HOUSTON, Texas, June 5 -- The Consumer Energy Alliance issued the following news release: * * * CEA Applauds North Carolina Legislators for Taking Essential Step Toward More Reliable, Affordable Energy Future * Passage of Senate Bill 266 in House Committee marks progress on grid reliability, cost savings, emissions goals * Bill will help NC meet new energy demand from manufacturing, population & data center growth * RALEIGH, NC - Consumer Energy Alliance (CEA), the leading energy and envir  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Addison McDowell, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on June 4, 2025: * * * Congressman McDowell Introduces Legislation to End Biden-era Mass Immigration Parole WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Addison McDowell (NC-06) introduced the Preventing the Abuse of Immigration Parole Act. This bold legislation would shut down the mass parole loophole, abused by Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas during the Biden Administration. Under current law, immigratio  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, June 4 [Category: Sports] -- The National Junior College Athletic Association posted the following news release: * * * DII Softball All-Americans Announced * All-America selections are made by the NJCAA Division II Softball Committee FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICANS POS. PLAYER COLLEGE CLASS P Isabella Hardeman Murray State (OK) Fr. P Kierra Jungers Des Moines Area (IA) Fr. P Emily Richarde Copiah-Lincoln (MS) So. P Ramsey Montgomery Northeast Mississippi Fr.  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, June 5 -- Duke Energy issued the following news release on June 4, 2025: * * * Duke Energy supports North Carolina emergency response organizations with $500,000 in storm preparedness funds * HERO grants will fund emergency preparedness equipment and first responder training to support local efforts * Funding will benefit 20 vital disaster response organizations, including local government agencies and nonprofits * CHARLOTTE, N.C. - As North Carolina communities   more

DURHAM, North Carolina, June 5 -- Duke University Pratt School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Boyuan Chen Named to ASME Mechanical Engineering Magazine Watch List Chen's research focuses on developing full-stack robotics that includes the mechanical structures as well as its AI-based software. Boyuan Chen, Dickinson Family Assistant Professor in the Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science at Duke University, has been named to the American Socie  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Rep. Chuck Edwards, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Edwards announces agreement with FEMA, USACE to improve oversight of debris removal along WNC rivers * In response to growing concerns from property owners, environmental groups, and local stakeholders, Congressman Chuck Edwards (NC-11) today announced a new agreement with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to improve accountability and  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, June 5 -- Forvis, an accounting and advisory firm, issued the following news release: * * * Forvis Mazars expands into Minnesota with new office launch MINNEAPOLIS - Forvis Mazars LLP, one of the largest public accounting and consulting firms in the United States, is expanding its Upper Midwest footprint with the launch of a new office in Minneapolis. This move is a strategic investment in a market long recognized by the firm for its strong alignment with Forvis Maz  more

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, June 5 -- North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University issued the following news: * * * Assistant Vice Chancellor Tapped for NACUBO Fellows Program By Hope Baptiste EAST GREENSBORO, N.C. (June 4, 2025) - North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University Assistant Vice Chancellor for Budget and Planning Chartarra Joyner has been selected for the 2025-26 National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO) Fellows Program.  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Rep. Alma S. Adams, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Adams Questions Education Secretary Linda McMahon in House E&W Committee Hearing * WASHINGTON, DC-- Today, Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (NC-12) questioned Department of Education Secretary Linda McMahon on HBCUs, as well as federal education grant administration and compliance, in the House Education & Workforce hearing on "Examining the Policies and Priorities of the Department of  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Rep. H. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, posted the following statement in the extensions of remarks section of the Congressional Record on June 3, 2025: * * * Mr. Speaker, I rise in honor of a colleague and member of the Virginia House of Delegates, Delegate Barnie Day, who passed away on May 12th at the age of 72. Born in 1952, Delegate Day grew up in North Carolina. An early part of his character development came in high school when Delegate Day started a job working in a  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Mark Harris, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Mark Harris: DOGE Is a Mission, Not Just a Message WASHINGTON, DC -- On Wednesday, Representative Mark Harris (NC-8) penned an op-ed in The Daily Caller calling on GOP lawmakers to match their DOGE rhetoric with action and pass the White House rescissions package immediately. Some key quotes are below: * "For months, Members of Congress have been railing against the absurdity of USAID pe  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Representatives Ross and Gooden Introduce Legislation to Accelerate American Innovation * Representatives Deborah Ross (D-NC) and Lance Gooden (TX-05) introduced the bipartisan and bicameral Leadership in Critical and Emerging Technologies Act, legislation to fast-track patent applications for U.S. inventors and businesses developing cutting-edge technologies. Building on the foundation of the  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Accuracy in Media issued the following news: * * * UNC Asheville dean admits she loves breaking anti-DEI rules Megan Pugh, the Dean of Students at the University of North Carolina at Asheville, admitted to Accuracy in Media's hidden-camera undercover investigators that she loves "breaking rules;" specifically, the rule by the Board of Governors' banning Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) across the University of North Carolina system. In terms of DEI work, Pugh said  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Accuracy in Media issued the following news: * * * UNC Charlotte administrator fired after Accuracy in Media investigation The University of North Carolina at Charlotte administrator who was caught on camera by Accuracy in Media investigators bragging about evading the Board of Governors' ban on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) has been fired as a result of AIM's investigation. Janique Sanders, the assistant director of Leadership & Community Engagement at the Uni  more

CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina, June 5 -- The University of North Carolina Gillings School of Global Public Health issued the following news: * * * Former chair's generosity supports early career Biostatistics faculty Ed Davis, PhD, professor emeritus and former chair of the Department of Biostatistics at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health, and his wife Sherri have recently established a fund through a generous gift to the Department of Biostatistics and the Collaborative Studies Co  more