WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia, April 22 -- William and Mary issued the following news: * * * A visionary investment in the future of conservation leadership * The following story originally appeared as an online exclusive on the W&M Alumni Magazine website. - Ed. A $1.2 million gift from a William & Mary alumna will make a leadership course available to students through the university's Institute for Integrative Conservation (IIC) and launch a Conservationist in Residence Program. The alumna, who more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 22 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release: * * * AFP-MO Endorses State Sen. Curtis Trent for Re-Election * SPRINGFIELD, MO- Americans for Prosperity Missouri (AFP-MO) today is proudly endorsing State Sen. Curtis Trent of the 20th District for re-election. Since 2017, Curtis Trent has dutifully been a champion for taxpayers, parents, and removing regulations that hinder everyday Missourians. AFP-MO State Director Gar more PR

COLUMBIA, Missouri, April 21 [Category: Media] -- The Association of Health Care Journalists posted the following news: * * * AHCJ announces winners of 2025 health journalism awards * AHCJ is pleased to announce the winners of the 2025 Awards for Excellence in Health Care Journalism. Now in its 22nd year, the contest recognizes the best of health care journalism across all platforms. The 2025 contest drew 396 entries in 16 categories. "This year we made important changes to our awards ca more PR

WASHINGTON, April 22 [Category: Political] -- America First Legal, a civil rights organization, posted the following news release: * * * America First Legal Partners with Coalition of States to Defend President Trump's Election Integrity Executive Order * America First Legal (AFL) is partnering with a coalition of 12 states to intervene in two federal lawsuits challenging President Trump's recent executive order aimed at strengthening election integrity, verifying citizenship in federal elec more PR

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, April 22 [Category: BizFood/Beverage] -- Anheuser-Busch, a brewing company, issued the following news release: * * * Anheuser-Busch Increases Investment in U.S. Manufacturing to $600 Million * Leading American manufacturer builds on longstanding commitment to creating jobs and driving local economic opportunity Expanded investment spans 2025 and 2026 and will strengthen breweries, provide technical skills training, and support hiring veterans St. Louis, MO - April 22 more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Missouri, April 22 -- Evangel University issued the following news release: * * * Assemblies of God Theological Seminary signs agreement with Evangel Theological University Assemblies of God Theological Seminary, part of Evangel University, signed an agreement with the Ukraine-based Evangel Theological University (ETU). AGTS will now be recognizing ETU's ministry training certificates earned by their students. ETU, located in Kyiv, Ukraine, is a university-level seminar founded  more PR

COLUMBIA, Missouri, April 23 -- The University of Missouri issued the following news release: * * * At Mizzou's influenza center, researchers are developing better flu treatments The NextGen Center for Influenza and Emerging Infectious Diseases is expanding to advance studies on how the virus spreads -- and how to stop it. * The University of Missouri is at the forefront of fighting the flu, one of the most common contagious respiratory illnesses that hits workplaces, schools and homes ever more PR

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, April 22 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson raises concerns over credit rating agencies' ESG policies * (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - Attorney General Alan Wilson today joined a coalition of 23 states in questioning the lawfulness of the environmental, social, and governance ("ESG") policies of three top credit rating agencies. The agencies-Fitch Ratings, Moody's, and S&P Global Ratings-have pledged to more PR

LINCOLN, Nebraska, April 22 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Hilgers Leads Letter to Top Credit Ratings Agencies Raising Concerns Over ESG Policies * Lincoln, NE - Attorney General Mike Hilgers today co-led a coalition of 23 States in questioning the lawfulness of the environmental, social, and governance ("ESG") policies of three top credit rating agencies. The agencies-Fitch Ratings, Moody's, and S&P Global Ratings-have ple more PR

AMHERST, Massachusetts, April 22 -- The University of Massachusetts posted the following news: * * * Burcu Baykurt Publishes New Book on 'Smart City' Initiatives * A panel discussion on Monday, April 27 will mark the launch of " Smart as a City: The Politics of Test-Bed Urbanism," a new book by Burcu Baykurt, assistant professor of communication. The event, from 4 to 5:30 p.m. on the third floor of the Integrative Learning Center Hub, will explore so-called "smart city" initiatives and their more PR

LAWRENCE, Kansas, April 22 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news: * * * Christian nationalists more likely to oppose gun regulations and support political violence, study finds * LAWRENCE -The most unifying issue among Christian nationalists used to be abortion. But according to new research, guns may now be the most important issue. "Even amongst Christian nationalists who don't own guns themselves, what we find is they definitely see gun owners as part of their in-group a more PR

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, April 23 -- Clean Fuels Alliance America issued the following news release: * * * ASTM Approves Updated Heating Oil Specification to Include Biodiesel Blends Up to B50 Clean Fuels Alliance America welcomes the approval of the latest revision to ASTM D396, the standard specification for fuel oils, which now includes new grades for biodiesel blends containing 21% to 50% biodiesel by volume (B21-B50). The updated specification, ASTM D396-26a, marks a major milestone for more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 22 [Category: Construction] -- Associated General Contractors of America posted the following news release: * * * Construction Jobs Increase In 30 States And D.C. Between February 2025 And February 2026; 22 States Have One-Month Gain In Construction Jobs * Texas and Montana Have the Largest Number and Percent of 12-Month Increases, While California and Alaska Trail; Florida and Montana Lead in Monthly Gains, While New Jersey and Delaware Have the Biggest and Steepe more PR

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * DCCC Chair Statement on Passage of Virginia Redistricting Referendum * Today, DCCC Chair Suzan DelBene released the following statement after Virginians voted to pass the redistricting referendum in response to Donald Trump and House Republicans' unprecedented mid-decade gerrymandering scheme: "Tonight's result is a victory for every American who wants fair representation in Con more PR

WASHINGTON, April 23 (TNSrpt) -- The Conference of State Bank Supervisors issued the following news release: * * * Fifteen Teams Advance in the CSBS Community Bank Case Study Competition Fifteen student teams from universities nationwide have advanced to the second round of the 2026 CSBS Community Bank Case Study Competition. The teams partnered with local community banks to examine their approach to interest rate risk, lending decisions, and inflation since 2020. Teams also analyzed how ba more PR

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, April 22 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Justin Winerman shares insights on enforceability of intercreditor agreements in bankruptcy * BCLP Partner Justin Winerman recently shared his insights with Stafford, a BARBRI Company, at a recent program, "Enforceability of Intercreditor Agreements in Bankruptcy: Maximizing Recovery for First and Second Lienholders." Justin discussed intercreditor agreements, more PR

WASHINGTON, April 22 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON NPR: "WE'RE THANKFUL TO THE PEOPLE OF VIRGINIA WHO, BY VOTING YES, HAVE STOPPED THE MAGA POWER GRAB" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on NPR's Morning Edition, where he made clear that Democrats will continue to push back on Republican extremism and their attempts to rig the midterm elections. MICHEL MARTIN: More on what th more PR

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES ON NPR: "WE'RE THANKFUL TO THE PEOPLE OF VIRGINIA WHO, BY VOTING YES, HAVE STOPPED THE MAGA POWER GRAB" * Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on NPR's Morning Edition, where he made clear that Democrats will continue to push back on Republican extremism and their attempts to rig the midterm elections. MICHEL MARTIN: More on what this result in Virginia coul more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, April 22 -- Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill issued the following news: * * * Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill Joins Missouri in Coalition to Defend Executive Order on Election Integrity * Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill joined Missouri and 10 other states in a motion to intervene to defend a presidential executive order that would allow access to resources that would verify voter-registration lists against lawfare from left-wing activists. On Mar more PR

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Rep. Mark Alford, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Real Estate & Build America Caucus Co-Chairs Urge House Leadership to Remove Disastrous Build-to-Rent Housing Ban from Senate Bill * Today, Congressman Mark Alford (MO-04), along with the Co-Chairs of the Congressional Real Estate Caucus and the Congressional Build America Caucus-Reps. Tracey Mann (KS-01), Lou Correa (CA-46), Brittany Pettersen (CO-07), Celeste Maloy (UT-02), and Josh Harder (CA-09 more PR

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, April 22 [Category: Media] -- The Society of Professional Journalists posted the following news: * * * Region 7 Mark of Excellence Awards 2025 winners announced * The Society of Professional Journalists recognizes the best collegiate journalism in Region 7 with 2025 Mark of Excellence Awards winners. SPJ Region 7 includes Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska. First-place winners will compete at the national level among other MOE winners from the 12 SPJ regions. Nati more PR

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, chairwoman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on April 22, 2026: * * * Senator Collins Questions Secretary Rollins on Forever Chemicals, Rural Development Programs Requests support for UMaine research, Maine specialty crops * At a hearing to review the Department of Agriculture's Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 budget request, U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Appropriations Committee, thanked Secret more PR

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Schmitt Chairs Senate Judiciary Hearing on Arctic Frost, Reveals New Bombshell Documents Exposing Biden Administration's Political Weaponization of Justice Department * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, held a hearing titled "Arctic Frost: Conspiracy and Coordination Against President Trump and the  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Stand Up America, an organization was born in 2016 as a digital-first grassroots community working to resist what they say is Donald Trump's corruption, racism and his threats to democracy, issued the following statement on April 21, 2026: * * * VIRGINIANS PASS REDISTRICTING AMENDMENT, STRIKE BACK AGAINST TRUMP'S 2026 POWER GRAB RICHMOND, VA -- Tonight, Virginia voters passed an amendment to protect fair representation and push back on a nationwide effort by Donald Tru more PR

TOLEDO, Ohio, April 22 -- The University of Toledo issued the following news: * * * University Invites Finalists for Vice President of Marketing and Communications to Campus * The University of Toledo has invited three finalists for the position of Vice President of Marketing and Communications to visit campus as part of a national search process. Each candidate will participate in an open forum including a presentation and an opportunity for discussion. Members of the University community  more PR

COLUMBIA, Missouri, April 23 (TNSjou) -- The University of Missouri issued the following news release: * * * Unlocking a sustainable way to edit chicken genes A Mizzou researcher is working to create chickens that hatch useful medical proteins. * Chicken eggs are already used to harvest helpful proteins called antibodies to protect humans from viruses such as influenza. Now, a breakthrough at the University of Missouri could one day lead to chickens that produce other useful medical protein more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, April 23 -- The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S., a veterans service organization, issued the following news release on April 22, 2026: * * * VFW Applauds Supreme Court Decision Reaffirming Accountability for Contractors The ruling marks a significant victory for service members harmed by contractor negligence * The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) today applauded a landmark decision by the U.S. Supreme Court in Hencely v. Fluor Corp., which restores a critical lega more PR

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries released the following written testimony by Kristin Conzet, executive director of the Western Dakota Regional Water System, from an April 16, 2026, hearing on the Western South Dakota Water Supply Project Feasibility Study Act (H.R. 7288): * * * Dear Chairwoman Hageman and Ranking Member Hoyle: Please accept this written testimony for inclusion in the official record of the Subcommittee on Water, more PR