NEWARK, New Jersey, April 30 -- The New Jersey Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * American Concrete Institute Elects NJIT Professor as Board Director Written by: Mindy Weisberger Professional accolades started arriving early in the career of Matthew P. Adams, an associate professor of civil engineering at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) and co-director of the Materials and Structures Laboratory (MatSLab). In 2015, Adams was still working toward his Ph.D. when   more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, April 29 -- North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Jeff Jackson Pushes for Changes to Lower Prescription Drug Costs Attorney General Jeff Jackson and a bipartisan group of attorneys general are pushing the U.S. Department of Labor to help lower prescription drug costs by requiring more transparency from pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). "People should be able to afford their medications, and they can't   more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Announces $80 Million in Funding to Protect Waterways from Sewage Overflows * U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the availability of approximately $80 million through the Sewer Overflow and Stormwater Reuse Municipal Grant program to help communities address stormwater and sewer infrastructure needs. These grants will strengthen systems that safely capture and manage sto  more

LOS ANGELES, California, April 29 -- The University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering posted the following news: * * * From First-Gen Engineer to PwC: A Four-Year Yes Strategy * Alexa Garcia grew up in Covina, about an hour east of USC, raised on 90s rock and a strong work ethic. Nobody in her family had ever gone into engineering. When Alexa told her parents she was heading to USC Viterbi for computer science, they were excited and a little worried. They had heard the sam  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Cliff Bentz, R-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * The House Natural Resources Committee Held hearing on Congressman Bentz Bill Strengthening Local Input in Federal Water Management Today, the House Natural Resources Committee heard H.R. 8259, the Federal Water Projects Consultation Improvement Act of 2026, sponsored by Congressman Cliff Bentz (OR-02). This bill would require an agency, during a consultation process under section 7 of the Endangered   more

WASHINGTON, April 29 [Category: Law/Legal] -- Judicial Watch issued the following news release: * * * Judicial Watch Lawsuit Settlement Causes Review and Removal of 800,000 Ineligible Voters from Oregon Voter Rolls Judicial Watch announced a settlement in its federal lawsuit against Oregon election officials, which confirms 800,000 ineligible voter names are slated for review and removal from voter registration lists. The settlement requires state officials to produce detailed data and enforc  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 [Category: Law/Legal] -- Judicial Watch issued the following news release: * * * Judicial Watch Statement Supreme Court Decision to Restrict Race-Based Gerrymandering * Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton responded to the Supreme Court 6-3 decision to effectively prohibit the use of racial preferences to create "majority-minority" congressional districts:  This is a great decision for democracy that affirms that the U.S. Constitution requires the government to be color  more

NEW YORK, April 29 [Category: BizMedia] -- Warner Bros. Discovery, a media and entertainment company, posted the following news release: * * * MAGNOLIA NETWORK PROGRAMMING HIGHLIGHTS: MAY/ JUNE 2026 * NEW YORK - April 29, 2026 - Magnolia Network 's May and June schedule brings a fresh slate of new episodes, season finales, and season premieres from returning series. The slate begins with new episodes of Storied Spaces on Saturdays at 1 and 1:30 p.m. ET/PT. Catch the season finale on May 16 a  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- The Medical Group Management Association issued the following letter on April 27, 2026: * * * The Honorable Scott Bessent, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20220 The Honorable Keith Sonderling, Acting Secretary, Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20201 The Honorable Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services 200 Independence Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20201 D  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Advocacy issued the following news release: * * * Office of Advocacy Appoints Apollo Fuhriman as Region 10 Advocate The Office of Advocacy (Advocacy), the independent voice for small businesses within the executive branch, is pleased to announce Apollo Fuhriman has been named Region 10 Advocate. Fuhriman, who served in this role during the first Trump Administration, will once again work to slash unnecessary federal regulat  more

SALEM, Oregon, April 29 -- The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release on April 28, 2026: * * * DEQ issues 12 enforcement actions in March for environmental violations The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality issued 12 penalties in March totaling $3,230,935 for various environmental violations. A $24,000 penalty issued in January had not been delivered in time and was unintentionally left off the news release DEQ issued on March 30 2026, and is inclu  more

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, April 29 -- The University of Alabama issued the following news: * * * Pathology study reveals unexpected driver of diabetic vascular calcification * Atherosclerosis Vascular calcification is a major contributor to cardiovascular mortality in diabetes and is driven in part by osteogenic reprogramming of vascular smooth muscle cells. Diabetes is also associated with vascular rhythm disruption, but how circadian regulators contribute to vascular calcification is poorly und  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Rep. Andrea Salinas, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Andrea Salinas Calls out Trump Admin's Affordability Crisis for Harming Working Mothers and their Families * Click here to watch Rep. Salinas' full remarks. WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06) heard from mothers about the strain of President Trump's affordability crisis and what it would mean for their families to cap child care at 7% of their income. Ahead   more

LOGAN, Utah, April 29 -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * Seven Former Aggies Joining NFL Teams Following the conclusion of the NFL Draft on Saturday, Utah State had two of its former football players sign free agent contracts, while five more have been invited to rookie mini camps. Noah Avinger and Brady Boyd both signed free agent contracts with NFL teams as Avinger will join the Los Angeles Chargers and Boyd will join the Jacksonville Jaguars. Bryson Barnes, Miles D  more

SALEM, Oregon, April 29 -- Gov. Tina Kotek, D-Oregon, issued the following statement: * * * Statement from Governor Tina Kotek on Today's Supreme Court Decision Gutting the Voting Rights Act * Governor Tina Kotek released the statement below in response to the U.S. Supreme Court's decision today gutting Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act and opening the floodgates for Republicans to disenfranchise voters of color across the country: "The Supreme Court's decision today is a profound betrayal  more

STATE COLLEGE, Pennsylvania, April 30 -- AccuWeather, a provider of commercial weather forecasting services, issued the following news release: * * * Summer of Weather Extremes Expected Across America: Heat Waves, Drought, Severe Storms, Flooding and Wildfires AccuWeather Global Weather Center - AccuWeather long-range experts predict a wide range of weather extremes across the United States this summer, from dangerous heat waves to worsening drought, repeated flash flooding and an elevated ri  more

NEW YORK, April 30 -- Hunter College, a constituent college of the City University of New York, issued the following news: * * * Two From Hunter Win National Science Foundation Research Fellowships Two young but accomplished scientists from Hunter College have won National Science Foundation Research Fellowships to further their work. Senior Emilia Pelegano-Titmuss '26 and alumna Morgan Serbagi '25 were awarded the highly competitive fellowships, which provides $34,000 a year for three years  more

ASHLAND, Oregon, April 30 -- Southern Oregon University issued the following news: * * * Two SOU alumni author second book for educators Two alumni of the SOU School of Education's administrative licensure program and longtime education leaders in southern Oregon have published their second book together - "A School Leader's Playbook for Tough Conversations." Tiffany Burns - a full-time instructor in the School of Education who previously served 12 years as a principal in the Ashland School   more

MOBILE, Alabama, April 29 -- The University of South Alabama issued the following news release: * * * USA Celebrates 2026 Jaguar Senior Medallion Society Honorees The University of South Alabama celebrates 30 seniors inducted into the Jaguar Senior Medallion Society.  Thirty graduating seniors at the University of South Alabama were recently celebrated during an induction ceremony as new members of the 2026 class of the Jaguar Senior Medallion Society. The recognition event was held in the   more