WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Rep. Robert Aderholt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Aderholt Announces $1 Million ARC Grant for Lauderdale County Workforce Training Center Equipment * WASHINGTON -Congressman Robert Aderholt (AL-04) today highlighted a $1 million grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) to support workforce training in Lauderdale County. The grant, awarded to the Lauderdale County Commission, will help purchase and install specialized workforce tra more PR

CHESTERFIELD, Missouri, March 14 -- The National Corn Growers Association issued the following news: * * * Ag Groups Urge Mosaic, J.R. Simplot to Renounce Fertilizer Duties Citing the impact of the Middle East conflict, 64 agricultural groups, including the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA), sent a letter today to the chief executives of two of the nation's largest domestic fertilizer producers urging them to support the removal of duties placed on imported phosphate products from Moro more PR

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, March 14 -- The Alabama Department of Workforce issued the following news release on March 13, 2026: * * * Alabama Office of Apprenticeship Partners with Vectorply Corporation to Expand Youth Pathways into Registered Apprenticeship Vectorply Corporation, in partnership with Central High School in Phenix City, Alabama, is launching a youth pathway into registered apprenticeship in Spring 2026. The program is supported by the Alabama Office of Apprenticeship of the Alabama  more PR

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, March 14 -- The Alabama Department of Workforce issued the following news release on March 13, 2026: * * * Tuskegee University Partnership Expands Access, Experience, and Paid Pathways into Nursing Careers Alabama reached a historic milestone in workforce development with the approval of its first Historically Black College and University (HBCU) to register a nursing apprenticeship program. Tuskegee University, in partnership with Baptist Health System, now offers the Reg more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, March 13 -- Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Basic Sciences posted the following news: * * * Alum Answers with Joyonna Gamble-George * Joyonna Gamble-George, PhD'16, was raised in rural Alabama and Florida in a family and community where faith, resilience, civic engagement, and education were foundational values. These values were demonstrated, in large part, by her grandmother, a retired elementary school teacher and small business owner who participated in the more PR

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, March 13 -- Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Hanaway Leads Coalition of 21 States Supporting Common-sense Election Integrity Laws at the United States Supreme Court * JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Today, to protect and uphold election integrity laws across our country, Attorney General Catherine Hanaway led a coalition of 21 states to call on the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a federal appellate court rul more PR

CLARKSVILLE, Tennessee, March 13 -- Austin Peay State University posted the following news: * * * Austin Peay, Gipson Agree to Contract Extension Through 2029-30 * CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. -After winning the first Atlantic Sun Conference Championship in program history during the team's most successful season in nearly two decades, Austin Peay State University head basketball coach Corey Gipson agreed to a contract extension through the 2029-30 season, Austin Peay Director of Athletics Jordan Harm more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, March 14 (TNSLrpt) -- Fatal Work Injuries in Alabama 2024 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Southeast Region - March 13, 2026 * * * Fatal work injuries totaled 75 in 2024 for Alabama, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Victoria G. Lee noted that the number of work-related fatalities in Alabama was unchanged from the previous year. (See chart 1.) The fatal work injury rate was 3.6 fatalities per 100,000 f more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 14 -- City Colleges of Chicago issued the following news: * * * City Colleges of Chicago Establishes the Midwest AI/Machine Learning Initiative Powered by AWS Selected as a regional lead institution for AWS-Machine Learning University (AWS-MLU), City Colleges of Chicago advances its collaboration with Amazon Web Services to bring industry-leading AI and machine learning education to faculty and students across the region. * City Colleges of Chicago has been selected more PR

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, March 12 -- Samford University issued the following news release: * * * From Audience Members to Advocates: The Freemans' Impact on Samford's School of the Arts * Michael J. (Mike) and Mary Anne Freeman did not expect a campus theatre production to become a defining thread in their lives. On Jan. 29, 1984, they attended the Samford theatre production of Aristophanes' The Birds on their very first date, a memory they still celebrate 42 years later, but life moved on. For  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- The Government Accountability Office has denied a protest filed by deciBel Research Inc., Huntsville, Alabama, challenging the Missile Defense Agency decision to award a radar testing and analysis contract to IERUS Technologies Inc., also based in Huntsville. The procurement, issued by the U.S. Department of Defense through the Missile Defense Agency, sought contractor support for flight and ground testing and analysis of radar systems used in missile defense operations. more ST

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- The Government Accountability Office has denied a protest filed by Frontline Support Solutions, a service-disabled veteran-owned small business based in San Antonio, Texas, challenging its exclusion from consideration for a U.S. Army rotary-wing flight training contract managed from Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama. Frontline Support Solutions argued that the Department of the Army undermined competition when it failed to post a recording of a preproposal conferen more ST

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, March 13 -- Gov. Kay Ivey, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Ivey Introduces a CHOOSE Act Family: Meet the Dotys * RAINSVILLE - Governor Kay Ivey on Friday introduced the Dotys, an Alabama family utilizing the CHOOSE Act, the governor's education savings account (ESA) program. Parents Daniel and Hannah Doty have three children: Harmony who is in 5 th grade; Isaac in 2 nd grade; and Judah in Pre-K. The two oldest, Harmony and Isaac, are supporte more PR

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on March 11, 2026: * * * Heinrich on Senate Floor: President Trump is dumbing down our history and cheapening our National Parks. But he will not take our history from us. Heinrich leads Senate colleagues in slamming Trump administration's efforts to erase history at America's national parks * Today, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The Health and Human Services Inspector General issued the following report (No. A-07-22-01207) on March 10, 2026 entitled "Medicare Advantage Compliance Audit of Specific Diagnosis Codes That Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama (Contract H0104) Submitted to CMS" filed under the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services: Here are excerpts: * * * Why OIG Did This Audit Under the Medicare Advantage (MA) program, CMS makes monthly payments to MA organization more PR

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies issued the following information for a hearing entitled "American Indian and Alaska Native Public Witness (Day 2, Morning Session)" at 9 a.m. on March 18, 2026, at 2008 Rayburn House Office Building: Witnesses * Tehassi tasi Hill, Chairman, Oneida Nation * Michael Conners, Chief, Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe * J. Conrad "JC" Seneca, President, Seneca Nation * Cheyenne Robinson, Treasurer, more PR

JACKSONVILLE, Alabama, March 14 -- Jacksonville State University issued the following news: * * * Jax State Launches Bachelor of Science in Aviation, Beginning Fall 2026 Jax State's Bachelor of Science in Aviation is designed to prepare students for leadership and operational roles in one of the world's most dynamic and fast-paced industries. Grounded in a strong foundation of aviation science, safety, and industry best practices, the program offers three concentrations to support students' c more PR

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, March 12 -- Samford University issued the following news release: * * * Nine Graphic Design Students Earn Birmingham ADDY Honors * Samford University's School of the Arts celebrated an impressive showing at the 2026 Birmingham American Advertising Awards, often referred to as the ADDYs, where nine graphic design students were recognized for their work. With two gold and seven silver ADDY awards, the work represented a wide span of specialties-from packaging and editorial more PR

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Sewell and Rogers Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Combat Alabama's Rural Wastewater Crisis * Bill would help households install or upgrade wastewater systems through USDA grant program Washington D.C. - U.S. Reps. Terri Sewell (AL-07) and Mike Rogers (AL-03) introduced the Rural Decentralized Water Systems Reauthorization Act in the House of Representatives. This bipartisan, bicameral b more PR

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following opening statement on March 12, 2026, at an executive business meeting on the nominations of Melissa Holyoak to be U.S. Attorney for the District of Utah and Phil Williams to be U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama: * * * Grassley Opens Judiciary Committee Executive Business Meeting on U.S. Attorney Nominees On today's agenda, we have two bills and seven nomi more PR

WASHINGTON, March 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The Veterans Affairs Inspector General issued the following report (No. 24-03419-34) on Jan. 28, 2026 entitled "Healthcare Facility Inspection of the VA Central Alabama Health Care System in Montgomery." Here is the summary: * * * This Office of Inspector General (OIG) Healthcare Facility Inspection program report describes the results of a focused evaluation of the care provided at the VA Central Alabama Health Care System in Montgomery. This evaluation fo more PR

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Carol Whitmore, commander-in-chief of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S., from a March 3, 2026, joint hearing with the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee entitled "Legislative Presentation of Veterans of Foreign Wars & Multi VSO: Student Veterans of America, Jewish War Veterans, Blinded Veterans Association, Fleet Reserve Association, Minority Veterans of America, National Association of Count more PR