DES MOINES, Iowa, Jan. 28 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Brenna Bird Continues Support for President Trump's Birthright Citizenship Policy * DES MOINES-Attorney General Brenna Bird announced today she is co-leading with Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti a coalition of 26 states and territories in support of President Trump's birthright citizenship executive order. On his first day in office, President Trump issued a more PR

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Jan. 28 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Griffin Announces Two Convictions and an Arrest Made by His Medicaid Fraud Control Unit * Griffin: 'My office remains unwavering in our mission to protect the vulnerable and hold bad actors accountable for Medicaid fraud' LITTLE ROCK - Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement announcing an arrest and two convictions made recently by his off more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 (TNSLrpt) -- The Bipartisan Policy Center issued the following report on Jan. 20, 2026 by Kamryn Perry, Allison Buffett and Lisa Harootunian entitled "What Older Americans Want Policymakers To Know." Here are excerpts: * * * While older Americans are often the subject of health care debate, their voices are often missing from health policy conversations. To help center their voices, BPC drew on interviews conducted by The People Say initiative to highlight key challenges o more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 29 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Jan. 28, 2026: * * * Governor Newsom announces appointments Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the following appointments: Samantha Lui, of Sacramento, has been appointed Deputy Secretary of Program and Fiscal Affairs at the California Health and Human Services Agency. Lui has been Deputy Secretary of Legislation at the California Health and Human Services Agency since 2022. She was a  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Cassidy, Kennedy Introduce Bill to Rename Lafayette VA Clinic After Local Veteran * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) and John Kennedy (R-LA) introduced legislation to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Community Based Outpatient Clinic in Lafayette, Louisiana, as the "Rodney C. Hamilton Sr. VA Clinic." "Rodney Hamilton fought for his country in Korea and for hi more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Cassidy, Kennedy, Higgins Urge Investment in Louisiana Shipyards * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) and John Kennedy (R-LA) and Congressman Clay Higgins (R-LA-03) urged U.S. Department of War Secretary Pete Hegseth to consider shipyards in Louisiana when awarding shipbuilding, repair, modernization, and sustainment contracts. "South Louisiana's shipbuilding workforce is deep, more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following tip sheet: * * * Data Show Fewer Women Gave Birth While Unmarried in the Past Decade The percentage of women with a recent birth who were unmarried decreased by 4.8 percentage points, from 35.7% (or under 1.5 million) in 2011 to 30.9% (or 1.2 million) in 2023, according to a new U.S. Census Bureau report titled Social and Economic Characteristics of Currently Unmarried Women With a Recent Birth: 2023 (https://www.cens more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news on Jan. 28, 2026: * * * Chair Cassidy Delivers Remarks During Hearing on Empowering Families, Increasing Education Options U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Chair of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, delivered remarks during today's hearing on how to empower families to choose the best education op more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Jan. 28 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Entergy posted the following news release: * * * Entergy Arkansas's advance preparation helped minimize winter storm impacts * LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - While Arkansas experienced widespread snow, sleet and freezing rain, Entergy Arkansas customers experienced fewer power outages than anticipated, thanks in large part to extensive advance preparation and system-hardening efforts, the company reported Wednesday. As power remains stable in the more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Jan. 28 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Entergy posted the following news release: * * * Entergy Louisiana provides updated restoration estimates * BATON ROUGE, La. - As of 1 p.m., approximately 65,000 customers remain without power, down from a peak of 91,500 outages. Ice storm damage is often hidden, and much of the damage cannot be fully identified until ice melts and temperatures rise. While warming conditions support restoration progress, they also expose the full ext more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Jan. 28 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Entergy posted the following news release: * * * Entergy partners with the American Red Cross to provide disaster relief to communities affected by winter storm * Entergy is working alongside the American Red Cross to support communities impacted by the severe winter weather. Our annual $250,000 disaster relief grant, donated by Entergy shareholders, enables the American Red Cross to provide essential supplies, food, water and shelter  more PR

BRISTOL, Connecticut, Jan. 28 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN to carry inaugural NBA Pioneers Classic - a celebration of Black History Month - featuring Milwaukee Bucks vs. Boston Celtics Feb. 1 * * 45 Black employees to contribute to ESPN's NBA Pioneers Classic coverage; all key game production roles staffed by Black team members * ESPN and Andscape to collaborate on exclusive content for a variety of platforms ESPN w more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Jan. 29 -- Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr issued the following news release: * * * Carr Protects Federal Funding for Students with Disabilities Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr is continuing to protect federal funding for students with disabilities, ensuring 504 plans remain intact for Georgia families and K-12 schools after joining a successful multistate challenge to a Biden-era rule that put those dollars at risk. "Our lawsuit was about one thing - fighting the B more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Graham Stands for Pregnant Students' Rights * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today voted to advance the Pregnant Students' Rights Act on the floor of the U.S. Senate. This legislation, of which Graham is a co-sponsor, would require colleges and universities receiving federal funds to inform their campuses of the rights and resources available to pregnant student more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news on Jan. 28, 2026: * * * ICYMI: Chair Cassidy on Democrats Blocking Legislation Empowering Pregnant College Students U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released a statement after Senate Democrats blocked his and U.S. Senator Ashley Moody's (R-FL) Pregnant St more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 [Category: Political] -- Reproductive Freedom for All (formerly the NARAL Pro-Choice America) posted the following news release: * * * In New Filing, Trump Administration Admits It's Rushing to Undermine Medication Abortion Access Nationwide * : Wednesday, January 28, 2026 Contact: media@reproductivefreedomforall.org Washington, DC - Yesterday, the Trump administration asked a federal court to pause Louisiana's lawsuit challenging access to mifepristone until after t more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Kennedy and Senate Republican colleagues introduce bill to codify Trump policy blocking visas for religious persecutors * WASHINGTON - Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, joined Sen. Ted Budd (R-N.C.) and six colleagues in introducing the Banning Perpetrators of Religious Persecution Act, which would bar foreign individuals who commit or support violations of rel more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Kennedy, Cassidy, Higgins to Secretary of War Hegseth: Invest in Louisiana shipyards * WASHINGTON - Sens. John Kennedy (R-La.) and Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and Rep. Clay Higgins (R-La.) urged U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth to give serious consideration to Louisiana's shipyards, among the best in the country, as the Department of War seeks to bolster our nation's shipbuilding capacity. "We write  more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Jan. 29 -- The Louisiana Department of Education issued the following news release on Jan. 28, 2026: * * * LOUISIANA STUDENTS SELECTED FOR 2026 US SENATE YOUTH PROGRAM Jefferson and Lafourche Parish students to represent Louisiana in Washington Week and receive $10,000 college scholarship * The United States Senate Youth Program announced that high school students Alena Dmitriyevna Alexeeva of Metairie and Anthony Mark Plaisance of Gray will join U.S. Senator Bill Ca more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 [Category: Political] -- The League of Women Voters issued the following news release: * * * LWV CEO Celina Stewart and Civil Rights Groups Call for ICE Accountability * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, League of Women Voters CEO Celina Stewart, Esq. joined Congresswoman Delia Ramirez (IL-3), leaders from Common Cause, LULAC, and the NAACP to share their collective demands to Congress in the wake of continued killings of Americans at the hands of Immigration and Customs Enforcemen more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following news release: * * * Marketplace 2026 Open Enrollment Period Report: National Snapshot * The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) reports that 23.0 million consumers have signed up for 2026 individual market health insurance coverage through the Marketplaces since the start of the 2026 Marketplace Open Enrollment Period (OEP) on November 1 more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Jan. 28 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Louisiana posted the following news release on Jan. 27, 2026: * * * MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA RECOGNIZES NATIONAL HUMAN TRAFFICKING PREVENTION MONTH Today the Middle District of Louisiana observes National Human Trafficking Prevention Month and joins the Departments of Justice (DOJ) and Homeland Security (DHS) in reaffirming the administration's commitment to combating all forms of human trafficki more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 29 -- The Oceantic Network, formerly the Business Network for Offshore Wind, issued the following statement on Jan. 28, 2026: * * * Oceantic Statement: Vineyard Wind Granted Stay, Will Resume Construction Moments ago, a U.S. judge for Boston District Court has allowed Vineyard Wind to resume work after granting a stay against the administration's lease suspension and construction pause issued December 22, 2025. Judge Murphy granted the stay, citing the order was "lik more PR

JEFFERSON, Louisiana, Jan. 28 [Category: BizHospital] -- Ochsner Health System issued the following news release: * * * Ochsner Baton Rouge expands medical staff at OMC-The Grove, adding specialty expertise and patient access * BATON ROUGE, La. - As part of its continued investment in expanding access to specialty care in the Baton Rouge community, Ochsner Baton Rouge welcomes several new physicians and advanced practice providers to Ochsner Medical Complex - The Grove. John DeWaard, DO, i more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- The Offshore Operators Committee (OOC) has submitted a public comment letter to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), voicing strong support for the 11th National Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Leasing Draft Proposed Program (DPP). The OOC, representing a significant majority of energy developed on the Federal Outer Continental Shelf, expressed its dedication to responsible operations that balance environmental stewardship with energy production. In the more ST

NACOGDOCHES, Texas, Jan. 29 -- Stephen F. Austin State University issued the following news: * * * SFA's Department of Biology to host Darwin Day Stephen F. Austin State University's Department of Biology is set to celebrate Darwin Day at noon Feb. 12 in the Kennedy Auditorium with special guest speaker Dr. James Albert from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Albert is a leading zoologist and evolutionary ecologist whose research focuses on the diversity and evolution of tropical fres more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Speaker Johnson on Trump Accounts: "More Americans Will Be Saving, Investing, and Building a Solid Financial Footing" * WASHINGTON -Today, Speaker Johnson delivered remarks at the U.S. Treasury Department's Trump Accounts Summit to highlight this transformational new policy, signed into law through Republicans' Working Families Tax Cut bill. Speaker Johnson was joined at the Trump  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Rep. Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Speaker Johnson on Trump Accounts: "More Americans Will Be Saving, Investing, and Building a Solid Financial Footing" * WASHINGTON -Today, Speaker Johnson delivered remarks at the U.S. Treasury Department's Trump Accounts Summit to highlight this transformational new policy, signed into law through Republicans' Working Families Tax Cut bill. Speaker Johnson was joined at the Trump Accounts Summit  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following joint statement on Jan. 25, 2026, with Oman: * * * Joint Statement on the Third U.S.-Oman Strategic Dialogue The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America and the Sultanate of Oman on the occasion of the Third U.S.-Oman Strategic Dialogue. His Excellency Sheikh Khalifa bin Ali bin Issa al-Harthy, Under Secretary for Political Affairs at the Foreign Ministry of Oman, wel more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 [Category: Health Care] -- The National Health Law Program issued the following news: * * * Texas and Eight Other States Renew Attack on Section 504 and the Right of Disabled People to Live in their Communities * On January 23, 2026, Texas and eight other states - Alaska, Florida, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Montana, and South Dakota - renewed their attack on Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act and the integration mandate. The integration mandate is a requirem more PR