COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 3 -- American Electric Power Corp. issued the following news release: While the Public Utility Commission of Texas denied approval of Southwestern Electric Power Co.'s (SWEPCO) plan to add 309 megawatts (MW) of wind energy to serve Texas customers, American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP) has received the other regulatory approvals needed to acquire the entire planned 1,485 MW of North Central wind generation. AEP is investing approximately $2 billion to bring new renewable ener more PR

DENVER, Colorado, June 30 -- Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser issued the following statement on June 29 regarding the Supreme Court's decision on June Medical Services vs. Russo: "A woman cannot fully and equally participate in society if she is denied the right to make basic decisions in life, and that includes if, when, and with whom to start a family. Access to reproductive healthcare and abortion services is a constitutionally protected right, and the Supreme Court reaffirmed that righ more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, June 30 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following statement on June 29 regarding the Supreme Court decision protecting abortion rights: "Today's decision was a victory for the rule of law and the right to choose -- but by the narrowest of margins. The Louisiana law had absolutely nothing to do with women's health. "It was a brazen effort by the anti-choice movement to attempt a 're-do' of settled precedent and gut Roe v. Wade before new members of more PR

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following joint statement on June 29: DNC Chair Tom Perez, DNC Women's Caucus Chair Lottie Shackelford, and DNC Vice Chair and Louisiana Democratic Party Chair Karen Carter Peterson released the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court upheld abortion rights in Louisiana: "It's a good day for freedom. Again, Republicans tried to attack access to safe and legal abortion at the Supreme Court, and again they were shot do more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, July 3 -- Entergy issued the following news release: In another step to help Louisiana communities stay healthy during the COVID-19 pandemic, Entergy Louisiana provided the Association of Community Partnerships a $50,000 grant to purchase personal protective equipment for agencies offering energy assistance to low-income families. Entergy Louisiana expects the number of those needing help through the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program to increase due to the pand more PR

IRVING, Texas, July 1 -- ExxonMobil, an international energy company, issued the following news release: Twenty accredited Louisiana colleges and universities will receive more than $3 million as part of the ExxonMobil Foundation's Educational Matching Gift Program. ExxonMobil employees and retirees contributed more than $850,000 to Louisiana colleges and universities, and those individual donations were matched by nearly $2.15 million in ExxonMobil Foundation grants. ExxonMobil, employees and more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, July 1 -- The Florida Democratic Party issued the following statement on June 29 by Chair Terrie Rizzo after the U.S. Supreme Court upheld abortion rights in Louisiana: "Today's ruling is a victory for reproductive freedom. "The Supreme Court reaffirmed that the relentless Republican attacks against access to safe and legal abortion are unconstitutional. "Today is also a reminder of what is at stake in this election - both of Trump's Supreme Court appointees, Brett Kavan more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, July 4 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news: Gov. John Bel Edwards released a new COVID-19 PSA featuring Louisiana singer, songwriter and musician Amanda Shaw encouraging everyone to slow the spread of the coronavirus as the number of cases and hospitalizations continue to increase. "Today's case count is sobering and further emphasizes why now more than ever we need to do all that we can to prevent this virus from getting out of control. " more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 1 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: Attorney General Kwame Raoul applauded a decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to invalidate a Louisiana law opposed by Illinois and a coalition of 21 other attorneys general that would have jeopardized access to safe, legal abortions. Last year, Attorney General Raoul joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general, in an amicus brief in support of the plaintiffs in June Medical Services v. Gee, in w more PR

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, June 30 -- Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill issued the following statement on June 29: "By a 5-4 vote, the U.S. Supreme Court invalidated a Louisiana requirement that abortion doctors have hospital admitting privileges. Indiana, together with Arkansas, previously submitted an amicus brief joined by 18 other states urging the court both to reject the authority of abortion clinics to bring this type of lawsuit and to uphold the Louisiana admitting privileges law. "Just more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, June 30 -- Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry issued the following statement on June 29: In a narrow 5-4 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court blocked Louisiana's admitting privileges law. * * * "Today, the Supreme Court continued its heartbreaking line of decisions that places 'access' to abortion above the health and safety of women and girls. "By putting precedent over patients, Justice Roberts gave his vote to a decision that ignored the overwhelming bipartisan suppo more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, July 2 -- The Louisiana Democratic Party issued the following statement: Ahead of Betsy DeVos' virtual event in New Orleans, Sen. Karen Carter Peterson, Chair of the Louisiana Democratic Party released the following statement: "Betsy DeVos can't spin her boss' three and a half years of broken promises. "Instead of getting emergency resources to schools that need it, Trump and DeVos are using this crisis to push a failed, anti-education agenda. "We deserve a president  more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, July 3 -- The Louisiana Democratic Party issued the following statement by Executive Director Stephen Handwerk: Thursday, a report showed that Sen. Bill Cassidy used thousands of dollars in campaign funds for membership dues to social clubs in New York City and Morgan City. Under Federal Election Commission law, this is considered an illegal use of campaign funds. Since 2014, Cassidy used $5,500 of campaign funds for membership dues to a New York City social club and $6 more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, June 30 -- The Louisiana Democratic Party issued the following statement on June 29 Chair Sen. Karen Carter Peterson: Monday, the Supreme Court ruled against a Louisiana law that would require doctors who perform abortions to have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital. In 2014, Louisiana passed a law requiring physicians who perform abortions to have admitting privileges at a hospital within 30 miles of the clinic. If passed, this law would have closed the doors of  more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, July 2 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news: Gov. John Bel Edwards announced his appointments to several Louisiana boards and commissions. Louisiana State University Board of Supervisors The mission of the Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College is to supervise and manage the institutions, statewide agricultural programs, and other programs administered through its system. Patrick C. "Pat more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, June 30 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news: Gov. John Bel Edwards announced that he has signed the following bills into law from the 2020 Special Legislative Session: ACT 2--HB 2 Provides for the comprehensive Capital Outlay budget. ACT 3--HB 5 Provides for the emergency suspension of time limitations in certain civil proceedings. ACT 4--HB 21 Provides relative to motor vehicle repairs. ACT 5--HB 27 Provides relative to the creation of t more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, July 3 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following news: A member of Gov. John Bel Edwards' team tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday evening, the Governor's office disclosed on Thursday morning. The individual is currently asymptomatic and will be in self-quarantine for 14 days, as will staff members with close contact to this person. The person was at a media briefing and other internal meetings at the State Capitol recently, but 12 other staff me more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, July 1 -- Loyola University issued the following news release: Skilling up? Looking for your Plan B? Loyola University New Orleans has been approved by the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc. (CFP Board) to provide a new financial planning education certificate program. Loyola will be the only institution of higher education in New Orleans to offer financial planning certification. "The pandemic has allowed a lot of people time to reflect and think abou more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, July 2 -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: During the COVID-19 pandemic, a plethora of information has gone out from various news sources about how the virus is being tracked, how it is spread, how many cases exist, and so forth. The problem is much of this vital information can be inaccurate, leaving people to ignore advice from public officials. For this reason, LSU Computer Science and Engineering Assistant Professor Kisung Lee and LSU Env more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, June 30 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following statement on the Supreme Court Decision in June Medical Services Vs. Russo striking down Louisiana's restrictions on abortion services: "This is a welcome decision for women not only in Louisiana but for women acrossthe country who have fought to protect their rights in the face of relentless attacks by politicians. "In Maine, my Administration will work to ensure that every person can access affordable, high-quality he more PR

LANSING, Michigan, June 30 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in June Medical Services LLC v. Russo, which struck down a Louisiana state law that imposed an undue burden for women who sought abortion services. Nessel was part of a 23-member attorneys general coalition that filed an amicus brief in December 2019 in opposition to the state's law, wh more PR

HELENA, Montana, June 30 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release on June 29: This morning, in the case of June Medical Services LLC v. Russo, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a Louisiana law designed to restrict a woman's right to reproductive health care. Greg Gianforte and Steve Daines - both staunch advocates for radical anti-choice policies - filed an amicus brief in support of the Louisiana law, which called for Roe v. Wade to be "reconsidered." And in addition  more PR

ALBANY, New York, July 1 -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo, D-New York, issued the following news release: Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced that eight additional states meet the metrics to qualify for the travel advisory requiring individuals who have traveled to New York from those states, all of which have significant community spread, to quarantine for 14 days. The newly-added states are California, Georgia, Iowa, Idaho, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nevada and Tennessee. The quarantine applies to any person more PR

COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 30 -- Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost issued the following news release: Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost filed an amicus brief with Michigan's 30th Circuit Court urging the court to consider the economic impact of a complete shutdown of Enbridge Energy's Line 5 pipeline. Indiana and Louisiana joined Ohio's brief. Yost argues that due to the redundancy in the design of the East and West lines, a complete shutdown of both lines unnecessarily negatively effects Ohio refinerie more PR

SALEM, Oregon, June 30 -- Gov. Kate Brown, D-Oregon, issued the following statement on June 29 regarding the Supreme Court decision in June Medical Services v. Russo on the Louisiana abortion case: "Today, the U.S. Supreme Court took action to uphold constitutional protections of women's reproductive rights and freedom. The court's decision today affirms what we know: everybody should have the freedom to make their own decisions about their health, families, lives, and future. "I was proud to  more PR

CORVALLIS, Oregon, July 2 -- Oregon State University issued the following news: F. King Alexander, a prominent national advocate for public higher education, becomes Oregon State University's 15th president. Alexander, past president and chancellor of Louisiana State University, was selected by the OSU Board of Trustees in December to succeed Edward J. Ray. Ray, who stepped down June 30, is now president emeritus at Oregon State. Alexander assumes the helm at a time of extraordinary momentum  more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, July 2 -- Tulane University issued the following news release: Tulane University has received an anonymous $1 million gift to establish a fund for Emerging Research in Infectious Disease. The fund will be used to support Tulane's research in infectious disease, providing an immediate impact in the race for treatments and a vaccine for COVID-19. It will address all aspects of the crisis, from detection to treatment to prevention by supporting Tulane's promising research  more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, June 29 -- Tulane University issued the following news release: Tulane University, nationally renowned for the care it provides to retired professional athletes through partnerships with the NFL Player Care Foundation and The Trust (Powered by the NFLPA), has received a $12.5 million gift from The Avalon Fund for the creation of the Tulane University Center for Brain Health. The center will specialize in the treatment of traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress d more PR