WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Sen. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Budd Joins Britt, Colleagues in Effort to Ban Noncitizens from Voting in D.C. Elections * Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Ted Budd (R-N.C.) joined Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) and 20 of their Republican colleagues in introducing legislation to ban noncitizens from voting in D.C. elections. "The American people's right to vote in free and fair elections is diminished when jurisdictions like D.C. more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 6 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Business Employment Dynamics in Alabama -- Fourth Quarter 2024 * From September 2024 to December 2024, gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments in Alabama were 98,242, while gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments were 92,388, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Stati more PR

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Aug. 7 -- The Maryland Department of Natural Resources issued the following news on Aug. 6, 2025: * * * Board of Public Works Approves $2.7 Million for new Ball Fields, Playground Equipment, and Land Conservation in Nine Counties Funding approved for DNR's Program Open Space Local, Community Parks and Playgrounds, Greenspace Equity, and Rural Legacy programs * The Board of Public Works today approved more than $2.7 million in grants to local governments and land trusts  more PR

BETHESDA, Maryland, Aug. 7 (TNSjou) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences issued the following news: * * * An Organ-on-a-Chip Model of ALS Will Help Uncover Early Disease Characteristics and Find Potential Therapies A neurodegenerative disorder known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) causes paralysis and is usually fatal within two to five years. Motor neurons (MNs) send signals from the brai more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The National Science Foundation issued the following news release: * * * NSF invests in AI-ready test beds to accelerate U.S. leadership The U.S. National Science Foundation announced over $2 million in planning grants to support the development of artificial intelligence-ready test beds -- real-world environments that will accelerate the design, evaluation and deployment of AI technologies across sectors critical to America's economy and prosperity. The initiative is a more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * Secretary Rollins Targets Invasive Species, Announces Next Steps to Clear the Chesapeake from Harmful Catfish * (Washington, D.C., August 6, 2025) - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins today announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture is making $6 million in grant funding available for seafood processors to expand operations, transform the food supply chain and create new and better more PR

WOODLAWN, Maryland, Aug. 6 (TNSLrpt) -- The Social Security Administration Inspector General issued a 18-page audit report (No. 012306) on June 26, 2025, entitled "Individuals Who Elect to Receive Retirement Benefits After Age 70." Here are excerpts: * * * To: Frank Bisignano, Commissioner From: Michelle L. Anderson, Assistant Inspector General for Audit Subject: Individuals Who Elect to Receive Retirement Benefits After Age 70 The attached final report presents the results of the Office o more PR

COLUMBIA, Maryland, Aug. 7 -- TEDCO, the Maryland Technology Development Corp., issued the following news release on Aug. 6, 2025: * * * TEDCO Awards $785,000 to the 2025 Maryland Makerspace Initiative Program Awardees 14 Makerspace projects will receive funding to support growth and development * COLUMBIA, Md., (August 6, 2025) -- TEDCO, Maryland's economic engine for technology companies, announced the 2025 Maryland Makerspace Initiative Program ("Makerspace Program") awardees. A total of more PR

BETHESDA, Maryland, Aug. 7 -- The Uniformed Services University issued the following research news: * * * USU Researchers Focus on Family Readiness and Environmental Extremes on Day Two of MHSRS 2025 Researchers from the Uniformed Services University present new findings on the mental health of military families and the physiological challenges of warfighter readiness in extreme environments. Uniformed Services University (USU) researchers, on the second day of the 2025 Military Health Syste more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen Statement on Launch of USDA Programs to Address Invasive Blue Catfish * Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) released the following statement on the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) announcement that it will make $6 million available from the Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion Program (MPPEP) for seafood companies to expand processing of invasive blue catfish from th more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen Urges U.S. Diplomatic Efforts with Israel to Protect Religious Freedom of Christians in Holy Land * Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) wrote to U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee calling for renewed U.S. engagement to protect Christian communities in Israel and resolve disputes between the Government of Israel and Israel's Christian institutions to strengthen the protec more PR