ARLINGTON, Virginia, Jan. 8 [Category: National Defense] -- The Air and Space Forces Association posted the following news release: * * * AFA's Mitchell Institute Launches 'America 250' Podcast Series * Arlington, Va. AFA's Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies launched "America 250: The Air & Space Power Story," a new short-form podcast series highlighting how every U.S. state has contributed to the history and development of these domains. Timed with the nation's upcoming 250th annive more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- The Attorneys General from the states of Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, and the District of Columbia have submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) opposing several proposed rules that they argue threaten the fundamental purpo more ST

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- The Delaware Riverkeeper Network has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of the Interior and the U.S. Department of Commerce, calling for the withdrawal of proposed revisions to the regulations related to the Endangered Species Act. The organization argues that the proposed changes undermine the legislative intent of the Act and could adversely affect the protection of species such as the critically endangered Atlantic sturgeon. The proposed revisions  more ST

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- The Department of Energy Office of Science Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory issued the following news: * * * EMSL Selects 19 Projects through 2026 Exploratory Research Call Researchers gain access to EMSL's instrumentation and staff expertise for nine months By Joey Wohlhieter The Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory (EMSL) has selected 19 projects for 2026 Exploratory Research awards through an anonymized, peer review selection process. Over the cou more PR

RUSSELLVILLE, Arkansas, Jan. 8 -- Arkansas Tech University issued the following news: * * * Fall 2025 Chancellor's List, Honor Roll at ATU-Ozark * Arkansas Tech University-Ozark Campus has announced its Chancellor's List and Honor Roll for the fall 2025 semester. The ATU-Ozark Campus Chancellor's List recognizes students who complete a semester with a 4.0 grade point average (GPA), while the ATU-Ozark Campus Honor Roll honors students who complete a semester with a GPA between 3.5-3.9. A more PR

DENVER, Colorado, Jan. 8 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Polis Applauds U.S. House For Supporting Extension of Federal Health Care Tax Credits; Senate Must Now Act to Protect Coloradans From Skyrocketing Costs * DENVER \- Today, the U.S. House of Representatives took an important bipartisan step toward extending the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) Enhanced Premium Tax Credits (EPTCs), which expired at the end of 2025, advancing legislation that  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Watson Coleman Votes to Pass Fiscal Year 2026 Minibus * January 08, 2026 Bill includes funding covered by Commerce, Justice, and Science; Energy and Water; and Interior and Environment subcommittees. Today, Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12), New Jersey's sole member of the Appropriations Committee, voted for the FY26 Minibus covering Commerce, Justice, and Science (CJS) more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Rep. John Mannion, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Representative Mannion (NY-22) Introduces Bipartisan, Bicameral Immersive Technology Bill to Modernize Workforce Training and Prepare American Workers for Jobs of The Future * WASHINGTON, D.C. Representative John W. Mannion (NY-22) today introduced the bipartisan and bicameral Immersive Technology for the American Workforce Act (link is external) to expand the use of virtual reality, augmented reali more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, Jan. 8 -- The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation posted the following news release: * * * Security Guards at Vogtle Nuclear Power Plant Demand Vote to Remove SPFPA Union Officials * Guards collect enough signatures to prompt federal labor board to administer union removal vote Waynesboro, GA (January 8, 2026) - Security guards working for Southern Nuclear Operating Company have recently filed a petition asking the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on Jan. 7, 2026: * * * Senators Blunt Rochester and Curtis Introduce Bill to Reauthorize Water Infrastructure Resilience Programs U.S. Senators Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) and John Curtis (R-Utah), both members of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, today introduced the Water Infrastructure Resilience and Sustainability Act. This bill would reauthorize essential water infrastructure more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following news release: * * * US Department of Labor awards $13.8M in funding to revitalize, train next generation of America's shipbuilding workforce * WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor today announced the award of nearly $14 million in funding to support the development of programs aimed at reinvigorating and rebuilding the U.S. maritime industry and workforce. Administered by the department's Bureau of International L more PR