WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- Americans for Tax Reform issued the following commentary: * * * Georgia Republicans are Putting Themselves on the Path to Income Tax Elimination By Donald Webster III In 2026, Georgia Republicans may just be the next state to put themselves on the path to income tax elimination. Lieutenant Governor Burt Jones (R), a Taxpayer Protection Pledge signer, has made eliminating the state's income tax a centerpiece of his gubernatorial campaign. Last year, Jones created a sp more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary: * * * Trump Touts Big Beautiful Expensing Provisions: "That's the biggest thing. That's the big job producer." By John Kartch Among the long list of tax cuts in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, President Trump is rightly touting one of the most significant: Full, immediate business expensing. In recent remarks, Trump noted that expensing encourages investment, brings manufacturing back to the United States, and  more PR

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Jan. 27 -- The University of North Carolina Belk College of Business issued the following news: * * * Belk College scholar soars with curiosity, drive Michael-Paul James is a rare bird, able to fly in the boardroom, the classroom and the shop floor. He's worked several "side gigs" -- as a mechanic, a professional musician and founder of an entertainment technology design firm. In his spare time, he coaches pickleball, soccer, baseball and dance. He's also an impres more PR

BINGHAMTON, New York, Jan. 26 (TNSjou) -- Binghamton University issued the following news: * * * Should companies replace human workers with robots? New study takes a closer look Binghamton University School of Management researchers show how companies create more value through human-robot collaboration By Anthony Borrelli Last year, when The New York Times reported (opens in a new window) that Amazon's robotics team's ultimate goal was to automate 75% of the company's operations, replacing more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- British Permanent Representative to the World Trade Organization and United Nations Kumar Iyer called on the Georgian government to reverse a decline in human rights during a Universal Periodic Review at the Human Rights Council in Geneva. Representing the United Kingdom, Iyer expressed concern regarding police violence against peaceful protesters and the intimidation of journalists. He recommended that Georgia conduct independent investigations into allegations of ill-t more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- Rep. Earl L. Carter, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Carter spotlights $4 million in funding for road infrastructure improvements in Pooler * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Rep. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA) today announced $4 million in funding for Phase II of Quacco Road improvements in Pooler, Georgia, as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026. This funding will widen, enhance traffic flow, reduce congestion, and improve safety along this key co more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Jan. 26 [Category: BizMedia] -- CNN posted the following news: * * * CNN to bring its Global Perspectives events series to Doha * Following the success last November of its inaugural event, Global Perspectives: On Africa, CNN will hold the second full edition of its new events franchise in Doha, Qatar, on 20 April 2026.  CNN will convene dignitaries, political and business leaders, and visionaries for Global Perspectives: In Doha to discuss pressing issues around geopoli more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 26 [Category: Libraries] -- The American Library Association posted the following news release: * * * Dr. Jewell Parker Rhodes, R. Gregory Christie win 2026 Coretta Scott King Book Awards * CHICAGO -Dr. Jewell Parker Rhodes, author of "Will's Race for Home," and R. Gregory Christie, illustrator of "The Library in the Woods," are the winners of the 2026 Coretta Scott King Book Awards honoring African American authors and illustrators of outstanding books for children a more PR

VILNIUS, Lithuania, Jan. 27 -- Electronic Information for Libraries issued the following news on Jan. 26, 2026: * * * EIFL renews agreement with Taylor & Francis EIFL has renewed an agreement with Taylor & Francis, for three years until 31 December 2028. The agreement includes discounted access to journals and waived and discounted Article Processing Charges (APCs). DISCOUNTED ACCESS TO READ The agreement includes discounted access to 2,001 journals in various disciplines. Libraries in 11 E more PR

LONDON, England, Jan. 23 -- PEN International issued the following news: * * * Georgia: UN submission highlights ruthless crackdown on fundamental rights With the human rights record of Georgia coming under review at the United Nations on 26 January 2026, PEN Georgia, PEN International and PEN America reiterate urgent concerns over the Georgian authorities' systematic onslaught on fundamental rights and independent voices, including in the cultural sphere. The organisations call on the UN H more PR

LYON, France, Jan. 26 -- INTERPOL issued the following news: * * * Global operation safeguards 4,400 potential trafficking victims, detects 13,000 irregular migrants * LYON, France - A global operation coordinated by INTERPOL has led to the safeguarding of 4,414 potential victims of human trafficking and the detection of 12,992 irregular migrants across 119 countries. Operation Liberterra III (10 to 21 November 2025) saw the arrest of 3,744 suspects, including more than 1,800 for human tra more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- Rep. Daniel Goldman, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Goldman, Meng, Chu, Vargas Introduce Legislation to Protect Multilingual Services in the Federal Government * New legislation would protect language access for 25 million individuals in the U.S. with limited English proficiency, including 32 percent of Asian Americans and 12 percent of Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders Washington, D.C. \- Today, U.S. Representatives Dan Goldman (NY-10), a  more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Jan. 26 -- Florida State University issued the following news: * * * Honoring the Challenger legacy: 40 years of inspiration and education * Forty years ago, the nation was watching as the space shuttle Challenger began its ascent on a cold Florida morning, headed for the stars. Tragedy followed. Just 73 seconds after launch, O-ring seals in a rocket booster failed, causing a disaster that claimed the lives of the seven astronauts on board. While the fatal accident  more PR

PASADENA, California, Jan. 27 (TNSres) -- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: * * * How NASA Is Homing in From Space on Ocean Debris Space-based technology could help track plastic and other flotsam by its 'fingerprints.' * In late 2025, scientists reported that, for the first time, they were able to detect concentrations of plastic pollution on land using NASA's Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation (EMIT) sensor aboard the International Space Station. The t more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- Rep. Earl L. Carter, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Carter presses insurers, PBMs on rising costs as CEOs face scrutiny * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Rep. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA) led a press conference calling for insurance and pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) reform as the House Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means Committees questioned the CEOs of the nation's largest health insurers on practices driving higher costs and limiting patient acce more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- The Jamestown Foundation posted the following commentary on Jan. 26, 2026, in its Eurasia Daily Monitor: * * * Georgia Hopes to Reverse Venezuela's Recognition of Occupied Territories By Nino Lezhava Executive Summary: * Venezuela is among a small group of states--alongside Syria, Russia, Nicaragua, and Nauru--that recognized Abkhazia and South Ossetia, Georgia's territories occupied by Russia, as independent countries in 2009. * Tbilisi has an opportunity to convin more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- The Jamestown Foundation posted the following commentary on Jan. 26, 2026, in its Eurasia Daily Monitor: * * * Japan Deepens Cooperation with Central Asian States By Vusal Guliyev Executive Summary: * Japan and the five Central Asian countries of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan met in Tokyo on December 20, 2025, announcing the CA+JAD Tokyo Initiative. * The initiative is a new framework aimed at promoting Japanese industrial and logis more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Jan. 26 -- Emory University Rollins School of Public Health posted the following news release: * * * Most Georgia Parents Support Banning Cellphones in High Schools, New Poll Finds * A recent poll of Georgia parents shows more than two-thirds (71%) support expanding the state's recent ban on personal cellphones in K-8 schools to include high schools. The Emory Center for Child Health Policy polled parents of school-age children between October and November 2025 and found  more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Jan. 27 (TNSjou) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release: * * * Study Sheds New Light on What Drives Evolution of Gut Microbiomes A study of wild African herbivores offers new insight into how environmental conditions - not just diet and anatomy - can influence the evolution of gut microbes that play a critical role in animal health and well-being. "There's a concept in ecology called phylosymbiosis, which is basically the idea that as sp more PR

STOKE-ON-TRENT, England, Jan. 27 -- Staffordshire University issued the following news: * * * Inclusion project draws on student cartoonists' talent Student artists have created a series of comics to promote social inclusion and support under-represented groups in higher education * University of Staffordshire enlisted BA (Hons) Cartoon and Comic Arts students to create a series of comics to help demystify its Access and Participation Plan (APP) - which outlines the steps it is taking to bo more PR

RIVERSIDE, California, Jan. 26 -- The University of California Riverside campus issued the following news: * * * UCR Chancellor S. Jack Hu to be inaugurated at campus ceremony * Almost seven months after joining UC Riverside, Chancellor S. Jack Hu will be formally inaugurated at a Feb. 5 ceremony that will include University of California leaders and campus faculty, staff, and student representatives. Hu was appointed UCR's 10th chancellor by the UC Board of Regents on May 28 and began lea more PR

TUBINGEN, Germany, Jan. 27 (TNSjou) -- The University of Tubingen issued the following news release: * * * Earliest evidence of wooden tools used by humans International research team from Germany, the UK and Greece finds evidence of wooden tool use in Greece 430,000 years ago * An international team led by researchers from Universities of Tubingen and Reading and Senckenberg Nature Research Society has discovered the earliest known hand-held wooden tools used by humans. A study jointly le more PR