WASHINGTON, April 4 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations released the following testimony by Dennis 'Sarge' Guerrero, vice-president of the American Federation of Government Employees Local 3511 at the Audie L. Murphy Memorial Veterans' Hospital in San Antonio, Texas, from a March 25, 2026, hearing on legislation affecting the VA workforce: * * * Chairwoman Kiggans, Ranking Member Ramirez, and Members of the Subcommittee: Thank you for inviting the Ameri  more

MENTOR, Ohio, March 31 -- Avery Dennison, a materials science and digital identification solutions company, issued the following news release: * * * BASF and Avery Dennison collaborate to launch BASF's newest acrylates based on renewable electricity: Butyl acrylate RE and 2-Ethylhexyl acrylate RE * BASF Corporation adds Butyl acrylate RE and 2-Ethylhexyl acrylate RE (Renewable Electricity) to its acrylate portfolio * Avery Dennison pioneered the commercialization of the RE acrylates in the a  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news: * * * Chairman Cassidy Expands Child Care Fraud Investigation U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Chairman of the U.S. Senate, Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, expanded his efforts to protect American families and taxpayers' dollars by rooting out the widespread fraud in federal child care funding. Cassidy previou  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- The Federal Communications Commission Wireline Competition Bureau has approved a request from Securus Technologies LLC, Dallas, Texas, to temporarily waive per minute pricing rules for video incarcerated people's communications services until July 6, 2026 (WC Docket Nos. 23 62 and 12 375). The order, adopted and released April 3, 2026, allows Securus to keep offering video visitation while it completes upgrades to its billing platform. The waiver stems from the Martha Wri  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 30 -- The Muscular Dystrophy Association issued the following news release: * * * FDA Approves High Dose Regimen of SPINRAZA for Spinal Muscular Atrophy, Reflecting Progress Made Possible Through Decades of MDA Supported Research MDA's research funding for Dr. Adrian Krainer's research led to the groundbreaking discovery of SPINRAZA. * NEW YORK - The Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) celebrates today's announcement that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)  more

DETROIT, Michigan, April 4 -- The Foundation for Economic Education posted the following commentary on April 3, 2026, by Douglas Carswell, president of the Mississippi Center for Public Policy: * * * Why the US South Is Rising The region has become a business-friendly destination. * While New York and California are losing population, states like South Carolina and Alabama are not only gaining residents at a record rate, but they are also experiencing rapid economic growth. A recent JL Par  more

FORT WORTH, Texas, April 1 -- BNSF Railway, a freight transportation company, issued the following news release: * * * TCU intermodal employees ratify new labor agreement with BNSF Members of the Transportation Communications Union/IAM (TCU) intermodal group announced today the ratification of a new collective bargaining agreement with BNSF Railway, with overwhelming support. The five-year agreement covers BNSF members at Cicero, Corwith, Seattle, and Memphis Intermodal facilities. "The rat  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, April 1 (TNSjou) -- Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences issued the following news release: * * * Texas A&M Research Sheds New Light On Heartworm's Ancient Global History By mapping genetic differences among global heartworm populations, the study establishes a baseline that may help researchers track emerging cases and monitor potential drug resistance. * For decades, scientists have assumed canine heartworms spread globally al  more