WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Robert Aderholt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release on March 4, 2024: Over the weekend, the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations released the first batch of Fiscal Year 2024 funding bills to be voted on this week. Congressman Robert Aderholt, senior member of the Appropriations Committee, released the following statement on the projects he secured for the Fourth District in these funding bills. "Members of Congress know the needs of th  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release on March 8, 2024: Congressmen Steve Cohen (TN-9) and Tim Burchett (TN-2) today introduced the TVA Increase Rate of Participation (IRP) Act to require greater transparency and accountability in the Tennessee Valley Authority's Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) process. The IRP process is a comprehensive study projecting how the nation's largest federal utility meets energy needs. The measure would increase publi  more

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, March 7 -- East Tennessee State University issued the following news on March 6, 2024: The Kingsport Alliance for Continued Learning (KACL) will offer its spring classes from March 12-April 18, focusing on a variety of subjects from science, world history and social studies to world travel and the arts. This six-week series of non-credit courses, presented in partnership with East Tennessee State University at Kingsport, is open to anyone. There are no homework assignm  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, chairwoman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release: The Fiscal Year 2024 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act provides $58.191 billion in total funding for the Department of Energy, Army Corps of Engineers, Bureau of Reclamation, and independent agencies. "This bipartisan bill strengthens our investments in cutting-edge scientific research, protects critical funding to propel renewable energy r  more

SYRACUSE, New York, March 4 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: A new chapter unfolds for Syracuse University School of Education graduate Joshua G. McIntosh G'12 as he starts 2024 as executive dean of John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, bringing with him a wealth of experience and a trail of successes. For more than a decade, McIntosh has charted an unconventional course in higher education, focusing on administration, operations and organizational transf  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- The Maternal and Child Health Journal, a peer-reviewed journal from the Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs, Association of Teachers of Maternal and Child Health and CityMatCH that says it offers a forum for advancing scientific and professional knowledge in the maternal and child health field, published research articles on the following topics in its February 2024 edition (Vol. 28, Issue 2): * Cannabis Smoking and Storage within the Home: A Cross-Sectional  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following opening remarks at a hearing on Feb. 28, 2024, entitled "Examine the Opportunities and Challenges Associated With Developing Geologic Hydrogen in the United States": * * * The Committee will come to order. Today we are here to discuss the opportunities and challenges of developing geologic hydrogen - that is, hydrogen produced below the Earth's surface.  more

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, March 8 -- East Tennessee State University issued the following news: East Tennessee State University's College of Business and Technology has announced Stuart C. McWhorter, Tennessee Department of Economic & Community Development commissioner, as this year's keynote speaker for the 2024 Appalachian Highlands Economic Forum that's happening later this month. McWhorter has a diverse background in entrepreneurship, corporate finance and strategic planning and will discus  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, chairwoman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release: The Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies fiscal year 2024 appropriations bill provides $98.931 billion in total discretionary funding. "Our bill directly addresses America's housing crisis by protecting affordable housing and homeless assistance programs that will help nearly 10 million people," said Senator Brian Schatz (D  more

WILLIAMSBURG, Kentucky, March 6 -- The University of the Cumberlands issued the following news: The online Master of Science in Nursing - Family Nurse Practitioner (MSN-FNP) program at University of the Cumberlands (UC) was ranked No. 1 in Kentucky, No. 8 in the nation, by NurseJournal.org. Among the other colleges ranked in the top 10 for 2024, Cumberlands had one of the highest acceptance rates as well as the lowest tuition rate - not to mention that UC offers free textbooks. NurseJournal us  more

MORGANTOWN, West Virginia, March 5 (TNSres) -- The West Virginia University's Health Sciences Center-School of Nursing issued the following news: A WVU School of Nursing Keyser Campus alum recently presented a research poster at the WV Rural Health Association Annual Conference. Katrina Roxas, a May 2022 Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) graduate, was an Honors EXCEL student while attending the Keyser Campus. She completed her EXCEL project by conducting a research study related to homesick  more