LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Jan. 14 -- Little Rock School District issued the following news: * * * LRSD Prepares for School Board Election, Introduces New Candidate Slate and Seven-Member Board Structure The Little Rock School District is preparing for an important School Board election on March r, 2026, giving voters the opportunity to help shape the future of public education in our community. This election marks a key moment for LRSD as the District transitions from a nine-member board to a ne more PR

NEW YORK, Jan. 13 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * A Fairer Tax System is a Global Human Rights Imperative * Diplomats from dozens of countries gathered in Nairobi, Kenya, in November for a new round of negotiations on a United Nations treaty for international tax cooperation. The scene itself is important: representatives from across the globe meeting in an African capital, under the UN's auspices, to shape economic rules that would govern a k 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 Constitutional Accountability Center issued the following news release: * * * CAC Release: Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument in Cases Implicating Constitution's Fundamental Guarantee of Equality for all Persons Following oral arguments at the Supreme Court this morning in Little v. Hecox and West Virginia v. B.P.J., cases in which the Court is considering whether laws in Idaho and West Virginia that prohibit all transgender women and girls from joining women's and g more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Jan. 14 -- The Florida Department of Education issued the following news release on Jan. 13, 2026: * * * Florida Sets Highest Graduation Rate in State's History at 92.2% Florida's graduation rate continues historic increase of 2.5 percentage points from the prior year * During the State of the State, Governor Ron DeSantis announced that Florida's high school graduation rate reached a record-breaking 92.2% for the 2024-25 school year. This marks the highest graduation r more PR

DES MOINES, Iowa, Jan. 13 -- Gov. Kim Reynolds, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Gov. Reynolds delivers 2026 Condition of the State * Tonight, Gov. Reynolds delivered her 2026 Condition of the State Address. Below are her remarks as prepared for delivery: Condition of the State Address Governor Kim Reynolds January 13, 2026 Madam President, Mister Speaker, Lieutenant Governor, First Gentleman, legislative leaders and members, justices and judges, my fellow Iowans:  more PR

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. 13 [Category: Think Tank] -- The Buckeye Institute, an independent research and educational institution that says its mission is to advance free-market public policy, posted the following news release: * * * Nationally Renowned Groups File Brief in Support of The Buckeye Institute Union Wage Theft Case * Columbus, OH - After The Buckeye Institute filed its appeal asking the Ohio Supreme Court to hear Sheldon v. Ohio Association of Public School Employees (OAPSE), several more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 (TNSLrpt) -- STAFFING SURGES AND STUDENT OUTCOMES: RETHINKING UNIONS, RESOURCE ALLOCATION, AND SCHOOL CHOICE IN AMERICAN EDUCATION - A report from Reason Foundation, Los Angeles, California - January 2026 (47 pages) * * * The Reason Foundation issued a report analyzing the relationship between K-12 education staffing levels and student outcomes, highlighting significant growth in non-teaching roles despite stagnant academic performance across U.S. school districts. The stud more ST

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Jan. 14 -- West Virginia State Treasurer Larry Pack issued the following news release on Jan. 13, 2026: * * * Treasurer Pack Adds Three Issues to 2026 Legislative Priorities Sunset Tax Credits, National Debt Resolution, SMART529 Federal Updates * State Treasurer Larry Pack today released a set of additional policy priorities for the 2026 Legislative Session. Treasurer Pack is calling on the Governor and Legislature to sunset all tax credits, adopt a resolution dec more PR