NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Oct. 7 (TNSletter) -- American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall issued the following letter to President Trump on federal action on diesel prices: * * * Here is the text of the letter: October 1, 2026 The Honorable Donald J. Trump President of the United States The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20500 Dear Mr. President, We appreciate your continued attention to the challenges facing America's farmers and ranchers and thank you for your administration's efforts to lower costs more PR

HOUMA, Louisiana, Oct. 7 -- Fletcher Technical Community College posted the following news: * * * Fletcher to Host Bayou Region Continuing Education Symposium for Engineers November 4 * (Schriever, LA) - Fletcher Technical Community College will host the Bayou Region Continuing Education Symposium for Engineers, presented by T. Baker Smith, on Wednesday, November 4, 2026, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Workforce and Nursing Building, located at 1407 Highway 311 in Schriever. The symposium offers engineers the opportunity to earn up to sev more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, Oct. 7 -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation issued the following news release: * * * October 5, 2026 Anti-abortion states launch concerted attack on shield states The Freedom From Religion Foundation warns that three anti-abortion states are going hammer and tongs after three other states shielding abortion rights groups and physicians. The attorneys general of Louisiana, Alabama and Arkansas have filed a suit directly before the U.S. Supreme Court contending that shield laws in California, Massachusetts and New Yor more PR

LAFAYETTE, Louisiana, Oct. 7 -- The University of Louisiana Lafayette campus posted the following news: * * * La Louisiane podcast: Building a path to student success with Dr. Andy Benoit * In her first interview as La Louisiane Podcast host, Marcelle Fontenot sits down with Dr. Andy Benoit to talk about student experience at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. As UL Lafayette's vice president for Student Success, Benoit's focus is helping students at every stage of their academic journeys--from recruitment to graduation and into the  more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Oct. 7 -- The Louisiana Department of Health issued the following news: * * * LDH congratulates Baton Rouge pharmacist T.J. Woodard on national honor Prescriptions to Geaux owner named 2026 NCPA Independent Pharmacist of the Year - Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Oct 06, 2026 - The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) congratulates Baton Rouge pharmacist T.J. Woodard, PharmD, on being named the 2026 National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) Willard B. Simmons Independent Pharmacist of the Year. Woodard, owner of Pr more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Oct. 6 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Entergy posted the following news release: * * * Local workers hired through pre-apprenticeship program at Entergy Mississippi sites * TIC--The Industrial Company, a Kiewit Corporation subsidiary, is making a significant commitment to hiring locally for Entergy Mississippi's new infrastructure sites through a pre-apprenticeship construction program. Since launching at the beginning of this year, TIC Reconnect, a four-week pre-apprenticeship program created in partnership with Mississi more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Oct. 7 -- LSU New Orleans (formerly the University of New Orleans) issued the following news release: * * * October 6, 2026 Exploring the Connection Between Reproduction and Healthy Aging Cheng Shi, Ph.D., received a five-year, $1,862,500 award through the R35 "Maximizing Investigators' Research" program for his project, "Investigating the role of lipid metabolism in germline-soma interactions and stress responses." His research will explore how high levels of reproductive activity affect the health and lifespan of t more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Oct. 7 -- Louisiana State University Shreveport campus posted the following news: * * * LSUS herpetologist part of groundbreaking research published in renowned journal * SHREVEPORT - An LSU Shreveport herpetologist is part of ground-breaking research in the gecko world. Dr. Stuart Nielsen, assistant professor of biology, was part of a team that established nearly 20 new genomes for geckos, publishing the research in the journal "Science." A genome is an organism's complete set of genetic instructions, made up of a more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Oct. 7 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Brown Joins Bipartisan Coalition Urging Supreme Court to Hear 9/11 Victims' Case for Frozen Taliban Funds 10/5/2026 BALTIMORE, MD - Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today joined a bipartisan group of 31 state attorneys general in filing an amicus brief at the Supreme Court of the United States supporting victims and families of victims of September 11, 2001, in their effort to collect on court judgments agains more PR

MURFREESBORO, Tennessee, Oct. 6 -- Middle Tennessee State University posted the following news: * * * MTSU lands multiple national, regional rankings by U.S. News & World Report for 2027 * MURFREESBORO, Tenn. -- Middle Tennessee State University's academic undergraduate programs in applied engineering, business, nursing, computer science and psychology gained national rankings in U.S. News & World Report's 2027 list of the nation's best colleges and universities. MTSU tied with Louisiana State University for the magazine's No. 6 spot for T more PR

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Oct. 7 -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following news release: * * * October 05, 2026 Attorney General Formella, Bipartisan Coalition Support 9/11 Victims' Efforts to Recover Frozen Taliban Funds Concord, NH - Attorney General John M. Formella announces that the New Hampshire Department of Justice has joined a bipartisan coalition of 31 state attorneys general in filing a friend-of-the-court brief with the United States Supreme Court supporting victims and families of victims of the Septemb more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the letter to Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai: * * * Here is the text of the letter: September 29, 2026 Mr. Sundar Pichai Chief Executive Officer Alphabet Inc. 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043 Dear Mr. Pichai: Why is Google requiring state and local officials to sign non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) preventing them from discussing data center projects with their own constituents? As the number of hypers more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following letter to Oracle CEO Clay Magouyrk: * * * Here is the text of the letter: September 29, 2026 Mr. Clay Magouyrk Chief Executive Officer Oracle Corporation 2300 Oracle Way Austin, TX 78741 Dear Mr. Magouyrk: Why is Oracle requiring state and local officials to sign non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) preventing them from discussing data center projects with their own constituents? As the number of hypersca more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Oct. 6 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Entergy posted the following news release: * * * River Bend Station's Brett Turner goes above and beyond in the community * When Simulator Specialist Brett Turner signed up for his first volunteer shift at the Louisiana Old Governor's Mansion earlier this year, he didn't expect it to become a regular part of his life. But since February, Turner has become one of the organization's most dedicated volunteers. His commitment recently earned praise from Louisiana Old Governor's Mansion Exe more PR

PIERRE, South Dakota, Oct. 7 -- South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Jackley Joins Bi-Partisan Coalition Demanding 9/11 Victims and Families Receive Frozen Taliban Funds Oct. 5, 2026 PIERRE, S.D. - South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces he has joined 29 other State Attorneys General in filing a friend of the court brief at the United States Supreme Court on behalf of the victims and families of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks demanding they be awarded f more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release: * * * SBA Awards Over $7 Million Create Nine New Regional Innovation Clusters New RICs Will Counsel Small Business Suppliers Across Critical Supply Chains, Expanding Domestic Industrial Capacity October 6, 2026 WASHINGTON -- Today, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced more than $7 million in awards to establish nine new Regional Innovation Clusters (RICs) supporting small businesses and startups in biotechnology, defense, advanced m more PR

DENVER, Colorado, Oct. 6 -- Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser issued the following news release: * * * Two charged with 37 felonies in bank fraud operation involving home equity line of credit accounts * Oct. 6, 2026 (DENVER) - The statewide grand jury has indicted Stephanie Laugier, 27, and Thierno Barry, 29, for allegedly carrying out an illegal bank fraud scheme that stretched from Colorado's mountain communities to the Denver area during the summer of 2025, Attorney General Phil Weiser announced today. The alleged fraud scheme foll more PR

LAFAYETTE, Louisiana, Oct. 7 -- The University of Louisiana Lafayette campus posted the following news: * * * UL Lafayette hosts inaugural StateChain Summit, drawing leaders from more than 20 states * The University of Louisiana at Lafayette welcomed more than 60 government, policy, research and technology leaders from over 20 states for the inaugural StateChain Summit. The two-day gathering focused on turning emerging technologies and ideas into practical solutions for state and local governments. "The University ranks No. 4 in the nation more PR

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Oct. 7 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: * * * I3R Welcomes Elisa Castagnola, Neural Interface Researcher Building Next-Generation Tools for Brain Research Oct. 06, 2026 The Institute for Integrative and Innovative Research (I3R) at the University of Arkansas has welcomed Elisa Castagnola as an associate professor and its first faculty member jointly appointed with the Department of Physics. Castagnola, an NSF CAREER Award recipient, brings $1.25 million in active research funding to advance i more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Oct. 6 [Category: Agriculture] -- USA Rice Federation posted the following news: * * * White House Issues Executive Order Providing Emergency Tax Relief on Diesel Fuel * WASHINGTON, DC - Yesterday, President Trump signed an Executive Order to temporarily allow off-road "dyed" diesel for highway use and defer the applicable Federal excise tax, following similar actions taken by the governors of Arkansas, Louisiana, Missouri, and Texas. Under President Trump's action, the Treasury Department will defer payment of the Fed more PR