COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 13 [Category: BizInsurance] -- Nationwide Mutual Insurance issued the following news: * * * 15 teachers named Ag Educators of the Year * As agricultural education programs continue to play a vital role in preparing the next generation of industry leaders, the Golden Owl Award celebrated a record year of recognition for ag educators, receiving more than 4,900 nominations and recognizing 107 finalists across 15 states. Nationwide and its state FFA partners are proud to announce the 2025-2026 Golden Owl Award grand prize w more PR

BETHESDA, Maryland, Aug. 13 [Category: Medical] -- The American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine issued the following news release: * * * AACOM Expands Financial Resources for Osteopathic Medical Students Through New Collaboration with Sallie Mae Strategic collaboration provides eligible students with responsible financing options as federal student loan programs evolve - The American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM) today announced a strategic collaboration with Sallie Mae to broaden the financial re more PR

BETHESDA, Maryland, Aug. 13 -- The American Gastroenterological Association issued the following statement on Aug. 12, 2026: * * * Medicare 2027 proposed payment rules: What GI practices should watch for CMS' proposed 2027 Medicare payment rules would reduce reimbursement for many GI services, alter complex-care payments and introduce new requirements that could affect practice workflows, coding and billing. - CMS' calendar-year 2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule and Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and Ambula more PR

BETHESDA, Maryland, Aug. 13 -- The American Gastroenterological Association issued the following statement on Aug. 11, 2026: * * * Proposed federal research changes delayed The Senate blocked the new federal grantmaking policies from going into effect until Dec. 11, protecting scientific research. - The Senate passed a short-term spending bill to keep the government funded through Dec. 11. Their version of the continuing resolution (CR) importantly included a provision that would block the implementation of the White House's Office of Mana 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

SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 13 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Joins Coalition to Defend International Students' and Faculty's Free Speech Rights * Attorneys general urge the court to uphold First Amendment protections, reject visa revocations and deportations based on political speech OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta, as part of a multistate coalition, filed an amicus brief urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit to uphold a district cou more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 13 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL SUES TRUMP ADMINISTRATION FOR UNLAWFULLY DEMANDING PERSONAL INFORMATION OF CDL DRIVERS * Administration Threatens to Withhold $10 Million in Federal Funding Unless Sensitive Information of Millions of Drivers Turned Over Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul led a coalition of 21 attorneys general and the state of Pennsylvania today in filing two lawsuits against the Trump administration for demanding product more PR

WOODLAWN, Maryland, Aug. 13 (TNSbrep) -- The Social Security Administration's Office of the Inspector General issued the following news release: * * * Audit Report: SSA Has Opportunities to Potentially Recover an Estimated $106 Million in Overpayments to Deceased Beneficiaries A new audit report from the Social Security Administration (SSA) Office of Inspector General (OIG) found that SSA did not follow its own policies for recovering overpayments from nearly half of a sample of deceased beneficiaries reviewed, potentially leaving over $100  more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Aug. 13 (TNSLrpt) -- Consumer Price Index, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria July 2026 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Mid-Atlantic Region - Aug. 12, 2026 * * * Area prices were up 0.3 percent over the past two months, up 4.0 percent from a year ago - The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria area advanced 0.3 percent for the two months ending in July 2026, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. Regional Com 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. 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

DETROIT, Michigan, Aug. 14 -- The Foundation for Economic Education posted the following commentary by David Youngberg, professor of economics at Montgomery College in Rockville, Maryland: * * * Can't Afford a House? Big investors aren't the reason for high housing costs. The government is. - The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act became law last month the way bad ideas often do: quietly, and with a name that sounds like the opposite of what it does. At best, it is largely innocuous, and at worst, it will make America's frustrating housing m more PR

PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland, Aug. 13 -- The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command posted the following news release: * * * FRCSW H-53 Program Sets the Standard for Depot Maintenance San Diego--Fleet Readiness Center Southwest's (FRCSW) H-53 Super Stallion program has established itself as the benchmark for depot level maintenance on this type/model/series aircraft, delivering record breaking turnaround times while ensuring the Marine Corps' only heavy lift helicopter remains ready to support the warfighter. Over the past year, the program reduced air more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- The George Washington University Law School issued the following news: * * * GW Law Announces 2026-27 Richey Fellows GW Law will welcome six Richey Fellows throughout the 2026-27 academic year to provide resources and guidance to students considering non-profit and public sector careers. Named in honor of the Hon. Charles R. Richey of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, the Richey Fellows Program brings highly accomplished mid-career public interest lawyers to the GW Law campus for a three-d more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Aug. 10 -- Johns Hopkins University issued the following news: * * * Hopkins Press executive director Barbara Kline Pope to retire in February Pope, who joined the university in 2017, has helped the Press evolve and expand its digital offerings during a complex and challenging era for academic publishing - Barbara Kline Pope, a leader in academic publishing who has dedicated her career to sharing high-quality research as widely as possible, has decided to retire from her role as executive director of Johns Hopkins Univ more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Aug. 12 -- The University of Baltimore posted the following news: * * * Jessica Stansbury: 'We Have a Shared Responsibility to Use AI in the Right Way' * #'AI adapts to the user. It knows who you are, and it can intensify its interactions with you' Writing in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Dr. Jessica Stansbury, director of The University of Baltimore's Center for AI Learning and Community-Engaged Innovation and director of teaching and learning excellence for UBalt's Center for Excellence in Learning, Teaching and  more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Aug. 14 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Aug. 13, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Announces No Charges Will Be Filed in the February 16, 2026 Fatal Police-Involved Use of Force Incident in Baltimore County Today, Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced his decision not to seek charges in the February 16, 2026 fatal police-involved use of force incident that occurred in Woodlawn, Baltimore County, Maryland. On Monday, February 16, 2026, at approximately 3:20 a.m.,  more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Aug. 14 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Aug. 13, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Sues Trump Administration for Unlawfully Demanding Personal Information of CDL Drivers Administration Threatens to Withhold $10 Million in Federal Funding Unless Sensitive Information of Millions of Drivers is Turned Over - Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general and the state of Pennsylvania today in filing two lawsuits against the Trump administra more PR

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Aug. 14 -- The Maryland Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * Maryland's Best Third Annual Farmers Choice Award Honors Sagamore Spirit Maryland's Best--the Maryland Department of Agriculture's marketing program--and the Maryland Grain Producers Association is proud to announce that Sagamore Spirit has been selected as the 2026 Farmer's Choice Award winner. This competition features only those whiskeys made with at least 50% Maryland grain or corn. Now in its third year, it was designed to en more PR

LANHAM, Maryland, Aug. 14 -- The Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development issued the following news release on Aug. 13, 2026: * * * Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development Announces $2.2 Million to Support Housing Counseling Services Awards through the Maryland Housing Counseling Fund will support vulnerable Marylanders facing foreclosure or eviction - NEW CARROLLTON, MD - Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development Secretary Jake Day announced today more than $2.1 million in assistance grants more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Aug. 14 -- The Maryland Department of Labor issued the following news release: * * * Maryland Joins $15.5 Million Multistate Settlement with Mortgage Servicer NewRez Company Wrongly Charged Homeowners for Insurance; Maryland Consumers and State to Receive Nearly $400,000 - The Maryland Department of Labor's Office of Financial Regulation, has joined 47 other state financial regulatory agencies in a $15.5 million settlement with NewRez LLC (NMLS ID 3013), one of the nation's largest mortgage servicers--known to Maryland more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Aug. 14 -- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release on Aug. 13, 2026: * * * AG Davenport Sues Trump Administration for Unlawfully Demanding Personal Information of Drivers Administration Threatens to Withhold $10 Million in Federal Funding Unless Sensitive Information of Millions of Drivers with Commercial Drivers Licenses is Turned Over - Attorney General Jennifer Davenport joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general and the state of Pennsylvania today in filing two lawsuits agai more PR

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Aug. 14 -- The National Black Nurses Association issued the following news release: * * * National Black Nurses Association Celebrates Seven Members Named 2026 Fellows of the NLN Academy of Nursing Education The National Black Nurses Association (NBNA) proudly congratulates seven distinguished NBNA members who have been selected as members of the 2026 class of Fellows of the National League for Nursing (NLN) Academy of Nursing Education. The 2026 class marks the 20th class of Academy Fellows and is the largest in th more PR

GERMANTOWN, Maryland, Aug. 13 [Category: BizEngineering] -- Amentum, a provider of technical and engineering services, issued the following news release: * * * National Security Executive Khalid Syed Joins Amentum * Chantilly, VA.,Aug. 10, 2026 Amentum has hired Khalid Syed in the role of Vice President of Strategic National Security Initiatives. Syed will lead Amentum's efforts to strengthen national security solutions across integrated air and missile defense, C5ISR, and space systems. He brings over 30 years of experience in building and more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- The U.S. Department of War issued the following news: * * * Naval Academy Integrates Robotics, Autonomous Systems Into Summer Training * U.S. Naval Academy midshipmen recently completed the inaugural "YP NEXT" training block, deploying robotics and autonomous systems directly from 100-foot yard patrol craft for the first time, marking an important milestone in preparing future naval leaders for an increasingly autonomous maritime battlespace. "Using our iconic yard patrol craft as 'motherships' for autonomous systems 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

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Aug. 13 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service posted the following news: * * * NOAA NESDIS Commercial Data Program Announces $6.4 Million Contract Awards to Support Weather Forecasting and Space Weather * On August 13, 2026, the NOAA NESDIS Commercial Data Program (CDP) announced two awards for the Radio Occultation (RO) Data Buy 2 (RODB-2) Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Delivery Order 6 (DO-6) to both Spire Global and  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. 12 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The National Association of Insurance Commissioners issued the following news release: * * * The Power of Innovation to Drive Change: NAIC President White's 2026 Summer National Meeting Keynote * Throughout its more than 150-year history, the U.S. state-based system of insurance regulation has grown with the country and the insurance industry-adapting and modernizing to continue leading, protecting consumers, and ensuring strong, stable, and secure markets. This week, stat 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 -- 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

COCKEYSVILLE, Maryland, Aug. 13 -- Sinclair, a media company and a provider of local news and sports, issued the following news release on Aug. 11, 2026: * * * Sinclair Launches Pittsburgh Sports Tonight Live Weeknight Sports Show Premieres August 31 Across Pittsburgh, Johnstown/Altoona and Wheeling/Steubenville Sinclair today announced the launch of Pittsburgh Sports Tonight, a new live, locally produced sports program premiering Monday, August 31. Airing weeknights from 7:00-7:30 p.m. ET, the 30-minute program will deliver comprehensive re more PR

PANAMA CITY, Panama, Aug. 14 (TNSjou) -- The Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute issued the following news: * * * GEDI Biomass Smithsonian and NASA collaborate to understand tropical forests on different continents The effects of climate on forest biomass differs among forests on with different histories on a continental scale - Satellite images can be used to estimate how much carbon forests store as aboveground biomass (AGB) and how biomass varies in different forests. In a study published in the journal Nature, a team of researcher more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- The Democratic Governors Association posted the following news: * * * The Root: David Crowley's Primary Win Sets Up Historic Midterms for Black Democrats Across the U.S. According to Ofirah Yheskel, Director of External Affairs for the Democratic Governors Association, the country is on the brink of doing the unthinkable Just one day after Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley became the Democratic nominee for governor in Wisconsin, DGA Director of External Affairs Ofirah Yheskel sat down with The Root to discuss h more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- Rep. Mike Thompson, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * THOMPSON, FORMER SOCIAL SECURITY COMMISSIONER O'MALLEY, AND PRESIDENT OF NATIONAL COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE RICHTMAN HOST SOCIAL SECURITY TOWN HALL IN WOODLAND * Woodland, CA - On Monday, just days ahead of the Social Security Act's 91st anniversary, Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-04) was joined by special guest, former Commissioner for the Social Security Administration and former Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley, and Preside more PR

BETHESDA, Maryland, Aug. 13 -- The Uniformed Services University posted the following news: * * * USU Researchers Present More Than 100 Posters at the 2026 Military Health System Research Symposium * In This Article * From Cancer Care to Operational Readiness * Examining Dry Needling Across the Military Health System * Expanding Psychological Support in Large-Scale Combat Operations * A Snapshot of the Research Behind Military Medicine At the 2026 Military Health System Research Symposium (MHSRS) in Orlando, Florida, Aug. 3-6, 202 more PR

BETHESDA, Maryland, Aug. 13 -- The Uniformed Services University posted the following research news: * * * USU Researchers Present More Than 100 Posters at the 2026 Military Health System Research Symposium * In This Article * From Cancer Care to Operational Readiness * Examining Dry Needling Across the Military Health System * Expanding Psychological Support in Large-Scale Combat Operations * A Snapshot of the Research Behind Military Medicine At the 2026 Military Health System Research Symposium (MHSRS) in Orlando, Florida, Aug. more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, Aug. 14 -- Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Jones Co-Leads Lawsuit Against Trump Administration for Unlawfully Demanding Personal Information of CDL Drivers Administration threatens to withhold $10 million in federal funding unless sensitive information of millions of drivers is turned over - Attorney General Jones, along with Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul, California Attorney General, Rob Bonta, and District of Columbia Attorney General Brian Schwal 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

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Aug. 14 -- The Yale School of Engineering and Applied Science issued the following news: * * * Electrified plastic upcycling technology earns 2026 R&D 100 Award A team led by Professor Liangbing Hu and collaborators has received a 2026 R&D 100 Award for the development of the Electrified Plastic Pyrolysis Reactor (EPPR) for Jet Fuel and Diesel Production, an innovative technology that uses electricity to convert plastic waste into valuable fuel-range hydrocarbons. The technology was developed through a collaboration  more PR