WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Pepco issued the following news release: * * * 'Spring into Savings' with Pepco Energy Efficiency Tips to Help Lower Energy Bills Customers should take action now ahead of the summer heat to make their home more energy efficient. Spring is here, and with it, warmer temperatures. Pepco is encouraging customers to take action now that can help lower energy usage and keep bills as low as possible heading into the hotter summer months. Pepco is guided by The Exelon Pro  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 13 -- Baltimore Gas and Electric, a subsidiary of Exelon, issued the following statement: * * * BGE, Delmarva Power and Pepco Statement on Advancing of Utility RELIEF Act to Final Passage We appreciate Governor Wes Moore and the Maryland General Assembly for their focus on addressing energy affordability for customers across the state. At a time when families and businesses are feeling pressure from rising costs, this is an important conversation and one we share ev  more

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Pepco issued the following joint statement with BGE, Delmarva Power on Advancing of Utility Relief Act to Final Passage : * * * We appreciate Governor Wes Moore and the Maryland General Assembly for their focus on addressing energy affordability for customers across the state. At a time when families and businesses are feeling pressure from rising costs, this is an important conversation and one we share every day as we work directly with our customers. The Utility REL  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The National Association of Attorneys General issued the following news release: * * * Bipartisan Coalition of 45 Attorneys General Backs Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) Transparency Rule * INQUIRIES: media@naag.org Washington, D.C. - April 15, 2026 -Today, the National Association of Attorneys General sent a letter on behalf of a bipartisan coalition of 45 state and territory attorneys general submitted a comment letter t  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Bethesda, Maryland, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Labor supporting the agency's proposed rule on Improving Transparency into Pharmacy Benefit Manager Fee Disclosure. The Foundation emphasized the vital need for greater openness in pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) operations and compensation structures, citing the detrimental impact opaque PBM practices have on people with cystic fibrosis (CF). In the letter, the  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- The District of Columbia Department of Employment Services issued the following news release on April 17, 2026: * * * Washington Metro's Unemployment Rate at 5.6 percent The District of Columbia's Department of Employment Services (DOES) reported today that the preliminary January job estimates show a decrease of 27,700 jobs for a total of 1,084,300 jobs in the Washington, DC-MD Metropolitan Division. The private sector decreased by 20,300 jobs, while the public sector  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- The Fire Solutions Group LLC, York, Pennsylvania, has submitted a public comment letter to the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration urging the agency to adopt regulatory measures that explicitly recognize fire as a critical external threat to gas meter sets under 49 CFR 192.353. The group highlights the need for mandating Thermally Activated Shutoffs (TAS) to substantially improve public safety, protect first responders, and preserve structures. The let  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- HIAS, Silver Spring, Maryland, a global nonprofit committed to aiding forcibly displaced people, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Justice Executive Office for Immigration Review expressing opposition to the agency's Interim Final Rule that significantly alters appellate procedures for the Board of Immigration Appeals. HIAS highlighted how the new rule would harm asylum seekers and others relying on due process protections during immigration proc  more

MANHATTAN, Kansas, April 18 [Category: Media] -- The Journalism Education Association issued the following news: * * * JEA honors Logan Day of Texas as 2026 Journalist of the Year * Perhaps he was propelled by a personal loss and then grief. Perhaps it was in Colorado's KRDO Channel 13 newsroom where he'd watch his uncle edit broadcasts live from his lap. Perhaps it's just who he is. It was in a time of change and instability that Logan Day found journalism in Room 3415 at Caney Creek High  more

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, April 17 -- North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University posted the following news: * * * N.C. A&T Physics Professor to Present at First Joint Conference of African Meteorological Society * EAST GREENSBORO, N.C. (April 17, 2026) - The first African Meteorological Society (AfMS) Scientific Conference, set for April 20-23 at the new Ethiopian Meteorological Institute (EMI) headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, will feature air pollution and climate ch  more