WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 [Category: Education] -- The American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education posted the following news release: * * * AACTE Honors Outstanding Educators and Innovators with 2026 National Awards * (Jan. 22, 2026, Washington, D.C.) - AACTE (American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education) is pleased to announce the 2026 recipients of its annual awards recognizing innovative research, exemplary practice, and outstanding leadership in educator preparation. Selec more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 22 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Urges Legislature to Protect Witnesses and Crime Victims After Court Rule Revision Threatens Their Safety * LANSING - Yesterday, the Michigan Supreme Court adopted a revision to Michigan Court Rule 6.201, which leaves personal information of victims and witnesses, including addresses and phone numbers, unprotected during discovery. Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issue more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 [Category: Medical] -- The American Society of Hematology posted the following news release: * * * American Society of Hematology Announces 2026 Scholar Award Recipients * (WASHINGTON, January 22, 2026) -The American Society of Hematology (ASH) is awarding its 2026 Scholar Award to 53 early-career investigators dedicated to careers in hematology research. Designed to support recipients as they transition from training programs to careers as independent investigators, ASH  more PR

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 22 -- Michigan State University posted the following news: * * * Ask the expert: What's next for X-ray technology * Erik Shapiro has been pushing the boundaries of imaging at MSU for nearly 15 years. Imaging is how doctors and researchers see inside the body without surgery. It includes tools like X-rays and scans that create pictures of what's happening beneath the skin so medical decisions can be based on clear and immediate information. Here, Shapiro, associ more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Rep. Jack Bergman, R-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Bergman, Budzinski Introduce Legislation to Make Gerald's Law Permanent * Today, Reps. Jack Bergman and Nikki Budzinski announced the reintroduction of Gerald's Law, legislation to permanently close a loophole in federal law that has denied burial benefits to some Veterans based solely on where they spent their final days. Gerald's Law was previously included as a pilot provision in the Senator E more PR

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Jan. 23 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Jan. 21, 2026: * * * Adjusted for cost of living, wages in North Dakota pass those in Minnesota By John Phelan When Gov. Walz announced that he was ending his campaign for reelection, local media began to assess his legacy. The Minnesota Reformer carried an article titled "Gov. Tim Walz's Minnesota in more PR

MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, Jan. 21 -- Central Michigan University issued the following news: * * * Why are there no grayling in Grayling? * Robert Kohrman's obsession with books about fishing was sparked by a question of geography: where did the city of Grayling get its name? The question came to him while driving through the city in the early 1970s. He did some research, which led him to a second question: why are there no grayling-a brightly colored fish once native to northern Michigan-n more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wisconsin, chairman of the House Administration Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 22, 2026: * * * Chairman Steil Expands Investigation into Noncitizens Registering to Vote Today, Committee on House Administration Chairman Bryan Steil (WI-01) expanded his investigation into noncitizens registering to vote. This morning, letters were sent to ten Secretaries of State seeking answers on how each state conducts voter list maintenance  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Rep. Lisa McClain, R-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Chairwoman McClain Secures Over $3 Million for Lapeer County, Brings Total End to Biden-Era Spending * WASHINGTON- House Republican Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) today highlighted major wins for Michigan following House Republicans' passage of the final four appropriations bills. In doing so, Congress has fully eliminated Biden-era spending and replaced it with President Trump's safe more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Dingell Statement on Homeland Security Funding Bill * Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) released the following statement on her 'no' vote on the fiscal year 2026 Homeland Security funding bill. "The President promised the American people his deportation policy would remove violent criminals from the country, a goal I support- but that is not what is happening. Instead, Americans are being bl more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Environmental, Consumer Groups Challenge Trump's Unlawful Coal Plant Extensions Today, seven environmental and consumer advocacy groups filed rehearing requests after Donald Trump's Department of Energy unlawfully invoked Section 202(c) of the Federal Power Act and forced two coal power plants in Indiana to stay online after their planned retirements. The seven groups include Sierra Club, E more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 22 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * Former Saginaw Physician to Stand Trial on 23 Counts of Medicaid Fraud * LANSING - James Carthron, M.D., 61, of Saginaw, was recently bound over to stand trial in the 30th Circuit Court in Ingham County on 23 counts of Medicaid Fraud-False Claim, announced Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 4 years' incarceration and/or a $50,000 fine per of more PR

SANTA CRUZ, California, Jan. 22 -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news: * * * From founding faculty to future generations * In fall 1972, when Jim Pepper arrived at UC Santa Cruz, he was one of two assistant professors specifically recruited to help launch an academic program in environmental studies-an emerging interdisciplinary idea not yet recognized as an academic field. Although there was no program or curriculum, there were a handful of existing UCS more PR

TRAVERSE CITY, Michigan, Jan. 23 -- Groundwork Center for Resilient Communities issued the following commentary on Jan. 22, 2026: * * * Data centers are coming. Who pays the price? Groundwork position on data centers. AUTHOR: Nicholas Jansen The artificial intelligence boom is no longer a sci-fi scenario of the future--it is unfolding now. And the impact on our communities is potentially very damaging. Creating the computer processing power for AI requires massive data centers that run aroun more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 23 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: * * * Fireworks Fly as James Panics After GOP Group Claims He's Disloyal to Trump Fireworks are flying in the Republican primary for governor as Michigan First Principles, the new GOP group that's launched a significant TV, radio, and digital ad blitz attacking John James this week, has now bought out nearly all of the ads on The Detroit News homepage today. Adding to the mess, James responded with  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 23 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: * * * GOP Health Care Crisis: Fewer Michiganders Are Enrolling in Affordable Care Act Health Insurance Plans This Year GOP candidates and Duggan have stood by Trump's price-hiking agenda * After John James and Michigan Republicans failed to extend Affordable Care Act tax credits, hundreds of thousands of Michiganders are now facing skyrocketing health care costs--and Michigan Public reports that m more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 23 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: * * * STATEMENT: What Did Mike Rogers Know, And When Did He Know It? New questions arise about Revolving Door Rogers' shady foreign business dealings after he raked in nearly $100K advising a company that helped the Maduro regime * Michiganders deserve answers after a new investigative report from Michigan Advance revealed multi-millionaire Florida resident Mike Rogers raked in nearly $100,000 adv more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 23 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: * * * Michigan Dems Statement on the Anniversary of Roe v. Wade On the 53rd anniversary of the Supreme Court's decision in Roe v. Wade, Chair of the Michigan Democratic Party Curtis Hertel released the following statement: "Fifty-three years ago today, the Supreme Court affirmed the constitutional right for women to make decisions about their own bodies. Then Michigan Republicans and their allies i more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Jan. 23 (TNSjou) -- Michigan Medicine, the academic medical center of the University of Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Missing Medicare data alters hospital penalties, study finds Hospitals in areas with high Medicare Advantage enrollment face inflated financial penalties for readmissions, because government uses only traditional Medicare data * For more than a decade, hospitals have worked to help older adults avoid repeated inpatient stays, incenti more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Jan. 23 (TNSjou) -- Michigan Medicine, the academic medical center of the University of Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Stroke survivors miss critical treatment, face greater disability due to systemic transfer delays Patients who have longer delays in hospital transfer experienced worse disability after their stroke * Gaps in the nation's stroke transfer system are drastically reducing survivors' chances of receiving critical treatment and increasing more PR

FLINT, Michigan, Jan. 23 -- The University of Michigan-Flint issued the following news: * * * Michigan public universities generate nearly $45 billion in economic impact according to newly published study By Robb King According to a new independent economic impact study, Michigan's 15 public universities prove to be a powerful economic engine for the state, generating nearly $45 billion in net new economic activity each year, supporting more than 129,000 jobs and contributing more than $7 bi more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Rep. Frank Mrvan, D-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Mrvan's FY 2026 Transportation and Housing Community Project Funding Requests Included in Final House-Approved Measure * Washington, DC - Today, Rep. Frank J. Mrvan announced the inclusion of his Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Community Project Funding requests for Indiana's First Congressional District for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 in the final House-approved appropr more PR

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Jan. 22 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release: * * * National Nurses United endorses Cori Bush for Missouri's 1st District * National Nurses United (NNU), the largest union of registered nurses in the United States with more than 225,000 members, today announced our endorsement of Cori Bush for Missouri's 1st Congressional District. While in office, Bush fought to protect nurses and patients with real solutions that comprehensi more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news: * * * MI-10 Dems Silent as Sterling Heights Mayor Attacks Law Enforcement The Sterling Heights Mayor went on a radical tirade attacking federal law enforcement. He said he wants to "suspend the partnerships Sterling Heights has with federal agencies, such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation" and that Americans who are happy to see criminal illegal aliens removed from their communities "disgu more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- The Association for Accessible Medicines issued the following news release: * * * Over Three Dozen Groups Join the Biosimilars Council and AAM to Reiterate Support for Interchangeability Legislation Call for passage of Biosimilar Red Tape Elimination Act * The Biosimilars Council and the Association for Accessible Medicines sent a follow up letter to U.S. Senate and House health committee leaders in support of the Biosimilar Red Tape Elimination Act. The letter was si more PR

MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, Jan. 23 -- Central Michigan University issued the following Q&A with English professor Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock: * * * What are Gothic stories? Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock is a Gothic literature scholar, a Professor of English at Central Michigan University and the associate editor in charge of horror at the Los Angeles Review of Books. He also is the founder and president of the Society for the Study of the American Gothic, founder and general editor of the peer-review more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee released the following written testimony by Rep. Jack Bergman, R-Michigan, from a Jan. 14, 2026, member day hearing on the Sarah Dennick Langenkamp Act (H.R. 2011): * * * Chairman, Ranking Member, and Members of the Committee--thank you for the opportunity to speak today. I come before you with a perspective shaped by service, responsibility, and respect for the lives of those we are entrusted to protect. This bill  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Haley Stevens Introduces Bill to Tackle Intergenerational Student Debt Crisis * Washington, D.C. - Today, Michigan Congresswoman Haley Stevens introduced the A lleviating Intergenerational Debt (AID) Act to fix a glaring financial aid issue and make the dream of college achievable for all students. The nation's broken financial aid system faces a growing reality: parents across the country  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. McDonald Rivet, Lee Lead Battleground Democrats in Demanding ICE Accountability Congresswomen Kristen McDonald Rivet (MI-08) and Susie Lee (NV-03) led 25 battleground House Democrats in demanding an impartial and transparent investigation into the killing of Renee Nicole Good and that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ma more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Rep. Hillary Scholten, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Scholten, Bresnahan Introduce Bipartisan Fatigued Pilot Protection Act to Improve Aviation Safety * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Congresswoman Hillary Scholten (D-MI-03), alongside Congressman Rob Bresnahan (R-PA-08), introduced the Fatigued Pilot Protection Act to close a long-standing gap in aviation safety rules and ensure all commercial pilots operate under the same rest standards. Un more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 [Category: Environment] (TNSrpt) -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * New Report: Most U.S. Public Pensions Lag on Investing in Climate Solutions Needed to Protect Retirement Savings A new report released today by the Sierra Club finds that most major U.S. public pensions are failing to adopt climate-solutions investing strategies needed to protect workers' retirement savings from escalating climate-related financial risks. This kind of investing is  more PR

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Jan. 22 -- USA Softball issued the following news: * * * Top 50 Watch List revealed for 2026 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year With the highly anticipated 2026 NCAA Division I Softball season approaching, USA Softball has officially announced the Top 50 Watch List (including ties) for the 2026 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year. This award recognizes outstanding athletic achievement among Division I collegiate softball players from across the nation.  more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Jan. 23 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: * * * A 'new era' in cosmology: Dark Energy Survey releases new analysis of how the universe expands Six years worth of data on nearly 670 million galaxies is helping scientists tighten the constraints on the dark energy driving the expansion of the universe * Although scientists can't yet directly observe or characterize what's driving the mysterious expansion of our universe, they do have a name more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Jan. 23 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: * * * College success tied to fitting in: Do I belong here? First-year college students with a sense of belonging--both in their classes and on campus--are more likely to build strong social networks and promote academic success. A University of Michigan study finds that a student's sense of inclusion is a primary engine for social adjustment. When students feel they truly belong, they forge deeper more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Jan. 23 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: * * * Lingering legacy: Brazil's 'dictatorship gen' faces premature aging Health disparities between Afro-Brazilians and their white peers are most severe in midlife, not old age. Growing up under authoritarian rule put these groups at a greater disadvantage than older generations who experienced early life in more democratic governments. A new University of Michigan study reveals that for many Bla more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Michigan, chairman of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 22, 2026: * * * Walberg Applauds House Passage of Legislation Supporting Pregnant Students Today, Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) applauded House passage of H.R. 6359, Pregnant Students' Rights Act, which protects pregnant students' right to pursue an education. "Women should never have to choose between continui more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Michigan, chairman of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 22, 2026: * * * Walberg: No Student Should Have to Choose Between Education and Pregnancy Today, Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI), spoke on the House Floor in support of H.R. 6359, Pregnant Students' Rights Act, which protects pregnant students' right to pursue an education: "I rise today in support of the Pregnan more PR