WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 [Category: Political] -- America First Legal, a civil rights organization, posted the following news release: * * * America First Legal Files U.S. Supreme Court Brief on Behalf of U.S. Senators and Representatives Supporting President Trump's Executive Order on Birthright Citizenship * America First Legal (AFL), in partnership with Boyden Gray PLLC, has filed a brief in the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of twelve U.S. Senators and sixteen U.S. Representatives -led by Senat  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Jan. 29 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson continues support for President Trump's birthright citizenship policy * (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - Attorney General Alan Wilson announced today he has joined a friend-of-the-court brief with a coalition of 26 attorneys general in support of President Trump's birthright citizenship executive order. On his first day in office, President Trump issued an execut  more

AUBURN, Alabama, Jan. 29 -- Auburn University issued the following news: * * * Learning how to learn Auburn College of Education professor highlights keys to student success on latest Auburn Ed Talks podcast Preston Sparks, College of Education As college students across the country grapple with heavier workloads, competing priorities and growing academic pressure, Auburn University College of Education Professor Jill Salisbury-Glennon says success often comes down to one frequently overloo  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Jan. 30 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Employer-Reported Workplace Injuries and Illnesses in Alabama -- 2024 Private industry employers reported 27,900 nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses in Alabama in 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table A.) Regional Commissioner Victoria G. Lee noted that this resulted in a total recordabl  more

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, Jan. 29 -- The University of Alabama issued the following news: * * * Boosting levels of a protein could relieve pain after surgery, reducing reliance on opioids * UAB researchers share a discovery that could pave the way for non-addictive alternatives to opioid painkillers amid an era of rising overdose deaths. A protein naturally made in the body reduces inflammation and pain after surgery, according to a new preclinical study from investigators at the University of Al  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Jan. 30 -- Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr issued the following news release: * * * Carr Joined by 21 States in Defending Georgia's Ban on Taxpayer-Funded Sex Changes for Prisoners Attorney General Chris Carr is defending Georgia's law that bans taxpayer-funded sex changes for inmates, and now a 21-state coalition has filed a brief supporting his case. "It's absurd that this is even a conversation. Under no circumstance should Georgia taxpayers be forced to cover the co  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Jan. 29 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release: * * * In Case You Missed It: AFP-Alabama Partners with the Alabama Policy Institute to Host Education Freedom Day at the State House * MONTGOMERY, AL - On Wednesday, Americans for Prosperity-Alabama (AFP-AL) partnered with the Alabama Policy Institute (API) to host Education Freedom Day, a school choice celebration, at the Alabama State House.  AFP-AL State Director Adam Tho  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Jan. 29 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland issued the following news: * * * Modernizing the Air Force's wallet: DFAS, GBG retire 50-year-old system, boosting financial security, saving taxpayers millions * MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE-GUNTER ANNEX, Alabama - Imagine a government financial system born in 1972, built on technology older than the internet itself, still processing millions in taxpayer dollars daily. That was the challenge face  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Schatz Condemns Minneapolis Shooting: We Will Not Tolerate Tyranny * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i) spoke today on the Senate floor about the killing of Alex Pretti by federal immigration officers in Minneapolis this past weekend. Schatz highlighted the widespread condemnation of the incident from across the political spectrum and society, noting that a collective responsibility t  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: * * * Secretary Kennedy Appoints New Chair and Ten New Members to Federal Alzheimer's Advisory Council * WASHINGTON -January 29, 2026 -The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. today announced the appointment of a new Chair and 10 new public members to the Advisory Council on Alzheimer's Research, Care, and Services. Established in 2011 unde  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall: Education is the Backbone of America * Senator Marshall Questions Witnesses at Senate HELP Hearing Washington - On Wednesday, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), questioned witnesses including Vice President of Oakmont Education, Cris Gulacy-Worrel, Chairman of Step Up for Students, John F. Kirtley, and President of the Arizona Education Association, Marisol Garcia at   more

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Jan. 29 -- The Southern Poverty Law Center issued the following news on Jan. 28, 2026: * * * Tennessee Parents and Faith Leaders Seek to Block Religious Public School KNOX COUNTY, Tenn. -- Five Knox County taxpayers dedicated to supporting public education and the separation of church and state filed a motion today in federal court seeking to intervene in a case about the constitutionality of a religious public charter school that is attempting to open in Knox County. T  more

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Jan. 29 -- The Southern Poverty Law Center issued the following news on Jan. 28, 2026: * * * SPLC and Loyola Law Clinic Challenge Use of Shortened School Days for Children with Disabilities in Louisiana St. Tammany Parish School Board denies student equal access to free appropriate public education * NEW ORLEANS -- The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) and Loyola University of New Orleans' Stuart H. Smith Law Clinic filed an appeal in the U.S. District Court for the Ea  more

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Jan. 29 -- The Southern Poverty Law Center issued the following news on Jan. 28, 2026: * * * SPLC Condemns Opening of ICE Office in College Park, Georgia ATLANTA -- The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) is alarmed by the opening of a satellite Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) office in College Park, Georgia. This action is the latest example of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) attempting to intimidate and terrorize communities in the Deep South. "We ar  more

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Jan. 30 -- The Southern Poverty Law Center issued the following news: * * * SPLC Expresses Deep Concern After FBI Raids Georgia Election Facility for 2020 Election Data ATLANTA -- The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) is concerned about the Jan. 28, 2026, FBI raid of the Fulton County election center in Georgia, which was allegedly conducted to obtain 2020 election data. "We are deeply troubled by the execution of a sealed search warrant at a Fulton County election fac  more

MIAMI, Florida, Jan. 29 -- The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine posted the following news: * * * STAR 2.0: Miller School to Host Continuation of Multi-center Study of HIV and Young Women in American South * Summary * The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine is hosting a kickoff of the second five-year phase of STAR (Study of Treatment and Reproductive Outcomes), a multi-center, longitudinal investigation of HIV and women of reproductive age in the southern region of   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 30 -- Teach Plus, an organization that empowers teachers to take leadership over key policy and practice issues that affect their students' success, issued the following news release on Jan. 29, 2026: * * * Teach Plus Teacher Leader Leon Smith Named National Teacher of the Year Finalist Washington, D.C., January 29, 2026--Teach Plus congratulates Pennsylvania high school social studies teacher and PA Policy Fellowship alumnus Leon Smith on his selection as a 2026 N  more

TROY, Alabama, Jan. 29 -- Troy University issued the following news: * * * Troy University professor expands global quantum research partnerships in Asia In December 2025, Troy University mathematics associate professor Dr. Hoa Dinh participated in a series of high-impact international research and academic outreach activities across South Korea and Vietnam discussing quantum science and its applications. On Dec. 3, he hosted a research seminar at Chungbuk National University in Cheongju, So  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Tuberville Highlights Community Care and the Importance of Modernizing the Veterans Health Administration During SVAC Hearing * WASHINGTON - Yesterday, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) spoke with The Honorable Doug Collins, Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA), The Honorable John Bartrum, Under Secretary for Health at the VA, Mark Engelbaum, Assistant Secretary for Human Resources and Administ  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Tuberville, Rounds Introduce Legislation to Extend Protections for Unborn Children * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) joined U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-SD) in cosponsoring the Life at Conception Act that would legally recognize the right to life by extending 14 th Amendment protections to unborn children. "Since I got to Washington, I have been a champion for the unborn," sai  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senator Katie Britt Commemorates One-Year Anniversary of Laken Riley Act Signed into Law * WASHINGTON, D.C. -U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) today commemorated the one-year anniversary of President Trump signing the Laken Riley Act into law. This bipartisan, landmark piece of legislation was the first bill signed into law by President Trump in his second term and was led by Senator Britt in th  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senators Katie Britt, Bill Cassidy, Colleagues Recognize National School Choice Week * WASHINGTON, D.C. -U.S. Senators Katie Britt (R-Ala.), Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-La.), and several of their Republican colleagues introduced a resolution recognizing January 25-31 as National School Choice Week. "Every student is unique, and every family should be empowered to make the best possible choice for th  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Jan. 30 (TNSrpt) -- The UCLA School of Law Williams Institute issued the following news release: * * * More than half of transgender youth live in a state with at least one law or policy restricting their rights According to a new report by the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law, 53% of transgender youth ages 13 to 17 in the U.S.--approximately 382,800 young people--live in 29 states with laws or policies that restrict access to gender-affirming care, sports, ba  more

NOTRE DAME, Indiana, Jan. 29 (TNSjou) -- The University of Notre Dame Keough School of Global Affairs issued the following news release: * * * New tool tracks cross-border pollution, revealing unequal distribution of risk, responsibility Microscopic airborne particles known as PM 2.5 contribute to 100,000 premature deaths in the United States each year. A new University of Notre Dame study finds that 40 percent of these deaths can be attributed to pollution that crosses state lines, highlight  more

PETERSON AFB, Colorado, Jan. 29 -- The U.S. Space Command issued the following news: * * * Press Release: USSPACECOM announces General Officer, Alabama native to serve as headquarters transition team director * HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - Gen. Stephen Whiting, USSPACECOM commander, announced today that Maj. Gen. Terry L. Grisham, a long-time Alabama native with nearly 40 years of military and civilian service, will serve as the command's transition team director. In his role, Grisham will lead the Pr  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Jan. 30 -- The West Virginia Attorney General John B. McCuskey issued the following news release: * * * West Virginia leads fight against efforts by climate activists to improperly influence federal judges West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey is leading a coalition of 27 attorneys general calling for the Federal Judicial Center to immediately withdraw an inappropriate new addition to the Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence that deals with "climate science.  more