WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 [Category: Political] -- America First Legal, a civil rights organization, posted the following news release: * * * America First Legal Files U.S. Supreme Court Brief on Behalf of U.S. Senators and Representatives Supporting President Trump's Executive Order on Birthright Citizenship * America First Legal (AFL), in partnership with Boyden Gray PLLC, has filed a brief in the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of twelve U.S. Senators and sixteen U.S. Representatives -led by Senator Ted Cruz and Representative Jim Jordan -support more PR

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, Jan. 29 -- Purdue University issued the following news release: * * * Annual Health Empowerment Summit coming Feb. 24 Purdue's annual Health Empowerment Summit serves as a collaborative space for academics, industry leaders and community partners with a shared interest in advancing health. While each year's theme shifts to address a distinct area of focus, this event provides a consistent forum for sharing knowledge and having a dialogue that shapes the direction of the Purdue community's collective work. This year more PR

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Jan. 29 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson continues support for President Trump's birthright citizenship policy * (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - Attorney General Alan Wilson announced today he has joined a friend-of-the-court brief with a coalition of 26 attorneys general in support of President Trump's birthright citizenship executive order. On his first day in office, President Trump issued an executive order to stop automatic birthright citizenship more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Border Security and Immigration released the following written testimony by Nayla Rush, a senior researcher at the Center for Immigration Studies, from a Jan. 14, 2026, joint hearing with the Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism entitled "Biden's Afghan Parolee Program - A Trojan Horse With Flawed Vetting and Deadly Consequences": * * * Summary The Biden-Harris administration evacuated over 80,000 Afghans during the summer of 2021 as U.S. forces withdrew from Afghanistan. Rahm more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * DHS Leads Historic, Nationwide Response as Winter Storm Slams 12 States at Once * WASHINGTON \- In one of the most expansive and severe winter weather emergencies in recent history, a powerful storm system simultaneously impacted 12 states, triggering rapid federal action to protect American lives, infrastructure, and communities. At the direction of President Donald J. Trump, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem l more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release on Jan. 29, 2026: * * * FEMA Approves $4 Million to Support Indiana Recovery CHICAGO - Under the leadership of President Trump and Secretary Noem, FEMA announced today more than $4 million in federal grant funding to support the state of Indiana as it leads community recovery from severe storms, tornadoes and flooding in Spring 2025. This funding helps cover road repair, critical infrastructure restoration a more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Jan. 30 -- Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr issued the following news release: * * * Carr Joined by 21 States in Defending Georgia's Ban on Taxpayer-Funded Sex Changes for Prisoners Attorney General Chris Carr is defending Georgia's law that bans taxpayer-funded sex changes for inmates, and now a 21-state coalition has filed a brief supporting his case. "It's absurd that this is even a conversation. Under no circumstance should Georgia taxpayers be forced to cover the cost of a prisoner's sex change," said Carr. "We're  more PR

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Jan. 30 -- Gov. Mike Braun, R-Indiana, issued the following news release on Jan. 29, 2026: * * * Gov. Mike Braun Celebrates Impact of Indiana's Career and Technical Education Programs as Pathway to Well-Paying Jobs Governor Mike Braun today called attention to the successes of Indiana's Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs in creating clear pathways to prepare students for in-demand, well-paying jobs that drive our state's economy. He celebrated those successes while hosting a proclamation signing at the State more PR

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Jan. 30 -- The Indiana Chamber of Commerce issued the following news release: * * * Indiana Chamber's Wellness Council Develops Lactation Program Guide With caregiver and family support from the workplace becoming a high priority for many Hoosiers, it's increasingly essential for companies to create and sustain related initiatives to support employee well-being and attract and retain a strong workforce. One such option is offering a lactation program. The Wellness Council of Indiana (WCI), a subsidiary of the Indiana C more PR

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Jan. 29 -- The Indiana University McKinney School of Law issued the following news release: * * * Judge Granger Announces Retirement from Floyd Superior Court * Judge Maria Granger, J.D. '94, has announced that she will not seek a fourth term on the bench. She was a pioneer in starting the state's first veterans court and is credited with expanding the reach of problem-solving courts across Indiana. First elected to the bench in Floyd County in 2008, Judge Granger's early work in her court led to the creation of Ind more PR

WICKLIFFE, Ohio, Jan. 30 -- Lubrizol Corp., a Berkshire Hathaway company, issued the following news: * * * Lubrizol Expands Midwest U.S. Reach Through Strategic Partnership with Elite Supply Lubrizol is proud to announce Elite Supply as its newest authorized Channel Partner, supporting the distribution of Lubrizol's market-leading refrigeration, industrial compression, and heat transfer fluid product lines throughout the Midwest United States. This partnership covers Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, and Indiana, ensuring customers in  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Rep. Frank Mrvan, D-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Mrvan Convenes Agriculture Advisory Council * Crown Point, IN - Yesterday, Rep. Frank J. Mrvan convened the first meeting of his Agriculture Advisory Council for Indiana's First Congressional District. The Agriculture Advisory Council convenes local leaders to discuss the challenges facing farmers' operations, businesses, and livelihoods in Northwest Indiana. The goal of the advisory council will be to meet twice a year to discuss current issues,  more PR

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Jan. 29 -- The Indiana University McKinney School of Law issued the following news release: * * * Professor McCabe Publishes Article on EPA Pollution Rules in The Conversation The Environmental Protection Agency recently stopped quantifying the health benefits when assessing the monetary impact of new pollution regulations and regulation changes involving pollutants that contribute to ozone and fine particulate matter. This move leaves government decision-makers without a way to compare regulatory costs to health benef more PR

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Jan. 29 -- The Indiana University McKinney School of Law issued the following news release: * * * Professor Sullivan Testifies in Favor of the Uniform Antitrust Pre-Merger Notification Act "Indiana should adopt legislation to facilitate early information sharing and co-ordination among state attorneys general and federal agencies concerning large corporate mergers of consequence to our state," IU McKinney Professor of Practice Frank Sullivan, Jr., told the Indiana Senate Judiciary Committee in testimony on January 23.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Rep. Andre Carson, D-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Statement from T&I Leaders and Kansas Members on the Anniversary of DCA Midair Collision * Washington, D.C. - Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO), Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Ranking Member Rick Larsen (D-WA), Aviation Subcommittee Chairman Troy E. Nehls (R-TX), Aviation Subcommittee Ranking Member Andre Carson (D-IN), Rep. Tracey Mann (R-KS), and Rep. Sharice Davids (D-KS) issued the following joi more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * Sundance, Inc. and Black River Bells to Pay $100,000 in EEOC Sexual Harassment Lawsuit * Settles federal suit charging Taco Bell operators with allowing manager to sexually harass female employees DETROIT - Sundance, Inc. and Black River Bells, operators of several Taco Bell restaurants in the metropolitan Detroit area, will pay $100,000 and furnish other relief to resolve a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Opportun more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Jan. 30 (TNSrpt) -- The UCLA School of Law Williams Institute issued the following news release: * * * More than half of transgender youth live in a state with at least one law or policy restricting their rights According to a new report by the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law, 53% of transgender youth ages 13 to 17 in the U.S.--approximately 382,800 young people--live in 29 states with laws or policies that restrict access to gender-affirming care, sports, bathrooms and facilities, or the use of gender-affir more PR

NOTRE DAME, Indiana, Jan. 30 (TNSjou) -- The University of Notre Dame Keough School of Global Affairs issued the following news release: * * * As fossil fuel use declines, experts urge planning and coordination to prevent chaotic collapse As the world shifts toward renewable energy sources, some experts warn that a lack of planning for the retirement of fossil fuels could lead to a disorderly and dangerous collapse of existing systems that could prolong the transition to green energy. In a study published in the journal Science, University  more PR

NOTRE DAME, Indiana, Jan. 29 (TNSjou) -- The University of Notre Dame Keough School of Global Affairs issued the following news release: * * * New tool tracks cross-border pollution, revealing unequal distribution of risk, responsibility Microscopic airborne particles known as PM 2.5 contribute to 100,000 premature deaths in the United States each year. A new University of Notre Dame study finds that 40 percent of these deaths can be attributed to pollution that crosses state lines, highlighting the impact of the problem and pinpointing whic more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Jan. 30 -- The West Virginia Attorney General John B. McCuskey issued the following news release: * * * West Virginia leads fight against efforts by climate activists to improperly influence federal judges West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey is leading a coalition of 27 attorneys general calling for the Federal Judicial Center to immediately withdraw an inappropriate new addition to the Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence that deals with "climate science." For decades, the Manual has been an important r more PR