PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, March 11 -- ARAMARK, a provider of food, facilities, refreshments, hospitality and supply chain services, issued the following news release on March 10, 2026: * * * Aramark Refreshments Opens New State-of-the-Art Facility to Support Growth in Huntsville Region Company reinforces commitment to local communities and workforce development while expanding service capabilities across northern Alabama * Aramark Refreshments (Aramark, NYSE: ARMK) today announced the ope more PR

DES MOINES, Iowa, March 10 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Brenna Bird Secures Win to Protect Affordable Homes for Iowans * DES MOINES-Attorney General Brenna Bird announced a victory in her lawsuit against the Biden-Harris Administration to stop a mandate that would have dramatically raised home prices, making them too expensive for many Iowa families. This radical "green" mandate would have forced strict regulations for homeb more PR

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release on March 10, 2026: * * * CAIR Welcomes Alabama Gov. Ivey's Decision to Commute Death Sentence for Charles Burton The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed a decision by Alabama Governor Kay Ivey to commute the death sentence for Charles 'Sonny' Burton, a Muslim incarceree who was scheduled to be executed  more PR

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, March 10 -- Air University posted the following news: * * * Combined operations blend officer and enlisted PME * MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. -Air University students participated in combined operations March 5, 2026, as the Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy and Squadron Officer School joined for a day of immersive learning and collaboration. The event brought together more than 900 senior noncommissioned officers and company grade officers in a shared educational more PR

TROY, Alabama, March 10 -- Troy University issued the following news: * * * Congressman Shomari Figures makes visit to Troy University campus * Troy University recently welcomed Alabama Congressman Shomari Figures to the Troy Campus to meet with students, faculty and University leadership and tour key academic and research facilities. While Congressman Figures has interacted with Troy University on numerous occasions-both in Washington, D.C., and throughout the district-this marked his fir more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, March 10 [Category: Education] -- The Southern Regional Education Board posted the following news release: * * * Crisis Recovery Network trains 34 Mississippi counselors * Counselors from 20 Mississippi school districts received school crisis training through the Southern Regional Education Board's Crisis Recovery Network in February. School counselors from 20 school districts attended the Crisis Recovery Network training on Feb. 24 and 25, 2026, in Ridgeland, Mississippi. more PR

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * EEOC Sues Diamond Jim's and Mrs. Donna's for Disability Discrimination * Federal lawsuit claims Mississippi steakhouse fired worker for seizure condition JACKSON, Miss. - Diamond Jim's and Mrs. Donna's Ole Farm Beef LLC, a Mississippi steakhouse, violated federal law when it fired a worker because of a seizure condition, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charge more PR

MIAMI, Florida, March 11 -- Florida International University, a component of the public university system in Florida, issued the following news: * * * Forum to explore the future of AI in communication By Emily Martinez FIU will bring together media and technology leaders for a timely conversation about the evolving role of artificial intelligence in storytelling and journalism. On Thursday, March 12, at 1 p.m., the Lillian Lodge Kopenhaver Center for the Advancement of Women in Communicat more PR

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, March 9 -- Samford University issued the following news release: * * * Gift Supports New Research Boat for Samford's Biological and Environmental Sciences Department * A recent gift to Samford University's Howard College of Arts and Sciences will expand hands-on learning and research opportunities for students in the Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences. Last year, the late Julius "David" Davidson made a $13 million gift to Samford University to support  more PR

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, March 11 -- Bradley, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Jeff Harvey Interviewed in Law360 on Bradley's New Outside General Counsel Services Team Bradley attorney Jeff Harvey was interviewed in Law360 about the firm's new Outside General Counsel Services team, which aims to provide businesses, particularly middle-market companies, with flexible, cost-effective legal support. Harvey emphasized that outsourcing general counsel services can give companies b more PR

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- The Latino Community Foundation submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Commerce expressing concern that the proposed testing approach could limit the government's ability to accurately evaluate participation challenges among Latino communities. The LCF articulated alarm over the decision to conduct the 2026 test only in Spartanburg, South Carolina, and Huntsville, Alabama, regions where the Latino population is notably low. The foundation argues that more ST

NEW YORK, March 10 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund posted the following news: * * * LDF Mourns the Loss of Legendary Civil Rights Leader Dr. Bernard LaFayette The Legal Defense Fund (LDF) mourns the loss of Dr. Bernard LaFayette Jr., a gifted and courageous leader of the Civil Rights Movement. Dr. LaFayette was a key figure in the fight for equality and justice for Black people, risking his life as a Freedom Rider in the throes of anti-Black violence and  more PR

BETHESDA, Maryland, March 11 [Category: BizAerospace] -- Lockheed Martin posted the following news release: * * * Lockheed Martin Invests in Alabama and Strengthens the Workforce Pipeline Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) signed an incentive agreement with the state of Alabama to support its production facility in Pike County. The agreement will create new full-time positions at Lockheed Martin's Pike County production facility, reinforcing the company's long-term commitment to the region's skilled more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, March 11 -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog on March 10, 2026, by Azya Thornton: * * * National Media Respond to ICE Detention of Nashville Reporter Nashville Noticias reporter Estefany Rodriguez Florez was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) last week and is being held in a jail in Alabama, prompting support from national media organizations including the Committee to Protect Journalists, the National Association more PR

WASHINGTON, March 10 [Category: Union] (TNSrpt) -- The AFL-CIO American Federation of Teachers issued the following news release: * * * New Report Finds States Have Deprived Schools of Hundreds of Billions of Dollars Since 2016 * WASHINGTON -Forty-two states devote a smaller share of their economies to their K-12 public schools than they did 20 years ago. This decrease in education "effort" represents a loss of nearly $600 billion in state and local K-12 revenue between 2016 and 2023, accord more PR

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, March 10 -- The University of Alabama issued the following news: * * * New UAB discovery may solve GLP-1's biggest problem: Weight regain after stopping treatment * Anath Shalev, M.D., and her team have discovered a potential solution to weight regain that occurs after stopping GLP-1 medications through the oral drug TIX100. Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham have uncovered a potential solution to one of the biggest challenges in modern obesity treatm more PR

WASHINGTON, March 11 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Energy announced the filing of a coal capability self-certification by PowerSouth Energy Cooperative, based in Andalusia, Alabama, for the Lowman Energy Center, a baseload electric generating powerplant located in Leroy, Alabama. Under the Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act of 1978, as amended, no baseload electric powerplant may be constructed or operated without the capability to use coal or another alternate fuel as a primary energy  more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, March 10 -- The Reason Foundation issued the following commentary by Pension Integrity Project intern Brayden Myers: * * * Alabama's unrealistic pension assumptions are putting the state in debt Policymakers need to enact lasting reforms that address the sources of the state's growing pension shortfall. * In 2011 and 2012, Alabama enacted major reforms to manage the runaway growth of the state's public employee pension debt. The changes, including higher retirement  more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, March 11 -- The Reason Foundation issued the following commentary by senior policy fellow Hanna Liebman Dershowitz: * * * Second-look laws allow courts to reconsider long prison sentences Second-look laws offer a needed way to bring our justice system into alignment with both values and practical constraints. * Since the late 1970s, the United States has been locking up more and more people in prisons for longer periods of time. In fact, according to the National Re more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, March 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of California posted the following news release on March 10, 2026: * * * Sacramento Woman Pleads Guilty to Fraudulent Investment Scheme Maria Dickerson, also known as "Dulce Pino," "Maria Dulce Pino Dickerson," and "Dulce Brubaker," 49, of Sacramento, pleaded guilty today to one count of wire fraud and one count of securities fraud, U.S. Attorney Eric Grant announced. According to court documents, fr more PR

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, March 9 -- Samford University issued the following news release: * * * Samford Sport Administration Students Earn Top Honors at National Conference * Students from Samford University's School of Health Professions earned top recognition at the Dr. Samantha Roberts Case Study Competitions during the 2026 Applied Sport Management Association Conference. Held Feb. 11-13 at Temple University in Philadelphia, the conference brought together faculty, students and industry lead more PR

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- The Senate Judiciary Committee issued the following information for a nominations hearing at 10:15 a.m. on March 12, 2026, at 216 Dirksen Senate Office Building: Agenda Nominees * Colin McDonald, to be an Assistant Attorney General * James Bishop, to be United States Attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina * Melissa Holyoak, to be United States Attorney for the District of Utah * Phillip Williams, Jr., to be United States Attorney for the Northern Distric more PR

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, March 10 [Category: Media] -- The Society of Professional Journalists posted the following news: * * * SPJ launches public and journalist surveys as it considers first ethics code update in 12 years Society of Professional Journalists marks 100th anniversary of its influential Code of Ethics with review and Ethics Week Events  * The Society of Professional Journalists is inviting feedback from both the public and journalists as it considers potential updates to the S more PR

CLEMSON, South Carolina, March 10 -- Clemson University posted the following news: * * * Steeles establish $100,000 fund for library student assistants * Clemson Libraries Clemson alumnus Dave Steele spent many hours in Cooper Library as a student. He wasn't always there to study, though -Steele was a student employee. He credits the job, which he started in his sophomore year, with setting him on a path for success to graduation and beyond. Now Steele and his wife, Lisa, are giving back more PR

TROY, Alabama, March 10 -- Troy University issued the following news: * * * Troy University faculty perform at international music festival * Several Troy University music faculty members performed at the tenth annual International Music by Women Festival on March 5-7. Dr. Ben Crook, Assistant Professor of Collaborative Piano; Dr. Kelly Langenberg Bayer, Assistant Professor of Horn; Dr. Traci Mendel, Lecturer of Music Theory, Aural Skills and Composition; Dr. Sarah Wee, Associate Professor more PR

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senator Katie Britt Joins Senate GOP Leadership to Discuss Democrats' DHS Shutdown * 'Despite countless offers to sit down and try to find a pathway forward, [Democrats] will not even have a conversation with us' WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.), chair of the Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, joined Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.Dak.), Majority Whip J more PR

BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky, March 10 -- Western Kentucky University posted the following news: * * * WKU Housing & Residence Life Presents Resolution of Appreciation and Service Award at SEAHO * During the business meeting of the Southeastern Association of Housing Officers (SEAHO) annual conference in Winston-Salem, North Carolina on Thursday, March 5, 2026 Western Kentucky University Housing & Residence Life (HRL) presented a Resolution of Appreciation to Lana Kunkel, former Director of Housi more PR