GREENSBORO, North Carolina, June 23 -- The American Baseball Coaches Association issued the following news: * * * 2026 ABCA/Rawlings National Pitchers of the Year Announced The American Baseball Coaches and Rawlings Sporting Goods have announced the 2026 National Pitchers of the Year. The ABCA/Rawlings Pitchers of the Year are selected by ABCA coaches committees from nine divisions of amateur baseball: NCAA Div. I, II & III, NAIA, NJCAA Div. I, II & III, Pacific Association Division, and high school. 2026 ABCA/Rawlings National Pitchers of  more PR

LINCOLN, Nebraska, June 22 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release: * * * California's Plastics Act Prompts Lawsuit over State Sovereignty and Economic Impacts * Today, Attorney General Mike Hilgers is leading a coalition of 17 state attorneys general and the National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors (NAW) in challenging California's Plastics Act to defend the interests of producers and consumers across the United States. The lawsuit intends to stop the impacts of costs that will be passed on to con more PR

WASHINGTON, June 22 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * Federal Regulators Must Halt Review of Constitution Natural Gas Pipeline After President Trump's Explicit Threats to Cancel More Offshore Wind Projects in Retaliation Against New York * WASHINGTON - In a formal filing with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Public Citizen today demanded the agency halt its pending review of the Constitution Pipeline after President Donald Trump's threat during the NBA finals, where he stated he more PR

DES MOINES, Iowa, June 19 -- The Iowa Economic Development Authority issued the following news: * * * IEDA Board approves assistance for two manufacturers and three quality-of-life projects Today, the Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) Board approved awards for two companies, which will assist in the creation and retention of 65 jobs and result in $51.5 million in new capital investment for the state. These projects are located in Independence and Newton. The board also approved Community Attraction and Tourism (CAT) grants for proje more PR

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- The Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund issued the following news release on June 22, 2026: * * * MALDEF SUES NORTH CAROLINA FINANCIAL INSTITUTION AND TULSA DEALERSHIP FOR DISCRIMINATORY LENDING PRACTICES LOS ANGELES -- A Latino civil rights organization filed a lawsuit Thursday against a North Carolina financial institution and a Tulsa, Oklahoma motorcycle dealership for unlawfully denying a loan to a Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipient on the basis of his immigration status. MALDEF  more PR

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, June 22 -- Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway issued the following news release: * * * Missouri Attorney General Hanaway Joins Multistate Effort Challenging California's Overreaching Plastics Act * JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Today, Attorney General Catherine Hanaway joined a coalition of 15 states and the National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors (NAW) in challenging California's Plastics Act to defend the interests of producers and consumers across the United States. This lawsuit intends to stop costs fr more PR

MURFREESBORO, Tennessee, June 22 -- Middle Tennessee State University posted the following news: * * * MTSU student veteran praises Daniels Center after 'trading a uniform for a backpack' [+VIDEO] * MURFREESBORO, Tenn. -For Middle Tennessee State University student Chastody "Kearra" Mullinax, the university's outstanding support for its student-veteran and military-connected population through the Charlie and Hazel Daniels Veterans and Military Family Center is "a reflection of MTSU's commitment to those who served" and "demonstrates that t more PR

CHARLESTON, South Carolina, June 18 -- The Medical University of South Carolina issued the following news release: * * * MUSC Health-Midlands opens state's first combined emergency and urgent care facility * COLUMBIA, S.C. - MUSC Health-Midlands, in partnership with Dallas-based Intuitive Health, has cut the ribbon on MUSC Health Emergency and Urgent Care-Garners Ferry, the state's first combined emergency and urgent care facility. Located at 7620 Garners Ferry Road, just off I-77, the 12,484-square-foot facility is part of MUSC Health Co more PR

WASHINGTON, June 22 (Rep.) -- Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., issued the following news release: * * * Norton Introduces Bill to Ensure Public Access to Public Buildings and Grounds * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) reintroduced her United States Commission on an Open Society with Security Act to establish a national commission of experts from a broad spectrum of disciplines to investigate how to maintain our democratic traditions of openness and access while responding to the security threats posed by terr more PR

WASHINGTON, June 23 -- The Small Business Administration Office of Advocacy issued the following news release: * * * Office of Advocacy Appoints Justin Crossie as Region 6 Advocate The Office of Advocacy (Advocacy) of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is pleased to announce Justin Crossie has been named Region 6 Advocate. Prior to joining the Advocacy, Crossie was the SBA South Central Regional Administrator serving Louisiana, Arkansas, Texas, Oklahoma, and New Mexico. Crossie is a seasoned government affairs and public policy p more PR

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, June 23 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release on June 22, 2026: * * * Drummond congratulates Weaver on appointment as Cleveland County Sheriff Attorney General Gentner Drummond today congratulated Darrell Weaver on his appointment as Cleveland County Sheriff. "Darrell Weaver has spent his career protecting Oklahomans, and Cleveland County couldn't ask for a more qualified leader. From his extensive service at Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics to his work in the Oklahoma Senate c more PR

WASHINGTON, June 22 (TNSletter) -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, vice chair of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, issued the following letter to the University of Oklahoma: * * * Here is the text of the letter: June 8, 2026 Joseph Harroz, Jr., President University of Oklahoma Office of the President 660 Parrington Oval, Room 110 Norman, OK 73019 Dear President Harroz: Thank you for your responses to the Committee's March 1, 2024 letter requesting information detailing the University of Oklahoma's process for meeting its requirements  more PR

STATE COLLEGE, Pennsylvania, June 19 [Category: BizTravel] (TNSrep) -- AccuWeather, a provider of commercial weather forecasting services, posted the following news release: * * * Strong El Nino Potential Raises Concerns of Long-Term Drought & Mini-Dust Bowl Scenario AccuWeather Climate Experts now say there is a 70% chance this El Nino event becomes a "Super El Nino" - AccuWeather(r) Global Weather Center -- With an exceptionally strong El Nino expected to peak later this year and last into 2027, AccuWeather climate experts say the condi more PR

NEW YORK, June 22 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund posted the following news: * * * U.S. Death Row Population Drops Below 2,000 for First Time Since 1980s * The death row population in the U.S. has dropped below 2,000 for the first time since the 1980s, according to the latest report on national capital punishment trends released by the civil rights think tank Thurgood Marshall Institute (TMI) of the Legal Defense Fund (LDF). The Spring 2026 edition of Death Row U.S.A., which tracks state and national  more PR

PINE BLUFF, Arkansas, June 22 -- The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff posted the following news: * * * UAPB's Dr. W. Jinnings Burruss Jr. Wins Delta Chapter's Chef Cook of the Year Award * Dr. W. Jinnings Burruss Jr., associate professor of foodservice and restaurant management at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB), recently won the Delta Chapter's Chef of the Year award during the Annual Delta Diamond Chef Awards Gala and Competition at Saracen Casino Resort Event Center in Pine Bluff. The event was hosted by the American  more PR

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, June 20 -- USA Softball issued the following news: * * * Slow Pitch National Teams clinch Border Battle XVI titles WINESBURG, Ohio -- The USA Softball Men's and Women's Slow Pitch National Teams (SPNT) traveled to Winesburg, Ohio, for the 16th edition of Border Battle, which took place June 18-20 at Winesburg Park. Throughout the three-day event, athletes from the USA Softball Men's and Women's Slow Pitch National Teams and Futures Teams competed in a series of matchups against the Canadian Men's and Women's Slow Pit more PR

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, June 23 -- Utah Attorney General Derek Brown issued the following news on June 22, 2026: * * * Utah joins state coalition challenging California plastics law as unconstitutional overreach Utah Attorney General Derek Brown has joined a coalition of 17 state attorneys general in support of a lawsuit filed in the Eastern District of California to block the state's Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act, arguing the law violates the U.S. Constitution and extends California's regulatory autho more PR