STATE COLLEGE, Pennsylvania, Jan. 29 -- AccuWeather, a provider of commercial weather forecasting services, issued the following news release: * * * AccuWeather 2026 U.S. Spring Forecast: Slow Transition to Spring Warmth, Elevated Risk of Floods and Fires * Higher heating bills are likely this spring as lower-than-historical-average temperatures linger in parts of the Northeast and Upper Midwest * Slower transition to springlike weather is forecast across parts of 16 states in the Northeast,  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- The American Action Forum issued the following commentary on Jan. 28, 2026: * * * The Next Phase of AI: Technology, Infrastructure, and Policy in 2025-2026 By Angela Luna Executive Summary * As artificial intelligence (AI) evolves toward advanced, autonomous models, 2025 saw increased experimentation across industries, and a surge in global AI investment and competition. * With technology moving from experimentation to broad adoption, the transition into 2026 places   more

PEORIA, Illinois, Jan. 29 -- Caterpillar, a manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, issued the following news release: * * * American Intelligence & Power Forms Strategic Alliance with Caterpillar and Boyd CAT to Deploy 2 Gigawatts of Dedicated Power for Hyperscale AI Infrastructure IRVING, Texas, Jan. 28, 2026 - American Intelligence & Power Corporation ("AIP Corp"), Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT), and Boyd CAT today announced a strategic alliance and the execution of a purchase ag  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Jan. 28 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Brenna Bird Continues Support for President Trump's Birthright Citizenship Policy * DES MOINES-Attorney General Brenna Bird announced today she is co-leading with Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti a coalition of 26 states and territories in support of President Trump's birthright citizenship executive order. On his first day in office, President Trump issued a  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Jan. 28 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Griffin Announces Two Convictions and an Arrest Made by His Medicaid Fraud Control Unit * Griffin: 'My office remains unwavering in our mission to protect the vulnerable and hold bad actors accountable for Medicaid fraud' LITTLE ROCK - Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement announcing an arrest and two convictions made recently by his off  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

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Rep. Andy Barr, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: * * * Barr Announces $1 Million in Federal Funds to Modernize Lancaster Wastewater System * Lancaster, KY- U.S. Congressman Andy Barr (R-KY-06) announced $1,000,000 in federal funding to support wastewater system improvements for the City of Lancaster. Barr secured the funding through the Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026. He vote  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

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 28, 2026: * * * Chairmen Guthrie and Hudson Announce Legislative Hearing on FirstNet Reauthorization Today, Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, and Congressman Richard Hudson (NC-09), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, announced a hearing titled Evaluating FirstNet:   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 29 -- Clean Air Task Force, an organization that says it works to safeguard against the impacts of climate change by catalyzing the development and deployment of low-carbon energy and other climate-protecting technologies, issued the following news on Jan. 28, 2026: * * * EPA proposal lets upwind states off the hook for ozone pollution, shifting burdens to downwind communities WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a proposal   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Advances Cooperative Federalism to Improve Air Quality by Taking an Important Step to Reconsider Biden-era "Good Neighbor Plan" * Agency Proposes to Approve State Implementation Plans for Eight States WASHINGTON - On January 27, 2026, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed phase 1 of its reconsideration of the deeply flawed Biden-era "Good Neighbor Plan." Under phase 1,   more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, Jan. 28 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN presents nearly 255 women's college basketball matchups across networks, Jan. 28 - Feb. 3 * * ESPN networks to feature 17 ranked teams * Women's College GameDay Covered by State Farm (noon ET, ESPN) makes its first stop in Austin for No. 10 Oklahoma-No. 4 Texas * Thursday Primetime features an ESPN doubleheader, showcasing four storied programs: Kansas-No.   more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Jan. 29 -- Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr issued the following news release: * * * Carr Protects Federal Funding for Students with Disabilities Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr is continuing to protect federal funding for students with disabilities, ensuring 504 plans remain intact for Georgia families and K-12 schools after joining a successful multistate challenge to a Biden-era rule that put those dollars at risk. "Our lawsuit was about one thing - fighting the B  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Jon Husted, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Jan. 28, 2026: * * * Husted leads Ohio delegation in urging FAA to make Ohio a leader in advanced air mobility Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) led the entire Ohio congressional delegation in writing to Federal Aviation Administrator Bryan Bedford urging the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to consider DriveOhio and Ohio Department of Transportation's application for the FAA's Electric Vertical Take-Off and Land  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- Rep. Earl L. Carter, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Carter holds Insurance CEOs' feet to fire during heated E&C hearing * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Rep. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter questioned CEOs of major health insurance providers during an Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health Hearing entitled, "Lowering Health Care Costs for All Americans: An Examination of Health Insurance Affordability." His line of questioning focused on the bloated compen  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

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Jan. 28 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Education issued the following news on Jan. 27, 2026: * * * Pennsylvania Teacher Named Finalist for 2026 National Teacher of the Year Leon Smith - secondary teacher at Haverford High School and Pennsylvania's 2025 Teacher of the Year - is a finalist for the 2026 National Teacher of the Year. This is the second year in a row that a Pennsylvania educator has been named a finalist for the national honor. * Secretary of Educat  more

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky, Jan. 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Kentucky posted the following news release on Jan. 26, 2026: * * * Paducah Woman Convicted at Trial on Nine Federal Charges for False Claims and Wire Fraud Paducah, KY - A Paducah woman was found guilty of nine federal charges for false claims and wire fraud on Friday. U.S. Attorney Kyle G. Bumgarner of the Western District of Kentucky and Special Agent in Charge Karen Wingerd of the Internal Revenue  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Murray Floor Remarks on Horrific Shooting of Alex Pretti and the Imperative for Republicans to Work with Democrats to Rein in ICE and CBP and Quickly Pass Other Five Funding Bills to Avert an Unnecessary Shutdown * WATCH : Senator Murray's Remarks Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, spoke on the Senate floor abou  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 28, 2026: * * * Senator Murray Floor Remarks on Horrific Shooting of Alex Pretti and the Imperative for Republicans to Work with Democrats to Rein in ICE and CBP and Quickly Pass Other Five Funding Bills to Avert an Unnecessary Shutdown Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, spoke on the Senate  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Trump's EPA Proposes to Reward States for Being Bad Neighbors * Washington, D.C. \- Today, the Trump administration released yet another coal industry handout by proposing to undo the Environmental Protection Agency's previous disapproval of State Implementation Plans from states failing to meet their Clean Air Act obligations under the federal ozone air quality standard. Previously in 202  more

LEXINGTON, Kentucky, Jan. 29 -- The University of Kentucky issued the following news: * * * UK-CARES' State of the Science highlights awardees, launches 2026 pilot funding By Dawn Bryant The University of Kentucky Center for Appalachian Research in Environmental Sciences (UK-CARES) celebrated environmental health research last week at its State of the Science annual meeting at the Healthy Kentucky Research Building. The event showcased environmental health science research conducted by pilo  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: * * * UPDATE: Congressman Comer Henderson County Events Postponed * WASHINGTON - Congressman James Comer's (R-Ky.) events in Henderson County scheduled for today, Wednesday, January 28, have been postponed. Please contact Austin Hacker at Austin.Hacker@mail.house.gov with any questions. POSTPONED WHAT: Henderson City County Airport Ribbon Cutting Ceremony hosted by the Henderson County Chamber of Comm  more