LANSING, Michigan, May 18 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Secures $108 Million Settlement with Monsanto for Impacts from Toxic PCBs * LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has secured a $108 million settlement with Monsanto Company (PDF), the major manufacturer of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), and affiliated companies Solutia Inc. and Pharmacia LLC to address harms from PCB contamination in the State of Michigan. The M  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 19 -- The Alliance for the Great Lakes issued the following news release: * * * Understanding Water Quality in the Western Lake Erie Basin How better data leads to better policy * Nutrient pollution, largely driven by agricultural runoff, remains one of the most significant threats to water quality in the Western Lake Erie Basin. When nutrients, such as phosphorus and nitrogen, wash off the land and into nearby waterways, they fuel harmful algal blooms that threaten d  more

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, May 18 -- The University of North Carolina Greensboro campus posted the following news: * * * Audiology Students Boost Hearing for UNCG Musicians * For Peyton Bowditch, hearing is not just important to their quality of life, but to their professional success. The senior from Raleigh is earning their bachelor's in Music Education in UNCG's School of Music and will attend the University of Michigan in the fall for a master's degree in choral conducting. Since thei  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release on May 18, 2026: * * * CAIR-MI Condemns Distribution of Antisemitic Propaganda in Berkley The Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI), a chapter of the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today condemned the distribution of antisemitic propaganda in in Berkley, Michigan. Some 100 antisemitic pamphlets we found on the front lawns of home  more

PASADENA, California, May 18 -- The California Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Caltech Announces Eight Recipients of the 2026 National Brown Investigator Award * Each investigator, recognized for curiosity-driven research in chemistry or physics, will receive up to $2 million over five years The Brown Institute for Basic Sciences at Caltech today announced the 2026 class of Brown Investigators. The cohort, the third to be selected through the Brown Institute for Ba  more

MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, May 18 -- Central Michigan University issued the following news: * * * Capstone team competes to keep astronauts fed * More than 18 million Americans are estimated to have watched Artemis 2 launch on April 1. Among them was a group of Central Michigan University seniors for whom the day had extra meaning. Six students across the College of Science and Engineering watched it while finishing their capstone project, a box designed to keep food and tools viable in the  more

MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, May 18 -- Central Michigan University issued the following news: * * * Forging a new path * When Dr. Leonard Verhey, '18, reflects on his trajectory to becoming a neurosurgeon, he doesn't start in an operating room or a research lab-he starts at Central Michigan University. "It all started at CMU," he said. "That was the foundation-the building blocks were laid there; every neurosurgeon first needs to be a good physician." Today, Verhey is completing a prestigio  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Michigan, chairman of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following statement on May 18, 2026: * * * Chairman Walberg Applauds Final Rule Creating Workforce Pell Grant Today, Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) issued the following statement on the Department of Education's final rule to expand Pell Grant eligibility to short-term, high-quality training and credentialing programs: "A growing number of Ame  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, May 18 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release: * * * Chicago nurses win historic union vote to join National Nurses Organizing Committee * Registered nurses at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois, voted overwhelmingly in favor (77 percent) of joining National Nurses Organizing Committee, an affiliate of National Nurses United (NNU), the nation's largest and fastest-growing registered nurse (RN) union. "We are p  more

MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, May 18 -- Central Michigan University issued the following news: * * * CMU names new facilities management leader * Mary Hill, vice president of Finance and Administrative Services, today announced that Sam Phillips will serve as Central Michigan University's next associate vice president of facilities management. Phillips brings more than three decades of executive experience across higher education and hospitality, including an 18-year leadership career at India  more

MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, May 18 -- Central Michigan University issued the following news: * * * CMU students earn top honors in first-ever appearance at WERC Environmental Design Contest * Central Michigan University recently made its inaugural appearance at the WERC Environmental Design Contest, hosted by New Mexico State University College of Engineering. The effort was led by a multidisciplinary team of seniors from CMU's InSciTE program within the College of Science and Engineering, rep  more

WASHINGTON, May 18 -- Rep. Shri Thanedar, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Shri Thanedar Supports Constitutional Amendment to Stop Trump's Pardon Abuse * Washington, D.C. - Congressman Shri Thanedar co-sponsored the Pardon Integrity Constitutional Amendment, a constitutional amendment designed to crack down on President Trump's abuse of the presidential pardon power. "From being the first member to file articles of impeachment against President Trump to oppo  more

WASHINGTON, May 18 -- Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Dingell Secures More Than $72 Million in Healthcare Funding for the University of Michigan * Today, U.S. Representative Debbie Dingell (D-MI-06) announced she secured $72,215,728 in federal grant funding for the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor to support a wide range of research initiatives, including aging, nursing, neurological disorders, cancer, and more. The funding comes from the Departme  more

WASHINGTON, May 18 -- Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Dingell, Joyce, McCaul Introduce Resolution Raising Awareness of Pediatric Cancer * U.S. Representatives Debbie Dingell (D-MI-06), David Joyce (R-OH-14), and Michael McCaul (R-TX-10), introduced a resolution honoring May 17 as Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG) Awareness Day to support expanded research for treatments and care for DIPG, a deadly form of pediatric cancer. DIPG is the leading c  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news release: * * * Energy Secretary Saves Midwest from Losing Critical Coal Generation Ahead of Peak Summer Demand Emergency order keeps beautiful, clean coal generation available and reduces energy costs for Americans * U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright issued an emergency order to address critical grid reliability issues in the Midwest heading into the summer months. The emergency order directs the Midcontinent   more

DETROIT, Michigan, May 19 -- The Foundation for Economic Education posted the following commentary by political theorist Jake Scott: * * * Good Trade Deals Make Good Neighbors Ecuador and Colombia are forced to call a tariff truce. * Chances are, if you're involved with or even mildly interested in politics, you've seen The West Wing; and, if you haven't, you should probably watch it. At the very least, watch Season 2, Episode 16, "Somebody's Going to Emergency, Somebody's Going to Jail." I  more

LANSING, Michigan, May 18 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Gov. Whitmer Announces 144 New Jobs, $4 Million Investment in Wayne, Oakland Counties * LANSING, Mich. - Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced two business expansion projects in southeast Michigan creating over $4 million in capital investment and 144 good-paying jobs, contributing to the growth of Michigan's economy. "Michigan is on the move and open for business, competing for and  more

DALLAS, Texas, May 18 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association posted the following news release: * * * Harnessing technology to strengthen cardiac, stroke emergency response * DALLAS, May 18, 2026 -When someone experiences cardiac arrest, a heart attack or a stroke, reliable communication between dispatch, EMS crews and receiving hospitals can mean the difference between life and death. Yet as mobile technologies -from telehealth platforms to mobile stroke units -rapidly tr  more

WASHINGTON, May 18 -- Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Hitting the Airwaves: Rep. Haley Stevens Sounds the Alarm on Chinese Vehicles, Defends Michigan Workers During Trump's China Trip * Washington, D.C. - In case you missed it, as Donald Trump traveled to China last week with a group of billionaires, Michigan Congresswoman Haley Stevens took to the airwaves to sound the alarm on any deal that would sell out Michigan workers, weaken the American auto i  more

HOUGHTON, Michigan, May 19 -- Michigan Technological University issued the following news release: * * * The Humanoid Next Door: Reachy the Robot Bridges the Uncanny Valley at Michigan Tech In Michigan Tech's Human-Robot Interaction Lab, Huskies teach the lab's newest occupant the basics: how to wave, glide and hold a steady grip. Guided by their faculty mentor, they're on a mission to make advanced robotics more accessible. Inside Michael Walker's Human-Robot Interaction (HRI) Lab at Michig  more

WASHINGTON, May 18 -- Rep. Gwen Moore, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Moore, Sanders, Omar, McGovern Lead More Than 100 Colleagues in Helping End Child Hunger Through Universal School Meals * Rep. Gwen Moore, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Rep. Ilhan Omar and Rep. McGovern introduced legislation to end child hunger in the United States. The Universal School Meals Program Act of 2026 would offer free breakfast, lunch, dinner, and a snack to every student in America  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, May 19 -- The Institute for Justice posted the following news release: * * * San Francisco Retiree Fights Against the IRS's Excessive Fine that Will Drain His Life Savings SAN FRANCISCO--The IRS wants to take most of the life savings of Tuncay Saydam, an 88-year-old retired professor. More than $400,000. Not because Tuncay did not pay his taxes, but because he did not fill out a one-page form. A form he didn't even know about. This past winter, a district court in Califor  more

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, May 19 -- Davenport University issued the following news: * * * MiBUG conference at Davenport highlights the future of tech learning Leslie Kinnee, DU Communications Davenport University recently hosted the annual Michigan Blackboard User Group (miBUG) Conference at its W. A. Lettinga Grand Rapids Campus. Faculty, administrators, instructional designers and technical support staff from 10 higher education institutions gathered at the conference to learn about best pra  more

LANSING, Michigan, May 19 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following statement on May 18, 2026: * * * From Cash Grab to Slush Fund: Trump's Looting of Government Continues In response to Donald Trump pulling legal maneuvers to create a $1.8 billion slush fund for his allies, Michigan Democratic Party Chair Curtis Hertel released the following statement: "It wasn't enough for Donald Trump to cut taxes for billionaires. It wasn't enough for Trump to triple his net worth to $6.5 bil  more

LANSING, Michigan, May 19 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on May 18, 2026: * * * In First Ad Blitz, Cox Leaves Out His Years of Work as AG To Take Away Health Care Republican gubernatorial candidate Mike Cox, who previously sued to block the Affordable Care Act and "led the fight" against it, is launching a $1 million ad buy this week as the GOP primary for governor has continued to get more expensive. In his new ad, Cox touts his tenure as Attorney Genera  more

LANSING, Michigan, May 19 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on May 18, 2026: * * * Mike Duggan Made Millions While Busting Unions As CEO of the Detroit Medical Center, MAGA-funded candidate for governor Mike Duggan oversaw his own salary increase from $545,000 to more than $2.41 million--all while Duggan led aggressive union-busting against nurses and hospital workers that were organizing for better pay and safer working conditions. The Detroit Metro Times pr  more

LANSING, Michigan, May 19 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news statement on May 18, 2026: * * * STATEMENT: Duggan Lashes Out at UAW Forum Tonight, at the UAW's gubernatorial candidate forum in Dearborn, MAGA-funded candidate Mike Duggan lashed out and struggled to answer questions about his harmful record of busting unions, his cozy relationships with corporations that are jacking up costs, and him bending the knee to Donald Trump. In response, Michigan Democratic Party  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, May 19 -- Michigan Medicine, the academic medical center of the University of Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Teens need private time with doctors, but many aren't getting it Most parents see value in confidential teen health visits but many still struggle to step back, national poll suggests * While most parents say it's important for health care providers to speak privately with teens during medical visits, far fewer are putting that belief into pra  more

LANSING, Michigan, May 19 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on May 18, 2026: * * * Mike Rogers Touted Early Involvement with DOGE, Advised Its Leaders on Legislation to Make Michigan Cuts Permanent New reporting from MeidasTouch News reveals GOP Senate candidate Mike Rogers has claimed at recent campaign events that he was involved in early discussions with DOGE leaders, told them he "loved" the cuts they were making, and advised DOGE leaders on "making [their  more

ITHACA, New York, May 18 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * New low-THC hemp fiber cultivar flourishes in NYS climate * The director's office at Cornell AgriTech in Geneva, New York, will soon be fitted with new flooring, made from a just-released hemp fiber cultivar bred to grow especially well in the state's climate and latitude - developed at Cornell AgriTech by Cornell researchers and grown on Cornell farms. Ursa Alta - tall bear in Latin, named for Cornell's mascot  more

MIDLAND, Michigan, May 19 -- Dow, a materials science company that says it serves customers in high-growth markets such as packaging, infrastructure, mobility and consumer applications, issued the following news release: * * * NRC Issues Environmental Assessment with 'Finding of No Significant Impact' for Dow and X-energy's Proposed Advanced Nuclear Project in Texas * Represents a key milestone on the project's NRC Construction Permit Application * Project supported by U.S. DOE's Advanced Re  more

ROCHESTER, Michigan, May 18 -- Oakland University issued the following news: * * * Oakland University faculty recognized among 'world's best scientists' in 2026 rankings Oakland University faculty are earning increasing international recognition for the impact of their research, with several current faculty members appearing in the 2026 "World's Best Scientists" rankings released by Research.com. The annual rankings evaluate researchers across STEM-focused disciplines using metrics such as D  more

LANSING, Michigan, May 19 -- Progress Michigan, an organization that says it holds public officials and government accountable and assist in the promotion of progressive ideas, issued the following news release on May 18, 2026: * * * New Creator Program Launches in Michigan to Redefine Digital Storytelling and Civic Engagement Collective of creators with a combined audience of more than 16 million aims to connect communities through authentic storytelling and impactful digital engagement *   more

CLEMSON, South Carolina, May 18 -- Clemson University posted the following news: * * * Rob Prucka selected as chair of the Department of Automotive Engineering * Robert Prucka has been appointed chair of Clemson University's Department of Automotive Engineering.  Prucka has served as interim chair of the department and has demonstrated outstanding leadership, a strong commitment to students and faculty, and a clear vision for the future of automotive engineering education and research at C  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Senate Majority PAC, an organizations that works to elect Democratic senators who are committed to an economy that provides opportunity and security for America's working families and who stand up to protect the rights of all Americans, issued the following news release on May 18, 2026: * * * Senate Majority PAC Commits $10 Million to Defend New Hampshire Senate Seat Today, Senate Majority PAC announced an initial $10.2 million television reservation in New Hampshire to   more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Senate Majority PAC, an organizations that works to elect Democratic senators who are committed to an economy that provides opportunity and security for America's working families and who stand up to protect the rights of all Americans, issued the following news release on May 18, 2026: * * * Senate Majority PAC Commits $20 Million to Defend Georgia Senate Seat Today, Senate Majority PAC announced an initial $20 million television reservation in Georgia to support Jon Os  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 18 [Category: BizEnergy] -- American Electric Power Corp. posted the following news release: * * * Southwestern Electric Power Company Seeks Bids for Natural Gas Facilities and Firm Transportation Capacity * American Electric Power, on behalf of its subsidiary Southwestern Electric Power Company ("SWEPCO"), is seeking proposals from bidders to construct, operate and maintain a natural gas pipeline lateral and associated natural gas facilities (collectively, the "Gas Facil  more

MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, May 18 -- Central Michigan University issued the following news: * * * Students help shape the future of CMU's College of Business * The Central Michigan University College of Business Administration is creating new opportunities for students to help shape the future of the college through the Dean's Student Advisory Board. Launched this academic year by Dean Chris Moberg, the board brings together students from a variety of majors, backgrounds and experiences to   more

LONDON, England, May 18 -- The British Ministry of Defence issued the following news: * * * UK Armed Forces salute 250 years of American independence with US celebrations * * The Red Arrows will tour the United States this summer to support the UK's closest ally as it celebrates 250 years of independence * The iconic team will appear at 13 events across seven states this summer * Royal Navy ships will attend celebrations in New Orleans and New York The UK Armed Forces will visit the  more

SPARTANBURG, South Carolina, May 19 -- Wofford College issued the following news: * * * Commencement 2026 Wofford College holds 172nd Commencement * Wofford College awarded 453 baccalaureate degrees during the 172nd Commencement Exercises on Sunday, May 17. Dr. Nayef H. Samhat, the 11th president of Wofford College, delivered the keynote address to those gathered on the lawn of Main Building. Honorary degree, teaching and service awards The college conferred honorary degrees on four indi  more

KENT, Ohio, May 18 -- Wright State University posted the following news: * * * Wright State hosts regional conference to advance student success, retention and workforce readiness * The 2026 Heartland College Learning Center Association Conference will give Wright State a chance to spotlight how its Academic Success Centers take a holistic approach to student success. Wright State University will convene learning center professionals from across the Midwest this week to share strategies fo  more