BROOKINGS, South Dakota, April 22 -- South Dakota State University posted the following news: * * * A legacy of light: Laura Diddle retires after transforming choral music at SDSU * When Laura Diddle arrived at South Dakota State University in 2003, she stepped into a role that would allow her to bring together her talents in teaching, conducting and mentorship. Over the next two decades, that role would grow into something greater, shaping not only a choral program, but generations of SDS more PR

GREENVILLE, South Carolina, April 22 -- Furman University posted the following news: * * * Acclaimed musician and volunteer, Mary-Mitchell Campbell '96, to keynote Commencement * Mary-Mitchell Campbell '96 will return to her alma mater this spring to deliver the keynote address at Furman University's commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 9. An accomplished musician, conductor and educator, Campbell has built a dynamic career that spans Broadway, television and symphonic performance. She e 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

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

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, April 21 -- The University of South Carolina posted the following news: * * * Celebrating Earth Day: Inside how Carolina Food Co. is advancing sustainability at USC * At the University of South Carolina, sustainability is increasingly shaping how the campus community approaches food, waste and responsibility. Carolina Food Co. is at the center of these efforts, working across dining locations to reduce waste, support local food systems and build a more sustainable c more PR

CLEMSON, South Carolina, April 22 -- Clemson University posted the following news: * * * Clemson Department of Psychology honors outstanding alumni for career achievements * College of Behavioral, Social and Health Sciences The Clemson University Department of Psychology recognized two alumni for their outstanding career achievements and contributions to their respective fields during its annual awards celebration. Frank Merritt, Ph.D., '78 received the Distinguished Lifetime Achievement more PR

CLEMSON, South Carolina, April 22 -- Clemson University posted the following news: * * * Clemson officials urge South Carolina public to stay vigilant in the fight against invasive hornets * Since Yellow-legged hornets were first identified in the Bluffton area in November 2023, Clemson University's Department of Plant Industry Apiary Inspection Program and Clemson Cooperative Extension have been engaged in a statewide fight against the potentially devastating insect. Now, officials are as more PR

CLEMSON, South Carolina, April 22 -- Clemson University posted the following news: * * * Clemson University works with partners to turn waste heat into electricity * College of Engineering, Computing and Applied Sciences Clemson University researchers are working with industrial partners to test and validate a system that is designed to capture waste heat from industrial processes and turn it into usable electricity. The 1-megawatt heat-recovery system is a prototype that is designed for more PR

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Rep. Norma J. Torres, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Torres Condemns ICE for Leaving Released Detainee Without Support, Calls for Basic Human Dignity * Washington, D.C - Congresswoman Norma Torres (CA-35) issued the following statement after Maykel Andree Fonseca Cabrera was released from the Adelanto Detention Center by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and left without assistance to reach his family in South Carolin more PR

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, April 22 -- The University of South Carolina posted the following news: * * * Dawn Staley elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences * Gamecock women's basketball coach Dawn Staley has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Coach Staley joins just three others from the University of South Carolina who are currently members of the academy: William Hubbard, dean of the Joseph F. Rice School of Law; Susan Cutter, professor of geography; and  more PR

ROCK HILL, South Carolina, April 22 -- Winthrop University posted the following news: * * * Education Trailblazer Honored by First Class at Northwestern High School * HIGHLIGHTS * Members of Northwestern High School's Class of 1975 will honor their former principal with a Winthrop scholarship to celebrate his decades of leadership and his commitment to fairness. * Samual R. Foster Sr. was a trailblazer in South Carolina as the first African American to lead an integrated public high sc more PR

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, April 22 -- Gov. Henry McMaster, R-South Carolina, posted the following news: * * * Ferrara Candy Company selects Orangeburg County for first South Carolina operation * COLUMBIA, S.C. - Ferrara Candy Company (Ferrara), a leading sugar confectioner in the United States, Brazil and Europe, today announced plans to establish its first South Carolina operation in Orangeburg County. The company's $675 million investment is projected to create 1,000 manufacturing and corp more PR

GREENVILLE, South Carolina, April 22 -- Furman University posted the following news: * * * Furman chemistry student Ruth Augustine '27 wins Goldwater scholarship * Ruth Augustine '27 has received an award from the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship program, which supports outstanding undergraduates interested in pursuing research careers in science, engineering and math. Ruth Augustine '27 received a Goldwater scholarship for her research into nanotechnology. Photo courtesy of Augustine. Aug more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 23 -- Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr issued the following news release on April 22, 2026: * * * Carr Urges Payment Processors to Stop Transactions of Illegal Chinese Vapes Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr has joined a coalition of 13 attorneys general in sending a letter to credit card companies urging them to stop the sale of illegal vape products facilitated through their payment card networks. Illegal vapes, overwhelmingly manufactured in China, now accoun more PR

MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia, April 23 -- Georgia College issued the following news: * * * GCSU ornithology students focus on conservation, drive nest box project for Georgia warblers By Ian Wesselhoff On April 17, Georgia College & State University ornithology students were at Andalusia Farm monitoring the nesting success of prothonotary warblers - using nest boxes that the students built and installed themselves. The session was part of their ongoing project to track the birds' migration habits more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, April 23 -- G.E. Vernova, an energy company, posted the following news release on April 22, 2026: * * * GE Vernova Foundation Announces Bold, Future-Focused Engineers of Change to Inspire Next Generation Innovators and Leaders * $4.5 million commitment will help bring hands-on engineering experiences to more than 6,000 students in Greenville, South Carolina, and Staffordshire, UK over three years * Program aims to ignite curiosity, expand access to engineering pathw more PR

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, April 22 -- Gov. Henry McMaster, R-South Carolina, posted the following news: * * * Gov. Henry McMaster and Lt. Gov. Pamela S. Evette's Schedules: Thursday, April 23, 2026 * COLUMBIA, S.C. - Gov. Henry McMaster and Lt. Gov. Pamela S. Evette's schedules for Thursday, April 23, 2026, include the following: Thursday, April 23 at 7:30 AM: Lt. Gov. Evette will participate in Toast N' Topics Anderson Chamber of Commerce at Anderson University, 316 Boulevard, Anderson, S more PR

HIGH POINT, North Carolina, April 22 -- High Point University issued the following news release: * * * HPU Students Present Original Research and Creative Works at 14th Annual Symposium * High Point University shared the results of their original research projects at the university's 14 th annual Undergraduate Research and Creativity Symposium, known as High-PURCS. The day-long event took place on April 14 in the Nido and Mariana Qubein Arena and Conference Center.  More than 410 undergrad more PR

BLOOMINGTON, Illinois, April 22 -- Illinois Wesleyan University issued the following news release: * * * Kannaday to Give Keynote Address at Illinois Wesleyan Commencement Recently retired healthcare executive and Illinois Wesleyan University trustee Colleen L. Kannaday will deliver the University's Commencement address on Sunday, May 3. Approximately 338 graduates will be honored in the Class of 2026. Weather permitting, the ceremony will be held outdoors at Kemp Commencement Plaza located  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 22 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON THE PASSING OF DAVID SCOTT * House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries issued the following statement upon the news of the death of Congressman David Scott: Today, I join those throughout Georgia and across the country mourning the loss of a giant, Congressman David Scott. Born in the Jim Crow era, Congressman Scott went on to make history more PR

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON THE PASSING OF DAVID SCOTT * House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries issued the following statement upon the news of the death of Congressman David Scott: Today, I join those throughout Georgia and across the country mourning the loss of a giant, Congressman David Scott. Born in the Jim Crow era, Congressman Scott went on to make history as the first African Ameri 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

DES MOINES, Iowa, April 22 -- Gov. Kim Reynolds, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Lt. Gov. Cournoyer joins multi-state effort to champion Iowa agriculture and national food security * Lieutenant Governor Chris Cournoyer, alongside a bipartisan coalition of lieutenant governors from across the country, announced the passage of a national resolution recognizing the critical impact of American agriculture on the global economy and food security. The resolution, passed during a more PR

GREENVILLE, South Carolina, April 22 -- Furman University posted the following news: * * * Marshall Hill '12 endows Robert Underwood International Speaker Series * Marketing and International Business Professor Robert Underwood will retire this semester after 20 years of service to Furman University's Department of Business and Accounting in his 30-year career in academia. But his name will continue on through a gift from 2012 business administration and management alum Marshall Hill who has more PR

CLEMSON, South Carolina, April 22 -- Clemson University posted the following news: * * * Nichole Giani's dissertation digs into the hidden world beneath the soil * College of Science The College of Science is highlighting some of its Ph.D. students in honor of National Dissertation Day, which is April 26\. Beneath the soil, there's a world that most people never see. For Clemson University Ph.D. student Nichole Giani, that hidden world became the focus of her dissertation as well as a  more PR

DUNCAN, Oklahoma, April 23 -- The National Rural Water Association issued the following news release: * * * NRWA Rural Water Policy Forum Brings Rural Water Perspective to Water Week Water and wastewater professionals, policy advocates, and federal agency leaders convened to discuss critical issues facing small and rural water systems * The National Rural Water Association (NRWA) hosted the Rural Water Policy Forum on April 16 during the 2026 Water Week in Washington, D.C. During the forum, more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 23 (TNSrep) -- The Center for Climate and Energy Solutions issued the following news release on April 22, 2026: * * * New Policy Recommendations, Economic Modeling Chart Path to Success for America's Battery Belt $141 billion in economic input, 340,000 new jobs on the table for the Southeast US over the next ten years with smart policy solutions in place Over 250 business, government, academia, advocacy and community leaders convened over two years to develop pol more PR

WASHINGTON, April 22 (Rep.) -- Del. Stacey Plaskett, D-Virgin Islands, issued the following news release: * * * PRESS RELEASE - CONGRESSWOMAN PLASKETT MOURNS THE PASSING OF CONGRESSMAN DAVID SCOTT * Washington, D.C. -Congresswoman Stacey E. Plaskett released the following statement on the passing of Congressman David Scott of Georgia: "I am deeply saddened by the passing of my colleague and friend, Congressman David Scott. For more than two decades in the United States Congress -and nearly more PR

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Rep. James E. Clyburn, D-South Carolina, issued the following news release on April 22, 2026: * * * Clyburn Announces $1,642,458 in Department of Transportation Aviation Grant Funding for Rural Airports in South Carolina's 6th Congressional District COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA -- Today, Congressman James E. Clyburn (SC-06) announced $1,642,458 in Department of Transportation grant funding from the Federal Aviation Administration for rural airports in South Carolina's 6th  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Rep. Nancy Mace, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Nancy Mace Introduces Bill To Expand Civil Commitment And Keep Dangerous Offenders Off America's Streets * WASHINGTON, D.C. (Apr. 22, 2026) - Today, Congresswoman Nancy Mace introduced the Restoring Law and Order on America's Streets Act, legislation to expand federal civil commitment authority and stop dangerous individuals with serious mental illness from cycling through the system with more PR

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Rep. Nancy Mace, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Nancy Mace To Force Release Of Names Of Members Of Congress Who Abused Their Office And Used Tax Dollars To Cover It Up * WASHINGTON, D.C. (Apr. 21, 2026) - Today, Congresswoman Nancy Mace announced the names of every Member of Congress who abused their position of power and used American tax dollars to cover it up will be released soon. In March, Rep. Mace made a subpoena motion to the more PR

ORANGEBURG, South Carolina, April 23 -- South Carolina State University issued the following news: * * * SC State's Garnet & Blue Extravaganza raises nearly $1.4 million to support students and university priorities A net of more than $1.2 million to fund scholarships, athletics, campus safety and key initiatives Author: Sam Watson, Executive Director of Strategic Communications & Marketing South Carolina State University's Garnet & Blue Extravaganza Powered by Prisma Health generated nearl more PR

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Tim Scott questions HHS Secretary Kennedy about PREDICT Act * WASHINGTON -Today, U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC), member of the Senate Finance Committee, questioned the Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. The hearing focused on health care priorities and accomplishments. Sen. Scott highlighted the efforts of the PREDICT Act, legislation designed to expan more PR

WASHINGTON, April 22 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * South Carolina Crab Trap Petition Seeks to Protect Diamondback Terrapins * COLUMBIA, S.C. -The Center for Biological Diversity and allies filed a petition today asking the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources to adopt rules that would protect diamondback terrapins from drowning in blue crab pots. Diamondback terrapins, found along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts f more PR

CLEMSON, South Carolina, April 22 -- Clemson University posted the following news: * * * Students showcase research at 21st annual Focus on Creative Inquiry event * Creative Inquiry Hundreds of students gathered at the Watt Family Innovation Center to showcase their work at the 21 st annual Focus on Creative Inquiry (FoCI) poster forum April 8-10. The forum gives students the opportunity to talk about the work they have been doing in Creative Inquiry undergraduate research projects all y more PR

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, April 21 -- The University of South Carolina posted the following news: * * * USC campuses must meet digital accessibility standards * Update: The Department of Justice has extended the Title II compliance deadline to April 26, 2027. The extension is an opportunity to continue efforts to make university web and digital content accessible for all -not an excuse to delay efforts. Please remember that accessibility is a continual effort and a shared responsibility. T more PR

GOTEBORG, Sweden, April 23 -- Volvo Cars issued the following news release: * * * Volvo Cars starts production of game-changing EX60 electric SUV The game changer is rolling: Volvo Cars today started production of the new, fully electric Volvo EX60, with customer deliveries starting in early summer. The fully electric mid-size SUV is built at Volvo Cars' manufacturing plant in Torslanda, just outside the company's headquarters in Gothenburg, Sweden. Last month, Volvo Cars already announced i more PR

BUCKHANNON, West Virginia, April 22 -- West Virginia Wesleyan College posted the following news: * * * West Virginia Communications Students Present Capstone Projects * BUCKHANNON, West Virginia -A musical. Taylor Swift. Sports. Beauty. These are just some of the topics, students in West Virginia Wesleyan College's Department of Communication chose to present their capstone projects on. The students recently gave their presentation before professors and their peers to fulfill the capstone  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- The White House sent to the Senate on April 21, 2026, the nominations of nine individuals for positions in the federal government: * * * Riley Barnes, of Texas, to be Director of the Peace Corps. Rudolph Bauer, of South Carolina, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Belize. Don Richard Berthiaume, Jr., of Virginia, to be Inspector General, Department of Justice. Sean Costello, of Alabama, to be United States Attorney f more PR