WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The National Association of Insurance Commissioners issued the following news release: * * * 2026 NAIC Committee Leaders Will Advance Work on Key Issues * The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) today announced its 2026 committee leadership, reaffirming the organization's commitment to collaboration and coordination as it addresses the challenges and opportunities shaping the insurance landscape. NAIC co more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Jan. 13 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release: * * * AFP-IL Calls on AG Kwame Raoul to Intervene on Taxpayer-Funded Polling in District 214 * Jan 13, 2026 by AFP SPRINGFIELD, IL - Americans for Prosperity-Illinois (AFP-IL) is calling for immediate action after District 214 used taxpayer dollars to conduct political-style polling designed to test messaging and measure voter sentiment ahead of a potential property tax incr more PR

OLYMPIA, Washington, Jan. 13 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * AG Brown sues HHS in 50th lawsuit against federal overreach harming Washingtonians * In his 50th lawsuit against federal overreach since taking office almost one year ago, Attorney General Nick Brown today joined 11 other attorneys general in suing the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for unlawfully conditioning hundreds of billions of dollars in federal fun more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 13 [Category: Medical] -- The American Medical Association posted the following news release: * * * AMA announces recipients of $12 million precision education grant program * CHICAGO -The American Medical Association (AMA) today announced the recipients of $12 million in grant funding aimed at modernizing how physicians learn across their career. In all, 11 teams representing more than 80 institutions secured funding from the Transforming Lifelong Learning Through Pr more PR

SEATTLE, Washington, Jan. 13 [Category: BizConsumer Services] -- Amazon issued the following news: * * * Amazon Devices Climate Tech Accelerator Opens Applications for 2026 Program * Today, the Amazon Devices Climate Tech Accelerator opened applications for its 2026 cohort. Launched in 2025, Amazon's Climate Tech Accelerator is a uniquely designed program for companies at any stage to accelerate the integration of their technologies that can help reduce the carbon impact of Amazon devices.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 (TNSLrpt) -- AMA Report on Substance Use and Treatment: Progress, Policy and Future Directions - A report from American Medical Association, Chicago, Illinois - January 2026 (24 pages) * * * The American Medical Association issued a report documenting declines in opioid-related overdose deaths alongside persistent barriers to effective substance use disorder treatment and pain management. The 2025 Substance Use and Treatment analysis highlights promising trends while urging more ST

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 13 [Category: Insurance] -- The American Property Casualty Insurance Association posted the following news release: * * * APCIA Encourages Support for Legislation to Improve Transparency in Third Party Litigation Funding * WASHINGTON - The American Property Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA) released the following statement encouraging support for the Protecting Third Party Litigation Funding From Abuse Act. The bill was introduced by Representative Darrell Issa ( more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 13 [Category: Insurance] -- The American Property Casualty Insurance Association posted the following news release: * * * APCIA Encourages Support for Legislation to Save Lives and Improve Safety on the Roads * WASHINGTON - The American Property Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA) released the following statement calling on Congress to advance key auto safety legislation that will help save lives, improve safety, and reduce economic losses from accidents on America more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Jan. 14 -- The Student Press Law Center issued the following news on Jan. 13, 2026: * * * As Hazelwood turns 38, New Voices advocates push for change Today marks the 38th anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court case, Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier, and student press freedom advocates across the country are hard at work seeking to end the decision's disastrous effects on student voices. In the 1988 ruling, the Supreme Court held that school officials could cens more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 13 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Files Lawsuit Opposing Trump Administration's Attempt to Unilaterally Impose Discriminatory Conditions on Grant Recipients * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta, co-leading a multistate coalition, today filed a lawsuit challenging new conditions in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Grants Policy Statement and other grant doc more PR

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Jan. 13 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General Clark Sues HHS for Conditioning Funding on Discrimination Policy * Attorney General Charity Clark today joined 11 other attorneys general in suing the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for unlawfully conditioning hundreds of billions of dollars in federal funding on states' agreement to discriminate against transgender people. Under a new HHS pol more PR

SALEM, Oregon, Jan. 13 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Dan Rayfield Sues HHS Over Policy Forcing States to Discriminate * Attorney General Dan Rayfield and 11 other attorneys general today sued the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for unlawfully conditioning hundreds of billions of dollars in federal funding on states' agreement to discriminate against transgender people. Under a new HHS policy, recipients of more PR

ALBANY, New York, Jan. 13 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Sues HHS for Threatening to Withhold Billions from States That Refuse to Discriminate Against Transgender People * NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today led a coalition of 11 other attorneys general in suing the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for unlawfully conditioning hundreds of billions of dollars in federal funding on more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 13 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL ASKS COURT TO ENFORCE ORDER BLOCKING TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S DEMANDS FOR PERSONAL DATA OF SNAP RECIPIENTS * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul asked the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California to enforce its preliminary injunction blocking the Trump administration's demand that states turn over personal and sensitive information about mill more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 13 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL SUES HHS FOR CONDITIONING FUNDING ON IMPLEMENTING POLICY THAT DISCRIMINATES AGAINST TRANSGENDER INDIVIDUALS * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul today joined 11 other attorneys general in suing the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for unlawfully conditioning hundreds of billions of dollars in federal funding on states' agreement to discrimi more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 13 [Category: Business] -- The Private Equity Stakeholder Project issued the following news: * * * Blackstone plans to acquire multi-utility TXNM, raising concerns about energy affordability * TXNM, parent company to two electric utilities, PNM and TNMP, announced plans to be acquired by Blackstone's Infrastructure platform in May of 2025 in a $11.5 billion take-private deal. This proposed acquisition would impact PNM and TNMP's combined 800,000 residential and busine more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- The Capital Research Center posted the following commentary on Jan. 13, 2026: * * * "Turtle Island" and the legitimacy of America A look at how the radical left has appropriated a traditional Native American mythology to assert that America (and often Israel) are illegitimate nations. The legitimate American government now alleges that some of them have turned to violence. By Robert Stilson In December, federal law enforcement disrupted what they alleged was a plot to more PR

DOWNERS GROVE, Illinois, Jan. 14 -- CompTIA posted the following news release on Jan. 13, 2026: * * * CompTIA expands its Essentials Series product line with role-specific courses on responsible AI use in sales and marketing Sales and marketing professionals looking to enhance their artificial intelligence (AI) knowledge and skills have new learning options from CompTIA, the world's leading provider of vendor-neutral information technology (IT) training and certification products. The CompTI more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 13 -- The University of Chicago posted the following news: * * * Computer models let scientists peer into the mystery beneath Jupiter's clouds * Spectacular clouds swirl across the surface of Jupiter. These clouds contain water, just like Earth's, but are much denser on the gas giant-so thick that no spacecraft has been able to measure exactly what lies beneath. But a new study led by University of Chicago and Jet Propulsion Lab scientists has given us a deeper look more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Consumer Price Index, Chicago-Naperville-Elgin area -- December 2025 * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin area declined 0.2 percent in December, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Michael Hirniak noted that  more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Consumer Price Index, Detroit-Warren-Dearborn area - December 2025 * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for Detroit-Warren-Dearborn increased 2.1 percent for the 12 months ending in December, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Michae more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Jan. 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Consumer Price Index, Midwest region -- December 2025 * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Midwest region decreased 0.1 percent in December, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. Energy prices fell 2.1 percent, led by declining gasoline prices. The index for all i more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Jan. 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Consumer Price Index, St. Louis area - December 2025 * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for St. Louis was up 2.0 percent in December, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. Acting Regional Commissioner Jerome Watters noted that prices for all items less food and energy  more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 13 [Category: Libraries] -- The American Library Association posted the following news release: * * * Core Webinar: Creating a Knowledge Management Initiative for Ongoing Team Success * CHICAGO-Join Core for the webinar "Creating a Knowledge Management Initiative for Ongoing Team Success" on March 10, 2026, at 1 p.m. CT. Libraries employ skilled practitioners who, throughout their work, accrue experience and develop troubleshooting techniques that exist outside of wor more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on Jan. 13, 2026: * * * Securing the Future of the U.S. Biopharmaceutical Industry: The Most-Favored-Nation Paradox By Sujai Shivakumar and Anne Pritchett The Trump administration is pursuing lowering prescription drug costs primarily to end what it describes as "global freeloading" and to ensure U.S. patients pay prices comparable to those in other developed nations. The administration  more PR

ARGONNE, Illinois, Jan. 14 (TNSjou) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * Autonomous discovery-driven Argonne study inspires paradigm shift in battery research Innovative high-throughput experiments and artificial intelligence reveal fundamental stability limits in battery chemicals By Michael Matz Argonne scientists used artificial intelligence and robotics to conduct more than 6,000 battery chemical experiments in just five more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Duckworth, Durbin File Amendment to Appropriations Bill to Restore Funding for Chicago Harbor Lock * January 13, 2026 The amendment would provide $16.6 million in federal funding to the Chicago Harbor Lock, which is a significant increase from the $298,000 currently allocated to the lock in the Energy and Water Appropriations bill [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Duckworth, Durbin Join Colleagues in Urging Administration to Restore Funding for Full-Service Community Schools * January 13, 2026 [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) joined their colleagues in urging Secretary of Education Linda McMahon to reverse the Department of Education's decision to discontinue $168 million in Full more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Successfully Passes Bill To Combat Nonconsensual, Sexually-Explicit Deepfake Images * January 13, 2026 Durbin on passage of the DEFIANCE Act: "On a measure of this importance, it's important to come together as political parties. Now, let's pass this in the House and make it the law of the land" WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senat more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 13, 2026: * * * Durbin Successfully Passes Bill To Combat Nonconsensual, Sexually-Explicit Deepfake Images U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today successfully passed his Disrupt Explicit Forged Images and Non-Consensual Edits Act (DEFIANCE Act) on the Senate floor via a live unani more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Warns Of Crypto Risks Ahead Of Senate Committee Markups * January 12, 2026 As the Senate Banking & Agriculture Committees plan to consider crypto market structure legislation, Durbin states: "rushing this process poses a serious danger to the U.S. financial system" WASHINGTON - As the Senate Banking and Agriculture Committees consider cryptocurrency market structure legislation this more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin, Duckworth File Amendment To Appropriations Bill To Restore Funding For Chicago Harbor Lock * January 13, 2026 The amendment would provide $16.6 million in federal funding to the Chicago Harbor Lock, which is a significant increase from the $298,000 currently allocated to the lock in the Energy and Water Appropriations bill WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin, Marshall Reintroduce The Credit Card Competition Act * January 13, 2026 WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-KS) reintroduced the Credit Card Competition Act, which will increase competition in the credit card market and put an end to the Visa-Mastercard duopoly that is squeezing small businesses-and, ultimately,  more PR

MOUNT PROSPECT, Illinois, Jan. 13 [Category: Business] -- The National Sporting Goods Association posted the following news: * * * Elder Named to Lead L.L. Bean * FREEPORT, MAINE (January 13, 2026) - L.L.Bean, Inc. announced the promotion of Greg Elder as its next president and chief executive officer. The selection culminates a comprehensive internal and external search to identify the right leader to steward the outdoor lifestyle brand's continued growth. Elder has been with L.L.Bean for more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Marshals Service issued the following news release: * * * End-of-Year Review: U.S. Marshals Arrest Over 73,000 Fugitives in 2025, Strengthening Public Safety Nationwide * Washington, DC - The United States Marshals Service (USMS), the first federal law enforcement agency in the United States, occupies a uniquely central position in the federal justice system. It is the enforcement arm of the federal courts and plays several crucial roles  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 [Category: Environment] -- GreenLatinos, an organization that says it convenes a coalition of Latino leaders committed to addressing national, regional and local environmental, natural resources and conservation that affect the health and welfare of the Latino community, issued the following news release: * * * EPA Planning to Stop Considering Effects on Human Health in Air Pollution Rules * WASHINGTON - Recent reporting shows that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency more PR

BRISTOL, Connecticut, Jan. 13 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN men's college basketball schedule features 17 Top 25 teams and four ranked matchups, Jan. 13-18 * * 235+ games across ESPN networks * Six of the nation's top-10 teams in action * Four ranked-vs.-ranked matchups across ACC, SEC and Big 12 ESPN's men's college basketball coverage continues at full throttle this week, featuring more than 235 games and 17 AP  more PR

ST. CATHERINES, Ontario, Jan. 13 -- Brock University posted the following news: * * * Exploring new frontiers of wormhole research * Is it possible to create shortcuts across the universe? That question is at the center of a theoretical physics study led by Brock University PhD student Alessandro Pisana. His work explores how wormholes -a staple of science fiction -could form within Einstein's theory of relativity, which describes gravity as the curvature of spacetime caused by mass and en more PR

NEW YORK, Jan. 12 [Category: Sociological] -- The Counter Extremism Project issued the following news release: * * * Extremist Content Online: ISIS Celebrates 2025 Attacks, Calls for Lone-Actor Attacks in 2026; CEP Researchers Locate Notorious ISIS Bomb Making Video on Five Websites; Neo-Nazi Groups Note Successes in 2025 and Call for Strengthening Movements in 2026 * (New York, N.Y.) -The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports on the methods used by extremists and terrorist groups on the I more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration issued a final rule establishing and amending standard instrument approach procedures (SIAPs) at various airports across the U.S. This regulatory action also includes updated takeoff minimums and obstacle departure procedures (ODPs) to ensure continued safety and efficiency in the National Airspace System. These changes are necessary due to the adoption of updated criteria, the commissioning of  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- Rep. Bill Foster, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Foster Leads Effort to Allow DACA Recipients to Serve in the Military * Washington, DC - Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) introduced a resolution that calls on the Secretary of Defense to authorize Dreamers to serve in the armed services. "For many Dreamers, the United States is the only home they have ever known. Every American deserves the right to serve their country through military servi more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- Rep. Jesus Garcia, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Garcia, Hayes, Grijalva, Casar Introduce Legislation to Raise National Minimum Wage for Paraprofessionals and Education Support Staff * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Representatives Jesus "Chuy" Garcia (IL-04), Jahana Hayes (CT-05), Greg Casar (TX-35), and Adelita Grijalva (AZ-07) joined by 22 colleagues introduced the Pay Paraprofessionals and Education Support Staff Act, which establishes a national  more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 20 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Goodwin, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Goodwin CLE Week 2026 * Goodwin will be hosting its tenth annual CLE Week program! This year's virtual sessions, spanning four days, will explore the latest business trends and provide expert insights into the evolving legal and regulatory landscapes across various industries. By participating in Goodwin's CLE Week, you can earn CLE credits in Arizona, Arkansas, Californ more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 14 -- GTCR, a private equity firm, issued the following news release on Jan. 13, 2026: * * * GTCR Completes Sale of Worldpay to Global Payments GTCR, a leading private equity firm, announced today that it has closed the previously announced sale of Worldpay (the "Company"), a global leader in merchant acquiring and payments processing, to Global Payments (NYSE: GPN) as part of a transformative three-way transaction. The sale of Worldpay represents one of the largest st more PR

EVANSTON, Illinois, Jan. 13 -- Northwestern University posted the following news release: * * * Historic 2026 cancer report: Oncologists available for interviews * CHICAGO -- Northwestern University oncologists are available for print and broadcast interviews today following the release of the American Cancer Society's 2026 statistics report, which shows that, for the first time, 70% of people diagnosed with cancer in the U.S. survive at least five years. The report highlights especially l more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * ICE Arrests Criminal Illegal Alien Employed by New York City Council * Rafael Andres Rubio Bohorquez had no work authorization and was illegally employed WASHINGTON -The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the arrest of a criminal illegal alien from Venezuela and New York City Council employee, Rafael Andres Rubio Bohorquez. This illegal alien's criminal history include more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 (TNSLrpt) -- Resource Adequacy Study - A report from Illinois Power Agency, Chicago - Dec. 15, 2025 (222 pages) * * * The Illinois Power Agency issued a report evaluating the state's progress toward renewable portfolio standard goals, clean energy targets, and electric grid reliability as mandated by the Climate and Equitable Jobs Act. The 2025 Resource Adequacy Study models scenarios through 2045, confirming pathways exist to achieve 100% clean energy by 2050 while maintai more ST

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, ranking member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party, issued the following news release: * * * Krishnamoorthi and Torres Warn Trump's Targeting of Fed Chair Powell Undermines U.S. Economic Power and Strengthens CCP's Global Hand Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Ch more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, ranking member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party, issued the following news release: * * * Krishnamoorthi Calls AGOA Renewal a Strategic Step Against China's Expanding Foothold Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi, Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party, issued the followin more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Krishnamoorthi Slams Trump's Illegal Threat to Defund Chicago, Vows to Fight Unlawful Power Grab * WASHINGTON -Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi condemned President Trump's renewed threat to unlawfully withhold Congressionally approved funding from Chicago and other cities whose laws prohibit local law enforcement from assisting in immigration enforcement operations with ICE and other federal  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Krishnamoorthi Warns DHS Against Third-Country Deportations to Venezuela, Citing Risk of "Another CECOT" and Grave Human Rights Abuses * WASHINGTON -Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) today sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem demanding that DHS categorically rule out Venezuela as a destination for third-country deportations and halt any actions that wou more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, ranking member of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party, issued the following news release: * * * Krishnamoorthi, Moolenaar Lead Select Committee Meeting with Indo-Pacific Ambassadors Select Committee on China Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) led a bipartisan Select Committee roundtable with Indo-Pacific ambassadors about t more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 14 -- Littelfuse, a circuit protection manufacturer, issued the following news release on Jan. 13, 2026: * * * Littelfuse Expands Magnetic Sensor Portfolio with Ultra-Low-Power Omnipolar TMR Switches New LF21173TMR and LF21177TMR switches deliver high sensitivity, fast response, and extended battery life in a compact LGA4 package for smart, battery-powered electronics. * Littelfuse, Inc. (NASDAQ: LFUS), a diversified, industrial technology manufacturing company empow more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- 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 development-key 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.),  more PR

MIDLAND, Michigan, Jan. 12 (TNSLrpt) -- The Mackinac Center for Public Policy issued the following study on Dec. 30, 2025 entitled "Cigarette Taxes and Smuggling: A 2025 Update". The study was written by Michael D. LaFaive, Todd Nesbit and Adam Hoffer. Here is the executive summary: * * * Cigarette smuggling is a significant and growing challenge for policymakers. Intended to reduce smoking and generate revenue, high excise taxes create powerful incentives for tax evasion and avoidance. This more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Marshall, Durbin Reintroduce Credit Card Competition Act Backed by President Trump * Washington - On Tuesday, Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas) and Senator Dick Durbin (D-Illinois) reintroduced the Credit Card Competition Act, which was endorsed by President Trump early this morning. This legislation will increase competition in the credit card market and put an end to the Visa-Mastercard duo more PR

MOUNT PROSPECT, Illinois, Jan. 13 [Category: Business] -- The National Sporting Goods Association posted the following news: * * * MPC Applauds President's Support of Credit Card Competition Act * WASHINGTON, D.C. (January 13, 2026) - The Merchants Payments Coalition applauded President Trump's strong words of support for the Credit Card Competition Act. "Everyone should support great Republican Senator Roger Marshall's Credit Card Competition Act, in order to stop the out of control Swipe more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 12 -- The Loyola University Chicago issued the following news release: * * * Multi-Institution Program Empowers Catholics to Be Active Leaders in the Church * CHICAGO -Loyola University Chicago, along with 15 partner Catholic colleges and universities, announced the launch of the Catholic Education Network to Enact and Resource Synodality (CENTERS), a collaboration to strengthen active listening, dialogue, and shared decision-making in the Catholic Church in the Unite more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 13 [Category: Business] -- The Private Equity Stakeholder Project issued the following news: * * * Nation's largest property manager, Greystar, agrees to no longer set rents through RealPage as part of settlements * Several legal cases involving the property management software RealPage (which is owned by the private equity firm Thoma Bravo ) were settled toward the end of 2025. Some of those settlements involved the property manager Greystar, which settled in a major more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- The House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education released the following written testimony by Amy Matsui, vice president for child care and income security at the National Women's Law Center, from a Jan. 13, 2026, hearing entitled "Who's Watching the Kids? How Employers, Innovators, and Parents Are Solving America's Child Care Crunch": * * * Chairman Kiley, Ranking Member Bonamici, and other distinguished members of the more PR

DEKALB, Illinois, Jan. 14 -- Northern Illinois University issued the following news: * * * NIU-Tetova partnership invites chapters for 'Peace as a Transcultural Language' NIU's College of Education and the University of Tetova, in the Republic of North Macedonia, have issued a call for book chapters that will anchor a new edited volume and international conference focused on peace as a transcultural, democratic practice. The project is part of the growing collaboration between the NIU-Tetova more PR

DEKALB, Illinois, Jan. 14 -- Northern Illinois University issued the following news: * * * CITL releases student guide to artificial intelligence As we gear up for the spring semester, the Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning (CITL) is excited to highlight a timely new resource designed to support student success in a world increasingly shaped by artificial intelligence. The Student Guide to Artificial Intelligence offers students a comprehensive introduction to the opportunities and  more PR

DEKALB, Illinois, Jan. 14 -- Northern Illinois University issued the following news: * * * Mouneer Ahmad, '96, discusses trust and empowerment at EMBA Executive in Residence event In November, our NIU Executive MBA (EMBA) Huskies gathered to hear from Mouneer Ahmad, the keynote speaker at our Executive in Residence event in Naperville. Ahmad, who earned his B.S. in finance from the NIU College of Business in 1996, now serves as the deputy associate director of the Federal Reserve Board, wher more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Jan. 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Central District of Illinois posted the following news release: * * * Pekin, Illinois Felon Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison for Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine and Possession of a Firearm PEORIA, Ill. - A Pekin, Illinois man, Joshua Dunn, 33, formerly of South Second Street, was sentenced on January 6, 2026, to 144 months in prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and 60 month more PR

CARLISLE, Pennsylvania, Jan. 14 -- Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law issued the following news: * * * Associate Dean Daryl Lim nominated for Antitrust Writing Award for generative AI article The article, co-authored by Peter K. Yu, was selected from more than 400 submissions * Associate Dean for Research and Strategic Partnerships Daryl Lim has been nominated for the 2026 Antitrust Writing Awards for his co-authored article, "The Antitrust-Copyright Interface in the Age  more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Jan. 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Central District of Illinois posted the following news release on Jan. 13, 2026: * * * Peoria Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison on Two Counts of Distributing "Ice" Methamphetamine PEORIA, Ill. - A Peoria, Illinois man, Christopher William Crawford, 32, of the 1400 block of West Covington Court, was sentenced on January 7, 2026, to 120 months imprisonment on each of two counts of distributing 50 grams or more of metham more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Jan. 14 -- Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued the following news release on Jan. 13, 2026: * * * Attorney General Neronha co-leads coalition in suing HHS for conditioning funding on discriminatory policy Attorney General Peter F. Neronha today co-led a coalition of 12 attorneys general in suing the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for unlawfully conditioning hundreds of billions of dollars in federal funding on states' agreement t more PR

MOUNT PROSPECT, Illinois, Jan. 13 [Category: Business] -- The National Sporting Goods Association posted the following news: * * * Rawlings' Book Looks at Baseball History Through 50 Iconic Gloves * ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI (January 13, 2026) - Rawlings (r), the official glove of Major League Baseball (r) and the creator of the renowned Rawlings Gold Glove Award (r), announced the upcoming release of the book ' The Finest in the Field (r) : A History of Baseball Through 50 Iconic Gloves', authore more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 12 [Category: Libraries] -- The American Library Association posted the following news release: * * * Reverend Dr. Liz Theoharis and Noam Sandweiss-Back to keynote and Amanda Jones to present at 27th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Observance and Sunrise Celebration * CHICAGO - Reverend Dr. Liz Theoharis, Director of the Kairos Center for Religions, Rights, and Social Justice at Union Theological Seminary, joins Noam Sandweiss-Back, an organizer and writer  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: * * * SAMHSA Announces $231M Funding Opportunity to Administer 988 Lifeline * The SAMHSA-funded 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline received more than 8 million contacts from help seekers in 2025 The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), a division within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), announced today a $231M funding opportunity to admi more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 13 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Kirkland and Ellis, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Seven Partners Recognized Among CBLJ A-List Growth Drivers * China Business Law Journal named seven Kirkland partners 2025-2026 "A List: Growth Drivers." The list recognizes lawyers who are instrumental in navigating complex listings, investments, acquisitions, restructurings and disputes. The following Kirkland partners were recognized: Joey Chau Paul Guan  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 [Category: Business] -- The National Federation of Independent Business issued the following news release: * * * Small Businesses Urge Congress to Pass the Credit Card Competition Act * WASHINGTON, D.C. (Jan. 13, 2026) - The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), the nation's leading small business advocacy organization, urges Congress to pass the Credit Card Competition Act and reinvigorate the credit card interchange market. This legislation would ensure sm more PR

EVANSTON, Illinois, Jan. 14 -- The International Society for Stem Cell Research issued the following news release: * * * Stem Cell Reports Seeks Early Career Editors to Join the Editorial Board Stem Cell Reports, the peer-reviewed, open-access journal of the International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR), today announced a call for applications to serve on its editorial team as an Early Career Editor, a prestigious opportunity for outstanding, early-career scientists to help shape the f more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 13 [Category: BizFinancial Services] -- TransUnion, a risk information provider, issued the following news release: * * * TransUnion Announces Earnings Release Date for Fourth Quarter 2025 Results * TransUnion (NYSE: TRU) will publish its financial results for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2025, in a press release to be issued at approximately 6:00 a.m. Central Time (CT) on Thursday, February 12, 2026. The company will hold a conference call on the same day at more PR

GREENVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 13 -- Tusculum University posted the following news: * * * Tusculum University junior who performs strongly in class, athletics and community service wins statewide award * MURFREESBORO - A Tusculum University junior who is excelling in the classroom and on the athletic field while leading a healthy lifestyle recently earned a statewide honor for her achievements. Natalie Spaitis holds the James E. Ward Future Professional Honor Award from the Tennessee Associa more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 14 -- The U.S. Soccer Federation issued the following news on Jan. 13, 2026: * * * U.S. Soccer Federation and US Club Soccer Launch New Shared Services Partnership New Partnership is Part of U.S. Soccer's Pathways Strategy to Create a More Unified, Player-Focused and Affordable Soccer Ecosystem * The U.S. Soccer Federation today announced that it has entered into a new strategic relationship with US Club Soccer as part of the organization's ongoing Pathways Strategy  more PR

NORTHBROOK, Illinois, Jan. 13 [Category: BizLaboratory Sciences] -- UL Solutions, a company that says it delivers testing, inspection and certification services, together with software products and advisory offerings, issued the following news release: * * * UL Solutions and the Open Compute Project to Help Advance Safety and Scalability in New AI Data Center Innovations * Northbrook, Ill. - Jan. 13, 2026 - UL Solutions (NYSE: ULS) today announced an industrywide effort with the Open Compute more PR

CHAMPAIGN, Illinois, Jan. 13 -- The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus issued the following news: * * * What does research tell us about the advice in the new US nutrition guidelines? * Dr. Sharon M. Donovan is a professor of nutritional sciences and the Melissa M. Noel Endowed Chair in Nutrition and Health, whose work centers on childhood obesity prevention and optimizing health throughout the lifespan. Donovan, who was a co-creator of the previous federal Dietary Guidelines for more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 14 -- The Illinois Policy Institute issued the following news release: * * * What to watch in this legislative session: Bears stadium, data centers and pensions Research found Illinois' state budget has grown nearly five times faster than the economy * Illinois' legislative session begins today as Illinois senators return to Springfield with a host of issues to tackle, including football stadium subsidies, energy costs, higher education spending, pensions and even a  more PR

MACOMB, Illinois, Jan. 13 -- Western Illinois University issued the following news release: * * * WIU Student Spends Summer at Argonne National Laboratory Ahead of her senior year, WIU Physics student Chelsie Hadley spent the past summer contributing to research in the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory in Lemont, IL. "Getting that perspective made me even more excited for grad school, because now I know what skills I want to develop," Hadley said. "I got a taste of mate more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 13 -- The American Farm Bureau Federation issued the following news release: * * * Young Farmers and Ranchers 'Imagine, Grow, Lead' at Farm Bureau Competitive Events Winners of the Young Farmers & Ranchers Achievement Award, Discussion Meet and Excellence in Agriculture competitive events were announced at the American Farm Bureau's 107th Convention. Young farmers and ranchers from across the country competed for the awards by demonstrating knowledge, achievement an more PR