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A pair of prestigious fellowships at Wisconsin and UCLA keep TCOM student busy over summer
FORT WORTH, Texas, Aug. 14 -- The University of North Texas Health Fort Worth posted the following news:
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A pair of prestigious fellowships at Wisconsin and UCLA keep TCOM student busy over summer
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Any summer vacation plans Moises Correa might have had were put on hold as the second-year student at UNT Health's Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine traded his break for an opportunity to learn from some of the nation's best surgeons and gastroenterologists. Correa was one of a selected
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AG Campbell Joins Coalition In Suing Trump Administration Over Unlawful Demand For Personal Information Of Commercial Drivers
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 13 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release:
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AG Campbell Joins Coalition In Suing Trump Administration Over Unlawful Demand For Personal Information Of Commercial Drivers
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Boston -Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today joined a coalition of 22 states in filing two lawsuits against the Trump Administration over its demand that the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators (AAMVA) pro
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AG Nessel Sues Trump Administration for Unlawfully Demanding Personal Information of CDL Drivers
LANSING, Michigan, Aug. 13 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release:
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AG Nessel Sues Trump Administration for Unlawfully Demanding Personal Information of CDL Drivers
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LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general and the state of Pennsylvania today in filing two lawsuits against the Trump administration for demanding that the American Association of Motor Vehicles Administrators (AAMVA) produce a database o
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American Trucking Associations: Finalists Announced for 2026 National Truck Driving Championships
ARLINGTON, Virginia, Aug. 14 [Category: Transportation] -- The American Trucking Associations posted the following news release:
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Finalists Announced for 2026 National Truck Driving Championships
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Aug 14, 2026Pittsburgh, PA - Forty-five professional truck drivers have advanced to the finals of the National Truck Driving and Step Van Driving Championships, which are being held this year at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh.
These annual competitions date back to 193
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Attorney General Clark Sues Trump Administration for Unlawfully Demanding Personal Information of Drivers
MONTPELIER, Vermont, Aug. 13 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release:
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Attorney General Clark Sues Trump Administration for Unlawfully Demanding Personal Information of Drivers
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Attorney General Charity Clark today joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general and the governor of Pennsylvania in filing two lawsuits against the Trump Administration for demanding production of a database of state-owned records containing the sensitive personal information
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Attorney General James Secures More Than 280,000 Eggs for New York City Families
ALBANY, New York, Aug. 14 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release:
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Attorney General James Secures More Than 280,000 Eggs for New York City Families
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August 14, 2026
NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced the delivery of more than 280,000 eggs to Food Bank For New York City in the Bronx as part of a bipartisan multistate settlement with Cal-Maine Foods (Cal-Maine), Versova/Centrum (Versova), and Hickman's Egg Ranch (Hick
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Attorney General James Sues Trump Administration to Block Illegal Seizure of Millions of Drivers' Personal Data
ALBANY, New York, Aug. 13 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release:
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Attorney General James Sues Trump Administration to Block Illegal Seizure of Millions of Drivers' Personal Data
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August 13, 2026
NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today joined a multistate coalition of 21 other attorneys general and the state of Pennsylvania in suing to stop the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (D
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Attorney General Phil Weiser sues Trump administration for unlawfully demanding personal info of commercial driver's license holders
DENVER, Colorado, Aug. 13 -- Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Phil Weiser sues Trump administration for unlawfully demanding personal info of commercial driver's license holders
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Aug. 13, 2026 (DENVER) - Attorney General Phil Weiser joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general and the state of Pennsylvania today in filing two lawsuits against the Trump administration for demanding production of a database of state-owned records co
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Attorney General Rayfield Sues Trump Administration for Unlawfully Demanding Personal Information of CDL Drivers
SALEM, Oregon, Aug. 13 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Rayfield Sues Trump Administration for Unlawfully Demanding Personal Information of CDL Drivers
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#Administration Threatens to Withhold $10 Million in Federal Funding Unless Sensitive Information of Millions of Drivers is Turned Over
Attorney General Dan Rayfield is suing the Trump administration for demanding a database containing the personal information of 17 million c
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Attorney General Tong Sues Trump Administration to Stop Unlawful Demands for Personal Information of CDL Drivers
HARTFORD, Connecticut, Aug. 13 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Tong Sues Trump Administration to Stop Unlawful Demands for Personal Information of CDL Drivers
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Administration Threatens to Withhold $10 Million in Federal Funding Unless Sensitive Information of Millions of Drivers is Turned Over
(Hartford, CT) - Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general and the state of
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Baldwin, Blumenthal Lead Colleagues in Demanding Trump Admin Rescind Cancelation of Lifesaving Research Grants That Improve Patient Safety & Care
WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release:
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Baldwin, Blumenthal Lead Colleagues in Demanding Trump Admin Rescind Cancelation of Lifesaving Research Grants That Improve Patient Safety & Care
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) led 28 of their Democratic colleagues in the Senate in demanding that Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. reverse the Depart
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Baldwin, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Stop Trump from Hiding Troop Deaths and Injuries from Iran War
WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release:
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Baldwin, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Stop Trump from Hiding Troop Deaths and Injuries from Iran War
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - As the Trump Administration attempts to hide the true cost of the Iran war from the American people, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and her colleagues introduced the Honoring the Sacrifices of Our Troops in War Act to stop President Donald Trump's attempt to dishonor the sa
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Capital Research Center Issues InfluenceWatch Wrapup on Aug. 14, 2026
WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- The Capital Research Center issued the following InfluenceWatch wrapup on Aug. 14, 2026:
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InfluenceWatch, a project of Capital Research Center, is a comprehensive and ever-evolving compilation of our research into the numerous advocacy groups, foundations, and donors working to influence the public policy process. The website offers transparency into these influencers' funding, motives, and connections while providing insight often neglected by other watchdog groups
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Cornell University Wins Institute of Food Technologists and Mars Snacking Product Development Competition
CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 13 [Category: Food/Beverage] -- The Institute of Food Technologists posted the following news release:
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Cornell University Wins IFTSA and Mars Snacking Product Development Competition
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CHICAGO - August 13, 2026 - The Institute of Food Technologists Student Association (IFTSA), a student-governed community of members of the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT), is proud to announce that Cornell University was selected as the winner of the 36th Annual IFTSA and M
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Democratic Governors Association: David Crowley Kicks Off General Election With Momentum as Extreme MAGA Congressman Tiffany Falls Flat
WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- The Democratic Governors Association posted the following news on Aug. 14, 2026:
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David Crowley Kicks Off General Election With Momentum as Extreme MAGA Congressman Tiffany Falls Flat
While extreme MAGA Congressman Tom Tiffany spent the first week of the general election dodging questions about whether he will campaign with Trump, and getting called out for being a "lockstep supporter of the unpopular president's lurch toward authoritarianism," David Crowley spent
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Derrick Van Orden Claims Wisconsinites Who Oppose Data Centers Are 'Being Paid' By Chinese Companies
WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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Derrick Van Orden Claims Wisconsinites Who Oppose Data Centers Are 'Being Paid' By Chinese Companies
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Roll Call: "[Van Orden] also said a lot of information opposing the project is 'from the Chinese companies' who are 'paying people to say this stuff.'"
In new reporting from Roll Call, Derrick Van Orden claims that Americans who oppose data centers are being paid by Chinese comp
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Duckworth, Durbin Join Democratic Colleagues in Demanding HHS Rescind Cancellation of Lifesaving Research Grants That Improve Patient Safety and Care
WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release:
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Duckworth, Durbin Join Democratic Colleagues in Demanding HHS Rescind Cancellation of Lifesaving Research Grants That Improve Patient Safety and Care
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August 14, 2026
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) joined U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), along with 26 of their Democratic Senate colleag
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Federal Emergency Management Agency Designates 21 Counties in Wisconsin as Natural Disaster Areas Due to Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding
WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency issued the following news release:
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Federal Emergency Management Agency Designates 21 Counties in Wisconsin as Natural Disaster Areas Due to Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding
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#Allamakee County, Iowa Included in Designation
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This Presidential disaster declaration allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers r
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Federal Register: Interior Dept. National Park Service Issues Notice Involving National Register of Historic Places Nominations in 6 States
WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service issued the following action in the Federal Register.
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The National Park Service is soliciting electronic comments on the significance of properties nominated before July 18, 2026, for listing or related actions in the National Register of Historic Places.
Comments are due on August 31, 2026, according to a Federal Register notice.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The properties listed in this notice are
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FFRF Action Fund: 'Theocrat' Rep. Mace Deploys 'Christian Foundations' to Launch Anti-Muslim Attacks
MADISON, Wisconsin, Aug. 15 -- FFRF Action Fund, an organization that says it develops and advocates for legislation, regulations and government programs to preserve the constitutional principle of separation between state and church, posted the following news on Aug. 14, 2026:
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'Theocrat' Rep. Mace deploys 'Christian foundations' to launch anti-Muslim attacks
The FFRF Action Fund names Rep. Nancy Mace its "Theocrat of the Week" for her anti-Muslim attacks on social media.
Mace started
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FFRF Action Fund: League of Women Voters Chapter is 'Secularist' for Christian Nationalism Panel
MADISON, Wisconsin, Aug. 15 -- FFRF Action Fund, an organization that says it develops and advocates for legislation, regulations and government programs to preserve the constitutional principle of separation between state and church, posted the following news on Aug. 14, 2026:
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League of Women Voters chapter is 'Secularist' for Christian nationalism panel
The FFRF Action Fund awards the League of Women Voters of Tarrant County its "Secularist of the Week" plaudit for recently hosting a
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Global radiology partnerships provide critical medical support and shared learning
MADISON, Wisconsin, Aug. 13 -- The University of Wisconsin posted the following news:
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Global radiology partnerships provide critical medical support and shared learning
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From Peru to Malaysia, radiology experts and programs from UW-Madison are helping under-resourced communities around the world. For the clinicians involved, the impact is mutual.
Abigail Becker,
August 13, 2026
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Helping members, communities recover from tornado
WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 [Category: Financial Services] -- America's Credit Unions posted the following news:
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Helping members, communities recover from tornado
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When an EF-3 tornado hit Wisconsin's Fox Valley, five local credit unions sprang into action to help with both short- and long-term recovery efforts. A recent America's Credit Unions Blog entry details how those credit unions responded almost immediately to damage and power outages affecting thousands in late July.
* Verve, a Cr
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NUHS Students, Faculty Create a Strong Presence at the 2026 AANP Convention in Madison, Wisconsin
LOMBARD, Illinois, Aug. 14 -- National University of Health Sciences issued the following news:
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NUHS Students, Faculty Create a Strong Presence at the 2026 AANP Convention in Madison, Wisconsin
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The 2026 American Association of Naturopathic Physicians conference was held July 16-18 in Madison, Wisconsin, with National University of Health Sciences (NUHS) students capturing top honors, and a distinguished faculty member presenting on a key naturopathic medicine topic. Thirty NUHS stude
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Politico : Full Transcript - Sen. Adam Schiff on "The Conversation With Dasha Burns"
ARLINGTON, Virginia, Aug. 14 -- Politico issued the following transcript of a podcast involving Senator Adam Schiff:
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Full Transcript: Sen. Adam Schiff on "The Conversation with Dasha Burns"
This is a full unedited transcript of POLITICO's interview with Sen. Adam Schiff on "The Conversation with Dasha Burns":
Adam Schiff: We're going to have to work to win that trust back. We're going to have to be proposing things that are bold. It is going to be completely inadequate to say well, if
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Royal Credit Union's Jennifer McHugh Selected to Participate in National NCUA Vision250 Roundtable Series
ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Aug. 10 -- Royal Credit Union, a member company of the Minnesota Credit Union Network, issued the following news:
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Royal Credit Union's Jennifer McHugh Selected to Participate in National NCUA Vision250 Roundtable Series
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. - Royal Credit Union's Jennifer McHugh, Vice President of Community Engagement, was selected to participate in the National Credit Union Administration's (NCUA) Vision250 Roundtable Series, a national forum focused on financial wel
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Stay in Your Lane: Attorney General Bonta joins Lawsuits Over Trump Administration Attempt to Obtain Commercial Driver Data
SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 13 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release:
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Stay in Your Lane: Attorney General Bonta joins Lawsuits Over Trump Administration Attempt to Obtain Commercial Driver Data
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OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a multistate coalition in filing two lawsuits -against the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) -that challenge the Trump Administ
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UWO Summer Mathematics Academy gives Fox Valley middle schoolers hands-on math experience
OSHKOSH, Wisconsin, Aug. 14 -- The University of Wisconsin Oshkosh campus posted the following news:
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UWO Summer Mathematics Academy gives Fox Valley middle schoolers hands-on math experience
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Thirty-two middle school students from communities across the Fox Valley spent Aug. 10-13 at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh exploring mathematics through hands-on activities and creative problem-solving.
The Summer Oshkosh Mathematics Academy (SOMA) brings students from Oshkosh, Fond du Lac
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Washington sues to protect personal information of millions of drivers
OLYMPIA, Washington, Aug. 13 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release:
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Washington sues to protect personal information of millions of drivers
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Attorney General Nick Brown joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general and the state of Pennsylvania today in filing two lawsuits challenging the Trump administration's demand for states to turn over records containing the sensitive personal information of 17 million drivers who hold commercial driver's
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