WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on June 16, 2026: * * * Comer Investigates Unconstitutional DC Housing Practices The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform is investigating the District of Columbia's housing policies and the ongoing practice of seizing the home equity of homeowners in foreclosures involving outstanding tax obligations. D.C.'s practices appear to   more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, June 17 -- Duke Energy issued the following news release: * * * Duke Energy Foundation grants $77,500 to expand access to civic learning and remembrance across Florida ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - As part of the final round of grants through the Duke Energy Foundation's America250 initiative, $77,500 is being distributed to seven nonprofit organizations across Florida that are working to expand access to civic learning and remembrance. Among other projects, these efforts   more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on June 16, 2026: * * * E&C Leaders Request Details from NIH About Two Laboratory Researchers Who Allegedly Transported Biological Materials into the U.S. Illegally Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Congressman John Joyce, M.D. (PA-13), Chairman of the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, June 17 -- Pinnacle Financial Partners, an asset regional bank that says it provides banking, investment, trust, mortgage and insurance products and services, issued the following news release: * * * Experienced banking professional joins Pinnacle Financial Partners Mobile area team expands as firm grows in coastal Alabama - MOBILE, Ala. -- Pinnacle Financial Partners, which merged with Synovus, has named Chad Newton as senior vice president and office leader for the Daphn  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law issued the following statement on June 16, 2026: * * * FORMER OCR HEAD AND BRANDEIS CENTER CHAIRMAN STATEMENT ON DOJ'S EXPANDED ROLE IN CIVIL RIGHTS ENFORCEMENT Two-time former U.S. Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights at the Department of Education and premier anti-Semitism and civil rights expert says deeper DOJ integration could bring much-needed litigation capacity to enforcement - The Louis D. Brandeis Cente  more

NEW YORK, June 16 [Category: Media] -- Fox News Media, a business unit of Fox, posted the following news release: * * * FOX NEWS MEDIA TO PRESENT EXTENSIVE SPECIAL PROGRAMMING ACROSS ALL PLATFORMS TO CELEBRATE AMERICA 250 America's Most Patriotic News Brand Will Feature Live America 250-Themed Daytime and Primetime Broadcasts from the National Mall, Liberty State Park, Philadelphia, Mount Rushmore and Teddy Roosevelt's Presidential Library from June 24 th -July 5 th FNC's Bret Baier, Harris   more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, June 17 -- The Institute for Justice posted the following news release on June 16, 2026: * * * After Miami Gardens Drops Illegal Ban on Food Trucks, Law Firm Urges Aventura to Do the Same Food trucks are cooking again in Miami Gardens. In January, the Institute for Justice (IJ) sent the city a letter explaining that its food truck ban violated Florida law. The letter and corresponding wave of media attention resulted in the city reversing its position and agreeing to l  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, June 16 [Category: BizMedia] -- CNN posted the following news: * * * Kyla Scanlon Joins CNN as Contributor & Economic Analyst * June 16th, 2026 NEW YORK, NY - (June 16, 2026) - CNN announced today that Kyla Scanlon has joined the network as a Contributor & Economic Analyst. Scanlon is an economic commentator and creator reshaping how people understand money and markets, educating and inspiring the next generation by making complex economic ideas clear, relatable, and mean  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 17 -- Littler, a law firm, issued the following commentary on June 16, 2026, by knowledge management counsel Carole F. Wilder and shareholders Bruce J. Sarchet and Joy C. Rosenquist: * * * July is the New January - 2026 Each new year, employers in the United States are accustomed to hearing about all the laws that go into effect on January 1. State legislatures across the country, however, are active all year long, and as we have said before, July is the new Ja  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The National Women's Law Center posted the following news release: * * * Hard Work, Low Pay: Women Are Bearing the Brunt of Trump's Economic Agenda A new fact sheet from the National Women's Law Center (NWLC) finds that women make up a majority of the low-paid workforce -defined as working in one of the 40 lowest-paying jobs in the U.S. -and are being hit hardest by the Trump-Vance administration's cuts to basic needs programs. Using the most rec  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, June 17 -- Pinnacle Financial Partners, an asset regional bank that says it provides banking, investment, trust, mortgage and insurance products and services, issued the following news release: * * * Synovus, Pinnacle welcome Tabitha Dobbs to growing South Carolina team Synovus, which recently merged with Pinnacle Financial Partners, has added banking veteran Tabitha Dobbs to its Midlands, South Carolina team. Dobbs brings more than 25 years of banking experience as an off  more

PLANO, Texas, June 16 [Category: BizTransportation] -- Toyota Motor Sales USA posted the following news: * * * Toyota Shows How It Is Turning Climate Goals Into Action On "Earth With John Holden" This Weekend * Special Segment Highlights How Toyota is Tackling Emissions, Energy, and Nature PLANO, Texas (June 16, 2026) - Toyota Motor North America will be featured in an upcoming episode of Earth with John Holden, airing Sunday, June 21, on Bloomberg Television. The episode showcases Toyota'  more

LEXINGTON, Kentucky, June 16 -- The University of Kentucky issued the following news: * * * UK students turn college sports research into career-ready experience * Cameron Carnegie did not expect research to become one of the most interesting parts of preparing for his future career in sports. That changed when he took a research and insights course at the University of Kentucky. In the course, taught by UK Future of Sport Institute Director Kwame Agyemang, Ph.D., sport leadership undergra  more

LEXINGTON, Kentucky, June 17 -- The University of Kentucky issued the following Q&A involving professor of design Patrick Lee Lucas: * * * Patrick Lee Lucas: 2026-27 University Research Professor Q&A Patrick Lee Lucas, Ph.D., professor in the School of Interiors in the University of Kentucky's College of Design, has been honored as a 2026-27 University Research Professor. Through research that combines ideas from multiple fields, Lucas explores how buildings, interiors and everyday objects   more