WOONSOCKET, Rhode Island, Oct. 9 [Category: BizConsumer Services] -- CVS Health posted the following news release: * * * Aetna 2027 Medicare plans offer reliable, affordable access to care & member support October 3, 2026 Plans designed to provide member value and access to care: - $0 copays on Tier 1 drugs and covered vaccines at in-network pharmacies* - $0 copays for annual physicals, colonoscopies and mammograms at in-network providers - $0 copays for annual Healthy Home Visit from a licensed Signify Health clinician - Dental, vision more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 8 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Seeks Court Approval For Settlements With Generic Drug Manufacturers Over Conspiracy To Inflate Prices And Limit Competition * Sydney Weiser, Deputy Communications Director BOSTON -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell today joined a coalition of 45 states and territories seeking court approval of settlements with Ascend Laboratories, Citron Pharma and Mayne Pharma to resolve allegations that t more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Oct. 8 -- Pennsylvania Attorney General David W. Sunday issued the following news: * * * AG Sunday's Antitrust Section Seeks Court Approval for Settlements with 3 Generic Drug Makers Regarding Price Inflation * HARRISBURG -- Attorney General Dave Sunday joined a coalition of 45 states and territories seeking court approval of three settlements with Ascend Laboratories, Citron Pharma, and Mayne Pharma to resolve allegations that the generic drug manufacturers engaged in a widespread, long-running conspiracy to incre more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- The U.S. Department of War issued the following news: * * * Army Reserve Unit Supports Local Junior ROTC Raider Challenge * Mud, sweat and chants of esprit de corps filled the air at Northwest High School in Wichita, Kansas, Oct. 1, 2026, as the next generation of military leaders were put to the test. Junior ROTC cadets from eight high schools across the area converged for the annual City League Raider Challenge, a grueling competition of physical strength and mental fortitude. Providing support and encouragement thr more PR

CARSON CITY, Nevada, Oct. 6 -- Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Ford Urges Consumers to Claim Compensation for Inflated Generic Drug Prices * Attorney General Ford, along with the attorneys general of 47 other states and territories, announce preliminary approval of their plan to distribute funds to consumers following multiple settlements with drug manufacturers accused of conspiring to inflate prices of generic drugs Oct. 6, 2026 Carson City, NV - Today, Attorney General Aar more PR

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Oct. 9 -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following news release: * * * October 08, 2026 Attorney General Formella Seeks Court Approval for Generic Drug Price-Fixing Settlements to Benefit New Hampshire Consumers Concord, NH - Attorney General John M. Formella announces that New Hampshire has joined a coalition of 45 states and territories seeking court approval of three settlements with Ascend Laboratories, Citron Pharma and Mayne Pharma to resolve allegations that the generic drug manufactur more PR

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Oct. 8 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Hilgers Seeks Court Approval for Settlements with Ascend, Citron, and Mayne Over Conspiracy to Inflate Prices and Limit Competition * Lincoln - Attorney General Mike Hilgers today joined a coalition of 45 states and territories seeking court approval of three settlements with Ascend Laboratories, Citron Pharma and Mayne Pharma to resolve allegations that the generic drug manufacturers engaged in a widespread, long-ru more PR

ALBANY, New York, Oct. 8 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Secures Over $1 Million from Ascend Laboratories and Mayne Pharma for Illegal Scheme to Inflate Drug Prices * AG James Urges New Yorkers to Check Eligibility and Claim Compensation NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today joined a bipartisan coalition of 47 other attorneys general in securing $1 million from Ascend Laboratories (Ascend) and Mayne Pharma (Mayne) for their role in a long-running, more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 8 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL SEEKS COURT APPROVAL FOR NATIONWIDE SETTLEMENTS WITH ASCEND, CITRON AND MAYNE OVER CONSPIRACY TO RAISE GENERIC DRUG PRICES AND LIMIT COMPETITION * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul today, as part of a coalition of 45 states and territories, sought court approval of a settlement with Ascend Laboratories (Ascend), Citron Pharma (Citron) and Mayne Pharma (Mayne). The settlements will resolve allegations that t more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Oct. 8 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Seeks Court Approval for Settlements with Ascend, Citron and Mayne Over Conspiracy to Inflate Prices and Limit Competition * If You Bought Certain Generic Prescription Drugs in the United States Between May 2009 and December 2019, You Could be Eligible for Money (Hartford, CT) - Attorney General William Tong today led a coalition of 45 states and territories seeking court approval for three settlements w more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * Oct 8, 2026 "FIRES EVERYWHERE" - Republicans Scramble as "Volatile Senate Landscape" Puts "Surprising Battlegrounds" and "Republican Strongholds" In Play Across the Senate map, Republicans desperate to defend their slim Senate majority are being forced to "make concessions to the punishing political environment" - "shifting money away from races they no longer believe to be winnable" as "an increasingly volatile Senate landscape" open more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued the following action in the Federal Register. * * * Air Plan Approval; Missouri; Construction Permit Exemptions The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving revisions to the Missouri State Implementation Plan (SIP) received on February 10, 2026. The submission revises Missouri's regulation on construction permit exemptions in its Minor New Source Review (NSR) program. These revisions refine exemptions for emergency generators, update references to ot more PR

WICHITA, Kansas, Oct. 9 -- Textron Aviation, a subsidiary of Textron, posted the following news release: * * * October 8 2026 The future of flight starts here: Textron Aviation introduces nearly 1,500 students to aviation careers during National Manufacturing Day Students explore aviation manufacturing through hands-on activities designed to spark interest in future careers and strengthen the industry's talent pipeline. - Textron Aviation welcomed nearly 1,500 middle and high school students from 40 Wichita-area schools to explore aviatio more PR

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 8 [Category: BizInsurance] -- Nationwide Mutual Insurance posted the following news: * * * Golden Owl Award Returns for 2026-27, Nominations Open in 16 States * Agricultural educators do more than teach. They inspire future leaders, strengthen rural communities and help prepare the next generation to meet the challenges and opportunities facing agriculture. To recognize those contributions, nominations are now open for the Golden Owl Award(r), an annual program celebrating excellence in agricultural education. For the  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- The House Homeland Security Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-813) on the Civil Preparedness for Agroterrorism Exercise Act (H.R. 9394). The report was advanced by Rep. Andrew Garbarino, R-New York, on Sept. 10, 2026. The House passed the bill on Sept. 16, 2026, and it has been referred to the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. Here are excerpts: * * * PURPOSE AND SUMMARY H.R. 9394, the "Civil Preparedness for Agroterrorism Exercise Act of 2026," requires the Department of Homeland Securi more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development issued the following news release: * * * HUD Announces Arrests of Nearly 500 Fraudsters and Fugitives Nationwide Crackdown Restores Safety to HUD Housing and Communities October 8, 2026 WASHINGTON - Secretary Turner applauded the work of Operation Clean House, a multi-agency, multi-month law enforcement initiative targeting fugitives living in HUD-assisted housing, for arresting 491 criminal fugitives. HUD Office of Inspector General (OIG) Special Agents partnered w more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 [Category: International] -- The Japanese American Citizens League posted the following news release: * * * JACL National Action Alert RE: H.R. 10131 - NATIONAL ARCHIVES PROTECTION ACT * ACTION ALERT: ASK YOUR MEMBER OF CONGRESS TO COSPONSOR H.R. 10131 BACKGROUND: National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) has announced closure of its San Bruno, California, and Chicago, Illinois, facilities within three years. Public access to historical records is under threat, as shown by the NARA record transfers scheduled t more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 (TNSFR) -- The Kansas State Historical Society, Topeka, intends to repatriate 18 unassociated funerary objects connected to the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes, Oklahoma; Northern Arapaho Tribe of the Wind River Reservation, Wyoming; and Northern Cheyenne Tribe of the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation, Montana. 17 objects include a metal projectile point, iron hatchet head, stones, shears, iron scrapers, a tin cup, copper ornament, lance head and animal bones. The catalog describes them as relics collected at the Sand Creek M more PR

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Oct. 8 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news: * * * KU aerospace engineering student wins first place in international aircraft design competition * LAWRENCE -- University of Kansas School of Engineering student Thomas Baker has won first place in the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) 2025-2026 Aircraft Design Competition. Baker designed the "XP-1 Renegade," an unlimited-class air racer projected to fly faster than 500 miles per hour in events such as the National Championship Air R more PR

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Oct. 8 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news: * * * KU eating disorders research center to welcome the public with open house and resource fair * LAWRENCE-- The University of Kansas Center for the Advancement of Research on Eating Behaviors (CARE) will welcome visitors and partners from the community and university for an open house and resource fair this month. CARE researchers and staff encourage KU faculty, staff and students as well as the public to the drop-in event from 3:30-5 p.m. Oct. 23 at Youngbe more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, Oct. 9 -- Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Aaron M. Frey Seeks Court Approval for Settlements with Ascend, Citron, and Mayne Pharma Over Conspiracy to Inflate Prices and Limit Competition 10/08/2026 If You Bought Certain Generic Prescription Drugs in the United States Between May 2009 and December 2019, You Could be Eligible for Money - AUGUSTA - Attorney General Aaron M. Frey today joined a coalition of 45 states and territories seeking court approval of three set more PR

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Oct. 9 -- The Missouri Bar issued the following news: * * * In brief: September-October 2026 Vol. 82, No. 5 / September-October 2026 Judicial performance review results available online Nonpartisan, independent reviews of the judges up for retention Nov. 3 under Missouri's Non-Partisan Court Plan are available for voters to view online before they head to the polls. Judges who serve under the plan run in retention elections after their first 12 months on the bench and at the end of each of their terms. See the re more PR

COLUMBIA, Missouri, Oct. 8 -- The University of Missouri School of Journalism issued the following news release: * * * Mizzou prepared them for their dream careers, even when those dreams changed * Missouri School of Journalism graduates Tom and Aly Trost Martin used their education to adapt, take risks and tell compelling stories Contact: Cary Littlejohn, carylittlejohn@missouri.edu Photos courtesy of Tom Martin and Aly Trost Martin Tom Martin came to the University of Missouri to become a sports journalist. Aly Trost Martin graduated f more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service is seeking public comments on the significance of properties nominated for listing or related actions in the National Register of Historic Places. The nominations cover 13 properties in Florida, Kansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Virginia. They include Georgette's Tea Room and Bosque Bello Cemetery in Florida, the T.W. Whiting Residence in Kansas, Marion Rosenwald School in Louisiana, Poteau Park and Community Building in Oklahoma, the Coca-Cola Bot more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service is seeking public comments on the significance of properties nominated for listing or related actions in the National Register of Historic Places. The nominations cover 17 properties across Idaho, Kansas, Massachusetts, Missouri, Ohio, Texas, Washington and Wisconsin. They include the Caldwell Municipal Rose Garden in Idaho, Hillcrest Grocery in Kansas, Green Street (East) Historic District in Massachusetts, Seven-Up Headquarters Building in Missouri, Monto more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Protect Our Care posted the following news: * * * Hospital Crisis Watch: "It's Life and Death" - Republican Health Care Cuts Leave Families With Nowhere to Turn October 7, 2026 Headlines Show How GOP Cuts Are Fueling Layoffs and Cuts, While Maternity Wards Continue to Shutter Nationwide - As GOP health care cuts continue to sink in, hospitals and health care facilities across the county are being pushed to the financial brink. This all comes after Trump and Republicans slashed over $1 trillion from Medicaid and the A more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall, Drug Czar Carter Host Kansas Roundtables on Drug Prevention & Combating Drug Crisis * Wichita - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas) and Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, or "Drug Czar," Sara Carter hosted two roundtables in Kansas focused on preventing drug use, strengthening community partnerships and combating the drug crisis. The discussions brought together education, prevention, community and la more PR

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Oct. 8 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis issued the following remarks by President Alberto Musalem: * * * Introductory Remarks: 2026 Community Banking Research Conference Oct. 6, 2026 St. Louis Fed President Alberto Musalem gave remarks on Day 1 of the 14th annual Community Banking Research Conference. He introduced Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman. The conference, which is held at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, was co-sponsored by the Federal Reserve System, Conference of State more PR

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Oct. 9 -- Case Western Reserve University issued the following news: * * * They prepared for their futures at CWRU--and returned to invest in the next generation With Homecoming and Reunion Weekend underway, alumni-turned-faculty reflect on their student experiences at CWRU October 08, 2026 | Story by: Brianna Smith Each year, Homecoming and Reunion Weekend brings heightened energy to Case Western Reserve University. Students, alumni, faculty and staff don their favorite CWRU Blue merchandise, reconnect with old friends an more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 (TNSFR) -- The University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh campus, intends to repatriate human remains representing 26 individuals and 284 associated funerary objects to Native American Tribes. The remains were removed from the Karow and Cowling Cemetery sites in Winnebago County, Wisconsin. The Karow site was excavated in 1975 and 1984, while burials at Cowling Cemetery were investigated in 1979. The funerary objects include bone artifacts, ceramics, faunal and floral remains, lithics, copper artifacts, shell items, soil samples and o more PR

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Oct. 9 -- The Utah Attorney General Office issued the following news: * * * Utah urges consumers to claim compensation for inflated generic drug prices Court gives preliminary approval to plan returning settlement money to consumers who overpaid for generic drugs - Salt Lake City, Utah--Utahns who paid for certain generic drugs between May 2009 and December 2019 may be eligible for compensation. On September 8, the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut gave preliminary approval to a plan to distribute ap more PR