COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 5 [Category: BizEnergy] -- American Electric Power Corp. posted the following news release: * * * AEP Reports First-Quarter 2026 Earnings, Reaffirms Guidance and Increases Five-Year Capital Plan * * First-quarter 2026 GAAP earnings of $1.61 per share; operating earnings of $1.64 per share * AEP reaffirms full-year 2026 operating earnings guidance of $6.15 to $6.45 per share * New load additions expand to 63 gigawatts by 2030 * Cost offsets for existing customers of up to $16 billion driven by signed customer agreement more PR

LANSING, Michigan, May 5 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel and Bipartisan Coalition to Secure Final Approval in $700 Million Google Settlement over App Store Monopoly * The United States District Court for the Northern District of California stated last week that it will approve a $700 million settlement in a multistate antitrust lawsuit against Google. In 2021, Attorney General Dana Nessel joined a bipartisan group of 53 attorneys general who sued Google for illegally dominating And more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, May 5 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Entergy posted the following news release: * * * Arkansas Nuclear One Unit 2 returns to service after major reliability focused outage * Entergy Arkansas strengthens commitment to dependable energy for the state Russellville Ark. - Arkansas Nuclear One Unit 2 has returned to service after completing one of the largest refueling and maintenance outages in its history. The outage, which began March 14, involved approximately 13,000 tasks and more than 195,000 person hours of work. Unit  more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 5 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Ballard Spahr, a law firm, posted the following news release: * * * Ballard Spahr Represents Hope Concrete LLC in Suncrete Transaction in Ready-Mix Industry Deal * Ballard Spahr attorneys represented Hope Concrete LLC, a leading ready-mix concrete company operating in northern Texas and southern Louisiana, in its recent transaction with Suncrete, Inc., a ready-mix concrete logistics and distribution platform. Tulsa, Oklahoma-based Suncrete announced the transaction, involving i more PR

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Rep. Troy Carter, D-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Carter Statement on Aftermath of Louisiana v. Callais * NEW ORLEANS, LA -Today, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) released the following statement: "I have been adamant that Louisianians deserve fair representation that reflects our state - which is comprised of 1/3 Black residents. That means, according to the math, there should be two seats where Black voters get a say in who represents them in Congress. "While multiple maps h more PR

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * DeGette Leads Over 250 Congressional Democrats on Amicus Brief to Supreme Court in Louisiana v. FDA * DENVER, CO -Today, Congresswoman Diana DeGette (CO-01), co-chair of the Reproductive Freedom Caucus, is leading more than 250 Congressional Democrats in filing an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court in State of Louisiana v. U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), a case that could have sweeping implications for access to medication abortion na more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, May 5 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Entergy posted the following news release: * * * Entergy Corporation announces public offering of common stock with a forward component * NEW ORLEANS - Entergy Corporation (NYSE: ETR) announced today the commencement of a registered underwritten offering of $2,175,000,000 of shares of its common stock. Subject to certain conditions, all shares are expected to be borrowed by the forward counterparties (as defined below) (or their respective affiliates) from third parties and sold to the  more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, May 5 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Entergy posted the following news release: * * * Entergy Mississippi economic development team evolves to help build on the state's success * Industrial accounts group realigns to support large industrial companies and other businesses Entergy Mississippi's economic development team (l-r, back row) Jack VanDevender, Lauren Gurtowski, Lloyd Hood, Christine Pate, David Rose, Stacy Lester, (l-r, front row) Gabby MacNabb, Katie Robertson and Ed Gardner. JACKSON, Miss. - Entergy Mississi more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, May 5 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Entergy posted the following news release: * * * Entergy New Orleans uses drone technology to strengthen reliability * Entergy New Orleans is committed to enhancing grid reliability and improving the quality of service for our customers. Since 2019, the company has deployed advanced drone technology to inspect transmission lines spanning critical infrastructure and at challenging locations. At present, Entergy New Orleans is the only operating company within the enterprise utilizing thi more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, May 6 -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation issued the following news release on May 4, 2026: * * * FFRF warns about appeals court ban on telehealth mifepristone The country now awaits Supreme Court action in a case that could ban telehealth abortion nationwide only four years after the Dobbs decision overturning the constitutional right to abortion. While the Supreme Court today temporarily paused an appeals court ruling imposing an extraordinary restriction all across the United States on telehealth access to medicat more PR

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on May 5, 2026: * * * Following Emergency Stay, 250+ Democrats Fight To Protect Mifepristone Access, Women's Health Care, and FDA Authority Yesterday, more than 250 Senate and House Democrats--led by Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY); Senators Patty Murray (D-WA), Dick Durbin (D-IL), and Ron Wyden (D-OR); House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY); and Representatives Katherin more PR

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Following Emergency Stay, Clark Leads 250+ Democrats in Supreme Court Fight to Protect Mifepristone Access, Women's Health Care, and FDA Authority * Yesterday, more than 250 House and Senate Democrats filed an amicus brief to the Supreme Court urging them to overturn a Fifth Circuit decision that would upend the FDA approval process and restrict access to life-saving mifepristone. Yesterday, more than 250 Senate and House Democrats-led by  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Following Emergency Stay, Murray, Schumer, Jeffries Lead 250+ Democrats in Supreme Court Fight to Protect Mifepristone Access, Women's Health Care, and FDA Authority * More than 250 House and Senate Democrats filed an amicus brief to the Supreme Court urging them to overturn a Fifth Circuit decision that would upend the FDA approval process and restrict access to life-saving mifepristone. ICYMI : Senator Murray Statement on Fifth Circuit Ruling  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Following Emergency Stay, N.M. Delegation Join 250+ Democrats in Supreme Court Fight to Protect Mifepristone Access, Women's Health Care, And FDA Authority * New Mexico - U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), and U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), and Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.) joined more than 250 House and Senate Democrats in an amicus brief to the Supreme Court urging them  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Following Emergency Stay, Pappas, Goodlander, and 250+ Democrats Join Supreme Court Fight to Protect Mifepristone Access & FDA Integrity * Yesterday Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander (NH-02), and more than 250 Senate and House Democrats filed an amicus brief to the Supreme Court urging them to overturn a Fifth Circuit decision that would upend the FDA approval process and restrict access to life-saving mifeprist more PR

GRAMBLING, Louisiana, May 6 -- Grambling State University issued the following news: * * * Grambling State Students Repeat as National Champions at 2026 AUC-Mastercard Data Challenge Grambling State University students once again proved themselves among the nation's best in applied data science, capturing the top prize and multiple top finishes at the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth x Atlanta University Center Data Science Initiative 2026 Data Challenge. In a field of more than 100 student teams representing 25 colleges and universit more PR

NEW YORK, May 5 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following commentary by Associate Director Heather Barr and acting research assistant Susanne Seong-eun Bergsten, both of the Women's Rights Division: * * * US: Courts Consider Access to Mifepristone via Telehealth Abortion Access at Risk Nationwide * The US Supreme Court paused on Monday an order by the country's Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals that had inflicted a serious blow to abortion access nationwide. While the immediate danger was temporarily halted, the epi more PR

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news: * * * ICYMI: Chairman Cassidy Leads HELP Committee Hearing in Louisiana on Making Health Care Affordable for Families BATON ROUGE - U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, led a field hearing in Baton Rouge, LA on how Congress can make health care affordable for American families. Cassidy recently unveiled th more PR

WASHINGTON, May 5 [Category: Political] -- Reproductive Freedom for All (formerly the NARAL Pro-Choice America) posted the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Mifepristone Emerges as a Defining Issue Ahead of Critical Midterm Elections * New reporting from the Associated Press highlights how back-and-forth court rulings impacting access to mifepristone are propelling abortion back into the center of the political conversation ahead of this year's critical midterm elections. Last week, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circ more PR

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Rep. Emilia Strong Sykes, D-Ohio, issued the following statement on May 5, 2026, with Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia: * * * Joint Statement from Reps. Emilia Sykes and Jennifer McClellan on Mifepristone Ruling and Ongoing Legal Uncertainty U.S. Representatives Emilia Sykes (OH-13), Chair of the Reproductive Justice Task Force of the Reproductive Freedom Caucus, and Jennifer McClellan (VA-04), Chair of the Abortion Rights and Access Task Force of the Reproductive Freedom Caucus, released the following joint statement more PR

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Kennedy announces May 21 passport event in Lafayette Parish for constituents * MADISONVILLE, La. - Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today announced that his office will host a passport acceptance event with the New Orleans Passport Agency to help Louisianians apply for or renew their passports. Date: May 21, 2026 Time: 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. CT Location: East Regional Library - Lafayette Public Library (215 La Neuville Road, Youngsville, La., 70592) more PR

WASHINGTON, May 6 (TNSLrpt) -- The False Promise of Film Incentives - A policy brief from Mackinac Center for Public Policy - April 2026 (8 pages) - Authored by Michael Thom * * * The Mackinac Center for Public Policy issued a report analyzing the economic impact of state film incentive programs with a focus on whether subsidies and tax credits generate sustainable employment, industry growth, and fiscal benefits. The report evaluates evidence from academic studies, government analyses, and state-level experiences, particularly in Michigan, a more ST

LAKE CHARLES, Louisiana, May 6 -- McNeese State University shared the following news: * * * McNeese Senior Presents Capstone Project Amin Memon, McNeese State University senior, is currently working on SignLex - an AI- powered American Sign Language (ASL) learning application. SignLex uses real-time gesture recognition through a webcam to detect and score a user's ASL signs from 0-100% and takes place inside a regular web browser with no downloads required. Memon, a computer science major, serves as the backend lead and systems architect o more PR

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- The House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education released the following written testimony by Michaele N. Turnage Young, senior counsel and co-manager of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Inc. Equal Protection Initiative, from an April 28, 2026, hearing entitled "Leveling Down: How Equity Policies Undermine Excellence and Harm Students": * * * Good morning Chairman Kiley, Ranking Member Bonamici, and other distinguished members of the Subcommittee on Early Chi more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, May 5 -- Florida State University issued the following news: * * * New collaborative research by FSU anthropologist reveals historical migration is key to planning for sea-level rise resilience * A Florida State University anthropologist is part of a team that has found that ancient migration routes used by Indigenous peoples are relevant to today's policy and planning surrounding coastal living in rapidly changing environments. Their findings were recently published in the journal Nature Sustainability in the study "C more PR

NOTRE DAME, Indiana, May 5 -- The University of Notre Dame posted the following news: * * * Notre Dame elects new University Trustees, Fellows * Claire Babineaux-Fontenot and Admiral Christopher W. Grady were elected Trustees of the University of Notre Dame at the Board of Trustees' Spring Meeting. In addition, the Most Rev. Patrick M. Neary, C.S.C., was elected to the Board of Fellows, and as such will serve as an ex officio Trustee. Trustee Paulita A. Pike was also elected to the Board of Fellows. All appointments take effect July 1. In more PR

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Pelosi Joins Over 250 Congressional Democrats To Protect Mifepristone Access * Washington, D.C. - Yesterday, Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi joined more than 250 Senate and House Democrats-led by Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY); Senators Patty Murray (D-WA), Dick Durbin (D-IL), and Ron Wyden (D-OR); House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY); and Representatives Katherine Clark (D-MA), Frank Pallone Jr. (D-NJ), Diana DeGette (D-CO), more PR

COLUMBIA, Maryland, May 5 -- Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medical Association issued the following commentary on May 4, 2026, by Joanne Kaldy, freelance writer in New Orleans, Louisiana: * * * Refocusing Response to Family Conflict Family dynamics are complicated; so, it is not uncommon for post-acute and long-term care (PALTC) facility residents and their families to have different opinions or perspectives. When these arise, the differences and conflicts can have a positive or negative impact on residents, families, and staff alike. There  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Scalise Touts GOP Wins for Small Businesses, Farmers, and Working Families * NEW ORLEANS, La. -Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) appeared on Fox Business Network's Mornings with Maria to discuss Republicans' aggressive legislative push last week, including House passage of the Farm Bill for the first time since 2018 and advancing DHS funding, while highlighting President Trump's efforts to strengthen security at home and abroad. A more PR

NEW YORK, May 6 -- The Center for Reproductive Rights issued the following news release on May 5, 2026: * * * Supreme Court Temporarily Blocks Ruling that Banned the Use of Telemedicine to Get Abortion Pills This ruling pauses an order issued by an appellate court on Friday, but this ruling is temporary and the Supreme Court has yet to make a final decision * Today, the U.S. Supreme Court temporarily blocked a ruling from the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals that forced people to get the abortion pill mifepristone in person at a clinic inste more PR

TYLER, Texas, May 6 -- The University of Texas Tyler campus issued the following news release: * * * Tyler Resident Recognized for Research at Regional Scholars Forum UT Tyler Graduate Student Tanvir Ahmed Earns "Best Graduate Poster Award" * Tanvir Ahmed of Tyler, a graduate student assistant in civil and construction engineering and management at The University of Texas at Tyler, placed first in the graduate poster category at this year's Louisiana State University-Shreveport Regional Student Scholars Forum. Ahmed presented his research more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, May 5 -- Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill issued the following news: * * * U.S. Supreme Court Immediately Enters Judgment in Louisiana Redistricting Case * In case you missed it: Yesterday, the United States Supreme Court allowed its decision in Callais v. Louisiana-which struck down Louisiana's unconstitutional congressional map-to take effect immediately, just a week after the historic victory for Louisiana voters by Attorney General Liz Murrill and her team. By issuing its judgment right away, the Court re more PR

ALBANY, New York, May 5 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Video, Audio, Photos & Rush Transcript: Governor Hochul Delivers Remarks on New York's Redistricting Plans Amid Trump Administration's Nationwide Gerrymandering Push * Governor Kathy Hochul today delivered remarks on New York's redistricting plans amid the Trump administration's nationwide gerrymandering push. VIDEO: The event is available to stream on YouTube here and TV quality video is available here (h.264, mp4). AUDIO: The Governor's  more PR