CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 4 [Category: Libraries] -- The American Library Association posted the following news release: * * * 2027 Jason Reynolds / Simon & Schuster Travel Grant Application Now Open * The American Library Association (ALA) is pleased to announce that applications are now open for the 2027 Jason Reynolds / Simon & Schuster Travel Grant. The grant will provide financial support to five (5) Black/African American youth or teen services librarians and school librarians/media sp  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- The America First Policy Institute issued the following news release on Sept. 4, 2026: * * * AFPI FILES FEDERAL CIVIL RIGHTS SUIT OVER EJECTION AND BAN OF ENES FREEDOM The America First Policy Institute (AFPI) filed a federal civil rights lawsuit on behalf of former NBA player and human rights advocate Enes Kanter Freedom, alleging that he was ejected from a publicly owned arena and banned indefinitely because of his viewpoint on women's sports. The suit, filed in the   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Americans for Tax Reform issued the following commentary: * * * Labor Day: Americans Flee Forced-Unionism States and Move to Right-to-Work States By John Kartch Americans are moving to Right-to-Work states and moving away from forced unionism states, per data pulled from the 2026 U-Haul Growth Index -Among the top ten growth states in the U-Haul index, nine have a Right-to-Work law that protects workers from being forced to pay dues to union bosses as a condition of e  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 4 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Secures Extended Block on Trump Administration's Attempt to Restrict Mail Voting * OAKLAND -Co-leading a coalition of 24 attorneys general and the Governor of Pennsylvania, California Attorney General Rob Bonta today issued a statement in response to the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts granting the coalition's request for a preliminary  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Reserve System issued the following action in the Federal Register. * * * Change in Bank Control Notices; Acquisitions of Shares of a Bank or Bank Holding Company The notificants listed below have applied under the Change in Bank Control Act (Act) (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)) and Sec. 225.41 of the Board's Regulation Y (12 CFR 225.41) to acquire shares of a bank or bank holding company. The factors that are considered in acting on the applications are set for  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development issued the following action in the Federal Register. * * * Housing Trust Fund: Fiscal Year 2026 Allocation Notice The Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 (HERA) established the Housing Trust Fund (HTF) to be administered by HUD. Pursuant to the Federal Housing Enterprises Financial Security and Soundness Act of 1992, as amended by HERA, eligible HTF grantees are the 50 states, the District of Columbia, t  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis issued the following August 2026 Beige Book: * * * Summary of Economic Activity Economic activity in the Eighth District has modestly increased since our previous report. Employment was unchanged and wage growth remained moderate. Prices have risen at a robust pace and increases were widespread. Consumer spending reports were mixed, and banking conditions were largely unchanged. Nonfinancial services and manufacturing activity modes  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- The Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund issued the following news release: * * * MALDEF PROMOTES MARTIN KLEIN TO SENIOR POLICY ATTORNEY CHICAGO - MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) has promoted Martin Klein to Senior Policy Attorney. Since 2022, Klein has served as a legislative staff attorney in MALDEF's Chicago regional office. In his new position, Klein will take a lead role in planning and leading legislative and policy advoc  more

DECATUR, Illinois, Sept. 4 -- Millikin University posted the following news: * * * Millikin alumnus Drew Nellessen '07 returns to campus to share Broadway experience with students * DECATUR, Ill. - When Drew Nellessen '07 returned to Millikin University's campus last spring, he brought with him nearly two decades of professional experience with one of Broadway's most iconic musicals. Nellessen, a Millikin College of Fine Arts alumnus who earned a B.F.A. in Musical Theatre with a Dance minor  more

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, Sept. 5 -- The University of Johannesburg issued the following news release: * * * 15th AAFA Conference calls for accounting driven by societal impact The University of Johannesburg (UJ)'s Department of Commercial Accounting (DCA) hosted the 15th African Accounting and Finance Association (AAFA) Conference 2026. This marked a significant milestone for UJ and the DCA, as it was the first AAFA Conference hosted at a university and the first conference the DCA has eve  more