COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 1 -- The Ohio Democratic Party posted the following news: * * * "Patently Ridiculous," "Pure Fantasy," "Soft Allegiance to Hard Truths," GOP Candidates for Secretary of State Struggle Ahead of May 5 Primary "We just cannot afford to have people in statewide office that don't have the brain to do the job"  * In the final days before the May 5 primary election, Republican candidates to become Ohio's next chief elections officer seem to be in an all-out race to see who can  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- The Democratic Governors Association posted the following news: * * * After SCOTUS Decision, Burt Jones and Rick Jackson Push to Redraw Maps to End Fair and Equal Representation for Black Georgians Following the Supreme Court's decision to gut the Voting Rights Act, Georgia's leading Republican gubernatorial candidates Lieutenant Governor Burt Jones and health care executive Rick Jackson immediately called on the legislature to redraw maps and effectively end fair and equ  more

JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, May 2 -- Forbes Media posted the following news release: * * * Iranian-American Detained Journalist Tops Annual Ranking Of One Free Press Coalition's "10 Most Urgent" Press Freedom Cases The 2026 "10 Most Urgent" list spotlights journalists targeted for seeking to tell the truth who are facing "terrorism" or "anti-state" charges * NEW YORK - Coinciding with World Press Freedom Day, leading news organizations and publishers around the world have come together as part  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, May 1 -- The University of Nebraska posted the following news: * * * Nebraska in the national news: April 2026 * Fast Company published an April 7 article on the OurStory small houses being built in Omaha's Benson neighborhood. The article was among 40-plus national news stories featuring Husker faculty, staff, students, centers and programs during the month. The OurStory project is a collaboration among the College of Architecture's FACT Studio, Partners for Livable Oma  more

SOUTH BEND, Indiana, May 1 -- The University of Notre Dame Law School posted the following news: * * * Rev. Patrick Reidy Named 2026 Distinguished Teaching Award Recipient * Rev. Patrick E. Reidy, C.S.C., associate professor of law, has been selected by the Notre Dame Law School Class of 2026 as the recipient of the 2026 Distinguished Teaching Award. He will deliver the commencement address during the Law School's Hooding Ceremony on May 16. The Distinguished Teaching Award, awarded annual  more

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Rick Scott in Wall Street Journal: Your Taxes Shouldn't Help Platform Hasan Piker * NAPLES, Fla. -This week, the Wall Street Journal published a letter to the editor by Senator Rick Scott responding to its earlier editorial about the decline of Yale University, which culminated in Yale hosting Hasan Piker, a left-wing socialist podcaster who has publicly called for the murder of Senator Scott and o  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, May 1 -- Washington University in St. Louis posted the following news: * * * The Class of 2026: Student researchers create knowledge, communicate purpose * WashU researcher Douglas Chalker almost never misses the Undergraduate Research Symposium. After 25 years of teaching and mentoring hundreds of students, he knows it's important to show support. But a different reason pulls Chalker back each semester. "There is no better place to experience the breadth of the schola  more