HUNTSVILLE, Alabama, Feb. 27 -- Adtran, a provider of networking and communications equipment, issued the following news release on Feb. 26, 2024: * * * News summary: * STL Partners selects Adtran for its continued innovation and leadership in the edge computing industry * Ensemble Cloudlet transforms cloud network performance, offering efficiency, security and scale for AI-driven, analytics-intensive workloads * Acknowledgment for two years running underscores Adtran's commitment to advanc  more

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Feb. 27 -- Gov. Kay Ivey, R-Alabama, issued the following news release on Feb. 26, 2024: Governor Kay Ivey announced today that the State Industrial Development Authority (SIDA) has approved over $30 million in grants under the new Site Evaluation and Economic Development Strategy Act (SEEDS) to speed the development of much-needed industry-ready sites across the state. The groundbreaking grant program -- a key portion of the governor's "Game Plan" package of economic deve  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release on Feb. 26, 2024: Today, DCCC Chair Suzan DelBene and Reproductive Freedom for All (RFFA) President and CEO Mini Timmaraju held a press conference to discuss the recent Alabama Supreme Court decision restricting reproductive freedom, which subsequently caused the state's largest hospital and additional fertility clinics to pause IVF treatments. The joint press call focused on the negative im  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release on Feb. 26, 2024: House Republicans, led by far-right Speaker Mike Johnson who campaigned for Brandon Williams just last week, are endorsing legislation that would impose similar restrictions on IVF and fertility treatments as the Alabama ruling at the national level. Williams - who is a MAGA extremist and fervently anti-choice - has yet to comment on the abortion-banning and IVF-restrictin  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release on Feb. 26, 2024: This week, families in Alabama are coping with the painful blow to reproductive care from the state Supreme Court's latest ruling. Meanwhile, every Republican in California's 49th Congressional District has kept extremely quiet on their own extreme legislative agendas. It's no wonder why. GOP candidates Matt Gunderson, Margarita Wilkinson, and Kate Monroe have all expresse  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release: As families in Alabama are coping with the painful blow to reproductive care from the state Supreme Court's latest ruling, Republican John Duarte has kept quiet on his own extreme voting record. It's no wonder why. Just weeks ago, Duarte voted for two anti-choice bills that would use federal funds to spread misinformation and prevent vulnerable communities from seeking essential reproducti  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release: As families in Alabama are coping with the painful blow to reproductive care from the state Supreme Court's latest ruling, Republican Kevin Kiley has kept quiet on his own extreme voting record. It's no wonder why. In the California State Legislature, Kiley opposed a bill to enshrine the right to abortion and contraception in the state constitution. Most recently, Kiley and House Republica  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release: As families in Alabama are coping with the painful blow to reproductive care from the state Supreme Court's latest ruling, Republican Scott Baugh has kept quiet on his own beliefs. It's no wonder why. When serving as Chair of the Orange County Republicans, Scott Baugh affirmed his opposition to abortion rights and opened the door for pregnant women to face legal repercussions for seeking a  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release: As families in Alabama are coping with the painful blow to reproductive care from the state Supreme Court's latest ruling, Republican Mike Garcia has kept quiet on his own extreme voting record. It's no wonder why. Garcia co-sponsored legislation that would have restricted access to IVF nationwide - after signing an amicus brief to the Supreme Court asking them to overturn Roe v. Wade and   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release: As families in Alabama are coping with the painful blow to reproductive care from the state Supreme Court's latest ruling, Republican David Valadao has kept quiet on his own extreme voting record. It's no wonder why. Valadao co-sponsored legislation that would have restricted access to IVF nationwide - after signing an amicus brief to the Supreme Court asking them to overturn Roe v. Wade a  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release: New polling first reported by the New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/26/us/politics/republicans-birth-control-ivf.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare) released after the Alabama Supreme Court's decision that could ban in vitro fertilization paints a damning picture for House Republicans who continue to push a dangerous, anti-freedom agenda in Congress. Whe  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release: As families in Alabama are coping with the painful blow to reproductive care from the state Supreme Court's latest ruling, Republican challenger Mike Erickson has kept quiet on his own extreme record. It's no wonder why. Erickson has long held a "strict anti-abortion platform" and has never been shy about his desire to restrict reproductive freedoms, including completely banning abortion.   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release: As families in Alabama are coping with the painful blow to reproductive care from the state Supreme Court's latest ruling, Republican Ken Calvert is trying to distract from his own extreme voting record. It's no wonder why. Just weeks ago, Calvert voted for two anti-choice bills that would use federal funds to spread misinformation and prevent vulnerable communities from seeking essential   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release: As families in Alabama are coping with the painful blow to reproductive care from the state Supreme Court's latest ruling, Republican Young Kim is attempting to distract from her own extreme voting record. It's no wonder why. Just weeks ago, Kim voted for two anti-choice bills that would use federal funds to spread misinformation and prevent vulnerable communities from seeking essential re  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release: As families in Alabama are coping with the painful blow to reproductive care from the state Supreme Court's latest ruling, Republican Young Kim is attempting to distract from her own extreme voting record. It's no wonder why. Just weeks ago, Kim voted for two anti-choice bills that would use federal funds to spread misinformation and prevent vulnerable communities from seeking essential re  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release: House Republicans, led by far-right Speaker Mike Johnson, are endorsing legislation that would impose similar restrictions on IVF and fertility treatments as the Alabama ruling at the national level. Russell Prescott, Hollie Noveletsky, and Chris Bright - who are all fervently anti-choice - have yet to comment on the abortion-banning and IVF-restricting bill. Just weeks ago - despite Gra  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release: As families in Alabama are coping with the painful blow to reproductive care from the state Supreme Court's latest ruling, Republican Michelle Steel is trying - and failing - to cover up her own extreme record. Just six weeks ago, Steel co-sponsored legislation that would jeopardize access to IVF nationwide, but to cover her tracks, Steel released a statement Friday saying she supports IVF  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release: As families in Alabama are coping with the painful blow to reproductive care from the state Supreme Court's latest ruling, Republican extremist Joe Kent has kept quiet on his own beliefs. With the Life at Conception Act, House Republicans are on a mission to impose similar restrictions on IVF and fertility treatments as the Alabama Supreme Court ruling - and ban abortion nationwide without  more

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 27 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on Feb. 26, 2024: The Gander reported today that Mike Rogers "lobbied for a nationwide abortion ban and repeatedly introduced federal legislation that would've restricted access to reproductive health care--including four bills that would've made IVF treatment illegal nationwide." The legislation that Rogers co-sponsored "would've had the exact same effect as the recent ruling in Alabama--only on a muc  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 27 (TNSres) -- Northwestern University issued the following news release: In the aftermath of Alabama Supreme Court's in vitro fertilization ruling, the state's reproductive-age women with cancer, who face a high likelihood of future infertility, "are losing the standard-of-care option to build a family following their necessary medical treatments," said Northwestern Medicine fertility preservation expert Dr. Kara Goldman. "Reproductive-age patients with cancer have few  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Feb. 27 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following news: Pennsylvania families have been bracing themselves as they witness IVF paused in Alabama because Donald Trump intentionally appointed three Supreme Court justices who would vote to overturn Roe v. Wade. What's happening in Alabama is a direct result of the attacks Trump and Pennsylvania Republicans have been making on Pennsylvanians for years on the most personal decisions a family can make, from c  more

TUSKEGEE, Alabama, Feb. 27 -- The Tuskegee University issued the following news: South Carolina Congressman James Clyburn will be honored at the inaugural Embracing the Legacy Gala for his work on social justice on March 15 at the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta. Rep. Clyburn will receive the Monroe Work-Charles Gomillion Award in Social Justice. Monroe Work was a gifted researcher and sociologist who left an indelible mark on our country's history through his groundbreaking research, which expos  more