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

WILLIAMSPORT, Pennsylvania, Oct. 13 -- Lycoming College posted the following news: * * * Annual Douthat lecture to examine race, medicine, and art in Harlem * Lycoming College will host art historian Tanya Sheehan, Ph.D., for a talk titled "Communities of Care: Jacob Lawrence and the Murals of Harlem Hospital," on Wednesday, Oct. 21, at 7:30 p.m., in the Trogner Presentation Room in Krapf Gateway Center. The event is free and open to the public with a reception to follow. In the late 1930s, as federally funded artists painted large-scale m 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

ORANGE, Connecticut, Oct. 13 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Avangrid, an energy company and member of the Iberdrola Group, posted the following news release: * * * Avangrid Advances Reliability, Resilience and Grid Modernization Through Investments at More Than 40 Substation Facilities in 2026 * ORANGE, Conn. -- Oct. 13, 2026 -- Avangrid, Inc., a leading energy company and member of the Iberdrola Group, today announced that it has continued to invest in the reliability, resilience and modernization of the electric grid throughout 2026, advancing  more PR

BRUNSWICK, Maine, Oct. 14 -- Bowdoin College issued the following news: * * * Leading AI Researcher Outlines Challenges of Digital Mental Health By Tom Porter "We are now at an inflection point," said Munmun De Choudhury, "because AI is no longer just a tool, but an active player." - De Choudhury is J. Z. Liang Professor in the School of Interactive Computing at Georgia Institute of Technology. A leading researcher in computational social science and digital mental health, she came to campus on September 23, 2026, to talk about the incre more PR

NEW YORK, Oct. 14 -- The Environmental Defense Fund issued the following news release: * * * Energy experts call on New York regulators to modernize the state's grid, lower energy costs through clean energy, and prepare for growing electricity demand Advocates call for state utility regulators to advance a strong Grid of the Future plan that prioritizes clean energy and efficient electric technologies October 12, 2026 As New York state utility regulators prepare to release a Grid of the Future Plan later this month, energy experts and advo more PR

DALLAS, Texas, Oct. 13 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association posted the following news release: * * * Health tech competition finalists advance solutions for heart and brain health * DALLAS, Oct. 13, 2026 -- Promising health technologies can face significant barriers to adoption, limiting their impact on patients and clinicians. The American Heart Association, a relentless force changing the future of health for everyone everywhere, has selected five finalists for its 2026 Health Tech Competition, to help accelerate inno more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 [Category: Political] -- Reproductive Freedom for All (formerly the NARAL Pro-Choice America) posted the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Mini Timmaraju Kicks Off 'My Body. My Ballot.' October Sprint With Candidates in Pennsylvania * Yesterday, Reproductive Freedom for All President and CEO Mini Timmaraju brought the My Body. My Ballot. campaign to Pennsylvania for the first stop in our "October sprint," the month-long national battleground tour before Election Day. Mini joined endorsed congressional candidates Chris 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, Maine, Oct. 14 -- The University of Maine School of Law issued the following news: * * * Kristen Cain joins Maine Law's Refugee and Human Rights Clinic 13 Oct 2026 Kristen Cain joined Maine Law's Refugee and Human Rights Clinic (RHRC) in August as the Sally L. Stevens Immigration Law Fellow and Staff Attorney, bringing a background in immigration advocacy, human rights, teaching, and community-based legal work to the role. Originally from the Poughkeepsie area of New York, Cain earned her B.A. in international studies from Fordha more PR

SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey, Oct. 13 -- Seton Hall University posted the following news: * * * Mission Work Brings Understanding to Diplomacy Freshman * A Year of Mission Work Brings Understanding to Diplomacy Freshman Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Bosco Budelman had the opportunity to embark on a year of missionary work during his gap year before enrolling in the Diplomacy bachelor's program at Seton Hall University. In fall 2025, Budelman became part of a missionary team made up of a family and two other young men. Their mission was simple: to more PR

FARMINGTON, Maine, Oct. 14 -- The University of Maine Farmington campus issued the following news: * * * 10/13/2026 Rooted in Compassion: How UMF Shaped Tabitha Ryan's Work as an Educator and Advocate By Brianna Hinkley Tabitha Ryan (2005) majored in Early Childhood Education and Psychology at the University of Maine at Farmington following her passion for helping children and their families. During her studies, Tabitha gravitated towards Melissa Clawson's philosophy of education and remembers "on day one she said 'if you're in this room  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Collins, Bipartisan Senators Call on President to Rescind Russian Diesel Deal, Implement Authorized Sanctions * "For decades, America has stood as the bastion of freedom against tyranny, and American presidents have embodied our nation's resistance to tyrants. Putin is a tyrant." WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Susan Collins, Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Alan Armstrong  more PR

ORONO, Maine, Oct. 13 -- The University of Maine posted the following news release: * * * Social Security benefits are rising again, but probably not enough to offset healthcare costs * The nearly 76 million Americans who receive Social Security benefits are slated to find out on Oct. 14, 2026, how much their monthly check will rise. This cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, is how the government tries to make sure that the value of Social Security benefits keeps up with inflation. Without it, the same payment would cover less of what recipi more PR

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Oct. 13 [Category: Media] -- The Society of Professional Journalists posted the following news: * * * SPJ Foundation announces 2026-27 board of directors * The Society of Professional Journalists Foundation has announced its 2026-27 board of directors, confirmed during the Foundation's Oct. 3 meeting at SPJ26 in Columbus, Ohio. Matthew T. Hall, deputy editor of investigations at inewsource, will serve as president, succeeding Hagit Limor. Hall previously served as the Foundation's vice president. Bey-Ling Sha, dean  more PR