BOISE, Idaho, Sept. 8 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following news release: * * * AG Labrador Secures Major Legal Victory against New York's Climate Change Superfund Act * BOISE, ID - Attorney General Raul Labrador announced today the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York struck down New York's Climate Change Superfund Act, declaring the law unenforceable. The law aimed to impose $75 billion in fines to energy producers for prior lawful energy prod  more

CLEMSON, South Carolina, Sept. 8 -- Clemson University posted the following news: * * * Brooks Center Family Series encourages families to find wonder in the world around them * College of Arts and Humanities Celebrating optimism and resiliency, finding wonder in the world around us and exploring nature are themes woven throughout the Brooks Center for the Performing Arts' 2026-2027 Family Series. Designed for young audiences and their adults, the Family Series offers high-quality perform  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Sept. 7 [Category: Sports] -- The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association issued the following news: * * * CIAA Football Week One Recap/ Weekly Honors * CIAA Football Week 1 Recap / Weekly Honors #Virginia State and Fayetteville State Remain Unbeaten as CIAA Football Week 1 Concludes CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Week 1 of the 2026 CIAA(r) football season featured comeback victories, defensive battles and strong individual performances across the conference, with Virgin  more

CLEMSON, South Carolina, Sept. 8 -- Clemson University posted the following news: * * * Endowed professor tapped to pilot improved Kansas assessment testing * College of Education Jonathan Templin works with data and testing to show how tests can aid teachers in the classroom and policymakers who want to make the greatest impact on students. He can feel a bit removed from each individual student, but that changed when he found himself in a parent-teacher conference with one of his son's tea  more

CLEMSON, South Carolina, Sept. 8 -- Clemson University posted the following news: * * * Free community legal clinic scheduled for Sept. 15 * In conjunction with the South Carolina Supreme Court's visit to Clemson, the South Carolina Bar Pro Bono Program will host a free community legal clinic at the Littlejohn Community Center on September 15. The event is open to all community members, including Clemson faculty and staff. Lawyers will be available to offer guidance and support with: * Si  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- The U.S. Government Accountability Office has sustained a protest by LJR Solutions, a small business based in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, challenging the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health's decision not to reserve its professional, scientific and technical services procurement exclusively or partially for small businesses. In a decision dated Aug. 14, 2026, GAO General Counsel found that the NIH had not reasonably or adequately d  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 (TNSLrpt) -- The Health and Human Services Inspector General issued the following report (No. A-04-24-07115) entitled "South Carolina Did Not Ensure That Selected Medicaid Managed Care Organizations Complied With Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Parity Requirements Related to Prior Authorization" filed under CMS: Here are excerpts: * * * Why OIG Did This Audit * Individuals seeking care for mental health and substance use disorder (MH/SUD) conditions often find th  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 9 -- The Immigrant Legal Resource Center issued the following news release: * * * ILRC's Updated State-by-State Immigration Enforcement Map Shows Urgent Need for State Officials to Do More to Protect Immigrant Communities (San Francisco, CA)--As DHS continues its campaign to deport millions of people, the role of state and local law enforcement agencies remains central to its mass detention and deportation project. Years ago, involvement with ICE was primarily  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Sept. 9 -- The Institute for Justice posted the following news release: * * * South Carolina Entrepreneur Files Lawsuit Challenging Irrational Ban on Mobile Beauty Services GREENVILLE, S.C.--Brandi Rosemond is a former model born and raised in Greenville, whose dream is to operate a mobile beauty salon that travels the state. But in South Carolina many of the beauty services she wants to provide are legal only in brick-and-mortar shops. That ban isn't only irrational, it'  more

GREENWOOD, South Carolina, Sept. 8 -- Lander University posted the following news: * * * Lander Community Lecture Series Opens with Discussion of Ideas that Shaped Independence * A discussion on the Declaration of Independence launched the annual Lander University Community Lecture Series by covering a wide range of topics related to the historic document. Dr. Ryan Floyd, chair of Lander's Department of History and Philosophy, joined Dr. Ashley Woodiwiss, chair of the Department of Governme  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Sept. 8 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Lexington man arrested on Child Sexual Abuse Material* charge * (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Edwin Mateo Ordonez Leon, 20, of Lexington, S.C., on one charge connected to the sexual exploitation of minors. Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force investigators with the Lexington County Sheriff's Department made th  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal Lands released the following written testimony by Chanel C. Johnson, executive director of the Maryland Commission on African American History and Culture and Banneker-Douglass-Tubman Museum, from a Sept. 2, 2026, hearing on the African American Civil Rights Network Act (H.R. 9269): * * * Good morning Chairman Tiffany, Ranking Member Neguse, and members of the subcommittee: My name is Chanel Compton Johnson, and I serv  more

DURHAM, North Carolina, Sept. 8 -- North Carolina Central University issued the following news: * * * NCCU Enrollment Tops 10,000 Students, Three Years Ahead of Target * Like a gold-medal-winning Olympic team, North Carolina Central University (NCCU) keeps breaking its own enrollment records. For the 2026-2027 academic year, NCCU's enrollment has grown to 10,124 students for the first time in university history. The record enrollment represents a 9.1% increase from fall 2025, when NCCU had  more

WACO, Texas, Sept. 8 [Category: Sports] -- The American Football Coaches Association posted the following news: * * * Ole Miss Survives Second Half Shootout * Down 13-10 in the third quarter against Louisville, the Ole Miss Rebels built a 14-point lead in the fourth quarter. The Cardinals battled back to tie the game, 38-38, but with 1:28 left on the clock, Ole Miss drove down the field and kicked the game-winning field goal as time expired. Despite the victory, Ole Miss drops one spot to No  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Sept. 9 -- The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences issued the following news release: * * * Samuel Bledsoe, M.D., James 'J.J.' Tucker, M.D., Join UAMS to Expand Bariatric Surgery Care Across Arkansas Bariatric and general surgeons Samuel Bledsoe, M.D., and James "J.J." Tucker, M.D., are joining the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), effective Oct. 1, and will see patients at the health system's newly acquired hospital in Bryant. Both surgeons j  more

CLEMSON, South Carolina, Sept. 8 -- Clemson University posted the following news: * * * Students gain experience and confidence through an industry-focused summer research program * Before the wet-lab work could begin, a group of Clemson University students had to help make decisions about the experiment itself. What sequence should be used? Which primer would work? How should the protocol be designed? Although junior genetics major Alayna Khoja has had research experience both in high sch  more

CLEMSON, South Carolina, Sept. 8 -- Clemson University posted the following news: * * * Teaching Innovators: Edwin Nii Bonney * Edwin Nii Bonney serves as an assistant professor in the Department of Educational and Organizational Leadership Development at Clemson University. Bonney works to prepare current and future school leaders with the tools and knowledge to improve school systems to better serve all students and families. Originally from Ghana, a country in West Africa, Bonney earned   more

CLEMSON, South Carolina, Sept. 8 -- Clemson University posted the following news: * * * Wilbur O. and Ann Powers College of Business remains No. 1 in South Carolina, climbs nationally in Niche rankings * The Wilbur O. and Ann Powers College of Business is beginning the 2026-27 academic year with continued recognition at both the state and national levels. In its newly released 2027 Best Colleges rankings, Niche again named Clemson University the No. 1 college in South Carolina for business,  more

ORANGEBURG, South Carolina, Sept. 8 -- South Carolina State University posted the following news: * * * Wisconsin student finds foundation to grow 'down south' at SC State thanks to $400,000 scholarship * Ja'Kylah Powers brings passion for service and plans for law career to SC State ORANGEBURG, S.C. -Ja'Kylah Powers wanted a change of scenery when choosing where to attend college, but she also wanted a place where she could grow academically and give back to a community. She found all th  more