ARLINGTON, Virginia, July 28 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release: * * * AFP Praises Sen. Berger's Introduction of Trump's School Choice Legislation * # Jul 28, 2025 by AFP RALEIGH, NC -- Today, North Carolina Senate President Pro Tempore Phil Berger introduced legislation allowing the state to opt in to the school choice program ushered in through the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill. Sen. Berger's bill would make North Carolina  more PR

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, July 28 -- Wake Forest University posted the following news: * * * As classic film "Sunset Boulevard" celebrates its 75th, WFU expert's new book garners national attention. * In "Sunset Boulevard " (1950), Gloria Swanson plays a faded star of the silent screen, Norma Desmond, who lives in her decaying mansion in Los Angeles. Norma sees an opportunity to make her return to the big screen, with tragedy to follow. Professor Emeritus of Art History David M. Lubin more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Budd, Hagerty, Colleagues Reintroduce Bill to Protect American Assets from Unlawful Seizures by Foreign Governments * Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Ted Budd (R-N.C.) joined Senator Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) and several of his Senate Republican colleagues in introducing the Defending American Property Abroad Act. This legislation will deter and punish any nation in the Western Hemisphere that unla more PR

PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland, July 28 -- The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command issued the following news release: * * * Flying icon finds final resting place at Commemorative Air Force Airbase Museum * A thunderous arrival turned solemn tribute as a legendary U.S. Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier II+ touched down at Falcon Field in Mesa, Arizona this June, marking the aircraft's official retirement and its induction into the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Airbase Arizona Museum. Maj. Robert "Robin" Weed more PR

WASHINGTON, July 27 (TNSFR) -- The National Park Service has issued a notice inviting electronic comments on numerous properties across Alabama, Michigan, Montana, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, South Carolina, Oregon, Wisconsin, Missouri and D.C., nominated for listing or related actions in the National Register of Historic Places. The purpose of this notice is to solicit public input on the historical significance of these properties, which were received  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news: * * * NRCC Chairman Hudson Statement on Roy Cooper's Senate Announcement * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- National Republican Congressional Committee Chairman Richard Hudson (R-NC) issued the following statement following Roy Cooper's entrance in the North Carolina Senate race: "Roy Cooper spent decades dragging North Carolina left, and now he wants to do the same to America. Roy Cooper supports men pla more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Sierra Club Statement on the Trump Administration's Reckless Reorganization of USDA * WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Trump administration has announced a controversial reorganization of a critical federal agency. In an announcement, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said the administration would move around 2,600 employees out of the department's Washington, D.C. headquarters and into five re more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * Statement from Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and DSCC Chair Kirsten Gillibrand on North Carolina Senate Race * Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) Chair Kirsten Gillibrand released the following statement on Governor Roy Cooper's entrance into the North Carolina Senate race: "Governor Cooper is a proven leader who has dedic more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Tillis, Colleagues Advocate for Critical NIH Research Funding * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) and 13 of his Senate Republican colleagues sent a letter to Russell Vought, Director of the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB), advocating for the disbursement of appropriated funds to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to support initiatives across a range of criti more PR

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Trane Technologies, Davidson, North Carolina, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy expressing concerns about a proposed rule regarding the TE2 test procedure for commercial warm air furnaces. The company contends that the proposed test method in Appendix B is overly burdensome and does not accurately represent how these furnaces operate in typical use. Trane Technologies agrees with the departm more ST

RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 29 -- The Wake Technical Community College issued the following news on July 28, 2025: * * * College Launches BioMechatronics Apprenticeship Program Is First Of Its Kind in U.S. * RALEIGH, N.C. (July 28, 2025) - Wake Tech is excited to launch a distinctive apprenticeship program in partnership with life sciences leaders CSL Seqirus, FUJIFILM Biotechnologies and Eli Lilly and Company. The eight-month biomechatronics training program will prepare advanced mainten more PR