OLYMPIA, Washington, Oct. 13 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * AG Brown multistate letter supports internet for schools and libraries as FCC considers cuts * Washington led a coalition of 23 attorneys general in filing a comment letter with the Federal Communications Commission today advocating that they maintain the E-Rate program, which provides over $3 billion a year to discount the cost of internet expenses for schools and libraries across the country. Washington received more than  more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 13 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL OPPOSES TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S REVISED ATTEMPT TO LOOSEN NATIONAL CLEAN WATER PROTECTIONS * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 18 attorneys general, submitted a comment letter opposing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' (Army Corps) supplemental proposed rule that would significantly reduce federal protections for streams and wet more PR

NEW YORK, Oct. 13 [Category: BizHospital] -- NYU Langone Health, an academic medical center affiliated with New York University, posted the following news release: * * * Continuously Evolving Cells Help Pancreatic Cancer Evade Treatment and Spread * An analysis of nearly half a million cells from dozens of patients' tumors reveals how cancer cells continuously reshape their genetic makeup over time, enabling them to evade treatment for one of the deadliest forms of cancer. Led by researchers at NYU Langone Health and its Perlmutter Cancer  more PR

GENEVA, Switzerland, Oct. 13 [Category: Religion] -- The World Council of Churches posted the following news: * * * Dr David Barstow: "The future with artificial intelligence is very uncertain, and we will get there very quickly" * What most concerns you today regarding AI? Dr Barstow: Two words. Uncertainty and urgency. Nobody knows what humanity's future with AI will be. When I lead discussions in local congregations, I give a list of ten different things that will happen. About half are good and half are bad. They will all happen, but w more PR

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, Oct. 13 -- Purdue University posted the following news release: * * * Earhart expedition update: Crew arrives onshore, sets up operations on Nikumaroro * NIKUMARORO, Kiribati -- Members of the Taraia Object expedition, a joint effort between the Archaeological Legacy Institute, Purdue Research Foundation and Purdue University, made it ashore Nikumaroro on Tuesday (Oct. 13), where they began setting up equipment and operations for their investigation into an anomaly that could be what remains of Amelia Earhart's Lock more PR

SALEM, Oregon, Oct. 13 -- Gov. Tina Kotek, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Kotek Issues Executive Order to Protect Healthcare Access * Salem, OR - Today, Governor Tina Kotek released Executive Order (EO) 26-27, directing state agencies to take immediate action to protect access to affordable, high-quality healthcare in Oregon. Thanks to years of state-driven efforts to expand and maintain access to care, approximately 97% of Oregonians currently have health insurance, and today's executive order looks to protect  more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Oct. 13 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * If It's Not Broken, Don't Fix It: Attorney General Bonta Opposes Rule Changes to Reduce Internet Services for Schools * OAKLAND -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a multistate coalition in opposing efforts by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to significantly narrow, restrict, or terminate the federal E-Rate program (E-Rate), which for the last 30 years has provided most public schools and libraries  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 -- The Internal Revenue Service issued the following notice (No. 2026-54) entitled "Extension of Replacement Period for Livestock Sold on Account of Drought". * * * REPLACEMENT PERIOD UNDER Sec. 1033(e)(2)(B) Notice 2006-82, 2006-2 C.B. 529, provides for extensions of the replacement period under Sec. 1033(e)(2)(B). If a sale or exchange of livestock is treated as an involuntary conversion on account of drought and the taxpayer's replacement period is determined under Sec. 1033(e)(2)(A), the replacement period will be ext more PR

PORTLAND, Oregon, Oct. 13 -- Lewis and Clark College posted the following news: * * * Lewis & Clark Mourns the Passing of Professor Emeritus Stephen Dow Beckham * Professor Beckham leaves behind a lasting legacy at Lewis & Clark and in the lives of generations of students. The Lewis & Clark community is mourning the loss of Stephen Dow Beckham, who passed away on October 10, 2026. Professor emeritus of history and an enduring friend of the college, Beckham was a renowned scholar of American History, a preservationist, and a beloved educato more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley Leads Oregon Lawmakers to Urge Continued Support for Oregon's Hazelnut Industry * Salem, OR - Today, Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley led members of Oregon's congressional delegation in a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke Rollins that calls on the Department to deliver critical federal support to Oregon's hazelnut industry under the federal Section 32 purchase program. "The hazelnut industry is a massive and more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Oct. 14 -- The National Taxpayers Union issued the following news release: * * * New Research Shows Many State Property Tax Laws Punish Fast-Evolving Technology October 13, 2026 State tangible personal property tax laws often discriminate against technology that is crucial to serve the demands of the information age, according to new research released Tuesday by National Taxpayers Union. The complex depreciation schedules required to value property are designed around manufacturing machinery that often performs at th more PR

PORTLAND, Oregon, Oct. 13 -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news: * * * OHSU researchers explore link between gut, brain health for people with HIV * Oregon Health & Science University researchers have secured a $5.8 million, five-year federal award to investigate whether damage to the gastrointestinal tract contributes to neuroinflammation in people living with HIV -- raising the potential for new treatments to preserve brain function in people with HIV and older adults. "Even though antiretroviral drugs are ver more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Energy Pacific Northwest National Laboratory issued the following report on Sept. 22, 2026, entitled "U.S. Pacific Coast Workshop Report on Preconstruction Research Recommendations." Here are excerpts: * * * Abstract In May 2022, the U.S. Offshore Wind Synthesis of Environmental Effects Research (SEER) project team hosted a stakeholder workshop focused on preconstruction (baseline) research needs for potential floating offshore wind (OSW) energy development on the U.S. Pacific Coast, i more PR

LA JOLLA, California, Oct. 13 -- The University of California San Diego campus posted the following news: * * * Scientists Reveal How Pancreatic Cancer Evolves to Evade Treatment * Single-cell study of pancreatic tumors led by UC San Diego researchers reveals how tumor evolution, subtype transitions and microenvironment interactions shape disease. Key Takeaways * Pancreatic cancer is one of the most difficult cancers to treat, in part because of the genetic diversity present in pancreatic tumors. * Researchers from UC San Diego Moores Ca more PR

ASHLAND, Oregon, Oct. 14 -- Southern Oregon University issued the following news: * * * SOU faculty members co-edit new book on conflict in creative industries October 13, 2026 (Ashland, Ore.) -- Erica Knotts and Chris Lucas - both faculty members in Southern Oregon University's Communication, Media & Cinema Department - are co-editors of a new book that explores the presence of conflict in creative industries including film, television, the fine arts, radio and podcasting. The collection of essays looks at how conflict can be considered a  more PR

SYRACUSE, New York, Oct. 14 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: * * * Public Health Students Take Their Research to a National Stage From a class assignment to faculty-led research, these five Maxwell projects earned spots at the American Public Health Association's 2026 Annual Meeting. Jessica Youngman Oct. 13, 2026 Five projects by students in the Maxwell School's public health department have been accepted for presentation at the American Public Health Association's (APHA) 2026 Annual Meeting and Expo in San Antonio, Tex more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: * * * Trading Prairie Winds for Ocean Swells: How Two Kansas Teachers Brought NOAA Fisheries Research Home to the Midwest October 13, 2026 This summer, two educators from Kansas traveled hundreds of miles in different directions to sail as Teachers at Sea aboard NOAA research vessels. - What happens when two educators from landlocked Kansas trade wheat fields and prairie winds for views of the open ocean aboard more PR

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa, Oct. 13 -- The University of Northern Iowa posted the following news release: * * * UNI Gallery of Art Presents the 2026 Elena Diane Curris Biennial Design Exhibition: "Making Meaning: The Work of Dan Stiles" * CEDAR FALLS, Iowa - Running from Oct. 15 through Nov. 12, the University of Northern Iowa Gallery of Art will host "Making Meaning: The Work of Dan Stiles" as part of the 2026 Elena Diane Curris Biennial Design Exhibition. The showcase features the creations of internationally acclaimed designer and illustrator Dan more PR