MONTGOMERY, Alabama, June 1 -- Air University posted the following news: * * * 2026 Community College of the Air force Graduation * MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala-- The Community College of the Air Force celebrated its graduates during a graduation ceremony on May 28, at the Noncommissioned Officer Academy Auditorium on Gunter Annex. Ninety-eight enlisted members earned their associates degrees through the CCAF, however, only 15 graduates attended due to deployments, temporary duty assignment more PR

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- A coalition of 49 environmental and conservation organizations has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers regarding potential future changes to the nationwide permits under the Clean Water Act. The letter stresses the need for the Corps to ensure that NWPs cause no more than minimal harm to rivers, streams, and wetlands, in compliance with statutory environmental protections. The letter outlines concerns that many current NWPs allow activitie more ST

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, May 29 -- The Alabama Department of Commerce issued the following news: * * * Alabama exports reach $23.7 billion in 2025, with shipments to 190 countries May is World Trade Month, and recently released data on Alabama's exports underscore the importance of global trade to the state's economy. It also highlights momentum behind efforts to diversify and expand the state's international reach. Alabama companies exported goods and services worth $23.7 billion in 2025, the D more PR

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, June 3 -- The Alabama Secretary of State issued the following statement: * * * Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Wes Allen Returning Elections to Maps Approved by Alabama Legislature Following a decision by the United States Supreme Court restoring Alabama's congressional districts to the maps enacted by the Alabama Legislature, Secretary of State Wes Allen issues the below statements regarding the Court's ruling and its impact on Alabama elections. "Tonight the United St more PR

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- The Alliance for Career Education in the States, Arlington, Virginia, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Education expressing concerns about proposed regulations under the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act." ACES, representing career colleges and vocational schools in 32 states, advocates that the Department's methodology for measuring post-graduation earnings is flawed and inconsistent with congressional intent. The letter critiques the Department's rel more ST

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- The America First Policy Institute issued the following commentary on June 2, 2026, by American Dream senior fellow Bruce Pearl: * * * Don't Turn College Sports Into a Political Weapon There was a time in America when sports brought people together. It didn't matter whether you were Republican or Democrat, conservative or liberal, from a big city or a small Southern town. Fans packed stadiums, students wore school colors with pride, and communities rallied behind young  more PR

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, June 2 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson fights against DEI mandates at SCOTUS * (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - Attorney General Alan Wilson today joined a 15-state friend-of-the-court brief to the U.S. Supreme Court that supports a challenge to California's DEI mandates. The specific law requires doctors to receive instruction on implicit bias in order to keep their license to practice medicine. It also more PR

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release on June 2, 2026: * * * DNC Releases Comprehensive List of States Where Gas Prices Are Below $3 a Gallon While the Trump administration predicted that gas prices would fall back under $3 a gallon by summer, costs at the pump have continued to soar in states across the country. - Today, the DNC released a comprehensive list of states where gas prices have dropped below $3 a gallon since the beginning of more PR

PIERRE, South Dakota, June 2 -- Gov. Larry Rhoden, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Gov. Rhoden and Colleagues Urge Congress to Enact Secure America Act * PIERRE, S.D. - Today, Governor Larry Rhoden and 22 fellow Republican governors called on Congress to enact The Secure America Act to provide sustained funding to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). You can find the statement here. "Under President Trump's le more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 3 -- The American Counseling Association issued the following news release: * * * History Is Made: Georgia Allows Counselors to Practice Across State Lines As part of the historic interstate Counseling Compact agreement, Georgia is the latest state that can now start granting privileges to licensed professional counselors to practice across state lines. Currently, other states that can grant these privileges include Arizona, Minnesota, Ohio, and Louisiana, with addi more PR

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Rep. Darin LaHood, R-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * LaHood, Feenstra, Sewell, Evans Reintroduce Bill to Strengthen Manufacturing and Agriculture * Washington, D.C. - Today, Representatives Darin LaHood (IL-16), Randy Feenstra (IA-04), Terri Sewell (AL-07) and Dwight Evans (PA-03) reintroduced the Modernizing Agricultural and Manufacturing Bonds Act to help small and medium manufacturers and farmers generate good-paying jobs in Illinois and throughout more PR

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, June 3 -- The Alabama Department of Commerce posted the following news: * * * Latest state SEEDS funding will create new Baldwin County industrial site FOLEY, Alabama - A new 121-acre industrial park is planned in Baldwin County, thanks in part to a more than $3.3 million state grant. The new development is a collaboration between the City of Foley, the Baldwin Alliance and the state. Local officials were presented with a check for the funding on Monday. The funding wi more PR

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, June 1 -- Samford University issued the following news release: * * * Learning to Stand Still: Musical Theatre Alumna Reflects on Formation Through Faith and Theatre * For most of her time at Samford University, Anna Williams '26 believed she understood what it meant to succeed in theatre. Success looked like preparation. It looked like strong performances, clear direction and roles that made sense on paper. It meant stepping into characters with names, arcs and moments  more PR

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas, June 2 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: * * * MPD sergeants graduate from Maxwell's Airman Leadership School By Staff Sgt. Evan Porter, 42d Air Base Wing Public Affairs  MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. - Two Montgomery Police Department sergeants graduated from Airman Leadership School May 21, 2026, at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, cementing a growing partnership to develop military and civilian leade more PR

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, June 2 -- Mississippi State University posted the following news: * * * MSU wins 5 prestigious Southeast Emmys Mississippi State filmmakers, content creators and their digital stories won five Southeast Emmys at last month's National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences' regional awards ceremony in Atlanta, Georgia. MSU's Division of Strategic Communications, which includes the Office of Public Affairs, the University Television Center, MSU Films and the universi more PR

WASHINGTON, June 3 (TNSFR) -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has granted an exemption to Southern Nuclear Operating Company Inc., Birmingham, Alabama, that removes a requirement for the Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant, Baxley, Georgia, Units 1 and 2 subsequent license renewal application to undergo review by the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards. The exemption, issued on May 26, 2026, means the application will no longer be referred to the advisory committee for review and report as part  more PR

MOBILE, Alabama, June 2 -- The University of South Alabama issued the following news release: * * * Research Project Provides New Estimates of Amberjack Populations * Greater amberjack off the coast of northwest Florida. A South-led team spent three years conducted underwater video and active acoustic surveys to estimate the abundance of greater amberjack in the Gulf and U.S. South Atlantic. A multi-year research project to estimate the number of greater amberjack in the U.S. South Atlanti more PR

WASHINGTON, June 1 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Tuberville Investigates Foreign-Imported Radioactive Shrimp * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) joined U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA) in raising concerns about the negative health impacts of importing foreign shrimp that often contains dangerous radioactive substances. The Senators sent letters to the Global Seafood Alliance, Marine Stewardship Council, and Aquaculture Stewardsh more PR

WASHINGTON, June 1 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Tuberville, Banks Call for Stronger Guardrails for American Automakers * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) joined U.S. Senator Jim Banks (R-IN) in sending a letter urging Ambassador Jamieson Greer, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), to prioritize stronger protections against China's efforts to undermine U.S. automakers as discussions surrounding the United States-Mexico-Canada Agre more PR

STANFORD, California, June 2 -- Stanford University School of Medicine posted the following news: * * * Two drugs synergize, may help cystic fibrosis, Stanford Medicine-led study shows * Two existing types of drugs synergize to improve the clearing of mucus from the lungs of animals with cystic fibrosis, a Stanford Medicine research team has found. The findings appear in the June 2026 issue of the Journal of Clinical Investigation. If replicated in humans, the discovery may provide a way t more PR