AUBURN, Alabama, Jan. 9 -- Auburn University issued the following news: * * * Construction Collaboration Three colleges unite to advance mass timber construction, a faster, cheaper and more sustainable way to build houses and buildings. * Nestled steps away from Auburn's campus is the Kreher Preserve and Nature Center, a lush outdoor oasis that feels surprisingly at home in a bustling college town. The preserve's new state-of-the-art Environmental Education Building seems to grow out of the more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Alabama, chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 8, 2026: * * * Chairmen of Senate and House Armed Services Committees Back President Trump's $1.5 Trillion Defense Budget Topline Proposal U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-MS, Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and U.S. Representative Mike Rogers, R-AL, Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement praising Pres more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Rep. Robert Aderholt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Aderholt Applauds Funding for Guntersville Project in Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026 * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the FY26 Energy and Water; Commerce, Justice, Science; and Interior and Environment conference package, negotiated on a bipartisan, bicameral basis. This more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: U.S. Senator Katie Britt Joins National Report on Newsmax * WASHINGTON, D.C. U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) joined Newsmax's National Report today to discuss yesterday's news in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and the dangerous rhetoric against law enforcement officers coming from the Left that led us to this tragic moment. On the violent anti-law enforcement rhetoric disseminated by the Left, res more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Sewell and New Democrat Doctors Urge Republicans to Restore ACA Tax Credits, Lower Health Care Costs * Washington D.C. Today, U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07), Chair of the New Democrat Coalition Health Care Working Group, along with New Dem Doctors Reps. Kim Schrier (WA-08), Ami Bera (CA-06), Raul Ruiz (CA-25), Kelly Morrison (MN-03), and Herb Conaway (NJ-03), released a joint statement urging th more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Sewell Celebrates House Passage of ACA Tax Credit Extension After Democrats Force Vote * Washington D.C. Today, U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07) celebrated House passage of legislation to extend the Affordable Care Act (ACA) enhanced premium tax credits for three years after House Democrats successfully forced a vote via a discharge petition. The measure passed the House by a bipartisan vote of 23 more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Sewell Statement on Retirement Announcement of Leader Steny Hoyer * Washington D.C. Today, U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07) released the following statement on the announcement by Leader Steny Hoyer that he will not seek reelection to the House of Representatives. "From the moment I arrived in Congress, Steny Hoyer has been a dear friend and invaluable mentor to me and so many of my Democratic c more PR

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, Jan. 8 -- Samford University issued the following news release: * * * Samford's Wink Winkler Brings Global Film Festival Experience Back to the Classroom * For Wink Winkler, assistant professor of game design at Samford University's School of the Arts, storytelling is more than a craftit's a calling. That passion recently took him to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, for his second year of involvement with the Red Sea International Film Festival, one of the world's fastest-growing c more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Rep. Dale W. Strong, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Strong Delivers for North Alabama as Vice Chairman of Appropriations Commerce, Justice, and Science Subcommittee * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Representative Dale Strong, a member of the Appropriations Committee and Vice Chairman of the Commerce, Justice, and Science Subcommittee, applauds the House passage of three annual Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 funding bills. H.R. 6938 includes three full-year Fisca more PR

TROY, Alabama, Jan. 8 -- Troy University issued the following news: * * * Troy University recognizes grant writers during 34th annual luncheon Troy University grant writers were recognized during the 34th annual Sponsored Programs Grant Writers Luncheon held in the Lamar P. Higgins Ballroom on the Troy Campus on Dec. 2. In a year that was marked by budget cuts to many federal agencies, TROY faculty and staff secured around $30 million, a total indicative of the University's entrepreneurial s more PR