MONTGOMERY, Alabama, March 1 -- Gov. Kay Ivey, R-Alabama, issued the following news release on Feb. 29, 2024: Governor Kay Ivey on Thursday announced the application period is open for the Governor's Office summer internship sessions. She encouraged undergraduate students to apply. Designed to provide insight to college students who want to learn more about the executive branch of state government, the program offers students a realistic overview of routine activity within a government office.   more

HOUSTON, Texas, Feb. 29 -- Rice University issued the following news release: Two health experts from Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy are available to discuss what the Alabama Supreme Court's landmark ruling on frozen embryos could mean for the rest of the country and for the science of human embryo research. Kirstin Matthews, fellow in science and technology policy, and McClain Sampson, fellow in maternal and reproductive health, spoke about the ruling's implications on Am  more

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release: Facing backlash from the Alabama Supreme Court ruling, House Republicans have panicked and attempted to distance themselves from its disastrous impact on IVF treatments. Michelle Steel jumped online to decry federal restrictions on the procedure, explaining that "IVF allowed [her], as it has so many others, to start [her family]." The only issue? Steel's own record of course... As many we  more

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, March 1 -- The Mississippi State University issued the following news: George C. Rable, Professor Emeritus and former Charles G. Summersell Chair in Southern History at the University of Alabama, and Ryan Reynolds, a Ph.D. candidate from Oakland, California, studying American military history and the Cold War, will be the featured speakers for the 2024 John F. and Jeanne A. Marszalek Lecture Series at Mississippi State. The event, free and open to the public, will be h  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, March 1 -- The Nevada Democratic Party issued the following news release on Feb. 29, 2024: Last week, NRSC-backed Sam Brown desperately tried to cover up his long history of fiercely advocating for an extreme, anti-abortion agenda - only raising more questions about where Brown actually stands on the issue of reproductive freedom. Brown's real record includes strongly supporting overturning Roe v. Wade, which opened the door for nationwide restrictions on reproductive rights  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: In response to Republicans choosing Alabama Senator Katie Britt to provide their response to next week's State of the Union, DNC Rapid Response Director Alex Floyd released the following statement: "Republicans have been running, dodging, and hiding their extreme position against IVF all week, but today they chose to catapult their anti-freedom extremism to center stage by tapping anti-choice extremist  more

FLORENCE, Alabama, March 1 -- The University of North Alabama issued the following news release: University of North Alabama's Dr. Michael Pretes, Professor and Chair of Geoscience, has been selected as the Distinguished Visiting Professor of Geography at the United States Air Force Academy for the 2024-25 academic year, beginning in July. He will spend one year in Colorado Spring as a civilian professor in the Academy's Department of Economics and Geosciences, where he will instruct Air Force   more

MOBILE, Alabama, March 1 -- The University of South Alabama issued the following news release: Four University of South Alabama students have been named recipients of the Leadership in Social Justice and Perseverance Scholarship, awarded annually to rising seniors with a 3.0 or higher GPA who are nearing the completion of their degree program. It is designed to assist students who exhibit a strong commitment and passion for addressing the principals of perseverance and social justice and who ha  more