GREENSBORO, North Carolina, May 28 -- The American Baseball Coaches Association issued the following news: * * * 2026 ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Div. III All-America Teams Announced The 2026 ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Div. III All-America teams were unveiled Thursday night during the Opening Ceremony of the NCAA Div. III College World Series in Eastlake, Ohio. This year's All-America selections include nine student-athletes competing in the 2026 NCAA Div. III College World Series. The ABCA/Rawlings All-Amer more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, May 27 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia issued the following news release: * * * Trump admin illegally holds pregnant mother and toddler with disabilities for a week at Dulles Airport ALEXANDRIA, Va. - The ACLU of Virginia filed an emergency petition in federal court last night on behalf of Anabella Gyasi, a pregnant Ghanian who has been illegally detained in a windowless holding room at Dulles Airport without access to adequate food, hygiene, or medical c more PR

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, May 29 -- Air Force Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * AFIT's 'Avoiding Quicksand' Acquisition Course Receives 100% Recommendation By Jaclyn Knapp, AFIT Institutional Advancement The Air Force Institute of Technology's School of Systems and Logistics (AFIT LS) is offering its 'Avoiding Quicksand: How to Improve Acquisition Outcomes (WKSP0730),' for acquisition professionals interested in learning new techniques for overcoming frustrating bure more PR

COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 1 -- Battelle, a nonprofit research and development organization, issued the following news release: * * * Battelle Launches the BLOOM Conference, Evolving Its Bioremediation Event Battelle announced The BLOOM Conference, the new name for its internationally recognized Bioremediation Conference, marking the evolution of an event series it has convened for more than three decades. The BLOOM Conference, which stands for Bioremediation, Land Opportunity, Optimization and Mi more PR

BEREA, Ohio, May 31 -- Baldwin Wallace University posted the following news: * * * BW Baseball Caps Memorable Season with DIII World Series Run * Baldwin Wallace baseball delivered a standout postseason run, opening the NCAA Division III World Series with a win and finishing among the nation's top teams. The Yellow Jackets capped a strong postseason run with a 37-12 overall record and a trip to the Division III World Series, advancing to within two games of the championship series. BW se more PR

WASHINGTON, June 1 -- Cedarville University, Ohio, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education regarding the proposed "Accountability in Higher Education and Access Through Demand-Driven Workforce Pell: Student Tuition and Transparency System and Earnings Accountability" regulations (Docket No. ED-2026-OPE-0100). The letter addresses the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking published on April 20, 2026, which includes provisions implementing th more ST

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary on May 28, 2026, by non-resident fellow Federico Borsari: * * * Reality Check: Breaking Free From China's Drone Ecosystem is Harder Than You Think China controls the global supply of drones. It will be challenging to cut this dependency. - China controls an estimated 80-90% of the global drone market and dominates the supply of critical minerals and raw materials, as well as the production of drone more PR

WASHINGTON, June 1 -- The Cleveland Institute of Art, Ohio, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Education expressing concerns about the proposed Accountability in Higher Education and Access Through Demand-Driven Workforce Pell rule, particularly the "Do No Harm" provision. The institute highlighted potential risks to data integrity, program access, and the misrepresentation of outcomes in creative fields within the framework. The institute underscored its longstanding h more ST

WASHINGTON, May 30 -- Rep. Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * COURT REVERSES UNLAWFUL RENAMING AND HALTS SHUTDOWN OF KENNEDY CENTER, REAFFIRMING THE RULE OF LAW * WASHINGTON, D.C.- U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper issued a ruling reversing the unlawful renaming and halting the planned closure of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. The court's ruling permanently halts the unlawful effort to rename the Kennedy Center after President Donald Tr more PR

WASHINGTON, June 1 -- The Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee released the following testimony by Luke Rosiak, investigative reporter at the Daily Wire, Nashville, Tennessee, from a May 20, 2026, hearing entitled "Blowing the Whistle: Inside the Grift that Keeps Giving": * * * Thank you Senator Ernst, Senator Markey, committee members. It's an honor to join you to discuss The Daily Wire's investigation into Medicaid home health waiver programs. In February, the Department of  more PR

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, May 29 -- Duke Energy issued the following news release: * * * Duke Energy Florida implements third rate reduction to lower residential customer bills by approximately 25% in 2026 Duke Energy Florida will implement its third rate reduction of 2026 from June through September, lowering residential customer bills by approximately $50, or 25%, for every 1,000 kilowatt-hours (kWh) of energy used when compared to January. The breakdown: Below is an outline of how these more PR

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- The Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee released the following testimony by Jay Swanson, former manager of recipient and child care provider investigations in the Minnesota Department of Human Services Office of Inspector General, from a May 20, 2026, hearing entitled "Blowing the Whistle: Inside the Grift that Keeps Giving": * * * Chair Ernst, Ranking Member Markey, and Committee members; Thank you for inviting me to be here today. From 2014-2019 I was  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 1 -- God's Bible School and College, Cincinnati, Ohio, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education regarding the proposed rulemaking on "Accountability in Higher Education and Access Through Demand-Driven Workforce Pell: Student Tuition and Transparency System and Earnings Accountability." The institution raises concerns over specific provisions within the proposal, including the "Do No Harm" provision and a new "ad more ST

LAKEWOOD, Ohio, May 29 (TNSbrep) -- The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis issued the following news release: * * * Market success of short-duration batteries paves the way for longer-lasting storage Key Takeaways: * Short-duration battery storage has increased 25x over the last five years. * Installed capacity is expected to double again by the end of 2027. * There is no fast-response, long-duration storage in the U.S., but the outlook for its development in the next fi more PR

CLEVELAND, Ohio, May 28 -- McDonald Hopkins, a law firm, issued the following commentary by associate Patrick Campbell and members Emily Johnson and Elizabeth Sullivan: * * * Enhancing Clinical Laboratory Innovation and Access (CLIA) Act On May 19, 2026, Representative Neal Dunn, M.D. introduced the Enhancing Clinical Laboratory Innovation and Access Act, also referred to as the "Enhancing CLIA Act." In a press release announcing the proposed legislation, Representative Dunn stated that "[t] more PR

COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 31 (TNSrep) -- Ohio State Auditor Keith Faber issued the following news release: * * * Auditor Faber Announces Auditor of State Award Recipients Auditor of State Keith Faber is pleased to announce that the following entities received Auditor of State Awards in April for their clean audit reports: * Hillsdale Local School District (Ashland County) * Nelsonville-York City School District (Athens County) * Marshall High School (Butler County) * Middletown Preparatory and  more PR

COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 31 (TNSrep) -- Ohio State Auditor Keith Faber issued the following news release: * * * Auditor Faber Announces Qualifiers for Auditor of State Awards with Distinction Recent financial audits of the following entities by Auditor of State Keith Faber have returned clean audit reports. Their record keeping has qualified them for the Auditor of State Award with Distinction: * Northeastern Local School District (Clark County) * Springfield City School District (Clark County)  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 31 -- The Association of Independent Colleges and Universities of Ohio submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Education expressing strong concerns about the department's proposed postsecondary education accountability framework, known as "Do No Harm," scheduled to take effect July 1, 2026. The letter highlights the challenges posed by relying primarily on graduate earnings as the measure of program value. AICUO criticized the department's earnings-based crit more ST

WASHINGTON, May 31 -- The Ohio Nuclear Free Network submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) expressing serious concerns about the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the proposed Paducah Laser Enrichment Facility (PLEF) in Kentucky. The letter critiques the DEIS for its omissions and calls for a comprehensive evaluation of environmental and nuclear weapons proliferation risks associated with the laser enrichment technology proposed for the fa more ST

COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 28 (TNSrep) -- Ohio State Auditor Keith Faber issued the following news release: * * * Findings for Recovery of $10,472.72 Issued Against Village of New Lebanon Employees over Education Incentive Payments Findings for recovery totaling $10,472.72 were issued Thursday against several employees of the Village of New Lebanon in Montgomery County, who improperly received education incentive payments. The findings were included in an audit of the village's finances from Jan. 1 more PR

WASHINGTON, June 1 -- Tri-State Bible College, South Point, Ohio, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education concerning the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking titled "Accountability in Higher Education and Access Through Demand-Driven Workforce Pell: Student Tuition and Transparency System and Earnings Accountability." The letter addresses proposed regulations implementing the "Do No Harm" provision of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which  more ST