PASADENA, Texas, Aug. 24 -- San Jacinto College posted the following news: * * * "Camaro Lucinda" opens at the South Campus Gallery * The San Jacinto College South Campus Gallery presents "Camaro Lucinda," an exhibit by interdisciplinary artist Justin Plakas, from Aug. 31 to Dec. 3, with an opening reception set for Wednesday, Sept. 9, from 2 to 5 p.m. Built from cast concrete, salvaged wood, painted panels, and handmade props, the installations use humor as a way into difficult subjects, including perception, memory, impermanence, and dea more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release on Aug. 24, 2026: * * * TEN WEEKS OUT: Democrats' "Growing Momentum" Stretches "Toss-Up" Battle for Senate Control "Deep into Trump Country" Axios: "At the start of the cycle, Cook Political Report called Democrats' path to a Senate majority 'herculean.' Last week, it declared the battle for the Senate a toss-up" NBC News' Ryan Nobles: "The results in Alaska during this last primary were as good as they could possibly be with Mary Peltola.  more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 25 -- Alston and Bird, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Alston & Bird Selects Bill Jordan as Managing Partner Alston & Bird today announced that its partners have selected William H. ("Bill") Jordan to serve as the global law firm's Managing Partner starting in January 2027. Bill succeeds Richard Hays, who has served in the role since 2008 and decided last year to transition out of the role in January 2027. "I'm proud of all that we have accomplished over the past 18 years, and I am even more bulli more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 25 (TNSletter) -- The American Farm Bureau Federation issued the following letter with 263 co-signers to the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee leadership: * * * Here is the text of the letter: August 6, 2026 The Honorable John Boozman, Chair, Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, United States Senate, 555 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20510 The Honorable Amy Klobuchar, Ranking Member, Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, United States more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 (TNSrpt) -- The Capital Research Center issued the following commentary on Aug. 24, 2026, by investigative researcher Parker Thayer, senior research analyst Robert Stilson and journalist Fred Lucas: * * * The "Charities" influencing elections: 2024 and beyond A new CRC report on the charities trying to influence elections is available for download. - From the Constitutional Convention through the end of the 20th century, American elections were a simple, widely understood and respected, core act of citizenship. Of cours more PR

ONEONTA, New York, Aug. 24 -- The State University of New York Oneonta campus posted the following news: * * * Class of 2030 Arrives, Fall Semester Begins * SUNY Oneonta is buzzing with life once again, celebrating the arrival of more than 1,000 new students and the return of nearly 4,000 undergraduate and graduate students for the Fall 2026 semester. On Wednesday and Thursday, a crew of staff and student volunteers in "Red's Squad" T-shirts welcomed members of the Class of 2030, arriving in Oneonta from communities large and small across  more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 24 [Category: BizMedia] -- CNN posted the following news: * * * CNN's Nick Paton Walsh Reports in "The End of the World As We Know It" for The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper * August 24th, 2026 NEW EPISODE PREMIERES SUNDAY, AUGUST 30 AT 8PM ET/PT NEW YORK, NY - (August 24, 2026) - The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper, a seven-time Emmy(r) Award-winning CNN Original, returns with an examination of the rapidly growing doomsday prepper movement in North America. "The End of the World as We Know It" with CNN Chief Int more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 (TNSFR) -- The Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled has announced a series of changes to the federal Procurement List, adding three services while removing four others. The final changes take effect Sept. 20, 2026, as part of the federal government's effort to expand contracting opportunities for nonprofit agencies employing people who are blind or have significant disabilities. The additions cover custodial and courier services at federal facilities in Idaho, California and Texas. At Mounta more PR

DALTON, Georgia, Aug. 24 -- Dalton State College issued the following news: * * * Dalton State welcomes two endowed chairs to advance STEM and classical education Dalton State College has selected two accomplished educators to serve in endowed chair positions that will advance innovation in STEM and help prepare the next generation of teachers through classical education. Asaf Varol has been named the Shaw Industries Chair in STEM, and Cristian R. Aquino-Sterling has been selected as the inaugural Keith & Lynn Whitworth Distinguished Chair i more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Aug. 24, 2026: * * * Department of Justice Announces Launch of National Fraud Detection Center to Combat Fraud Against Taxpayer-Funded Programs NFDC Opens with Widespread Collaboration with Inspectors General and Law Enforcement Agencies - Today, the U.S. Department of Justice announced the launch of the National Fraud Detection Center (NFDC), a prosecutor-led, multi-agency team designed to investigate the most harmful actors defrauding federal gover more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- The Democratic Governors Association posted the following statement on Aug. 24, 2026: * * * DGA Statement on Donald Trump and Republicans' Latest Cost-Raising Tariffs DGA Statement on Donald Trump and Republicans' Latest Cost-Raising Tariffs Following Donald Trump's announcement of a new round of cost-raising tariffs, DGA Communications Director Sam Newton released the following statement: "As Trump announces round after round of reckless tariffs that jack up costs for Americans, Republicans running for governor have more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- The Democratic Governors Association posted the following news: * * * New Reporting and Campaign Missteps Further Expose Slick Rick Jackson's Record of Rigging the Health Care System at Georgians' Expense New Reporting and Campaign Missteps Further Expose Slick Rick Jackson's Record of Rigging the Health Care System at Georgians' Expense In the past few weeks, a series of devastating new stories - and multiple comments from Rick Jackson himself - have exposed Jackson's record as the ultimate insider who has rigged Geo more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, Aug. 25 -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation issued the following news release: * * * FFRF ends Ga. school district's annual prayer walks The Freedom From Religion Foundation has successfully halted a Georgia public school district's promotion of Christian "prayer walks." A concerned student informed the state-church watchdog that Laurens County Schools had organized and promoted a "prayer walk" every year before the start of school. Per a promotional post from the district's official Facebook account, the 2026 devot more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 25 -- Fisher Phillips, a law firm, issued the following Insight on Aug. 24, 2026: * * * Feds Propose New Disclosure Rules for Personalized "Surveillance" Pricing; Businesses Can Comment by Sept 18 The Federal Trade Commission just proposed a new policy that would require businesses to tell customers when they're being charged a different price than someone else for the same product based on that customer's personal data. The proposal, released August 19, targets what the FTC calls personalized pricing (the same practic more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 25 -- Fisher Phillips, a law firm, issued the following Insight on Aug. 24, 2026: * * * OFCCP Dismantles Decades of Federal Contractor Affirmative Action Requirements: Your Guide and Next Steps Federal officials just finalized three separate rules that impact compliance obligations for federal contractors' affirmative action and reporting requirements federal contractors have followed for decades. The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) initially proposed these rules last summer and just published fi more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 25 -- Gov. Brian P. Kemp, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Gov. and First Lady Kemp Lead Economic Mission to Chile and Peru Governor Brian P. Kemp today announced that he and First Lady Marty Kemp will lead an international economic development mission this week to Chile and Peru. In addition to direct talks with job creators who have operations in Georgia, they will meet with high-ranking government officials in both countries. "Chile and Peru are important partners in securing reliable supply chai more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 21 -- Gov. Brian P. Kemp, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Gov. Kemp Announces New Public Service Commissioner Governor Brian P. Kemp today announced he will appoint Stan Wise to the District 5 seat of the Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC), following the resignation of Commissioner Tricia Pridemore, effective September 4. Wise previously served on the Commission for 24 years, from 1995 to 2018, and Chaired the regulatory body multiple times. Pridemore succeeded him as the District 5 representat more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 25 -- The Georgia Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Lara Hodgson Named Executive Director of New Startup Accelerator at Georgia Tech Accelerator to begin delivering on its mission to support emerging startups with the resources and infrastructure to scale into businesses - Lara Hodgson has been named the inaugural executive director of the new startup accelerator at Georgia Tech. Under Hodgson's leadership, the accelerator will begin delivering on its mission to support emerging startups with  more PR

LEIDEN, The Netherlands, Aug. 25 -- Leiden University issued the following news: * * * International students from 75 countries begin studies in Leiden All the continents are represented, as around 1,300 students from 75 different countries start Orientation Week Leiden. What's on the programme? A crowd gathers at Lammermarkt on Monday 24 August. This is where the mentors find their groups and this introduction week for international students officially begins. For these students, going to university can be extra scary, as they say goodbye  more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Aug. 25 -- The University of New Orleans issued the following news release: * * * LSU New Orleans Professor Receives Best Paper Award at 2026 ICHRIE Global Conference Han Chen, Ph.D., associate professor in the Lester E. Kabacoff School of Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism at LSU New Orleans, received the Best Paper Award at the 2026 ICHRIE Global Conference, held July 15-17 in Las Vegas. The award recognized Chen's research, "Can Humble Leadership Enhance Hospitality Employees' Psychological Well-Being? The Moderating R more PR

MACON, Georgia, Aug. 24 -- Middle Georgia State University posted the following news: * * * MGA Volunteers to Honor 9/11 Through First Responder Appreciation, Community Service * Macon, GA Middle Georgia State University (MGA) students, staff, and faculty will honor the 25th anniversary of September 11 by serving first responders and supporting people experiencing homelessness through a series of volunteer activities across the institution's five campuses. As part of "Knights Serve for 9/11 Day," MGA volunteers will provide waterless car  more PR

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, Aug. 24 -- Mississippi State University posted the following news: * * * MSU geologist, student investigate methane emissions on Atlantic seafloor * Contact: Sarah Nicholas STARKVILLE, Miss.-A Mississippi State University geologist and doctoral student will descend almost 1 mile beneath the surface of the Atlantic Ocean this fall as part of an international research team investigating methane emissions, their effect on the Gulf and its ecosystems. MSU Department of Geosciences Professor Adam Skarke and Ramon Kalsk more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Aug. 25 -- The Reason Foundation issued the following commentary by senior policy fellow Hanna Liebman Dershowitz: * * * Survivor justice acts bring common sense to sentencing These laws allow full and adequate consideration of abuse and the role it can play in offenses. - Survivors of partner abuse are often punished for crimes directly connected to or a consequence of their abuse. These are situations where a victim of abuse, such as domestic violence, sexual assault, child abuse, or human trafficking, is charged more PR

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Maryland, Aug. 24 -- The U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command issued the following news: * * * Relinquishment of Responsibility Ceremony for Command Sergeant Major Jessica Cho * DUGWAY PROVING GROUND, Utah - Dugway Proving Ground honored Command Sergeant Major Jessica Cho during a traditional Relinquishment of Responsibility Ceremony on August 6, 2026. Col. Brian Sansom, commander of Dugway Proving Ground, presided over the ceremony as the senior commander. During his farewell speech, Col. Brian Sansom highlighted more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 -- Rep. Earl L. Carter, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Carter, Southern Healthcare Collaborative announce HHS grants for Rural Health Services * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Rep. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA) today released the following statement after joining Southern Healthcare Collaboration leaders and local officials in Baxley to announce new federal funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. "Every Georgian deserves access to quality health care, no matter their ZIP code. As a p more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 [Category: Sociological] (TNSrpt) -- The Defense of Freedom Institute for Policy Studies posted the following news release: * * * New Report: $230 Million in Federal Grants Tied to Intersectionality Could Fuel Race- and Sex- Based Discrimination * A new report from the Defense of Freedom Institute for Policy Studies (DFI) and the Legal Insurrection Foundation (LIF) examines how federal agencies and funding recipients use intersectional ideology to embed unlawful race- and sex-based preferences in grantmaking. The repor more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 24 -- Mercer University posted the following news: * * * Support for the arts in Macon lands Mercer executive director on 5 Under 40... * To Julia Morrison, an art, music or theater show is so much more than a fun night out; it's a chance to bring people together for shared, authentic experiences. Through her many roles in Macon, she's working to preserve the historic venues where that magic happens and make the arts more inclusive. Morrison was promoted to executive director of Mercer's The Piedmont Grand Opera Hous more PR

WINDSOR, Connecticut, Aug. 24 [Category: Financial Services] -- LIMRA posted the following news release: * * * Todd Ferguson Joins LIMRA and LOMA as Chief Information Officer (CIO) * WINDSOR, Conn., Aug. 24, 2026 - LIMRA and LOMA today announced that Todd Ferguson has joined the organization as Chief Information Officer (CIO). Reporting to Chief Administrative Officer, Kaye Hacker, Ferguson will be responsible for setting and executing the industry association's enterprise technology strategy including advancing digital transformation, AI a more PR

KENNESAW, Georgia, Aug. 24 -- Kennesaw State University posted the following news release: * * * Two KSU students trade the Gold Dome for Capitol Hill * KENNESAW, Ga. | Aug 24, 2026 Six months ago, Jada Barronton and Saideep Chilukuri answered phones in House and Senate offices under the Gold Dome. Over the summer, they both helped track legislation and conduct policy research for U.S. congressional offices on Capitol Hill. The two Kennesaw State University students, who received the university's D.C. Owls Scholarship, spent their summer  more PR

CONWAY, Arkansas, Aug. 24 -- The University of Central Arkansas posted the following news: * * * UCA Community Development Institute marks 40 years of training community leaders * Nearly 175 participants from 10 states attend five-day training Nearly 175 community leaders from across Arkansas and nine other states - Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Texas - participated in the 40th annual Community Development Institute (CDI) at the University of Central Arkansas (UCA). The five-day train more PR

ATHENS, Georgia, Aug. 25 -- The University of Georgia issued the following news: * * * Kyle Johnsen wins Innovation Award from Georgia Life Sciences By Brandon Ward Kyle Johnsen, a professor in the University of Georgia College of Engineering, will receive the 2026 Innovation Award from Georgia Life Sciences, the state's largest life sciences advocacy and business leadership organization, at the 2026 Golden Helix awards. Johnsen helped develop Targeted Brain Rehabilitation (TBR), a gaze-controlled virtual reality (VR) therapy designed to t more PR

TUCKER, Georgia, Aug. 24 [Category: Agriculture] -- The U.S. Poultry and Egg Association (USPOULTRY) issued the following news release: * * * USPOULTRY Seminar to Tackle Emerging Live Production, Welfare and Biosecurity Challenges * The 2026 USPOULTRY Live Production, Welfare and Biosecurity Seminar will equip poultry professionals with practical tools and insights to address evolving challenges in live production, animal welfare and biosecurity. Scheduled for Sept. 23-24 in Nashville, Tenn., the seminar will focus on strategies to strength more PR