SACRAMENTO, California, July 28 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Supports New Federal Regulations Cracking Down on Illegal Robocalls * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta this week joined a coalition of 49 attorneys general in submitting a comment letter supporting proposed rules by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that would combat robocalls by enhancing existing "Know-Your-Customer" (KYC) obligati  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 27 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL CALLS ON FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO STRENGTHEN "KNOW YOUR CUSTOMER" RULES TO COMBAT ILLEGAL ROBOCALLS * Chicago -Attorney General Kwame Raoul co-led a bipartisan coalition of 50 attorneys general in calling on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to strengthen its "Know Your Customer" (KYC) rules to help prevent scammers from using the U.S. communications netw  more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- The Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Personnel released the following testimony by U.S. Navy Rear Adm. David J. Smith (ret.), deputy director of the Defense Health Agency, from a July 15, 2026, hearing entitled "The TRICARE Pharmacy Program": * * * Chairman Tuberville, Ranking Member Warren, and distinguished Members of the Committee: Thank you for the opportunity to testify before you today, alongside my distinguished colleagues from the private sector. I am here t  more

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, July 28 -- Purdue University issued the following news release: * * * Dinosaur-killing asteroid also created a dust cloud that insulated Earth, 'charbroiling' Cretaceous creatures WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -Sixty-six million years ago, an asteroid about the size of Mount Everest smacked into Earth near where the Yucatan Peninsula is today. That impact created the Chicxulub crater and may have knocked out about three-quarters of all living species -including most of the din  more

HUNTSVILLE, Texas, July 28 -- Sam Houston State University posted the following news: * * * Immersive Course Places Clinical Psychology Students in Jails and on the Witness Stand * At Sam Houston State University, members of the faculty, staff and student body often come together to support students who are preparing to enter the workforce through experiential learning. One such case is Mary Conroy's forensic assessment course. Dedicated to providing the most in-depth training and advancing  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, July 29 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on July 28, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Urges Federal Government to Strengthen Know Your Customer Rules to Combat Unlawful Robocalls Attorney General Anthony G. Brown and a bipartisan coalition of 49 other attorneys general are pushing the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to strengthen its "Know Your Customer" (KYC) rules to help prevent scammers from using the U.S. commu  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, July 29 -- The Minnesota Department of Agriculture issued the following news: * * * MDA Expands Ag Weather Network in Southeast Minnesota New stations strengthen data coverage for crop health, soil management, and water conservation - The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) has expanded the Minnesota Ag Weather Network (MAWN) with the launch of two weather stations in Southeast Minnesota. The stations, located outside Peterson in Fillmore County and Mabel in Houst  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, July 29 -- South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley issued the following news release on July 28, 2026: * * * Attorney General Jackley Urges Federal Government to Strengthen "Know Your Customer Rules" Against Illegal Robocalls South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces he has joined 49 other Attorneys General in pushing the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to strengthen its "Know Your Customer" (KYC) rules to help prevent scammers from using the U.S.  more

WASHINGTON, July 27 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * Secretary Rollins Expands Rural Small Business Opportunities with New Cooperative Interstate Shipment Program for Meat Processors with Addition of Georgia * Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke L. Rollins and the State of Georgia have finalized a Cooperative Interstate Shipment (CIS) agreement, which provides an opportunity for participating state-inspected meat processors  more

GRAND FORKS, North Dakota, July 27 -- The University of North Dakota posted the following news release: * * * UND selected for inaugural U.S. Department of Energy Genesis Mission project * The University of North Dakota has been selected for the inaugural cohort of projects supported by the U.S. Department of Energy's Genesis Mission, making UND the only institution in North Dakota chosen to participate in the national initiative. The project, led by Jielun Zhang, assistant professor in the  more

NEW YORK, July 27 -- Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health posted the following news: * * * Widespread Lithium Found in Drinking Water Across Communities in Western U.S. * Lithium in drinking water is a widespread and persistent source of human exposure across Tribal communities in the Western United States, according to a new study from Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. The findings document substantial regional variation in exposure and provide some of the   more

WASHINGTON, July 27 [Category: Union] -- The International Brotherhood of Teamsters posted the following news release: * * * Workers at South Dakota State Penitentiary Join Teamsters (SIOUX FALLS, S.D.) - Maintenance workers at the South Dakota State Penitentiary have voted overwhelmingly to join Teamsters Local 120. "We didn't fold when DOC administration tried to intimidate us with meetings and high-level pressure -we stood our ground," said Chris Pick, a maintenance worker at the South Da  more