DALLAS, Texas, Aug. 24 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release: * * * $1.8M in Partnership Grant Awards Announced in Program's 30th Year * * Bulletin No: 2026-17 The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (Bank) and participating members have awarded more than $1.8 million in Partnership Grant Program (PGP) funding, including a 5:1 match of member contributions. In 2026, which marks the 30th anniversary of t  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Aug. 26 -- The Arizona Board of Regents issued the following news release: * * * ABOR partners with U.S. Department of Education for third year on national FAFSA beta testing initiative Arizona Diamondbacks donate 800 tickets to student and family participants at Corona del Sol High School. - For the third consecutive year, the Arizona Board of Regents was selected by the U.S. Department of Education to participate in beta testing for the Free Application for Federal Stude  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Aug. 24 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Brenna Bird Joins Coalition Fighting Illegal Climate Activism in Financial Reporting * DES MOINES-Attorney General Brenna Bird announced today she joined a coalition of 16 state attorneys general raising concerns over potentially illegal financial reporting requirements by the "Big 4" accounting firms: Deloitte; Ernst & Young; KPMG; and PricewaterhouseCoopers. In a letter   more

RUSSELLVILLE, Arkansas, Aug. 25 -- Arkansas Tech University issued the following news: * * * ATU's Cranor Wins 2026 Booker Worthen Literary Prize * Eli Cranor, writer in residence and instructor in the Arkansas Tech University College of Arts and Humanities, is the 2026 winner of the Booker Worthen Literary Prize from the Central Arkansas Library System (CALS). The Booker Worthen Literary Prize was established in 1999. It is awarded each year to the best work, fiction or non-fiction, by an   more

BRUNSWICK, Maine, Aug. 26 -- Bowdoin College issued the following news: * * * Unpacking "Fringe" Political Beliefs, Analyzing Seabird Behavior, and How Structural Inequality in the South Survived the US Civil War By Tom Porter Bowdoin undergraduates have been pursuing a wide range of funded academic projects over the break. In all, 180 students have received research fellowships this summer, some whom are undertaking their work on campus, while others have been in the field--all of them advi  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 25 -- The City University of New York posted the following news: * * * CUNY Completes First-Ever Survey of Extensive Archival Collections Across 26 Campuses * #Three-Year Project Will Establish Unified Access to Collections #Archives Include One of the Country's Largest Collection of Boxing Memorabilia, a Century of Jewish History and Unparalleled Repositories of Afro-Caribbean Cultural Artifacts #CUNY Has Also Made 300,000 Digital Records Available Online for the First Time  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 24 -- Texas Southern University posted the following news: * * * Dr. Michael O. Adams Named Andrew Goodman Foundation 2026 Hidden Heroes Award Recipient * The Andrew Goodman Foundation has selected Dr. Michael O. Adams, Professor of Political Science and Public Administration at Texas Southern University's Barbara Jordan-Mickey Leland School of Public Affairs, as a recipient of its 2026 Hidden Heroes Award for Andrew Goodman Campus Champion of the Year. The award recogn  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- The Internal Revenue Service issued the following revenue ruling (No. 2026-14) on Aug. 24, 2026, entitled "Section 2032A.--Valuation of Certain Farm, Etc., Real Property". * * * This revenue ruling contains a list of the average annual effective interest rates on new loans under the Farm Credit System. This revenue ruling also contains a list of the states within each Farm Credit System Bank Territory. Under Sec. 2032A(e)(7)(A)(ii) of the Internal Revenue Code, rates on  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The National Association of Insurance Commissioners issued the following news release: * * * Maine and Mississippi License State Based Systems * Maine and Mississippi are the latest states to license the National Association of Insurance Commissioners' (NAIC) State Based Systems (SBS), an electronic system designed to revolutionize the efficiency and effectiveness of insurance regulatory processes. With its broad array of s  more

JACKSON, Mississippi, Aug. 26 -- The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release: * * * MDEQ Recognizes 2026 enHance Members The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality is recognizing 10 organizations from across the state as members of its 2026 enHance Environmental Stewardship Program. enHance is a voluntary stewardship program that recognizes committed environmental leaders who accomplish goals beyond the standard regulatory requirements. The   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 (TNSFR) -- The Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, intends to repatriate four unassociated funerary objects to the Quapaw Nation, according to a notice published by the U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service. The objects include three dish-shaped pottery vessels and a pottery vessel depicting a bat. The items were offered to the museum in 1973 by Harry Devine and his wife and were associated with locations in Arkansas, including Mi  more

SENATOBIA, Mississippi, Aug. 25 -- Northwest Mississippi Community College issued the following news release: * * * Patti Gordon NWCC's Executive Director of Advancement Retires Northwest Mississippi Community College's Executive Director of Institutional Advancement is passing the torch as the Cleveland native, Patti Gordon, prepares for the next stage of her life. Gordon's last day is set to be Aug. 28. Gordon began her Northwest journey in 2015, when she started as scholarship coordinator  more

HATTIESBURG, Mississippi, Aug. 25 -- The University of Southern Mississippi posted the following news: * * * Southern Miss Alumni Association Announces 2026 Hall of Fame Inductees * The University of Southern Mississippi Alumni Association will induct seven alumni who bring favor and distinction to the University into its Hall of Fame during Homecoming festivities this fall. The 2026 inductees include: Jeff C. Bowman '93 of Hattiesburg, Miss. President, CEO of Cooperative Energy Shea K  more

HATTIESBURG, Mississippi, Aug. 25 -- The University of Southern Mississippi posted the following news: * * * Southern Miss Gulf Park Celebrates Nursing Graduates at Pinning Ceremony * The School of Professional Nursing Practice in the College of Nursing and Health Professions (CNHP) recently celebrated its newest nursing graduates during a pinning ceremony held Aug. 4 at the Fleming Center at Southern Miss Gulf Park in Long Beach, Miss. The ceremony recognized 14 graduates of the Accelerat  more

OXFORD, Mississippi, Aug. 25 -- The University of Mississippi posted the following news: * * * Telehealth Coaching Helps Rural Patients Take Charge of Diabetes Care * OXFORD, Miss. - Managing diabetes often means making dozens of small, important decisions every day. A collaborative study between the University of Mississippi and the Mississippi Diabetes Network found that personalized telehealth coaching can help participants feel more confident making those choices while improving their he  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 26 -- The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation issued the following news release: * * * Citizens Invited to Learn About Tennessee's Archaeological Heritage Current Research in Tennessee Archaeology Event Scheduled for September 12 - The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation's Division of Archaeology will host its annual conference on research in Tennessee archaeology on Saturday September 12, at the Tennessee State Library and Archiv  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Aug. 25 [Category: Agriculture] -- USA Rice Federation posted the following news: * * * Turn! Turn! Turn! on The Rice Stuff * ARLINGTON, VA - To everything there is a season, as the saying goes. The U.S. rice industry is fortunate to attract and retain great talent, but change does happen. On the latest episode of the Rice Stuff Podcast, "From Seedlings to Harvest: Careers in Rice," guests include Mollie Buckler who joined the USA Rice team this summer and Dr. Tim Burc  more