WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Americans for Tax Reform issued the following commentary on Jan. 30, 2026: * * * New Census Migration Data Shows Americans Moving From High- to Low-Tax States By Patrick Gleason The U.S. Census Bureau recently released its annual report on state-to-state migration, which looks at how population changed from July 1, 2024 to July 1, 2025. In addition to showing national population growth of 1.8 million people, which amounts to a 0.5 percent increase, the new Census docume more PR

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Jan. 28 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary: * * * North Dakota to participate in new tax-credit scholarship program -- and that's a win for families By Catrin Wigfall Something important is happening in education policy, and it isn't coming from Washington mandates or teachers' union talking points. It's coming from states embracing a landmark e more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Cohen Asks Governor Lee to Seek FEMA Aid for Shelby County after Recent Snowstorm * Preliminary damage assessment indicates $4.7 million incurred MEMPHIS - Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9) wrote to Governor Bill Lee on Friday evening asking him to seek Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) assistance for Shelby County for expenses incurred in response to the recent snowstorm. Congr more PR

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, Feb. 1 -- East Tennessee State University posted the following news: * * * ETSU closed on Feb. 2 * East Tennessee State University will be closed on Monday, February 2, due to winter road conditions. The university will follow operational "Plan C," which is also found at etsu.edu/operations. Sherrod Library An exception to Plan C: On Monday, February 2, the first floor of Sherrod Library will be open from 7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Spring 2026 fee payment deadline P more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- A coalition of marine and environmental scientists has called upon the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) to refrain from issuing leases for seabed mining in the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) adjacent to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). In a public comment letter, the scientists highlighted the potential harm to marine ecosystems and the need for thorough scientific assessment of these areas before any minin more ST

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 31 -- Vanderbilt University School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Emmanuela Adjei-Sowah receives distinguished fellowship from Cancer Research Institute Vanderbilt School of Engineering researcher Emmanuela Adjei-Sowah has been awarded a highly competitive Irvington Postdoctoral Fellow from the Cancer Research Institute for a study that uses lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) to activate a protein that helps white blood cells detect and fight cancer. Clear more PR