BOONE, North Carolina, July 31 [Category: Sociological] -- Appalachian Voices posted the following news release: * * * Appalachian Voices applauds Senate Appropriations Committee for pushing back against cuts for black lung and miner safety programs * July 31, 2025 CONTACT Dan Radmacher, Media Specialist, (276) 289-1018, dan@appvoices.org WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the Senate Appropriations Committee voted to advance its Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencie  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * DSCC Statement On Michael Whatley Senate Campaign Launch * In response to Michael Whatley announcing his campaign for Senate in North Carolina, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee spokesperson Maeve Coyle released the following statement: "Michael Whatley is a D.C. insider, lifelong political operative, and Big Oil lobbyist who supports the Republicans' cruel plan to gut health  more

GREENVILLE, North Carolina, Aug. 1 -- East Carolina University issued the following news release: * * * ECU named partner in rural education leadership center GREENVILLE, N.C. (7/29/2025) -- East Carolina University has been selected as a partner institution in a national center dedicated to improving teacher education and educational leadership in rural areas. The University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA) Center for Innovative Rural Collaborative Leadership Education (CIRCLE)  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Aug. 1 -- The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association issued the following news: * * * HISTORIC FORMATION OF HBC4US ALLIANCE UNITES LEADERS OF BLACK COLLEGE ATHLETICS The commissioners of the four National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) conferences comprised of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) announced today the creation of the HBC4Us, a landmark alliance dedicated to protecting the integrity, legacy, cultural value, and competitiven  more

DURHAM, North Carolina, Aug. 1 -- The Center for Responsible Lending issued the following news release on July 31, 2025: * * * New Mortgage Relief Law Will Help Thousands of Veterans Avoid Foreclosure More action is needed to give Veteran borrowers and their families the assistance they deserve * WASHINGTON - Yesterday, in a significant victory for Veteran homeowners and their families, the VA Home Loan Program Reform Act was enacted into law. The new law provides a path for Veteran homeown  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Aug. 1 -- The National Junior College Athletic Association posted the following news release: * * * NJCAA Extends Partnership with Wilson as Official Tennis Ball Jul 31, 2025 Charlotte, NC - The National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) announced today that the association renewed its partnership with Wilson as the Official Tennis Ball Provider of the NJCAA. "At Wilson, we are constantly putting the athlete first, which means we must meet them at every  more

BRANCHBURG, New Jersey, July 31 -- Raritan Valley Community College issued the following news release: * * * RVCC Professor a Co-Lead on Project to Develop Open Science Resources Dr. Melanie Lenahan, Professor of Biology, is joining with Karen Cangialosi (RIOS Institute), Sam Donovan (BioQUEST Curriculum Consortium), Carlos Goller (North Carolina State University), and Carrie Diaz (Bates College) as a co-lead on a new project, "Developing Resources for an Undergraduate Open Science-Open Pedag  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Moran Questions USDA Leadership on Proposed Agency Reorganization Plan * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) - member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry - questioned U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Stephen Alexander Vaden on USDA's reorganization plan. Under USDA's proposed plan, which was announced last week, the agency  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Budd, Gillibrand, Lummis Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Stop Illegal Use of Digital Assets by Criminals and Terrorists * Washington, D.C. --U.S. Senator Ted Budd (R-N.C.) was joined by Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) and Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) in reintroducing the Financial Technology Protection Act. The bipartisan bill aims to address the illegal use of financial technologies and di  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Budd, Scott, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Stop Federal Government Overreach in Small Business Lending * Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Ted Budd (R-N.C.) joined Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) in reintroducing the Protecting Access to Credit for Small Businesses Act to protect community banks and credit unions from competing with the federal government. The bill does so by prohibiting a Bide  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- Sen. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Sens. Budd, Heinrich Introduce Amendment to Crack Down on Illicit Anti-Obesity Drugs Entering the U.S. from China * Bipartisan amendment would help ensure FDA can utilize existing statutory authority to protect Americans from counterfeit, unapproved drugs from unregistered facilities in China Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Ted Budd (R-N.C.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) recently introduced an  more

CARRBORO, North Carolina, Aug. 1 -- The International Society for Thrombosis and Haemostasis issued the following news: * * * Three early career professionals receive ISTH Reach-the-World Fellowships Awardees are from Ethiopia, Malaysia and Pakistan * The International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH) announces three new recipients of the 2025 Reach-the-World Fellowship program. ISTH Reach-the-World Fellowships offer junior clinicians and researchers from selected developing co  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Tillis, Colleagues Introduce Framework to Combat Foreign Online Piracy, Protect American Copyright Holders * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC), Chris Coons (D-DE), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), and Adam Schiff (D-CA) introduced a discussion draft of the Block Bad Electronic Art and Recording Distributors (Block BEARD) Act of 2025 bipartisan legislation that would allow copyright  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, July 31 -- The National Junior College Athletic Association posted the following news release: * * * Two Former NJCAA Student-Athletes Win Silver Medal at FISU World University Games Two former National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) student-athletes were part of the Team USA men's basketball squad that took home the silver medal at the Rhine-Ruhr 2025 FISU World University Games. The United States fell in overtime, 88-94, to Brazil at the Grugahalle in  more