NEW YORK, April 21 [Category: Sociological] -- Everytown for Gun Safety posted the following news release: * * * A $25 Device Is Costing Illinoisans Their Lives and Tens of Millions of Dollars; Lawmakers Can't Afford to Ignore DIY Machine Guns * Illinois is paying a steep and growing price for the spread of illegal machine gun conversion devices commonly known as "switches." In a matter of seconds, these small, inexpensive devices can turn a pistol into a fully automatic weapon capable of fi more PR

ITASCA, Illinois, April 20 [Category: Transportation] -- The National Safety Council posted the following news: * * * 2026 National Child Passenger Safety Awards Recognize Safety Trailblazers * Baltimore - The National Child Passenger Safety Board, managed by the National Safety Council, presented the 2026 National Child Passenger Safety Awards on April 18 at the Lifesavers Conference on Roadway Safety. The National Child Passenger Safety Awards recognize certified child passenger safety ( more PR

NORTHBROOK, Illinois, April 21 [Category: BizLaboratory Sciences] -- UL Solutions, a company that says it delivers testing, inspection and certification services, together with software products and advisory offerings, issued the following news release: * * * ABB Achieves First Certification from UL Solutions for System Designed to Advance Data Center Safety and Reliability * * First of its kind: UL Solutions certified ABB's HiPerGuard to UL 9540, the first medium-voltage, multi-mode static more PR

DAYTON, Ohio, April 21 -- The University of Dayton posted the following news: * * * AES Ohio Foundation awards $25,000 to DC Flyers program * The University of Dayton's 10-week summer internship program in Washington, D.C., will continue its legacy of developing future public servants with another year of financial support from the AES Ohio Foundation. The AES Ohio Foundation is providing $25,000 to DC Flyers, a program that facilitates student internships ranging from placements on Capito more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 21 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Wins Lawsuit Protecting Gender-Affirming Care * Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell and a coalition of 22 states secured a federal court order blocking an unlawful attempt by the Trump Administration to threaten healthcare providers that provide care for youth with gender dysphoria. A federal district court issued a written opinion and judg more PR

LANSING, Michigan, April 21 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Calls on Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to Abandon Plan to Decimate Enforcement, Consumer Protection * LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a coalition of 23 attorneys general in urging the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to scale back its plans that would severely reduce staffing, undermine the agency's statutory obligation to superv more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 21 -- The University of Chicago posted the following news: * * * Alison LaCroix named speaker for UChicago's 2026 Convocation ceremony * Prof. Alison LaCroix has been named the speaker for the University of Chicago's Convocation on June 6, as part of the campus-wide celebration of the Class of 2026. A renowned scholar of U.S. legal history specializing in constitutional law, federalism, and 18th- and 19th-century legal thought, LaCroix is the Robert Newton Reid Pro more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 20 [Category: Libraries] -- The American Library Association posted the following news release: * * * ALSC releases 2026 Summer Reading Lists The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) has released its 2026 Summer Reading Lists, filled with engaging book titles and recommended digital media options to keep children reading and exploring all summer long. Titles are organized into four separate lists by age range: birth-preschool, K-2nd grade, 3rd-5th grade more PR

WASHINGTON, April 21 [Category: Medical] -- The American Society of Hematology posted the following news release: * * * ASH Funds 10 Treating Fairly Research Awards to Protect Critical Hematology Research In an effort to counteract federal cuts to health equity outcomes research, the American Society of Hematology (ASH) is awarding 10 Treating Fairly Research Awards of $200,000 each to independent investigators whose work aims to close outcome gaps in hematologic diseases. ASH's new $2 millio more PR

CARLISLE, Pennsylvania, April 21 -- Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law posted the following news: * * * Associate Dean Daryl Lim comments on Google AI antitrust litigation * CARLISLE, PA-Associate Dean for Research and Strategic Partnerships Daryl Lim was quoted in a recent article in The Capitol Forum analyzing the dismissal of a major antitrust lawsuit involving Google's artificial intelligence (AI)-generated search summaries. His commentary highlights the evolving inter more PR

CARLISLE, Pennsylvania, April 21 -- Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law posted the following news: * * * Associate Dean Daryl Lim quoted by AFP on landmark social media verdict * CARLISLE, PA-Associate Dean for Research and Strategic Partnerships Daryl Lim was quoted by Agence France-Presse (AFP) in coverage of a landmark California jury verdict holding Meta and YouTube liable for failing to adequately warn young users about the risks associated with excessive social media  more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 21 -- The University of Chicago posted the following news: * * * At UChicago event, Russian journalist Maria Pevchikh talks Kremlin investigations and Navalny's legacy * For the past five years, journalist Maria Pevchikh has kept an eye on the political elites of her native Russia from a state of self-exile. Pevchikh is the head of investigations at the Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK), a watchdog group created by the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny.  more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, April 21 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Continues Opposition to Trump Administration's Mandatory Immigration Detention Without Due Process * OAKLAND - California Attorney General Rob Bonta yesterday co-led a multistate coalition in filing an amicus brief in support of challenges to the Trump Administration's no-bond policy, which mandates the indefinite detention of vast numbers of non-citizens  more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, April 21 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Opposes EPA's Proposed Emission Standards for Marine Tank Vessel Loading Operations for Failing to Fully Address Health Risks * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta, together with the California Air Resources Board (CARB), joined a multistate comment letter opposing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) proposed National Emissions Stan more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, April 20 -- North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Jeff Jackson Pushes For Changes to Make Rental Housing More Affordable * Attorney General Jeff Jackson and a bipartisan group of attorneys general are urging the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to ban hidden and surprise fees that drive up rent costs for North Carolinians. "So much of people's money goes to paying rent, and renters need to know upfront  more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 21 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL OPPOSES FEDERAL EFFORT TO STRIP HOUSING SUPPORT FOR MIXED-STATUS IMMIGRANT HOUSEHOLDS * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul today joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general in submitting a comment letter opposing a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) proposed rule that would prohibit mixed-status families from living in public housing and  more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 21 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL RECOGNIZES EARTH DAY, CONTINUES TO PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT FROM UNLAWFUL FEDERAL ACTIONS * Chicago - With Earth Day approaching, Attorney General Kwame Raoul today highlighted his office's work to protect the environment, advance clean energy solutions, and sound the alarm about the Trump administration's unprecedented attempts to illegally dismantle programs a more PR

WASHINGTON, April 21 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The National League of Cities issued the following news release: * * * Big Seven Leaders Convene to Strengthen the Federal-State-Local Partnership * Oklahoma City, Okla. -As the nation approaches the 250th anniversary of its founding, leaders of the nation's seven principal state and local government organizations convened April 20 in Oklahoma City for a historic State and Local Leadership Summit focused on the future of Am more PR

ADRIAN, Michigan, April 21 -- Adrian College issued the following news release: * * * Brigadier General Ravindra V. Wagh to speak at Adrian College Spring Commencement Brigadier General Ravindra V. Wagh, the Assistant to the Adjutant General-Army for the Michigan National Guard, will deliver Adrian College's Spring Commencement address at 3 p.m., Sunday, May 3. Wagh also serves as the special assistant to the vice chief of the National Guard Bureau for Pacific initiatives. Wagh's awards inc more PR

WASHINGTON, April 22 (TNSrpt) -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release on April 21, 2026: * * * CAIR Welcomes New Report Detailing 'Dehumanizing' Anti-Muslim Campaign by Public Officials Texas and Florida officials feature prominently in a coordinated anti-Muslim social media campaign * The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed new research detailing how 46 Republ more PR

DOWNERS GROVE, Illinois, April 22 -- CompTIA posted the following news release: * * * CompTIA launches new Essentials Series course to help Microsoft 365 Copilot users work more confidently and effectively Leader in IT training and certifications expands educational offerings with CompTIA Copilot 365 Essentials * CompTIA, a leading global provider of information technology (IT) training and certifications, has released its newest artificial intelligence (AI) skills-building course, designed more PR

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on April 21, 2026: * * * The Department of Justice Reaches a Proposed Consent Decree with Nebraska to Enjoin the State from Enforcing its Unconstitutional In-State Tuition and Scholarship Programs for Illegal Aliens Today, the United States filed a complaint against Nebraska and joined with the State in filing a proposed consent decree to permanently enjoin Nebraska laws that provide in-state tuition and  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Duckworth, Durbin, Grassley and Sorensen Demand Answers from Army on Rock Island Arsenal Workforce Reassignments * April 21, 2026 [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and U.S. Representative Eric Sorensen (D-IL-17) today are demanding answers from the Army on workforce as more PR

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Calls For Reforms To FISA Section 702 * April 20, 2026 Durbin: "Congress should reauthorize Section 702 with sensible reforms to protect Americans from threats to their security and to their constitutional rights." WASHINGTON - In a speech on the Senate floor, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, called for serious reform more PR

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Speaks On Latest Kash Patel Revelations, Urges Replacement * April 20, 2026 Durbin: "Director Patel's behavior has been even more erratic and irresponsible than previously reported... Patel should be replaced immediately." WASHINGTON - In a speech on the Senate floor, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, called for Federa more PR

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin, Moran Introduce Bipartisan Legislation To Increase Agricultural Research Funding * April 20, 2026 WASHINGTON-U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-KS), both members of the Senate Committee on Appropriations and the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today reintroduced legislation that would require a five percent annual more PR

MOUNT PROSPECT, Illinois, April 20 [Category: Business] -- The National Sporting Goods Association posted the following news: * * * Eastern Michigan University Adding Women's Flag Football * YPSILANTI, MICHIGAN (April 20, 2026) - Eastern Michigan University announced the addition of women's flag football as an intercollegiate varsity sport in the spring of 2027, following the NCAA's January 2026 designation of women's flag football as an Emerging Sport for Women. With the addition, Eastern more PR

CHARLESTON, Illinois, April 22 -- Eastern Illinois University issued the following news release: * * * EIU's Dr. Shawn Peoples earns scholarship for advanced student safety training Double EIU alum, Director of EIU's Office of Civil Rights to attend Hazing Prevention Institute in Indianapolis * Dr. Shawn Peoples, the Director of the Office of Civil Rights at Eastern Illinois University and Eastern's Title IX Coordinator, has recently been awarded the Harrison Kowiak Scholarship to attend th more PR

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- The FBI issued the following news release: * * * FBI Chicago Announces Reward of Up to $50,000 for Information Leading to Arrest and Conviction of Joseph "Troubles" Matos Douglas S. DePodesta, special agent in charge of the Chicago Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), announced a reward of up to $50,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of Joseph "Troubles" Matos. Matos is wanted in connection with the shooting death of National Gu more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 22 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news: * * * A New Path to Affordable Housing: The MPF(R) Habitat for Humanity(R) Program Across Illinois and Wisconsin, the need for affordable housing continues to outpace supply, and for many Habitat for Humanity affiliates, building more homes has become increasingly difficult. In this episode of Banking on Connections, FHLBank Chicago introduces  more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 21 (TNSLrpt) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond issued the following economic brief (No. 26-12) in April 2026 by Sergio Correia, Stephan Luck and Emil Verner entitled "Bank Failures: Solvency and Liquidity". Here are excerpts: * * * We often recall bank failures by their most salient moments: the runs on the bank that preceded the collapse. The reasons for runs can vary, from the "Twitter-fueled" run that preceded Silicon Valley Bank's failure in 2023 to the Was more PR

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, April 20 -- Gov. Mike Braun, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Gov. Braun Takes Action to Protect Hoosier Highways from Illegal Immigrants with CDLs * INDIANAPOLIS - Today, Indiana Governor Mike Braun highlighted his signing of HEA1200: a bill to take on the dangerous upsurge of illegal aliens with Commercial Drivers' Licenses (CDLs) driving large commercial trucks on Hoosier roads and highways. Governor Braun was joined by bill author Rep. Jim Pres more PR

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley, Duckworth, Durbin and Sorensen Press for Answers on Rock Island Arsenal Workforce Reassignments * BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA - U.S. Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), along with U.S. Rep. Eric Sorensen (D-Ill.), are requesting answers from the Secretary of the Army regarding workforce assignments at Rock Island Arsenal that impact hundreds of jo more PR

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, April 21 [Category: Education] -- The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities posted the following news release: * * * HACU releases 2026 Legislative Agenda * The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities has released its 2026 Legislative Agenda for the 119th Congress, outlining priorities to address higher education needs relevant to Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) and Emerging HSIs, as well as PK-12 support, funding and pipeline issues leading int more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 21 [Category: Health Care] -- The Alzheimer's Association posted the following news release: * * * HHS Secretary Kennedy Calls for Early Alzheimer's Screening * - Remarks underscore urgent need for bipartisan ASAP Act, early detection as standard of care - Washington, D.C., April 21, 2026 -U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. called for earlier Alzheimer's screening and detection today, declaring it "absolutely critical" -rema more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, April 21 (TNSLrpt) -- The Illinois Auditor General issued the following report involving Deaf and Hard of Hearing Commission -- Compliance Examination. Here are excerpts: * * * REPORT DIGEST DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING COMMISSION COMPLIANCE EXAMINATION FOR THE TWO YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2025 Release Date: April 14, 2026 FINDINGS THIS AUDIT: 8 CATEGORY: NEW -- REPEAT - TOTAL Category 1: 0 -- 4 -- 4 Category 2: 0 -- 4 -- 4 Category 3: 0 -- 0 -- 0 TOTAL: 0 -- 8 - 8 more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, April 21 (TNSLrpt) -- The Illinois Auditor General issued the following report involving Eastern Illinois University -- Compliance Examination. Here are excerpts: * * * REPORT DIGEST EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY COMPLIANCE EXAMINATION FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2025 Release Date: April 9, 2026 FINDINGS THIS AUDIT: 4 CATEGORY: NEW -- REPEAT - TOTAL Category 1: 0 -- 1 -- 1 Category 2: 0 -- 3 -- 3 Category 3: 0 -- 0 -- 0 TOTAL: 0 -- 4 - 4 FINDINGS LAST AUDIT:  more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, April 21 (TNSLrpt) -- The Illinois Auditor General issued the following report (No. xx) involving Executive Ethics Commission -- Compliance Examination. Here are excerpts: * * * REPORT DIGEST EXECUTIVE ETHICS COMMISSION COMPLIANCE EXAMINATION FOR THE TWO YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2025 Release Date: April 16, 2026 FINDINGS THIS AUDIT: 4 CATEGORY: NEW -- REPEAT - TOTAL Category 1: 1 -- 0 -- 1 Category 2: 1 -- 2 -- 3 Category 3: 0 -- 0 -- 0 TOTAL: 2 -- 2 - 4 FINDIN more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, April 21 (TNSLrpt) -- The Illinois Auditor General issued the following report involving Illinois Commerce Commission -- Compliance Examination. Here are excerpts: * * * REPORT DIGEST ILLINOIS COMMERCE COMMISSION COMPLIANCE EXAMINATION FOR THE TWO YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2025 Release Date: April 9, 2026 FINDINGS THIS AUDIT: 10 CATEGORY: NEW -- REPEAT - TOTAL Category 1: 0 -- 0 -- 0 Category 2: 3 -- 7 -- 10 Category 3: 0 -- 0 -- 0 TOTAL: 3 -- 7 -- 10 FINDINGS more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, April 21 (TNSLrpt) -- The Illinois Auditor General issued the following report involving Illinois Finance Authority -- Compliance Examination. Here are excerpts: * * * REPORT DIGEST EXECUTIVE ETHICS COMMISSION COMPLIANCE EXAMINATION FOR THE TWO YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2025 Release Date: April 16, 2026 FINDINGS THIS AUDIT: 4 CATEGORY: NEW -- REPEAT - TOTAL Category 1: 1 -- 1 -- 2 Category 2: 0 -- 2 -- 2 Category 3: 0 -- 0 -- 0 TOTAL: 1 -- 3 - 4 FINDINGS LAST  more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, April 21 (TNSLrpt) -- The Illinois Auditor General issued the following report involving Illinois Liquor Control Commission -- Compliance Examination. Here are excerpts: * * * REPORT DIGEST ILLINOIS LIQUOR CONTROL COMMISSON COMPLIANCE EXAMINATION FOR THE TWO YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2025 Release Date: April 14, 2026 FINDINGS THIS AUDIT: 12 CATEGORY: NEW -- REPEAT - TOTAL Category 1: 0 -- 2 -- 2 Category 2: 2 - 8 -- 10 Category 3: 0 -- 0 -- 0 TOTAL: 2 -- 10 - 12 more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, April 21 (TNSLrpt) -- The Illinois Auditor General issued the following report involving Office of the State Fire Marshal -- Compliance Examination. Here are excerpts: * * * REPORT DIGEST OFFICE OF THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL COMPLIANCE EXAMINATION FOR THE TWO YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2024 Release Date: April 16, 2026 FINDINGS THIS AUDIT: 19 CATEGORY: NEW -- REPEAT - TOTAL Category 1: 4 -- 9 -- 13 Category 2: 1 -- 5 -- 6 Category 3: 0 -- 0 -- 0 TOTAL: 5 -- 14 - 19 more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, April 21 (TNSLrpt) -- The Illinois Auditor General issued the following report involving State of Illinois Statewide Single Audit -- Single Audit. Here are excerpts: * * * REPORT DIGEST * DHFS did not ensure the annual financial audits prepared during the year ended June 30, 2024 for Managed Care Organizations (MCOs) of the CHIP and Medicaid Cluster programs met the requirements of the MCO contracts and federal regulations. We also noted DHFS did not perform follow up  more PR

CHAMPAIGN, Illinois, April 21 -- The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus issued the following news: * * * Illinois professor's book shows how 'lawful fictions' are used to manage immigration, citizenship * CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Jose A. de la Garza Valenzuela, a University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign professor of Latina/Latino Studies, looks at the experiences of queer migrants, and at how immigration practices shape particular fictions about them, in his new book " Queer in a Legal S more PR

WASHINGTON, April 21 [Category: ThinkTank] (TNSrpt) -- The Progressive Policy Institute posted the following news release: * * * Illinois' Energy Leadership at Risk Without a Pragmatic Climate Strategy, New PPI Report Warns * A new report from the Progressive Policy Institute (PPI) finds that Illinois has built one of the nation's cleanest and most affordable energy systems, but warns that calendar-driven mandates to phase out natural gas generation could undermine grid reliability, drive up more PR

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Iowa Field Report: Congresswoman Miller-Meeks Calls for Crackdown on Waste, Fraud, and Abuse in Government Programs * WASHINGTON, D.C. - As highlighted in the Iowa Field Report, Congresswoman Miller-Meeks (IA-01) is calling for a crackdown on waste, fraud, abuse, and the growing misuse of taxpayer dollars in Washington. "The American people expect their government to respect their tax do more PR

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, April 21 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Ameren, a provider of electric power services, posted the following news release: * * * LaSalle County residents have more reliable energy grid after completion of transmission line project * Key Takeaways: * Communities across LaSalle County have a more reliable and resilient energy grid due to the recent completion of the LaSalle Link Project. * The new transmission line provides additional pathways for energy to flow into the r more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 22 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on April 21, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Opposes Federal Effort to Strip Housing Support for Mixed-Status Immigrant Households Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general in submitting a comment letter opposing a proposed rule by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) that would prohibit mixed-status families - families more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 21 [Category: Health Care] (TNSrpt) -- The Alzheimer's Association posted the following news release: * * * New Alzheimer's Association Report: Americans Care Deeply About Brain Health but Most Don't Know How to Maintain It * Key Takeaways * Nearly nine in 10 U.S. adults (88%) say maintaining brain health as they age is very important, and 99% say it is at least as important as physical health. * Yet only 9% say they know a lot about how to maintain their brain more PR

MOUNT PROSPECT, Illinois, April 20 [Category: Business] -- The National Sporting Goods Association posted the following news: * * * NFHS Wrestling Rule Changes for 2026-27 * INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA (April 20, 2026) - In an effort to establish a more healthy process for girls involved in high school wrestling, the minimum body fat percentage for females has been raised from 12 to 19 percent, effective with the 2026-27 season. Revisions to weight-control rules (1-5-1, 1-5-2) were two of 18 rul more PR

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation posted the following news release: * * * NFWF Announces $8.8 Million to Revitalize Great Lakes Habitats and Communities * The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) today announced $8.8 million in grants to restore key habitats for wildlife, improve water quality and increase access to nature throughout the Great Lakes basin. The grants will leverage $11.7 million in matching contributions for a total conservation impact more PR

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Rep. Robin Kelly, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Kelly confronts Secretary RFK Jr. about Medicaid cuts, Black maternal health at Congressional hearing * WASHINGTON - U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly (IL-02) forcefully pressed Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. regarding budget cuts to Medicaid at today's Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee hearing. Secretary Kennedy refused to recognize the $900 billion cut to Medicaid in the Big Ugly Law, doub more PR

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Schakowsky, Casten, Beyer Reintroduce Energy Consumer Protection Act to Crack Down on Market Manipulation * Full Text of Bill (PDF) WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Representatives Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), Sean Casten (IL-06), and Don Beyer (VA-08) reintroduced the Energy Consumer Protection Act, bicameral legislation aimed at strengthening federal oversight of energy markets and protecting consumers f more PR

SYRACUSE, New York, April 22 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: * * * Humanities Center Spotlights 44 Books by Scholars From Across University Humanities-related books by 43 authors, editors and illustrators from around campus will be featured in the center's annual Books in the Humanities celebration. Kelly Homan Rodoski From art ecosystems to social robots to how people grow and learn, University faculty, staff and students are writing, editing and illustrating the books th more PR

BOURBONNAIS, Illinois, April 21 -- Olivet Nazarene University posted the following news: * * * The Love Language That Matters Most | Olivet the Magazine * The text was meant to say, I love you. But what our son heard was, Do you think I can't handle this? We didn't realize it at the time. All we knew was that somewhere between move-in day and midterms, something subtle had shifted. Our intentions hadn't changed. Our love hadn't changed. But the way our love was being heard had. That mome more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 21 [Category: Business] -- The Private Equity Stakeholder Project issued the following news: * * * Twin Cities tenant unions say "evict ICE, not us" * Tenant unions across the twin cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul have been organizing to stop evictions due to the economic and social disruption triggered by 3,000 federal immigration agents invading Minnesota in December of last year. Thousands of immigrant workers lost income or were forced to remain home, destabili more PR

NEW YORK, April 21 [Category: Sociological] (TNSrpt) -- The Vera Institute of Justice, an organization that says its mission is to end overcriminalization and mass incarceration of people of color, immigrants and people experiencing poverty, posted the following news release: * * * Universal Legal Representation Program Increases Detained Immigrants' Chances of Securing Relief from Deportation by 366 Percent, A New Vera Institute of Justice Study Finds A new three-year study from the Vera In more PR

BIRMINGHAM, England, April 21 -- The University of Birmingham posted the following news: * * * US-UK nanotech partners accelerate global push for equitable diagnostics Birmingham-Illinois team is driving forward new generation of ultra sensitive, affordable diagnostic technologies aimed at reducing global health inequalities. * A pioneering partnership between the University of Birmingham and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is driving forward a new generation of ultra sensitive, more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, April 21 (TNSjou) -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * Deep-rooted grass stores significantly more carbon, new study says A study of perennial grasses in nine U.S. states shows that grass with deep roots stores more carbon than crops with shallow roots, providing important climate benefits. By Jim Shelton Soil biologist Eric Slessarev has some advice for conservationists, landscapers, and farmers with fallow fields. Go touch deep-rooted grass. Or be more PR