NEW YORK, April 23 -- The Anti-Defamation League, an anti-hate organization that aims to stop the defamation of the Jewish people and to secure justice and fair treatment for all, posted the following news release on April 22, 2026: * * * Leaders from Communities that Experienced Antisemitic Attacks Demand Action on Capitol Hill Advocates Urge Congress to Increase Nonprofit Security Grant Program Funding, Pass the Pray Safe Act and SACRED Act * ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today brough  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, April 23 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Brenna Bird Urges Top Credit Ratings Agencies to Stop Using Unlawful Policies that Hurt Iowa Farmers * Attorney General Brenna Bird announced today she has joined a coalition of 23 states urging the top three credit rating agencies to stop using unlawful environmental, social, and governance ("ESG") policies in their credit rating process. The agencies-Fitch Ratings, Mood  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, April 23 -- Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Liz Murrill Joins Letter to Top Credit Ratings Agencies Raising Concerns Over ESG Policies * Attorney General Murrill today joined a coalition of 23 States in questioning the lawfulness of the environmental, social, and governance ("ESG") policies of three top credit rating agencies. The agencies-Fitch Ratings, Moody's, and S&P Global Ratings-have pledged to systematic  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 (TNSrep) -- The Center for American Progress issued the following news release on April 23, 2026: * * * Trump's War in Iran Is Causing Gas Prices To Surge Across the Country An analysis (https://www.americanprogress.org/article/state-by-state-increases-in-gas-prices-since-trumps-war-on-iran/) from the Center for American Progress finds that the Trump administration's war in Iran has driven a widespread increase in gas prices across the country, with Americans now paying a  more

NEW YORK, April 23 -- Common Cause - New York issued the following news release on April 21, 2026: * * * Voting Rights Groups Sue DOJ to Block National Voter Surveil-and-Purge Database Today, 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 unc  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, April 23 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Entergy posted the following news release: * * * Entergy Texas' Orange County Advanced Power Station achieves 'first fire' milestone The Orange County Advanced Power Station is one step closer to delivering reliable, affordable and sustainable energy to support Southeast Texas' growing needs. The plant has successfully completed its "first fire," a major milestone toward commercial operation. The phase marks the first-time fuel is in  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Rep. Mike Ezell, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * Ezell Joins Bipartisan Effort to Address Rising Homeowner Insurance Costs * Congressmen Mike Ezell (MS-04), Salud Carbajal (CA-24), Gabe Evans (CO-08), and Troy A. Carter Sr. (LA-02) introduced the bipartisan Commission on Natural Disaster Risk Management and Insurance Act, a bill to create a nonpartisan commission to study natural disaster insurance affordability and report policy recommendation  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 23 -- The Georgia Public Policy Foundation posted the following news release: * * * Georgia Looks to Early Literacy Reform to Improve Reading Outcomes * While a great deal of focus on education policy in Georgia has revolved around school choice policies and education finance, there are significant changes taking place inside the classroom as well. Georgia has joined several states in addressing early literacy, that fundamental period for students that typically begi  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Graves Announces $27.3 million Grant for Marion-Ralls Regional Port Authority * WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Sam Graves, (MO-06), Chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, announced that he has secured a Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP) Grant for the Marion-Ralls Regional Port Authority. The $27,324,552 grant will help construct a barge receiving dock, receiv  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * HYDE-SMITH PUSHES FOR USDA TO FILL POST NEEDED TO ADVANCE MISS. CONSERVATION PROJECTS * Senator Says Lack of a USDA-NRCS Cultural Resource Specialist is Costing Miss. Farmers, Landowners VIDEO: Senator Hyde-Smith Says Lack of a USDA-NRCS Cultural Resource Specialist is Costing Miss. Farmers, Landowners. WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today stressed the import  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * HYDE-SMITH WELCOMES AG SEC. ENDORSEMENT OF HER 'BUYING AMERICAN COTTON ACT' * "I Think This is a Gamechanger" for U.S. Cotton, Brooke Rollins Tells Hyde-Smith VIDEO: Senator Hyde-Smith and Ag Secretary Rollins Discuss the Buying American Cotton Act. WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today welcomed and highlighted Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins' endorsement  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Government Operations released the following written testimony by Robert A. Westbrooks, international independent fraud and anticorruption expert, and former director of the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee, from an April 15, 2026, hearing entitled "Fraud Prevention: Understanding Fraud in Federally Funded Programs Run by the States": * * * Chairman Sessions, Ranking Member Mfume, Members of the Subcomm  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 (TNSbrep) -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Joint Economic Committee, issued the following news release on April 22, 2026: * * * UPDATED DATA: Inflation, Gasoline Costs Continue to Soar Under President Trump New reports show that families have spent $2,300 more each on daily expenses since Trump took office; Americans have paid $16 billion more on gas since start of Iran War * Today, the Joint Economic Committee - Minority released two updat  more

CLINTON, Mississippi, April 24 -- Mississippi College issued the following news: * * * Mississippi College PA, nursing students achieve 100-percent PANCE, NCLEX marks Precision, careful judgment and attention to detail are important standards for a successful healthcare career. Senior students in Mississippi College's Physician Assistant and School of Nursing programs continue to demonstrate these qualities. This spring, every MCPA student who took the Physician Assistant National Certifying  more

CLINTON, Mississippi, April 24 -- Mississippi College issued the following news: * * * Higher education research platform recognizes MC among top master's programs OnlineMasters.com, an independent higher education research platform specializing in online graduate education, has recognized multiple programs at Mississippi College in its 2026 rankings. The University earned top distinctions across five online master's disciplines, reinforcing its leadership in academic quality, affordability   more

WASHINGTON, April 23 [Category: Sociological] -- The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws posted the following news release: * * * Mississippi: Lawmakers Fail to Override Governor's Vetoes of Medical Marijuana Expansion Bills * Jackson, MS: Lawmakers failed to vote to override Governor Tate Reeves' vetoes of two bills that sought to expand patients' access to medical cannabis products. Specifically, the Republican Governor vetoed House Bill 1152, which sought to provide p  more

LOS ANGELES, California, April 23 -- The Reason Foundation issued the following commentary on April 22, 2026, by senior policy fellow Hanna Liebman Dershowitz: * * * States react to nitrous oxide deaths with unnecessary, unworkable bans State legislatures truly concerned about teen safety should look beyond bans and embrace a regulatory approach that protects and educates consumers. * In recent years, prompted by concern about danger to teens amid an increase in incidents of deaths associat  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Rep. Randy Weber, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Weber Announces Membership in Newly Launched Bipartisan Gulf South Business Caucus * Washington, D.C. \- Today, Congressman Randy Weber (TX-14) announced he is joining the Gulf South Business Caucus, a new bipartisan caucus focused on strengthening economic competitiveness, energy leadership, and industrial growth across the Gulf Coast region. The caucus, launched April 23, 2026, brings Members  more

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, April 23 (TNSrpt) -- The Southern Environmental Law Center posted the following news release: * * * Report casts doubt on alleged need for controversial gas pipeline projects Analysis finds public record does not support 'demand' for $5.2 billion gas expansion * WASHINGTON - A new report by London Economics International LLC (LEI) casts serious doubt on the alleged need for two massive methane gas pipeline projects in the Southeast--Southern Natural Gas's South Sy  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Rep. Mike Ezell, R-Mississippi, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, issued the following opening remarks on April 22, 2026, at a joint hearing with the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces entitled "Revitalizing Shipbuilding and the Maritime Industrial Base": * * * The United States needs more ships in its public and private fleets, and those ships must be built h  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Rep. Trent Kelly, R-Mississippi, chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces, issued the following remarks on April 22, 2026, at a hearing on revitalizing shipbuilding and the maritime industrial base: * * * Good afternoon, everyone, and thank you for being here for today's hearing on Revitalizing Shipbuilding and the Maritime Industrial Base. We are joined today by our colleagues from the Transportation and Infrastructure Commit  more

OXFORD, Mississippi, April 24 -- The University of Mississippi issued the following news: * * * Law Course Connects Housing Issues to Oxford's Past and Present Students, community members explore city's development and housing challenges through lecture and tour * What began as a fair housing law seminar for students in the University of Mississippi School of Law turned into a community lecture and tour discussing Oxford's settlement, development and housing efforts. Jade Craig, assistant   more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * WESTERMAN AND COLLEAGUES LAUNCH BIPARTISAN GULF SOUTH BUSINESS CAUCUS TO DRIVE INVESTMENT, JOBS, ENERGY, AND MANUFACTURING LEADERSHIP ACROSS THE REGION * New Congressional caucus unites bipartisan Members from Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas to advance shared priorities on energy, manufacturing, infrastructure, and industrial growth Today, Congressman Bruce Westerman (R-A  more

ROCK HILL, South Carolina, April 22 -- Winthrop University posted the following news: * * * Winthrop University Honors Three Faculty Members at May 9 Commencement * HIGHLIGHTS * During the 3 p.m. May 9 graduation ceremony, President Edward Serna '02 will honor three faculty members: Andrew Besmer, Amy Clausen and Charles Randle. * President Edward Serna `02 will preside at two ceremonies on May 9, one at 10 a.m. for the College of Arts and Sciences and College of Visual and Performing   more