ARLINGTON, Virginia, Aug. 20 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release: * * * AFP-NH Welcomes U.S. Secretary Wright to the Granite State * Plymouth, NH -Americans for Prosperity-New Hampshire (AFP-NH) welcomes U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright to the Granite State. AFP-NH Deputy State Director Sarah Scott said: "AFP-NH welcomes Secretary Wright to the Granite State today. New Hampshire has kept energy costs lower by avoiding unnecessary regulations. But because we share the same regional gr more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following news: * * * Norquist and Kudlow: Help the Middle Class by Ending the Inflation Tax on Capital Gains ATR President Grover Norquist appeared on Fox Business Network's Kudlow to discuss ending the inflation tax on capital gains. Transcript: Norquist: "The government creates inflation, the government shouldn't profit by the inflation they create by raising taxes on people who own crypto, or the more than fifty percent of people who have houses, the more than sixty percent of  more PR

WORCESTER, Massachusetts, Aug. 22 -- The University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School issued the following news: * * * Chancellor David McManus welcoming 379 new UMass Chan students 'to the team' At a glance * There are 379 new UMass Chan students taking part in orientation this week, including 226 students in the T.H. Chan School of Medicine. * Chancellor David D. McManus, MD'02, ScM'12, MBA, is delivering welcoming remarks for each school. * The Office of Student Life has organized a joint orientation for all students on Aug. 21. By more PR

WORCESTER, Massachusetts, Aug. 20 -- Clark University posted the following news: * * * Clark welcomes Class of 2030 to campus * #'Some of your best memories may happen because you decided to take a chance' Hundreds of new Clarkies students packed into the Kneller Athletic Center on Thursday afternoon after moving into residence halls with the help of their family members and peer mentors, getting used to their new home away from home. President David Fithian '87 greeted the Class of 2030 and remarked that for all the ways Clark will shap more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * CONSTITUENT SERVICES ROUNDUP: Over 1,000 Granite Staters Helped at Pappas's Passport Fairs * #Rep. Pappas's Pop-Up Passport Fairs were hosted across NH-01, including North Conway, Londonderry, Wolfeboro, Durham, Portsmouth, Derry, and Manchester. Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) announced that his office has helped over 1,000 Granite Staters secure their passport through his Pop-Up Passport Fairs hosted across New Hampshire's First District. more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Aug. 21 [Category: Construction] -- Associated General Contractors of America posted the following news release: * * * Construction Employment Increases In 36 States And D.C. From July 2025 To July 2026; 28 States Add Jobs From June To July As Association Warns More Jobs Are At Risk * Fri, 08/21/2026 - 12:34 Texas and Louisiana Have the Largest Number and Percent of 12-Month Increases, While California and Alaska Lag; Illinois and Mississippi Top Monthly Gainers, While Texas and West Virginia Have the Largest Monthly J more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley, Shaheen Mark Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day * BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA - On Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day, U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) are driving awareness of the dangers of fentanyl and continuing to educate Americans on how to best protect themselves from the deadly drug. The U.S. Senate unanimously passed the senators' bipartisan resolution earlie more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: DPAA Director Kelly McKeague expresses support for the Bring Our Heroes Home Act * Washington, D.C.-Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) Director Kelly McKeague publicly expressed strong support for U.S. Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Jeanne Shaheen's (D-New Hampshire) bipartisan legislation, the Bring Our Heroes Home Act, during the 2026 Vietnam Annual Government Briefings. Director McKeague highlighted the systemic delays caused by gov more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * Pearson Education to Pay $150,000 in EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit * Company settles federal lawsuit alleging it failed to provide visually impaired employees with equal access to employee online platforms NEWARK, N.J. -Educational publishing company Pearson Education, Inc. will pay $150,000 and provide other injunctive relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commiss more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Blumenthal: Week in Review 8/14/2026-8/21/2026 * Calling on FEMA to Address Staffing Shortages [Hartford, CT] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), a member of the U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, wrote to the new Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Cameron Hamilton demanding answers about how he plans to address critical staffing shortages at the agency. Since the start  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Hassan, McCormick, Kaine, and Ricketts Introduce Bipartisan Campus Lifeline Act to Strengthen Student Mental Health and Suicide Prevention * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Dave McCormick (R-PA), Tim Kaine (D-VA), and Pete Ricketts (R-NE) introduced the bipartisan Campus Lifeline Act, legislation to strengthen student mental health and suicide prevention efforts by expanding access to student-led outreach on college more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 (TNSletter) -- Sens. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, and Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following letter to Dairy Farmers of America President and CEO Dennis Rodenbaugh: * * * Here is the text of the letter: August 18, 2026 Dennis Rodenbaugh President and CEO Dairy Farmers of America 1405 N. 98th St. Kansas City, KS 66111 Dear Mr. Rodenbaugh, We were deeply concerned to learn of Dairy Farmers of America's (DFA) decision to idle its St. Albans, Vermont milk processing plant and close the adjoining St. Albans Creamer more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Shaheen Demands Answers from Trump Administration About ICE Conduct, TSA Cooperation in Airports * U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) joined her Senate colleagues in demanding answers from U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin, Acting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director David Venturella and Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Administrator David Cummins about recent ICE actions at airports. The letter, more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Shaheen Visits Affordable Housing in Keene, Spotlights Key Provisions She Secured for New Hampshire in Landmark 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act * (Keene, NH) - Today, with New Hampshire housing costs at a record-high level, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) continued her "Affordability Action Tour" by visiting an affordable housing site in Keene to discuss her work in Washington to lower housing costs for Granite State families and increa more PR

ORONO, Maine, Aug. 21 -- The University of Maine posted the following news release: * * * Tiny ocean plankton holds clues to the future of Maine lobster * The future of Maine's lobster industry may depend on a creature the size of a sesame seed. Researchers at the University of Maine have discovered that planktonic baby lobsters, or larvae, preferentially feed on Calanus finmarchicus, a tiny, calorie-rich zooplankton species, during one of the most vulnerable stages of their lives. Their new study upholds a theory advanced by scientists in more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 20 [Category: BizHospital] -- The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute issued the following news release: * * * Two-Day WEEI/NESN Jimmy Fund Radio-Telethon shatters records by raising more than $7.3 million for cancer care and research at Dana-Farber * Over $87 million has been raised through the Radio-Telethon since 2002 for Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Jimmy Fund WEEI/NESN Jimmy Fund Radio-Telethon presented by Arbella Insurance raised a record-breaking $7.3 million, and counting, for adult and pediatric cance more PR

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 20 -- The Ohio Democratic Party posted the following news: * * * Vivek Ramaswamy's Social Security Privatization Scam Would "Leave Ohioans With Less Retirement Income and Increased Healthcare Costs" * Columbus, Ohio- New reporting from The Ohio Independent details how Vivek Ramaswamy wants to privatize Social Security and "leave Ohioans with less retirement income and increased healthcare costs." Ramaswamy has called Medicare and Medicaid "mistakes." His hostility toward these foundational programs would be dangerous fo more PR