SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 10 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Jan. 9, 2026: * * * Governor Newsom announces appointments Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the following appointments: Kaitlin Talbot, of Sacramento, has been appointed Deputy Secretary of Communications at the California Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency. Talbot has been Deputy Director of Public Affairs at the California Department of Fish and Wildlife since 2024. Tal  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Rep. Earl L. Carter, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Carter funds waterline improvements in Rincon * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Rep. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA) today funded waterline improvements in the City of Rincon, Georgia as part of the House-passed Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026. The bill includes $1 million to upgrade the existing 8-inch waterline, which runs from   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Rep. Earl L. Carter, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Carter votes against Biden COVID Bonus extension * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Rep. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA) today released the following statement after voting against a Democrat-backed three-year extension of Biden COVID Bonuses in Obamacare plans: "Democrats wrecked health care when they passed the UnAffordable Care Act. Throwing more money at a broken system, riddled with waste, fraud, and abuse,  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48786) on Jan. 8, 2026, entitled "Chinese Money Laundering Networks" by Liana W. Rosen, international sanctions and financial crimes specialist: * * * Contents Introduction ... 1 Background ... 2 Selected Case Studies ... 3 Policy Outlook ... 5 Contacts Author Information ... 6 * * * Introduction Illicit financial activity involving what the U.S. government terms Chinese Money Lau  more

COLUMBUS, Georgia, Jan. 10 -- Columbus State University issued the following news: * * * Golf Program breaks ground, launches $3.2M campaign to create country's premier golf facility On Thursday, Jan. 8, Columbus State University teed off on a new era for its Golf Program, breaking ground on a new clubhouse. When fully funded, this $3.2 million, 6,447-square-foot clubhouse will enhance the existing Key Golf Studio by adding championship-caliber indoor practice technology and outdoor playing s  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Jan. 9 -- Mercer University posted the following news: * * * Communication students develop social media strategy for Goodwill * Seven Mercer University strategic communications students capped off their degrees by creating a social media plan to help Goodwill of North Georgia deepen its impact. During their final semester, seniors in the College of Professional Advancement's integrated communication capstone course apply their cumulative skills and knowledge during a ser  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Jan. 9 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Consumer Expenditures in the Atlanta Metropolitan Area -- 2023-24 * Households in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA, metropolitan area spent an average of $83,090 per year in 2023-24, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Victoria G. Lee noted that food, housing, and transportation ex  more

HANOVER, New Hampshire, Jan. 10 -- Dartmouth College issued the following news: * * * MLK Celebration to Feature Talk With Bernice A. King The theme of events is "The Urgency of Now--A Time for Truth and Action." * Dartmouth's Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration this month will include a fireside chat with Bernice A. King, the CEO of the Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change and the youngest child of the civil rights icon. Her conversation with author and scholar Keeang  more

SANTA BARBARA, California, Jan. 10 -- Direct Relief issued the following news: * * * Medical Aid Supports Displaced Communities in South Sudan, Strengthens Care in Ghana and Haiti, and More Direct Relief's Humanitarian Activity for the week of 01/02/2026 - 01/09/2026 * Over the past week, Direct Relief has delivered 556 shipments of requested medical aid to 47 U.S. states and territories and 14 countries worldwide. The shipments contained 2.5 million defined daily doses of medication Medic  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Environmental Groups Demand PSC Reconsider Data Center Energy Plan Overreach * ATLANTA \- Today, environmental groups demanded the Georgia Public Service Commission reconsider Georgia Power's plan to build the most expensive gas plants in the nation. The Sierra Club, the Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC), and the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE) filed a motion to reconside  more

KENNESAW, Georgia, Jan. 9 -- Kennesaw State University posted the following news release: * * * Esports team earns first place in two divisions at the Peach Belt Conference Championships * Kennesaw State University's Esports team brought home Peach Belt Conference wins at the Florence Esports Festival in Florence, South Carolina, in November. The Peach Belt Conference hosted tournaments across Overwatch, Rocket League, and Marvel Rivals leagues over two days. KSU sent 25 student-athletes to   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- The Federal Reserve issued the following news release: * * * Federal Reserve Board announces the designation of the Chairs and Deputy Chairs of the 12 Federal Reserve Banks for 2026 * The Federal Reserve Board on Friday announced the designation of the chairs and deputy chairs of the 12 Federal Reserve Banks for 2026. Each Reserve Bank has a nine-member board of directors, representing a wide range of business and community leaders across each regional district. By la  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Jan. 10 -- Gov. Brian P. Kemp, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * The State of Georgia's net tax collections in the month of December totaled $3.44 billion, for an increase of nearly $101 million, or 3%, compared to December 2024, when net tax collections totaled almost $3.34 billion. Year-to-date net tax revenue collections through December totaled nearly $16.72 billion, for an increase of $363.7 million, or 2.2%, compared to December FY 2025, when net tax c  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Jan. 7 -- The Georgia Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * How a Race Car Project Is Transforming Rural STEM Education Inside Georgia Tech's Advanced Manufacturing Pathways program, high school students learn to design, build, test, and dream big through a collaboration that's reshaping classrooms and communities. In a corner of Georgia better known for agriculture than engineering, rural communities are grappling with a familiar challenge: Jobs are grow  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 9 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $13 Million to Support State University Degree Completion * Boston The Healey-Driscoll Administration has awarded $13 million across Massachusetts' nine state universities to support student degree completion services. Funds will be used to support supplemental tutoring for students at-risk of not completing their degrees and pay for case workers  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Jan. 8 -- Emory University Rollins School of Public Health posted the following news release: * * * Health Wanted: Brain-Computer Interfaces * The Episode Mind controlit's often thought of as a science fiction trope, borne from fears of body snatchers or domineering overlords. But what if we're thinking about the term the wrong way? Maybe we should be considering the reverse. This week on Health Wanted, we talk about how brain-computer interfaces are expanding the possi  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Rep. Lucy McBath, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * House Committee Unanimously Passes McBath, Walberg Legislation to Stop Human Trafficking * Washington, DC Today, the House Committee on Education and the Workforce unanimously approved legislation led by U.S. Representative Lucy McBath (D-Ga.) and House Education and Workforce Chairman Tim Walberg (R-Mich.). The Enhancing Detection of Human Trafficking Act is a bipartisan, bicameral bill directing the  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Jan. 10 -- The Georgia Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * How Georgia Tech Is Transforming Advanced Manufacturing When the U.S. Navy needed a game-changing repair solution, the Georgia Tech Manufacturing Institute delivered. Now, that same tech is powering innovation across industries. For decades, the U.S. Navy manually repaired a critical component on its aircraft carriers. The entire Navy relied on a single person to manage these vital fixes, which   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Warnock Delivers Commencement Address to Morgan State University Fall Class of 2025 * Recently, Senator Reverend Warnock delivered the keynote commencement address to Morgan State University's Fall 2025 graduating class in Baltimore, Maryland Senator Warnock encouraged the Class of 2025 to use their voices to shake up the world, pushing them to challenge the status quo Morgan State U  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Jan. 9 -- The Washington University School of Medicine posted the following news release: * * * Inflammatory immune cells predict survival, relapse in multiple myeloma * A new study maps the immune cell landscape of bone marrow in patients with multiple myeloma, a rare cancer that develops in the plasma cells of the bone marrow and has no cure. This large immune cell atlas, which includes robust patient outcome data, provides unparalleled new insights into how the immune  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Jan. 9 [Category: Sociological] -- Care, an organization that says it is dedicated to ending poverty, issued the following news release: * * * One thousand days of war in Sudan * January 9, 2026 - Today marks a dark milestone of 1,000 days of conflict in Sudan. This devastating war has resulted in one of the world's most severe humanitarian crises, with over 30.4 million people, nearly two-thirds of the population, in urgent need of assistance. Communities are under siege  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 8, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Scott Delivers Opening Statement at Full Committee Markup on Pregnant Students' Rights and Human Trafficking Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03) delivered the following opening statement at today's full committee markup of H.R. 6359, and 4307. "Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and happy New Year, eve  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Rep. Rich McCormick, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. McCormick Secures More Than $15 Million for Georgia's 7th Congressional District and Northern Georgia * WASHINGTON, D.C This week, Congressman Rich McCormick announced the inclusion of $15,064,598 in federal community project funding in appropriations legislation passed by the House of Representatives to support local governments in Georgia's 7th District and colleges and universities across N  more

PLANO, Texas, Jan. 9 -- Siemens Digital Industries Software, a subsidiary of Siemens, issued the following news release: * * * Soluna and Siemens Collaborate to Solve GPU Power Swings in Behind-the-Meter AI Project Grace site will host 2 MW Texas pilot, developing an innovative approach to a growing problem * Soluna Holdings, Inc. ("Soluna" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: SLNH), a developer of green data centers for intensive computing applications, including Bitcoin mining and AI, today signed   more

SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, Jan. 9 -- The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation posted the following news release: * * * Two Additional Heavy Equipment Operators Targeted By Operating Engineers Union Bosses File Federal Charges * Workers face unlawful IUOE union bosses' retaliation measures for remaining employed with nonunion contractor Lawrenceville, GA (January 9, 2026) - Two more employees of Dennis Taylor & Co., John Stroh and David Johnson, have filed federal charges with the N  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Jan. 10 -- The West Virginia Attorney General John B. McCuskey issued the following news release: * * * West Virginia co-leads 23 States in Supreme Court brief defending farmer facing $2 million in federal fines West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey is co-leading with Nebraska an amicus brief defending Jeffrey Andrews, a Connecticut farmer who is facing $2 million in federal fines for allegedly violating the Clean Water Act (CWA). The amicus, or friend of the c  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Jan. 10 (TNSjou) -- Emory University Winship Cancer Institute issued the following news release: * * * Winship researchers identify immune clues that could personalize multiple myeloma treatment Largest-ever single-cell atlas reveals how bone marrow environment drives multiple myeloma outcomes Mapping the immune landscape * Researchers at Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University helped lead a landmark, multi-institutional study published in Nature Cancer that created   more