HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, July 25 -- Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry issued the following news: Attorney General Michelle Henry has reached a settlement with Walk's Service Center Inc., and its owner, Bradley Karch, over the State College-based company's private ticketing practices. In 2020, the Office of Attorney General sued Walk's for engaging in deceptive and unfair business practices by issuing private parking "tickets" in State College that look similar to government parking  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, July 25 -- Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry issued the following news: Attorney General Michelle Henry announced a lawsuit against Brothers All Around Service, LLC and its owner, John McDonald, alleging that the Allegheny County home improvement company used illegal contracts and failed to complete jobs or provide refunds. The Office of Attorney General recently filed suit following complaints from several consumers who paid Brothers large upfront sums for  more

LANSING, Michigan, July 25 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release on July 24, 2024: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is applauding Judge Kelley Hodge of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania for rejecting a challenge yesterday to block the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) ban on noncompete agreements. Nessel, who previously joined a multistate coalition supporting the FTC rule, praised the decision in April to implement a natio  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, July 25 -- Ansys, a computer-aided engineering software developer, issued the following news release on July 23, 2024: * * * Latest release fuels collaboration and digital transformation by connecting workflows, integrating AI, and optimizing complex design tasks * * * Key Highlights * Unified Ansys technology reduces the need for engineers to connect multiple, disparate software technologies, streamlining the product design process by providing advanced multiphysi  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, July 24 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: A longtime volunteer with decades of broadcast experience will be the new host of Morning Edition on WPSU-FM.  Sally J. Sherman, a Penn State journalism graduate, has been hired to take over morning duties at the station from Mel DeYoung, who retired earlier this month after hosting Morning Edition for 13 years. Morning Edition airs from 5 to 9 a.m. each weekday on WPSU-FM. "We think WPSU liste  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, July 25 -- Dechert, a law firm, issued the following news: Dechert has advised 21Shares on the launch of 21Shares Core Ethereum ETF (CETH), their inaugural Ethereum exchange-traded product. 21Shares is a leading issuer of crypto exchange-traded products and developer of blockchain technology. CETH's investment objective is to seek to track the performance of Ether, the native crypto asset on the Ethereum blockchain and the second-largest crypto asset by market capit  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, July 25 -- Gov. Josh Shapiro, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on July 23, 2024: * * * Governor Shapiro made higher education a priority again in Pennsylvania, and now the Commonwealth is making the first significant progress on higher education in three decades. 2024-25 budget establishes a new State Board of Higher Education, provides more support for public universities, and invests in making a college education more affordable for Pennsylvania st  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, July 25 -- Gov. Josh Shapiro, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on July 24, 2024: * * * Following the Governor's visit to Neville Island, elected officials and community leaders praised the Shapiro Administration for securing the second largest federal grant in Pennsylvania's history, strengthening the Commonwealth's place as a national energy leader and positioning Pennsylvania to be at the forefront on industrial decarbonization. * * * Earlier this  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, July 24 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: Aiping Xiong, associate professor in the Penn State College of Information Sciences and Technology (IST), earned a five-year, $585,818 U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) Early Career Development (CAREER) Award for a project titled "Enabling Human Situation Awareness across Physical and Cyber Spaces for Vehicle-to-Everything Communication Security and Driving Safety." Q: What do you want to un  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, July 24 -- The Pennsylvania Senate Republicans issued the following news release: Sens. Dan Laughlin (R-49) and Cris Dush (R-25) today introduced legislation to update existing "safe harbor laws" to address the gaps in the current statute regarding the protection and support of minors who have been victims of sexual exploitation. "We need to change how the law treats children who have been sexually exploited and implement provisions that seek to reverse the long-term   more

RADNOR, Pennsylvania, July 25 -- The Lincoln Financial Group issued the following news release: * * * The partnership with Hurts is a natural extension of the company's 20-year relationship with the Philadelphia Eagles * * * Lincoln Financial Group (NYSE: LNC) today announced its partnership with Philadelphia Eagles star quarterback, Jalen Hurts, which will focus on promoting financial wellness through brand content and community engagement. The sponsorship is a natural extension of Lincoln'  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, July 24 -- The Pennsylvania House Republicans issued the following news: The Republican chairman of the Pennsylvania House Education Committee, Rep. Jesse Topper (R-Bedford/Fulton), issued the following statement on the resignation of Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) Chancellor Dan Greenstein: "It has been an honor to work alongside Dr. Greenstein during his tenure as chancellor of our state system of higher education. The challenges the system f  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, July 25 (TNSres) -- The University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Through a $930K EJG2G grant, Pitt Engineering and the Mascaro Center for Sustainable Innovation will partner with the Allegheny County Health Department to address environmental injustices and flooding due to climate change * * * As the climate warms, Pennsylvania rainfalls are becoming more extreme while flood-related risks are worsening, according to a r  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, July 24 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. Thanks to algorithms, social media platforms can generate content that feels like it's made just for you. And while you may acknowledge that technology is what delivers the content, you may sometimes feel that a higher power is involved. Conspirituality is a belief system that blends new age spiritual beliefs and conspiracy theorizing. Algorithmic conspirituality combines alg  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, July 24 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. As Penn State's Renaissance Fund celebrates its 48th year of recognizing outstanding community members and helping students in need, the Renaissance Fund Committee has announced that alumni, retired staff members, local volunteer leaders, and philanthropists Roger Williams and Karen Magnuson have been selected as the 2024 Renaissance Fund honorees. The couple will be celebrate  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, July 24 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. On July 30, veterans, service members and military family members can apply online for complimentary tickets to the Penn State-Kent State football game on Saturday, Sept. 21, in recognition of Penn State's Military Appreciation activities/festivities. The annual Seats for Servicemembers program honors the dedication and sacrifices of those who have served and are currently se  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, July 25 (TNSfact) -- Carnegie Mellon University's Software Engineering Institute issued the following news: The Software Engineering Institute has created a new course on the decisions and considerations behind the development of a computer security incident response team (CSIRT) for national or government organizations. The SEI will teach the first instance of the course on October 8-9, live online (https://www.sei.cmu.edu/education-outreach/courses/course.cfm?coursec  more

MALVERN, Pennsylvania, July 25 -- Vishay Intertechnology Inc. issued the following news release on July 24, 2024: * * * Offered in the Compact 02016 Case Size, Microwave Resistors Provide High Performance Under Harsh Environmental Conditions * * * Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (NYSE: VSH) today introduced a new series of AEC-Q200 qualified thin film chip resistors that provide high frequency performance up to 70 GHz for automotive, space, avionics, telecom, and military applications. Offered   more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, July 24 -- The Pennsylvania House Republicans issued the following news on July 23, 2024: Rep. Dane Watro (R-Luzerne) today announced he has been appointed to serve on the Pennsylvania Task Force on Agent Orange and Other Toxins in the House of Representatives by Republican Leader Bryan Cutler (R-Lancaster). The task force was created earlier this year with the unanimous adoption of a bipartisan House resolution of which Watro was a co-sponsor. The task force will be   more