RICHMOND, Virginia, Aug. 27 -- Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones issued the following news release on Aug. 26, 2026: * * * Attorney General Jay Jones Announces a $17 Billion Landmark Settlement with Meta with $353 Million Guaranteed for Virginia Settlement requires Meta to implement sweeping child-safety reforms for Virginians on Instagram and Facebook after deceiving the public about teen mental health harms - Today, Attorney General Jones announced a $17 billion settlement with Meta Pl  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- District of Columbia Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Schwalb Announces That Meta Will Pay Up to $17.1 Billion for Exploiting Kids with Intentionally Addictive Social Media Platforms * Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today announced a landmark multistate settlement with Meta Platforms, Inc. (Meta). It is the largest state consumer protection settlement in history outside of the Big Tobacco settlements of the   more

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, Aug. 26 [Category: BizHospital] -- Sanford Health posted the following news release: * * * Bismarck CEO Appointed National Role, Brigadier General * BISMARCK, N.D. - Sanford Bismarck President & CEO, Todd Schaffer, M.D., has been selected for promotion to Brigadier General and appointed to serve as Assistant for Mobilization and Reserve Affairs within the Office of the Under Secretary of War for Personnel & Readiness (OUSW(P&R)), a senior military leadership positi  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 28 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Aug. 27, 2026: * * * California answers the call: The state has deployed 3,372 personnel since June to support disaster response across the country and abroad Governor Newsom and the Legislature's unprecedented investments are making a difference What you need to know: Since June, California has deployed 3,372 personnel and 258 pieces of equipment to support wildfire, flood, and earthquak  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 28 -- Fisher Phillips, a law firm, issued the following Insight on Aug. 27, 2026: * * * New H-2A Adverse Effect Wage Rates Up in Air as Court Orders DOL to Try Again: What Agricultural Employers Need to Know A federal court in California just ordered the US Department of Labor (DOL) to quickly come up with a new methodology for calculating the Adverse Effect Wage Rate (AEWR) for H-2A job orders, just weeks after the agency released long-awaited new H-2A farmworker rates  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 27 -- Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr issued the following news release on Aug. 26, 2026: * * * Carr Announces Largest Big Tech Settlement in History Meta to pay up to $17 billion and implement sweeping child-safety reforms on Instagram and Facebook - Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr today announced a landmark $17.1 billion multistate settlement with Meta Platforms, Inc. - the largest state consumer protection settlement in history outside the Big Tobacco settl  more

HELENA, Montana, Aug. 26 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Gov. Gianforte Welcomes Evergreen Students on First Day of School * Highlights role of community support council to meet student needs * August 26 2026 EVERGREEN, Mont. - Governor Greg Gianforte today greeted Evergreen Elementary School students on their first day of school before joining Evergreen School District Superintendent Laurie Barron, community leaders, and faith-based organizatio  more

HELENA, Montana, Aug. 26 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Gianforte Appoints Kirk Bushman as District 2 Public Service Commissioner * * August 26 2026 HELENA, Mont. - Governor Greg Gianforte today announced the temporary appointment of Kirk Bushman of Billings to serve as commissioner for District 2 on the Montana Public Service Commission (PSC). "Kirk brings decades of engineering experience and a strong understanding of the important w  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Aug. 27 -- Hawaii Attorney General Anne E. Lopez issued the following news release on Aug. 26, 2026: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL LOPEZ ANNOUNCES LARGEST BIG TECH SETTLEMENT IN HISTORY Meta to Pay Up to $17 Billion and Implement Sweeping Child-Safety Reforms on Instagram and Facebook - Today, Attorney General Anne Lopez announced a landmark $17.1 billion multistate settlement with Meta Platforms, Inc. -- one of the largest state consumer protection settlements in history outside  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal Lands issued the following information for a legislative hearing at 10 a.m. on Sept. 2, 2026, at 1324 Longworth House Office Building: Agenda: * H.R. 642 (Rep. Steube), "Myakka Wild and Scenic River Act of 2025" * H.R. 5470 (Rep. LaHood), "Route 66 National Historic Trail Designation Act" * H.R. 6788 (Rep. Downing), "Montana Sportsmen Conservation Act" * H.R. 9269 (Rep. Clyburn), "Renewing the African American Civil   more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Aug. 27 -- Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey issued the following news release on Aug. 26, 2026: * * * Attorney General Aaron M. Frey Announces Largest Big Tech Settlement in History Meta to Pay Up to $17 Billion and Implement Sweeping Child-Safety Reforms on Instagram and Facebook - Today, Attorney General Aaron M. Frey announced a landmark $17.1 billion multistate settlement with Meta Platforms, Inc.-- the largest state consumer protection settlement in history outside the  more

HELENA, Montana, Aug. 28 -- Montana Commissioner of Securities and Insurance Matt Rosendale issued the following news release: * * * State Auditor James Brown Permanently Revokes License of Kalispell Bail Bondsman Accused of Using Position to Exploit Montanans, Including for Sexual Favors State Auditor James Brown protected Montanans by permanently revoking the insurance producer license of Laine Kendall Callahan, a Kalispell bail bondsman accused of exploiting people under his supervision, i  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Aug. 27 -- Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued the following news release on Aug. 26, 2026: * * * Attorney General Neronha, coalition announce largest Big Tech settlement in history Attorney General Neronha today joined a coalition of 47 States and D.C., Puerto Rico, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands in announcing a landmark multistate settlement with Meta Platforms, Inc. of up to $17.1 billion - one of the largest state consumer prot  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, Aug. 27 -- South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley issued the following news release on Aug. 26, 2026: * * * Attorney General Jackley Announces SD to Receive Minimum $52 Million in Multistate Settlement with Meta Attorney General Marty Jackley announces South Dakota will receive a minimum of $52,612,676 as its share in a landmark $17.1 billion multistate settlement with Meta Platforms, Inc. It is one of the largest state consumer protection settlements in history out  more

MISSOULA, Montana, Aug. 27 -- The University of Montana posted the following news release: * * * UM Welcomes Inaugural Class of Physician Associates * MISSOULA - Named after the state she always dreamed of living in, Montanna Zajac was thrilled to be admitted to the University of Montana's new physician associate program. Zajac, from Wausau, Wisconsin, studied psychology as an undergraduate but discovered a passion for medicine while working various jobs as an EMT, firefighter and medic for  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Aug. 27 -- Utah Attorney General Derek Brown issued the following news on Aug. 26, 2026: * * * Utah secures $12.2 billion settlement with Meta over child safety practices Utah today announced a landmark $12.2 billion settlement with Meta Platforms, Inc. that will force sweeping changes to how Instagram and Facebook are built for children and teens once issued by the court. It ranks among the largest consumer protection settlements in U.S. history--rivaled only by the B  more

BOZEMAN, Montana, Aug. 27 [Category: Business] -- The American Fly Fishing Trade Association posted the following news: * * * When You Feel Helpless, Act: Why the Roadless Rule Rollback Is Worth Fighting * Staying silent is a choice When the headlines feel relentless, it's easy to believe there's nothing any one of us can do: another rollback, another loss, another reason to look away. But hopelessness is a luxury our wild places can't afford. The fight over the Roadless Rule is an indicat  more