COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 30 [Category: BizInsurance] -- Nationwide Mutual Insurance issued the following news: * * * 2026 CIO 100 Award: Nationwide's Enterprise Digital Platform Streamlines Partner Connections * For the second consecutive year, the Nationwide Technology organization is being recognized with a national award for technology development. Foundry's CIO, a technology strategy and news outlet, has recognized Nationwide Technology with a 2026 CIO 100 Award. The CIO 100 Awards honor   more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, March 31 (TNSrpt) -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio issued the following news release: * * * ACLU of Ohio Releases Report on Rapid ICE Expansion in Ohio in Year One of President Trump's Second Term New ACLU of Ohio report shows a dramatic expansion of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) contracts in Ohio during year one of President Trump's second term. * The ACLU of Ohio released a new report, ICE in Ohio, showing a dramatic expansion of Immigration and   more

MELBOURNE, Australia, March 30 -- The Royal Australasian College of Surgeons issued the following news release: * * * AI, medical ethics and the future of surgery on the agenda as major surgical conference heads to Perth The southern hemisphere's largest multidisciplinary surgical meeting will return in 2026 when the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) brings its 94th Annual Scientific Congress (ASC) to the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre from Thursday 30 April to Sunday 3 Ma  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, March 30 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson pushes for state, local authority to combat illegal drone drops at prisons * (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - Attorney General Alan Wilson has joined a multistate effort to combat the alarming rise in drones that are illegally dropping contraband into prisons, including narcotics, weapons, cell phones, and other items. Per federal law, only a narrow set of feder  more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet Joins Bipartisan Bill to Impose Sanctions on Russian Energy Sector, Shadow Fleet * Washington, D.C. -Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, joined U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), chairman and ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, to co-sponsor the Sanctioning Harbors and Dodgers of Western   more

LEXINGTON, Kentucky, March 31 -- The Bluegrass Institute posted the following commentary on March 30, 2026, by Vice President of Policy Rea S. Hederman, and Sai C. Martha, economic research analyst at the Buckeye Institute: * * * Kentucky's Tax Reforms Continue Economic Progress Good tax policy matters now more than ever. * Kentucky's move to replace its progressive income tax with a flat five percent rate in 2018 led the rising flat-tax revolution and spurred serious economic growth. That   more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, March 31 -- McDonald Hopkins, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * David Agay and Stephen Gross recognized on Lawdragon's 500 Leading Global Bankruptcy & Restructuring Lawyers list McDonald Hopkins is proud to announce that attorneys David Agay and Stephen Gross have been recognized as members of the 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Bankruptcy & Restructuring Lawyers. Lawdragon selected the list of attorneys through its time-honed process combining nominations, independen  more

CEDARVILLE, Ohio, March 30 -- Cedarville University posted the following news: * * * Engineering the Oceans and Shaping the Blue Economy By Cara Ramer, Student Public Relations Writer As nations invest in the "blue economy" - efforts to explore, use, and protect the oceans that cover more than two-thirds of the Earth's surface - Cedarville University graduate Toby Dewhurst is helping shape how offshore development happens. Dewhurst founded Kelson Marine in 2020 to design marine structures f  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, March 30 -- The University of New Mexico posted the following news: * * * Fulghum prepares for her next role after UNM -- and passing the ADVANCE torch * Julia Fulghum has held a variety of positions at The University of New Mexico during her over 20-year tenure here. A professor in the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, she has been a faculty member in two separate colleges. She served as an associate dean, a department chair and a vice president. But it   more

ATLANTA, Georgia, March 31 -- Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr issued the following news release on March 30, 2026: * * * Carr Pushes for State, Local Authority to Combat Illegal Drone Drops at Prisons Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr is leading a multistate effort to combat the alarming rise in drones that are illegally dropping contraband into prisons, including narcotics, weapons, cell phones and other items. This is a major public safety threat impacting correctional facilities acro  more

CINCINNATI, Ohio, March 31 -- The University of Cincinnati posted the following news: * * * Garden of Refuge symposium at University of Cincinnati UC hosts academic symposium on urban and university gardens, opens Garden of Refuge By Joan Luebering, lueberjc@ucmail.uc.edu On April 14, the University of Cincinnati will host an academic symposium exploring UC's new Garden of Refuge as a transformative site for teaching, research, and international scholarly exchange. The symposium and the g  more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Sens. Schiff, Curtis Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Ban Sports Prediction Market Contracts * The Prediction Markets Are Gambling Act marked the Senate's first bipartisan bill seeking to regulate prediction markets "It ought to be up to the states to decide what kind of gambling goes on within their state. This kind of end run around the law is encouraging vast amounts of gambling. W  more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, March 30 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland issued the following news release: * * * Job growth has been relatively weak. Can GDP really be as strong as it looks? * Job growth has been weak compared to GDP growth in recent years, but does that disconnect suggest a hidden weakness in the GDP data? Not according to historical data analyzed in a new Cleveland Fed report. On the surface, the disconnect appears to violate Okun's law, which suggests that unemployment and  more

WICKLIFFE, Ohio, March 31 (TNSrep) -- Lubrizol Corp., a Berkshire Hathaway company, issued the following news on March 30, 2026: * * * Lubrizol Whitepaper Highlights Critical Risks Behind "Suitable for Use" Engine Oils * The whitepaper combines Lubrizol's in-house bench and engine testing with information from leading industrial groups to examine how "Suitable for Use" (SFU) claims can mask a lack of validated performance compared with engine oils that have formal OEM approval. * This resour  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 (TNSrep) -- The National Association of Home Builders issued the following news release: * * * Micro Markets Lone Bright Spot for Single-Family Home Building in Fourth Quarter In a sign of ongoing affordability challenges and a tepid housing market, single-family construction fell across all geographic regions in the second half of 2025, with the exception of low-density, low-populated micro counties. Conversely, multifamily construction posted gains across all geographic  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 30 -- The Ohio Democratic Party posted the following news: * * * Mike DeWine to Vivek Ramaswamy: Shut Up * Columbus, Ohio- Once again, Ohio Republican Governor Mike DeWine has rejected a Vivek Ramaswamy campaign proposal. This time, DeWine slammed Ramaswamy's plan to close Ohio colleges and universities. READ: Gov. DeWine rejects consolidating Ohio universities, as concerns that could happen circulate * A video posted on social media by the leading Republican candi  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 30 [Category: BizInsurance] -- Nationwide Mutual Insurance issued the following news: * * * Nationwide offers tools to foster financial confidence during Financial Literacy Month * Nationwide is recognizing Financial Literacy Month in April with tools and educational materials designed to help people build confidence in their financial decision-making and take practical steps toward long-term financial wellness. This year's theme, "Know your next move," uses puzzle an  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, March 30 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * Planning for Pittsburgh: From daily shows to mock draft specials & more, ESPN's comprehensive lead-up to the NFL Draft expands with NFL Network programming * * ESPN's NFL Draft Daily & NFL Network's Path to the Draft provide dedicated weekday destinations for draft news, insight & analysis * Marquee daily football studio shows NFL Live (ESPN), Good Morning Footbal  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies released the following testimony by Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nevada, from a March 25, 2026, hearing on fiscal 2027 appropriations: * * * Chairman Fleischmann and Ranking Member Kaptur, as you begin your work on the Energy and Water Development appropriations bill for Fiscal Year 2027, I strongly urge you to include a language request I have submitted to effectively terminate the propose  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service is initiating a pilot program to test alternative values for modest housing. The initiative aims to support the Section 502 direct loan program by adjusting how area loan limits affect self-help housing and properties receiving third-party affordable housing assistance. The pilot evaluates the impact of allowing property values in the self-help program to exceed current maximum area loan limits. Under the s  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Sen. Jon Husted, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on March 30, 2026: * * * Husted in northeast Ohio with local restaurant workers BRUNSWICK, OH - Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) today held a roundtable in Brunswick with local restaurant employees and representatives from the Ohio Restaurant & Hospitality Alliance to hear their priorities and discuss how the Working Families Tax Cuts Act benefits restaurant workers. "The Ohioans I met with today are the backbone of o  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, March 30 -- The U.S. Air Force Wright-Patterson Air Force Base issued the following news: * * * The Bug Stops Here: WPAFB's Smallest Mission-Critical Team * WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Oh. - While thousands of personnel report to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB) daily, a small but essential team of six specialists, who behind the scenes works to ensure the installation remains safe and operational. The base pest management office, a specialized unit w  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, March 30 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: * * * The Bug Stops Here: WPAFB's Smallest Mission-Critical Team * While thousands of personnel report to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB) daily, a small but essential team of six specialists, who behind the scenes works to ensure the installation remains safe and operational. The base pest management office, a specialized unit within the 88th Civil Engineer Squadron, man  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 30 -- The Ohio Democratic Party posted the following news: * * * Toledo Blade Editorial Board: Vivek Ramaswamy Needs to Explain Why Ohioans Are Falling Behind After Years of Total Republican Control * Columbus, Ohio- The Toledo Blade editorial board called out Vivek Ramaswamy for claiming Ohioans are falling behind in a new ad even as his own party has held total control in Columbus for well over a decade. "Vivek Ramaswamy is trying to rewrite the history of how he an  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 30 [Category: BizInsurance] (TNSrpt) -- Nationwide Mutual Insurance issued the following news: * * * U.S. Roads Feel Less Predictable as Driving Behavior Worsens, According to New Nationwide Survey * Key Points * Drivers say U.S. roads feel unpredictable as phone use, aggression and reckless driving continue to rise * Stress and mistrust are growing on the road, with 4 in 10 drivers reporting stress and two-thirds frequently witnessing road rage * Parents' anxi  more

KENT, Ohio, March 31 -- Kent State University issued the following news: * * * University Libraries Launches New 'Perfectly Kent State' App to Streamline Library Resources A collaboration between student advocates and the library systems team ensures the new OhioLINK mobile platform provides personalized and inclusive access to academic assets * Kent State University Libraries has gone mobile, so students, staff and faculty can more easily navigate the wide array of assets the library house  more

CINCINNATI, Ohio, March 31 -- The University of Cincinnati posted the following news: * * * University of Cincinnati college to become Donald P. Klekamp College of Law College's largest-ever gift honors Klekamp, a 1957 UC alumnus * The University of Cincinnati College of Law will be rededicated as the Donald P. Klekamp College of Law at the University of Cincinnati. The naming of the college was inspired by a $43.2 million gift from the Klekamp family, in honor of their father, Donald Kleka  more

CINCINNATI, Ohio, March 31 -- The University of Cincinnati posted the following news: * * * Exploring GLP-1 drugs for Alzheimer's prevention UC study uses anonymous real-world patient data to rate safety, effectiveness, affordability By Tim Tedeschi, 513/556-5694, tedesctd@ucmail.uc.edu Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) drugs have surged in popularity due to their effect on the digestive system, helping patients manage Type 2 diabetes, weight and cardiovascular risk. But preclinical studies h  more

LOS ANGELES, California, March 30 -- The University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering posted the following news: * * * USC Scientists Build a Memory Chip That Survives Temperatures Hotter Than Lava * The electronics inside your phone, your car, and every satellite currently orbiting Earth share one critical weakness: heat. Push them past about 200 degrees Celsius and they start to fail. For decades, that thermal ceiling has been one of the hardest walls in engineering. A  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agricultural Service issued the following news release on March 30, 2028: * * * USDA Announces U.S. Participants for Trade Mission to the Philippines The U.S. Department of Agriculture will lead a trade mission to Manila, Philippines, from April 13-16, 2026, to expand market access for American farmers, ranchers, and producers. This mission follows a landmark trade agreement negotiated by President Trump in July of last ye  more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Merkley, 40+ Lawmakers Push Regulators to Address Illegal Insider Trading in Prediction Markets * Multiple incidents prompted speculation about possible insider trading in prediction markets by federal employees Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), along with Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Representative Maxine Waters,  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, March 31 -- The West Virginia Attorney General John B. McCuskey issued the following news release on March 30, 2026: * * * West Virginia Attorney General Pushes for State, Local Authority to Combat Illegal Drone Drops at Prisons Attorney General JB McCuskey has joined a multistate effort to combat the alarming rise in drones that are illegally dropping contraband into prisons, including narcotics, weapons, cell phones and other items. This drone use is a major publi  more