CANTON, Ohio, Jan. 16 -- The National Football League posted the following news on Jan. 15, 2026: * * * Forty-two players granted special eligibility for 2026 NFL Draft The NFL announced on Thursday the names of 42 players who have been granted special eligibility for the 2026 NFL Draft and 21 underclassmen who have fulfilled their degree requirements with college football eligibility remaining and are also eligible for selection in the draft. The 2026 draft is scheduled to be held April 23-  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary: * * * Nationwide Tax Competition Heats Up as Missouri Governor Calls for Zero Income Tax While blue states like California and New York look to impose tax hikes, red states pursue tax cuts By John Kartch There are eight no-income-tax states, and Missouri is in the race to become the ninth. Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe today called for an elimination of the state income tax. In his State of the State address today  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Americans for Tax Reform issued the following commentary on Jan. 15, 2026: * * * South Carolina Could Soon Have a Lower Income Tax Rate Than North Carolina North Carolina has long been a national model for pro-growth tax reform. States across the country have enacted income tax rate-reducing reforms facilitated by revenue triggers for more than a decade, just as North Carolina began to do in 2013. Some states where lawmakers have emulated North Carolina's approach to ta  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Jan. 17 -- The Arizona House Republicans issued the following news release: * * * Arizona Republican Leaders Warn Hobbs Budget Relies on Hidden Tax Hikes and Fake Revenues Arizona House and Senate Republican leaders today responded to Governor Katie Hobbs' budget proposal, raising serious concerns about unrealistic revenue assumptions, hidden tax increases, and policies that would raise costs for Arizona families while creating long-term tax confusion. "Governor Hobbs' budg  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 16 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Supports Legal Challenge to Trump Administration's Unlawful 100K Fee for H-1B Visa * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a multistate amicus brief in support of the plaintiffs in Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America v. United States Department of Homeland Security, which are challenging the Trump Administration's unlaw  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Jan. 17 -- Banner Health issued the following news release on Jan. 16, 2026: * * * Banner Health marks opening of dedicated pediatric emergency department Offering more treatment rooms, sensory-friendly spaces and specialized care Banner Health on Friday marked the opening of the new pediatric emergency department at Banner Children's at Diamond Children's Medical Center. The expansion delivers faster care, shorter wait times and specialized spaces designed specifically for  more

NEW YORK, Jan. 16 [Category: Health Care] -- The New York Health and Hospitals posted the following news release: * * * Becker's Hospital Review Recognizes Three NYC Health + Hospitals Nursing Leaders on 2025 "CNOS To Know" List * NYC Health + Hospitals Chief Nursing Executive Natalia Cineas, NYC Health + Hospitals/ Kings County Chief Nursing Officer Opal Sinclair-Chung, and NYC Health + Hospitals/Metropolitan Chief Nursing Officer Christopher G. Wilson are recognized on the CNOs To Know Lis  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 16 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Business Employment Dynamics in Minnesota -- First Quarter 2025 * From December 2024 to March 2025, gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments in Minnesota were 139,190, while gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments were 129,481, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Stat  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 16 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Business Employment Dynamics in Wisconsin -- First Quarter 2025 * From December 2024 to March 2025, gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments in Wisconsin were 128,770, while gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments were 124,907, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Stat  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR Action Alert: Call on Arizona Lawmakers to Reject Anti-Muslim Hysteria * Join the Arizona chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-AZ), in calling on the Arizona State House of Representatives to reject Representative John Gillette's anti-Muslim memorial, HCM2002, which recycles long-debunked conspiracy theories and Islamophobic tropes and   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- The Capital Research Center posted the following commentary on Jan. 16, 2026: * * * Maduro's friends in America: the Alliance for Global Justice The Alliance supports collectivist dictatorships across Latin America, and Nicolas Maduro was no exception. By Robert Stilson Erstwhile Venezuelan dictator-president Nicolas Maduro is in federal custody after having been captured in a cross-border raid by U.S. forces. This has predictably touched off a firestorm among his mos  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Rep. Greg Stanton, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Congressional Taiwan Caucus Co-Chairs Reaffirm Support for Taiwan * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, co-chairs of the Congressional Taiwan Caucus Rep. Greg Stanton (D-AZ), Rep. Ami Bera, M.D. (D-CA), Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), and Rep. Andy Barr (R-KY) released the following statement: "As co-chairs of the Congressional Taiwan Caucus, we reaffirm the United States' strong commitment to Taiwan, guide  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release: * * * DNC Launches Largest-Ever Partisan National Voter Registration Campaign To Mobilize the Next Generation of Democratic Voters New seven-figure Investment will drive unprecedented partisan voter registration efforts in key battlegrounds Kicking off a critical midterm election year, the Democratic National Committee announced the launch of When We Count, a historic, new seven-figure voter registrat  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Jan. 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut posted the following news release: * * * Eleven Charged in Bristol Area Drug Trafficking Ring; Several Overdose Deaths Connected David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Jarod Forget, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England, and Bristol Police Chief Mark Morello today announced that the following 11 individuals have been ch  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Gallego Meets with Venezuelan Opposition Leader, Maria Corina Machado * WASHINGTON - Yesterday, Senator Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) spoke with Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize recipient, Maria Corina Machado during a bipartisan meeting alongside Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL), Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Rick Scott (R-FL), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), John Curtis (R-UT), Chris Murphy (D-CT), Ted   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Gallego, Kelly Deliver More Than $32 Million for Arizona Water Infrastructure and Law Enforcement Priorities * Investments will help cities, counties, and Tribal communities replace aging infrastructure and keep families safe WASHINGTON - Today, Arizona Senators Ruben Gallego and Mark Kelly announced that they secured $32,121,000 in federal investments for Arizona projects supporting local law en  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Gallego, Kelly Introduce Bicameral Bill to Increase ICE Accountability and Keep Communities Safe Raises standards for ICE operations to protect communities and ensure public safety *  WASHINGTON - Today, Arizona Senators Ruben Gallego and Mark Kelly introduced the bicameral Stop Excessive Force in Immigration Act, legislation to set clear use-of-force standards, increase transparency, and strengt  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Jan. 16 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Goldwater Institute posted the following commentary: * * * Goldwater Fights CON Laws in the Mississippi Supreme Court By Timothy Sandefur The Goldwater Institute today filed a brief in the Mississippi Supreme Court urging the justices not to allow existing businesses to use the state's "Certificate of Need" (CON) law to block potential competitors from entering the market. These laws, which govern all sorts of businesses, from taxi compa  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Jan. 16 -- Gov. Katie Hobbs, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Katie Hobbs Joins Leaders Sundareshan and De Los Santos to Introduce Middle Class Tax Cuts Legislation * Today, Governor Katie Hobbs joined Democratic Senate Leader Priya Sundareshan and Democratic House Leader Oscar De Los Santos to introduce the Middle Class Tax Cuts bill that puts more money in Arizonans' pockets. The legislation raises the standard deduction that 88% of Arizona tax  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Secures Senate Passage of Over $112.9 Million for New Mexico, Bringing Total to $319.9 Million in FY26 Funding * WASHINGTON -U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee and Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on the Legislative Branch, welcomed Senate passage of the Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) Commerce, Justice, and  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 16, 2026: * * * House Appropriations Drives January Momentum, Advances Targeted America First Funding The House Appropriations Committee has driven results for the American people by doing exactly what we told the nation we would: breaking the failed status quo and putting discipline and accountability back in charge. The start of January has been defined  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release on Jan. 14, 2026: * * * ICYMI: DNC Launches When We Count, Largest-Ever Campaign to Register and Mobilize the Next Generation of Democratic Voters Ahead of the Midterms Yesterday, the DNC launched When We Count, a historic, seven-figure partisan voter registration effort ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, and the first time the DNC has conducted on-the-ground partisan voter registration in over a deca  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Kelly, Blumenthal, Colleagues Demand Answers on Pentagon's Efforts to Politicize Stars and Stripes Military Newspaper * "The paper's independence is essential to ensuring the American people understand what is happening in our armed forces, and to provide servicemembers with honest, credible reporting rather than filtered or politicized narratives." Today, Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ) joined Senator Ri  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Kelly, Gallego Introduce Bicameral Bill to Increase ICE Accountability and Keep Communities Safe * Raises standards for ICE operations to protect communities and ensure public safety Today, Senators Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) introduced the bicameral Stop Excessive Force in Immigration Act, legislation to set clear use-of-force standards, increase transparency, and strengthen accounta  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Jan. 16 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news: * * * KU nominates 5 students for Goldwater Scholarship * LAWRENCE -Five University of Kansas students who have been actively involved in undergraduate research during their university careers are competing for Barry M. Goldwater Scholarships, regarded as the premier undergraduate award to encourage excellence in science, engineering and mathematics. The students' applications are coordinated by the Center for  more

DALLAS, Texas, Jan. 16 [Category: Medical] -- Susan G. Komen, an organization that says it addresses breast cancer on fronts such as research, community health, global outreach and public policy initiatives, posted the following news: * * * Legislation Eliminates Financial Barriers to Critical Breast Imaging, Would Help Thousands Across Arizona Afford Care They Require * Susan G. Komen (r), the world's leading breast cancer organization commends Senator Hildy Angius (R-Bullhead City) for int  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- Arizona State University McCain Institute issued the following news: * * * Inaugural Sedona Forum - Tokyo Highlights Importance of U.S.-Japan Alliance TOKYO (January 16, 2026) - The McCain Institute at Arizona State University (ASU) and the International House of Japan (I-House) hosted the inaugural Sedona Forum - Tokyo, on January 15, 2026. The theme, "The U.S.-Japan Alliance -- Advancing Freedom, Innovation and Security in Asia and Beyond," covered topics ranging from  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio posted the following news release on Jan. 15, 2026: * * * Mexican national sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for trafficking heroin, illegally reentering United States Daniel H. Rodriguez-Andrade, 52, of Mexico, was sentenced in U.S. District Court here to 120 months in prison for possessing with the intent to distribute more than one kilogram of heroin and for illegally reentering the United St  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service issued the following news release: * * * Grand Canyon National Park Receives Highway Safety Grant Funding Funding supports pedestrian, bicycle, speed and DUI enforcement efforts Grand Canyon National Park has received grant funding from the Arizona Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to support pedestrian and bicycle safety, speed enforcem  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Jan. 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut posted the following news release: * * * New Haven Man Sentenced to More Than 23 Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking and Firearm Possession Offenses David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that WILLIE FRANCO, 37, of New Haven, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in New Haven to 280 months of imprisonment and 10 years of superv  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * PASSED: Cortez Masto, Lee Legislation to Recover Millions in Unused Funding for Hoover Dam * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Congresswoman Susie Lee's (D-Nev.-03) bipartisan, bicameral Help Hoover Dam Act passed the Senate as part of the most recent appropriations package. This legislation will allow the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) to access about  more

TUCSON, Arizona, Jan. 16 -- The University of Arizona posted the following news release: * * * Record-setting GPA for Arizona Athletics during fall 2025 * With college athletics enduring changes in so many areas, there remains at least one constant and that is that student-athletes at the University of Arizona continue to excel in the classroom. During the fall semester, the 3.412 cumulative GPA for student-athletes across all sports set a department record for semester GPA yet again. It i  more

FLAGSTAFF, Arizona, Jan. 16 -- Northern Arizona University issued the following news: * * * Study: Managed fires in wilderness areas restore forests and reduce wildfire risks * In the remote wilderness of the American West, where chainsaws and heavy machinery can't go, fire may become the tool of choice. New research from NAU's Ecological Restoration Institute published in Restoration Ecology shows that managed wildfires in these areas can help restore forest health and lower the risk of fut  more

GLENDALE, Arizona, Jan. 17 -- Arizona State University Thunderbird School of Global Management issued the following news: * * * T-bird helps raise over $150,000 for hearing safety startup Paxauris Aayushi Patel describes the communication, analysis and aptitude that brought a small startup's product viral attention By Mitchell Halsema Even before joining the Master of Global Management program at the Thunderbird School of Global Management, Aayushi Patel learned the importance of strong lis  more

GLENDALE, Arizona, Jan. 17 -- Arizona State University Thunderbird School of Global Management issued the following news: * * * Thunderbird at ASU earns global recognition for bestselling cases By Nicole Almond Anderson Thunderbird School of Global Management at Arizona State University has received international recognition from The Case Centre, the world's leading independent authority on case-based teaching, for two outstanding faculty-authored cases that continue to shape global business  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Tlaib Introduces Bill to Prevent Restricting Access to Body Camera Footage with a Paywall * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (MI-12) introduced the Stop Body Camera Paywalls Act to prevent local and state governments from restricting access to police body camera footage behind an obstructive paywall. Recently, the state of Ohio adopted a new law to charge members of the publ  more

PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland, Jan. 16 -- The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command issued the following news release: * * * United States Secret Service's new trainer courtesy of Presidential Helicopters Program Office * In June 2025, the Presidential Helicopters Program Office (PMA-274) delivered and installed a retired and refurbished VH-3D helicopter, bureau number 159351 (BUNO 351), to the United States Secret Service (USSS). The agency received the aircraft at the James J. Rowley Training Center (  more

CINCINNATI, Ohio, Jan. 16 -- The University of Cincinnati issued the following news: * * * UC awarded $1.1 million grant to tailor AI use in medical education College of Medicine distinguishes itself as innovator, leader to strengthen physician training By Megan Burgasser, burgasma@ucmail.uc.edu The University of Cincinnati College of Medicine has been selected as a recipient of an American Medical Association (AMA) grant to use artificial intelligence to advance physician training through   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * WATCH: On Senate Floor, Kelly Leads Colleagues in Marking 16 Years Since Citizens United Ruling, Highlighting Impact of Big Money in Politics on Working Families * "The loudest voices in Washington became billionaires, not every day Americans." In case you missed it, Arizona Senator Mark Kelly led a series of floor speeches with his colleagues marking the 16 th anniversary of the Supreme Court's Cit  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Jan. 16 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Goldwater Institute posted the following news: * * * Week in Review: 'No' to Illegal DEI Mandates * Idaho led the nation last year by banning political indoctrination in higher education, but several state colleges and universities just won't take "No" for an answer. That's why the Goldwater Institute sent a letter to Idaho Attorney General Raul Labrador urging him to enforce the law and close the loopholes the schools are using to conti  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * What They're Saying: Endorsements for SECURE Minerals Act Introduced by Shaheen and Young * (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Todd Young (R-IN) today led the introduction of the Securing Essential and Critical U.S. Resources and Elements (SECURE) Minerals Act to support domestic supply chains for critical minerals to meet national and economic security needs through   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Young, Shaheen Tout Endorsements for the SECURE Minerals Act * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) introduced legislation to support domestic supply chains for critical minerals to meet national and economic security needs through the creation of a new Strategic Resilience Reserve (SRR). The legislation is supported by the following organizations: The Alliance   more