COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 28 [Category: BizEnergy] -- American Electric Power Corp. posted the following news release: * * * AEP Reports Third-Quarter 2026 Earnings, Expands Capital Plan and Increases Growth Outlook * * Reporting third-quarter GAAP and operating earnings per share of $2.18 and $2.23, respectively * Forecasting 2026 operating earnings per share to be at or above high end of the $6.25 to $6.55 range * Announcing $100 billion five-year capital plan, with a 13%+ rate base CAGR through 2031 * Introducing operating earnings annual  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- American Enterprise Institute issued the following commentary on Sept. 29, 2026 by senior fellow Angela Rachidi: * * * In 1964, when Congress passed the Food Stamp Act, the country faced a problem of inadequate nutrition among low-income Americans due to insufficient food. In response, the Food Stamp Program--today known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)--was created. Sixty years later, the nation faces a different challenge. While reducing hunger remains an important policy goal, preventing obesit more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- American Enterprise Institute issued the following commentary on Oct. 5, 2026, by nonresident senior fellow Jeffrey A. Rosen: * * * The Unfinished Work of Federal Permitting Reform Back in 1995, President Bill Clinton told an audience gathered for an event in Washington, D.C.: "We need a Government that's smaller and more entrepreneurial, that provides a lot less hassle, that realizes that there are an awful lot of people out there in the private sector who have enlightened views and they want to do the right thing and more ST

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Oct. 28 -- Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Arkansas Named Most Pro-Life State in America for Seventh Year in a Row * ALEXANDER, Ark.-- On Wednesday, Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders joined Americans United for Life and the Arkansas Family Council to announce that Arkansas ranked the most pro-life state in America for the seventh year in a row, according to annual rankings released by Americans United for Life. The pro-life organization ranks all 50 states based on state more PR

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Oct. 28 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Griffin Joins Senator Cotton, FCC Chairman Carr to Announce Vote on Prison Cellphone Jamming Rules * Griffin: 'The FCC's upcoming vote represents an important step toward giving correctional facilities the ability to shut down these illegal communications and keep our communities safe' LITTLE ROCK - Attorney General Tim joined U.S. Senator Tom Cotton and Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Brendan C more PR

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Oct. 28 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Griffin Launches One Pill Can Kill Initiative at University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana * Griffin: 'Today's training is equipping student leaders with the knowledge to recognize the signs of an overdose and the tools to respond when someone's life is at risk' HOPE - Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement after joining University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana (UAHT) Vice Chancellor Laura Clark to more PR

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Oct. 28 -- Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Hanaway Secures $6.9 Million in Forgiveness for Thousands of Missourians Misled by Snap Finance * JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Attorney General Catherine Hanaway announced today that she joined a coalition of 17 attorneys general in a nearly $664 million settlement with Snap Finance. As part of the settlement, Snap Finance will automatically cancel $6,979,354 in lease payments owed by 3,707 Missourians who ente more PR

CONWAY, Arkansas, Oct. 29 -- The University of Central Arkansas posted the following news: * * * Award-winning author, filmmaker Curtis Chin to visit UCA as Artist in Residence Documentary filmmaking, storytelling focus of Nov. 9-10 residency - The University of Central Arkansas will host award-winning author and filmmaker Curtis Chin for a two-day residency Monday and Tuesday, Nov. 9-10, featuring events that will focus on documentary filmmaking, storytelling and the experiences of Asian American communities. "I'm so excited that celebra more PR

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Oct. 28 [Category: BizFinancial Services] -- Bank of America, a financial institution, posted the following news release: * * * Bank of America Opens First Financial Centers in Wisconsin, Sets 2027 Entry into Alabama and Louisiana * Expansion extends the bank's in-person reach to approximately eighty-three percent of Americans New centers are part of the bank's five billion dollars investment in its network since 2016 CHARLOTTE, North Carolina - Bank of America continues to expand and modernize its financial cen more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- Rep. Timothy M. Kennedy, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Cancel the Cuts: Kennedy, 1199SEIU, and Western New York Healthcare Leaders Warn of Looming Medicaid Requirements * With New Rules Set to Take Effect January 1st, State Health Officials Estimate at Least 475,000 New Yorkers Could Lose Medicaid Access Kennedy Vows House Democrats Will Fight to Protect Care and Affordability BUFFALO, N.Y. - Congressman Tim Kennedy (NY-26) joined 1199SEIU, a coalition of organized labor, and leaders from loca more PR

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Oct. 29 -- The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences issued the following news release: * * * Cardiologists Mohammad Fahad Salam, M.D., Lalith Vardhan Namburu, M.D., Join UAMS Health By Linda Satter Oct. 28, 2026 | LITTLE ROCK -- Fellowship-trained noninvasive cardiologists Mohammad Fahad Salam, M.D., and Lalith Vardhan Namburu, M.D., have joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Department of Internal Medicine's Division of Cardiology. Salam joins UAMS from the University of Pittsburgh Med more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 (TNSdock) -- The Federal Communications Commission issued the following Daily Digest (Vol. 45, No. 207) on Oct. 28, 2026: * * * THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE DATED AND RELEASED TODAY: NEWS RELEASES CHAIRMAN CARR ANNOUNCES COMMISSIONER TRUSTY WILL LEAD ROLLOUT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF U.S. CYBER TRUST MARK PROGRAM. Chairman Carr announces Commissioner Trusty will lead rollout and implementation of the U.S. Cyber Trust Mark Program. by News Release. OMR. DOC-426240A1.docx (https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-426240A1.docx)  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 (TNSdock) -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau issued the following public notice (WC Docket No. 26-293): * * * 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  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- The Federal Communications Commission issued the following news release: * * * Carr Announces Vote to Permit Prisons to Jam Contraband Cellphones Joins Federal and State Leaders and Law Enforcement Officials in Arkansas - LITTLE ROCK, Ark., October 28, 2026--At an event in Arkansas this morning, FCC Chairman Brendan Carr announced that the FCC will be voting next month on final rules that, for the first time, would allow state and federal prisons and jails to jam contraband cellphones. Chairman Carr was joined by Se more PR

RUSSELLVILLE, Arkansas, Oct. 28 -- Arkansas Tech University issued the following news: * * * Hughes' Family Legacy Continues at Arkansas Tech * Mary Beth Hughes' Arkansas Tech story began almost a century ago when her grandfather, Claude A. Hughes, joined the faculty. Now, as the 100th anniversary of her family's association with the institution approaches, Ms. Hughes is further cementing their legacy with a gift to support the Arkansas Tech University Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree program and the ATU Master of Education degree pro more PR

CLINTON, Mississippi, Oct. 28 -- Mississippi Christian University posted the following news: * * * MC School, Department Alumni of the Year to be recognized at Bicentennial Homecoming * Each fall, individual schools and departments at Mississippi Christian University (MC) select outstanding graduates of their respective programs to be recognized as Alumni of the Year. These graduates have excelled in many professional disciplines, from business, healthcare and the law to academia, ministry and the arts. Representing MC with distinction, th more PR

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Oct. 29 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: * * * NIH Awards $8 Million for Metabolic Research Space in I(3)R; U of A Adds $7.5 Million Oct. 28, 2026 The National Institutes of Health awarded the University of Arkansas $8 million to build out 15,600 square feet of space on the first floor of the Institute for Integrative and Innovative Research (I(3)R). The grant is led by Narasimhan Rajaram, director of the Arkansas Integrative Metabolic Research Center and professor of biomedical engineering.  more PR

CLARKSVILLE, Arkansas, Nov. 1 -- The University of the Ozarks posted the following news: * * * Ozarks' Kremers Caps Distinguished 31-Year Military Career * After more than three decades of military service, including deployments overseas, leadership roles in the Arkansas National Guard and a history-making promotion, Col. Eric T. Kremers is preparing to close a distinguished chapter of his life. Kremers, who serves as science lab manager for the Wilson Science Center at University of the Ozarks and as an instructor in the University's heal more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 -- George Washington University posted the following news: * * * Public Health Leaders and Scholars File Amicus Brief Challenging CMS Medicaid Work Requirement Rule in Taylor v. Kennedy * Media contact: Katelyn Deckelbaum, katelyn.deckelbaum@gwu.edu WASHINGTON (October 28, 2026) - The American Public Health Association, Grantmakers In Health, the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health's Jacobs Institute of Women's Health and National Center for Medical-Legal Partnership, Liberty Health All more PR

SAN DIEGO, California, Oct. 28 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Public Health Association posted the following news release: * * * Public Health Leaders and Scholars File Amicus Brief Challenging CMS Medicaid Work Requirement Rule in Taylor v. Kennedy * The American Public Health Association, Grantmakers In Health, the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health's Jacobs Institute of Women's Health and National Center for Medical-Legal Partnership, Liberty Health Alliance and 167 public health and health pol more PR

RUSSELLVILLE, Arkansas, Oct. 28 -- Arkansas Tech University issued the following news: * * * Tech Tidbits: A Reminder It's About More Than Football * Life is fragile, even among the seemingly invincible young men who demonstrate uncommon athleticism and toughness each week in college football stadiums across the United States. That reality has come home to the Great American Conference this month. Southeastern Oklahoma State University defensive lineman Dylan Sebock died on Oct. 8 as a result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident more PR

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Oct. 29 -- The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences issued the following news release: * * * UAMS Earns 'Most Wired' Designation from CHIME for Technology and Innovation By Benjamin Waldrum Oct. 28, 2026 | LITTLE ROCK -- The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) recently received recognition as a 2026 Digital Health Most Wired organization from the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME). UAMS was the only Arkansas healthcare organization on the list. CHIME's Digital Health more PR

PINE BLUFF, Arkansas, Oct. 29 -- The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff posted the following news: * * * UAPB Celebrates Opening of New 77,000-Sq Ft. Student Engagement Center Facility brings together academic resources, wellness, recreation and a 920-seat performing arts venue. - PINE BLUFF, Ark. -- The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) celebrated the grand opening of its new 77,000-square-foot Student Engagement Center Tuesday. The $36 million facility represents a major investment in student life, which was designed to stren more PR

STORRS, Connecticut, Oct. 28 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * UConn Establishes Honors College to Expand Opportunities for Outstanding Students * An undergraduate education can change what a student believes is possible. For UConn Honors students, that discovery often comes through a close relationship with a faculty mentor or the opportunity to pursue a question of their own. The University of Connecticut is establishing the UConn Honors College to help more students have those experiences. Building on its more PR

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Oct. 29 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: * * * Grants Totaling $4.5 Million to Help Improve Outcomes for People With Disabilities Oct. 28, 2026 UA-Partners, an outreach unit of the College of Education and Health Professions, recently received two multi-million-dollar grants to continue its work improving the quality of life, health and well-being of people with disabilities. One project, a nearly $2.5 million grant funded through the Arkansas Department of Human Services, will build on prev more PR

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Oct. 29 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: * * * I(3)R Project Puts Northwest Arkansas Families at Center of Maternal Health Research Oct. 28, 2026 What would make maternal health research more useful to families in Arkansas? A new U of A project will put that question directly to patients, health care providers and community partners. Funded by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute, the 12-month effort launched July 1 and is led by the Institute for Integrative and Innovative Rese more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 (TNSLrpt) -- U.S. rice production is projected to fall to its lowest level in 33 years, tightening supplies and lifting expected farm prices, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service report 'Rice Outlook: October 2026,' Report No. RCS-26I. Coordinated by Vidalina Abadam, with contributions from Saquib Ahsan, Jennifer Bond, Seth Wechsler and Ethan Sabala, the report forecasts a 2026/27 crop of 157.7 million hundredweight, down 0.4 million from September, and a season-average farm price of $1 more PR

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Oct. 29 -- The Arkansas Economic Development Commission posted the following news from Vantive: * * * Vantive Announces $100 Million Investment in Mountain Home, Arkansas Facility Vantive plans to expand operations, create 175 jobs over next four years - MOUNTAIN HOME, Ark. (October 27, 2026) - Vantive, a vital organ therapy company with a 70-year legacy of kidney care innovation, is announcing a new $100 million investment to expand its operations in Mountain Home, Arkansas, which will create hundreds of new jobs an more PR

BENTONVILLE, Arkansas, Oct. 29 -- Walmart issued the following news: * * * Walmart Meal Basket Serves 10 for $35 - $3.50 Per Person/1 - Helping Families Celebrate All Season Long This year's Holiday Meal Basket is bigger, better, and more affordable Walmart is making holiday celebrations easier and more affordable with its biggest Holiday Meal Basket yet, featuring more food, greater savings and convenient ways to shop for seasonal favorites. Key Insights * Walmart's 2026 Holiday Meal Basket serves 10 people for $35, just $3.50 per person more PR