REDSTONE ARSENAL, Alabama, June 24 -- The U.S. Army Contracting Command posted the following news: * * * ACC-RSA Leadership Forum Creates Space for Strategic Focus and Collaboration "Everything rises and falls on leadership." This well-known John Maxwell quote reflects a principle that Army Contracting Command-Redstone Arsenal (ACC-RSA) embraces. That perspective brought the organization's leaders together June 15-17 for a two-and-a-half-day leadership forum at The Summit. The leadership forum is an annual event that enables strategic focus more PR

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee released the following written testimony by Kurt Miceli, chief medical officer of Do No Harm, Newton Square, Pennsylvania, from a June 3, 2026, hearing entitled "Protecting Our Children: Exposing the Dangers of Irreversible Gender Transition Procedures on Minors": * * * Chairman Cassidy, Ranking Member Sanders, and members of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, thank you for the invitation and opportunity to present on the dangers of gender t more PR

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * EEOC Sues Golding Barge Line for Disability Discrimination * Federal lawsuit claims towboat and barge company rescinded job offer because of vision test results unrelated to the position JACKSON, Miss. -Golding Barge Line, Inc., an inland towboat and barge company in Vicksburg, Mississippi, violated federal law when it rescinded a job offer for an individual who applied for work as a deckhand on the basis of disability, the U.S. Equ more PR

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, June 24 -- The Alabama Department of Commerce posted the following news: * * * Eli Lilly, Space Command and other growth help earn Alabama a Silver Shovel Award Growth in Alabama's defense presence and a major pharmaceutical facility announcement helped the state earn a 2026 Silver Shovel Award from the business publication Area Development. The awards are presented annually to states that achieved noteworthy success in job creation and economic impact. For 21 years, the publication has determined winners based on the n more PR

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Rep. Shomari C. Figures, D-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Figures Honors Mobile Native Mikhail Torrance on House Floor * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Shomari C. Figures (AL-02) delivered a speech honoring the life and legacy of Mikhail Torrance, a Mobile native, former star basketball player for the University of Alabama, and community leader who tragically passed away last week. Watch Congressman Figures speech here (link is external). Below is a transcript of his speech as delivered: "T more PR

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Rep. Shomari C. Figures, D-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Figures Introduces Legislation to Provide Tax Break to Parents for Children's Academic and Athletic Activities * WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Shomari C. Figures (AL-02) introduced the Affordable Youth Enrichment Opportunities Act, a bill to provide a federal tax deduction for parents who pay out-of-pocket expenses for enrichment opportunities for their children. Many parents across Alabama work hard to provide academic, athletic and arti more PR

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, June 24 -- Gov. Kay Ivey, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Ivey Announces 64 New First Class Pre-K Classrooms for the 2026-27 School Year * MONTGOMERY - Governor Kay Ivey on Wednesday announced the addition of 64 new First Class Pre-K classrooms for the 2026-27 school year, continuing Alabama's commitment to expanding access to high-quality early learning opportunities for children and families across the state. The new classrooms, supported by the Alabama Department of Early Childhood Educ more PR

JACKSONVILLE, Alabama, June 23 -- Jacksonville State University posted the following news: * * * Jax State Earns National Recognition for Excellence in Science of Reading Preparation * Jax State's elementary education programs achieve top marks in new report from the National Council on Teacher Quality The graduate and undergraduate elementary teacher preparation programs at Jacksonville State University (Jax State) have earned A grades from the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) for how well they prepare future teachers to teach  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news release: * * * MEDIA ADVISORY: Industry Open House at TRACEN Birmingham-Southern * BIRMINGHAM, Ala.- The Coast Guard is scheduled to hold an Industry Open House at Coast Guard TRACEN Birmingham-Southern, the new home of the Enlisted Training Center of Excellence. Following the introduction to industry participants, Coast Guard members will be available for interview, Thursday. Who : Cmdr. Sarah Krolman, U.S. Coast Guard Program Manager fo more PR

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, June 24 (TNSjou) -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release: * * * NMSU contributes to study showing moose have deep roots in Southern Rockies * A New Mexico State University researcher was part of an interdisciplinary team of archaeologists, paleontologists, paleoecologists, archivists and tribal cultural heritage leaders who collaborated on a new study suggesting moose inhabited Colorado's southern Rocky Mountains centuries before state wildlife reintroductions began in the late 1970s. The s more PR

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Rep. Gary Palmer, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Palmer Celebrates Anniversary of Dobbs Ruling * Media Contact: Hope Martin (link sends email) (202) 225-4921 WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 24, 2026, marks the four-year anniversary of the United States Supreme Court ruling of Dobbs vs. Jackson that overturned the decision in Roe v. Wade ultimately returning the issue of abortion back to the states. To celebrate the anniversary of this landmark decision, Representative Gary Palmer (AL-06) released the fo more PR

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Rep. Judy Chu, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Chu's Statement on 4th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade Reversal * WASHINGTON, D.C. \- Today Congresswoman Judy Chu (CA-28) released the following statement marking four years since the Supreme Court issued the Dobbs v. Jackson decision, which overturned the 50-year precedent in Roe v. Wade of a nationwide, constitutional right to abortion care. "Four years ago today, the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and stripped away a constitutional freed more PR

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Rep. Kevin Mullin, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Mullin Introduces Bill to Address Nitrous Oxide Abuse * Inspired By Coalition of Parents Whose Children Suffered from Nitrous Oxide Abuse, Rep. Mullin Introduces Bipartisan Federal Bill Washington, D.C. - As abuse of nitrous oxide has exploded in recent years, with an increasing number of people being hospitalized or even dying as a result, Rep. Kevin Mullin (CA-15) has been working with a group of parents from across the country on a new more PR

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, June 23 -- Samford University issued the following news release: * * * Samford Pharmacy Student Kennedy Shoemaker Improves Health Literacy Through Schweitzer Fellowship Project * Kennedy Shoemaker spent the past year helping make medications easier to understand for patients at Cooper Green Mercy Health Services in Birmingham. Shoemaker, a fourth-year Doctor of Pharmacy student at Samford University's McWhorter School of Pharmacy, completed her Alabama Schweitzer Fellowship project focused on improving health literacy more PR

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, June 23 -- Samford University issued the following news release: * * * Samford Sports Industry Program to Unveil Student Lounge Designed by Firm Behind Dallas Cowboys Headquarters * The program's signature phrase-"A Thousand Ways to Work in Sports"-anchors a feature wall in the lounge. The space includes suite-style seating, work tables and lounge furniture designed for studying and socializing. Samford University's Sports Industry Program will hold a ribbon-cutting on Friday, Oct. 2 to officially open the new Sports  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Heinrich Statement on Dobbs Decision Anniversary * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) released the following statement on the four-year anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court's Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade, stripped access to abortion care for millions of Americans, and denied women the freedom to make their own healthcare decisions. "Four years ago, Republicans' hand-pi more PR

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Rep. Dale W. Strong, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Strong's Homeland Security Preparedness Measures Advance through Committee * WASHINGTON -U.S. Representative Dale Strong, Chairman of the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology, secured committee approval this week for two key homeland security measures aimed at strengthening aviation security and enhancing the Nation's preparedness for emerging threats. The House Committee on Homeland Security approved the  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- Rep. Joseph Morelle, D-New York, ranking member of the House Administration Committee, issued the following news release on June 24, 2026: * * * Top Dem Morelle Fought for Fair Voter ID Legislation and an Actual Prediction Market Ban During Committee Markup Rep. Joe Morelle (NY-25), the top Democrat on the Committee on House Administration, fought Committee Republicans to pass an actual prediction market ban and to stop their ongoing attempt to suppress millions of voters during today's full committee markup. Today's  more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, June 24 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Pacific Legal Foundation issued the following news release: * * * USDA drops case against Tennessee walking horse owner after three-year fight * Washington, DC; June 24, 2026: A Tennessee walking horse owner is free from a federal enforcement action after the U.S. Department of Agriculture agreed to permanently drop its Horse Protection Act claim against him. Joe Manis, who breeds and shows Tennessee Walking Horses, had been subject to an in-house USDA enforcement action since 202 more PR

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, June 25 -- The University of Virginia issued the following research news: * * * UVA experts to research history and culture in America's Great Valley By Bryan McKenzie, bkm4s@virginia.edu From the top of the Blue Ridge Parkway, the Shenandoah Valley stretches almost as far to the west as the eye can see, from Waynesboro to Staunton to where it butts up against the Allegheny Front of the Appalachian Mountains. But that's not even the half of it. The valley also stretches from the deep South to the Great White Nor more PR