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Managing shadow AI: a 10-point governance road map

Unapproved and unmonitored AI use is spreading inside businesses faster than leadership teams know, and it may be one of the biggest privacy and security blind spots companies have today.

Aug 4 • 9:33 AM EDT • Business • nhbr.com

Katerina Guerraz

Katerina Guerraz is Executive Vice President, Chief Strategy Officer and Head of Enterprise Affairs of CVS Health

Aug 4 • 4:31 AM EDT • Health • cvshealth.com

Ernst Names Small Business of the Week, Present Company

Read the release on Sen. Ernst's website here. Throughout this Congress, Chair Ernst plans to recognize a small business in every one of Iowa’s 99 counties. RED OAK, Iowa – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Chair of the Senate Small Business Committee, today announced her Small Business of the Week: Present Company of Audubon County. Throughout the 119th Congress, Chair Ernst plans to recognize a small business in each of Iowa's 99 counties. "Present Company has been the gift that keeps on giving to Audubon for more than three decades," said Chair Ernst. "From helping revitalize Main Street to supporting countless local events and charities, Telia Carter and her team continue to present the very best of Iowa's entrepreneurial spirit. Their commitment to exceptional service, unique products, and hometown values proves that investing in your community always comes back around." Founded in 1990 by Nancy Oleson, Present Company opened its doors in downtown Audubon as a home décor boutique. After more than three decades of serving southwest Iowa, ownership transitioned in 2022 to Telia Carter. Under her leadership, Present Company has continued its tradition of personalized customer service while adapting its inventory to meet the needs of customers from Audubon and the surrounding communities. Today, Present Company remains a downtown Audubon staple, offering a carefully curated selection of gifts, home décor, apparel, jewelry, and specialty items. The boutique has earned a reputation for unique merchandise, friendly service, and a welcoming atmosphere that reflects the character of small-town Iowa. Stay tuned as Chair Ernst continues to recognize outstanding Iowa small businesses with her Small Business of the Week award. ###

Aug 3 • 5:56 PM EDT • Business • sbc.senate.gov

If Not AOC, Then Who?

What do we do if Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez decides not to run for president in 2028? It makes sense that many leftists are currently focused on calling on her to take the plunge. But the absence of a Plan B, or even much discussion about one, is worrisome. The US Left can’t afford to sit out the 2028 Democratic primary. Doing so in 2024 was a disaster: our abstention self-marginalized anti-billionaire politics from the national conversation and thereby gave space for Harris to pivot to the “center” (i.e. the policy preferences of corporate donors, establishment hacks, and AIPAC). Abstaining again in 2028 would be especially counterproductive since democratic socialists now have so much wind in our sails after our big electoral wins in NYC and across the country. It’s time to deepen our momentum, organization, and profile — not to retreat to the margins during America’s single most important political battle. Even more urgently, keeping Trump’s heir out of the White House may depend on whether leftists and the party’s unprecedentedly disenchanted base can force the Democrats in 2028 to take meaningful steps towards a very angry electorate and away from the corporate-consultant blob that has helped get us into this mess. If AOC (or Abdul El-Sayed) decides to run, we should enthusiastically go all in — DSA, fighting unions, progressive organizations, anybody who wants to see a better country and world. But, as far as I can tell from the outside, there’s a real chance that she doesn’t run. And we can’t just wait and see where she lands before discussing alternatives, since AOC’s decision might not come for quite a while, giving us little time to scramble at the last minute for an alternative. So we should start working now on getting a Plan B into motion, and recruiting a good candidate for the role. Here’s one idea. A Worker Candidate — Healthcare Not Warfare 2028 Run a union worker Leftists don’t need to always run experienced, well-known socialist politicians for high-profile contests. Lula, the current president of Brazil, began his political career as a metalworker militant who ran for governor of São Paulo in 1982. Especially in an era of institutional distrust, it’s possible to lean hard into making a virtue out of a working-class comrade’s distance from traditional politics. Experience abroad shows this clearly. Rachel Kéké — an immigrant hotel housekeeper — ran as the candidate of the leftist La France Insoumise for the National Assembly in 2022, defeating a former minister in the Macron government. The Belgian Workers’ Party in 2024 won its first Flemish seat in the European Parliament by running Rudi Kennes, a three-decade veteran of the Opel Antwerp auto factory. And the South Korean left in 2024 elected auto factory militant Yoon Jong-oh to the National Assembly. If a tiny French Trotskyist organization could make such a big splash in 2002 and 2007 by running a well-spoken postal worker cadre for office — the LCR’s Olivier Besancenot received about 1.5 million first-round votes — it’s not far-fetched to expect that a much larger organization like DSA, together with a broader coalition of the willing, could run this playbook to much greater effect. This is especially the case now that almost everything DSA does immediately becomes a national news story. We don’t need someone famous. We just need a charismatic, well-vetted comrade who works in a relatable working-class occupation — e.g. a nurse, or a worker in auto or construction, or at Amazon. Ideally, they have a compelling personal story or have been part of a significant strike or organizing campaign, but even those criteria don’t necessarily have to be deal-breakers. The main lesson of the Graham Platner fiasco isn’t that we should never run outsiders for office (the momentum he generated proves the exact opposite), but that they need proper vetting and roots in democratic membership organizations like DSA or a union. In any case, there are plenty of ways to signal working-class authenticity without resorting to Platner’s or Fetterman’s performative macho white dude affect. Better to have someone of any gender or race who is actually working class, with firm socialist politics, who can speak from experience about the day-to-day realities of trying to make it in America. There are surely at least a dozen such worker leaders in our movement nationwide; we just need to sit down and convince one that their personal sacrifice for the greater good (i.e. running for president) will be worth it. If we don’t have a frontrunner with a clear path to victory like AOC (or El-Sayed, were he to win Michigan), it’s better to embrace someone whose decision to run in itself tells an important story about US politics: workers have been iced out of our political system and are now fighting hard to break back in. The novelty factor, in itself, would generate press. And it would help democratic socialists signal to the American public that our movement’s defining characteristic is that we represent workers vs. bosses, not that we’re “the furthest left” force in American politics — a framework that suggests we’re extremists and that helps our opponents isolate us from non-college-educated voters by highlighting extremely minoritarian (and misguided) stances included in DSA’s platform like prison abolition. We don’t get many opportunities to speak to tens of millions of Americans; we need to use these opportunities to broaden our appeal beyond those already in our orbit. Run to polarize the 2028 primary and general election around “Medicare for All” and “End All Aid to Israel” Why should democratic socialists use our scarce time and volunteer energy to run in a race we’re unlikely to win? Running in the 2028 primary will not only recruit us scores of members (imagine having a DSA member intervening in eleven nationally televised primary debates!), but — more importantly — it has the potential to be a decisive leap forward towards an America that finally starts meeting the needs of working people instead of HMO and AIPAC billionaire donors. Polarizing litmus tests are good, actually — as long as they’re fought for around popular demands in a thoughtful and strategic way. Democratic socialists have an opportunity and responsibility to make the 2028 primary about two of the most widely and deeply felt issues of our moment: domestically, America’s unaffordable, family-breaking private healthcare system; internationally, America’s bankrolling of the genocidal Israeli government. A candidacy relentlessly demanding Medicare for All and No Aid to Israel would pose a sharp question to the American public, the Democratic Party, and other 2028 contenders: Why can’t working-class Americans afford their healthcare bills at the same time that our government is spending at least $3.8 billion yearly to fund an Israeli regime eager to keep dragging us and the world into more forever wars? Our candidate can agitate around a clear message: I’m running to give voice to all those working-class Americans who are struggling to get by. No matter what state you live in, who you voted for in 2024, or your background, it’s just plain common sense that we should make healthcare more affordable instead of spending billions to enable the Israeli government’s crimes against humanity. Every American who agrees with me when I say ‘Medicare for All — Not a Dime for Israel’ should make their voice heard through our campaign. Racking up a high number of votes for this agenda is a crucial way to show the Democratic Party and the country as a whole that we can’t keep supporting a life-destroying status quo in our healthcare system and in the Middle East. If we want to defeat Trump’s handpicked crony this coming November, we need to speak to ordinary people’s frustrations with the status quo — we can’t keep running the same tired establishment playbook and expecting a different result. For those highly engaged voters (or skeptical media pundits) who raise concerns about wasting votes, the candidate can take the time to explain why this isn’t the case: It's true I'm a long shot. But Zohran showed anything can happen — and voting for me is a pragmatic decision, not a wasted vote. In a heavily divided primary with a large number of candidates and a very discredited establishment, my campaign and the democratic socialist movement I’m part of are positioned to be the balance of power if we can get a large enough number of voters to loudly demand Healthcare Not Warfare. Since there’s a high chance no candidate will get to 50% in the 2028 primaries, the Democrats could very well be heading towards a brokered convention, where a disciplined, principled current committed to breaking from corporate donors can play an outsized role in making sure whoever ends up with the nomination raises the banner of single-payer healthcare and cutting aid to Israel. How exactly could running this sort of primary campaign be translated into actual leverage? The candidate replies: I’m aiming to win the nomination, but if I don’t achieve that goal, my delegates and I will pledge our support in the primary only for a candidate who agrees in the general election to call for ending US aid to Israel and establishing Medicare for All at home. These are both winning planks for November against the Republicans, and the only reason I can see that other candidates haven’t yet raised these is that they’re still more scared of the donor class than they are of the people. That needs to change. If Democratic leaders want young people, workers, and those sick of the status quo to show up in big numbers this November, they need to meet us halfway. In this way, whether or not we win the nomination, democratic socialists could still play a decisive role in 2028. The approach outlined here is similar to what radical left parties periodically do in parliamentary democracies like Denmark or Sweden when they find themselves as a junior partner electorally: they dictate to center-left allies what their terms would be for enabling, from the outside, the formation of a new government. Running a Healthcare Not Warfare candidate will make it significantly more likely that the 2028 Democratic candidate stands with ordinary people instead of donors on these two pivotal planks — a shift that will, in turn, make it easier to achieve the existentially important task of defeating MAGA’s heir in November. Look at how much popular traction the Uncommitted movement got with a similar strategy in 2024 with so little on-the-ground organization — surely we can go much further with a working-class candidate, a much bigger DSA, and a Democratic Party base that has turned against Israel, billionaires, and the hacks in the party who prop them up. Objections and Responses There are quite a few objections to this proposal, many of which are very reasonable. Let me briefly address each here. Socialists shouldn’t waste their scarce time and resources on a candidate unlikely to win. This is a good rule in general, but there are important exceptions, and presidential elections are the main one. There’s no other political contest that gets anything like this level of attention and engagement in the US, so if you want to be a serious force in nationwide politics, you basically can’t afford not to have a candidate. Far from being an overall drain on our resources, running a dynamic 2028 campaign would likely result in a major net increase in members and capacity. In that spirit, the very pragmatic Milwaukee sewer socialists — who mostly ran to win at home in Wisconsin — supported Eugene Debs’s propagandistic presidential campaigns, which they correctly saw as a crucial means of recruiting to the Socialist Party. And now that the (post-1972) Democratic Party gives more weight to voters than party operatives in determining its presidential nomination, it’s become feasible to run as a socialist in primaries without risking a split in the vote against the Republicans in November. We should just support Ro Khanna, who also supports M4A and ending aid to Israel. I like Ro Khanna and would enthusiastically vote and canvass for him for president were he to get the nomination. But there’s a real chance that Khanna’s bid for office doesn’t catch on; he lacks the grassroots organizational apparatus of DSA, and, because he’s not really of the Left or labor (despite his current very good positions), he’s unlikely to generate the type of buy-in and enthusiasm that a DSA candidate would. Moreover, Khanna would be running as an individual, not as someone emerging from and building an organized movement — his campaign would not likely focus on building sustained power from below, nor would it likely polarize the 2028 primary around M4A and Israel aid. Also, and not inconsequentially, the poor electoral results for Tom Steyer and Saikat Chakrabarti this spring suggest that there’s perhaps not much of a popular appetite in the Democrats’ base to support multi-millionaire class traitors. Much better, then, to run a democratic socialist worker. If by Super Tuesday it’s clear that our campaign has captured the main left lane in the primary, Khanna should drop out and endorse us; conversely, if he’s managed to capture this lane, DSA could at that point transform its Healthcare Not Warfare campaign into an independent campaign to elect Ro Khanna focused on winning (and holding him accountable to) those two critical planks. An openness to consolidating an anti-corporate candidate by Super Tuesday is a necessary component of the strategy I’m proposing, because otherwise we risk splitting the primary votes (per DNC rules, you need at least 15% to get any delegates to convention). We should convince Shawn Fain or Sara Nelson to run for president instead. I agree it’d be great if either ran for president, but my impression is that there’s basically no chance that will happen in 2028, because both are firmly focused on their union leadership duties (and, in the case of Fain, beating back a federal witch-hunt). This plan could have DSA end up endorsing a non-socialist, non-DSAer for president. That’s against our principles. It’s a myth, and bad politics, that socialists can’t ever support candidates who aren’t members of their organization and/or who don’t call themselves socialists. Bernie, after all, was not a DSAer. And socialists abroad regularly make tactical decisions about if and when supporting a non-socialist candidate makes sense from the standpoint of promoting working-class interests, defending democracy, and building a socialist current in the process. If your “principles” prevent you and DSA from helping achieve the momentous stride forward of having a Democratic candidate in 2028 run on Medicare for All and ending aid to Israel, those “principles” are not very good. In fact, they actively undermine the causes they’re aiming to support. We shouldn’t confuse principles (working-class independence) with tactics (the best way to advance this in a given context). In my recent article in Catalyst on Milwaukee sewer socialism (I’ve uploaded the full text here), I have a section showing how similarly rigid rules about endorsements had to be eventually discarded in the old Socialist Party nationwide after WWI because they tended to lead socialists towards a sectarian abstention from broader anti-corporate electoral insurgencies beyond their party’s control. For what it’s worth, Lenin’s current under Tsarism frequently backed bourgeois candidates in the second round of elections and Lenin himself advocated that British Communists support Labour Party candidates; for his part, Kautsky in 1912 defended the German Social Democracy’s electoral pact with the Progressives in the runoffs. If our predecessors could be that tactically flexible in an era before the limits of their underlying strategic assumptions about intransigent class politics in capitalist democracies were made clear, then there’s no need to insist on being more tactically rigid today, after a century’s worth of accumulated experience. As long as you maintain your own political profile and organization while engaging in broader coalitional efforts, there’s zero inherent contradiction with the principle of political independence. More specifically: DSA and allied organizations should enthusiastically back Michigan’s Abdul El-Sayed if AOC declines to run and he throws his hat in the presidential ring. (I have no idea whether he’s even considering this path, but there’ll surely be chatter about it if he wins his Senate race this November.) Though he doesn’t call himself a socialist, El-Sayed is a principled Berniecrat, a consistent fighter for Palestine, and would have a clear path to victory. Using the “s” word is far less important than whether a campaign fights for the interests of working people at home and abroad — and whether actively participating in it can grow the organized working class and the Left. And the same holds true if a less anti-corporate candidate were, under pressure, to adopt our two Healthcare Not Warfare planks. Why focus only on M4A and ending US aid to Israel? There are so many other important issues to fight for! Obviously there are many pivotal issues beyond healthcare and Israel, and our candidate — and especially our organizations involved in the campaign — should be prepared to speak on all of these. But one of the crucial lessons of the Zohran campaign is that you have to relentlessly stay on message if you want to cut through the noise. CNN and Fox News will want to talk about DSA’s views on Venezuela and abolishing the police; we need to polarize the debate on the widely and deeply felt issues that are most favorable for growing the Left, isolating our opponents, and winning urgently needed changes. One recent poll found 63% of Americans support M4A, even after respondents were told it would raise taxes and eliminate most private insurance. Another found that 74% of Democrats opposed “providing additional economic and military support to Israel.” And focusing on two demands sets the campaign up to be able to leverage its mandate to make clear demands upon other candidates (which we can’t do if we run with a laundry list of demands). Talking about a Plan B is a distraction from the more urgent work of building a groundswell of calls on AOC to run. It’s good for DSAers, fightback unionists, and progressive organizations to try to convince AOC to run. This proposal is meant as an addendum to pushes to get AOC to run and to line DSA up for that eventuality, not as a substitute for those efforts. But I’m worried that, like in 2024, we might eventually find ourselves with no time to find a viable alternative unless we start now. DSA, with its abundant deliberative processes, moves slowly. The approach you’re suggesting seems risky. If a DSA candidate runs but doesn’t receive a lot of votes, it’ll undercut our current national momentum. This is a reasonable worry. All big initiatives always carry risks, and the path I’m advocating is certainly not free of these. That said, if a Healthcare Not Warfare campaign doesn’t catch on like we envisioned, it’s a pretty simple pivot in March 2028 to explain that in the future we really need our standard-bearers like AOC, or our growing bench of national electeds, to step up in presidential primaries. Moreover, it’s worth noting that the risk of my Plan B proposal is on the whole significantly less than the risk entailed by an AOC run. We should all back her if she runs, since she’d fire up the base, provide huge openings for organizing, have a real shot at defeating a Republican (especially given MAGA’s unpopularity), be a great standard-bearer for our issues, particularly M4A and ending aid to Israel, and be less willing than mainstream candidates to capitulate to any anti-democratic machinations from Trump and co. But it’s also true that AOC could lose, which would be a devastating setback to the country and the Left. Or she could win and find herself unable to pass much, if any, of her (and our) program, a demoralizing prospect. So if we’re willing to take these risks with AOC (and we should), it follows that we should be able to take lower-level risks if she doesn’t throw her hat in the ring. What’s Your Plan B? The US Left is facing its biggest opening for growth and influence since the 1930s. Initiatives that would have been impossible a few months ago are now potentially feasible. A President AOC is now easier to imagine, but if she ultimately assesses that the risks aren’t worth the potential reward in 2028, we can’t be left flat-footed. So even if you’re not convinced by the specifics of my Plan B, I hope you can at least agree that it’d be a disaster for us not to have one — and not to start getting a Plan B into motion. Hopefully other organizers and political currents will put forward their responses and alternative ideas ASAP. The stakes are too high to just wait and see. More As always, please share this article widely. This newsletter depends on all you lovely people to get the word out. Thank you! I uploaded the full text of my Catalyst article on Milwaukee sewer socialism here (it’s updated and 3x as long as the version published earlier on this substack). If you haven’t yet, please make sure to subscribe to Catalyst here; I read every issue front to back, highly recommend. 🌹🎵 Ivan Lins (arranged by Arthur Verocai) — “General da Banda” 🌹🎵

Aug 3 • 12:50 PM EDT • Politics • laborpolitics.com

Dr. Crystal Miller Named Public Health Hall of Fame Distinguished Leader

The Lexington-Fayette County Health Department is proud to announce that our Commissioner of Health, Dr. Crystal Miller has been selected as this year’s Public Health Hall of Fame Distinguished Leader by the University of Kentucky College of Public Health. This honor recognizes Dr. Miller’s exceptional leadership, unwavering commitment to public health, and the lasting impact

Aug 3 • 8:51 AM EDT • Health • lfchd.org

Students 2 Science Appoints Dan Barnett as Executive Director

/PRNewswire/ -- Students 2 Science (S2S) today announced the appointment of Dan Barnett as Executive Director, effective September 1, 2026. Barnett succeeds...

Aug 3 • 8:21 AM EDT • Science • prnewswire.com

Top officials leave hospital rate-setting commission amid AHEAD model transition

As Maryland begins the transition into a new hospital rate-setting system, the state commission authorized to establish those rates is heading into its own transition – a change in leadership.

Aug 3 • 6:14 AM EDT • Health • marylandmatters.org

New Urban Chamber leader emphasizing access for Las Vegas small businesses

The Urban Chamber of Commerce in Las Vegas announced last month that Christopher Shelton has been named the organization’s new president and CEO. “It’s a new era and it’s a new way of thinking now in the Urban Chamber under my leadership,” Shelton says ...

Aug 2 • 10:00 PM EDT • Business • vegasinc.lasvegassun.com

Catherine Ngo earns business accolade as Wahine of the Year

Hawaii Business Magazine has named Catherine Ngo the recipient of its inaugural Wahine of the Year award, a new accolade recognizing a woman whose leadership, service and impact have helped shape Hawai‘i’s business community and beyond. Ngo will be honored at the magazine’s Wahine Forum in October. A respected banking executive, entrepreneur and philanthropist, Ngo has spent more […]

Aug 2 • 10:00 PM EDT • Business • mauinow.com

Helping young women gain business and leadership skills

Aug 2 • 8:16 AM EDT • Business • clickondetroit.com

Business People

The Stonebreaker Hotel has named hospitality industry veteran Christy Marks as its new director of sales, bringing more than two decades of hotel sales leadership and opening experience to the Fayetteville property.

Aug 2 • 2:00 AM EDT • Business • nwaonline.com

Business People

The Stonebreaker Hotel has named hospitality industry veteran Christy Marks as its new director of sales, bringing more than two decades of hotel sales leadership and opening experience to the Fayetteville property.

Aug 2 • 2:00 AM EDT • Business • nwaonline.com

Business People

The Stonebreaker Hotel has named hospitality industry veteran Christy Marks as its new director of sales, bringing more than two decades of hotel sales leadership and opening experience to the Fayetteville property.

Aug 2 • 2:00 AM EDT • Business • arkansasonline.com

Oregon OK's takeover of Santiam Hospital by Salem Health

Salem Health has promised to invest millions into Santiam and expand maternity services, among other things. Santiam had enjoyed very healthy profits until recently as one of the few remaining Oregon independents, but its leadership said recent losses and looming IT costs jeopardized its ability to provide services.

Aug 1 • 8:00 AM EDT • Health • thelundreport.org

Uefa has 'lost confidence' in Fifa leadership

Uefa says it has lost confidence in Gianni Infantino's Fifa leadership as the fallout from the scrapped controversial investment plan intensifies.

Aug 1 • 6:03 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com

SENATE IN PLAY: Bray’s step back raises stakes on political direction of Indiana’s upper chamber

By Sydney Byerly and Marilyn Odendahl The Indiana Citizen July 31, 2026 Noting Republican lawmakers could put their political careers in jeopardy simply for supporting him, Senate President Pro Tempore Rodric Bray announced Friday he will be stepping down from his leadership position. Bray, R-Martinsville, who has served as Senate president since 2018, will not

Jul 31 • 11:05 PM EDT • Politics • indianacitizen.org

UNCW Business School Students Travel to Prague for Real-Life Consulting Experience by Robert Burrus

This article was contributed by Kestrel Smoot, International Programs Coordinator for UNCW’s Cameron School of Business. During the most recent spring semester, 33 upper-level finance and marketing students from the UNCW’s Cameron School of Business traveled to Prague, Czechia, to participate in an intensive international consulting project. Unlike traditional study-abroad programs, the Prague consultancy project focuses on real client engagement. Each year’s project is entirely new, designed through collaboration between faculty and industry partners to identify a current business challenge that students will address. This year, students worked with MAMS-Champi, a Czech non-alcoholic beverage company that is seeking to expand into other global markets. Throughout the first half of the semester, students attend class at UNCW and prepare for their time abroad by conducting preliminary research, developing analytical frameworks, and organizing themselves into specialized teams responsible for tasks such as marketing strategy, industry analysis, consumer segmentation, and competitive evaluation. The course emphasizes independence and teamwork, requiring students to take ownership of their work, manage deadlines, and collaborate across functional groups. Additionally, faculty serve as advisors, allowing students to navigate the complexities of the project much as they would in a professional consulting environment. Once in Prague, students met with company leadership, toured facilities, and refined their recommendations based on real-time feedback. The in-person component is widely regarded as the most transformative aspect of the program because students must synthesize weeks of work into a cohesive presentation and deliver it to the client, demonstrating professionalism, strategic thinking, and adaptability. Beyond the consulting work, students participated in cultural and educational activities that broadened their understanding of global business environments. They explored Prague’s historic districts, learned about Czech culture, and engaged with local professionals. These experiences helped students understand how economic, regulatory, and social factors shape market opportunities. The Prague consultancy project stands as a defining example of the Cameron School of Business’s commitment to experiential learning, consistently strengthening students’ confidence, enhancing their resumes, and serving as a focal point in job interviews. Employers recognize the value of the hands-on experience and transferable skills students gain, underscoring the program’s role in preparing industry-ready graduates for today’s fast-moving business landscape.

Jul 31 • 8:00 PM EDT • Business • wilmingtonbiz.com

NGA, Dignity.Us Launch Center for Dignity in Politics to Strengthen Democratic Leadership and Promote Civil Discourse

New bipartisan center will equip governors with tools to foster respect, reduce political polarization and strengthen democratic culture OKLAHOMA CITY – The National Governors Association (NGA) today announced the launch of the Center for Dignity in Politics, an initiative that will equip governors with the tools, training and resources to strengthen democratic culture, reduce political polarization and […]

Jul 31 • 2:37 PM EDT • Politics • nga.org

North Bay trailblazers celebrate rise of Latina business leaders, push for equal access to capital

Latina entrepreneurs are taking on a stronger leadership role in U.S. business growth, but unequal access to capital still limits their expansion, according to top North Bay business leaders. At the same time, leaders acknowledge that…

Jul 31 • 1:54 PM EDT • Business • pressdemocrat.com

WisOpinion: 'The Insiders' debate who will pay the political price for rising energy costs

The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, discuss which party has a better message on energy costs facing voters in the 2026 midterm election. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.

Jul 31 • 11:39 AM EDT • Politics • wispolitics.com

Republican Victor Marx taps George Markert as his lieutenant governor pick in Colorado’s gubernatorial race

Colorado Republican gubernatorial nominee Victor Marx named George Markert, a retired Marine colonel, as his running mate for lieutenant governor Friday morning, saying the former U.S. Senate candidate will bring “exceptional character, proven leadership and a lifetime of serving others” to the ticket. Marx is facing Democratic nominee Phil Weiser, the state’s attorney general, and […]

Jul 31 • 10:38 AM EDT • Politics • coloradopolitics.com

Shark Tank, Colossal, Shondaland speakers headlining DFW Startup Week

DFW Startup Week, hosted by the SMU Spears Institute for Entrepreneurial Leadership, is free to attend and will take place from Aug. 3-6.

Jul 31 • 7:00 AM EDT • Business • dallasnews.com

Siemens Healthineers’ head of Americas steps down, GE CFO switch, new ASTRO prez, plus more leadership moves

In other news, Vanderbilt has appointed a radiologist to a key leadership position, the University of Rochester has picked a director of diagnostic imaging, and Pueblo Radiology Associates hired 7 new docs.

Jul 31 • 3:10 AM EDT • Business • radiologybusiness.com

CDC, public health preparedness nominees advance in Senate

The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee on Thursday approved President Donald Trump’s nominees to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and to serve as a key assistant secretary, two leadership roles that the administration has struggled to fill. The committee voted 12-11 along party lines to advance Sean Kaufman to serve […]

Jul 30 • 7:28 PM EDT • Health • rollcall.com

Xbox CEO says the team has one year to start growing again

“Our reset has not been easy.”

Jul 30 • 6:10 PM EDT • Technology • theverge.com

Leaders in Health program equips community leaders to drive change | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Leaders in Health provides public health training and leadership development for people in nonprofit, government, and other roles.

Jul 30 • 2:05 PM EDT • Health • hsph.harvard.edu

Harvard Business School announces 2026-2027 Blavatnik Fellows

Harvard Business School (HBS) has named its 2026-27 Blavatnik Fellows. The fellowship offers HBS alumni and Harvard-affiliated postdoctoral researchers the opportunity to advance new life science technology ventures and develop their leadership talents during a 12-month fellowship year. To date, Blavatnik Fellows have founded 50 biomedical companies developing innovations including gene writing technologies, engineered cell therapies, oral biologic drug delivery platforms, AI-enabled digital health solutions, and therapeutics for cancer, neurological, and metabolic diseases. Collectively, Fellows have raised more than $800 million in private and public capital to advance their ventures.

Jul 30 • 12:55 PM EDT • Business • news.harvard.edu

Dr. Faisal Khan Named St. Louis City Health Director

Renowned public health expert brings over 25 years of public health leadership to the City

Jul 30 • 10:07 AM EDT • Health • stlouis-mo.gov

Greater Rochester business leaders honored for growth and community impact

Greater Rochester business leaders Glenn Jackling and Anthony Valerio honored for growth, workforce investment and community leadership at annual awards.

Jul 30 • 8:30 AM EDT • Business • rbj.net

The power plant players unlocking the grid | Investors Lab

History is full of aha moments where an apparent failure was actually the breakthrough people didn't know they needed. Take champagne, discovered when French winemakers kept finding their bottles exploding under pressure. Or sticky notes, developed from a glue that was rejected by leadership at 3M for being too weak, but later redeployed for the purpose we all know and love. Nuclear fusion just experienced another of these serendipitous discoveries. For decades, it wasn't clear how the subatomic particles known as alpha particles would affect the turbulence that drains heat from a reactor's core, preventing the reactor from reaching self-sustaining fusion. Now, new simulations suggest that the particles help. The new research turns what was once viewed as a potential operational hindrance into a critical performance booster. SN's Emily Conover has the info blast.

Jul 29 • 9:00 AM EDT • Science • sciencenews.org

Nobody Knows What to Expect From Michigan Football

The biggest storyline surrounding Michigan this season will be how quickly the program adjusts to new leadership under head coach Kyle Whittingham. The Wolverines have built a reputation around physical football, strong defense, and controlling the line of scrimmage, and maintaining that identity will be a major focus as the program enters a new chapter.…

Jul 28 • 11:35 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com

McCurdy Named Head of Ag. Science

Jay McCurdy has become the new head of Mississippi State’s Department of Agricultural Science and Plant Protection. The multidisciplinary academic unit in MSU’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences offers an undergraduate degree in agricultural science, and master’s and doctoral degrees in entomology, plant pathology and weed science. “Dr. McCurdy’s enthusiasm, productivity and leadership make […]

Jul 28 • 2:10 PM EDT • Science • deltabusinessjournal.com

CT hospitals are redesigning ERs for behavioral health crises

Physicians and hospital leadership say the units provide a calm, healing environment for patients arriving with mental health crises.

Jul 28 • 5:00 AM EDT • Health • ctmirror.org

How Sutter Health aligns leaders on physician well-being

Monthly leadership meetings and in-person retreats help to turn well-being data into action, build trust across teams and strengthen peer support.

Jul 28 • 3:00 AM EDT • Health • ama-assn.org

Stony Brook University Researchers Chosen for DOE Genesis Mission AI-for-Science Awards

July 27, 2026 — Researchers at the State University of New York at Stony Brook (Stony Brook University) secured five inaugural awards through the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Genesis Mission, a national AI-for-science initiative designed to accelerate scientific discovery and strengthen U.S. leadership in innovation, energy and national security. The awards reinforce Stony Brook University’s […]

Jul 27 • 8:18 PM EDT • Science • hpcwire.com

George Regan steps back as chief executive of his namesake PR firm

George Regan steps back from day-to-day leadership of Massachusetts' third-largest PR firm while remaining chairman. Christian Nakkashian will become president of operations starting in September.

Jul 27 • 4:14 PM EDT • Business • bizjournals.com

Chandler Economic Development launches "Let's Talk Business" to give companies direct access to economic development leadership

Monthly one-on-one meetings offer businesses, developers and investors dedicated time with Chandler's Economic Development Director

Jul 27 • 12:30 PM EDT • Business • chandleraz.gov

Tower Health announces new affiliation with Jefferson Health

Tower Health’s leadership, governance and daily operations remain unchanged, officials said.

Jul 27 • 11:05 AM EDT • Health • readingeagle.com

Acxiom Recognized as a World’s Top Disability Inclusive Business

CONWAY, Ark., July 27, 2026--Acxiom®, the connected data and technology foundation for the world’s leading brands, today announced that it has been recognized as a World’s Top Disability Inclusive Business based on its performance on the Disability Index®, the leading global benchmark for disability inclusion in business. Acxiom was recognized in the Advanced category, which reflects strong leadership and the successful integration of disability inclusion practices throughout the organization. P

Jul 27 • 8:30 AM EDT • Business • finance.yahoo.com

International Fellows explore AI, science, and policy in Pittsburgh

The U.S. Army War College International Fellows Class of 2027 visited Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh to hear from experts on artificial intelligence, software engineering, public policy and science, with a focus on how research and innovation support military leadership and decision-making.

Jul 27 • 8:00 AM EDT • Science • dvidshub.net

Weiser’s leadership crucial for rural win-win

Attorney General Phil Weiser is going to win the gubernatorial election. That said, Colorado agriculture and rural communities have a 30-year track record of finding the win-win be it for species or industries or habitat. Former Governor Roy Romer possessed what Gov. Jared Polis has demonstrated repeatedly he doesn’t have: the willingness to find compromise […]

Jul 27 • 7:00 AM EDT • Politics • coloradopolitics.com

LANL: UC ‘AI Science At Scale’ Summit Showcases Landmark Innovations With Senior National Lab Leadership Including DDSTE Pat Fitch Present

Attendees of the UC ‘AI Science at Scale’ summit held on June 11 in Santa Fe. Courtesy/LANL LANL News: On June 11, 2026, the University of California (UC) convened researchers and leaders from across the UC system in Santa Fe, New Mexico, for the first annual “AI Science at Scale” summit. The summit was planned […]

Jul 26 • 12:48 PM EDT • Science • ladailypost.com

Dominik Szoboszlai: Born to Lead

Szoboszlai will be counted on for leadership at Liverpool following a number of veteran departures.

Jul 26 • 10:00 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com

Massachusetts Democratic Senate primary sets up a battle of generations

Rep. Seth Moulton, a frequent critic of the old guard of Democratic leadership in Congress, is now taking on one of his party’s progressive stalwarts.

Jul 26 • 6:30 AM EDT • Politics • cnn.com

Celtics' Jayson Tatum details what leadership looks like to him

During a recent community even in Chicago, Jayson Tatum broke down what leadership looks like to him

Jul 25 • 7:10 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com

What Is Joe Manchin’s New Independent Leadership Council?

The council presents itself on its website as “an opportunity to fix politics.”

Jul 24 • 3:20 PM EDT • Politics • time.com

Eleven Promotions at Northrim Bank

Eleven promotions at Northrim Bank recognize the leadership, strong performance, and ongoing contributions of several officers.

Jul 24 • 2:10 PM EDT • Business • akbizmag.com

Tower Health and Jefferson Health have formed a clinical affiliation

Tower leadership, governance, and day-to-day operations will remain unchanged as the affiliation takes shape, Tower said.

Jul 24 • 1:00 PM EDT • Health • inquirer.com

Broken Politics and AI Jailbreaks: The Week in Review

Americans’ hosting duties are over with the 2026 World Cup now in the rearview mirror, but a recent poll shows they’re dissatisfied with the nation’s leadership. Meanwhile, a surveillance state might be upon us as AI and consumer tech creep into Americans’ personal lives. Holliday Woodard here with ...

Jul 24 • 12:16 PM EDT • Politics • usnews.com

Joe Manchin reenters the political orbit with a new independent experiment

A year and a half after leaving office fed up with the major parties, former Sen. Joe Manchin is launching a new effort, the Independent Leadership Council, to recruit and support independent candidates across the country.

Jul 24 • 5:00 AM EDT • Politics • cnn.com

Why creative leadership drives business growth

Ndidi Oteh explains why creativity isn’t just a cultural value—it’s a critical force behind innovation, transformation, and long-term business success.

Jul 23 • 4:39 PM EDT • Business • fastcompany.com

2026 Health Policy Leadership Forum

The National Governors Association Center for Best Practicesconvened state and territory governors’ health policy advisors in Charlotte, North Carolina, July 8-10 for the 2026 Health Policy Leadership Forum. Through a discussion-based format, the forum provided governors’ advisors, NGA Partners and invited guests with an opportunity to exchange perspectives, share implementation strategies, and discuss emerging policy challenges shaping state and territorial health systems. Discussions focused on advancing governors’ health priorities in a rapidly evolving policy and fiscal environment while highlighting innovative approaches and peer-informed solutions from across the country.

Jul 23 • 1:34 PM EDT • Health • nga.org

McCormick unveils leadership, operating plan after Unilever Foods deal

Hunt Valley-based McCormick & Co. unveiled its leadership team and operating structure for its planned combination with Unilever’s Foods business.

Jul 23 • 1:23 PM EDT • Business • baltimoresun.com

RSU professors develop AI-powered business simulator

Rogers State University professors developed an AI-enabled platform to assist students with leadership development, critical thinking, decision making and organ

Jul 23 • 11:16 AM EDT • Business • ktul.com

Microsoft 2.5: New security business chief Hayete Gallot on the company’s push into the agentic era

Hayete Gallot, who rejoined Microsoft in February to lead its security business, is pushing the company toward "agentic security" — systems that spot threats and act on them without waiting for a human. She's doing it while building a new leadership team in a division where several VPs have exited in recent months.

Jul 23 • 10:43 AM EDT • Business • geekwire.com

SFA continues dolphin health research through leadership role in PHASM drone development project

NACOGDOCHES, Texas –– Stephen F. Austin State University continues its leadership role in drone-based dolphin health research using the Passive Health Assessment in Sea Mammals, or PHASM, platform in Galveston.

Jul 23 • 8:00 AM EDT • Health • sfasu.edu

Harnessing Abundant Electricity From the Sun—and Other CU Boulder Science Tapped for Genesis Mission

Three CU Boulder-led projects and three collaborative projects selected through the U.S. Department of Energy's Genesis Mission. Research will advance artificial intelligence for fusion energy, quantum computing, particle physics and water prediction. Awards recognize CU Boulder's leadership in applying AI to some of the nation's most complex scientific challenges.

Jul 23 • 8:00 AM EDT • Science • newswise.com

IBM Lowers Its Growth Outlook as Sales of Data Center Mainframes Sink 42%

Big Blue’s CEO is expected to face questions from Wall Street about the company’s direction and leadership.

Jul 22 • 4:11 PM EDT • Business • wsj.com

Biotech experts want FDA drug reviews based on science, not politics

Biotech experts call for the FDA to prioritize scientific expertise over political influence in drug reviews amid recent leadership changes and staffing challenges.

Jul 22 • 3:53 PM EDT • Politics • journalrecord.com

Ohio State president is building new pathways for business partnerships

The Ohio State University is committed to working with the state’s business community to bring excellence at scale to research partnerships, student entrepreneurship and workforce development.That message was part of a conversation on leadership and other topics hosted by the Columbus Chamber of Commerce this week between Ohio State President ...

Jul 22 • 2:00 PM EDT • Business • news.osu.edu

What JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon Understands About Leadership That Most CEOs Miss

Is your business growing or just bottleneck? The strongest business is built by leaders who prepare it to thrive long after they step aside.

Jul 22 • 10:00 AM EDT • Business • inc.com

Model the Transformation You Expect Employees to Deliver

Leaders must model the transformation they expect others to deliver. Yet many leadership teams undermine their own ambitions by promoting agility, experimentation, and innovation while continuing to govern through legacy processes that reward predictability and risk avoidance. Employees notice the disconnect and follow what leaders do, not what they say. The most successful transformations occur when senior leaders personally sponsor the organization’s most uncertain initiatives, devote meaningful time to change, embrace learning, and demonstrate a willingness to change course when evidence demands it. Executives can test whether they are truly modeling the by examining how they spend their time (the calendar test), how they manage ambiguity as an executive team (the uncertainty test as a team, and whether they openly retire initiatives that no longer create value (the cancellation test).

Jul 22 • 8:15 AM EDT • Business • hbr.org

Ken Kollman to succeed David Campbell as Democracy Initiative director in January

As the University of Notre Dame’s Democracy Initiative approaches its fourth year, Inaugural Director David Campbell, the Packey J. Dee Professor of American Democracy, is preparing to transition leadership of the initiative to renowned political scientist Ken Kollman, the Dr. William M. Scholl Professor of Politics in the Department of Political Science and the Keough School of Global Affairs. Kollman began a six-month term as director-designate on July 1 and will formally take over as Democracy Initiative director on Jan. 1.

Jul 22 • 8:00 AM EDT • Politics • news.nd.edu

SGMC Health’s Hospitalist Group Honored with Relentless Pursuit of Perfection Award

SGMC Health announces that its hospitalist group, Apogee Physicians, has been honored by its national leadership with the Relentless Pursuit of Perfection Award.

Jul 21 • 3:40 PM EDT • Health • sgmc.org

Guilford County welcomes new Health and Human Services Deputy Director Quintana Stewart

Quintana Stewart will join Guilford County on July 27 as the new Health and Human Services Agency deputy director, bringing more than two decades of public health leadership.

Jul 21 • 12:23 PM EDT • Health • wxii12.com

Cam Schlittler Praises Aaron Boone's Leadership Amid Yankees' Playoff Push

The New York Yankees are looking to get hot out of the All-Star break. Since returning, they've gone 2-2, but have picked up back-to-back wins over the Los Angeles Dodgers and Pittsburgh Pirates. The Yankees are aiming to make a third straight postseason appearance.

Jul 21 • 11:07 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com

PlayOn Sports Appoints Dave Bottoms as Chief Product Officer and Celia Poon as Chief Financial Officer

PlayOn Sports, the nation's leading technology company powering high school athletics through GoFan, MaxPreps and the NFHS Network, today announced the appointments of Dave Bottoms as Chief Product Officer and Celia Poon as Chief Financial Officer, strengthening its executive leadership team as the company continues to grow its impact and footprint across the high school sports landscape.

Jul 21 • 8:02 AM EDT • Sports • finance.yahoo.com

Beyond weight loss: Lilly aims for leadership in brain science

Lilly’s neuroscience chief discusses the large pharma’s aims in brain science, and how diagnostics and dosing are driving its next advancements in Alzheimer’s.

Jul 21 • 5:23 AM EDT • Science • pharmavoice.com

BankFive executive Scott Correia wins top honor

BankFive executive Scott Correia was named a 40 Under Forty award winner for his leadership and community service.

Jul 21 • 4:01 AM EDT • Business • heraldnews.com

Radiology Partners names new head of clinical services

The country’s largest imaging group, with over 4,000 radiologists on its payroll, is tapping a former Universal Health Services exec to serve as president of its patient care division.

Jul 21 • 2:29 AM EDT • Business • radiologybusiness.com

The Bull Case For Accel Entertainment (ACEL) Could Change Following Guidroz’s Promotion To COO

Accel Entertainment, Inc. recently reshuffled its leadership, promoting Toucan Gaming CEO Stan Guidroz to Chief Operating Officer effective July 14, 2026, while President Mark Phelan relinquished the COO title and Chief Compliance Officer Derek Harmer prepared to transition into a compliance committee role in 2027. This move elevates an executive with deep Louisiana gaming and acquisition experience to oversee day-to-day operations across Accel’s markets, potentially influencing how the...

Jul 21 • 12:31 AM EDT • Entertainment • finance.yahoo.com

Bridging business strategy and mission-driven leadership: Loyola University Chicago

Carla Walloch credits Quinlan's Baumhart Scholars MBA program with strengthening her business acumen and preparing her to become an ethical, strategic leader.

Jul 20 • 10:09 PM EDT • Business • luc.edu

The 80/20 Institute CEO Bill Canady Releases The Rule of Three, Introducing a Leadership Framework for High-Performing Companies

Lakewood Ranch, FL, July 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The 80/20 Institute today announced the release of The Rule of Three: How Visionaries, Ope...

Jul 20 • 7:14 PM EDT • Business • markets.businessinsider.com

Leadership Conference: Business Improves When Employees Feel They Matter

Matthew Emerzian urges business leaders to make human connection a priority, saying strong workplace cultures begin by letting employees know they are important.

Jul 20 • 4:50 PM EDT • Business • hawaiibusiness.com

Boilermaker Business: How Learning Becomes Leadership At Purdue Daniels

Richard (RJ) Pompa is a sophomore at the Mitch Daniels School of Business at Purdue University, majoring in Integrated Business and Engineering.

Jul 20 • 3:48 PM EDT • Business • poetsandquantsforundergrads.com

WVU Health leadership failed to address painkiller thefts as opioids devastated West Virginia

WVU Health Systems has entered into a federal settlement for failing to report and prevent drug thefts by employees.

Jul 20 • 1:39 PM EDT • Health • newsday.com

The real business risk is avoidance

Leadership helps people move toward real issues with clarity, courage, and purpose.

Jul 20 • 9:49 AM EDT • Business • fastcompany.com

Maid Brigade Leadership Summit Highlights AI Innovation, Business Growth and Franchise Excellence

Maid Brigade franchise owners from across North America gathered July 16-18 at The Source Hotel in Denver for the 2026 Maid Brigade Leadership Summit, where they explored innovative business strategies, shared best practices and celebrated franchise excellence.

Jul 20 • 9:40 AM EDT • Business • finance.yahoo.com

Nebraska’s Democratic Senate Nominee Files to Withdraw From Race

The move by Cindy Burbank could clear a path for Dan Osborn, an independent candidate backed by her party’s leadership. But Republicans have cried foul, and her effort could face obstacles.

Jul 18 • 3:25 PM EDT • Politics • nytimes.com

Who Really Influences US Public Action: Science Or Government? A New Study Finds A Hopeful Answer

“Institutional failure does not have to lead to public paralysis. Even when leadership from the top is missing, agreement between experts and citizens can still help create momentum,” the study authors say.

Jul 18 • 5:55 AM EDT • Science • iflscience.com