GREENVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 28 -- Tusculum University posted the following news: * * * 35-member cast picked for "Pollyanna"; rehearsals starting for six spring performances at Tusculum University * GREENEVILLE - Leaders of "Pollyanna" have selected a 35-person cast to turn the lively musical's script into a production that will delight audiences in the spring at Tusculum University. Amy Bailey participates in her vocal audition. She was selected for the adult ensemble. Cast members, wh  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Jan. 28 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release: * * * Americans for Prosperity Recognizes School Choice Week, Commends Gov. Scott's Leadership * Jan 28, 2026 by AFP Montpelier, Vermont - Today, in recognition of National School Choice Week, Americans for Prosperity (AFP) released the following statement. AFP Northeast Region Director Ross Connolly said: "National School Choice Week is an opportunity to highlight the i  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 28 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Leads Coalition Opposing Illegal "No Bond" Immigration Detention Policy * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today, co-leading a multistate coalition along with New York Attorney General Letitia James, filed an amicus brief opposing a federal policy that mandates the indefinite detention of many undocumented immigrants without the opportunity fo  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 28 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL: JUDGE RULES USDOT ILLEGALLY WITHHELD FUNDS FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced a federal judge issued a final ruling that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) illegally withheld around $1 billion in funding for the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program from Illinois, as  more

BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania, Jan. 28 -- Bryn Mawr College posted the following news: * * * Bryn Mawr Joins Amicus Brief Supporting International Students * Bryn Mawr has joined a number of public and private colleges and universities across the country in signing an amicus curiae or friend of the court brief in a suit brought by Harvard University on behalf of international students and scholars. Harvard is suing in the First Circuit Court of Appeals to uphold a judge's preliminary injunction   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following tip sheet: * * * Data Show Fewer Women Gave Birth While Unmarried in the Past Decade The percentage of women with a recent birth who were unmarried decreased by 4.8 percentage points, from 35.7% (or under 1.5 million) in 2011 to 30.9% (or 1.2 million) in 2023, according to a new U.S. Census Bureau report titled Social and Economic Characteristics of Currently Unmarried Women With a Recent Birth: 2023 (https://www.cens  more

YONKERS, New York, Jan. 29 -- Consumer Reports posted the following news release on Jan. 27, 2026: * * * Consumer Reports unveils new model bill to prevent geolocation data from being weaponized against consumers Consumer Reports released today the State Location Privacy Act, model legislation developed to provide lawmakers with a framework for protecting the precise geolocation data of American consumers. In the absence of federal guardrails around the use of location data in the United Stat  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 28 -- 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 23.0 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

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, ranking minority member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news on Jan. 28, 2026: * * * Sanders Releases New Report Detailing How Trump's Plan to Privatize Public Education Hurts Students Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), today released a new report finding that the Trump administration's school privatizatio  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release on Jan. 28, 2026: * * * Sanders Releases New Report Detailing How Trump's Plan to Privatize Public Education Hurts Students Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), today released a new report finding that the Trump administration's school privatization agenda threatens our nation's public schools and harms working-class students  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Leads New England Senators in Call for Answers About How New Regional Data Centers will Drive up Energy Costs for Consumers * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Rural Development, Energy, and Credit, led five Northeastern lawmakers in requesting answers from ISO New England President and CEO Vamsi Chadalavada about how t  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Stands in Solidarity with Minnesota Protestors; Calls for Noem to Resign * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today took to the Senate floor in solidarity with the peaceful protestors in Minnesota and across the United States. Senator Welch called for Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem to resign, citing her leadership of Immi  more