DETROIT, Michigan, June 17 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan issued the following news release on June 16, 2026: * * * Michigan Senate Passes Crucial State Voting Rights Act to Prevent Racial Discrimination in Voting The Michigan State Senate today passed the Michigan Voting Rights Act (MIVRA), taking a major step towards enacting state-level protections for voters against discrimination in elections. Black voters are currently facing the greatest assault on voting rights since the 1900s era of state-enforced racial discrimi more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, June 16 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Entergy posted the following news release: * * * Entergy New Orleans continues reliability upgrades in Algiers * Entergy New Orleans continues to invest in strengthening the electric grid and improving the reliability of service for our customers. Significant infrastructure improvements are underway in Algiers' Tall Timbers and Park Timbers neighborhoods. These projects involve upgrading the underground electrical systems in both areas, boosting service reliability for our customers.  more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, June 15 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Entergy posted the following news release: * * * Entergy Texas awarded $200 million to better protect the Southeast Texas power grid from severe weather Funding from the state's Texas Energy Fund will help provide stronger service reliability at no additional cost to customers THE WOODLANDS, Texas - Entergy Texas has been awarded approximately $200 million through the Texas Energy Fund (TxEF) Outside-ERCOT Grant Program to help strengthen the electric grid for more than 538,000 custo more PR

HOUMA, Louisiana, June 11 -- Fletcher Technical Community College issued the following news: * * * Fletcher Adds Fall Commencement Ceremony Amid Continued Growth Schriever, LA - Fletcher Technical Community College will make history this year by hosting its first-ever Fall Commencement Ceremony, a milestone that reflects the college's continued growth and record levels of student enrollment. The ceremony will take place at 6 p.m. on Thursday, December 17, 2026, at Warren J. Harang, Jr. Municipal Auditorium in Thibodaux. For 75 years, Flet more PR

TORONTO, Ontario, June 16 [Category: TravelBiz] -- Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts posted the following news release: * * * Four Seasons Hotel and Residences New Orleans Invites Louisiana Residents to Embrace the Art of Midweek Rejuvenation * As Four Seasons Hotel and Residences New Orleans marks five years of welcoming guests to its riverfront tower, the property is extending a special invitation to its Louisiana neighbours. The new Weekday Rejuvenation offer encourages residents to rediscover the hotel through moments of restoration and e more PR

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, June 16 -- Gov. Kevin Stitt, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news: * * * Governor Stitt Sends Task Force 1 to Assist Texas * OKLAHOMA CITY (June 16, 2026) - Today, Governor Kevin Stitt and the Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management (OEM) announced that Oklahoma is sending two Type III swift water rescue teams to Texas to assist with ongoing flood response. The teams include 12 Oklahoma Task Force 1 members from the Tulsa and Oklahoma City areas, along with boats, trailers, and equipment. They are deploying T more PR

GRAMBLING, Louisiana, June 17 -- Grambling State University issued the following news: * * * Grambling State's Theodore Callier Leads 30th Annual NSPAA Conference and Technical Assistance Workshop Theodore Callier, Grambling State University's Vice President for Research and Sponsored Programs and president of the National Sponsored Programs Administrators Alliance, led NSPAA's 30th Annual National Conference and Technical Assistance Workshop June 1-5 at Caesars New Orleans. The event brought together representatives from 53 colleges and un more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 17 -- Littler, a law firm, issued the following commentary on June 16, 2026, by knowledge management counsel Carole F. Wilder and shareholders Bruce J. Sarchet and Joy C. Rosenquist: * * * July is the New January - 2026 Each new year, employers in the United States are accustomed to hearing about all the laws that go into effect on January 1. State legislatures across the country, however, are active all year long, and as we have said before, July is the new January. Following is our summary of the notable lab more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 [Category: Political] -- The Campaign Legal Center posted the following news release: * * * Michigan Senate Passes Crucial State Voting Rights Act to Prevent Racial Discrimination in Voting * LANSING, Mich. -The Michigan State Senate today passed the Michigan Voting Rights Act (MIVRA), taking a major step toward enacting state-level protections for voters against discrimination in elections. Black voters are currently facing the greatest assault on voting rights since the 1900s era of state-enforced racial discriminati more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The National Women's Law Center posted the following news release: * * * Hard Work, Low Pay: Women Are Bearing the Brunt of Trump's Economic Agenda A new fact sheet from the National Women's Law Center (NWLC) finds that women make up a majority of the low-paid workforce -defined as working in one of the 40 lowest-paying jobs in the U.S. -and are being hit hardest by the Trump-Vance administration's cuts to basic needs programs. Using the most recent available data, the report highlights that whi more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * PHOTOS: Following Listening Session with Unjustly Deported and Formerly Detained Constituents, Pressley Reaffirms Fight to Abolish ICE * Pressley Has Stood in Vigorous Defense of Immigrant Communities in MA 7 th and Nationwide, Fought to Bring Detained Neighbors Home Photos (Dropbox) BOSTON - Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) led a closed-door listening session with unjustly deported and formerly detained constituents, emphasizing her comm more PR

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- SCUS Head Start Programs Inc. submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Head Start expressing concerns regarding the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking titled "Restoring Flexibility to Support Head Start Program Access." Save the Children Head Start, operating in rural communities across Arkansas, Louisiana, North Carolina, Indiana, Oklahoma, and Tennessee, emphasized that while program flexibility is important, current funding constraints continue to hinder effective workf more ST

WASHINGTON, June 17 (TNSletter) -- Sens. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, and Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, issued the following letter to Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York: * * * Here is the text of the letter: June 10, 2026 The Honorable Kathy Hochul Governor State of New York NYS State Capitol Building Albany, NY 12224 Dear Governor Hochul, As Chairman of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, I'm deeply committed to ensuring that tax dollars re more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, June 17 -- Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College issued the following news: * * * Southern University and A&M College receives approval for new degree program in chemical engineering During its June meeting the Louisiana Board of Regents approved the establishment of a new Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering degree program within the College of Sciences and Engineering. The approval marks a historic milestone for the university and expands opportunities for students to pursue high-demand  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Department of Education Approves Indiana's Returning Education to the States Waiver, Freeing Up Millions to Invest in Students * Today, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) approved Indiana's Returning Education to the States Waiver, empowering Indiana's education leaders with greater discretion over their federal education dollars and more flexibility to prioritize college and career readiness in Indiana's high school accountability syste more PR

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, June 17 -- The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences issued the following news release: * * * UAMS Awarded $2.6 million for Joint M.D./Ph.D. program New CREST Program Positions UAMS as Elite Training Center in South - The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has been awarded a $2.6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to help train joint M.D./Ph.D. students to become top-notch clinician-scientists. To be dispersed over five years, beginning July 1, the federal funding will enable  more PR