WASHINGTON, May 22 [Category: Education] -- The American Association of State Colleges and Universities posted the following news release on May 21, 2026 with Ithaka S+R: * * * AASCU and Ithaka S+R Announce Rural Student Success Network The American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU), in collaboration with Ithaka S+R, today announced the cohort of institutions participating in the Rural Student Success Network. This new national initiative is designed to strengthen student success and economic mobility at rural-serving c more PR

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Accuracy in Media issued the following news: * * * Kansas State department head refuses to remove DEI 'until somebody physically makes me' Universities in Kansas face federal bans, state bans, and university system policies against Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion -- but none of this is stopping faculty in Kansas from keeping DEI indoctrination alive and well in their classrooms. "I'm not gonna change it until somebody physically makes me," said Don Kurtz, head of the Social Work department at Kansas State University.  more PR

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, May 21 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * Active-duty logistics units with presence at Fort Buchanan enable strategic military equipment movement anytime, anywhere * FORT BUCHANAN, Puerto Rico - Active-duty logistics and transportation units with a permanent presence at Fort Buchanan continue enabling the movement and sustainment of military forces anytime, anywhere in support of national defense readiness. Recently, personnel assigned to the 841st Transportation BN, 597th Transpor more PR

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, May 21 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson announces next steps in Silfab Solar matter * (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - Attorney General Alan Wilson today announced that the South Carolina Attorney General's office has retained an outside consultant experienced in zoning and local government matters regarding Silfab Solar in York County. The outside consultant will be reviewing documents received by the Attorney General's office and providing their prof more PR

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, May 21 -- Gov. Henry McMaster, R-South Carolina, posted the following news: * * * Bittermilk expands Charleston County operations * COLUMBIA, S.C. - Bittermilk Bottling Co. (Bittermilk), a manufacturer of nonalcoholic beverage products, today announced it is expanding its operations in Charleston County. The company's $8.2 million investment will create 12 new jobs. Founded in 2013, Bittermilk produces various brands of nonalcoholic cocktail mixers and complex syrups. The family-owned and -operated business uses  more PR

CLEMSON, South Carolina, May 21 -- Clemson University posted the following news: * * * Clemson Livestock Poultry Health Names Catherine Harris Deputy State Veterinarian * Clemson Livestock Poultry Health has named Catherine Harris, DVM, as South Carolina's new deputy state veterinarian, bringing to the role experience as both an animal agriculture regulator and a veterinarian working directly within the industry. Harris joins Clemson from the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, where she served as assistant stat more PR

CLEMSON, South Carolina, May 21 -- Clemson University posted the following news: * * * Clemson University School of Nursing faculty, students receive South Carolina Palmetto Gold recognition * Four faculty and three students in the Clemson University of School of Nursing have received Palmetto Gold Awards from the South Carolina Nurses Foundation. Faculty award winners include Lena Burgess, DNP, principal lecturer; Lucia Gonzales, Ph.D., associate director of research and associate professor; Zahra Rahemi, Ph.D., associate professor; and  more PR

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, May 21 -- The University of South Carolina posted the following news: * * * Dracula's Myth course takes students to Romania * Students from the University of South Carolina this month are headed to Romania, a place USC has yet to explore through a faculty-led Maymester program. The course, "Dracula's Myth: Representations of the East in the Western Imaginary," explores how Romania and Eastern Europe have been portrayed in Western literature, film and tourism. Led by Melania Popa-Mabe, clinical associate profess more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, May 21 -- The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release: * * * Drought intensifies for five N.C. counties * According to the N.C. Drought Management Advisory Council's latest advisory issued Thursday, drought conditions have intensified in five counties in western North Carolina, while extreme and severe drought continue across most of the state. Five counties in western North Carolina - Alexander, Burke, Caldwell, Watauga and Wilkes - are now classified in exceptional dr more PR

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, May 22 -- Duke Energy issued the following news release on May 21, 2026: * * * Duke Energy Florida completes solar energy site in Sumter County, estimates $250 million in customer savings over its service lifetime * Customers are benefiting from three rate reductions this year - lowering bills by approximately $50 * ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Today, Duke Energy Florida announced the completion of the Jumper Creek Solar Complex in Sumter County. The site is part of the company's plan to build 900 megawatts (MWs) of so more PR

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida, May 22 -- Eckerd College issued the following news: * * * Eckerd College names Rev. Robert Galloway as new director of the Center for Spiritual Life and chaplain By Lauren Stepp This summer, Rev. Robert Lord Galloway will step into his new role director of the Center for Spiritual Life and chaplain at Eckerd College--a position that, for much of his life, he never expected to pursue. Growing up as the son of two Presbyterian pastors in South Carolina and Indiana, Galloway was immersed in church communities and cong more PR

GREENVILLE, South Carolina, May 21 -- Furman University posted the following news: * * * Furman Board of Trustees approves faculty promotions and tenure * Furman University's Board of Trustees approved promotions and tenure for more than two dozen faculty members during its spring meeting. The recommendations for promotion and tenure are effective Aug. 1, 2026. The following faculty members were granted tenure and promoted to the rank of Associate Professor: * Veronica Flores (Psychology) * Lauren Jarocha (Chemistry) * Camille Le more PR

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Chairman Scott Highlights Historic Progress on Digital Asset Legislation, U.S. Crypto Leadership on Fox Business Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott (R-S.C.) recently joined Fox Business' Charles Payne for Fox Business in Depth: The Crypto Campaign to discuss the Committee's work to advance digital asset market structure legislation and ensure America remains the  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- The Medical Group Management Association issued the following letter on May 19, 2026: * * * The Honorable Greg Murphy, MD, U.S. House of Representatives, 407 Cannon House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515 The Honorable Tom Suozzi, U.S. House of Representatives, 203 Cannon House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515 Dear Representatives Murphy and Suozzi: The undersigned physician organizations representing national medical specialty societies and state medical associations write to express our strong support for H more PR

WASHINGTON, May 21 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The National Association of Insurance Commissioners issued the following news release: * * * NAIC Members Meet with the Canadian Council of Insurance Regulators * NAIC Members and staff participated in the Canadian Council of Insurance Regulators (CCIR) meeting in Montreal, Canada, on April 15-16. The CCIR is the association of the insurance regulators in the Canadian provinces. During the meeting, Nebraska Department of Insurance Director Eric Dunning and South Carolina D more PR

WASHINGTON, May 18 -- The Ocean Conservancy issued the following news release: * * * Ocean Conservancy, Earthjustice File Amicus Brief to Prevent Red Snapper Overfishing in South Atlantic In Florida Alone, Exempted Fishing Permits Would Allow Fishing to Exceed the Annual Catch Limit by a Factor of 20 * Today, Ocean Conservancy, represented by Earthjustice, filed an amicus brief in Southeastern Fisheries Association v. Lutnick (D.D.C.), opposing the approval of exempted fishing permits for Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina more PR

WASHINGTON, May 21 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48952) entitled "Opportunity Zones Round Two Selection Process: Frequently Asked Questions" by public finance specialists Anthony A. Cilluffo and Donald J. Marples. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY The Opportunity Zone program provides tax incentives to taxpayers who invest in certain designated geographic areas. The program was enacted in 2017, as part of P.L. 115-97, and began operations in 2018. It was initially set to expire by the end o more PR

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, May 21 -- The University of South Carolina posted the following news: * * * Remembering the Days -- The right stuff: President Donald Russell * Harry Lesesne: "Without any question, it was a fulcrum of history for the university, the turning point. Sets the stage for the university to really be a national caliber institution." Chris Horn: That's Harry Lesesne, the author of a comprehensive history book on the University of South Carolina in the 20th century. What exactly was the fulcrum of history at USC that Har more PR

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, and Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, ranking member and chairman, of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on May 20, 2026: * * * Chairman Scott, Ranking Member Warren Statement on 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act Negotiations Today, U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.), Chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, and U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Committee, released the following  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sens. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, and Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, chairman and ranking member, of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on May 20, 2026: * * * Chairman Scott, Ranking Member Warren Statement on 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act Negotiations Today, U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.), Chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, and U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Committee, released the following  more PR

CARLISLE, Pennsylvania, May 20 -- Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law posted the following news: * * * Six Penn State Dickinson Law Class of 2026 students share their stories * In May, more than 350 students in the Juris Doctor (J.D.), Master of Laws (LL.M.), and Doctor of Juridical Science (S.J.D.) programs will graduate from Penn State Dickinson Law at the Carlisle and University Park locations. Every student has taken a unique path to this exciting achievement. Here, six students share their stories of how they came to  more PR

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, May 21 -- The University of South Carolina posted the following news: * * * Remembering the Days -- Test tubes and squeegies: a brief history of USC's chemistry department * Evan Faulkenbury: Did you ever take a test in college and earn what you thought was an impossibly low grade? Well, so did this recent graduate from USC, studying chemistry. Reese Lycan : "I think probably the most memorable test I ever had -and I cannot believe I'm about to say this -but it was physical biochemistry, and I opened the grade on more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, May 21 (TNSjou) -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * Underground evolution: Study reveals how new cavefish species emerged A Yale-led study describing a new Southern cavefish species provides strong evidence that new species can arise in organisms adapted to live only underground. By Mike Cummings A new Yale study identifies a distinct species of eyeless cavefish, a discovery that challenges long-held conventional wisdom that caves and other subterranean ecosystems are evolutionary dead ends. The s more PR