WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 [Category: Financial Services] -- The American Bankers Association posted the following news release: * * * ABA Nominates Officers Board for 2026-2027 * WASHINGTON - The American Bankers Association's Nominating Committee has finalized the official slate of candidates to be presented for election at the association's annual meeting scheduled for Oct. 27 in Salt Lake City. The committee, chaired by John C. Asbury, chief executive officer, Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp., Richmond, Va., nominated the following candidat more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Sept. 30 [Category: National Defense] -- The Air and Space Forces Association posted the following news release: * * * Aerospace Education Council: September 2026 Update * #AFA Education Awards at the Field Awards Banquet We celebrated several presentations to outstanding individuals. Among them: our top individual honor of the Buck Buckwalter Distinguished Sustained Aerospace Education Award (DSEA), the AFA Thompson Mallett Teacher of the Year Awards, Outstanding AFJROTC Cadet of the Year, Outstanding AFJROTC Unit Lea more PR

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Sept. 29 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General Clark Urges Congress to Fully Fund Supreme Court Security * Attorney General Clark joined a letter urging Congress to fully fund the U.S. Supreme Court's Fiscal Year 2027 security request, warning that threats against the Justices and their families have become a serious and escalating danger. In the bipartisan letter to congressional leaders, the attorneys general called for the resources necessary to protect th more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 30 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Nessel Urges Consumers to Claim Compensation for Inflated Generic Drug Prices * LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is urging consumers to check their eligibility for compensation for certain generic drug purchases and to submit a claim for compensation. The U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut this month granted preliminary approval of a plan, filed by Michigan and a coalition of 47 other more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, Sept. 30 [Category: Health Care] -- Banner Health posted the following news release: * * * Banner Health Earns Forbes Recognition as One of America's Best Employers for Healthcare Professionals * PHOENIX (Sept. 30, 2026) - Banner Health, one of the nation's largest nonprofit health systems and Arizona's largest private employer, has been named to Forbes' 2026 list of America's Best Employers for Healthcare Professionals for the second consecutive year. Of the 250 organizations recognized in the competitive nationwide ranki more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Sept. 30 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Barraza Appointed HNBA Region XIV Governor * Taft associate Annabel Barraza has been appointed by the president of the Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA) to serve as the HNBA Region XIV Governor. In this role, she will serve on the HNBA Board of Governors and work closely with the association's Executive Committee and affiliate organizations to support the execution of local, regional and national programs. Region XIV encomp more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR-Arizona Supports Worker's Right to Wear Hijab, Calls for Full Respect of Religious Accommodations in the Workplace September 30, 2026 The Arizona chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Arizona), a chapter of the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today expressed its support for the right of a food service workers at Arizona State University (ASU) to wear religious attire, including th more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 27 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Sep 27, 2026 Governor Newsom signs new laws expanding California's nation-leading reproductive freedom and care What you need to know: Governor Gavin Newsom continued to build on California's nation-leading protection and access for reproductive freedom, signing new legislation to support patients and families across the Golden State and bolster the state's reproductive healthcare workforce. - SACRAMENTO - As Donald Trump continue more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Smith Announces Field Hearing on The One, Big, Beautiful, Bill Delivering for Small Business, Manufacturing, and Working Families - Collierville, TN September 29, 2026 Washington, D.C. - House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) announced that the Ways and Means Committee will hold a field hearing on The One, Big, Beautiful, Bill Delivering for Small Business, Manufacturing, more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Rep. Juan Ciscomani, R-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Ciscomani Highlights Federal Support for ATF K-9 Operations in Southern Arizona * Tucson, AZ - Representative Juan Ciscomani got a first-hand look at the important work done by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, including a demonstration from an eager four-legged "agent" named Kali. At the Tucson Police Department's Rillito Police Station, the congressman witnessed Kali's work in a live explosives detection demonstration,  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Rep. Yassamin Ansari, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Ansari and Local Climate Groups Host No Denying Climate Change Town Hall * PHOENIX - Last night, Congresswoman Yassamin Ansari, State Representative Brian Garcia, and a coalition of groups that are focused on climate, public health, and addressing extreme heat and other impacts from climate change, hosted a "No Denying Climate Change" town hall attended by more than 100 people. Sierra Club Grand Canyon Chapter, Arizona Youth Clima more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Oct. 1 (TNSletter) -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following letter with co-signers to the Congressional leadership: * * * Here is the text of the letter: September 28, 2026 The Honorable Mike Johnson Speaker U.S. House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 - The Honorable John Thune Majority Leader U.S. Senate Washington, DC 20510 - The Honorable Hakeem Jeffries Minority Leader U.S. House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 - The Honorable Chuck Schumer Minority Leader U more PR

LA JOLLA, California, Sept. 30 -- The University of California San Diego campus posted the following news: * * * Exercise Program Supports Better Attention and Slows Biological Aging in Breast Cancer Survivors * Key Takeaways * In a clinical study of exercise in breast cancer survivors, exercise participants had greater improvements in measures of attention and memory than the comparison group. * A modest increase of about 35 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity per week was associated with improvements in attention and m more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- The Federal Communications Commission issued the following statement by Chairman Brendan Carr: * * * FCC Modernizes its Approach to NEPA Environmental Regulations Re: Modernizing the Commission's National Environmental Policy Act Rules, WT Docket No. 25-217, Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (September 30, 2026). Unleashing infrastructure builds through permitting reform is a central pillar of the FCC's Build America agenda. After all, cutting through red tape means faster builds, more choice f more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * September 30, 2026 Gallego, Colleagues Question President Trump on Invitation of Vladimir Putin to G20 on American Soil WASHINGTON - Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) joined a bipartisan group of 13 senators in sending a letter to President Trump inquiring about the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Group of Twenty (G20) Leader's Summit in Miami, Florida this coming December. In the letter, the senators question why Vladimir Putin more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Rep. Adelita S. Grijalva, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Grijalva, Scott, Lee Introduce Bill to invest in Direct care Workers * Direct CARE Opportunity Act helps meet the growing demand for direct care workers, improve working conditions, and support seniors and people with disabilities Tucson, AZ -Today, Congresswoman Adelita S. Grijalva, alongside House Committee on Education and Workforce Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03) and Rep. Susie Lee (NV-03), announced plans to reintroduce more PR

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Sept. 30 [Category: Education] -- The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities posted the following news release: * * * HACU announces sixty-eight Deloitte Foundation supported HACU Scholars * The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities, with support from the Deloitte Foundation, has announced 68 students from HACU-member institutions will receive a scholarship of $2,500 per student per semester, renewable for up to 4 semesters for the 2026-27 school year, assuming eligibility criteria continue to be m more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Kelly, Pappas Expand Legislation to Suspend Gas Tax and Lower Costs at the Pump * Expanded legislation would also suspend the diesel tax and the aviation fuel tax while still ensuring consumers, not corporations, receive the cost savings Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and Representative Chris Pappas (D-NH-01) introduced theConsumer Fuel Prices Relief Act, which would provide federal fuel tax relief until the end of September 2027 by pausing the gas tax, more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Kelly, Tillis Introduce Bipartisan Legislation Reaffirming U.S. Nuclear Deterrence Commitments to Allies * Today, Senators Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and Thom Tillis (R-NC) introduced the bipartisan Reaffirming Extended Nuclear Deterrence Act, legislation reaffirming U.S. extended nuclear deterrence commitments to allies and the military exercises, planning, and consultations that make those commitments credible. The legislation comes soon after Kelly and  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * September 30, 2026 Lujan, Heinrich, Kelly, Cantwell Call on States to Stop Data Centers from Passing Rising Costs on to Ratepayers Lujan is one of only two U.S. Senators, and the only Democratic Senator, to have served as a state utility commissioner - Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, U.S. Senator Mark K more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service is seeking public comments on properties nominated for listing or related actions in the National Register of Historic Places. The nominations include properties in Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Texas and Virginia. Among them are the Goodyear Farms Cemetery in Arizona, Plymouth Elementary School in Florida, Lincoln School in Iowa, Shawnee Grade School in Kansas, Centennial Building in Missouri, and Rosewood Elementar more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Oct. 1 -- New Jersey League of Conservation Voters, an organization that says it works to elect environmentally responsible candidates to state and local offices, issued the following news release: * * * New Jersey LCV Announces New Board Members and Leadership 9/30/2026 Trenton, NJ -- New Jersey LCV, the political voice for the environment in New Jersey, today announced new members of its Board of Trustees and new leadership for both its 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) organizations. The new board members bring a range of prof more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service issued the following news: * * * NRCS in Arizona Accepting Applications for Conservation Programs * (PHOENIX, Arizona, September 30, 2026) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) continues to put Farmers First through a historic investment in conservation on agricultural lands through USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) as a result of the conservation funding provided by the Working Families Tax Cuts Act. "We know that Ame more PR

NOTRE DAME, Indiana, Sept. 30 -- The University of Notre Dame posted the following news: * * * Philosopher Douglas Portmore is building a comprehensive worldview by questioning everything * Most people have a certain set of standards about what they believe and how to live their lives. But most people don't bother to write out each one-with citations-on the internet. Douglas W. Portmore isn't most people. On his personal website, the University of Notre Dame professor of philosophy details 100-plus philosophical views that he has publishe more PR

TEMPE, Arizona, Oct. 1 -- Arizona State University issued the following news: * * * Record year for ASU faculty Fulbrights 15 receive bridge-building award for 2026-27, for work on projects ranging from EV batteries powering homes in Finland to strengthening food supply chain resilience in Qatar September 30, 2026 Arizona State University has had a record year for faculty Fulbright awards, with 15 receiving awards for 2026-27 from the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board -- the most ASU has ever received in  more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Sept. 29 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Student Press Law Center posted the following news: * * * Bauknecht: Like Millennials with social media, will news execs force Gen Z to set the AI agenda? * Out of fear and confusion, we handed the social media leadership keys to early-career journalists. Let's take a more collaborative approach with AI. This column was originally published in the Student Press Report, a national news desk covering student media and journalism education in higher ed. It is supported by lead partn more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Rep. Eli Crane, R-Arizona, issued the following news: * * * Rep. Crane's North Rim Restoration Act Unanimously Clears Senate Committee * This morning, the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources advanced the North Rim Restoration Act of 2025 by unanimous consent. The legislation, introduced by Rep. Eli Crane (R-AZ), now awaits consideration by the full Senate before it can be signed into law. Following the devastating Dragon Bravo Fire at the North Rim of the Grand Canyon, Rep. Crane introduced H.R. 5729 on more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Rep. David Schweikert, R-Arizona, chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, issued the following news: * * * Annual PCE Inflation Lower than Expected, Spending Up and Savings Down Slightly in August, Q2 GDP Increased September 30, 2026 WASHINGTON, DC - Today, the Joint Economic Committee released its Monthly Expenditures Update for August. From July to August, headline personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index inflation was 0.31 percent. Core PCE price index inflation, which excludes food and energy prices, r more PR

FLAGSTAFF, Arizona, Sept. 30 -- Northern Arizona University posted the following news: * * * Rethinking history * For centuries, historians have drawn the boundaries of where ancient people lived based on the evidence they left behind; by studying their remains, burial practices and other archaeological clues, they can determine the types of relationships they had with other people in the area. However, this can all change when new archaeological evidence is found. In 2018, Corina Kellner, a biological anthropologist and professor in the D more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release: * * * 09.30.26 Scott, Grijalva, Lee Introduce Bill to Invest in Direct Care Workers Direct CARE Opportunity Act helps meet the growing demand for direct care workers, improve working conditions, and support seniors and people with disabilities - WASHINGTON - Today, House Committee on Education and Workforce Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03), Rep. Adelita Grijalva (AZ-07), a more PR

TEMPE, Arizona, Sept. 30 -- Rio Salado College issued the following news: * * * Student Parents Share Their Experiences During Panel Discussion at Rio Salado September 30, 2026 September is National Student Parent Month, a time to honor and recognize the sacrifices, dedication, and accomplishments of parents who find time to better themselves while they care for others. On Thursday, Sept. 24, Rio Salado College hosted a virtual panel discussion for National Student Parent Month that brought together Rio alumni and staff to share their exper more PR

IRVING, Texas, Sept. 30 [Category: BizMedia] -- Nexstar Media Group, a television broadcasting company, issued the following news release: * * * The CW Network And National Hot Rod Association Reach Multi-Year Broadcast Agreement for NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series Events * Network to Air Final Seven Races of the Season, Including the Full Countdown to the Championship Playoffs Beginning in Fall 2027 BURBANK, CA - The CW Network and National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) today announced a new multi-year media rights agreement for The CW more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Two Federal Courts Rule Trump Administration's Elimination of Solar For All Program Unlawful, Advancing the Effort of Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher, Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, Senator Bernie Sanders, and Senator Jeff Merkley To Save the Program * #Congress created the $7 billion renewable energy program to deliver solar projects to 900,000 households in disadvantaged communities, saving families $350 million every year more PR

SAN MARCOS, Texas, Sept. 30 -- Texas State University issued the following news: * * * TXST brings partners together for next phase of innovation and commercialization * Former National Science Foundation Director Sethuraman "Panch" Panchanathan joined the TXST community for a fireside chat on partnerships driving Texas' innovation economy. September 30, 2026 Kate Malazonia An invention may begin with one person, but its potential is enhanced through a network. Texas State University activated that network on Sept. 16, launching a chapt more PR

TUCSON, Arizona, Sept. 30 -- The University of Arizona posted the following news release: * * * U of A celebrates milestone in Medical Innovations Building, announces new partnerships * University of Arizona leaders joined Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego, members of the Arizona Board of Regents, Arizona health and community partners, and the construction team Wednesday afternoon to celebrate the placement of the final structural beam atop the new Medical Innovations Building, marking a major milestone in the university's efforts to advance groun more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Department of Education Calls on Schools to Strengthen Education on the History and Dangers of Communism and Socialism * In observance of the 10th U.S. National Day for the Victims of Communism on November 7, U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon today issued a Dear Colleague Letter to education leaders and teachers across the country, calling on schools to strengthen instruction on the history and human toll of communism and socialism more PR

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee, Sept. 30 -- The University of Tennessee Chattanooga Campus posted the following news: * * * UTC names Caitlan Hendrickson as University ombudsperson * As ombudsperson, Caitlan Hendrickson will provide an independent, impartial, informal and confidential resource for members of the UTC community. The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga has selected Caitlan Hendrickson, an experienced organizational ombuds and conflict resolution professional with more than 20 years of experience, to serve as the University's new o more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Sept. 30 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Weitzel and Furnisses named 2026 Fundraising Volunteers of the Year * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -Penn State has named James "Jay" M. Weitzel, a committed supporter of Penn State Greater Allegheny and current co-chair of the campus' campaign committee, and John and Mary Furniss, longtime volunteers for the Eberly College of Science, as the 2026 Fundraising Volunteers of the Year. The awards, which recognize individuals, couples or groups who more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden Introduces Bill to Ban Data Centers on Public Lands * #Wyden bill follows public reporting that Trump administration is trying to transfer over 17,000 acres of public land in the West for data center development Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ron Wyden today introduced legislation that would ban the development, sale or transfer of federally-owned public lands for the purpose of constructing new data centers and associated infrastructure in Or more PR