RICHMOND, Virginia, Aug. 27 -- Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones issued the following news release on Aug. 26, 2026: * * * Attorney General Jay Jones Announces a $17 Billion Landmark Settlement with Meta with $353 Million Guaranteed for Virginia Settlement requires Meta to implement sweeping child-safety reforms for Virginians on Instagram and Facebook after deceiving the public about teen mental health harms - Today, Attorney General Jones announced a $17 billion settlement with Meta Platforms, Inc. of which Virginia will receive a gua more PR

BOISE, Idaho, Aug. 27 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following news release: * * * AG Labrador Wins Settlement Against Fraudulent Investment Business * BOISE, ID -Attorney General Raul Labrador announced a settlement with Tactical Traders LLC, an Idaho business that sold subscriptions to online educational programs about day trading. The settlement concludes the Attorney General's investigation into allegations that Tactical Traders and its owner, Justin Werlein, violated the Idaho Consumer Protection Act, which prohi more PR

POCATELLO, Idaho, Aug. 26 -- Idaho State University posted the following news: * * * Annual Fire Drills Support a Safer Campus Community * Did you know that the month of September is recognized as both Campus Safety Month and National Preparedness Month? This makes it an ideal time for ISU to conduct annual fire evacuation drills across campus. This means over the next two weeks, classes, labs, or other activities on the Pocatello or Idaho Falls campuses may briefly be disrupted. Additionally, students on the Meridian campus will continue  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- District of Columbia Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Schwalb Announces That Meta Will Pay Up to $17.1 Billion for Exploiting Kids with Intentionally Addictive Social Media Platforms * Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today announced a landmark multistate settlement with Meta Platforms, Inc. (Meta). It is the largest state consumer protection settlement in history outside of the Big Tobacco settlements of the 1990s. The District will receive at least $90,395, more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 28 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Aug. 27, 2026: * * * California answers the call: The state has deployed 3,372 personnel since June to support disaster response across the country and abroad Governor Newsom and the Legislature's unprecedented investments are making a difference What you need to know: Since June, California has deployed 3,372 personnel and 258 pieces of equipment to support wildfire, flood, and earthquake response in 12 states and two countries, all wit more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau issued the following public notice (WC Docket No. 26-220): * * * 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 of the Com more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 28 -- Fisher Phillips, a law firm, issued the following Insight on Aug. 27, 2026: * * * New H-2A Adverse Effect Wage Rates Up in Air as Court Orders DOL to Try Again: What Agricultural Employers Need to Know A federal court in California just ordered the US Department of Labor (DOL) to quickly come up with a new methodology for calculating the Adverse Effect Wage Rate (AEWR) for H-2A job orders, just weeks after the agency released long-awaited new H-2A farmworker rates. Those rates had been calculated under a framewor more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 27 -- Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr issued the following news release on Aug. 26, 2026: * * * Carr Announces Largest Big Tech Settlement in History Meta to pay up to $17 billion and implement sweeping child-safety reforms on Instagram and Facebook - Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr today announced a landmark $17.1 billion multistate settlement with Meta Platforms, Inc. - the largest state consumer protection settlement in history outside the Big Tobacco settlements of the 1990s. In addition to the payment, M more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Aug. 27 -- Hawaii Attorney General Anne E. Lopez issued the following news release on Aug. 26, 2026: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL LOPEZ ANNOUNCES LARGEST BIG TECH SETTLEMENT IN HISTORY Meta to Pay Up to $17 Billion and Implement Sweeping Child-Safety Reforms on Instagram and Facebook - Today, Attorney General Anne Lopez announced a landmark $17.1 billion multistate settlement with Meta Platforms, Inc. -- one of the largest state consumer protection settlements in history outside the Big Tobacco settlements of the 1990s. In addi more PR

POCATELLO, Idaho, Aug. 29 -- Idaho State University posted the following news: * * * Hometown Heroes Football Game August 29 Offers Stars and Stripes Athletic Gear Sprint Store * Idaho State University Athletics and Bengal Sports Properties are proud to announce that Standard Nuclear will serve as the presenting sponsor of the 2026 Hometown Heroes Game, scheduled for Saturday, August 29, when the Bengals open the season against Virginia Military Institute (VMI) inside the ICCU Dome. As part of the celebration, Idaho State football student more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Aug. 28 -- Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health issued the following news release: * * * Amid Ongoing Measles Outbreaks, U.S. Children Remain Vulnerable to Vaccine-Preventable Disease State-level coverage of measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccination continues to vary across the U.S., as shown in new coverage rates reported by the CDC. Though the latest data indicate that national coverage estimates for MMR vaccines among U.S. kindergartners during the 2025-26 school year are comparable to the pr more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, Aug. 27 -- Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey issued the following news release on Aug. 26, 2026: * * * Attorney General Aaron M. Frey Announces Largest Big Tech Settlement in History Meta to Pay Up to $17 Billion and Implement Sweeping Child-Safety Reforms on Instagram and Facebook - Today, Attorney General Aaron M. Frey announced a landmark $17.1 billion multistate settlement with Meta Platforms, Inc.-- the largest state consumer protection settlement in history outside the Big Tobacco settlements of the 1990s. The settlem more PR

AUBURN, Massachusetts, Aug. 27 [Category: Business] -- The Massachusetts Manufacturing Extension Partnership posted the following news: * * * MassMEP Welcomes Peter Letendre and Julie Diop to Board of Directors * AUBURN, MA -August 27, 2026-MassMEP, the Massachusetts Manufacturing Extension Partnership, announces the appointment of Peter Letendre of Cartamundi and Julie Diop of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to its Board of Directors. Peter Letendre, Director, North America ELM Operations, Cartamundi C&BG Peter Letendre s more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Aug. 27 -- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release on Aug. 26, 2026: * * * Attorney General Davenport Announces Historic $17 Billion Settlement With Meta Meta to Implement Safeguards to Protect Children and Pay New Jersey at Least $525 Million - Attorney General Jennifer Davenport today announced a landmark multistate settlement of up to $17.1 billion with Meta Platforms, Inc.--a historic step in protecting consumers and the largest state consumer protection settlement in histor more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Aug. 27 -- Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued the following news release on Aug. 26, 2026: * * * Attorney General Neronha, coalition announce largest Big Tech settlement in history Attorney General Neronha today joined a coalition of 47 States and D.C., Puerto Rico, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands in announcing a landmark multistate settlement with Meta Platforms, Inc. of up to $17.1 billion - one of the largest state consumer protection settlements in history. Under the settlemen more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Simpson Advances Funding for Aberdeen Research and Extension Center * WASHINGTON-Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson highlighted the inclusion of $5,000,000 in funding for the USDA-ARS University of Idaho Aberdeen Research and Extension Center Potato Breeding Facilities Project in Aberdeen, Idaho, at his request through Community Project Funding (CPF) in the House-passed Fiscal Year 2027 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration Ap more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Risch Names Grooveberries as August Small Business of the Month * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), senior member and former chairman of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, announced the selection of Grooveberries in Coeur d'Alene as the Idaho Small Business of the Month for August 2026. Grooveberries will be recognized for its contribution to Idaho in the Congressional Record of the U.S. Senate. "Since Sarah and more PR

PIERRE, South Dakota, Aug. 27 -- South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley issued the following news release on Aug. 26, 2026: * * * Attorney General Jackley Announces SD to Receive Minimum $52 Million in Multistate Settlement with Meta Attorney General Marty Jackley announces South Dakota will receive a minimum of $52,612,676 as its share in a landmark $17.1 billion multistate settlement with Meta Platforms, Inc. It is one of the largest state consumer protection settlements in history outside the Big Tobacco settlements of the 1990s. Sou more PR

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Aug. 27 -- Utah Attorney General Derek Brown issued the following news on Aug. 26, 2026: * * * Utah secures $12.2 billion settlement with Meta over child safety practices Utah today announced a landmark $12.2 billion settlement with Meta Platforms, Inc. that will force sweeping changes to how Instagram and Facebook are built for children and teens once issued by the court. It ranks among the largest consumer protection settlements in U.S. history--rivaled only by the Big Tobacco settlements of the 1990s--and marks the more PR

OLYMPIA, Washington, Aug. 28 -- The Washington State Department of Health issued the following news release: * * * State disciplines health care providers The Washington State Department of Health has taken disciplinary actions or withdrawn charges against the following health care providers in our state. The department's Health Systems Quality Assurance Division works with boards, commissions, and advisory committees to set licensing standards for more than 80 health care professions (e.g., dentists, nursing assistants, counselors). Infor more PR

HAILEY, Idaho, Aug. 28 -- The Western Watersheds Project posted the following news release: * * * Mexican Gray Wolves Being Moved and Killed for Problem Grazing Operations TUCSON, Ariz. - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife has recently authorized the removal of two highly-imperiled Mexican gray wolves from grazing allotments that experience habitual conflict. One of the orders recommends translocation to Mexico and the other order permits lethal removal. Each of the orders demonstrates that the grazing allotments at issue have repeated, ongoing conf more PR