ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 12 (TNSletter) -- Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr, with 15 co-signers issued the following letter to the Congressional leadership: * * * Here is the text of the letter: August 6, 2026 The Honorable John Thune Majority Leader U.S. Senate Washington, D.C. 20510 - The Honorable Mike Johnson Speaker of the House U.S. House of Representatives Washington, D.C. 20515 - The Honorable Chuck Schumer Minority Leader U.S. Senate Washington, D.C. 20510 - The Hono  more

CINCINNATI, Ohio, Aug. 11 -- KnowledgeWorks issued the following article: * * * The Journey of Change: Systems Transformation in North Dakota and Minnesota KEY TAKEAWAYS: * North Dakota and Minnesota illustrate that transformation journeys vary in pace and approach, but both depend on collaboration, alignment and continuous improvement to scale meaningful change * Systems transformation begins not with fixed definitions, but with a shared purpose that communities co-create based on their un  more

FARGO, North Dakota, Aug. 11 -- North Dakota State University posted the following news: * * * NDAWN data helping develop tools for crop disease management * The North Dakota Agricultural Weather Network - known as NDAWN - isn't just measuring precipitation amounts and temperatures across the state. It's also playing a role in developing tools for crop disease management. Potato growers funded weather stations in the early 1990s specifically to support late blight modeling, and the model's   more

PIERRE, South Dakota, Aug. 12 -- South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley issued the following news release on Aug. 11, 2026: * * * Attorney General Jackley Announces Federal Court Strikes Down Unconstitutional Firearm Restrictions South Dakota Attorney Marty Jackley commends a Texas U.S. Federal Court decision that ruled the National Firearms Act (NFA)'s registrational regulations of short-barreled rifles, short-barreled shotguns, silencers and other firearms are no longer valid. South   more

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, Aug. 11 [Category: BizHospital] -- Sanford Health posted the following news release: * * * Sheldon Medical Center receives 'deficiency free' survey * In the state of Iowa, DIAL conducts surveys for critical access hospitals to determine compliance with Medicare conditions of participation (CoPs). "As one of the largest critical access hospitals in northwest Iowa, Sanford Sheldon takes pride in providing accessible, quality health care for patients in the community  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 12 -- The University of St. Thomas Houston campus issued the following news: * * * University of St. Thomas 2025-26 faculty awards The University of St. Thomas is proud to announce its 2025-26 faculty award recipients. St. Thomas Aquinas Excellence in Teaching Award: * Dr. Dan Hu Dr. Dan Hu is an Assistant Professor of Finance at the University of St. Thomas, where she has taught since 2022. She holds a Ph.D. in Business Administration-Finance from the University of Ma  more