WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- The American Action Forum issued the following commentary on Jan. 8, 2026: * * * Virginia's New Data Center Electricity Rate Class By Shuting Pomerleau and Irene Ko Executive Summary * Virginia's State Corporation Commission (SCC) has approved a new electricity rate for large-scale customers, notably artificial intelligence (AI) data centers; starting in January 2027, affected customers must pay for at least 85 percent of contracted distribution and transmission demand more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary: * * * Right-to-Work States Dominate U-Haul Growth Index By John Kartch Right-to-Work states dominated the U-Haul Growth Index released this week. Americans are moving to Right-to-Work states and moving away from forced unionism states: -Among the top ten growth states in the U-Haul index, nine have a Right-to-Work law that protects workers from being forced to pay dues to union bosses as a condition of employmen 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. 7 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Booker Statement on Fatal ICE Shooting of Woman in Minneapolis * WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement: "The shooting of a woman in Minnesota today by ICE is a horrible tragedy. "As Mayor I've overseen a police department of over a thousand officers. From everything I've seen so far, this killing was a more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR-NJ Condemns Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop's Attack on Protected Free Speech and BDS Advocacy, Calls to Repeal * The New Jersey chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NJ) strongly condemns outgoing Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop's recent statements opposing the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel and falsely fr more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Jan. 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia posted the following news release on Jan. 7, 2026: * * * Cocaine trafficker who distributed millions of dollars of illegal drugs sentenced to federal prison Maurice Lynch has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for his role in a nationwide cocaine trafficking conspiracy, during which he sold approximately two million dollars' worth of cocaine from a Fairburn, Georgia residence. "Lynch was part o more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Rep. Nellie Pou, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Pou Votes to Reinstate the ACA Tax Subsidies and Lower the Price of Health Care * Congresswoman Nellie Pou (D-NJ-09) today voted to pass H.R. 1834, Democratic-led legislation to reinstate the enhanced Affordable Care Act tax subsidies which expired at the end of 2025. This bill would reinstate the credits for three years.  "Today I voted to ensure that New Jersey residents and American more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- Rep. Jefferson Van Drew, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Van Drew Calls for Genuine Effort to Fix the ACA Tax Credits the Right Way * Washington, DC - Today, Congressman Van Drew shared the following statement after voting against H.Res. 780, which would irresponsibly extend the Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax credits for three years without any effort to stop the waste, fraud, and abuse in the system. "I have been very clear where I s more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- The Democratic Governors Association posted the following news: * * * DGA Statement on Republican Members of Congress Voting Once Again to Skyrocket Americans' Health Care Premiums * In response to House Republicans and current gubernatorial candidates including Andy Biggs (AZ), David Schweikert (AZ), Byron Donalds (FL), Randy Feenstra (IA), John James (MI), and Tom Tiffany (WI), among others, voting to skyrocket Americans' health care costs, DGA Communications Director more PR

SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey, Jan. 7 -- Seton Hall University posted the following news: * * * Diplomacy Students Attend UN Press Conference * Students from the School of Diplomacy and International Relations attended the United Nations Daily Press Briefing on November 14 at the UN Headquarters in New York. The briefing was hosted by the Office of the Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General and the Spokesperson for the President of the General Assembly. This unique opportunity gave students an more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 [Category: Political] -- EMILYs List issued the following news release: * * * EMILYs List Statement on House Democrats Passing ACA Credits, Advancing the Fight for Affordable Health Care * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. House Democrats advanced their proposal to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies, which preserve affordable health care for millions of Americans. A small group of Republicans flipped to support the proposal, after allowing the subsidies to expire, causing A more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Aviation Administration issued the following fact sheet: * * * Engineered Material Arresting System (EMAS) Background The runway safety area (RSA) enhances the safety of aircraft that undershoot, overrun, or veer off the runway. The RSA provides a clear, graded area which provides additional space for pilots to bring their aircraft to a safe stop. Though RSAs vary in size by runway, they can be as large as 500 feet wide an more PR

AKRON, Ohio, Jan. 9 -- FirstEnergy Transmission, a subsidiary of FirstEnergy, issued the following news release: * * * FirstEnergy Transmission, LLC Announces Extension of Exchange Offer for its 4.750% Senior Notes Due 2033 FAIRMONT, W.Va., Jan. 8, 2026 -- FirstEnergy Transmission, LLC ("FET" or the "Company") a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) and a holding company of electric transmission companies operating in Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Maryland and Virginia, today announ more PR

SCRANTON, Pennsylvania, Jan. 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania posted the following news release on Jan. 8, 2026: * * * Five Defendants Sentenced In Wide-Reaching Drug Trafficking Conspiracy The United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced sentences as the final defendant in a multi-count, multiple-defendant fentanyl trafficking conspiracy was sentenced on January 7, 2025. According to United States Attorney Bria more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 [Category: Science] -- The Food and Water Watch posted the following news release on Jan. 8, 2026: * * * Federal Spending Package Would Cut Lead Pipe Replacement Funding "No one in the wealthiest nation on Earth should be subjected to this antiquated risk." * Today, the House of Representatives is slated to pass a spending package that cuts funding for lead service line replacements. The legislation (HR 6938) will fund a portion of the federal government, including the En 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

SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey, Jan. 7 -- Seton Hall University posted the following news: * * * ICR Reports Productive Fall 2025 Semester * The fall semester has been very successful one for the Institute for Communication and Religion (ICR), having hosted several events and produced several podcast episodes. The semester began with the Forum on Courage, which took place on September 4. The event, which centered around the 1970 Inaugural Address of Monsignor Fahy, was very well attended by over 7 more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Jan. 8 [Category: BizHealth & Beauty] -- Johnson and Johnson posted the following news release: * * * Johnson & Johnson Reaches Agreement with U.S. Government to Improve Access to Medicines and Lower Costs for Millions of Americans; Delivers on U.S. Manufacturing and Innovation Investments * New Brunswick, N.J. - JANUARY 8, 2026 - Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) (the "Company"), healthcare's leading, most comprehensive innovation powerhouse, today announced a volunta more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Jan. 9 -- Littler, a law firm, issued the following commentary on Jan. 8, 2026: * * * NYSDOL Issues Guidance on Healthy Terminals Act Amendments Effective January 1, 2026 At a Glance * NYSDOL posted employer guidance on the amendments to the state's Healthy Terminals Act (HTA), adopting new wage, benefit, holiday, and vacation requirements for employees at JFK and LaGuardia Airports. * Guidance explains much of the impact amended HTA, but a number of questions und more PR

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Jan. 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina posted the following news release: * * * Member of Drug Trafficking Organization Known As "Getting Money Brothers" Found Guilty By Federal Jury Four Other Members Have Pleaded Guilty to Drug Charges * A federal jury in Charlotte convicted Kareem Hicks, 45, and a member of a drug trafficking organization (DTO) known as "Getting Money Brothers" (GMB), of possession with intent to di more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service issued the following news release: * * * National Park Service Advancing Major Park Beautification and Infrastructure Improvements across Washington, D.C. The National Park Service is undertaking a comprehensive effort to restore fountains, rehabilitate historic landscapes and address aging park infrastructure across Washington, D.C. This work supports President Donald J. Trump's Executive Order 14252, Making th more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 8 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts posted the following news release: * * * New Jersey Man Pleads Guilty to Participating in Scheme to Generate Revenue for North Korean Weapons Programs * BOSTON - A New Jersey man pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston to his involvement in a scheme to generate revenue for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) weapons of mass destruction (WMD) programs. The scheme involve more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 [Category: ThinkTank] (TNSrpt) -- The Progressive Policy Institute posted the following news release: * * * New PPI Report Warns 'Activist Tax' is Being Driven by Both Trump and the Climate Left * The Progressive Policy Institute (PPI) today released a new report warning that New Jersey's climate mandates are driving a policy-induced affordability crisis that functions as an "Activist Tax" on households, raising energy costs, straining the power grid, and threatening publi more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 8, 2026: * * * Pallone Condemns Republicans for Failing to Address Health Affordability Crisis at Subcommittee Hearing Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks at a Health Subcommittee hearing on ""Legislative Proposals to Support Patient Access to Medicare Services more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 8, 2026: * * * Pallone: The Senate Must Act to Lower Health Care Costs Now Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement after the House passed Democrats' bill to extend Affordable Care Act (ACA) enhanced premium tax credits for three more years: "After months of stonewalling  more PR

AKRON, Ohio, Jan. 9 -- FirstEnergy issued the following news release: * * * PUCO Approves FirstEnergy Settlement, Delivering Customer Benefits FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) announced that the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) has approved a comprehensive settlement agreement that will deliver $275 million in restitution and refunds to Ohio Edison, The Illuminating Company and Toledo Edison customers. The PUCO's approval of the collaborative settlement represents a significant step fo more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Jan. 8, 2026: * * * Rep. Smith debates on the House floor on the need to apply Hyde Amendment protections to the so-called Affordable Care Act Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Co-Chair of the Congressional Pro-Life Caucus and stalwart defender of mothers and the unborn, today debated on the House floor on the need to apply Hyde Amendment protections to pending legislation that would extend the COVID-era Afforda more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Watson Coleman Statement on Kidnapping of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro * January 08, 2026 Today, Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) addressed the Trump Administration's kidnapping of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and plans to "run" the sovereign nation in the aftermath: The actions of the Trump Administration in Venezuela this week are a danger to American i 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. 7 -- Sen. Andy Kim, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Kim Calls out Trump for Having No Plan in Venezuela * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senator Kim delivered remarks on the Senate Floor to condemn the Trump administration for ordering military operations in Venezuela based on their hubris, and without any strategy or plan for what follows. "This Administration does not have a sound foreign policy - it has one that is rooted in bluster, built on e more PR

GALLOWAY, New Jersey, Jan. 8 -- Stockton University issued the following news: * * * New Center Gives Voice to Parkinson's Disease Patients Norina Cobb witnessed the effects of Parkinson's disease firsthand. She just wasn't aware of it. Her father, Brian, showed symptoms before his death in March 2024 from a rare viral infection. "Finding out when he was in the hospital made me think deeper about the symptoms that were present prior to his passing," said Cobb, a first-year student in the ma more PR

PARSIPPANY, New Jersey, Jan. 9 -- Sun Chemical, a member of DIC Group, issued the following news: * * * Sun Chemical Launches Enhanced Nitrocellulose-Alternative Portfolio for Flexible Packaging SOUTH NORMANTON, UK - 7th January 2025 - Sun Chemical has enhanced its portfolio of nitrocellulose-alternative inks designed specifically for flexible packaging applications, supporting converters, retailers, and consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies in navigating today's changing market dynamics an more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Sen. Andy Kim, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * This Week from Senator Kim: Trump's Extortion Foreign Policy Takes his Mob Boss Politics Global * WASHINGTON, D.C. - This week, Senator Kim defined the Trump administration's actions in Venezuela for what they are: extortion foreign policy driven by Trump's personal interests instead of the needs or wishes of the American people. The Senator continued to outline the reality and concerns of the adminis more PR

RENO, Nevada, Jan. 9 -- The University of Nevada issued the following news: * * * Fall prevention partnership to better support older adults Sanford Center for Aging partners with REMSA Health and Reno Fire Department By Krystal Pyatt In partnership with REMSA Health and the Reno Fire Department (RFD), Sanford Center for Aging is working to mitigate falls in the region. A grant provided by the National Council on Aging (NCOA) of $75,000 will fund the development of an innovative approach t more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Jan. 9 -- The New Jersey Attorney General Office of Public Integrity and Accountability issued the following news release on Jan. 8, 2026: * * * UPDATE: AG's Office Releases Video Footage from Investigation into October 10, 2025 Fatal Vehicle Collision in Middletown, N.J. The Attorney General's Office of Public Integrity and Accountability (OPIA) today released surveillance video footage related to a fatal vehicle crash that occurred on October 10, 2025, on State Route 36 more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- The U.S. International Trade Commission issued the following news release: * * * USITC Institutes Section 337 Investigation of Certain Wearable Devices with Fall Detection and Components Thereof * News Release 25-006 Inv. No(s). 337-TA-1477 Contact: Claire Huber, 202-205-1819 The U.S. International Trade Commission (Commission or USITC) voted to institute an investigation of certain wearable devices with fall detection and components thereof. The products at issu more PR

JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, Jan. 9 -- Verisk Analytics Inc., a data analytics provider, issued the following news on Jan. 8, 2026: * * * Verisk Announces Sale of its Marketing Solutions Business to ActiveProspect Transaction reinforces Verisk's focus on global insurance and capital allocation discipline * Verisk (Nasdaq: VRSK), a leading strategic data analytics and technology partner to the global insurance industry, today announced it has sold Verisk Marketing Solutions (VMS) to ActiveProspe more PR