WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 (TNSLrpt) -- The American Enterprise Institute issued 'The Shield America Forgot: Homeland Defense in the Age of Cheap Precision,' by John G. Ferrari and Dillon Prochnicki. Issued Sept. 9, 2026, the report argues that the United States should establish a permanent homeland-defense mission against low-cost drones, assigning U.S. Northern Command responsibility for a national counter-drone architecture and expanding the ability of government and private operators to detect and  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 (TNSLrpt) -- The American Enterprise Institute issued 'Pedagogy of the Progressives: A Review of Syllabi from Graduate Schools of Education,' by Daniel Buck. Issued Sept. 9, 2026, the report reviews more than 400 assigned readings from 75 courses at eight graduate schools of education and argues that several teacher-preparation programs emphasize progressive and critical-theory frameworks over classroom instruction, subject knowledge and management practices. Buck examined   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 (TNSLrpt) -- The American Enterprise Institute issued 'What Can We Learn from Guaranteed Basic Income Pilots in the United States? Evidence on Employment Effects,' by Kevin Corinth and Hannah Mayhew. Issued Sept. 11, 2026, the report reviews guaranteed basic income experiments conducted from 2017 through 2025 and finds that employment effects across published randomized trials clustered near zero, while the largest studies showed moderately lower employment consistent with p  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- The American Public Transportation Association issued the following news release: * * * APTA 2026 Nominating Committee Selects Slate of Leadership Executives Washington, D.C. (September 8, 2026) -- The American Public Transportation Association's (APTA) 2026 Nominating Committee met Sept. 2 to select nominees for the association's Executive Committee and Board of Directors for 2026-2027. Joel B. Young, Board Member of AC Transit in Oakland, CA, has been nominated to se  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- The American Public Transportation Association issued the following news release: * * * APTA Statement on the 25th Anniversary of September 11 Washington, D.C. (September 8, 2026) -- American Public Transportation Association (APTA) President and CEO Paul P. Skoutelas released the following statement: "Twenty-five years after the September 11 attacks, APTA remembers the nearly 3,000 people who lost their lives in New York, Virginia and Pennsylvania. We honor the first   more

WACO, Texas, Sept. 13 [Category: Sports] -- The American Football Coaches Association posted the following news: * * * Historic comeback lifts Texas over Ohio State * Trailing No. 1 Ohio State, 23-3, entering the fourth quarter, the Texas Longhorns scored 21 unanswered points to come from behind and beat the Buckeyes, 24-23. Texas became the first team to erase a 20-point deficit in the fourth quarter against a No. 1-ranked team since 2004. It was also the Longhorn's first win over a No. 1-r  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Sept. 9 -- The National Association of State Energy Officials posted the following news: * * * Pennsylvania Executive Order Directs Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection to Enforce Responsible Data Center Development By Jasmine Xie, NASEO On August 18, 2026, Governor Josh Shapiro signed Executive Order 2026-05, establishing the Governor's Responsible Infrastructure Development (GRID) Requirements, legally binding agreements for any new data center project i  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Sept. 9 -- The National Association of State Energy Officials posted the following news: * * * Virginia Department of Energy to Administer New Grant Program Tackling Solar Interconnection Costs By Jasmine Xie, NASEO The Virginia Department of Energy's State Energy Office is administering a new program offering $2 million to help public buildings offset costs of interconnecting new solar projects to the grid, driven by equipment mandates, engineering study expenses, and r  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Sept. 9 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * Paying it forward: Student interest group helps VCU undergrads navigate the path to medical school Through MedMentors @ MCV, current School of Medicine students provide personalized guidance for prospective applicants. By Grace McOmber, School of Medicine The past year of Virginia Commonwealth University senior Shady Habib's life has been dedicated to reaching for a dream he's been preparing for  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Sept. 9 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * Ray Ifanga sharpens his worldview at VCU In classes, research and student leadership, the junior and aspiring lawyer keeps Black communities in focus. By Joan Tupponce Virginia Commonwealth University junior Ray Ifanga wants to be "in the room where it happens," per the song from the musical "Hamilton." "That's where decisions are being made, especially decisions that affect Black communities a  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service issued Economic Information Bulletin 301, 'Tile Drainage Systems Management and Conservation,' by Daniel Szmurlo, Benjamin M. Gramig, Steven Wallander and Jane Frankenberger. Issued in September 2026, the report finds that U.S. cropland drained by subsurface tile systems grew by about 18 million acres between 1980 and 2022, while use of practices that limit nutrient pollution from those systems remai  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Geological Survey issued Scientific Investigations Report 20265038, 'Monitoring Recreation on Federally Managed Lands and Waters--Aspects of Visitor Use,' by Emily J. Wilkins, Dieta Hanson, Whitney Boone, Spencer A. Wood, Christian Crowley and Rudy Schuster. Prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of the Interior Office of Policy Analysis and the University of Washington, the 42-page report examines how seven Federal agencies collect informatio  more