ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Jan. 12 [Category: Education] -- AASA, The School Superintendents Association, posted the following news release: * * * AASA Awards Grants to School Districts Across the Nation * Contact: Lara Wade Director of Communications Mobile: (813) 833-1498 lwade@aasa.org AASA, The School Superintendents Association, has announced the recipients of the 2026 Helping Kids Mini Grants, a program funded by AASA, and supported by its government cooperative procurement partne  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Jan. 12 [Category: National Defense] -- The Association of the U.S. Army posted the following news: * * * Army Picks 9 Potential Sites for Nuclear Energy Initiative * The Army has selected nine sites for consideration as it looks to place microreactor power plants on its installations. Known as the Janus Program, the initiative is the Army's next-generation nuclear power program and seeks to develop and install microreactor power plants in line with a presidential exec  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Jan. 13 -- Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr issued the following news release: * * * Carr Urges Federal Agencies to Restore State Authority Over Water Regulation Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr has joined a 20-state coalition in sending a formal comment letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers regarding the updated definition of Waters of the United States (WOTUS). The longstanding WOTUS controversy has placed undue  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 12, 2026: * * * ICYMI: "House Healthcare Leaders: Republicans Cleaning Up Democrat 'Mess,' Inviting Health Insurance CEO to Testify" In case you missed it, Breitbart recently reported that Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, and Congressman Jason Smith (MO-08), Chairman of the House Committee o  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Jan. 13 -- Littler, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Littler Lightbulb - December 2025 Employment Appellate Roundup At a Glance This Littler Lightbulb highlights some of the more significant employment and labor law developments in the federal courts of appeal in the last month. By Christine E. Sargent Fourth Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment for Employer in Failure to Promote Race and Gender Discrimination Case Hood-Wilson v. Board of Trustees of the  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following news release: * * * Marketplace 2026 Open Enrollment Period Report: National Snapshot * The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) reports that 22.8 million consumers have signed up for 2026 individual market health insurance coverage through the Marketplaces since the start of the 2026 Marketplace Open Enrollment Period (OEP) on November 1  more

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, Jan. 12 -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release: * * * NMSU Aggie Uptown Continues to Grow with White Sands Federal Credit Union Groundbreaking * New Mexico State University's Aggie Uptown development continues to expand with the addition of White Sands Federal Credit Union, which will celebrate the groundbreaking of its newest branch at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 14, at the future site located at 3110 University Ave. The new WSFCU branch marks   more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, Jan. 13 -- Kentucky State University issued the following news: * * * Parents at the Center: Kentucky State University psychologist helps lead national pediatric OCD forum on parenting support Effective pediatric obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) care depends on parents who also need support. That message took the national stage as Dr. Darlene M. Davis Goodwine, Assistant Professor and Licensed Clinical Psychologist in Kentucky State University's School of Psychology, s  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Jan. 12 [Category: Education] -- The Southern Regional Education Board posted the following news release: * * * SREB Launches Labor Market Dashboard Schools & Colleges Can Connect Learning to Local Careers * The Southern Regional Education Board has launched an interactive data hub to help schools and colleges connect labor market demand to education programs. The goal of the SREB Labor Market Data Hub: Give educators access to a powerful tool to improve career pathways fo  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, Jan. 13 -- Kentucky State University issued the following news: * * * Top Honors Swept by Kentucky State University Students at 2025 Global Agriculture & Agribusiness Case Study Competition From digital contracts to new biofuel markets, Kentucky State University students are reimagining how U.S. soybeans move from field to consumer. Their innovative outlook on this crucial component of the food ecosystem earned two Kentucky State teams first and second place in the 2025 G  more

LEXINGTON, Kentucky, Jan. 13 -- The University of Kentucky issued the following news: * * * Call for proposals: Commonwealth Undergraduate Research Experience Fellowship By Haven L. Patrick, Office of Undergraduate Research The University of Kentucky Office of Undergraduate Research is accepting proposals for the 2026 Commonwealth Undergraduate Research Experience (CURE) Fellowship. Established in 2022, the CURE Fellowship offers UK undergraduate students the opportunity to participate in m  more

LEXINGTON, Kentucky, Jan. 13 -- The University of Kentucky issued the following news: * * * The pharmacist who put rescue in reach By Rosa Mejia-Cruz, College of Pharmacy On some winter mornings, Daniel Wermeling, Pharm.D., nurses his coffee and occasionally revisits the improbable idea that once kept him awake for more than a decade -- that a medicine older than many of his students could be reborn in an easy-to-use form. When he recounts the story, he ticks through the pharmacology and the  more

OXFORD, Mississippi, Jan. 12 (TNSjou) -- The University of Mississippi issued the following news: * * * Methamphetamine Deaths Have Risen Across Every U.S. Region Rise in meth mortality contributes to fourth wave of overdose epidemic * Once considered a regional problem, methamphetamine-related overdose deaths have risen across every U.S. Census division, with particularly sharp spikes in the Southeast, including Mississippi, a new study reveals. Andrew Yockey, a University of Mississippi   more

ERLANGER, Kentucky, Jan. 12 [Category: National Defense] -- Disabled American Veterans issued the following news: * * * VA offers yearlong community care authorizations * In August, the Department of Veterans Affairs announced changes that will improve veterans' access to health care by extending the length of new VA community care authorizations to one year for 30 standardized services. This policy update is a major step toward providing more consistent, uninterrupted health care for vetera  more