WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * RATINGS CHANGE: Inside Elections Shifts KY-06 in Democrats' Direction as Zach Dembo Gains Momentum * Non-partisan race rater Inside Elections just shifted Kentucky's 6th Congressional District in Democrats' direction - the latest sign that momentum is building behind Navy veteran and prosecutor Zach Dembo. The ratings change comes on the heels of prosecutor Dembo's addition to the DCCC's 'Red to Blue' program, and follows recent more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: * * * 18 Months of Action: President Trump, Secretary Kennedy Deliver Historic Reforms to Make America Healthy Again * WASHINGTON, D.C. -AUGUST 21, 2026 -In just 555 days, President Donald J. Trump and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. have delivered sweeping changes across American health policy -strengthening prevention, restoring accountability and transparency, and delivering better more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- The America First Policy Institute issued the following fact sheet: * * * OHIO'S 1ST DISTRICT: THE COMEBACK AT A GLANCE The district: the city of Cincinnati, dozens of other Hamilton County communities, and all of Warren County -- on current boundaries; a new map adopted October 31, 2025 takes effect with the 2026 elections, so figures on today's boundaries will shift. Median household income was $82,099 in 2024, about 14% above Ohio's $72,212; the median owner-occupied home was worth $336,300, below the $360,600 natio 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

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 (TNSLrpt) -- Better Markets, an organization that says it promotes pro-market, pro-business and pro-growth policies to help build a better financial system, issued the following analysis: * * * "Prediction Markets," Gambling, the CFTC & Regulation: Facts, Fiction & The Law Introduction Since 2022, Better Markets has been deeply engaged in the debates over so-called "prediction markets," first at the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and then in the courts, media, at other agencies, and now virtually everywher more PR

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, Aug. 21 -- Kentucky State University issued the following news: * * * Kentucky State Brings Hands-On Agriculture to 2026 State Fair * Interactive AgLand exhibit highlights University research, Cooperative Extension, forestry, and food production Kentucky State University is bringing agricultural education to life at the 2026 Kentucky State Fair, inviting visitors to explore the research, outreach, and hands-on learning that support communities across the Commonwealth. The University's Land Grant Program exhibit is lo more PR

LEXINGTON, Kentucky, Aug. 21 -- The University of Kentucky issued the following news: * * * NSF releases $1.5 billion for foundational research * On August 17, the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) released $1.5 billion in competitive funding. See the press release: NSF announces $1.5B for foundational research to drive scientific breakthroughs for American technological leadership. These funding opportunities are aligned with the memo: Ushering in a New Golden Age of American Innovation: Fiscal Year 2028 Administration Research and D more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 21 [Category: BizFinancial Services] -- Pinnacle Financial Partners, an asset regional bank that says it provides banking, investment, trust, mortgage and insurance products and services, posted the following news release: * * * Pinnacle among Best Places to Work in the Triangle six years in a row * RALEIGH, N.C., Aug. 21, 2026 - For the sixth year in a row, Pinnacle Financial Partners has been named a Best Place to Work in the Triangle region of North Carolina. The Triangle Business Journal announced the ranking at a more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 (TNSletter) -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following letter to Xavier Becerra, former secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: * * * Here is the text of the letter: August 19, 2026 The Honorable Xavier Becerra Former Secretary United States Department of Health and Human Services Dear Secretary Becerra: The Committee on Oversight and Government Reform is continuing its investigation into the origins of the COVID-19 pan more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Delia Ramirez, D-Illinois, issued the following letter with Reps. Gwen Moore, D-Wisconsin, and Morgan McGarvey, D-Kentucky, to Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin and Immigration and Customs Enforcement Acting Director David Venturella: * * * Here is the text of the letter: August 18, 2026 The Honorable Markwayne Mullin Secretary U.S. Department of Homeland Security Washington, D.C. 20528 Mr. David Venturella Acting Director U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Washington, D.C. 20 more PR

LEXINGTON, Kentucky, Aug. 21 -- The University of Kentucky issued the following news: * * * UK turfgrass research targets the annual bluegrass weevil to help protect Kentucky's golf courses * At the University of Kentucky Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment (CAFE), the Department of Entomology is studying a newly arrived pest affecting turfgrasses commonly found at golf courses. The annual bluegrass weevil (ABW), a small weevil (a type of beetle under 1/64th of an inch as an adult), is considered one of the largest t more PR