WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 [Category: Medical] -- The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network posted the following news release: * * * Advocates Call on Lawmakers to Reduce the Burden of Tobacco * LANSING, MICH. - "As the 2026 legislative session gets underway, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) urges legislators to prioritize easing the burden of cancer in Michigan. The Following Statement can be attributed to Molly Medenblik, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network government relations director: "It is pa more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 14 -- The American Farm Bureau Federation issued the following news release on Jan. 13, 2026: * * * American Farm Bureau Establishes 2026 Policies New Grassroots Leaders Also Elected * Farmer and rancher delegates to the American Farm Bureau Federation's 107th Convention today adopted policies to guide the organization's work in 2026. Key topics ranged from labor to animal health to risk management. For the fourth year, delegates were polled during the voting session regarding their farms. The results show almos more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF10675) on Jan. 13, 2026, by Army fellow Ebrima M'Bai and military ground forces specialist Andrew Feickert: * * * Army Security Force Assistance Brigades (SFABs) What Is Security Force Assistance (SFA)? Security Force Assistance (SFA) is defined as "unified action to generate, employ, and sustain local, host-nation, or regional security forces in support of a legitimate authority." By definition "security forces include not o more PR

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky, Jan. 14 -- Hosparus Health issued the following news: * * * Baptist Health and Hosparus Health Expand Hospice and Palliative Care Partnership to Southern Indiana New inpatient program at Baptist Health Floyd builds on successful Louisville collaboration * Hosparus Health and its palliative care affiliate, Pallitus Health Partners, in collaboration with Baptist Health, announce the expansion of their innovative partnership to Southern Indiana. As of January 2, 2026, Pallitus Health Partners is offering palliative care  more PR

EVANSVILLE, Indiana, Jan. 15 -- The University of Southern Indiana issued the following news release: * * * Carnegie Foundation selects USI for 2026 Community Engagement Classification The University of Southern Indiana has received the 2026 Carnegie Community Engagement (CE) Classification, an elective designation awarded by the American Council on Education (ACE) and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, highlighting USI's commitment to community engagement. USI initially received this classification in 2008, was reclass more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Club for Growth, an advocacy organization, issued the following news release: * * * Club for Growth President McIntosh Statement on Mississippi's Education Freedom Act Passing Ed Committee Club for Growth President David McIntosh issued the following statement after Mississippi HB 2, the Mississippi Education Freedom Act, passed the House Education Committee Wednesday morning: "Mississippi has become a national leader in education, and soon every student across the state will be better positioned to succeed," said Clu more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Rep. James Baird, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Baird Secures Wins in Financial Services and National Security Appropriations Package * Today, Congressman Jim Baird (IN-04) released the following statement after voting in favor of H.R. 7006, the Financial Services and General Government and National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026 : "I was pleased to support this bill that capitalizes on our promise to codify over $9 billion in federal s more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Cotton, Senators to Wright: Ban Chinese Nationals from American Laboratories * Contact: Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353 January 13, 2026 Washington, D.C. -Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Senate Energy and National Resources Committee Chairman Mike Lee (R-Utah), along with Senators John Barrasso (R-Wyoming), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), James Lankford (R-Oklahoma), Jerry Moran (R-Kansas), Todd Youn more PR

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, Jan. 13 -- Samford University issued the following news release: * * * Cumberland School of Law Faculty Scholarship Citations, Oct. 1-Dec. 31, 2025 * The scholarship of Samford University Cumberland School of Law faculty members is frequently cited in numerous legal disciplines. The following is a list of faculty authored works cited from Oct. 1-Dec. 31, 2025, and sourced by Westlaw Precision, Lexis+ AI, and HeinOnline. Jeffrey M. Anderson Jeffrey M. Anderson, The Principle of Party Presentation, 70 Buff. L. Rev. 1 more PR

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Jan. 14 -- The American Diabetes Association issued the following news release: * * * CVS Health Foundation grants the American Diabetes Association $2.6 Million to Expand Maternal Diabetes Program Across Two Additional NYC Communities Building on 18 months of proven success, the initiative will scale evidence-based solutions to improve pregnancy and postpartum outcomes for New Yorkers * The CVS Health Foundation granted the American Diabetes Association(R) (ADA) $2.6 million to expand its maternal health initiative  more PR

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Jan. 15 -- Duke Energy issued the following news release: * * * Duke Energy brings new grid battery on line at former Allen coal plant * $100 million, 50-megawatt (MW) battery to be followed by 167-MW battery, the company's largest, to support rapid growth across the Carolinas * New energy infrastructure will reduce fuel costs, maximize 40% federal tax credits to save customers money * Duke Energy has brought on line a 50-megawatt, four-hour battery energy storage system (BESS) at its former Allen coal plant on  more PR

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Jan. 15 -- Duke Energy issued the following news release on Jan. 14, 2026: * * * Duke Energy Florida announces storm cost recovery charge will be removed from customers' bills a month early * Residential customers can expect an approximately $33 reduction on their monthly bills beginning in February * In March, residential customers will experience another approximately $11 decrease - meaning their bills will be $44 lower when compared to January * ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Today, Duke Energy Florida announced th more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Club for Growth, an advocacy organization, issued the following news release on Jan. 12, 2026: * * * ICYMI: Club for Growth Launches MS School Freedom Campaign Club for Growth has released a new ad in Mississippi urging constituents to contact their representatives and voice their support for HB 2 - the Mississippi Education Freedom Act. The ad launched on Sunday on political shows across the state, and will run Fox News throughout the week. Daily Wire's Leif Le Mahieu covered the ad in an exclusive report (https://www more PR

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Jan. 15 -- Gov. Mike Braun, R-Indiana, issued the following news release on Jan. 14, 2026: * * * Gov. Braun Accelerates Life Sciences Leadership with More Than 1,300 New High Wage Jobs Across the State PRINCETON, IN - Indiana Gov. Mike Braun today highlighted the surge in Indiana's life sciences sector, with three major industry expansions that will create more than 1,300 new high wage Hoosier jobs. These expansions further cement Indiana's position as a national leader in advanced manufacturing, medical device product more PR

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Jan. 15 -- Gov. Mike Braun, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Gov. Mike Braun's 2026 State of the State Address Below are remarks as prepared by Governor Mike Braun in his 2026 State of the State Address. President Pro Tem Bray, Speaker Huston, Lt. Governor Beckwith, Chief Judge Tavitas, Chief Justice Rush, members of the General Assembly, honored guests, Maureen and family, welcome. In 2025 our message was clear: Indiana is open for business. Indiana's real GDP is growing faster than the natio more PR

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Jan. 14 -- The Indiana University McKinney School of Law issued the following news release: * * * Judge Sierra D. Senor-Moore Named Commissioner with Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism * The Honorable Sierra D. Senor-Moore, J.D. '15, has been appointed to a three-year term as a commissioner with the Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism. Judge Senor-Moore was appointed an associate judge in September 2025. Serving in Sangamon County, she presides over juvenile, pretrial, and detention  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 13, 2026: * * * Lee, Senators to Wright: Ban Chinese Nationals from American Laboratories Senate Energy and National Resources Committee Chairman Mike Lee (R-Utah), and Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), along with Senators John Barrasso (R-Wyoming), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), James Lankford (R-Oklahoma), Jerry Moran (R-Kansas), Todd Young (R-India more PR

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, Jan. 15 -- Purdue University issued the following news release: * * * Linguistic Society of America honors Purdue professor as 2026 fellow * A Purdue professor has been honored as a fellow of the Linguistic Society of America (LSA) for her more than five decades of service to language communities. One of the world's leading figures in sign language linguistics, Ronnie Wilbur is a professor in Purdue's Department of Linguistics in the School of Interdisciplinary Studies, College of Liberal Arts. She is also one of  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Rep. Frank Mrvan, D-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Mrvan Statement at Congressional Steel Caucus Hearing on the State of the Steel Industry * Washington, DC - Below, please find the opening statement as prepared for delivery from Congressman Frank J. Mrvan, Vice Chairman of the Congressional Steel Caucus, during today's hearing on the State of the Steel Industry. A video of the hearing is available here (link is external), and below are the statements from the witnesses, including representatives  more PR

SOUTH BEND, Indiana, Jan. 14 -- The University of Notre Dame Law School posted the following news: * * * Notre Dame Law Professors Share Expertise at 2026 Association of American Law Schools Annual Meeting * Several Notre Dame Law School professors spoke at the 2026 Association of American Law Schools ( AALS ) Annual Meeting, which took place from January 6-9 in New Orleans. They contributed to sessions covering a broad spectrum of legal scholarship, including antitrust, constitutional law, and criminal procedure. Participating Notre Dame L more PR

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, Jan. 14 -- Purdue University issued the following news release: * * * Office of Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Scholars partners with Westwood's Anthony Cawdron for self-guided etiquette course * Postdoctoral research associate Sunandita Ghosh felt much more at ease for the many festivities, gatherings and even the few formal job events this holiday season -all thanks to completing a self-guided course curated by Purdue's own etiquette expert Anthony Cawdron. Ghosh is glad she decided to refresh and refine her k more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * Public Interest Groups Challenge Trump Administration Order to Keep Washington's Last Coal Plant Operating * Washington, D.C. - Today, public interest groups challenged the Department of Energy's (DOE) illegal emergency order forcing Washington's last coal plant to operate past its planned retirement date. The groups' request for rehearing was filed with DOE in response to the 90-day order issued Dec. 16, just two weeks before the plant's la more PR

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, Jan. 14 -- Purdue University issued the following news release: * * * Rocks and rolls: The computational infrastructure of earthquakes and physics of planetary science WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -Sometimes to truly study something up close, you have to take a step back. That's what Andrea Donnellan does. An expert in earth sciences and seismology, she gets much of her data from a bird's-eye view, studying the planet's surface from the air and space, using the data to make discoveries and deepen understanding about eart more PR

NEW ALBANY, Indiana, Jan. 15 -- The Community Foundation of Southern Indiana issued the following news release on Jan. 13, 2026: * * * Southern Indiana Funders Announce Nonprofit Scenario Planning Workshop Series A coalition of Southern Indiana funders - including the Community Foundation of Southern Indiana, the Bales Foundation, the Duke Energy Foundation, and Metro United Way - announced a Nonprofit Scenario Planning Workshop Series designed to help nonprofit organizations strengthen sustainability and plan effectively amid ongoing uncert more PR

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Jan. 14 [Category: Media] -- The Society of Professional Journalists posted the following news: * * * SPJ condemns FBI search of Washington Post reporter's home as a grave threat to press freedom * Media Contact: communications@spj.org The Society of Professional Journalists strongly condemns the FBI's execution of a search warrant at the home of Hannah Natanson, a reporter for The Washington Post, calling the action an extraordinary and dangerous escalation in the federal government's recent treatment of journalist more PR

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Jan. 15 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis issued the following news release: * * * St. Louis Fed Releases Beige Book The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis released its portion of the Federal Reserve's latest Beige Book, published today. The local report summarizes economic conditions for the Eighth District, which is based in St. Louis and covers all of Arkansas and parts of Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri and Tennessee. View the St. Louis Fed's most recent Beige Book (https://www.stlouisfed.or more PR

ANGOLA, Indiana, Jan. 15 -- Trine University issued the following news: * * * Trine prof co-authors textbook on sports ticket sales, revenue Zander Atwood, assistant professor of sport management and director of the Center for Sports Studies at Trine University, is co-author of a new textbook covering sports ticket sales and revenue generation. "Fundamentals of Ticket Sales and Revenue Management" is currently available on Amazon in paperback and Kindle editions. "The purpose of the textbook is to bridge the gap between academic theory and more PR

ANGOLA, Indiana, Jan. 14 -- Trine University issued the following news: * * * Trine profs' research shows JDAI helps keep juveniles from re-offending Juveniles who have been part of Steuben County's Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative (JDAI) program as opposed to being incarcerated are less likely to re-offend as adults, according to research by two Trine University faculty members. They also found those on whom JDAI used a structured assessment tool were even less likely to re-offend. Last summer, Michael Smith, assistant professor more PR

ANGOLA, Indiana, Jan. 14 -- Trine University issued the following news: * * * Trine's Wrachford selected for Orr Fellowship John Wrachford wasn't entirely sure what he wanted to do after graduation. Now he has a plan for at least the next two years. The Trine University senior from Fairborn, Ohio, has been selected to join the 2026 cohort of the Orr Fellowship. An early career development program for versatile high achievers and future-focused businesses in Indianapolis and Evansville, the Fellowship, founded in 2001, matched more than 90 more PR

EVANSVILLE, Indiana, Jan. 15 -- The University of Southern Indiana issued the following news release: * * * USI to host virtual Adult Learner Expo January 28 The University of Southern Indiana will host the Ignite Your Future: Adult Learner Expo from 6-6:45 p.m. on Wednesday, January 28. This free virtual event offers a unique opportunity to learn more about the wide variety of credentials and other resources the University offers to adult learners. The event is open to anyone considering returning to college or pursuing additional education more PR

TUCKER, Georgia, Jan. 15 -- The USPOULTRY Foundation issued the following news release: * * * USPOULTRY Foundation Sponsors National FFA Poultry Evaluation and Food Science and Technology Career Development Event Students to 2026 IPPE The top 10 teams from the National FFA Poultry Evaluation and Food Science and Technology Career Development Events (CDEs) have been invited to attend the International Poultry Expo, which is part of the 2026 International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE). This invitation reflects the USPOULTRY Foundation's  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Young, Colleagues Urge Action on Chinese Nationals Accessing American Research Laboratories * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.), a member of the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, and a group of Senate Republican colleagues sent a letter to U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Chris Wright urging action against Chinese foreign nationals accessing our DOE national laboratories and compromising American innovation in  more PR