WASHINGTON, May 15 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * EEOC Reaches Early $5.5 Million Resolution With Central Transport Over Nationwide Sex Discrimination in Hiring * Settles federal lawsuit alleging trucking company failed to hire female truck drivers for at least ten years nationwide PHOENIX - Central Transport, LLC, a nationwide trucking company based in Warren, Michigan with over 200 regional and local facilities, will pay $5.5 milli  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, May 15 -- Gov. Patrick Morrisey, R-West Virginia, issued the following news: * * * Governor Morrisey announces more than $62 million in Rural Health Transformation funding opportunities * PARKERSBURG, W.Va. - Governor Patrick Morrisey today announced that more than $62 million in funding opportunities has been made available through West Virginia's Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) at an event at Camden Clark Hospital, a statewide initiative focused on str  more

RADFORD, Virginia, May 15 -- Radford University issued the following news release: * * * Highlanders in the News: Week of May 11, 2026 * Our Highlanders are using their education to do extraordinary things. In this column, we highlight some notable mentions from local, regional, national and international news media. Whether our students, alumni, faculty and staff are featured as subject matter experts in high-profile stories or simply helping make the world a better place, we'll feature the  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine, Colleagues Reintroduce Bill to Protect Washington's Trail * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) joined Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) and his colleagues in reintroducing the bipartisan, bicameral Washington's Trail -1753 National Historic Trail Feasibility Study Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a feasibility test to designate Washington's Trail as a nation  more

VALLEY FORGE, Pennsylvania, May 11 -- PJM Interconnection, a regional transmission organization that coordinates the movement of wholesale electricity, issued the following news release: * * * PJM Members Elect Three PJM Board Members Larry Bekkedahl and Charles Berardesco Newly Elected To Serve Three-Year Terms; Margaret Loebl Reelected to Serve Additional Three-Year Term * PJM Interconnection announced today that its members have elected Larry Bekkedahl and Charles Berardesco to serve thr  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Alma S. Adams, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Adams Returns Landmark IGNITE HBCU Excellence Act to Capitol Hill * WASHINGTON, D.C.-Today, Representative Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (D-NC-12) and Representative French Hill (R-AR-02) reintroduced the Institutional Grants for New Infrastructure, Technology, and Education for Historically Black College and University Excellence Act, also known as the IGNITE HBCU Excellence Act, H.R. 8791. Se  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Pfluger Emphasizes Need for Local Input on Transmission Siting Decisions * WASHINGTON, DC -Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, reinforced his position on ensuring landowners and local communities maintain a meaningful voice in transmission siting decisions. During the Energy Subcommittee hearing focused on America's growing power needs and g  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * VIDEO: Capito Joins America's Newsroom * To watch Senator Capito's interview, click here or on the image above. NEW YORK, N.Y. - Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of Senate Republican Leadership, joined FOX News Channel's "America's Newsroom." HIGHLIGHTS: ON SUPREME COURT PACKING: "...I think that is actually a very personal attack on our justices. These  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, May 15 -- The West Virginia Department of Education issued the following news release: * * * WV Among Top States for Learning Recovery Harvard-Stanford Study Finds * Charleston, W.Va. - The West Virginia Board of Education's (WVBE) commitment to getting back to the basics in reading and math continues to produce results in students' academic recovery. For a second consecutive year, the Harvard and Stanford University Education Scorecard has recognized these gains.   more

MORGANTOWN, West Virginia, May 15 -- West Virginia University posted the following news: * * * WVU junior earns Udall Scholarship for public service, environmental leadership * Growing up, West Virginia University junior Colin Street spent summers exploring the outdoors, experiencing the wonders of nature that would help shape his future. On a path toward a career in environmental policy and public service, the Morgantown native and Honors College student has been awarded a Udall Scholarsh  more