WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO American Federation of Teachers issued the following news release: * * * AFT Launches Nationwide Get-Out-the-Vote Election Bus Tour * ST. PAUL, Minn.--Today, leaders of the 1.875 million-member AFT will embark on a cross-country, multicity #AFTvotes election bus tour to get out the vote, protect the vote and highlight the crucial issues facing working families these midterms. With the nation wracked by anxiety over affordability, artificial intelligence and the fading of the American Dre more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Oct. 15 -- Pennsylvania Attorney General David W. Sunday issued the following news: * * * AG Sunday Takes Action to Ensure Sensitive Consumer Information is Protected in Character.AI Bankruptcy, Potential Sale * HARRISBURG - Attorney General Dave Sunday announced that Pennsylvania is joining a coalition of state attorneys general in filing a notice in the bankruptcy proceedings of Character Technologies, Inc. -- the company behind the popular chatbot company Character.AI. The court filing regards sensitive consume more PR

DEKALB, Illinois, Oct. 14 -- Northern Illinois University issued the following news: * * * Alumni Accomplishments * Congratulations to these alumni of the NIU College of Education! George Abbott, M.S.Ed. Special Education-Vision Studies, '93, was appointed to the Braille Institute of America Board of Directors. Abbott's decades of experience in the field span vision rehabilitation, accessible education, workforce development and nonprofit social enterprise, holding senior leadership roles at three leading organizations in the sector. He mo more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- American University issued the following news: * * * A Matter of Conscience Policy Brief: an argument that Title VII protects abortion providers at catholic hospitals October 15, 2026 The U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Center (2022) overturned Roe v. Wade (1973) and eliminated federal constitutional protection for abortion; this decision allowed states to individually determine whether to allow access to abortion care. As of 2026, thirteen U.S. states ban abortion care and another si more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Oct. 15 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Seeks Consumer Protections in Character.AI Bankruptcy * OAKLAND -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced joining a bipartisan coalition of state attorneys general in filing a notice in the bankruptcy proceedings of Character Technologies, Inc., the company behind the popular chatbot company Character.AI. The court filing identifies serious concerns about the company's safety and privacy pra more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Oct. 15 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta: We Demand Justice for Epstein Survivors * OAKLAND -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta, alongside a coalition of 17 attorneys general, today joined a comment letter urging Congress to swiftly pass the Epstein Files Transparency Act II (EFTA II). "The systemic cover-up of this global pedophilic sex trafficking ring is a glaring stain on our nation, and it is time to clean house. For too long, those in more PR

ALBANY, New York, Oct. 15 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Calls on Congress to Pass Second Epstein Files Transparency Act * NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today joined a coalition of 16 other attorneys general in urging Congress to pass the Epstein Files Transparency Act II (EFTA II), legislation that would give state attorneys general and survivors the power to enforce accountability and transparency into the federal government's records on Jeffr more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 15 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Nessel Seeks Consumer Protections in Character.AI Bankruptcy * LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel today announced that Michigan is joining a coalition of state attorneys general in filing a notice in the bankruptcy proceedings of Character Technologies, Inc. (PDF), the company behind the popular chatbot company Character.AI. The court filing identifies serious concerns about the company's safety and priv more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Baldwin, Murray Call on Education Department to Abandon Latest Tactic to Cut Grant Funding to Communities * Funding for program at Madison College to provide childcare for student parents was cut as the admin is preventing over $600 million from reaching schools and students this year WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Educatio more PR

MONONA, Wisconsin, Oct. 16 -- A Better Wisconsin Together, a state-based research and communications hub for progressives, posted the following news release: * * * New Endorsement From Radical Anti-Abortion Group Deals Major Blow to Tom Tiffany's Effort to Run From His Record Wisconsin Right to Life's most recent endorsement of Congressman Tiffany comes as he's trying desperately to hide his anti-abortion record from the people of Wisconsin October 15, 2026 MADISON, Wis. - One of Wisconsin's most radical anti-abortion groups has officially more PR

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Oct. 16 -- Case Western Reserve University issued the following news: * * * Case School of Engineering dean inducted into National Academy of Engineering Dean Susan C. Hagness becomes 12th in CWRU history to earn esteemed honor October 15, 2026 When Susan Hagness checked her email in late January, she was, she recalled, "gobsmacked." Staring back at Hagness was notification she had been elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE)--one of the highest honors an engineering professional can receive, recognizing thei more PR

LEXINGTON, Kentucky, Oct. 15 -- The University of Kentucky posted the following news: * * * Chellgren Center celebrates 20 years of undergraduate excellence at UK * Twenty years ago, University of Kentucky alumnus Paul W. Chellgren had a vision for undergraduate education at UK: create opportunities for students and faculty to learn across disciplines, pursue ambitious ideas and extend learning far beyond the classroom. "UK needed something really special to focus on excellence in undergraduate education," Chellgren said while reflecting o more PR

OSHKOSH, Wisconsin, Oct. 15 -- The University of Wisconsin Oshkosh campus posted the following news: * * * Dean High to receive UW-Oshkosh 2026 Distinguished Alumni Award * An alumnus who holds two business degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh said it's always been his goal to make a lasting impact within his profession and his community. Dean High, a resident of Menasha, retired in 2020 after being self-employed with High Wealth Management LLC. He is being honored iwth the UW-Oshkosh 2026 Distinguished Alumni Award during Home more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 [Category: Consumer Services] -- The Consumer Choice Center, an independent, non-partisan consumer advocacy group that promotes policies fit for growth, lifestyle choice and technological innovation through research and educational outreach, issued the following news release: * * * Energy Lawfare: The climate lawyers embedded in your state government * The price at the pump has never been a higher priority for Americans and the politicians vying for their votes in the upcoming midterms. Wars in energy-rich regions and t more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Oct. 16 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis issued the following news: * * * Heathcote named a fellow of the Econometric Society October 15, 2026 Monetary Advisor Jonathan Heathcote has been elected a fellow of the Econometric Society, a prestigious international society for the advancement of economic theory in its relation to statistics and mathematics. Heathcote's research interests include international macroeconomics and finance. He has published widely cited research on topics including labor markets, o more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Oct. 15 -- Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College posted the following news: * * * Former Southern University professor tied to Nobel Prize-winning discovery October 14, 2026 Southern University and A&M College professor emeritus Ali R. Fazely, Ph.D. has contributed to research connected to the IceCube Neutrino Observatory, the groundbreaking scientific project at the center of the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics. Fazely collaborated with Francis Halzen, Ph.D., a University of Wisconsin-Madison phys more PR

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, Oct. 15 [Category: BizComputer Technology] -- Rockwell Automation, an industrial automation and information company, posted the following news release: * * * Hitachi Energy and Rockwell Automation Unite Power and Automation to Help Industries Accelerate Electrification * As industrial companies face rising power demand, growing pressure to decarbonize, and increasing constraints on capital investment, electrical systems and production operations can no longer be planned in isolation. Decisions about power infrastructur more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 [Category: Real Estate] -- The National Fair Housing Alliance posted the following news release: * * * 10/14/2026 Despite the CRA Requiring Fair Credit Access, New Proposal Would Let Banks Continue to Underserve Redlined Communities WASHINGTON--The National Fair Housing Alliance (NFHA), joined by 51 other national, state, and community-based organizations, filed a comment Tuesday urging the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to withdraw a harmful proposa more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 15 [Category: Sociological] -- The National Partnership for New Americans posted the following news: * * * NEW Naturalized Voter Poll: Committed but Cost-Conscious and Feeling Less Secure in Their Citizenship Status * ***Interviews available with data experts and naturalized, eligible voters from California, Florida, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Maryland, New York, Texas, and Wisconsin*** WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A new poll, commissioned by the National Partnership for New Americans (NPNA) and conducted by the U.S. Immigration more PR

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Oct. 15 -- Oklahoma State University issued the following news: * * * Oklahoma State University awarded $4M for autonomous vehicle research October 14, 2026 Key Facts * Dr. Joshua Li and Oklahoma State University received $4 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Rural Autonomous Vehicles program for the TRAVELS initiative. * OSU researchers will focus on infrastructure readiness, connected vehicle systems, digital twins and high-definition mapping to support autonomous vehicle deployment in rural and t more PR

EDWARDSVILLE, Illinois, Oct. 14 -- Southern Illinois University Edwardsville campus posted the following news: * * * OVC Recognizes Three Men's Basketball Players * EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. - SIUE men's basketball seniors Tyler King (St. Louis), Darrion Baker (Chicago) and Jordan Pickett(Belleville, Illinois) have been recognized by the Ohio Valley Conference ahead of the start of the 2026-27 season. King is recognized as the league's only returning All-OVC honoree from any program. The team's top offensive weapon from a season ago, he led the C more PR

LEXINGTON, Virginia, Oct. 16 -- Washington and Lee University issued the following news: * * * Poet Erika Meitner to Give Glasgow Endowment Reading at W&L Meitner will read from her new collection, "Assembled Audience," at the Oct. 29 event. By Emily Innes Stanley October 15, 2026 Washington and Lee University presents a public reading with poet Erika Meitner at 5:30 p.m. on Oct. 29 in Northen Auditorium in Leyburn Library. Meitner's reading is free and open to the public and is sponsored by the Glasgow Endowment. Meitner will read from  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * REP. LAUREN BOEBERT IN THE DAILY CALLER ON SMALL TOWNS DESERVING THEIR OWN ZIP CODES * LONE TREE, CO - Congresswoman Lauren Boebert (CO-04) published an op-ed urging Congress to pass her bipartisan bill that would grant unique ZIP codes to dozens of small communities across Colorado and the nation. "Rural communities are far too often overlooked in Washington; they deserve a voice in Congress, and their local concerns should be turned into prac more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Trump EPA Celebrates Children's Health Month with 100 Actions to Protect the Nation's Most Precious Resource * WASHINGTON -- The Trump Administration has been racking up huge wins when it comes to protecting children's health. In honor of Children's Health Month, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a list of 100 actions taken to protect children's health and secure America's future. Since January 2025, the Trump EPA has taken more PR

EAU CLAIRE, Wisconsin, Oct. 15 -- The University of Wisconsin Eau Claire campus posted the following news: * * * UW-Eau Claire meets area teaching needs with new certificate program * Share this story: Intro text Part of the mission of the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire is to shape curriculum to meet workforce needs. A new certificate offered in the College of Health and Human Sciences is doing just that, with the first students completing certificates this past August. Sections The Bilingual-Bicultural Education Certificate is a 12 more PR

PLATTEVILLE, Wisconsin, Oct. 15 -- The University of Wisconsin-Platteville posted the following news: * * * UW-Platteville seniors selected to handle social media for Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation conference * The Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation has selected two UW-Platteville seniors to provide social media coverage of the organization's annual conference. The organization announced Thursday that Brooke Mallek and Cassidy Finke will make up half of a four-student social media team that will cover the WFBF Annual Meeting & YFA Conferen more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, Oct. 15 [Category: Financial Services] -- The World Council of Credit Unions posted the following news release: * * * Worldwide Foundation for Credit Unions Names First-Ever Financial Literacy Grant Recipients on International Credit Union Day * Four credit unions across four continents to receive up to $10,000 each to advance community financial education 15 October 2026 MADISON, Wis.--The Worldwide Foundation for Credit Unions (WFCU) is proud to celebrate International Credit Union Day(r) 2026 by announcing the recip more PR