WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, April 15 -- Purdue University issued the following news release: * * * 2 Purdue alumnae complete the crew of the Virgin Galactic all-Boilermaker spaceflight * WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -Purdue University is set to send five Boilermakers on a research journey into space with the announcement of the final two crew members to take part in a Virgin Galactic suborbital flight mission. Veteran commercial astronaut Beth Moses, a Purdue aeronautics and astronautics alumna, and F more PR

OLYMPIA, Washington, April 15 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * AG Brown, bipartisan coalition win landmark verdict against Live Nation * Attorney General Nick Brown and a coalition of 32 other states and the District of Columbia have won a landmark verdict in an antitrust case against Live Nation for illegally monopolizing the live entertainment industry, driving up prices for consumers and harming performers and venues. Washington and more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, April 15 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Co-Leads Bipartisan Coalition in Support of Federal Rule to Increase Transparency in Prescription Drug Pricing * Comment letter supports stronger disclosure requirements for PBMs, seeks clarity that proposed rule doesn't preempt state PBM transparency laws OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today co-led a bipartisan coalition of 45 attorneys  more PR

DES MOINES, Iowa, April 15 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Brenna Bird Urges Payment Processors to Stop Transactions of Illegal Vapes Hurting Iowa Children * DES MOINES -Attorney General Brenna Bird announced today she is leading a coalition of 13 attorneys general in a letter to credit card companies urging them to stop sales of illegal vape products facilitated through their payment card networks. Illegal vapes, overwhelmingly more PR

CARMEL, Indiana, April 15 -- The Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee released the following written testimony by Vincent J. Wong, CEO and president of BioCrossroads and Crossroads Health Ventures, from an April 7, 2026, field hearing entitled "Fueling Innovation: The Role of Small Businesses in America's Bioeconomy": * * * SENATOR YOUNG, DISTINGUISHED MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE AND GUESTS, Thank you for the opportunity to testify on the efforts in Indiana to create the foundati more PR

CARMEL, Indiana, April 15 -- The Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee released the following testimony by Aaron Schacht, CEO of BiomEdit Inc., from an April 7, 2026, field hearing entitled "Fueling Innovation: The Role of Small Businesses in America's Bioeconomy": * * * Senator Young and distinguished guests, thank you for the opportunity to testify today. My name is Aaron Schacht, and I am the CEO of BiomEdit, a biotechnology company based here in Indiana. We develop syntheti more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, chairman of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release on April 15, 2026: * * * Budget Committee Republicans Highlight Big, Beautiful Tax Relief on Tax Day Today, Republican Members of the House Budget Committee highlighted how the One Big Beautiful Bill is ensuring American taxpayers are keeping more of what they earned during a hearing on the President's Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Request. This Tax Day, the average tax r more PR

NEW ALBANY, Indiana, April 15 -- The Community Foundation of Southern Indiana issued the following news release on April 14, 2026: * * * Community Foundation Awards Discretionary Grants to Support Innovation and Preservation in Southern Indiana Building on a recent round of competitive grantmaking, the Community Foundation of Southern Indiana (CFSI) is continuing its investment in the region through two discretionary grants that support both long-term innovation and the preservation of a hist more PR

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Rep. James Baird, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Baird Introduces Legislation to Increase STEM Prowess in the Foreign Service * Congressman Jim Baird (IN-04) introduced the Tech Diplomacy Training Act (H.R. 8212) to ensure all Foreign Service officers receive training on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) concepts prior to being stationed abroad. "Training in STEM is paramount in our increasingly digital securit more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 16 -- Curtis Institute of Music issued the following news: * * * Curtis Institute of Music Announces Recipients of Fifth Annual Daniel W. Dietrich II Young Alumni Fund Curtis awarded 26 grants totaling $130,000 to recent graduates for creative and community-based projects; travel and professional expenses; and instrument needs. * Curtis Institute of Music is proud to announce its fifth annual Daniel W. Dietrich II Young Alumni Fund grantees. This impactful  more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, April 15 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * DalSanto Named to IBJ's 2026 Forty Under 40 List * Taft partner Kim DalSanto has been named to the Indianapolis Business Journal's (IBJ) 2026 Forty Under 40 list. DalSanto was selected from more than 250 nominees for this annual recognition, which honors rising leaders across central Indiana who have demonstrated professional excellence and community impact. DalSanto focuses her  more PR

ST. AUGUSTINE, Florida, April 15 -- Flagler College posted the following news: * * * Faculty Spotlight: Dr. MinJi "MJ" Kim * Dr. MinJi "MJ" Kim is an Assistant Professor of Strategic Communication and Public Relations at Flagler College, where she joined the faculty in Fall 2022. She brings a fresh perspective to strategic communication through her passion for diversity, equity, and inclusion, her curiosity about Gen Z, and her commitment to lifelong learning. Dr. Kim earned her Ph.D. in M more PR

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- The Federal Trade Commission issued the following news release: * * * FTC Takes Action to Restore Competition in the Digital Advertising Ecosystem * The Federal Trade Commission, along with a coalition of states, took decisive action today to stop collusion between the nation's largest advertising agencies that distorted America's modern public square. Starting in 2018, major U.S. advertising agencies WPP, Publicis and Dentsu-who buy digital ad inventory on behalf o more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 16 -- Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr issued the following news release on April 15, 2026: * * * Carr Pushes for Federal Rule to Increase Transparency in Prescription Drug Pricing Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr has joined a bipartisan coalition in submitting a comment letter in support of a proposed rule from the U.S. Department of Labor that requires greater transparency from pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). Specifically, those PBMs that service employer-fun more PR

CARMEL, Indiana, April 15 -- The Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee released the following testimony by Michelle Dennis, regional innovation officer of Heartland BioWorks Tech Hub, from an April 7, 2026, field hearing entitled "Fueling Innovation: The Role of Small Businesses in America's Bioeconomy": * * * Chair Ernst, Ranking Member Markey, and Distinguished Members of the Committee: Thank you for the opportunity to provide this testimony. As Regional Innovation Officer, I more PR

WASHINGTON, April 15 [Category: Union] -- The International Brotherhood of Teamsters posted the following news release: * * * Illinois Teamsters Demand Lawmakers Reject Anti-Worker Waymo Bill * (SPRINGFIELD, Ill.) - Illinois Teamsters and the Labor Alliance for Public Transportation (LAPT) announced a new partnership to stop the Autonomous Vehicle Pilot Project Act (IL SB3392/HB5103). The legislation, which is being backed by Big Tech companies like Waymo, would harm middle-class jobs and  more PR

KOKOMO, Indiana, April 16 -- Indiana University Kokomo campus issued the following news: * * * Simulated Supreme Court hearings teach constitutional law Students in an Indiana University Kokomo constitutional law class argued cases in front of the Concordia Supreme Court this semester, deciding legal issues that came before the fictional state's justices. Andy Tuholski, assistant professor of political science, developed the class and the political simulations students participated in, givin more PR

CARMEL, Indiana, April 15 -- The Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee released the following testimony by David Rosenberg, president and CEO of the Indiana University Launch Accelerator for Biosciences, from an April 7, 2026, field hearing entitled "Fueling Innovation: The Role of Small Businesses in America's Bioeconomy": * * * Senator Young and distinguished guests, thank you for holding this hearing right here in the heartland. That choice is itself a statement that America' more PR

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Washington, issued the following news: * * * Jayapal, Carson, Meng, Chu Recognize Fifth Anniversary of Mass Shooting at FedEx Facility * WASHINGTON, D.C. -U.S. Representatives Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Andre Carson (IN-07), Grace Meng (NY-06), Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), and Judy Chu (CA-28), CAPAC Chair Emerita, are introducing legislation recognizing five years since a tragic mass shooting took the lives o more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 15 -- Temple University posted the following news: * * * Josh Gladden appointed to two national research leadership roles * Temple's vice president for research will serve as board member and Finance Committee chair for the Southeastern Universities Research Association, as well as board member and chair of the Council of Sponsoring Institutions for Oak Ridge Associated Universities. Josh Gladden, Temple's vice president for research, was recently appointed more PR

CARMEL, Indiana, April 15 -- The Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee released the following testimony by Mark Warner, chief technology officer and co-founder of Liberation Bioindustries, from an April 7, 2026, field hearing entitled "Fueling Innovation: The Role of Small Businesses in America's Bioeconomy": * * * Senator Young and distinguished guests, my name is Mark Warner, I am co-founder and CTO of Liberation Bioindustries, a company working to bring fit-for-purpose bioman more PR

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Warren, Escobar, Underwood Lead 32 Lawmakers in Pressing Homeland Security Watchdog to Investigate Detainee Locator System Failures * "Without a functional locator system, DHS is effectively creating 'disappearances' on U.S. soil, and we urge the DHS Office of Inspector General to investigate this matter" Santa Fe, N.M. - U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mas more PR

CARMEL, Indiana, April 15 -- The Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee released the following testimony by Alina Alexeenko-Peroulis, president and co-founder of LyoWave Inc., Reilly professor of aeronautics, astronautics and chemical engineering, and director of the Advanced Lyophilization Technology Consortium at Purdue University, from an April 7, 2026, field hearing entitled "Fueling Innovation: The Role of Small Businesses in America's Bioeconomy": * * * Senator Young and Di more PR

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, April 15 -- Purdue University issued the following news release: * * * MaPSAC elects new vice chair and emeritus members * The Management and Professional Staff Advisory Committee elected a new vice chair and four nonvoting emeritus members for 2026-27 during its April 8 meeting. Joey Woodyard, director of operations for the Purdue University Veterinary Hospital, was elected vice chair and will take office June 1. Current vice chair Amanda Hassenplug, lead research more PR

CARMEL, Indiana, April 15 -- The Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee released the following testimony by Derek Andrew Small, chairman, CEO and co-founder of Monument Biosciences Inc., CEO and co-founder of Syndeio Biosciences Inc., and CEO and managing director of Luson Bioventures, from an April 7, 2026, field hearing entitled "Fueling Innovation: The Role of Small Businesses in America's Bioeconomy": * * * Chair Ernst, Senator Young, and Members of the Committee: Thank you  more PR

SAN DIEGO, California, April 15 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Public Health Association posted the following news release: * * * More Than 130 Organizations Express Concern Over Changes to CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices Charter * Contact: mediarelations@apha.org, Lisa Robinson, lrobinson@aap.org or Alex Hulvalchick, ahulvalchick@aap.org On April 9, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published a revised Advisory Committee on Immunization Prac more PR

CONCORD, New Hampshire, April 16 -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following news release on April 15, 2026: * * * Attorney General Formella, Coalition Push for New Rule to Increase Transparency in Prescription Drug Pricing Attorney General John M. Formella, along with a bipartisan coalition of 44 of his fellow attorneys general, submitted a letter today supporting a proposed U.S. Department of Labor (Department) rule that would require greater transparency from pharm more PR

LINCOLN, Nebraska, April 15 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release: * * * Nebraska Joins FTC and Coalition of States to Restore Competition in the Digital Advertising Ecosystem * Today, the Nebraska Attorney General's Office, the Federal Trade Commission, and a coalition of states filed a lawsuit to stop collusion between the nation's largest advertising agencies that distorted America's modern public square. Starting in 2018, major U.S. advertising age more PR

NEW YORK, April 16 -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release on April 14, 2026: * * * Public Interest Groups Challenge Trump Administration's Renewal of an Order to Keep Washington's Last Coal Plant Operating The Department of Energy is claiming false emergencies to keep open dirty, inefficient coal plants across the country including a coal plant slated for shutdown in Centralia, Washington * (Washington, D.C.) Today, public interest groups filed a second request  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- The House Armed Services Committee released the following testimony by Rep. James Baird, R-Indiana, from an April 15, 2026, hearing on the National Defense Authorization Act: * * * Mr. Chairman, thank you very much for the opportunity to speak about a few critical technologies which should be prioritized by the Committee in the Fiscal Year 2027 NDAA, and by the Department of War at large. The United States faces a growing number of unique security threats. Our nation-s more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- The House Armed Services Committee released the following written testimony by Rep. Rudy Yakym, R-Indiana, from an April 15, 2026, hearing on the fiscal 2027 National Defense Authorization Act: * * * Thank you, Chairman Rogers and Ranking Member Smith for holding this hearing. I'm grateful for the opportunity to share with the Committee my defense priorities for the upcoming year. Throughout my tenure in Congress, my top defense priority has always been ensuring that H more PR

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, April 15 -- Purdue University issued the following news release: * * * Researchers in various studies looking for participants * Here is a list of research studies that currently are looking for participants. Trading sugar for sparkles in adolescents Researchers in the Nutrition Science department are recruiting teens who regularly drink soda or sugary beverages for a study on taste and beverage preferences. There are two aims for the study. Participants in the more PR

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, April 15 [Category: Media] -- The Society of Professional Journalists posted the following news: * * * SPJ renames Ethics in Journalism Award in honor of late Fred Brown * Media Contact: SPJ Communications, communications@spj.org The SPJ Board of Directors approved renaming the Ethics in Journalism Award to the "Fred Brown SPJ Ethics in Journalism Award" during an executive session held as part of its board meeting Friday. Known affectionately as "Ethical Fred," more PR

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, April 15 [Category: Media] -- The Society of Professional Journalists posted the following news: * * * SPJ sharpens focus of advocacy fund to strengthen press freedom initiatives in states and local communities * Announcing a renewed strategic focus for its First Amendment Forever Fund, the Society of Professional Journalists is now inviting grant proposals for locally driven advocacy initiatives to protect press freedom and the public's right to know. Originally est more PR

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, April 16 (TNSrep) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis issued the following news release on April 15, 2026: * * * St. Louis Fed Releases Beige Book The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis released its portion of the Federal Reserve's latest Beige Book, published today. The local report summarizes economic conditions for the Eighth District, which is based in St. Louis and covers all of Arkansas and parts of Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri and Tennesse more PR

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, April 15 -- Purdue University issued the following news release: * * * Suchman presents 'Law, Innovation and Entrepreneurship' at Westwood Lecture Series * Mark Suchman, a professor of sociology in the College of Liberal Arts, presented "Law, Innovation and Entrepreneurship: Cycles of Change in Legal and Industrial Fields" at the Westwood Lecture Series on April 14. "Law, Innovation and Entrepreneurship: Cycles of Change in Legal and Industrial Fields" Mark Such more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 15 -- The University of Chicago posted the following news: * * * UChicago announces 2026 Alumni Award honorees * The University of Chicago Alumni Association and the Alumni Board have announced the recipients of the 2026 Alumni Awards. The awards recognize accomplished UChicago graduates for their outstanding professional achievement, service to society and contributions to the UChicago community. This year's honorees span a wide range of fields, including global e more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, April 15 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Will Gardner to Speak at Indiana Chamber's Environmental Permitting and Reporting Conference * Taft partner Will Gardner will speak at the Indiana Chamber of Commerce's Environmental Permitting and Reporting Conference on Apr. 21, in Indianapolis. Gardner will join KERAMIDA's Mack Overton and Kayla Gibbons for the afternoon session titled "EHS, ESG, Energy and ISO Auditing: Best Pr more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio, April 16 -- Wittenberg University issued the following news release: * * * Junior Earns Prestigious Goldwater Scholarship Hailey Mulvilhill receives the nation's preeminent undergraduate research award in the fields of science, engineering, and mathematics * Supporting talented college sophomores and juniors who aspire to become the nation's next generation of researchers in science, engineering, and mathematics, the Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Found more PR