WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 [Category: Science] -- The Food and Water Watch posted the following news release on Jan. 22, 2026: * * * 230+ Groups Call for National Moratorium on New Data Centers Letter to Congress Cites Massive Energy and Water Consumption, Ratepayer Turmoil * In a letter sent to Congress today, more than 230 national, state and local organizations from across the country called for a full nationwide moratorium on the approval and construction of new data centers. The letter cites  more

CEDARVILLE, Ohio, Jan. 23 -- Cedarville University posted the following news: * * * Aiming True, Living Fully: Gracen Fletcher is Following Her Dreams * by Rich Stratton, Assistant Director of Public Relations Growing Up Country: A Farm Girl's Roots in Indiana Gracen Fletcher grew up under Indiana skies, where the wind danced across hayfields and horses ran free. A farm girl through and through, she learned to saddle up almost as early as she could walk. Her days were filled with muck bo  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Jan. 23 [Category: National Defense] -- The Association of the U.S. Army posted the following news: * * * Army Inactivates Security Force Assistance Command * The organization that oversaw the Army's six security force assistance brigades was formally inactivated in a ceremony at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Leaders of the Security Force Assistance Command cased the organization's colors in a ceremony Jan. 8, closing a chapter in the Army's effort to provide trimmed dow  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Jan. 23 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson stands up to woke ideology in the classroom * (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - Attorney General Alan Wilson is leading a 21-state friend-of-the-court brief to defend a South Carolina legal provision prohibiting public schools from teaching students that one race or sex is inherently superior to another, or that an individual, by virtue of his or her race or sex, is  more

JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, Jan. 23 -- Verisk Analytics Inc., a data analytics provider, issued the following news: * * * Cargo Theft Losses Surge to Estimated $725 Million in 2025, Verisk CargoNet Analysis Reveals Crime volume held steady, but thieves shifted to higher-value freight and new geographies - pushing total losses sharply higher. * Verisk CargoNet, a Verisk (Nasdaq: VRSK) business and leader in cargo theft prevention and recovery, reports that while the total number of supply chai  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Rep. James Baird, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Baird Supports SCAM Act to Hold Somali Fraudsters in Minnesota Accountable * Today, Congressman Jim Baird (IN-04) released the following statement after serving as an original cosponsor on the Stop Citizenship Abuse and Misrepresentation (SCAM) Act, introduced by House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (MN-06): "Like many Americans, I was appalled to learn of the widespread abuse and scams costi  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Rep. Jefferson Shreve, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Shreve Introduces Pro-Adoption Legislation * Washington, DC - Congressman Jefferson Shreve (R-IN) introduced the In Good Standing Adoption Act to expand resources for mothers considering adoption and to help ensure children are placed safely and responsibly. Currently, the federal government does not maintain a public list of adoption agencies, leaving mothers without a reliable wa  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo Joins Rounds to Introduce the Life at Conception Act * Washington, D.C.- On the day of the annual March for Life, U.S. Senator for Idaho Mike Crapo, along with 10 of his Republican Seante colleagues, joined U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-South Dakota) to introduce the Life at Conception Act, which would legally recognize the right to life by extending 14th Amendment protections to unborn children.   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Jan. 23, 2026: * * * Department of Justice and Department of Homeland Security Recognize National Human Trafficking Prevention Month The Departments of Justice (DOJ) and Homeland Security (DHS) today observe National Human Trafficking Prevention Month and reaffirm the administration's commitment to combating all forms of human trafficking and protecting victims and survivors. Human Trafficking Preventi  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Jan. 23 -- Earthjustice issued the following news release on Jan. 22, 2026: * * * Environmental, Consumer Groups Challenge Trump's Unlawful Coal Plant Extensions Extending the lives of unreliable, dirty, and expensive coal plants hurts consumers * Washington, D.C. -- Today, seven environmental and consumer advocacy groups filed rehearing requests after Donald Trump's Department of Energy unlawfully invoked Section 202(c) of the Federal Power Act and forced two coa  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced its final approval of Indiana's plan to improve air quality and visibility in national parks and wilderness areas. The decision confirms that the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) has met federal requirements to reduce the atmospheric haze that obscures scenic views in protected federal lands. The approval covers the second implementation period of the Regional Haze Rule, a program established   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF11140) on Jan. 21, 2026, by economic development policy analyst Julie M. Lawhorn: * * * Federal Regional Commissions and Authorities: Overview of Structure and Activities Federal regional commissions and authorities (FRCAs) address perceived regional economic underdevelopment. These organizations accommodate multileveled and multijurisdictional participation in and implementati  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, Jan. 23 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * Historic back-to-back stretch: ESPN delivers its No. 1 and No. 8 most-watched events ever on consecutive days * * NFL Divisional Round draws 38 million viewers; College Football Playoff National Championship delivers 30.1 million * More than 80 million fans watched 18.7 billion minutes during 48-hour window * January momentum continues ESPN's strong performance in 20  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Jan. 23 -- The Indiana Department of Education issued the following news release: * * * Gov. Braun Announces $15 Million to Support Career Coaching for Students Across the State The Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) is awarding $15 million to 21 organizations across the state to increase access to comprehensive resources that help students make more informed decisions about their options after graduation. "Indiana's Career Coaching Grant reflects our commitment to  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 [Category: Health Care] -- Ascension, a faith-based healthcare organization, posted the following statement: * * * Maternal Health Matters: Our Commitment to Compassionate Care for Mothers and Babies Maternal health is the foundation of healthy families and strong communities. From prenatal care through childbirth and the postpartum period, mothers need access to timely, high-quality, and compassionate care to support both their well-being and that of their babies. Despite  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Protect Our Care issued the following news: * * * Hospital Crisis Watch: American Health Care in Free Fall as 700 Providers at Risk or Closing Amid Trump-GOP Medicaid Cuts Protect Our Care's Hospital Crisis Watch Map Now Tracks 700 Providers at Risk or Closing Due to the Trump-GOP Health Care Crisis * While billionaires and big corporations bask in the GOP-engineered bonanza of wealth created for the top 1%, the American health care system is in free fall. In Kansas,   more

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, Jan. 23 -- Purdue University issued the following news release: * * * Purdue nuclear engineer creates, validates inexpensive gamma radiation monitoring tech Inexpensive, highly accurate gamma radiation dosimeter technologies developed at Purdue University's College of Engineering could lower the costs of medical device sterilization, radiation cancer therapy, food irradiation, packaging sterilization and enhance nuclear power reactor safety. Rusi Taleyarkhan, a Purd  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Insight white paper (No. IN12302) on Jan. 22, 2026, by social policy specialist Gene Falk and research librarian Sarah K. Braun: Here are excerpts: * * * Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and Pregnancy Centers The House passed H.R. 6945, which addresses the use of funds from the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant in pregnancy centers, on January 21, 2026. The bill def  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Jan. 24 -- The West Virginia Attorney General John B. McCuskey issued the following news release on Jan. 23, 2026: * * * West Virginia joins coalition to protect Section 504 Rule by removing woke Biden-era language that threatened disability funding Today West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey is delivering on a promise to protect and return Section 504 to its true purpose--supporting children and adults with disabilities. McCuskey joined a coalition of attorne  more