AUSTIN, Texas, March 23 [Category: BizTravel] -- Airbnb, a community-driven hospitality company, issued the following news: * * * America Off-the-Map: The Rural Destinations You Haven't Heard Of Yet * As travelers seek alternatives to tourist hotspots, Airbnb is unveiling its first-ever America Off-the-Map list,a curated collection of rural US destinations ripe for discovery. According to a recent Focaldata survey commissioned by Airbnb, 86% of travelers and 94% of Gen Z are interested in ru more PR

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, March 24 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson stands up for farmers at the U.S. Supreme Court * (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - Attorney General Alan Wilson joined Iowa and 22 other states supporting a challenge to a Massachusetts law that bans the sale, and even transportation, of any pork that was produced in violation of Massachusetts hog housing space requirements. In their friend-of-the-court brief, t more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, March 24 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Sponsors Legislation to Strengthen Access to Reproductive and Gender-Affirming Care in California * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced sponsoring three bills that strengthen protections for patient access to and provider delivery of reproductive health care and gender-affirming care in California. The bills - Assembly Bill (AB)  more PR

DES MOINES, Iowa, March 24 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Brenna Bird Leads Fight for Pork Producers at the United States Supreme Court * DES MOINES-Attorney General Brenna Bird is leading 24 states in a brief asking the United States Supreme Court to rule that Massachusetts's radical pork ban is unconstitutional. Massachusetts's "Question 3" pork ban prevents other states from selling pork in or transporting through Massachus more PR

WASHINGTON, March 23 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Cassidy Votes to Confirm President Trump's Nominee for Department of Homeland Security * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) today voted to confirm U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) as President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Department of Homeland Security. He was confirmed in the United States Senate by a vote of 54-45. "As my friend and colleague, I know Markwayne is a more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news on March 24, 2026: * * * Chairman Cassidy Blasts Zohran Mamdani Using Taxpayer Dollars to Promote His Radical Left Agenda, Alienate Jewish New Yorkers U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, blasted socialist New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani for exploiting Amer more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, March 24 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Entergy posted the following news release: * * * Entergy Arkansas fuels girls' STEM success Entergy Arkansas is helping power more than just homes and businesses, it's helping power the future of young women across South Arkansas through its continued partnership with the Girls Learning About Math and Science (GLAMS) program. Since 2018, Entergy Arkansas has played a vital role in supporting GLAMS, a one-day conference that introduce more PR

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: * * * FEMA Provides More Than $6.7 Million in Funding to Support Disaster Survivors in New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas DENTON, Texas - FEMA has approved more than $6.7 million in funding to support state-managed recovery programs as a result of multiple disasters declared in 2024 and 2025. These funds directly support individuals, families and communities in F more PR

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service issued the following news: * * * Time is running out to claim $1.2 billion in refunds for tax year 2022; taxpayers face April 15 deadline The Internal Revenue Service today announced that over 1.3 million people across the nation have unclaimed refunds for tax year 2022 and face an April 15 deadline to submit their tax returns. The IRS estimates that approximately $1.2 billion in refunds remains unclaimed fo more PR

WASHINGTON, March 24 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Lawsuit Launched Over Trump Failure to Protect Horseshoe Crabs * BALTIMORE, Md. -The Center for Biological Diversity today formally notified the Trump administration that it intends to sue the federal government for deciding not to protect American horseshoe crabs under the Endangered Species Act. The Center and 25 other organizations petitioned the National Marine Fishe more PR

WASHINGTON, March 23 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news: * * * Lone Star Women * Each year in March, we celebrate Women's History Month in honor of the extraordinary leaders, educators, artists, and innovators who have impacted our lives and shaped our future. In Texas, we are no strangers to strong women. From the first woman to serve as a U.S. Supreme Court Justice, Sandra Day O'Connor, to six-time Olympic medalist Elana Meyers Taylor, Texas women have enriched our cul more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 24 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts posted the following news release: * * * Louisiana Woman Charged and Agrees to Plead Guilty in Pandemic Relief Scheme * BOSTON - A Louisiana woman has been charged and has agreed to plead guilty to her alleged involvement in a multi-state scheme to obtain millions of dollars in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) funds for herself and others by submitting fraudulent applications to PPP lenders. more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, March 24 -- Mercer University posted the following news wrap up: * * * Faculty and Staff Notables | April 2026 * College of Education Dr. Karyn Allee, associate professor of elementary education, with Dr. Amanda Seccia of Nazareth University and Ph.D. candidate Katie Wooten, co-authored the paper " Identity mediation in doctoral education: Extending a situated framework of scholarly identity," published in the Journal of Education. Dr. Rob Helfenbein, professor of curri more PR

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, March 24 -- Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway issued the following news release: * * * Missouri Leads In First Amendment Victory * Attorney General Catherine Hanaway Secures a Federal Consent Decree, Safeguarding American Voices from Federal Censorship for Years to Come JEFFERSON CITY, Mo - In the fight to protect the First Amendment rights of all Americans, Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway announced today that Missouri and Louisiana secured a more PR

WASHINGTON, March 24 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The New Civil Liberties Alliance issued the following news release: * * * NCLA Reaches Historic Settlement, Strikes Major Blow Against Government's Social Media Censorship * The New Civil Liberties Alliance, on behalf of its clients Jill Hines and Dr. Aaron Kheriaty, has reached a settlement agreement and Consent Decree concluding the landmark Missouri v. Biden lawsuit against government-induced social media censorship. This is the same case that more PR

JEFFERSON, Louisiana, March 24 [Category: BizHospital] -- Ochsner Health System issued the following news release: * * * Ochsner Rush Health welcomes pediatric nurse practitioner Brandi Hansford * MERIDIAN, Miss. - Ochsner Rush Health is pleased to announce the addition of Brandi Hansford, MSN, CPNP-PC, to its team of medical professionals. Hansford is now seeing patients at Ochsner Children's Health Center in Meridian, providing comprehensive pediatric services and individualized care plans more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, March 24 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Entergy posted the following news release: * * * Powering the marsh: The unseen work strengthening Louisiana's electric grid * Most of the time, people experience electricity in the simplest way possible: you flip a switch, and the lights come on. But behind that moment is an enormous amount of work, especially in a place like Louisiana, where the landscape itself presents unique challenges. Resiliency isn't just about fixing power  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 24 [Category: Energy] -- Oil Change International posted the following news release: * * * Protests Target JBIC Board Chair at CERAWeek Amid Hormuz Crisis * Contacts: Weng Cahiles, weng@ oilchange.org, +639685399514 (GMT+8, Phillipines) Rebecca Stoner, rebecca.stoner@oilchange.org, +019175612607 (GMT-5, USA) HOUSTON, TX - Protesters wearing Pikachu suits holding signs reading "Sayonara Fossil Fuels" held an action outside the CERAWeek conference on Monday, urging Japan more PR

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Rep. Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Speaker Johnson: America Will Win the AI Race * WASHINGTON -Today, Speaker Johnson delivered remarks at the 5 th annual Hill and Valley Forum to discuss the House's commitment to unleashing the full potential of American Artificial Intelligence. "We have to move at the speed that victory demands. Inaction is unacceptable. And while the window for American AI leadership is open, it will not stay more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 24 [Category: Environment] -- The Union of Concerned Scientists posted the following news release: * * * Utah Legislature Sets Perilous Precedent, Grants Polluters Sweeping Legal Immunity * WASHINGTON (March 24, 2026)-Utah Governor Spencer Cox signed into law yesterday a new bill granting sweeping legal immunity to corporations and individuals for climate-related harms caused by heat-trapping emissions-regardless of the scale of pollution or its impact on comm more PR

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, March 25 -- VCOM - Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine issued the following news: * * * VCOM Strengthens Rural and Primary Care Workforce with Strong 2026 Match By Amy Ostroth The Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine (VCOM) is celebrating another successful year of residency matches, with students across all four campuses securing placements that advance the College's mission to serve rural and medically underserved communities. Overall, VCOM's final matc more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, March 24 -- Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill issued the following news: * * * Victory for free speech in Louisiana! * Louisiana and Missouri secure federal consent decree with the Trump administration, barring the federal government from using Biden-era coercion tactics to force social media companies into censoring the speech of the American people. In 2022, Louisiana and Missouri filed a federal lawsuit against the Biden administration for pressuring major s more PR