WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families issued the following news release: * * * ACF Awards $6 Million to 10 Jurisdictions to Advance Use of Predictive Risk Modeling in Child Welfare The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is awarding $6 million in grant funding to 10 child welfare jurisdictions to pilot new technology aimed at improving child safety and caseworker decision-making. Indiana, Missouri, Nebrask more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- The America First Policy Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on Aug. 13, 2026, by American Security Co-Chair Keith Kellogg and American Security Policy Co-Chair Robert Wilkie to Washington Examiner: * * * Beating Iran Means Dismantling Hezbollah As military pressure on the Iranian regime waxes and wanes, we have yet to arrive at an achievable end state for the conflict -- one that focuses not on the world as it is today but on the world as it will be in the 2030s and beyond. The decision must focus more PR

DURHAM, North Carolina, Aug. 14 -- The American Association of Independent Professional Baseball issued the following news release: * * * American Association Expands to Minnesota As Pennant Races Tighten: Ten Things to Know in the American Association of Professional Baseball This Week New Blaine, Minn., Complex, 200K All-Star Game Viewership Among Weekly Highlights with 25 Games Left in Regular Season - MOORHEAD, Minn. - The announcement of an expansion team for 2027 in Blaine, Minn., and the tightening of the races at the top of the Ame more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary by John Kartch: * * * 40 Examples of Good News Arising from Big Beautiful Bill's Full Business Expensing Provisions In addition to across-the-board tax cuts for households, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act signed by President Trump on July 4, 2025 provides full business expensing for American businesses. In their own words, U.S. employers describe the benefits of the expensing provisions in the bill: Sukup Manufacturing (Sheffield, Iowa) -- Expensing helps Sukup  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary on Aug. 12, 2026, by John Kartch and Sean Rowen: * * * End the Inflation Tax on Capital Gains to Help Middle Class Three-fourths of households with a capital gains filing make less than $200k - As reported Tuesday, President Trump is looking to help middle class households by ending the inflation tax on capital gains. Inflation is created by the government and then taxed by the government. Americans are currently stuck paying capital gains taxes on inflation.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary on Aug. 12, 2026, by John Kartch and Rachel Loren: * * * List of Entities Providing Contributions to Trump Accounts for Kids Americans for Tax Reform's tracker of Trump Accounts announcements has reached 94. As documented below at least 94 companies, foundations, individuals and states have announced contributions to the accounts or in the case of foster children, establishment of the accounts. Trump Accounts for kids were enacted as part of the One Big Beautif more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Aug. 12 -- North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Jeff Jackson Won't Sign Second Duke Energy Settlement That Will Cost Families 6.8% in Rate Hikes * RALEIGH - Attorney General Jeff Jackson will not sign the proposed settlement in the Duke Energy Progress rate case, which would raise residential electric bills about 6.8% over the next two years. Duke Energy Progress serves the eastern half of North Carolina and the Asheville area. Duke's original filing more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 13 (TNSLrpt) -- Consumer Price Index, South Region July 2026 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Southeast Region - Aug. 12, 2026 * * * Regional prices rose 0.1 percent in July, up 3.2 percent over the year - The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the South region increased 0.1 percent in July, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.1 percent over the month. The energy index increased 0.6 percent more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 14 -- G.E. Vernova, an energy company, posted the following news release on Aug. 13, 2026: * * * Blue Energy, GE Vernova Hitachi Sign Agreement to Launch Next Phase of Texas Gas-Plus-Nuclear Project CHEVY CHASE, Maryland and WILMINGTON, North Carolina - Blue Energy, a vertically integrated deployment platform for financeable, prefabricated nuclear power plants and GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GVH), today announced the signing of an agreement that launches the next phase of their collaboration to deploy a  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * BLUMENTHAL & BALDWIN LEAD COLLEAGUES IN DEMANDING HHS RESCIND CANCELATION OF LIFESAVING RESEARCH GRANTS THAT IMPROVE PATIENT SAFETY & CARE * [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) today led 28 of their Democratic colleagues in the Senate in demanding that Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. reverse the Department's destructive cancelations of lifesav more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Booker, 29 Colleagues Demand HHS Rescind Cancellation of Lifesaving Research Grants That Improve Patient Safety & Care * WASHINGTON, D.C. -U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), along with 29 of his Democratic colleagues, led by Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), demanded that Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. reverse the Department's destructive cancellation of lifesaving health re more PR

NEW YORK, Aug. 14 -- The Center for Constitutional Rights issued the following news release on Aug. 13, 2026: * * * Civil Rights Organizations File Appeal on Behalf of Durham Activist Silenced with No-Contact Order The City of Durham sought a no-contact order to stop Amanda Wallace, founder of Operation Stop CPS, from protesting family separation - Durham, N.C. - Movement for Family Power, the Center for Constitutional Rights, and the ACLU of North Carolina today filed an appeal on behalf of Amanda Wallace, a Durham activist protesting f more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- Rep. Don Davis, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Don Davis Highlights North Carolina's Aerospace Future During F-35 Lightning II Event in Kinston * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Congressman Don Davis (NC-01) and Lt. Gov. Rachel Hunt joined leaders from Lockheed Martin, Lenoir Community College and North Carolina Global TransPark on Wednesday at Lenoir Community College's Senator Jim Perry Aviation Center for Excellence for an update on the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II -the world's most a more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on Aug. 13, 2026, by Makoto Tsujiguchi, visiting fellow from the Japan Business Federation (Keidanren) with the Japan Chair: * * * More Than Entertainment: Japan's Creative Industries and the U.S.-Japan Partnership Introduction Creative industries are a source of economic growth, contributing to the U.S. dominance of digital platforms and its service export surplus. At the same time, they are also part of broader digital ecosystems and  more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Aug. 13 -- The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release: * * * DEQ reminds residents, businesses that burning trash is against state law * The open burning of trash, metal, plastic and all other man-made materials not only harms the environment and poses a public health risk, it's against state law. While many chose to burn debris outdoors for disposal in the fall, the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality's Division of Air Quality is reminding North Carolin more PR

PARSIPPANY, New Jersey, Aug. 13 [Category: BizTravel] -- Wyndham Hotels and Resorts issued the following news release: * * * ECHO Suites Ranked #1 Extended Stay Hotel Brand by USA TODAY Readers * HIGHLIGHTS * USA TODAY readers ranked ECHO Suites(r) Extended Stay by Wyndham #1, with Hawthorn(r) Extended Stay by Wyndham and WaterWalk(r) Extended Stay by Wyndham rounding out the top three. * Rankings make Wyndham the only major hotel company with top-ranked extended stay brands spanning economy, midscale and upscale. * From ECHO's rapid exp more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- The Federal Communications Commission Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau issued the following public notice (CG Docket No. 10-210): * * * By the Chief, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission), through the National Deaf-Blind Equipment Distribution Program (NDBEDP), also called "iCanConnect," provides up to $10 million annually from the interstate telecommunications relay service fund (TRS Fund) to support local programs that distribute equipment to eligi more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, Aug. 14 -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation issued the following news release: * * * FFRF urges North Carolina: Don't install Billy Graham monument at Capitol The Freedom From Religion Foundation is calling on North Carolina officials to reverse course on a planned monument of the controversial religious figure Rev. Billy Graham Jr. The North Carolina General Assembly passed a state budget bill that included funding for a monument honoring Graham. There was no chance for public input or debate about the monument. Cu more PR

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, Aug. 13 -- Wake Forest University posted the following news: * * * A top marathoner needs science to win big. He comes to Wake Forest for testing. #HIGHLIGHTS * Without access to performance testing in his home country, elite marathoner John Korir sought help from Wake Forest researchers. * Health and Exercise Science Professor Peter Brubaker convened a group of University experts to devise a plan. * School of Business alums Emily and Keith Davis, owners of local Fleet Feet, made the connection. - When Jo more PR

AMES, Iowa, Aug. 13 -- Iowa State University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences posted the following news: * * * Iowa Environmental Mesonet serves the state for 25 years * AMES, Iowa -Twenty-five years ago, Iowa State University rolled out the Iowa Environmental Mesonet website. Since then, it has become the central hub for all things weather-related in Iowa with a reach far beyond the state. #What is a mesonet? Mesonets are networks of weather stations that collect and provide "meso-scale," generally at the scale of a county, data more PR

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, Aug. 13 -- The University of North Carolina Greensboro campus posted the following news: * * * Jamaica Trip Promotes Global Perspectives of Healthcare for UNCG students * When Imani Eugene signed up to go to Mandeville, Jamaica, this summer as part of the UNCG Global Health and Healthcare Professions study abroad, she expected the trip to strengthen her understanding of public health and deepen her interest in learning about other cultures and healthcare careers. Eugene left the country with a newfound apprecia more PR

ROCK HILL, South Carolina, Aug. 12 -- Winthrop University posted the following news: * * * Jennifer Lewis Named Vice President for Finance and Business Affairs/CFO * #HIGHLIGHTS * Lewis will assume the role on Oct. 1. * Lewis joined Winthrop in 2024 and brought with her more than 16 years in audit experience, including with Bank of America in the CFO Audit and Business Controls division. She also worked as an audit manager for Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP and CliftonLarsonAllen LLP. 1. 1 2. 2 ROCK HILL, SOUTH CAROLINA - Jennifer (Jenn more PR

DURHAM, North Carolina, Aug. 12 -- North Carolina Central University issued the following news: * * * Katrina Smith Appointed Interim Associate Dean of Clinical Legal Education and Experiential Learning * North Carolina Central University School of Law Dean Joseph K. Grant has appointed Professor Katrina Smith '09 as interim associate dean of clinical legal education and experiential learning. Smith joined the NCCU School of Law faculty in 2022 and served as an assistant clinical professor of law and director of the Family Law Clinic, wher more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Aug. 13 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party posted the following news: * * * Michael Whatley's Iran War Has Cost NC Families An Extra $558 While He Profits * Since the start of the Iran War, North Carolina households have paid over $558 MORE for fuel - yet DC insider and Big Oil lobbyist Michael Whatley is cheering on the Iran War as it spikes his oil and gas stocks. Daily Wire: * Reporter: "But ever since the war in Iran started, we've seen prices start to creep back up, and there is no doubt that the war in more PR

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, Aug. 12 -- North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University posted the following news: * * * N.C. A&T Student Receives Phi Kappa Phi Study Abroad Grant to Study in South Africa * EAST GREENSBORO, N.C. (Aug. 12, 2026) - For North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University psychology student Deja'Nique Liburd, Cape Town, South Africa, has become an extension of the classroom. Through the Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE) Cape Town Summer Internship & Study Abroad Program, she  more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Aug. 14 (TNSrep) -- The North Carolina Department of Commerce issued the following news release: * * * Amid Hurricane Helene Recovery, NC Tourism Spending Charts Variable Growth Visitor spending increased for 59 of North Carolina's 100 counties in 2025, according to data released Wednesday by the N.C. Department of Commerce. The preliminary findings from an annual study commissioned by Visit NC, a unit of the Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina, reflect the economic impact of tourism on local economies more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Aug. 13 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party posted the following news: * * * While NC Families Face Sky High Duke Energy Bills & Another Rate Hike, Whatley is Silent * As North Carolina families pay sky high energy bills and speak out against proposed rate increases, Duke Energy Lobbyist and investor Michael Whatley is dodging every question on Duke Energy's rate hikes, which would spike his stock and benefit his bottom line. Meanwhile, North Carolinians are paying the price: WRAL: "'My energy bill last month  more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Aug. 14 (TNSrep) -- The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: * * * NCDHHS Survey Shows Mental Health and Substance Use Services Receive High Marks with North Carolinians While the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services works to strengthen the state's crisis care system, new survey results (https://www.ncdhhs.gov/2025-perceptions-care-report-final-2/open?mc_cid=8877647eec&mc_eid=UNIQID) show that North Carolinians are satisfied with the mental health more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 [Category: Medical] -- The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network posted the following news release: * * * New Poll: Majority of North Carolina Voters Support Affordable Access to Cancer Care and Continued Investments in Federal Research Funding * RALEIGH, N.C. - A recent poll by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) shows 84% of North Carolina voters believe all Americans, regardless of the type of health insurance they have, should have access to affordable cancer screening and treatment cl more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * New York Times: Larsen, Warren Accuse Trump Administration of Stonewalling Major Transit Projects * Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02), top Democrat on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, and Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), top Democrat on the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, joined 39 congressional Democrats in demanding that the Trump administration stop delaying the advancement of public transportation p more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Schiff, Congressional Democrats Demand FTA and OMB Stop Holding Blue State Infrastructure Funding Hostage * WASHINGTON, D.C. -U.S. Senators Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff (both D-Calif.) joined Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and 39 Democratic colleagues in demanding the Trump Administration stop delaying the advancement of public transportation projects funded by the Capital Investment Grants (CIG) program. Currently, the Federal Tran more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Washington, ranking member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, with 41 co-signers issued the following letter to Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought and Federal Transit Acting Deputy Administrator Matthew Cahill: * * * Here is the text of the letter: August 11, 2026 The Honorable Russell Vought Director Office of Management and Budget 725 17th Street NW Washington, D.C. 20503 - Matthew Cahill Acting Deputy Administrator Federal Transit  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- Rep. Judy Chu, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Chu and Kim Lead Bipartisan Letter Urging Improved Pet Reunification Following Disasters * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Rep. Judy Chu (CA-28) and Rep. Young Kim (CA-40) led 39 Members in a bipartisan letter urging the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to examine the challenges associated with reuniting household pets with their owners following federally declared disasters and identify opportunities to improve reunification through better da more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Schiff, Padilla & Congressional Democrats Demand FTA and OMB Stop Holding Blue State Infrastructure Funding Hostage * Washington, D.C. -U.S. Senators Adam Schiff and Alex Padilla (both D-Calif.) joined Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and 39 Democratic colleagues in demanding the Trump Administration stop delaying the advancement of public transportation projects funded by the Capital Investment Grants (CIG) program. Currently, the Federal Tran more PR

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, Aug. 14 -- The Southern Environmental Law Center posted the following news release on Aug. 13, 2026: * * * SELC presses U.S. Forest Service for more information around ICE operation in Pisgah National Forest ASHEVILLE, N.C. -- On Thursday, the Southern Environmental Law Center sent a letter to the U.S. Forest Service, calling on the agency to hold a public meeting to discuss a recent Immigrations & Customs Enforcement operation at the Wilson Creek Wild and Scenic River Area, a swimming, kayaking, biking, and hiking more PR

DURHAM, North Carolina, Aug. 13 -- North Carolina Central University issued the following news: * * * Students Explore Criminal Justice in Costa Rica * Fourteen students from North Carolina Central University (NCCU) traveled to Costa Rica for an immersive study abroad experience. After a week of study and preparation, undergraduate and graduate students from the NCCU criminal justice program explored the Central American nation from May 9 - 16. The program focused on comparing the U.S. and Costa Rican criminal justice systems. "For ages  more PR

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Aug. 14 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: * * * Veterinary students expand horizons into biomedical research through summer program in 19th year By Kevin Myatt If a veterinarian could use a smartphone camera and artificial intelligence to grade tumors, it could be done more readily in remote areas or without expensive diagnostic equipment. Two Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine students focused their attention on this possibility during the Summer Veterinary Student Research Program, an annual more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * Wicker, Armstrong Builds Senate Momentum for Permitting Reform as 12 New Cosponsors Join His "American Energy & Mineral Infrastructure" Act * WICKER AND ARMSTRONG'S AEMI ACT GAINS SENATE SUPPORT AS PUSH TO FIX AMERICA'S BROKEN PERMITTING PROCESS ENTERS CRITICAL FALL WINDOW WASHINGTON, D.C. -Senator Alan Armstrong (R-OK) is growing momentum behind comprehensive permitting reform, announcing 13 additional Senate cosponsors for S. 4944, the Ameri more PR

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, Aug. 14 -- The Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools issued the following wrap-up on Aug. 13, 2026: * * * Board of Education Wrap-Up Curriculum Committee The Curriculum Committee advanced an addendum memorandum for their dual-enrollment partnership with Forsyth Technical Community College during the Board of Education's work session on Tuesday night. The partnership launched in 2012 as a way to provide tuition-free college courses for the district's high school students. Last school year, 1,570 students partic more PR