MORGANTOWN, West Virginia, April 23 -- West Virginia University posted the following news: * * * 4 WVU students named Goldwater Scholars, a University first * For the first time, West Virginia University has four recipients of the Goldwater Scholarship, the nation's premier undergraduate scholarship in mathematics, engineering and natural sciences that supports students with a strong commitment to research careers. Caden Ginter, a junior physics and computer science dual major from Carlisl more PR

DES MOINES, Iowa, April 23 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Brenna Bird Urges Top Credit Ratings Agencies to Stop Using Unlawful Policies that Hurt Iowa Farmers * Attorney General Brenna Bird announced today she has joined a coalition of 23 states urging the top three credit rating agencies to stop using unlawful environmental, social, and governance ("ESG") policies in their credit rating process. The agencies-Fitch Ratings, Mood more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, April 23 -- Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Liz Murrill Joins Letter to Top Credit Ratings Agencies Raising Concerns Over ESG Policies * Attorney General Murrill 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 systematic more PR

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Capito Applauds Investment at Nucor Steel Facility * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, announced that the West Virginia Department of Transportation (WVDOT) has received $23 million in funding from the U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) to support the construction of an all-weat more PR

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Rep. David Kustoff, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman David Kustoff Introduces the Small Business Tax Cut Act to Support Main Street * WASHINGTON - Congressman David Kustoff (TN-08) introduced the Small Business Tax Cut Act (H.R. 8415). This legislation lowers taxes for millions of small businesses, farmers, and independent professionals by expanding the qualified business income deduction, also known as Section 199A. Reps. Greg Steube  more PR

AKRON, Ohio, April 24 -- FirstEnergy issued the following news release: * * * FirstEnergy Ohio Electric Companies Plan to File First Three-Year Rate Plan Forward-looking plan invests in upgrades to improve reliability and help keep bills manageable * FirstEnergy electric companies The Illuminating Company, Ohio Edison and Toledo Edison announced they plan to file their first Three-Year Rate Plan (TYRP) with the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) by May 22, 2026. The TYRP supports si more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, April 23 -- Gov. Patrick Morrisey, R-West Virginia, issued the following news: * * * Governor Signs Landmark Rural Health Legislation, Secures $199 Million for Statewide Transformation * PRINCETON, WV - Governor Patrick Morrisey today signed Senate Bill 570, officially authorizing the use of federal funds to launch the Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP). Supported by a first-year federal investment of $199 million, the program represents the largest per-cap more PR

WASHINGTON, April 24 (TNSbrep) -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Joint Economic Committee, issued the following news release on April 22, 2026: * * * UPDATED DATA: Inflation, Gasoline Costs Continue to Soar Under President Trump New reports show that families have spent $2,300 more each on daily expenses since Trump took office; Americans have paid $16 billion more on gas since start of Iran War * Today, the Joint Economic Committee - Minority released two updat more PR

NEW YORK, April 22 [Category: BizFinancial Services] -- Blackstone, an investment firm, posted the following news release: * * * Kindle Energy Breaks Ground on Blackstone-Backed $1.2 Billion Natural Gas Power Generation Facility in West Virginia * West Virginia & New York - April 22, 2026 - Kindle Energy today announced it has broken ground at Wolf Summit Energy ("Wolf Summit"), a previously announced fully contracted, 600-megawatt greenfield combined-cycle gas turbine ("CCGT") power generat more PR

WASHINGTON, April 23 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Lawsuit Filed to Protect Rare Great Lakes, Appalachian Mussel * WASHINGTON-The Center for Biological Diversity today sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for failing to follow through on plans to protect salamander mussels under the Endangered Species Act. The Service also failed to finalize protections for more than 2,000 miles of critical habitat for the mussels. Sa more PR

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * Lori's Gifts to Pay $600,000, Resolving EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit * Settles federal suit charging hospital gift shop chain accused of rejecting job candidates with disabilities after unlawful applicant screenings COLUMBUS, Ohio - Lori's Gift's, Inc., a nationwide chain of hospital gift shops, will pay $600,000 and provide other equitable relief to settle a disability di more PR

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Miller Participates in Hearing with Ambassador Jamieson Greer on the Trump Administration's 2026 Trade Policy * Washington, D.C. - Yesterday, Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) and her colleagues on the Ways and Means Committee participated in a hearing with United States Trade Representative Ambassador Jamieson Greer to examine the Trump Administration's 2026 trade policy agenda. During the h more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, April 24 -- The West Virginia Attorney General John B. McCuskey issued the following news release on April 23, 2026: * * * Attorney General McCuskey Praises Supreme Court Decision in Wounded Veteran Case West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey today is praising the Supreme Court's decision in Hencely v. Fluor, ruling on the side of a veteran who was wounded in Afghanistan by a private contractor. Attorney General McCuskey led a bipartisan amicus brief on behalf more PR

OXFORD, Ohio, April 23 -- Miami University posted the following news: * * * Wil Haygood elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences * Wil Haygood, a 1976 graduate of Miami University, has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences for 2026. A prolific author, journalist, and educator, Haygood has written several award-winning books, including biographies on Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, entertainer Sammy Davis Jr., and White House butler Eugene Allen. Haygood more PR