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

ST. AUGUSTINE, Florida, Aug. 28 -- Flagler College posted the following news: * * * Crisp-Ellert Art Museum Welcomes Visual Artist & Biologist Dr. Brandon Ballengee * Flagler College welcomes interdisciplinary artist, biologist, environmental researcher, and educator Dr. Brandon Ballengee as the Crisp-Ellert Art Museum's (CEAM) Artist-in-Residence from Sept. 7-19. Dr. Ballengee will sit down for a conversation with Dr. Benjamin Atkinson, Associate Professor of Natural Sciences at Flagler Col  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

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

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

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

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, Aug. 27 [Category: BizHospital] -- Sanford Health posted the following news release: * * * Sanford Sports to create Black Hills home at E3 * Aug. 27, 2026 Contact: Paul Heinert Sanford Health Media Relations 605-366-2432 / Paul.Heinert@sanfordhealth.org RAPID CITY, S.D. -Sanford Sports will establish a new home in Rapid City through the acquisition of the E3 Sports Complex, creating a dedicated location for youth sports programming, sports performance tr  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Aug. 28 -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news: * * * New Yellowstone Film Reveals Recovery of Bison Migrations A new wildlife documentary gives an unprecedented view into how Yellowstone bison recovered from near-extinction and relearned to migrate. "What Bison See: Restoring Yellowstone's Lost Migrations" features exclusive footage from the first high-definition camera collars deployed on bison in the national park. The film is presented by Yellowstone Fo  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

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, Aug. 28 -- The Wyoming Department of Education issued the following news release: * * * WDE & CWC Host Over 600 for 2026 Native American Education Conference The Wyoming Department of Education (WDE), in collaboration with Central Wyoming College, successfully concluded the 2026 Native American Education Conference, held August 12-13 in Riverton. Under the theme "Walking Together: Forging a Collective Path through Indigenous Knowledge," the 17th annual event welcomed more t  more