SALISBURY, North Carolina, April 6 -- Catawba College posted the following news: * * * Catawba College to Host Public Reading and Book Launch Celebration for Dr. Patrick Swaney * Catawba College's English Department will host a public reading and book launch celebration for Dr. Patrick Swaney on Thursday, April 16, at 7 p.m. in Hedrick Little Theatre. The event will celebrate Swaney's debut poetry collection, Hand Over Hand Over the Edge of the World, published by YesYes Books in December 2025. The collection features prose poems that blu more PR

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, April 6 -- Purdue University issued the following news release: * * * Daniels School of Business affirms standing as Indiana's No. 1 business school, based on Times Higher Education global rankings * Purdue's Mitch Daniels School of Business continues to solidify its claim as Indiana's strongest business school and its place among the best programs nationally in several key disciplines, equipping the next generation of technologically savvy leaders and entrepreneurs to build the viable and thriving economies of the  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- The National Gallery of Art issued the following news release: * * * Dear America Draws From the National Gallery of Art's Collection to Highlight Artists' Interpretations of the American Experience Exhibition presents works by Ansel Adams, Ruth Asawa, Thomas Moran, Gordon Parks, Paul Revere, Carrie Mae Weems, and more as part of America's 250th anniversary commemoration * As part of its yearlong commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the United States in 2026, the National Gallery of Art presents Dear America: Ar more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration issued a final rule modifying the flight operations at various airports across the national airspace system. This regulatory action establishes, amends, or removes standard instrument approach procedures and associated takeoff minimums to ensure the safe use of navigable airspace. The updates address changes in air traffic requirements and the addition of navigational obstacles. By revising these standards, the agency aims to maintain efficienc more PR

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, April 6 -- Gov. Mike Braun, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Gov. Mike Braun Takes Action to Lower Energy Prices, Make Life More Affordable for Hoosier Families * INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - Indiana Governor Mike Braun today signed HEA1002, landmark legislation to overhaul how Indiana regulates utilities and put affordability first for Hoosier families and businesses. For years, utilities were effectively guaranteed a return on equity for their investments. HEA 1002 changes that structure by introducing  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 6 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-548) on the Wildfire Aerial Response Safety Act (H.R. 6618). The report was advanced by Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, on March 16, 2026. The House passed the bill on March 24, 2026, and it has been referred to the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee. Here are excerpts: * * * PURPOSE OF LEGISLATION The purpose of H.R. 6618, as amended, is to require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to conduc more ST

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 7 -- The Institute for Justice posted the following news release on April 6, 2026: * * * NoHo Print Shop Owner Asks Supreme Court to Hear Case Seeking Compensation After SWAT Team Destroyed Shop Today, a Los Angeles small business owner filed a petition asking the United States Supreme Court to hear his case seeking compensation after a SWAT team destroyed his print shop while pursuing a fugitive in 2022. NoHo Printing & Graphics Owner Carlos Pena and his attorneys from the Institute for Justice (IJ) are asking the more PR

DES MOINES, Iowa, April 7 -- The Iowa Department of Education issued the following news release on April 6, 2026: * * * Iowa's Class of 2025 graduation rate reaches 88.8%, exceeding prepandemic graduation rates and showing significant gains across student groups Dropout rates declined, with fewer students dropping out now than before the pandemic * Iowa's high school graduation rate increased half of a percentage point, reaching 88.8% for the graduating class of 2025, according to figures released today by the Iowa Department of Education. more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- The Internal Revenue Service issued the following notice (No. 2026-22) on April 6, 2026, entitled "2026 Calendar Year Resident Population Figures". * * * 2026 Calendar Year Resident Population Figures This notice advises State and local housing credit agencies that allocate low-income housing tax credits under Sec. 42 of the Internal Revenue Code, and States and other issuers of tax-exempt private activity bonds under Sec. 141, of the population figures to use in calculating: (1) the 2026 calendar year population-based more PR

MUNCIE, Indiana, April 6 -- Ball State University issued the following news release: * * * Hugh Jackman, Award-Winning Actor, to Address Ball State University's Class of 2026 * Actor, producer, and philanthropist Hugh Jackman will address Ball State University's Class of 2026 at the University's Spring Commencement ceremony. Ball State will confer approximately 2,800 doctoral, specialist, master's, and baccalaureate degrees during the University-wide gathering. The event will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 2, in the Quad, followed by indi more PR

SOUTH BEND, Indiana, April 6 -- The University of Notre Dame Law School posted the following news: * * * Notre Dame Law School's Second Death Penalty Abolition Week Deepens the Call for Justice, Redemption, and Human Dignity * Notre Dame Law School hosted its second annual Death Penalty Abolition Week from Monday, March 23 to Friday, March 27, 2026. Organized by the Notre Dame Law School Exoneration Justice Clinic, with the Klau Institute for Civil and Human Rights and the Institute for Social Concerns serving as co-sponsors, the week was m more PR

TAMPA, Florida, April 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida posted the following news release: * * * Registered Sex Offender Sentenced to Six Years for Abusive Sexual Contact on An Aircraft * Orlando, FL - John Daniel Fowler (65, Indianapolis, IN) has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Paul G. Byron to 6 years in federal prison for abusive sexual contact on an aircraft. Fowler was also ordered to serve 15 years of supervised release following his release from prison. A federal jury convicted Fowler on Ja more PR

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, April 6 -- Gov. Mike Braun, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * RELEASE: Governor Braun Makes 99 Appointments to Various Boards and Commissions * INDIANAPOLIS - Governor Mike Braun today announced new appointments to various state boards and commissions. In the month of March, Governor Braun made a robust 99 appointments. Appointments: State Psychology Board * Jere Leib (Psychological Service Associates, Inc) * Reappointment: Term expires 3/31/30 * Allen County * Greg Hale * Reapp more PR

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, April 7 (TNSjou) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * Recent Medicaid Expansions Sharply Increased Access to Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder Rutgers Health researchers observed that expansions made treatment easier to obtain By Nicole Swenarton Medicaid insurance expansions between 2017 and 2023 sharply increased access to medication treatment for opioid use disorder in a period when fatal overdoses continued to climb, according to Rutgers Health researchers. Their study, published in JAMA  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Jim Banks, R-Indiana, issued the following statement: * * * Senator Banks Praises President Trump's Budget for Indianapolis VA Hospital Today, Senator Jim Banks (R-Ind.), a member of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee and an Afghanistan veteran, released the following statement praising President Trump's Fiscal Year 2027 budget which includes $1.98 billion to build a new VA Medical Center in Indianapolis with an 840,000 square-foot bed tower to fulfill acute care requirements, multi-specialty clinic, primary ca more PR

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, April 6 -- Purdue University issued the following news release: * * * Software from tech startup Leto helps caseworkers connect clients with community resources * Professionals at federally qualified health centers, mental health centers, social service agencies, hospitals, institutes of higher education and churches can more efficiently connect clients with community resources using software that functions as a highly customizable electronic version of a social worker's three-ring binder. Leto Tech PBC, an Indian more PR

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, April 6 -- Purdue University issued the following news release: * * * Songlin Fei receives McCoy Award for groundbreaking research in digital forestry * Songlin Fei has been chosen to receive the 2025 Herbert Newby McCoy Award, which is bestowed upon the Purdue faculty member who made the greatest contributions to the field of natural sciences in the past year. Fei was selected for his breakthroughs in digital forestry and computational biology. Fei is the Dean's Chair in Remote Sensing and professor of forestry a more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 6 [Category: Libraries] -- The American Library Association posted the following news release: * * * Ten librarians receive prestigious 2026 I Love My Librarian Award for outstanding public service * CHICAGO - The American Library Association (ALA) is thrilled to announce this year's 10 recipients of the coveted I Love My Librarian Award. Serving communities across the nation, the 2026 honorees are exceptional librarians from academic, public, and school libraries who were nominated by community members for their ex more PR

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, April 6 -- Purdue University issued the following news release: * * * Tongcang Li receives Bement Award for innovative quantum research * WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -Tongcang Li has been chosen to receive the 2025 Arden L. Bement Jr. Award. The award recognizes Purdue University faculty for recent outstanding contributions in pure and applied science and engineering. Li, a professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy in the College of Science and in the Elmore Family School of Electrical and Computer Engineering more PR

EVANSVILLE, Indiana, April 7 -- The University of Southern Indiana issued the following news release: * * * University to host The Wall That Heals Vietnam Veterans Memorial Replica Wall and mobile education center educate on the impact of the Vietnam War * The University of Southern Indiana is excited to announce The Wall That Heals, a three-quarter scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial along with a mobile education center, coming to the USI campus, Thursday through Sunday, October 29 through November 1, at the Broadway Recreatio more PR

VINCENNES, Indiana, April 7 -- Vincennes University issued the following news: * * * Ernst Family's $300,000 gift anchors successful Blazers Give Day plus additional $60,000 raised in community giving On Blazers Give Day 2026, the Vincennes University Foundation announced a $300,000 transformative gift from Chris and Tom Ernst to establish The Legacy Fund. The VU Community also raised just over $60,000 to support future leaders during the sixth annual 24-hour giving celebration on Thursday, April 2. Launched in honor of VU's historic 225th  more PR