MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Sept. 23 (TNSletter) -- Alabama Attorney General Steve T. Marshall issued the following letter with co-signers to Secretary of State Marco Rubio on the national security vulnerabilities in foreign GLP1 and peptide supply chains: * * * Here is the text of the letter: September 17, 2026 Secretary of State Marco Rubio 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20500 Dear Secretary Rubio: We, the Attorneys General of Alabama and 19 other States, would first like to acknowledge the important work the National Security C more PR

ALBANY, New York, Sept. 22 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Encourages New Yorkers to Claim Compensation for Inflated Generic Drug Prices * September 22, 2026 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today joined a bipartisan group of 47 other attorneys general in urging eligible consumers to submit claims for compensation from generic drug manufacturers that illegally colluded to raise prices. The U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut recentl more PR

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Sept. 22 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Mike Hilgers Urges Consumers to Claim Compensation for Inflated Generic Drug Prices * Lincoln - Attorney General Hilger is urging consumers to check their eligibility for compensation for certain generic drug purchases and to submit a claim for compensation here. This month, the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut granted preliminary approval of a plan, filed by Nebraska and a coalition of 47 other  more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 22 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL, BIPARTISAN COALITION URGE CONSUMERS TO CLAIM COMPENSATION FOR INFLATED GENERIC DRUG PRICES * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a bipartisan coalition of 47 attorneys general, is urging consumers to check their eligibility for compensation for certain generic drug purchases, and to submit a claim for compensation. Raoul and the coalition filed to seek preliminary approval to distribute settle more PR

SALEM, Oregon, Sept. 22 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Rayfield Secures Patient Relief Over Inflated Drug Prices * As Oregon families deal with skyrocketing costs for everyday necessities like prescription drugs, Attorney General Dan Rayfield is urging Oregonians to check if they're owed money(Opens in a new tab/window) from pharmaceutical corporations who were caught secretly conspiring to drive up prices to pad their profits. For years, Oregon and a coalition of 47 other  more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Sept. 22 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Urges Consumers to Claim Compensation for Inflated Generic Drug Prices * Press Releases Attorney General Tong, along with the Attorneys General of 47 other states and territories, announce preliminary approval of their plan to distribute funds to consumers following multiple settlements with drug manufacturers accused of conspiring to inflate prices of generic drugs. (Hartford, CT) - Attorney General  more PR

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Sept. 22 -- The University of Nevada Las Vegas campus posted the following news: * * * Beyond the Book: How Stories Help Shape Future Physicians * In a medical school library where more than 97% of the collection is digital, a few shelves of physical books serve a purpose that no search query could ever satisfy. They invite students to slow down, step into someone else's experience, and remember the human being behind a diagnosis. That's the idea behind the medical humanities collection at the School of Medicine Library. more PR

OXFORD, Mississippi, Sept. 22 -- The University of Mississippi posted the following news: * * * Chemistry Professor Becomes First ACS Fellow for Ole Miss * OXFORD, Miss. - University of Mississippi chemistry professor Jason Ritchie has been named a fellow of the American Chemical Society. He is the first Ole Miss faculty member to receive the honor. The ACS honored 59 chemistry professionals, including Ritchie, associate professor of chemistry and biochemistry and holder of the Stefani-Miller Chair for Teaching Excellence, in August at its more PR

CLARKSVILLE, Arkansas, Sept. 22 -- The University of the Ozarks posted the following news: * * * Crow '10 Publishes Sixth Children's Book * University of the Ozarks alumna Robyn (Crow) Wall '10 of Nashville, Tenn., has published her sixth children's book, "Candi the Candicorn," just in time for Halloween. The book is published by Scholastic and is illustrated by Joelle Murray. The story follows a "treat-loving, magical autumn unicorn who is shunned by a trick-loving Halloween monster town." "Her dysregulation in the face of rejection lead more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Sept. 22 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Entergy posted the following news release: * * * Entergy Mississippi invests in the future workforce through STEM scholarships for students attending Historically Black Colleges and Universities * The company's Power of Prosperity program equips recipients with tools for success through education, career and workforce development programs JACKSON, Miss. - Entergy Mississippi is investing in the future of higher education and workforce development by awarding $20,000 in STEM schola more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Sept. 22 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Entergy posted the following news release: * * * Entergy named a Top Utility in Economic Development for the 19th year in a row * For the 19th consecutive year, Site Selection magazine has named Entergy a Top Utility in economic development. The communities we serve in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas continue to attract some of the nation's most competitive and power-intensive industries. In 2025, Entergy helped secure more than $83 million in capital investments and crea more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Sept. 22 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Entergy posted the following news release: * * * Entergy New Orleans joins US Department of Energy to break ground on $2M grant-funded grid hardening project * Grid improvements boost resilience, reduce outages, and lower costs for customers Entergy New Orleans today joined leaders from the U.S. Department of Energy to break ground on a grid-hardening project that will upgrade 94 distribution poles serving the Leonidas area and directly benefit more than 1,900 customers. Making the  more PR

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, Sept. 22 -- Mississippi State University posted the following news: * * * FAO renews MSU designation as Reference Centre on Antimicrobial Resistance and Aquaculture Biosecurity * Contact: Allison Matthews STARKVILLE, Miss.-The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations is redesignating Mississippi State University as an FAO Reference Centre on Antimicrobial Resistance and Aquaculture Biosecurity. The renewal follows FAO's positive review of MSU's progress since it was first named an FAO Reference Cent more PR

BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky, Sept. 22 -- Western Kentucky University posted the following news: * * * Gatton Academy Students' Summer 2026 Experiences * With summer drawn to a close and fall officially beginning today, The Gatton Academy would like to highlight some of the varied activities that Gatton students pursued over the summer. Envirothon Envirothon is an "international environmental and natural resource problem-solving competition that builds leadership experience for high school students... incorporating STEM principles, hands-on l more PR

HATTIESBURG, Mississippi, Sept. 22 -- The University of Southern Mississippi posted the following news: * * * Honors College, Osher Lifelong Learning Institute Initiative a First at Southern Miss * Honors College undergraduates at The University of Southern Mississippi and Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) members share a fervor for learning that transcends age. That passion for knowledge inspired a new collaboration between the two entities, launched this semester, in which Honors College faculty share highlights of their 2026-27  more PR

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Sept. 22 -- Air Force Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Looking for Dark Lightning: Airborne Detectors for Thunderstorm Radiation Searches By Juan J. Manfredi Jr.  Air Force Institute of Technology Lightning has been the object of scientific study ever since Benjamin Franklin first flew his famous kite. Despite the long history of this research, lightning continues to hold surprises for scientists. One example is the terrestrial gamma flash (TGF), also known as "dark lightning", which ref more PR

CLINTON, Mississippi, Sept. 22 -- Mississippi Christian University posted the following news: * * * MC named among nation's best colleges by U.S. News & World Report * U.S. News & World Report has named Mississippi Christian University (MC) the state's highest-ranked private university. The 2027 edition of the U.S. News Best Colleges rankings, released Sept. 22, evaluated more than 1,700 U.S. colleges and universities, using up to 17 factors to measure academic quality and graduate success. In U.S. News' 2027 Top Private Colleges listing, more PR

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, Sept. 22 -- Mississippi State University posted the following news: * * * Mississippi State Alums elected M1 Officers at UMMC * Four Mississippi State University alumni are newly elected executive officers of the first-year class in the School of Medicine at the University of Mississippi. Known as the M1 class, the group's executive officers graduating from MSU include, from left, Morgan Nelson, community service chair, biological sciences 2025, Vicksburg; August Jones, president, biochemistry 2026, Bay Springs; Sne more PR

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Sept. 23 -- The Missouri Bar issued the following news: * * * September 22, 2026 MoveMakers and NewsMakers for Sept. 22, 2026 See who is making news and moving where in the weekly Missouri Bar update "MoveMakers & NewsMakers." - Kansas City Spencer Fane LLP is pleased to welcome James J. Cronin and Colin W. Turner to the firm's Kansas City, Missouri, office as partners in the Intellectual Property (IP) Practice Group. Cronin and Turner provide comprehensive IP counsel to businesses across a wide range of indust more PR

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, Sept. 22 -- Mississippi State University posted the following news: * * * MSU earns national accreditation for geospatial intelligence certificates * Contact: Sarah Nicholas STARKVILLE, Miss.-From disaster response and food security to natural resource protection and national defense, geospatial intelligence helps address some of today's most complex challenges-and Mississippi State is preparing students to meet them through nationally accredited undergraduate and graduate geospatial intelligence, or GEOINT, certif more PR

SENATOBIA, Mississippi, Sept. 22 -- Northwest Mississippi Community College issued the following news release: * * * Northwest's Social Media Leads in Meaningful Social Engagements and Impressions Sep 22 2026 Northwest Mississippi Community College's social media pages have been leading in meaningful social engagements and impressions among their competitors against community colleges in the state of Mississippi. "Northwest's social media success is about more than the size of our audience; it reflects the strength of the connection peopl more PR

OXFORD, Mississippi, Sept. 22 -- The University of Mississippi posted the following news: * * * Ole Miss Celebrates Dolly Parton with Day of Service * OXFORD, Miss. - Dolly Parton was known for her blonde wigs, catchy songs and Imagination Library. But what she will be remembered for is her service to others. To celebrate her life, service and philanthropy, Oxford will host a Dolly Day of Service on Friday (Sept. 25). The date is a playful nod to one of Parton's best-known songs, "9 to 5." The University of Mississippi's Center for Commun more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release: * * * SBA Awards $8.9 Million in SCALE Funding to 18 Organizations to Strengthen Domestic Supply Chains Funding will help small manufacturers scale production and support strategic priorities September 22, 2026 WASHINGTON -- Today, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced it awarded $8.9 million in grants across 18 organizations through its Supply Chain Acceleration and Logistics Enablement (SCALE) Program. Grantees will receive up to more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release: * * * FAST Awards Will Expand Access to America's Seed Fund and Help Small Businesses Turn Ideas into Commercial Capability September 22, 2026 WASHINGTON -- Today, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced that it awarded more than $8 million in grants to 50 organizations through the Federal and State Technology (FAST) Partnership Program. The FAST Program provides small businesses and startups with specialized training, mentoring, and  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service issued the following news release: * * * Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail and Tuskegee National Historic Sites Welcome New Superintendent September 22, 2026 HAYNEVILLE, Ala. -- The National Park Service has selected Robert Stewart as the new superintendent of Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail, Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site and Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site. Stewart began his new role on Sept. 20. Over his 18 years wi more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 (TNSletter) -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following letter with co-signers to Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, Ranking Member Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers, R-Alabama, and Ranking Member Adam Smith, D-Washington: and House Armed Services Committee Chairman, * * * Here is the text of the letter: September 16, 2026 The Honorable Roger Wicker Chairman Senate Committee on Armed Services United States Senate Washin more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. 1491 Furnace Street | Montgomery, AL 36104 334-264-1770 21 September 2026 RE: SBA Proposed Small Business Size Standards - Docket SBA-2026-0199 U.S. Small Business Administration Office of Size Standards Introduction and SCC Background Southeast Cherokee Construction, Inc. (SCC) respectfully submits these comments regarding the U.S. Small Business Administrat more ST

CLARKSVILLE, Arkansas, Sept. 22 -- The University of the Ozarks posted the following news: * * * U of O Named a Top 10 University for 20th Straight Year * For the 20th consecutive year, University of the Ozarks is ranked among the top 10 regional colleges in the South by U.S. News & World Report in its annual college rankings. In the 2027 edition of U.S. News and World Report's Best Colleges, released on Tuesday, Ozarks was ranked fourth overall among South Regional Colleges. The overall rankings examine such criteria as academic reputatio more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service issued 'Rice Outlook: September 2026,' Report No. RCS-26H, authored by coordinator Vidalina Abadam and contributors Jennifer Bond, Seth Wechsler, Andrew Sowell and Ethan Sabala, projecting higher U.S. rice supplies for the 2026/27 marketing year despite a lower production forecast. Total U.S. all-rice supplies are forecast at 266.4 million hundredweight for the marketing year running from August 2026 through July 2027. The estimate is up 4.4 millio more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service issued 'Oil Crops Outlook: September 2026,' Report No. OCS-26i, authored by Maria Bukowski and Bryn Swearingen, raising its 2026/27 forecast for U.S. soybean production as planted acreage and national yield estimates increased. U.S. soybean production is projected at 4.5 billion bushels, up 16 million bushels from the prior forecast. The agency increased planted acreage by 100,000 acres to 86.9 million acres and harvested acreage by 100,000 acres t more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service issued 'Feed Outlook: September 2026,' coordinated by Steven M. Ramsey with contributions from Joshua Huang and Jennifer Bond. Approved by USDA's World Agricultural Outlook Board and released Sept. 15, 2026, the report lowers U.S. corn and sorghum production forecasts because of reduced yield expectations, while projecting higher corn and sorghum farm prices amid tighter domestic supplies. Global coarse-grain production for the 2026-27 marketing ye more PR

OLYMPIA, Washington, Sept. 22 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * WA consumers urged to claim compensation for inflated generic drug prices * Attorney General Nick Brown is urging Washington consumers and businesses to check their eligibility for compensation under a recent settlement for certain generic drug purchases and to submit a claim for compensation here. Following litigation by Washington and a coalition of 47 other states and territories, the U.S. District Court for the Distri more PR