Friday - October 23, 2026

Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Alaska

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Alaska Airlines names Amaresh Siva Chief Information Technology Officer
SEATTLE, Oct. 19 [Category: BizAerospace] -- Alaska Airlines, a subsidiary of Alaska Air Group, posted the following news release: * * * Alaska Airlines names Amaresh Siva Chief Information Technology Officer * Veteran technology executive will lead Alaska's enterprise technology, data, digital, cybersecurity and AI strategy, focused on operational reliability, modernization and long-term growth. Siva brings nearly three decades of technology leadership experience across CVS Health, Target   more
C-SPAN ELECTION NIGHT 2026
WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- C-SPAN, a public affairs network providing Americans with unfiltered access to congressional proceedings, issued the following news release: * * * C-SPAN ELECTION NIGHT 2026 20 HOURS STRAIGHT. RESULTS FROM ACROSS AMERICA. VICTORY AND CONCESSION SPEECHES. NO COMMERCIALS. NO PARTISAN PUNDITS ON C-SPAN's FLAGSHIP COVERAGE. DEMOCRACY UNFILTERED. - WASHINGTON, DC (October 19, 2026) -- When Americans go to the polls on November 3, C-SPAN will be there to bring viewers   more
Center for American Progress: Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill' Spikes Costs and Guts Protections for Student Loan Borrowers
WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 (TNSbrep) -- The Center for American Progress issued the following news release: * * * Oct 19, 2026 Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill' Spikes Costs and Guts Protections for Student Loan Borrowers Washington, D.C. -- President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans' "Big Beautiful Bill" is raising monthly bills and weakening the safety net for struggling student loan borrowers, according to a new report from the Center for American Progress. The report provides new data anal  more
Gallego, Bicameral Collation Press Trump Administration on Illegal Reallocation of Funding for Minority Serving Institutions
WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 (TNSida) -- Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * October 19, 2026 Gallego, Bicameral Collation Press Trump Administration on Illegal Reallocation of Funding for Minority Serving Institutions WASHINGTON -- Last week, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) joined Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) and a bicameral coalition of Democratic lawmakers in pressing U.S. Department of Education (ED) Secretary Linda McMahon on the administration's illegal decis  more
Long and Interstate Travel May Be a Barrier to Care for Certain Pediatric Cancer Patients
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Oct. 18 [Category: Medical] -- The American Association for Cancer Research posted the following news release: * * * Long and Interstate Travel May Be a Barrier to Care for Certain Pediatric Cancer Patients * Patients with the greatest social vulnerability were least likely to cross state lines to receive medical care ATLANTA - One in five pediatric cancer patients in a large national cohort lived more than 90 minutes away from their treatment center, and patient  more
NOAA: Marine Heatwave Triggered a Hybrid Crab Surge in the Bering Sea
WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: * * * Marine Heatwave Triggered a Hybrid Crab Surge in the Bering Sea October 19, 2026 A major marine heatwave in the Bering Sea set off a chain reaction that resulted in a dramatic surge in snow-Tanner hybrid crab abundance, posing new challenges for federal fisheries management. - A team of scientists at the Alaska Fisheries Science Center's Kodiak Laboratory   more
University of Tasmania: Antarctica Courses Win National Travel Industry Award
HOBART, Australia, Oct. 19 -- The University of Tasmania issued the following news: * * * Antarctica courses win National Travel Industry Award 19 Oct 2026 A partnership that develops courses for Antarctic cruise passengers has won a prestigious National Travel Industry Award. The University and cruise company HX have won the Most Outstanding Travel Industry Training Program prize at the awards. The 2021 partnership created a first for the tourism industry with an education program on Anta  more