KANSAS CITY, Missouri, April 28 [Category: Sports] -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics posted the following news release: * * * 2025 NAIA Men's Lacrosse National Championship Qualifiers Revealed KANSAS CITY, Mo. - [ Selection Show | Bracket ] The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has officially announced the qualifiers and game times for the inaugural NAIA Men's Lacrosse National Championship hosted by the Savannah Sports Council. The eight-team fie  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, April 29 [Category: Sports] -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics posted the following news release: * * * 2025 NAIA Women's Lacrosse National Championship Preview SAVANNAH, Ga. - [ Bracket | Schedule | Tickets ] The 2025 NAIA Women's Lacrosse National Championship gets underway at Memorial Stadium in Savannah, Ga., where eight teams will compete in the peach state to be crowned an NAIA National Champion. The quarterfinal games begin at 9 a.m. ET on  more

BOONE, North Carolina, May 2 [Category: Sociological] -- Appalachian Voices posted the following news release: * * * 2026 White House budget would hurt Appalachians' health and pocketbooks May 2, 2025 CONTACT Chelsea Barnes Director of Government Affairs and Strategy chelsea@appvoices.org 614-205-6424 Washington, D.C. - Today, President Donald Trump released an overview of his Fiscal Year 2026 budget proposal. It proposes to eliminate or drastically cut back services for man  more

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, April 30 -- Ballad Health, a community health improvement organization, issued the following news release: * * * Ballad Health Foundation centers women's health with annual Wine Women & Shoes fundraiser, raising funds to support breast cancer screenings Women's health took center stage at Ballad Health Foundation's annual Wine Women & Shoes fundraiser, which raised $130,000 for women's health in the Appalachian Highlands. Held at The Olde Farm in Bristol, the event c  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Rep. Dave Taylor, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on April 30, 2025: * * * Congressman Taylor Introduces Bill to Help Rural Communities Navigate Broadband Expansion Programs WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Dave Taylor (OH-02) and Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) today introduced the Rural Broadband Assistance Act, which would codify the Broadband Technical Assistance Program to help rural communities access broadband funds available to them through the United St  more

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, April 29 -- East Tennessee State University issued the following news: * * * ETSU helps shape the future of U.S. biotechnology When national leaders gathered in Washington, D.C., to chart the future of biotechnology in the United States, East Tennessee State University was at the table. Eric Jorgenson, vice president of biomanufacturing at the ETSU Research Corporation, joined a powerhouse lineup of scientists, government officials, policy leaders and investors at  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, May 2 -- Gov. Josh Stein, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Stein to Address Graduates in Western North Carolina, Honor Graduates' Achievements and Resiliency To honor western North Carolina graduates' achievements and resiliency in the wake of Hurricane Helene, Governor Josh Stein will deliver remarks at the commencement ceremonies of Appalachian State University, Western Carolina University, and Asheville-Buncombe Technical Communit  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service issued the following news release: * * * National Park Service Adds 31 New Listings in 13 states to the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program WASHINGTON - The birthplace of abolitionist John Brown in Connecticut, the rescue of 14 freedom seekers in California and a monument commemorating 326 people of African descent who sought freedom through the St. Louis, Missouri circuit courts all appear in   more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Insight white paper (No. IN12528) on March 13, 2025, by energy policy analyst Martin C. Offutt. Here are excerpts: * * * Recent Executive Action on Spending: Potential Impact on Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA; P.L. 117-58) authorized and funded an $8 billion program on Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs (Section 40314 and Division J, Title III, of IIJA) - networks of hydro  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Rep. Chuck Fleischmann, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Fleischmann Introduces Bipartisan Benton MacKaye National Scenic Trail Feasibility Study Act Washington, DC - U.S. Representative Chuck Fleischmann (TN-03) introduced the bipartisan Benton MacKaye National Scenic Trail Feasibility Study Act, which would authorize a study to designate a 287-mile trail linking Georgia, Tennessee, and North Carolina as a National Scenic Trail. A companion bill  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Shaheen, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan America the Beautiful Act (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) joined her colleagues, U.S. Senators Steve Daines (R-MT) and Angus King (I-ME), to introduce their bipartisan conservation bill, the America the Beautiful Act. This legislation builds on the 2020 Great American Outdoors Act, which Shaheen cosponsored, by strengthening and rea  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Expand Great American Outdoors Act, Protect Public Lands WASHINGTON -- U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner joined Sens. Steve Daines (R-MT) and Angus King (I-ME) in introducing the America the Beautiful Act, legislation that builds on the senators' landmark Great American Outdoors Act by strengthening and reauthorizing the Legacy Restoration Fund (LRF) and addressing th  more