MIAMI, Florida, Oct. 7 -- Akerman, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Akerman Names Three New Office Managing Partners October 6, 2026 Mercer, Labelle, and Larsen take on leadership of the firm's Wilmington, Denver, and Jacksonville offices - Akerman is pleased to announce the appointment of three new office managing partners: litigation partner Tammy Mercer in Wilmington, Delaware; tax partner Erika Labelle in Denver, Colorado; and tax partner Pete Larsen in Jacksonville, Florida. In their new roles, each will further d more PR

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Oct. 7 -- Alabama Attorney General Steve T. Marshall issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Marshall Attends Supreme Court Arguments in Case Critical to America's Energy Independence October 5, 2026 (Washington, D.C.) - Today, Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall attended oral arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court in a case that could determine whether critical energy infrastructure can be regulated by local officials in a single state. Attorney General Marshall, a national leader in the fight to more PR

DALLAS, Texas, Oct. 7 -- AT&T issued the following news release: * * * DALLAS, October 06, 2026 AT&T, Global Infrastructure Partners, and CPP Investments to Form New Fiber Joint Venture The joint venture will bring together Forged Fiber 37 and Gigapower under one wholesale fiber commercial open access company to accelerate expansion of fiber internet across more U.S. communities Key Takeaways: * New joint venture will extend AT&T's fiber scale advantage, bringing the unrivaled benefits of fiber connectivity - ultra high-speed, unmatched c more PR

DENVER, Colorado, Oct. 6 -- Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Weiser reminds Colorado landlords of expanded housing protections for domestic violence survivors * Oct. 6, 2026 (DENVER) - During Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Attorney General Phil Weiser today issued an advisory reminding Colorado landlords of expanded housing protections for victim-survivors of domestic violence, domestic abuse, stalking, and unlawful sexual behavior. House Bill 25-1168, passed in 2025, expan more PR

DAYTON, Ohio, Oct. 7 -- The University of Dayton posted the following news: * * * Book by UD law professor chronicles life of legal pioneer targeted by McCarthy-ism * A book due out Oct. 20 by University of Dayton law professor Jennifer L. Brinkley chronicles the life of legal pioneer Dorothy Kenyon whose career was nearly undone when U.S. Sen. Joseph McCarthy named her first on his list of alleged communists. "Decades after Ruth Bader Ginsburg acknowledged her debt to Dorothy Kenyon, Brinkley brings Kenyon to life in this engaging and imp more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Oct. 6 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Court Sides with Attorney General Tong in RealPage Case; Antitrust Lawsuit Over Rent Pricing to Continue * (Hartford, CT) -- Attorney General William Tong's bipartisan antitrust lawsuit over RealPage's rent-pricing algorithm will continue after a court ruled in favor of Connecticut and denied the software company's attempts to have the case thrown out. Connecticut, the U.S. Department of Justice, and a coalition of states sue more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Davids Helps Launch Bipartisan Agenda to Cut Red Tape, Boost Local Economies, Lower Everyday Costs for Kansas Families * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Yesterday, Representative Sharice Davids, a member of the Build America Caucus, helped announce the Build More Agenda -- a major bipartisan policy platform designed to fix federal gridlock, strengthen local economies, create jobs, and lower everyday prices for hardworking families. By streamlining approval pro more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * DCCC Releases New TV Ad in CO-05 Featuring Family of Jeffrey Epstein Victim: "Virginia" * Virginia's family calls out Jeff Crank, their congressman, for refusing to meet with them and voting against releasing the Epstein files The DCCC released a new TV ad in the race for Colorado's Fifth District, "Virginia," calling out Republican Jeff Crank for refusing to meet with the family of Virginia Giuffre, a victim of Jeffrey Epstein's  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management issued the following news release: * * * WIPP Driver Returns to Spotlight With Second National Safety Award in 2026 October 6, 2026 CARLSBAD, N.M. -- As Tommy Cash marks more than 3.6 million safe miles as a professional truck driver over the past 43 years, his extraordinary career as a Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) team member is drawing national recognition in 2026 -- again. Cash, a WIPP waste shipment driver of 23 years, was selected as the 2026 Comme more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau issued the following public notice (WC Docket No. 26-276): * * * 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 Comm more PR

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, Oct. 6 -- Mississippi State University posted the following news: * * * MSU English faculty member takes flight with debut poetry collection * STARKVILLE, Miss.--Brett Hanley, an instructor in Mississippi State's Department of English, will read from her debut poetry collection "I Was Your Bird" Oct. 27, 5 p.m., in Old Main Academic Center, Room 1030. Free and open to the public, Hanley will host a question-and-answer session and book signing after the reading. "I'm grateful for the opportunity to celebrate 'I Was more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * REP. BOEBERT: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY ORDER KEEPS CRAIG COAL UNIT OPEN * LONE TREE -- Rep. Lauren Boebert announced the Department of Energy order keeps Craig Station Unit 1 available and the jobs tied to that unit continue. "Colorado families and businesses cannot afford to lose baseload power while demand keeps climbing," Rep. Boebert said. "This order keeps Craig Unit 1 online through the end of the year so the grid has the coal generation  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development issued the following news release: * * * Rocky Mountain Housing Innovations Spotlighted at HUD's Innovative Housing Showcase October 6, 2026 COLORADO - U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) spotlighted multiple housing innovations and resources from the Rocky Mountain region during the sixth annual Innovative Housing Showcase, held September 22-24 on the National Mall. This year's theme, "Made in America," highlighted American ingenuity and innovativ more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release: * * * Securities and Exchange Commission v. Stephen Kenneth Leech, No. 1:24-cv-09017 (S.D.N.Y. filed Nov. 25, 2024) The Securities and Exchange Commission today moved for entry of a final judgment by consent against Stephen Kenneth Leech II, the former co-chief investment officer of registered investment adviser Western Asset Management Company LLC, whom the SEC previously charged with a multi-year cherry-picking allocation scheme. As alleg more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 (TNSletter) -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following letter with co-signers to Interior Secretary Doug Burgum: * * * Here is the text of the letter: October 2, 2026 The Honorable Doug Burgum Secretary US Department of the Interior 1849 C Street NW Washington, DC 20242 Dear Secretary Burgum: We write to call for an investigation into the agency-level policy decisions that preceded the deaths of four wildland firefighters while responding to the Gore and Knowles Fires on June 27, 2026. The four Rif 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

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, Oct. 7 -- The University of Colorado issued the following news release: * * * UCCS Athletic Training Program celebrates 100% first-time board exam pass rate October 6, 2026 The UCCS Helen and Arthur E. Johnson Beth-El College of Nursing and Health Sciences Master of Science in Athletic Training program is 1 of 11 out of the 244 professional programs across the nation with a 100% first-time pass rate (3yr aggregate) on the Board of Certification (BOC) examination for athletic trainers. In fact, the program has ach more PR

MISSOULA, Montana, Oct. 7 -- The University of Montana posted the following news release: * * * UM Photo Workshop Pushes Young Photojournalists to New Professional Heights * Editor's note: Read this release as a visual story package online. By Austin Amestoy, UM News Service MISSOULA - University of Montana journalism student Casandra Evans had photographed Lady Griz Basketball Head Coach Nate Harris before, but never like this. Early on a recent Friday morning, she traded gymnasium hardwood for bedroom carpet, capturing Harris as he woke more PR

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Oct. 6 -- The University of Texas-San Antonio posted the following news: * * * UTSA Football hosts South Florida in a Thursday night showdown on ESPN * One might say it's ironic that the UTSA football team will be wearing its popular "Lights Out" black uniforms for Thursday's game against South Florida. After all, the lights will be shining brighter than ever on the Roadrunners that evening. UTSA Athletics will host ESPN's 'SportsCenter on Campus' in the hours leading up to the network's nationally-televised showdown be more PR

TACOMA, Washington, Oct. 7 -- University of Washington-Tacoma posted the following news: * * * UW Tacoma faculty design AI-enabled training system to help interdisciplinary students combat cybercrime * In 2025 alone, more than $8.6 billion was lost due to cybercrime, and at least 7% of the funds lost are attributed to AI-assisted fraud, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation. These record-setting numbers reflect the newfound ease with which criminals can run fraud operations, in large part because of emerging AI tools. But just a more PR

OLYMPIA, Washington, Oct. 6 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * Washington, multistate coalition seek approval for $400 million settlement in drug price-fixing case * Attorney General Nick Brown has joined a bipartisan coalition of 43 states and territories seeking court approval of a $400 million settlement to resolve allegations that two generic drug manufacturers engaged in long-running conspiracies to artificially inflate and manipulate prices and reduce competition. The coalition of more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Oct. 6 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Xcel Energy issued the following news release: * * * Xcel Energy, SEMCO ENERGY Gas Company and Upper Peninsula Power Company announce sale of Xcel Energy's Michigan operations * MINNEAPOLIS (Oct. 6, 2026) -- Xcel Energy (NASDAQ: XEL), SEMCO ENERGY Gas Company (SEMCO) and Upper Peninsula Power Company (UPPCO) today announced the sale of Xcel Energy's Michigan natural gas operations to SEMCO and electric operations to UPPCO. If approved by regulators, Xcel Energy's 6,000 natural gas cus more PR