys general in announcing a settlement with Credit Acceptance Corporation (CAC), one of the nation's largest auto finance companies, resolving allegations that CAC engage more PR

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Sept. 17 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Griffin Joins $694 Million Multistate Settlement with Subprime Auto Lender Credit Acceptance Corporation * #Griffin: 'I am pleased that this issue has been resolved and trust that CAC will no longer prey on vulnerable Arkansans' LITTLE ROCK - Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement announcing a multistate settlement with Credit Acceptance Corporation (CAC), one of the largest auto finance co more PR

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Sept. 17 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Hilgers Joins $694 Million Multistate Settlement with Subprime Auto Lender Credit Acceptance Corporation * Lincoln - Attorney General Mike Hilgers announced that Nebraska, along with the attorneys general for 40 other states, has entered into a settlement with Credit Acceptance Corporation (CAC) providing $694 million in cash and debt relief to consumers in connection with their car loans. Nebraska will receive $12 more PR

ALBANY, New York, Sept. 17 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Secures $700 Million from Abusive Subprime Auto Lender Credit Acceptance Corporation * September 17, 2026 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today secured $700 million, including more than $630 million in debt relief for consumers, from Credit Acceptance Corporation (CAC), an auto lender that specializes in subprime loans to consumers with low or no credit scores. Attorney General James and t more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Sept. 17 -- North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Jeff Jackson Reaches $694 Million Settlement Over Predatory Auto Loans * RALEIGH -Attorney General Jeff Jackson and a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general reached a $694 million settlement over predatory lending practices with Credit Acceptance Corporation (CAC), one of the country's largest auto finance companies. The settlement includes about $7.5 million in debt relief and $2 million in restitut more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 17 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL ANNOUNCES $694 MILLION MULTISTATE SETTLEMENT WITH SUBPRIME AUTO LENDER CREDIT ACCEPTANCE CORPORATION * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a bipartisan coalition of 41 states, secured a settlement with Credit Acceptance Corporation (CAC), providing $694 million in cash and debt relief to consumers across the country in connection with their car loans. CAC is one of the nation's largest auto fin more PR

SALEM, Oregon, Sept. 17 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Rayfield Delivers Win for Oregon Drivers Trapped in Predatory Auto Loans * #Oregon and 40 other states part of $694M settlement with subprime auto lender Credit Acceptance Corporation Attorney General Dan Rayfield announced a settlement with Credit Acceptance Corporation (CAC), one of the nation's largest subprime auto lenders, that will deliver $694 million in cash and debt relief to consumers nationwide. Oregon worked more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Sept. 17 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Announces $694 Million Multistate Settlement with Subprime Auto Lender Credit Acceptance Corporation * Press Releases (Hartford, CT) - Attorney General William Tong today joined 40 other state attorneys general announcing a settlement with Credit Acceptance Corporation (CAC) to direct $694 million in cash and debt relief to consumers in connection with their car loans. Connecticut consumers will be eli more PR

CHARLESTON, South Carolina, Sept. 18 -- The College of Charleston issued the following news: * * * College of Charleston Welcomes New Faculty September 17, 2026 The College of Charleston is excited to introduce its new faculty members! The College of Charleston is proud to welcome its newest faculty members. With a diversity of expertise in a variety of disciplines, they come excited and ready to teach, mentor and inspire students across campus. Over the fall 2026 semester, The College Today has introduced new faculty members to campus  more PR

DENVER, Colorado, Sept. 17 -- Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser issued the following news release: * * * Colorado joins $694M nationwide settlement with subprime auto lender Credit Acceptance Corporation * Sept. 17, 2026 (DENVER) - Attorney General Phil Weiser announced today that Colorado, along with 40 other states, has entered into a settlement with Credit Acceptance Corporation (CAC) providing $694 million in cash and debt relief to consumers in connection with their car loans. CAC is one of the nation's largest auto finance compan more PR

LOGAN, Utah, Sept. 17 -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * Community Invited to Explore 'The Odyssey' Through Book Club, Film Discussion * LOGAN -After Christopher Nolan's film adaptation introduced new audiences to "The Odyssey" this summer, Utah State University is inviting students, faculty, staff, and community members to take a deeper dive into the ancient epic through a semester-long book club and discussion series. Hosted by the Department of History, Cultures and Ideas, the program will explore the themes, chara more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Rep. Blake Moore, R-Utah, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Blake Moore's Bill to Improve Congressional Access to Economic Data Passes Committee * WASHINGTON -Congressman Blake Moore's legislation to improve congressional access to economic data unanimously passed the House Budget Committee. The Increasing Baseline Updates Act will require the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) to produce at least two baseline updates each year, including one update with economic data. This will ensure Congress has more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Sen. John Curtis, R-Utah, issued the following news release: * * * Curtis Wildfire Emissions Prevention Bill Unanimously Passes Committee * Bipartisan legislation to remove regulatory burden on proactive forest management unanimously passes Senate EPW Committee WASHINGTON-U.S. Senator John Curtis (R-UT) today applauded the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee's unanimous passage of the Wildfire Emissions Prevention Act (WEPA), bipartisan legislation to streamline states' use of prescribed fires to pre more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Sept. 16 -- The University of California posted the following news release: * * * Earth's atmosphere is getting less dusty. That could be adding to global warming * Key takeaways * UCLA research shows that desert dust in the atmosphere has dropped about 10% since 2003. * The dust has a slight cooling effect on the planet, and recent decreases may have played some role in hastening global warming. * Scientists are continuing to investigate why atmospheric desert dust is declining. Atmospheric desert dust has l more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 18 -- Earthjustice issued the following news release: * * * September 17, 2026 Senator Lee Formally Begins Process to Fast-Track the Destruction of Bears Ears National Monument in Utah Piling on to Trump's proclamation, Lee could soon attempt to rip up the national monument's land-use plan, which reflects a historic collaborative management process with five Tribal Nations - Washington, D.C. -- Anti-public-lands crusader Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) has taken a significant step towards fast-tracking the destruc more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Sept. 16 -- North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson issued the following news release: * * * Elizabeth City Food Bank Receives Nearly 300,000 Eggs Delivery Following Attorney General Jackson's Settlement in Antitrust Case * RALEIGH -On Tuesday, the Food Bank of the Albemarle in Elizabeth City received nearly 300,000 eggs as part of Attorney General Jeff Jackson's settlement with three of the nation's largest egg producers over allegations that they violated antitrust laws and worked together to raise egg prices more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Announces Wetland Program Grant Recipients in Region 8 * DENVER - Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced nearly $3 million in grant funding for 11 projects to help study, protect, manage, and restore valuable wetlands across America's mountains and plains region. Wetlands produce resources, support commercial industries and recreational activities, protect water quality through pollution control and provide flood protecti more PR

PROVO, Utah, Sept. 18 -- Brigham Young University issued the following news: * * * Facing the megadrought: BYU researchers study underground ice reservoirs in the American West By Sharman Gill, September 17, 2026 Mount Timpanogos, towering 7000 feet above Utah Valley, is more than an iconic view and beloved hiking destination. Snowmelt from mountains like these provides about 95% of Utah's water supply. Hotter, drier conditions have led to water-conservation statements from both religious and state leaders. BYU geology professor Greg Carl more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau issued the following public notice (WC Docket No. 26-242): * * * 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 Co more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau issued the following public notice (WC Docket Nos. 26-208, 26-211, 26-212, 26-241, 26-243): * * * 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 more PR

POCATELLO, Idaho, Sept. 17 -- Idaho State University posted the following news: * * * More Laboratory Space, More Health Professionals, More Healthcare Access for Idahoans * The project, approved by the Idaho State Board of Education, is a collaboration between Idaho State University (ISU), Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine (ICOM), and University of Idaho (U of I). Construction of the expanded spaces is slated to begin later this fall and will focus on the addition of a 16-station human anatomy lab to the existing 34-station lab, along more PR

CARLISLE, Pennsylvania, Sept. 17 -- Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law posted the following news: * * * Professor Jamison E. Colburn publishes new book, 'The Mind of Janus' * UNIVERSITY PARK, PA-The University of Utah Press is releasing a new book by Professor Jamison E. Colburn in September. The Mind of Janus: Intersections of Law and Science on the National Forests is the first book in the press's Wallace Stegner Series in Environmental Studies, which features new and daring approaches to environmental studies and works more PR

MOSCOW, Idaho, Sept. 17 -- The University of Idaho issued the following news release: * * * Promotion created by student, athletic department leaves artistic impression * Richard Pathomsiri '21, director of video production for University of Idaho Athletics, had a vision for creating a different kind of promotion for this year's Vandal football team. He reached out to Emma Cuddy, a senior majoring in studio art and design in U of I's College of Art and Architecture and whose paintings caught Pathomsiri's eye, to see if she was interested  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Schiff Joins Markey and Budd to Introduce Bipartisan Resolution Condemning China's Wrongful Detention of American Academics * Washington, D.C - U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) joined Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Ted Budd (R-N.C.), and John Curtis (R-Utah) in introducing a bipartisan resolution that condemns the People's Republic of China's repeated pattern of arbitrary or wrongful detention of American academics and urges the United  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Agriculture Committee Advances Schiff-Curtis Bill to Create First-Ever Respiratory Protection Requirements for Federal Firefighters * Federal firefighters were prohibited from wearing respiratory protections while fighting wildfires, Schiff's bipartisan proposal with Senator Curtis would create the first-of-its-kind standard to change that Washington, D.C. -Yesterday, the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry advanced l more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Markey and Senator Budd Introduce Bipartisan Resolution Condemning China's Wrongful Detention of American Academics, Including Massachusetts Constituent Dr. Youlin Chen * Resolution Text (PDF) Washington (September 17, 2026) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Senator Ted Budd (R-N.C.), along with Senator John Curtis (R-Utah) and Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), today introduced a bipartisan resolution that condemns the Peop more PR

LOGAN, Utah, Sept. 17 -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * Seven Central Utah Communities Build Water Action Plans at Utah Growing Water Smart Workshop * LOGAN, Utah -The Janet Quinney Lawson Institute for Land, Water, and Air at Utah State University recently brought together teams from seven Central Utah communities to develop locally driven water action plans. The effort was part of Utah Growing Water Smart, a program the institute helps facilitate under the guidance of the Utah Division of Water Resources. This wo more PR

LOGAN, Utah, Sept. 17 -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * Ten Scholars Join CEHHS Faculty for 2026-27 Academic Year * The Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human, Health, and Human Sciences at Utah State University is welcoming new faculty members for the 2026-27 academic year. "We deeply value the fresh perspectives, cutting-edge expertise, and energy that our new colleagues bring to our college," said Al Smith, Emma Eccles Jones endowed dean. "Their contributions to our student experience, scholarship, and  more PR

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Sept. 16 -- The University of Utah posted the following news release: * * * The Utah Teapot's 50-year journey * Reposted from the Kahlert School of Computing. Fifty years after a small digital teapot made its first appearance at a graphics conference, the object returned to the SIGGRAPH stage with the researchers who helped make it an icon. On July 23, computer graphics pioneers Martin Newell and Jim Blinn joined Cem Yuksel, professor in the University of Utah's Kahlert School of Computing, at SIGGRAPH 2026 in Los An more PR

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Sept. 18 -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news: * * * UW Researchers Head Study That Finds Climate Change Effects on Ski Resorts in West Vary Widely Published September 17, 2026 Ski resorts across the western United States are challenged by climate change, with fewer days of sufficient natural snow during the season and more frequent weather conditions unsuitable for artificial snowmaking early in the ski season. While this applies to all ski resorts, the magnitude of snow security reduction varies widely, more PR

LOGAN, Utah, Sept. 17 -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * USU Moab Graduates Nine Students in Inaugural EMT Program Cohort * MOAB, Utah -There are now nine more emergency medical technicians in Grand County, as the Utah State University Moab campus celebrated the inaugural group of graduates of its emergency medical technician certificate program in July. The program, which is offered in collaboration with Grand County Emergency Medical Services and meets at the GCEMS Station in Moab, looks to strengthen the local hea more PR

LOGAN, Utah, Sept. 17 -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * USU Moab Provides Local Bilingual Residents With Free Medical Interpreter Training * MOAB, Utah -Utah State University Moab successfully completed an intensive 40-hour Community Medical Interpreter Training program over the summer, equipping 18 local bilingual residents with critical skills to expand healthcare access and clear communication across Grand County. The training was developed through a collaboration between Utah State University Extension and the D more PR

LOGAN, Utah, Sept. 16 -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * USU Tech Startup Wins First Place at 2026 Utah Business Innovation Awards * In 2016, Bedri A. Cetiner founded a company commercializing antenna designs from Utah State University engineering students. Ten years later, those efforts have led to a major award. Cetiner's USU-backed startup, i5 Technologies, won first place in the Industrial Manufacturing, Materials & Construction Tech category at the 2026 Utah Business Innovation Awards. USU teams create the ante more PR

LOGAN, Utah, Sept. 17 -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * USU Welcomes Interim Director of the Center for Colorado River Studies * LOGAN, Utah -Gina Gilson was named Interim Director of the Center for Colorado River Studies at Utah State University on Aug. 1. As a new assistant professor in the Department of Environment and Society, Gilson brings a background of water-related research and expertise. "The Colorado River is in an extremely difficult moment. I'm honored to help lead the center through this next chapter a more PR

LOGAN, Utah, Sept. 17 -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * USU's Utah Women & Leadership Project Releases New Research on Suicide in Utah * The Utah State University Utah Women & Leadership Project has released a new research snapshot, Suicide Among Utah Girls and Women: A 2026 Update. The report provides an overview of suicide trends in the state and how they vary by gender, age, race, ethnicity, and geography. Drawing on the most recent data from a variety of sources, it highlights persistent challenges, demographic  more PR

OLYMPIA, Washington, Sept. 17 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * WA consumers get financial relief through auto lender settlement * Hundreds of Washington consumers will receive restitution through a $694 million multistate settlement with the subprime auto lender Credit Acceptance Corporation (CAC). The company will provide cash and debt relief to consumers nationwide to resolve allegations the company steered them into risky loans they would have difficulty repaying. About 260 Washin more PR