WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division announced a settlement with Greystar Management Services LLC, Charleston, South Carolina, in an ongoing antitrust lawsuit accusing the company and RealPage Inc., Richardson, Texas, of colluding to inflate apartment rents through shared data and software tools. The agreement, detailed in a Federal Register notice dated September 5, 2025, resolves claims against Greystar but leaves the broader case against RealPage a  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- The Atlantic Coast Medical Equipment Services Association has issued a public comment letter expressing strong opposition to the proposed changes to the Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Competitive Bidding Program by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The organization, which represents hundreds of home medical equipment providers across North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, Tennessee, and Georgia, is calling for   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR-North Carolina Backs Hate Crime Probe into Murder of Iryna Zarutska, Condemns Attempts to Stoke Anti-Black Racism * The North Carolina chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NC), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called on federal authorities to investigate the murder of 23-year-old Ukrainian refug  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Rep. Pat Harrigan, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Pat Harrigan Votes to Pass FY26 National Defense Authorization Act * Contact: Lexi Kranich (814) 380-4408 WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Congressman Pat Harrigan (NC-10) voted today to pass the Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26 NDAA), landmark legislation that authorizes $892.6 billion for nationa  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Ross Statement on Republican Leadership Rejecting Camp Lejeune Amendment to NDAA * Washington, D.C. -- Today, Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02) released the following statement on the House Republican leadership refusing to allow consideration of her bipartisan Camp Lejeune amendment in this year's National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). In this week's House Rules Committ  more

BOONE, North Carolina, Sept. 10 [Category: Sociological] -- Appalachian Voices posted the following news release: * * * DEP report concludes KD 1 Surface Mine is cause of acid mine drainage near Marmet * Sept. 10, 2025 CONTACT Dan Radmacher, Media Specialist, (276) 289-1018, dan@appvoices.org CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection has concluded that a surface mine near Kanawha State Forest is polluting a tributary to Lens Creek outside of Marmet   more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Sept. 11 -- Duke Energy issued the following news release on Sept. 10, 2025: * * * Duke Energy's smart, self-healing technology helps keep the lights on for Florida customers * The company's investment has helped avoid more than 950,000 extended power outages and save nearly 6.3 million hours of outages for customers since January 2024 Editor's Note: Photos and b-roll of self-healing technology installation can be downloaded here. For county-specific data related t  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * EEOC Sues Piedmont Cheerwine Bottling Company for Disability Discrimination * Federal lawsuit charges company subjected employee to an impermissible medical examination and fired her GREENSBORO, N.C. - Piedmont Cheerwine Bottling Company, a North Carolina-based soft drink company with a facility in Colfax, North Carolina, violated federal law when it required an employee to undergo   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is reviewing an application to surrender the exemption for the Lockville Dam Hydroelectric Project. The project is located on the Deep River, which forms the boundary between Chatham and Lee counties in North Carolina. Brooks Energy LLC, Denver, Colorado, filed the request on August 5, 2025. The application describes the current status of the project, stating that the generating equipment has not been operational since 202  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Sept. 11 -- Forvis, an accounting and advisory firm, issued the following news release on Sept. 10, 2025: * * * Forvis Mazars announces new local and national leadership roles for five partners in North Carolina Forvis Mazars LLP, one of the largest public accounting and consulting firms in the United States, has appointed five leaders based in North Carolina to new regional and national leadership roles, effective Sept. 1. These appointments reflect Forvis Mazars'  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Rep. Gregory Murphy, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy Applauds Passage of FY26 National Defense Authorization Act * Washington, D.C. -- Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D., applauds the passage of H.R. 3838, the Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery (SPEED) and National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2026. "I am pleased to support this year's National Defense Authorization Act," said Congressman Gr  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Rep. Gregory Murphy, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy Applauds Senate Introduction of Historic HBOT Legislation * Washington, D.C. -- Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D., issued the following statement applauding the introduction of companion legislation to H.R. 1336, the Veterans National Traumatic Brain Injury Treatment Act, by Senator Tommy Tuberville. "America tragically loses 17 or more veterans to suicide each day," said Congressman   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- The Roanoke Chowan Community Health Center (RCCHC) has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) urging the agency to exempt Community Health Centers from the proposed 340B Rebate Model Pilot Program. The health center, which serves a rural population of over 18,000 patients in Eastern North Carolina, emphasizes that the proposed pilot program threatens to undermine the core mi  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Ross Bill to Improve Extreme Weather Forecasting Passes out of House Committee * Washington, D.C. -- Today, the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology (SST) passed Congresswoman Deborah Ross' (NC-02) legislation to improve extreme weather forecasting as part of the Weather Act Reauthorization Act. Congresswoman Ross and Congressman Randy Weber (TX-14) introduced the bipartisan Pre  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee issued the following information for a nominations hearing at 10 a.m. on Sept. 17, 2025, at 253 Russell Senate Office Building: The hearing will immediately follow an executive session to reconsider the nomination of Dr. Neil Jacobs, of North Carolina, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere (NOAA Administrator). Jacobs was previously reported to the full Senate on a bipartisan basis by voice v  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Sen. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Budd: AI Enables Americans to Make the Best and Most of Themselves on Daily Basis * Washington, D.C. -- In his opening statement at today's Senate Subcommittee on Science, Manufacturing, and Competitiveness hearing, Chairman Ted Budd (R-N.C.) discussed the need to accelerate AI innovation and infrastructure development without subjecting this technology to needless overregulation. To bol  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Tillis, Shaheen Issue Joint Statement on Russian Airstrike in Kyiv * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), co-chairs of the Senate NATO ObserverGroup, released the following statement in response to Russia's recent airstrike on Kyiv, the largest airstrike since the start of the war: " It has been three weeks since President Trump met with Vladimir   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Calls Out 'Soft on Crime' Leaders in Charlotte, Launches Investigation of North Carolina CATS' Security Spending & Safety Plans * Progressive, anti-law and order policies led to the horrific death of Iryna Zarutska WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy today called out the 'soft on crime' polices that allowed a deranged  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news: * * * Where is Don Davis? * In Don Davis' state of North Carolina, 23-year-old Iryna Zarutska was brutally stabbed to death on a light-rail train by a repeat offender who should never have been on the streets. Since then, North Carolinians across the political spectrum have condemned the incident... except for Davis. It's been nearly three weeks since the murder, and fake moderate Don Davis h  more