WORCESTER, Massachusetts, Jan. 8 -- Clark University posted the following news: * * * 'We depend on fungi for absolutely everything' * Tabima Lab expands research with $956K National Science Foundation grant With fungal samples gathered from around the Western Hemisphere, mycologist and Biology Professor Javier Tabima Restrepo seeks to understand the evolution of the microscopic species Basidiobolus, which could lead to discoveries in medicine, agriculture, and environmental science. Tab more PR

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. 9 -- AEP Ohio, an American Electric Power company, issued the following news release on Jan. 7, 2026: * * * AEP Ohio Proposes to Decrease Electric Rates for Customers in Settlement AEP Ohio today filed an agreement at the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) to decrease electricity distribution rates for its customers. The settlement, which must be approved by the PUCO, would decrease distribution rates by $58.7 million overall. The average AEP Ohio residential cust 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

BOONE, North Carolina, Jan. 8 [Category: Sociological] -- Appalachian Voices posted the following news release: * * * Appalachian Voices and Google collaborate to develop community resilience hubs in Southwest Virginia * NORTON, Va. Appalachian Voices and Google are excited to announce a collaboration to install solar and energy storage technology to create community resilience hubs in the towns of Duffield and Dungannon in Southwest Virginia. Google awarded grant funding to Appalachian Voic more PR

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Jan. 8 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson condemns support for Hamas terrorists * (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - Attorney General Alan Wilson joined a 25-state friend-of-the-court brief that seeks to hold organizations that materially support Hamas accountable. "On October 7, 2023, Hamas perpetrated a terrorist attack against Israel that became the deadliest day for the Jewish people since the Holocaust more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 9 -- Belmont University issued the following news: * * * Belmont Opens Labs to Local High School Students College of Sciences and Mathematics partnership with Kehilla High School provides crucial hands-on laboratory experience for AP Chemistry students By Clara LoCricchio When Kehilla High School teacher Christopher Lundgren reached out to Belmont University's chemistry department last fall, he simply needed help refreshing his knowledge before teaching AP Chemist more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Blackburn Leads Colleagues in Introducing Bicameral Legislation to Deport and Denaturalize Fraudsters Following Minnesota Somali Schemes * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), and Ted Budd (R-N.C.) introduced the Fraud Accountability Act, which would explicitly add fraud as a deportable offense under the Immigration and  more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 9 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Jan. 8, 2026: * * * Governor Newsom delivers final State of the State Address, honoring California's past and reaffirming a brighter future for all Today, Governor Gavin Newsom delivered his final State of the State address before a joint session of the state legislature. In his remarks, he reaffirmed California's role as a national beacon for democracy, and an economic engine with conscien more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 8, 2026: * * * Cantwell, Young, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act Federal investment vital to ramp up U.S. quantum development--key to U.S. national security and global economic competitiveness * U.S. Senators Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committ more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Rep. Chuck Fleischmann, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Chuck Fleishmann's Fiscal Year 2026 Energy and Water Bill Passes House * Washington, DC - U.S. Representative Chuck Fleischmann (TN-03), Chairman of Energy and Water Appropriations, released the following statement following passage of the Fiscal Year 2026 Energy and Water Appropriations Act in the House of Representatives. The House voted to pass Chairman Fleischmann's bill by a vote more PR

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Tennessee posted the following news release on Jan. 8, 2026: * * * Chattanooga Pastor Sentenced To 30 Months For Wire Fraud And Tax Fraud Charges In $1.8 Million COVID-19 Employment Fraud Scheme CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - On January 8, 2026, Ricky Lee Taylor, Jr., 36, currently of Chattanooga, TN, was sentenced by the Honorable Charles E. Atchley, Jr., United States District Judge, in the United States Distr more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Cohen Says Killing in Minneapolis was Unjustified * Calls for hearings on ICE agents' qualifications and training WASHINGTON - Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), a senior member of the Judiciary Committee, today addressed the shooting death of a 37-year-old U.S. citizen by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent Wednesday in Minneapolis at a committee markup. In his remarks,  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Cohen Votes for $3 Million in Justice Department Spending for Memphis and Shelby County * Memphis Police, Shelby County District Attorney and Youth Violence prevention projects WASHINGTON - Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), a senior member of the Judiciary Committee, today voted for a fiscal year 2026 appropriations bill to fund more than $3 million for U.S. Department of Justice-funded  more PR

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Jan. 9 -- Duke Energy issued the following news release: * * * Duke Energy Foundation launches America250 grant opportunity for nonprofits in six states * Foundation kicks off America250 with a more than $1 million investment in its communities * Grants will support local projects that empower veterans, enhance shared green spaces and expand access to history and civics education * In honor of America's upcoming 250th anniversary, the Duke Energy Foundation is i more PR

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Jan. 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee posted the following news release on Jan. 8, 2026: * * * Federal Jury finds Memphis Physician Guilty of Adulterated and Misbranded Medical Devices and Health Care Fraud After a three-and-a-half-week trial and five days of deliberations, a federal jury found Memphis physician Sanjeev Kumar guilty of eighteen counts of adulteration of medical devices, sixteen counts of misbranding medical devices more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 8, 2026: * * * Funding America's Strength: House Passes FY26 Bills on Security, Energy, and Stewardship Today, the House of Representatives passed the Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026 with a vote of 397 to 28. Appropriators have been making steady Article I progress, with three more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Jan. 9 -- Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr issued the following news release on Jan. 8, 2026: * * * Carr Indicts Eight in DeKalb County for Thefts Targeting The Home Depot, Target, Walmart and Lowe's DEKALB COUNTY, GA - Attorney General Chris Carr today announced that his Organized Retail Crime Unit has obtained indictments against eight individuals in DeKalb County. The defendants are alleged to have engaged in numerous incidents of thefts targeting The Home Depot, Inc.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON HOUSE FLOOR: "VOTE YES ON EXTENDING THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT TAX CREDITS" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries spoke on the House Floor, where he emphasized that Democrats are following through on their commitment to protect healthcare and urged a yes vote on extending the expired Affordable Care Act tax credits for three years. LEADER JEF more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON HOUSE FLOOR: "VOTE YES ON EXTENDING THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT TAX CREDITS" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries spoke on the House Floor, where he emphasized that Democrats are following through on their commitment to protect healthcare and urged a yes vote on extending the expired Affordable Care Act tax credits for three years. LEADER JEFFRIES : I rise today, Mr.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Cantwell, Young, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act * Federal investment vital to ramp up U.S. quantum developmentkey to U.S. national security and global economic competitiveness Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ra more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Jan. 9 -- The Nature Conservancy posted the following news: * * * Savage Gulf State Park Expanded by 670 Ecologically Significant Acres In the fall of 2024, TennGreen Land Conservancy, The Nature Conservancy in Tennessee, and The Conservation Fund successfully acquired 670 acres of ecologically significant, forested land adjacent to Savage Gulf State Park in Grundy County. This collaborative conservation achievement has now taken its final step: the land has been official more PR

JACKSON, Mississippi, Jan. 8 -- Gov. Tate Reeves, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * Tech leader xAI investing more than $20 billion in Southaven * JACKSON, Miss. - xAI, the American artificial intelligence company founded by Elon Musk, is locating a data center in Southaven. The project will represent a corporate investment exceeding $20 billion and will create hundreds of permanent jobs throughout DeSoto County. xAI has purchased and is retrofitting a building to hou more PR

COOKEVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 8 -- Tennessee Technological University issued the following news release: * * * Tennessee Tech launches graduate program to meet workforce demand for industrial and systems engineers * The College of Engineering at Tennessee Tech University will launch a new Master of Science in Industrial and Systems Engineering (MS-ISE) to meet growing workforce demand across Tennessee's manufacturing, logistics, healthcare and technology sectors, following approval by the Tenn more PR

TROY, Alabama, Jan. 8 -- Troy University issued the following news: * * * Troy University recognizes grant writers during 34th annual luncheon Troy University grant writers were recognized during the 34th annual Sponsored Programs Grant Writers Luncheon held in the Lamar P. Higgins Ballroom on the Troy Campus on Dec. 2. In a year that was marked by budget cuts to many federal agencies, TROY faculty and staff secured around $30 million, a total indicative of the University's entrepreneurial s more PR

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 9 -- The University of Tennessee issued the following news: * * * TVA Spearheads UT Nuclear Engineering Endowment The Tennessee Valley Authority has invested $3 million to endow the chair of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville's Department of Nuclear Engineering. The endowment will advance academic excellence, workforce development and faculty recruitment within the department, which is ranked No. 3 among universities nationwide, and will further solidify UT's po more PR

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Jan. 9 -- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center issued the following news: * * * Forty Years of Fortitude: Dr. James Dale's Journey to Develop a Life-Saving Strep Vaccine By Allyson Lawson When the phone call came, Dr. James Dale's first thought wasn't gratitude or pride. It was confusion. "Why in the world are they giving this award to me?" the professor emeritus recalled thinking. "Where are all the young, innovative people?" Yet after four decades of rese more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 8 (TNSrpt) -- Vanderbilt Law School issued the following news: * * * New VPA Paper Calls for Publicly Owned "Liberty Yards" to Rebuild U.S. Commercial Shipbuilding Capacity By Nate Luce U.S. shipbuilding is in crisis, hobbled by obsolete machinery and a declining workforce-and the nation's shipyards currently build less than one-tenth of one percent of total global commercial capacity. A new white paper from Vanderbilt Policy Accelerator senior fellow Dr. Mary Brid more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Young, Cantwell Introduce National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) introduced the National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act to help maintain American leadership and competitiveness in the global technology race. The legislation would authorize five years of support for quantum research and development (R&D more PR