LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Aug. 20 (TNSletter) -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin, with 34 co-signers issued the following letter to Congressional leadership: * * * Here is the text of the letter: August 4, 2026 The Honorable Mike Johnson Speaker U.S. House of Representatives Washington, D.C. 20515 - The Honorable John Thune Majority Leader U.S. Senate Washington, D.C. 20515 - The Honorable Tom Cole House Committee on Appropriations U.S. Capitol Building, H-307 Washington, D.C  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 18 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL ISSUES STATEMENT ON TRIAL AGAINST META OVER ADDICTIVE FEATURES THAT HARM CHILDREN * Chicago - Attorney General Raoul today issued the following statement as a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general begins to present their case against Meta, alleging the social media giant knowingly designed and deployed harmful features on Facebook and Instagram that drive co  more

SPEARFISH, South Dakota, Aug. 18 -- Black Hills State University posted the following news: * * * BHSU Honors Students Receive Early Admission Opportunity to USD Law School * Black Hills State University students in the University Honors Program will soon have a new pathway to law school through an agreement with the University of South Dakota Knudson School of Law. The memorandum of understanding, approved by the South Dakota Board of Regents, creates the Honors Law Opportunity Program, a  more

BROOKINGS, South Dakota, Aug. 18 -- South Dakota State University posted the following news: * * * Cowan named August's Civil Service Employee of the Month * Scott Cowan, a support services analyst at Hilton M. Briggs Library, has been named South Dakota State University's Civil Service Employee of the Month for August. He will be honored at a reception held from 3-4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 25, at Briggs Library 130. Cowan's attentiveness, efficiency and dedication have all been praised by h  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 20 -- The Environmental Law and Policy Center issued the following news release: * * * Roadless Rule Rollback Threatens Remaining Midwest Wildlands The Trump administration this week proposed a repeal of the 2001 Roadless Area Conversation Rule, threatening to strip protections from nearly 45 million acres of wildlands within our national forests, which would leave them vulnerable to logging, road construction, and other industrial activities. The administration, whic  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, Aug. 19 -- Gov. Larry Rhoden, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Gov. Rhoden Awards Rural Health Transformation Technology and Data Grants * PIERRE, S.D. - Governor Rhoden awarded 82 grants to accelerate digital health modernization, strengthen cybersecurity, and enhance interoperability across rural and underserved communities. These grants represent $90 million in technology and data modernization funding statewide from the federal Rural Health T  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, Aug. 18 -- Gov. Larry Rhoden, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Gov. Rhoden Expands Drought Mitigation Strategies * Over 90% percent of South Dakota is suffering from abnormally dry or moderate to extreme drought conditions. Governor Rhoden previously signed EO 2025-03, which allows for the deployment of firefighting airplanes and helicopters to assist with fires within the Black Hills Forest Fire Protection District. This order extends those re  more

HURON, South Dakota, Aug. 18 [Category: Agriculture] -- The South Dakota Farmers Union posted the following news release: * * * Maritime Fuels: Will Corn Sail on the Love Boat or the Titanic? * Doug Durante, Executive Director, Clean Fuels Development Coalition Ahoy mates! Welcome aboard! Let's get ship shape. Batten down the hatches. Anchors aweigh! Does this get you in the mood for marine fuels and visions of the deep blue sea? Apparently, it does for many, including the National Corn G  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 19 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Flipping the script on biology education, and scaling it up Using a modular kit, the MIT Edgerton Center is bringing a hands-on biology curriculum to Massachusetts' second-largest school district. - It turns out the best way to teach students how DNA works may be to start at the end. That's the idea behind a hands-on curriculum from the MIT Edgerton Center: Teach proteins first  more

MADISON, South Dakota, Aug. 18 -- Dakota State University posted the following news: * * * President Ballard outlines vision for DSU's future at Fall Kickoff Breakfast * MADISON, S.D. - Dakota State University President Dr. John Ballard challenged faculty and staff to help shape the University's future during the Fall 2026 Kickoff Breakfast on Monday, Aug. 17. The annual event at the Dakota Prairie Playhouse brought the campus community together ahead of the new academic year for updates fr  more

RAPID CITY, South Dakota, Aug. 18 -- The South Dakota School of Mines and Technology issued the following news release: * * * Rapid City Arts Council and Mines Launch New Partnership Connecting Arts and University Communities * A new partnership between the Rapid City Arts Council and South Dakota Mines is opening the door to greater access to arts, culture and creative experiences for the university community. Through the initiative, all current South Dakota Mines students, faculty and staf  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- Sen. Mike Rounds, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Rounds Introduces RANCH Act to Help Rebuild America's Cattle Herd * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), ranking member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, today introduced the Rebuilding America's National Cow Herd (RANCH) Act. This legislation would create a new voluntary grazing land restoration program that would open up to 20 million new acres for gr  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, Aug. 19 -- South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Jackley Commends Federal Court Denial Of Appeal to Deport Members of Violent Venezuelan Gang South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley commends the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals for its decision to dismiss an appeal brought by suspected members of the violent Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, who were trying to avoid removal from the United States by the Trum  more

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, Aug. 19 [Category: BizHospital] -- Sanford Health posted the following news release: * * * Sanford YMCA Bemidji is announced at groundbreaking ceremony * BEMIDJI, Minn. - As community leaders gather to celebrate the groundbreaking of a new YMCA in downtown Bemidji, Sanford Health is proud to announce the facility will be named the Sanford YMCA Bemidji in recognition of the health system's $10 million philanthropic commitment to the project. The gift is the largest  more

BROOKINGS, South Dakota, Aug. 19 -- South Dakota State University posted the following news: * * * SDSU expands AI tools to support teaching, tutoring, student success * Consider this scenario: An SDSU student taking a history course is reading about the American Revolution, and something doesn't make sense. Instead of leaving the course to search online or ask a general artificial intelligence chatbot, the student can turn to an AI tutor already embedded in the class. The tool can help sum  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Aug. 18 -- North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson issued the following news release: * * * Trial Begins in Attorney General Jeff Jackson's Landmark Case Against Meta * RALEIGH -Opening arguments began today in a bipartisan multistate case against Meta, the largest social media company in the world. Attorney General Jeff Jackson and 28 bipartisan attorneys general allege that Meta, which owns Instagram and Facebook, designed its platforms to be addictive to kids  more

MADISON, South Dakota, Aug. 19 -- Dakota State University posted the following news: * * * True Trojan Awards celebrate outstanding DSU faculty and staff * MADISON, S.D. - Dakota State University recognized faculty and staff members for their service, leadership, and contributions to the campus community with the presentation of the 2026 True Trojan Awards. Human Resources Manager Alicia Entringer announced the recipients during the university's Fall Kickoff Breakfast on Monday, Aug. 17, at  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Aug. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following news release: * * * Trump Administration Announces $90 million to Modernize and Improve IT and Interoperability for South Dakota * The Trump Administration announced a $90 million investment is being delivered to South Dakota through the federal Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) to accelerate digital health modernization, strengthen cybers  more

VERMILLION, South Dakota, Aug. 19 -- The University of South Dakota posted the following news: * * * USD to Host Annual AI Symposium on Sept. 8, South Dakota Biomedical Computation Consortium on Sept. 9 * On September 8, the University of South Dakota will host its eighth annual Artificial Intelligence Symposium, followed by the second annual South Dakota Biomedical Computation Consortium on September 9. Both events will bring together leading minds from academia, industry and government to  more

OLYMPIA, Washington, Aug. 18 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * WA, bipartisan coalition secure $700 million Google settlement over app store monopoly * A federal court today approved a $700 million settlement in a multistate antitrust lawsuit against Google. The lawsuit challenged Google's control over Android app distribution and in-app payments. The approval of the settlement ends a five-year case and gives relief to consumers nationwi  more