WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- JJ Apodaca, executive director of the Amphibian and Reptile Conservancy (ARC), Louisville, Kentucky, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) expressing opposition to a proposal that seeks to modify or eliminate Endangered Species Act (ESA) protections for eleven species treated as Listed Due to Similarity of Appearance (SOA). The organization argues that this change would allow for the recreational harvesting  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR, Kapitan Gomaa Law, Hawks Quindel Sue U. of Kentucky, Federal Officials for Suspending Law Professor Over Criticism of Israel * The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, along with Kapitan Gomaa Law and Hawks Quindel, today announced the filing of a federal lawsuit against the Univer  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 17, 2025: * * * Chairmen Guthrie and Joyce Pen Letter to CMS Following HHS Announcement Decertifying South Florida OPO and Implementing Further Safety Guidelines for the Organ Procurement and Transplant System Today, Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, and Congressman John Joyce, M.D. (PA-13),   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 17, 2025: * * * Chairmen Guthrie and Latta Announce Energy Subcommittee Markup of Eight Bills to Reform Appliance and Building Policies Today, Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, and Congressman Bob Latta (OH-05), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Energy, announced a subcommittee markup of eight   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: * * * Comer Secures $3 Million in Funding for Campbellsville University's School of Business, Economics & Technology Building Project * WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman James Comer (R-Ky.) announced that the Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, recently passed by Congress, includes $3 million in federal funding for the c  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 -- Rep. Harold Rogers, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Rogers Secures More Than $7 Million for First Responders in Eastern Kentucky * WASHINGTON, DC - Last week, President Donald J. Trump signed legislation passed by Congress to reopen the federal government after a 43-day shutdown. Three federal funding bills for fiscal year 2026 were included in the package to reopen the government, along with two requests for Community Project Funding f  more

HANOVER, New Hampshire, Nov. 18 -- Dartmouth College issued the following news on Nov. 17, 2025: * * * U.S. Sen. Rand Paul Espouses Free Market System The Kentucky Republican weighs in on tariffs and the shutdown. * Speaking as part of Dartmouth's Law and Democracy: The United States at 250 series on Nov. 14, U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky, outlined his disagreements with the Trump administration on some major issues while also encouraging the audience to view the future with optimism rather tha  more

BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky, Nov. 17 -- Western Kentucky University posted the following news: * * * Dr. Ali Er makes greener catalysts using laser nanosculpture * Dr. Ali Er, Associate Professor of Physics, has been awarded a Petroleum Research Fund grant in the amount of $70,000. The fund is administered by the American Chemical Society, and Dr. Er's research should produce more efficient energy use from hydrocarbons. The project develops a new laser-based method to create nanoparticles of p  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release: * * * E&C Leaders & Health Experts Reinforce the Benefits of President Trump's Working Families Tax Cuts In President Trump's historic Working Families Tax Cuts, House Republicans implemented provisions that protect our federal health care programs for the traditional Medicaid population--our expectant mothers, their children, low-income seniors, and indi  more

BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky, Nov. 17 -- Western Kentucky University posted the following news: * * * Emma Thomas: Finding Purpose Through Study Abroad in Argentina and Ireland * "I'm in Dublin, Ireland for a research internship with Trinity College Dublin, at the Centre of Global Health," says Emma Thomas, a psychology major from rural Kentucky. For Emma, this isn't just an academic opportunityit's part of a bigger journey to understand the world and her place within it. In Dublin, Emma's days  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on Nov. 17, 2025: * * * Energy and Commerce Weekly Look Ahead: The Week of November 17th, 2025 This week, the House Committee on Energy and Commerce is holding two Subcommittee Hearings and two Subcommittee Markups. Read more below. SUBCOMMITTEE MARKUP: The Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology will hold a markup of 28 bills to  more

LEXINGTON, Kentucky, Nov. 18 -- The University of Kentucky issued the following news: * * * Lockheed Martin, Turner Construction named OneUK partners By Ashley Castorena, Office of Business Engagement Lockheed Martin and Turner Construction Co. are the newest partners in the University of Kentucky's strategic collaboration program OneUK, the university announced Nov. 17. OneUK provides a long-term, coordinated and holistic engagement experience between the university and select businesses t  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 -- Semper Tek Inc., Lexington, Kentucky, urging the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) to raise the size standard for the construction industry, specifically for the NAICS 236220 code, from $45 million to $100 million. The organization's president highlighted how the current size standard falls short amid rising costs and inflation. The SBA's NPRM (Notice of Proposed Rulemaking) was published in August 2025 and prompted Semper Tek to voice its concern regarding the gro  more

LEXINGTON, Kentucky, Nov. 18 (TNSjou) -- The University of Kentucky issued the following news: * * * UK researchers use gene 'switch' to reverse Alzheimer's risk By Hillary Smith, Public Relations and Strategic Communications University of Kentucky researchers have developed a new experimental model that could point the way toward more effective Alzheimer's disease treatments by targeting one of the brain's most important genes for risk and resilience. The study, published in Nature Neurosc  more

LEXINGTON, Kentucky, Nov. 18 -- The University of Kentucky issued the following news: * * * Kentucky's screening improvement drives drop in late-stage lung cancer By Elizabeth Chapin, Public Relations and Strategic Communications Kentucky has historically led the nation in lung cancer rates, but the statistics are turning around thanks to a decade-long statewide effort to engage more people in screening. Kentucky's lung cancer screening rates have improved significantly and remain above the  more

BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky, Nov. 17 -- Western Kentucky University posted the following commentary: * * * WKU English Students Present Research at Naylor Conference By Atiana Spivey When I applied to Western Kentucky University as a dual biology and English major, I thought my undergraduate research experience would come from the sciences, not from the arts. I was glad to be proven wrong. The Naylor Workshop on Undergraduate Research in Writing Studies is an annual research conference hosted in  more