WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary on March 5, 2026, by John Kartch and Sean Rowen: * * * Trump Can Help Middle Class By Ending the Inflation Tax on Capital Gains Three-fourths of households with a capital gains filing make less than $200k * President Trump can help middle class households by using his rulemaking authority to end the inflation tax on capital gains. IRS data shows that 74% of households with a capital gains filing make less than   more

DURHAM, North Carolina, March 7 -- Duke University issued the following news: * * * Duke Students Innovate New Device for POTS Patients Patients with the syndrome have disruptions to their autonomic body processes * A team of Duke biomedical engineering students turned a class project into a new medical device startup to help people with Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome, or POTS. POTS affects how the body controls basic automatic functions, such as keeping blood flowing properly w  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Rules Committee, issued the following opening remarks on March 3, 2026, at a hearing to consider the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act (H.R. 7744): * * * Good afternoon, the Committee will come to order. Without objection, the Chair is authorized to declare a recess at any time. Today, the Rules Committee is convening to consider H.R. 7744, the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations A  more

CARRBORO, North Carolina, March 7 -- The International Society for Thrombosis and Haemostasis issued the following news on March 5, 2026: * * * The ISTH unveils 2025-2027 global public affairs agenda advancing women's health and equitable care worldwide By Barbara Krolak Charlotte, N.C., United States -- Across the globe, women face a compounding health crisis that is as much a policy failure as it is a medical one. More than 63% of women worldwide give birth without access to maternity bene  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 7 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina posted the following news release on March 5, 2026: * * * Over $12 Million Medicaid Fraud Scheme Leads to 14 Years of Prison for Substance Abuse Facility, Owner, Compliance Officer, and Office Manager NEW BERN, N.C. - A federal judge has handed down more than 14 years in federal prison to participants in a $12.7 Million Medicaid fraud scheme that paid more than $1 Million in kickback  more

ROHNERT PARK, California, March 7 -- California State University Sonoma State University issued the following news: * * * SSU to host major conference for bioscience undergrads Sonoma State University will serve as host for the 49th annual West Coast Biological Sciences Undergraduate Research Conference, bringing together some of the nation's most promising undergraduate scientists for a dynamic celebration of discovery, collaboration, and innovation. For nearly five decades, the conference   more