RALEIGH, North Carolina, Aug. 28 -- Appalachian Voices issued the following news release on Aug. 27: With the legislature convening next Wednesday, 65 economic, labor, housing, health, social/racial justice and environmental organizations throughout North Carolina, along with 30 businesses and residents are urging state leaders to prioritize public health in the midst of the Covid pandemic and make critical funding available in the budget. The groups sent a letter today to Governor Roy Cooper a  more

FLAGSTAFF, Arizona, Aug. 27 -- Northern Arizona University issued the following news: With Hurricane Laura bearing down on the Gulf Coast, the potential for disruptions to the nation's fuel and shipping infrastructure is significant, according to data scientist Ben Ruddell, director of the FEWSION project at Northern Arizona University and a leading expert on supply chains. This means that cities and counties throughout the nation and in other parts of the world could see increased prices or fu  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 25 -- Policy Matters Ohio, a 501(c)3 non-profit and nonpartisan state policy research institute, issued the following statement by Policy Matters Senior Researcher Amanda Woodrum: * * * ReImagine Appalachia is a diverse coalition of organizations from West Virginia, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, and Ohio. Last month we put forward a policy blueprint to rebuild Appalachian communities through public investments that will put people to work in good-paying jobs while protecting peo  more

CRAWFORD NOTCH, New Hampshire, Aug. 28 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on Aug. 27: Yesterday, Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02) visited the Appalachian Mountain Club's Crawford Notch Highland Center and met with local environmental leaders to discuss the Land and Water Conservation Fund's (LWCF) key role in supporting the protection of the White Mountain National Forest and other public lands and waters. Kuster also visited the Parker Mountain Trails in Littleton   more

SOMERSET, Kentucky, Aug. 28 -- Rep. Harold Rogers, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Rep. Hal Rogers (KY-05) announced a $7.8 million federal grant for The Center for Rural Development to help communities in Southern and Eastern Kentucky connect to the KentuckyWired Project. The Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) awarded the competitive grant to expand The Center's outreach in 26 communities where broadband access is needed the most. "As school districts strive to e  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: In a new video, Senator Portman discusses his visit to Jesse Owens State Park and Wildlife Area, the Ohio Coal Miners' Memorial and the Big Muskie Bucket and highlights the Great American Outdoors Act - landmark bipartisan legislation that President Trump recently signed into law that will address the deferred maintenance backlog across the federal land management agencies and provide permanent funding for the L  more

CHARLESTON, South Carolina, Aug. 25 -- The Citadel issued the following news release: The School of Humanities & Social Sciences (SHSS) is the largest of the college's five academic schools. SHSS is the foundation of a liberal arts education at The Citadel and every cadet takes courses through the school at some point as part of the traditional academic disciplines of English, Foreign Language, History, Literature and Social Science. The school is led by Brian Madison Jones, Ph.D., who joined   more