PHOENIX, Arizona, Oct. 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The Arizona Auditor General issued the following performance audit report entitled "Arizona Department Of Housing--performance Audit And Sunset Review." Here are excerpts: * * * Arizona Department of Housing Performance Audit and Sunset Review Department took steps to implement recommendations from its 2024 sunset review but its Low Income Housing Tax Credit program monitoring did not ensure some housing units at properties we reviewed were safe, sanitary, and rented only to eligible tenants Audit pu more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, Oct. 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The Arizona Auditor General issued the following performance audit report entitled "Performance Audit and Sunset Review of the Water Infrastructure Finance Authority." Here are excerpts: * * * Water Infrastructure Finance Authority of Arizona (Authority) Performance Audit and Sunset Review As of June 2026, the Authority provided more than $2.3 billion in loans and more than $243.3 million in grants for water related projects and had appropriately administered the Clean Water Revolving Fund, Drinking  more PR

SAN DIEGO, California, Oct. 12 [Category: BizNational Defense] -- General Atomics Aeronautical Systems posted the following news release: * * * Arizona To Become First Gray Eagle Company in the ARNG * First Gray Eagle 25Ms Are Expected to Be Delivered in Sept. 2027 SAN DIEGO -- 12 October 2026 -- General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) and the Arizona Army National Guard (AZARNG) met over the summer to finalize plans for the arrival of eight Gray Eagle(r) 25Ms (GE 25M) Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) in September 2027. Arizona  more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 12 -- North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Jeff Jackson Opposes Unlawful Changes to Head Start * RALEIGH -- Attorney General Jeff Jackson and a coalition of 24 other states opposed proposed harmful and unlawful changes to the Head Start program that could gut early childhood education in North Carolina. Head Start is a federally funded preschool program that helps address the childcare gap for children aged 3 to 5. It provides early education, h more PR

NEW YORK, Oct. 13 -- The Columbia University School of the Arts issued the following news: * * * Hannah Lillith Assadi '13, Sara Novic '14, Valeria Luiselli GSAS '15, Colin Asher (JRN '09) Shortlisted for National Book Award By Eve Bromberg October 12, 2026 The National Book Foundation announced its 25 finalists for the 77th National Book Awards, spanning across Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Translated Literature, and Young People's Literature. Of this year's selection, David Steinberger, Chair of the Board of Directors of the National Book more PR

NEW YORK, Oct. 12 [Category: Sociological] -- Everytown for Gun Safety posted the following news release: * * * Everytown Launches $3 Million Paid Media Campaign to Elect Moms Demand Action Volunteers in 5 Battleground States and Flip State Legislative Chambers * WASHINGTON -- Today, Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund and Everytown for Gun Safety VF MN announced a $3 million paid media campaign to elect former Moms Demand Action volunteers in key state legislative battleground districts across Arizona, Michigan, Minnesota, Pennsylvania an more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 12 -- Michigan State University College of Agriculture and Natural Resources posted the following news: * * * Faculty Spotlight - Kurt Kipfmueller * Kurt Kipfmueller shares his forestry journey and his work with Indigenous communities. Dr. Kurt Kipfmueller has been hired as the 1855 Professor of Indigenous and Tribal Natural Resource Management, jointly appointed in the Department of Forestry at Michigan State University and the Residential College in the Arts and Humanities. Kipfmueller was born and raised in  more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 12 -- Emory University College of Arts and Sciences issued the following news: * * * Former Sen. Jeff Flake inspires bipartisan dialogue with visit to Emory October 12, 2026 Jeff Flake, a former U.S. senator from Arizona and ambassador to Turkey, visited Emory on Sept. 29 to talk with students about bipartisan leadership and his career in public service. His day on campus was full of impactful interactions: He had lunch with a group of student leaders, answered questions during a political science course and particip more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, Oct. 12 -- Gov. Katie Hobbs, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Katie Hobbs and Arizona Tribal Leaders Oppose Federal Government's Rollback of Cultural and Historic Preservation Protections * Federal proposal weakens protections for religious, cultural, and historic landmarks and bypasses the federal government's obligation to consult with states and Tribes Phoenix, AZ - On Indigenous Peoples' Day, Governor Katie Hobbs and Arizona Tribal leaders responded to a federal proposal that would signific more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, Oct. 12 -- The University of Phoenix posted the following news release: * * * Lean Six Sigma for Doctoral Research * Author-developed evidence chain adapts Lean Six Sigma Define and Measure logic to help practitioner researchers build evidence-based, methodologically aligned dissertation problem statements University of Phoenix College of Doctoral Studies has published a new white paper, "Building a Lean Six Sigma-Based Background of the Problem and Problem Statement," by James C. Rice, DM/IST, MBA, and Scott A. McCalla,  more PR

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Oct. 12 -- The Nevada Democratic Party posted the following news release: * * * New Mother Jones Reporting Exposes More of Flippo's Fraud Including At Least One Fake Donation * "One person listed in FEC records as a major donor to Flippo's campaigns told me they had not donated anything to Flippo, let alone the thousands of dollars attributed to them." "Far from settling questions about Flippo's finances, his disclosure raised a host of new ones." - Mother Jones New bombshell reporting exposes just how far David Flippo' more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * NEW: David Flippo's Largest Asset Resembles "A Scam," Other Asset May Not Exist, And Listed Campaign Donor Says They Never Donated * New reporting by Mother Jones alleges that the draft financial disclosure David Flippo provided to the press is full of inconsistencies and questionable assets. One company listed in the document promotes investment returns that are "likely a scam" and is co-founded by an alleged conman, while anoth more PR

DALLAS, Texas, Oct. 12 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association posted the following news release: * * * NFL players rally fans to close the CPR readiness gap * DALLAS, October 12, 2026 -- More than half of people who experience cardiac arrest outside a hospital do not receive immediate CPR, underscoring the urgent need for more widespread knowledge of how to respond when every second matters. To help close that gap, the American Heart Association, a relentless force changing the future of health for everyone everywhere, an more PR

WACO, Texas, Oct. 12 [Category: Sports] -- The American Football Coaches Association posted the following news: * * * Northern Arizona Wins Shootout Over Montana * Behind six touchdowns from quarterback Ty Pennington, Northern Arizona held Montana scoreless in the third quarter to take an 11-point lead and survived a shootout, 49-44. It was the Lumberjacks first win over a top five opponent since 2015 and the most points they have ever scored against Montana. The win moved NAU up to No. 10 in this week's AFCA FCS Coaches Poll while Montana  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 [Category: Political] -- Reproductive Freedom for All (formerly the NARAL Pro-Choice America) posted the following news release: * * * Reproductive Freedom for All Launches "My Body. My Ballot." Campaign Tour Across Battleground States in October * Washington, DC -- With less than a month until Election Day, Reproductive Freedom for All is taking our historic My Body. My Ballot. midterm campaign on the road across key battleground states. Reproductive Freedom for All President and CEO Mini Timmaraju kicks off the tour in more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 (TNSLrpt) -- The American Enterprise Institute released an education policy report titled 'Good News! Students with Disabilities Are Overrepresented in Private School Choice Programs.', authored by Patrick J. Wolf, John Kristof, Alex Wolf, and Alli Aldis. The publication examines national enrollment patterns across private school choice initiatives, evaluating whether children requiring special education services participate in voucher, scholarship, and education savings account mechanisms. Issued on October 08, 2026, the p more PR

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Oct. 12 -- The University of Nevada Las Vegas campus posted the following news: * * * The Interview: Jaime Carbajal * Jaime Carbajal can arguably say he's worked in more departments than most people at UNLV ever have. Since 2011, Carbajal has served in the admissions office, financial aid, as an engineering advisor, as a graduate assistant in the College of Education, in the Academic Success Center, as a health sciences advisor, and as an analytics and technology coordinator in the vice provost's office. Now, as an assi more PR

ARLINGTON, Texas, Oct. 12 -- The University of Texas Arlington campus posted the following news release: * * * UTA drives road safety in rural tribal communities * A University of Texas at Arlington researcher is leading a project funded by the U.S. Department of Transportation to improve road safety in three rural tribal communities, where poor infrastructure and limited resources leave drivers and pedestrians at greater risk. Kate Hyun, associate professor in the Department of Civil Engineering, will work with the Pawnee Nation in Oklaho more PR

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Oct. 13 (TNSjou) -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: * * * A new approach to kidney matching could save lives According to Virginia Tech-led research, a redesign of the U.S. transplant system could lead to 900 more kidney transplants each year. By Hannah Williams 12 Oct 2026 Although more than 100,000 people are on the national transplant waiting list in the U.S., thousands of donated kidneys are discarded each year, often because they're slightly older, with fewer years of remaining function. Researchers a more PR