WASHINGTON, July 13 [Category: Political] -- America First Legal, a civil rights organization, posted the following news release: * * * America First Legal Demands North Carolina School District Repeal Unlawful Policy Allowing Biological Males in Girls' Bathrooms and Locker Rooms * Today, America First Legal (AFL) sent a letter on behalf of its clients to Cabarrus County Schools (CCS), challenging the district's policy of allowing biological males to access female-designated restrooms, locker rooms, and changing areas. AFL's letter follows more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- The Choose Clean Water Coalition, Annapolis, Maryland, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery expressing concerns over the agency's proposed revisions to federal coal combustion residual regulations. The coalition, which includes over 320 non-governmental organizations representing interests in land conservation, agriculture, energy, and stormwater, cautioned against loosening standards that safeguard water quality in the Chesapeake Bay wa more ST

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, July 13 -- Gov. Patrick Morrisey, R-West Virginia, issued the following news: * * * Governor Morrisey Announces $50 Million Helsing Investment in Berkeley County, Creating High-Paying Defense Manufacturing Jobs * MARTINSBURG, W.Va. \- Governor Patrick Morrisey today announced that Helsing will invest an initial $50 million to establish advanced defense manufacturing operations in Berkeley County, creating at least 60 high-skilled, full-time jobs with an average salary of $125,000 and further strengthening West Vir more PR

FAIRMONT, West Virginia, July 13 -- Fairmont State University posted the following news: * * * Local Corporations Step Up to Fund Student-Focused Initiatives at Fairmont State University * Fairmont State University received grant funding totaling $20,000 from the FirstEnergy Foundation and $10,000 from the EQT Foundation to support student-focused initiatives on campus. These grants were obtained with the assistance of Fairmont State University's Office of Sponsored Programs. The funds were used to host two Science, Technology, Engineerin more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, July 14 -- The Pennsylvania Senate Republicans issued the following news release on July 12, 2026: * * * Argall Bill to Remove Employment Barriers for Cosmetologists Set for Enactment Legislation authored by Sen. Dave Argall (R-29) to streamline licensing for cosmetology professionals across state lines is set to become law after being approved by the House of Representatives today. "There is no reason why a cosmetologist in good standing should need to reapply for their license just because they moved to Pennsylva more PR

CALIFORNIA, Pennsylvania, July 13 -- PennWest posted the following news: * * * PennWest professor helps reshape understanding of Arctic geological evolution * For Dr. Daniel Harris, revisiting old field notes meant reliving months spent mapping remote mountain ranges in Siberia and Alaska - complete with harsh weather, swarms of bugs and the occasional bear encounter. Those experiences, combined with years of research and collaboration, helped produce a major scientific publication that offers a new explanation for part of the Arctic's co more PR

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Trilogy Innovations, Bridgeport, West Virginia, has submitted a public comment letter to the General Services Administration regarding the proposed clause which addresses basic safeguarding of data within Large Language Model Artificial Intelligence systems. The comments respond to the agency's notice which focuses on practical issues related to clause applicability, contractor roles, incident notification, third-party model versioning, unbiased AI governance, data deletion, and the compliance burden on small businesses.  more ST

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, July 14 -- West Virginia State Treasurer Larry Pack issued the following news release: * * * Treasurer Pack Announces Pledge WV Online Collateral System is Live Now State Treasurer Larry Pack has launched the Pledge WV Online Collateral System, a new online portal designed to help protect public funds deposited in financial institutions throughout the state. "Protecting taxpayer dollars is one of our most important responsibilities," Treasurer Pack said. "The Pledge WV Online Collateral System provides a secure wa more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, July 13 -- The West Virginia Department of Education issued the following news release: * * * WV Chamber Foundation Announces 2027 School Principal of the Year Finalists * Charleston, W.Va. - The West Virginia Chamber Foundation proudly announces finalists for the 2027 West Virginia School Principal of the Year (POY). Chosen from county principal of the year winners, these finalists oversee various aspects of school operations, including instructional and academic leadership, the support and development of staff,  more PR

MORGANTOWN, West Virginia, July 13 -- West Virginia University posted the following news: * * * WVU engineers develop AI system to speed satellite tracking of wildfires * A new artificial intelligence system developed by West Virginia University engineers could help firefighters respond to wildfires sooner by enabling satellites to detect blazes and automatically adjust their positions for continued monitoring. Unlike drones and ground-based sensors, satellites can monitor vast areas of the planet without requiring local infrastructure or more PR