ORANGE, Connecticut, April 23 -- Avangrid, an energy company, issued the following news release: * * * Avangrid CEO Jose Antonio Miranda Speaks at U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Energy Summit Miranda highlights Avangrid's investments advancing energy affordability for millions of homes and businesses Pictured from left to right: Ruben Diaz Jr. New York Chapter Co-Chair Natural Allies for a Clean Energy Future, Neel Brown, Managing Director PPI, Jose Antonio Miranda Avangrid CEO, Katie Vli more PR

LEWISTON, Maine, April 23 -- Bates College issued the following news: * * * Explore the breadth of student research at Mount David Summit At Bates, student researchers are empowered to ask and answer big questions across numerous fields of study. They tackle everything from human biology and marine ecology, to literature reviews of legal movements and the politics of memory, to media analysis of film, literature, and television. On April 10, more than 200 of these student researchers present more PR

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Budd, Shaheen Lead Three-Bill Package to Enhance American Airpower and Boost Defense Industrial Base * Washington, D.C. -U.S. Senators Ted Budd (R-N.C.) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), members of the Senate Armed Services Committee, led several of their colleagues in introducing a robust bipartisan legislative package of three bills focused on elevating and preserving the dominance of American mili more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 22 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Liberty Justice Center issued the following news release: * * * From Traps to Trackers: Liberty Justice Center Pushes Back to Stop Continuous GPS Surveillance of Maine Lobstermen * (Washington, D.C.)- The Fourth Amendment was adopted to protect Americans from sweeping government searches, and that protection does not disappear just because someone earns a living in a regulated industry. The Liberty Justice Center filed an amicus brief  more PR

FAIRFAX, Virginia, April 21 -- George Mason University issued the following news: * * * George Mason professor and alum awarded prestigious Guggenheim Fellowships * George Mason University professor and poet Vivek Narayanan and alumna Jessica Anthony, MFA Creative Writing '04, have been named 2026 Guggenheim Fellows. The duo were two of 223 individuals representing 10 countries who were awarded fellowships this year from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, which is celebrating i more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, April 22 -- The Maine Senate Democrats issued the following news on behalf of Maine State Sen. Chip Curry, D-Belfast: * * * Gov. Mills signs bill from Sen. Chip Curry to strengthen firefighter training across Maine On Thursday, April 16, Gov. Janet T. Mills signed into law legislation sponsored by Sen. Chip Curry, D-Belfast, to expand access to critical training infrastructure for Maine firefighters. LD 679, "An Act to Increase the Funding to the Live Fire Service Training Fac more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, April 22 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news: * * * Governor Mills, Senate President Daughtry Celebrate Expansion of Maine's Nation-leading Free School Meals Program * Grant program in supplemental budget will expand Maine's free school meals program for pre-K students Governor Janet Mills and Senate President Mattie Daughtry today visited the Family Focus Early Learning Center in Brunswick to celebrate a provision of the supplemental budget that will en more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, April 23 -- The Maine Senate Democrats issued the following news on behalf of Maine State Sen. Craig Hickman, D-Winthrop: * * * Governor signs Sen. Hickman bill giving Indigenous peoples free access to Maine State parks On Wednesday, April 15, the Governor signed into law LD 14, "An Act to Provide Indigenous Peoples Free Access to State Parks," a bill sponsored by Sen. Craig Hickman, D-Winthrop. "I'm glad to see this legislation signed into law," said Sen. Hickman. "Indigenou more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, April 23 -- The Maine Senate Democrats issued the following news on behalf of Maine State Sen. Craig Hickman, D-Winthrop: * * * Governor signs Sen. Hickman bill to support the health of Gagetown veterans and reestablish the Gagetown Harmful Chemical Study Commission On Wednesday, April 15, the Governor signed into law LD 1640, "An Act to Implement the Recommendations of the Gagetown Harmful Chemical Study Commission and to Reestablish the Gagetown Harmful Chemical Study Commis 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

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King, Colleagues Push Back Against Executive Order Positioning USPS as Elections Regulator * WASHINGTON, D.C. -U.S. Senators Angus King (I-ME) and 37 of his Senate colleagues are demanding the United States Postal Service (USPS) uphold existing federal law - and its own rulemaking and commitments - to best protect Americans' constitutional right to vote. In a letter to the Postmaster General and more PR

BUFFALO, New York, April 22 [Category: BizFinancial Services] -- M&T Bank, a financial holding company, issued the following news release: * * * M&T Bank Corporation to Participate in the Barclays Americas Select Franchise Conference * BUFFALO, N.Y., April 22, 2026 \-M&T Bank Corporation ("M&T") (NYSE: MTB) will participate in the Barclays Americas Select Franchise Conference being held in London. Representatives of M&T are scheduled to deliver a presentation to investors and analysts on May more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, April 22 -- The Maine Senate Democrats issued the following news on behalf of Maine State Sen. Rachel Talbot Ross, D-Portland: * * * Maine Legislature passes Sen. Talbot Ross bill to seal criminal history record information for low-level offenses On Tuesday, April 14, the Maine Legislature enacted a bill from Sen. Rachel Talbot Ross, D-Portland, to seal criminal records for certain low-level offenses after remaining crime-free for five years. LD 1911, "An Act to Automatically  more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, April 22 -- The Maine Senate Democrats issued the following news on April 21, 2026: * * * Bill to help health care professionals stay in rural Maine signed into law LD 2200, a bill recommended by a State commission on hospitals and health care to ban the use of certain non-compete clauses for health care providers, was signed into law on Wednesday, April 15. Non-compete clauses are provisions written into contracts that prevent someone from working in the same field or the sam more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, April 22 -- The Maine Senate Democrats issued the following news on April 21, 2026: * * * Bill to protect Maine health care from private equity signed into law LD 2201, a bill recommended by a State commission on hospitals and health care requiring review and approval of sales of health care facilities involving private equity firms and similar entities was signed into law on Monday, April 13. "In many places across the country, local hospitals and other health care facilitie more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, April 22 -- The Maine Senate Democrats issued the following news on behalf of Maine State Sen. Chip Curry, D-Belfast: * * * Maine Senate passes bill from Sen. Chip Curry to support local communities and strengthen housing development On Tuesday, April 14, the Maine Senate enacted legislation sponsored by Sen. Chip Curry, D-Belfast, that aims to help communities navigate the challenges of housing development more effectively, especially in smaller and rural towns. LD 2225, "An  more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, April 23 -- The Maine Senate Democrats issued the following news on behalf of Maine State Sen. Stacy Brenner, D-Scarborough: * * * Sen. Brenner bill to develop a climate superfund signed into law Last week, Gov. Janet T. Mills signed into law a bill from Sen. Stacy Brenner, D-Scarborough. LD 1870 will initiate the process of establishing a superfund to support climate change resilience and adaptation in Maine, directing the Department of Environmental Protection to determine t more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, April 23 -- The Maine Senate Democrats issued the following news on behalf of Maine State Sen. Stacy Brenner, D-Scarborough: * * * Sen. Brenner bill to require insurance coverage for PFAS blood serum testing signed into law Last week, Gov. Janet T. Mills signed into law legislation sponsored by Sen. Stacy Brenner, D-Scarborough. LD 582 will require insurance providers to cover the cost of medically necessary blood serum testing for PFAS. "In health care, knowledge is power. U more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, April 23 -- The Maine Senate Democrats issued the following news on behalf of Maine State Sen. Henry Ingwersen, D-Arundel: * * * Sen. Ingwersen bill to increase access to local food signed by Governor On April 16, a bill from Sen. Henry Ingwersen, D-Arundel, was signed into law. LD 468, "An Act to Address Food Insecurity by Helping Maine Residents Access Locally Produced Food," will remove barriers to accessing nutritious food and help Mainers mitigate the impacts of food inse more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, April 22 -- The Maine Senate Democrats issued the following news on behalf of Maine State Sen. Teresa S. Pierce, D-Falmouth: * * * Sen. Pierce applauds inclusion of teacher salary increases in supplemental budget passed by Legislature, signed by Governor Today, Senate Majority Leader Teresa S. Pierce, D-Falmouth, applauded the inclusion of minimum teacher salary increases in the supplemental budget passed by the Maine Legislature and signed into law by Gov. Janet Mills last we more PR

WASHINGTON, April 21 [Category: Health Care] (TNSrep) -- The American Lung Association posted the following news release: * * * New Report: Half of U.S. Kids Are Breathing Dangerous Air Pollution * Today, the American Lung Association released its 27th annual "State of the Air" report (https://www.lung.org/research/sota), which finds that nearly half of the children in the U.S. are breathing unhealthy levels of air pollution. While there has been significant progress in improving air quality more PR

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Peters, Durbin Lead Bill to Kill Trump's Executive Order Restricting Vote By Mail, Presses USPS on Unconstitutional EO * WASHINGTON, D.C. -After leading the fight to defeat the SAVE Act in the Senate, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) is pressing forward to protect our elections by introducing the Absentee and Mail Voter Protection Act (Absentee MVP Act) with Senators Gary Peters (D- more PR

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Pingree, Massie Team Up to Strip Big Chemical Immunity from Farm Bill * Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) and Congressman Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) are teaming up to introduce an amendment to the Farm Bill that fights back against immunity for chemical companies and protects the health of Americans. Republicans' Farm Bill, which is expected to be taken up by the House next week, includes provisi 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 Pushes Secretary Lutnick to Work with Maine Lobster Industry Asks Commerce to coordinate on NOAA regulations, ropeless gear * At a hearing to review the Department of Commerce's Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 budget request, U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Appropriations Committee, pressed Secretary Howard Lutni 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 Bessent on Maine Taxpayer Assistance Centers Enlists Treasury's help in cracking down on Maine illicit drug trade, money laundering * At a hearing to review the Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 budget request for the Department of Treasury, U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chair of the Appropriations Committ 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 23 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on April 22, 2026: * * * Senator Coons presses Secretary Wright on rising gas prices and higher energy costs amid Trump's war in Iran U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) pressed Secretary of Energy Chris Wright today on rising gas prices and higher energy costs as a result of President Trump's war in Iran, as well as proposed cuts to key energy programs such as the Weatherization Assistance Program, du more PR

WATERVILLE, Maine, April 22 -- Thomas College issued the following news release: * * * Thomas College Announces First of Its Kind in Maine Athletic Coaching Degree * Waterville, Maine, April 2026 -Thomas College is proud to announce the launch of its new Bachelor of Science in Athletic Coaching, a dynamic undergraduate program designed to prepare students for leadership roles in the rapidly growing field of athletics and coaching. This new degree, launching in Fall 2026, is the first of it more PR

BIDDEFORD, Maine, April 23 -- The University of New England issued the following news: * * * UNE launches new Institute of Public and Planetary Health in honor of David Evans Shaw A $5 million gift from the storied philanthropist and entrepreneur will advance UNE's work at the intersection of environmental and human health and boost Maine's research and workforce landscape across sectors Alan Bennett From the lasting disruptions of the COVID-19 pandemic to the accelerating impacts of climat more PR

WASHINGTON, April 22 (TNSLrpt) -- USGS Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center's 2024 Annual Report (Circular 1564) by Sara Ernst details research preparing the Nation for ocean-coast changes. ~100 staff advanced CMHRP via mapping, modeling, hazards assessment amid sea rise, storms. Funded reimbursables expanded forecasts, blue carbon, continental shelf claims. Coastal Shelf Geology mapped 1,532 km(2) (5 ships, 66 sea days); SEABOSS v2.0 upgraded optics; 140TB data cloud-migrated; Gulf Mai more PR

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Joins Democratic Colleagues in Demanding USPS Uphold Federal Law Over President Trump's Illegal Executive Order to Restrict Vote by Mail * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee,joined U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-Mich.), Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member o more PR