CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 13 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois issued the following news release: * * * Voting Rights Groups, Illinois Voters File Motion to Protect Privacy Against DOJ Overreach Voters and groups seek to intervene in DOJ's lawsuit demanding sensitive Illinois voter data * Common Cause, Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, and three individual Illinois voters, Pablo Mendoza, Brian Beals, and Alejandra Ibanez, joined the ACLU National Voting Rig  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- Rep. Don Bacon, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Bacon Announces Nebraska Priorities Included in Bipartisan FY26 Minibus Appropriations Package * Washington - Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02) today announced that more than $6 million worth of several key Nebraska projects and funding priorities were included in the bipartisan Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026 (CJS-E&W-Interior minib  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Jan. 13 -- Banner Health issued the following news release: * * * Banner Health first in Western U.S. to implant smallest heart defibrillator device on market Groundbreaking technology offers newest form of pacing with heart protection all-in-one * Banner Health has become the first health system in the western United States and one of the first in the country to implant the OmniaSecure defibrillation lead, the smallest device of its kind on the market, offering new hope a  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Closes 2025 with Significant Progress Remediating Residential Yards in the Nation's Heartland * LENEXA, KAN. (JAN. 12, 2025) - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proud to announce significant progress remediating lead-contaminated properties throughout EPA Region 7, marking more environmental cleanup milestones in the nation's heartland. During 2025, EPA Region 7 cleaned up over  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

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Jan. 13 -- NRC Health, a provider of customer intelligence in healthcare, issued the following news: * * * Go Well Beyond Medicine: Experience Nemours Children's Health at the 2026 Pediatric Collaborative When pediatric leaders gather for NRC Health's 2026 Pediatric Collaborative, the conversations will be forward-thinking, the connections meaningful, and the ideas transformative. But one of the most powerful moments of the event invariably happens when learning moves beyon  more

LYONS, Nebraska, Jan. 12 [Category: Sociological] -- The Center for Rural Affairs posted the following news release: * * * Informational webinar set to discuss rotational grazing * LYONS, NEBRASKA-Farmers and ranchers interested in learning more about rotational grazing are invited to a free online webinar hosted by the Center for Rural Affairs. The virtual event is scheduled for Monday, Jan. 26, from 1 to 2 p.m. "Farmers and ranchers who have prioritized grassland habitat and conservati  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

ALVA, Oklahoma, Jan. 13 -- Northwestern Oklahoma State University issued the following news release: * * * Northwestern Social Sciences and Teaching American History to Present 'America at 250! - The Legacy of the Declaration of Independence' Teacher Professional Development Discussion at Northwestern-Enid Feb. 20 A program on the legacy of the Declaration of Independence on its 250th anniversary will be presented at the Northwestern Oklahoma State University Enid campus Feb. 20, 2026, thanks  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Sierra Club Nebraska Statement on Forced Outage at Aging OPPD Coal Plant * OMAHA, Neb. -Reports of a steam tube failure at OPPD's North Omaha coal plant once again raise reliability, health, and safety concerns. As a result of the failure, one of the two remaining coal units was taken offline last week. The forced outage follows a recent OPPD board vote to extend the life of the coal-fired  more