WASHINGTON, April 18 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense released the following testimony by Rear Adm. Lower Half Richard S. Lofgren, acting chief of the U.S. Navy Reserve, from an April 17, 2026, hearing on the fiscal 2027 budget: * * * Chair Calvert, Ranking Member McCollum, distinguished members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify on behalf of the 59,000 Navy Reserve Sailors, 2,400 Strategic Sealift Officers, and 400 civilians of the Navy Reserve. I wa more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, April 17 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Pacific Legal Foundation issued the following news release: * * * Divided court rules that auto repair shop qualifies as a coal mine * A federal appeals court ruled today that a West Virginia truck repair shop qualifies as a "mine" under federal law -a setback for an independent trucking company that has fought for years against federal regulators' expansive reading of their own authority -but a forceful dissent adopted all of the more PR

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- American Rivers issued the following news release: * * * Potomac River Leads 2026 List of America's Most Endangered Rivers Due to Historic Sewage Spill and Unchecked Data Center Growth American Rivers is today naming the Potomac River as number one on our America's Most Endangered Rivers list of 2026, because of the one-two-punch of a historic sewage spill and the rapidly expanding footprint of water-intensive data centers across the watershed, threatening water availa more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 (TNSjou) -- Family-owned firms in India are more likely to exceed legal requirements for social spending to build reputation and stakeholder trust, according to research co-authored by Pooja Thakur-Wernz, assistant professor of business administration at Washington and Lee University. The study investigates why certain companies voluntarily surpass government-mandated thresholds for corporate social responsibility. The research paper, titled Family Ownership and CSR Overspe more PR

BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky, April 17 -- Western Kentucky University posted the following news: * * * WKU sweeps leaderboard in ASCE concrete canoe competition * Western Kentucky University's American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) student chapter brought home an array of accolades from the 2026 ASCE Indiana-Kentucky Student Symposium. WKU was among 14 teams composed of civil engineering students in the competition held April 9-11, hosted by the University of Kentucky and the University of L more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, April 18 -- The West Virginia Democratic Party issued the following news release: * * * WV Democratic Party Calls on Chief Judge Dan Greear to Recuse Himself in Data Center Cases Involving Speaker Roger Hanshaw The West Virginia Democratic Party today called on Dan Greear, Chief Judge of the West Virginia Intermediate Court of Appeals, to immediately recuse himself from any cases involving House Speaker Roger Hanshaw and his out-of-state data center developer client more PR

MORGANTOWN, West Virginia, April 17 (TNSrep) -- West Virginia University posted the following news: * * * WVU president reports stable financial outlook for University, introduces incoming CFO during BOG meeting * West Virginia University continues to operate on solid financial ground with a "stable outlook," according to the three largest credit rating agencies. President Michael T. Benson reported the reaffirmation of positive ratings of A from S&P Global for "strong capacity to meet fin more PR