WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary on Jan. 19, 2026:: * * * Democrats Pounce On Virginia Taxpayers Under unified Democrat control, Virginia is poised to become a tax-hiking outlier in a region full of states that are phasing out their income taxes. Immediately upon seizing control of government, Virginia Democrats introduced the following bills that seek to impose an array of new and higher taxes: HB 378 - Imposes a 3.8% net investment income tax  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Jan. 19 [Category: Sports] -- The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association issued the following news: * * * CIAA Mourns the Passing of Coach James Sweat * The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association mourns the passing of Coach James Sweat, one of the most significant and prolific figures in CIAA women's basketball history whose career helped define an era of excellence at both Hampton University and Norfolk State University. Sweat's leadership produced cha  more

HIGH POINT, North Carolina, Jan. 19 -- High Point University issued the following news release: * * * HPU Honors Martin Luther King Jr.'s Legacy Through Day of Service * HIGH POINT, N.C., Jan. 19, 2026 - High Point University students, faculty and staff honored the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. today by volunteering more than 2,000 hours of service and participating in nearly a dozen service projects on campus and around the city of High Point. The HPU family continued the universit  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Jan. 19 -- Gov. Josh Stein, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Statement from Governor Josh Stein on MLK Day * Today Governor Josh Stein released the following statement commemorating Martin Luther King Jr. Day: "Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. dedicated his life to moving us toward the promise of our nation: a land of liberty and justice for all. He was clear-eyed about all of the ways America had not lived up to that promise, but he led with a   more

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 19 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Paxton Issues Legal Opinion Dismantling DEI in Texas, Declaring Decades' Worth of DEI Frameworks -- Memorialized in Over 100 Woke State Laws -- Unconstitutional and Overruling a Flawed Opinion from then-AG Cornyn that Allowed DEI to Flourish Attorney General Ken Paxton issued a first-of-its-kind legal opinion, unparalleled in its size and scope, declaring the unconstitutionali  more