BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky, June 12 -- Western Kentucky University posted the following news: * * * 2026-2027 Parking Permits * Parking and Transportation Services will begin online parking permits sales on the following dates: * Faculty/Staff permits - July 1, 2026 * Housing permits - July 6, 2026 o Please note that Housing students must have a housing assignment prior to purchasing a permit. * Commuter permits - July 7, 2026 Parking permit fees for 2026-2027: Permits Zones Cos  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, June 12 -- Kentucky State University issued the following news: * * * A Clear View of Our Work Ahead * Dear Thorobred Family, This week, Kentucky State University took another important step in our implementation of Senate Bill 185. Following a successful June 8 meeting with the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education, CPE today approved Kentucky State's academic transformation proposal at its June 12 Council meeting. Additional implementation details will be share  more

SACRAMENTO, California, June 12 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Joins Bipartisan Coalition Defending State Gambling Laws Against Kalshi * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a coalition of 37 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief supporting Ohio's right to enforce its state sports gaming and gambling laws against prediction market operator Kalshi. The amicus brief supports Ohio gaming autho  more

DALLAS, Texas, June 12 (TNSLrpt) -- Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for the Regions March 2026 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Southwest Region * * * Private industry employer costs for employee compensation among the four regions of the country ranged from $41.59 per hour in the South to $54.61 in the Northeast in March 2026, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. In the other two regions, hourly employer costs for employee compensatio  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO Communications Workers of America posted the following news release: * * * Customer Service Workers at DirecTV Reach Tentative Agreement Covering Nearly 300 Workers * Highlights of the tentative agreement include wage increases, improved working conditions providing an increase in time between calls, and more. Huntington, W.Va. - DirecTV workers, represented by the Communications Workers of America (CWA), have reached a tentative agreeme  more

VALLEY FORGE, Pennsylvania, June 9 -- PJM Interconnection, a regional transmission organization that coordinates the movement of wholesale electricity, issued the following news release: * * * Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption Names PJM Among Top 100 Adoption-Friendly Workplaces PJM Ranked Second Among Energy and Utility Companies - PJM Interconnection announced today that it has been recognized as one of the top 100 adoption-friendly workplaces by the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption.  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * Fitch Irick Management to Pay $90,000 in EEOC Sexual Harassment Suit * Property management company settles federal lawsuit charging it subjected female employee to harassment and violent threats, forcing her to quit LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Fitch Irick Management, LLC, formerly known as GEM Management, LLC, will pay $90,000 and furnish other relief to settle a U.S. Equal Employment Opportun  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on June 11, 2026: * * * Comer Continues to Investigate Violations of Political Lobbying Restrictions on 501(c)(3) Tax Exempt Entities, Democracy Defenders Fund House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) is continuing to investigate activity by tax exempt entities and the ability of the Internal Revenue Serv  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on June 10, 2026: * * * Comer: Stopping Fraudulent Payments is Common Sense Today, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) delivered remarks on the House floor to support his bill, H.R. 8464, the Stopping Fraudulent Payments Act. This bill gives the U.S. Treasury the authority to halt and return payments  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on June 10, 2026: * * * Comer Supports Bill to Ensure Government-Wide Anti-Fraud Analytics to Protect Taxpayers House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) delivered remarks on the House floor today in support of H.R. 8312, the Fraud Prevention and Accountability Act. This bill, introduced by Rep. Pete Sessi  more

INDIANA, Pennsylvania, June 11 -- Indiana University of Pennsylvania issued the following news: * * * IUP Distinguished University Professor Larkin Selected for National Award Jeff Larkin The American Ornithological Society has honored an Indiana University of Pennsylvania professor with its Ralph W. Schreiber Conservation Award. IUP Distinguished University Professor Jeff Larkin, a faculty member in IUP's Department of Biology, was selected for the award, which honors extraordinary conse  more

WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia, June 12 -- William and Mary issued the following news: * * * The fabric of a new nation, told stitch by stitch * Just in time for America's 250th birthday, the nation's founding story comes together in " America's Tapestry," on view June 19-Sept. 6 at the Muscarelle Museum of Art at William & Mary. The project marks the 250th anniversary of the birth of the nation through 13 original tapestries which depict lesser-known stories of the American Revolution. Virginia  more

LEXINGTON, Kentucky, June 12 -- The University of Kentucky issued the following news: * * * UK researcher helps AI learn a bird's individual song * Darin McNeil, Ph.D., an assistant professor of wildlife management in the University of Kentucky Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment, is partnering with the University of Pittsburgh and others to help build an artificial intelligence tool that could give bird researchers a new way to follow one of Appalachia's most vulnerab  more