WASHINGTON, April 21 [Category: Medical] -- The American Society of Hematology posted the following news release: * * * ASH Funds 10 Treating Fairly Research Awards to Protect Critical Hematology Research In an effort to counteract federal cuts to health equity outcomes research, the American Society of Hematology (ASH) is awarding 10 Treating Fairly Research Awards of $200,000 each to independent investigators whose work aims to close outcome gaps in hematologic diseases. ASH's new $2 millio  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, April 21 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson defends President Trump's executive order on election integrity * Attorney General Alan Wilson joined Missouri and 10 other states in a motion to intervene to defend a presidential executive order that would allow access to resources that would verify voter-registration lists against lawfare from left-wing activists. On March 31, 2026, President Tr  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The National League of Cities issued the following news release: * * * Big Seven Leaders Convene to Strengthen the Federal-State-Local Partnership * Oklahoma City, Okla. -As the nation approaches the 250th anniversary of its founding, leaders of the nation's seven principal state and local government organizations convened April 20 in Oklahoma City for a historic State and Local Leadership Summit focused on the future of Am  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 (TNSrpt) -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release on April 21, 2026: * * * CAIR Welcomes New Report Detailing 'Dehumanizing' Anti-Muslim Campaign by Public Officials Texas and Florida officials feature prominently in a coordinated anti-Muslim social media campaign * The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed new research detailing how 46 Republ  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Committee Approves FY27 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act The House Appropriations Committee met to consider the Fiscal Year 2027 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. The measure was approved by the Committee with a unanimous vote of 58 to 0. Military Construction and Veterans Affairs  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: * * * DAF senior leaders meet with Vance Airmen * VANCE AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. (AFNS) - Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Ken Wilsbach, his wife, Mrs. Cindy Wilsbach, Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force David Wolfe, and his wife, Dr. Doniel Wolfe, visited Vance Air Force Base, home of the 71st Flying Training Wing, April 15.  Vance was one of two stops at pilot training bases in Oklahoma. After a Wing Mission Brief, Wilsbach   more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on April 21, 2026: * * * The Department of Justice Reaches a Proposed Consent Decree with Nebraska to Enjoin the State from Enforcing its Unconstitutional In-State Tuition and Scholarship Programs for Illegal Aliens Today, the United States filed a complaint against Nebraska and joined with the State in filing a proposed consent decree to permanently enjoin Nebraska laws that provide in-state tuition and   more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 21 [Category: Medical] -- The American Association for Cancer Research posted the following news release: * * * Early Myocarditis Onset After Immunotherapy May Predict Treatment-related Fatality * SAN DIEGO - Patients who developed myocarditis within the first month of receiving immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy were more likely to die of myocarditis, and myocarditis-specific fatality was more common in patients who experienced co-occurring myositis and my  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, April 21 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN NBA Full Court Press: ESPN presents three nights of 2026 NBA Playoffs action featuring all three MVP finalists * ESPN continues its coverage of the 2026 NBA Playoffs presented by Google with three days of action presented by Popeye's across ESPN and ABC from Wednesday, April 22 through Sunday, April 26. On Wednesday, April 22, the Orlando Magic, led by Paolo Ba  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, April 21 -- Gov. Kevin Stitt, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news: * * * Governor Announces AMERICAN DREAM Team for 2026 Memorial Marathon * OKLAHOMA CITY (April 21, 2026) - Governor Kevin Stitt today announced his team for the Memorial Marathon Governor's Challenge. This year's team highlights American Dream stories from across our state, inspired by Governor Stitt's Reigniting the American Dream initiative. Governor Stitt started his company with just $1,000 and  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, April 20 -- Gov. Kevin Stitt, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news: * * * Governor Stitt Celebrates the BUILD Act, a Win for Growing Oklahoma Communities * Governor Kevin Stitt has signed the Building Utilities and Infrastructure for Long-term Development (BUILD) Act into law, taking an important step to help Oklahoma communities grow without raising taxes or increasing government debt.  "Something special is happening in Oklahoma," said Governor Stitt. "More fami  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, April 20 -- Gov. Kevin Stitt, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news: * * * GOVERNOR STITT SIGNS 12 BILLS INTO LAW, VETOES 1 * OKLAHOMA CITY (April 20, 2026) - Governor Kevin Stitt signed the following bills into law, vetoing one. SIGNED HB 1411: An Act relating to the True Grit Trail; directing the Department of Transportation to erect signage in certain locations; requiring the Department of Transportation to collaborate with the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreatio  more

ADA, Oklahoma, April 21 -- The Chickasaw Nation, a federally-recognized Native American tribe, issued the following news release: * * * Kelsey Norton's work toward a more sustainable world * As the environmental protection manager for the Chickasaw Nation Department of Community Services, Kelsey Norton focuses on the everyday ways ordinary people can have an impact on sustainability. Norton's relationship with sustainability can be tied to her love of the land, her Chickasaw heritage and h  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, April 21 -- Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway issued the following news release: * * * Missouri Attorney General Hanaway Leads Coalition To Defend Executive Order On Election Integrity * JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - In a fight for election integrity across our country, Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway led a coalition of 12 states in a motion to intervene to defend a presidential executive order that provides resources to verify voter-registration lists  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Davids, Smucker Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen Nutrition-Based Disease Prevention * Representatives Sharice Davids (D-KS-03) and Lloyd Smucker (R-PA-11) introduced the bipartisan Accountable Produce is Medicine Act, legislation aimed at modernizing the U.S. health care system by incorporating proven nutrition-based interventions to prevent and manage chronic disease. "Kansas fami  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Rep. Lloyd Smucker, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Smucker and Davids Introduce Bipartisan 'Accountable Produce is Medicine Act' * WASHINGTON -Representatives Lloyd Smucker (PA-11) and Sharice Davids (KS-03) introduced the bipartisan Accountable Produce is Medicine Act ( H.R. 8355 ), legislation aimed at modernizing the U.S. health care system by incorporating proven nutrition-based interventions to prevent and manage chronic disease.   more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency issued the following news release: * * * USDA Designates 56 Oklahoma Counties as Natural Disaster Areas * This Secretarial natural disaster designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans. Emergency loans can be used to meet various recovery needs including t  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 [Category: ThinkTank] -- Common Cause posted the following news release: * * * Voting Rights Groups Sue DOJ to Block National Voter Surveil-and-Purge Database * Common Cause and four individual members sued the Trump Administration to block the Department of Justice (DOJ) from illegally stockpiling millions of Americans' confidential voter data and creating a national voter database to surveil and purge voters. The complaint argues that the DOJ's actions are unconstituti  more

NEW YORK, April 21 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The American Civil Liberties Union, an organization that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., posted the following news release: * * * Voting Rights Groups Sue DOJ to Block National Voter Surveil-and-Purge Database * Common Cause and four individual members sued the Trump Administration to block the Department of Justice (DOJ) from illegally stockpiling millions of Ame  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Rep. Lloyd Smucker, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * What They Are Saying: On the Accountable Produce Is Medicine Act * WASHINGTON - Representatives Lloyd Smucker (PA-11) and Sharice Davids (KS-03) introduced the bipartisan Accountable Produce is Medicine Act. This legislation would incorporate proven nutrition-based interventions to prevent and manage chronic disease. Organizations supporting the measure include FreshRx Oklahoma, National Pr  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, April 21 (TNSjou) -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * Deep-rooted grass stores significantly more carbon, new study says A study of perennial grasses in nine U.S. states shows that grass with deep roots stores more carbon than crops with shallow roots, providing important climate benefits. By Jim Shelton Soil biologist Eric Slessarev has some advice for conservationists, landscapers, and farmers with fallow fields. Go touch deep-rooted grass. Or be  more