DALLAS, Texas, Aug. 28 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release: * * * 2027 Affordable Housing Advisory Council Nominations * * Bulletin No: 2026-18 The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (Bank) is accepting nominations through October 26, 2026, for seats on its 2027 Affordable Housing Advisory Council (Advisory Council). The 14-person Advisory Council provides guidance to the Bank's Board of Directors (Board) on housing finance and community investment  more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Aug. 28 -- West Virginia Attorney General John B. McCuskey posted the following news release: * * * AG McCuskey asks Supreme Court to reverse EPA rule threatening West Virginia jobs, energy costs * Attorney General JB McCuskey announced today he is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse a devastating inflationary Biden-era EPA air quality regulation that has raised costs for West Viriginia manufacturers, utilities and farmers. Leading a 25-state coalition with Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman, General M more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 27 [Category: Libraries] -- The American Library Association posted the following news release: * * * ALA announces 2026-2027 Spectrum Scholars * CHICAGO -The American Library Association's (ALA) Office for Diversity, Literacy and Outreach Services awarded 2026 Spectrum Scholarships to 60 exceptional students pursuing graduate degrees in library and information studies. Since 1997, ALA has awarded more than 1,600 Spectrum Scholarships. In the most recent application cycle, the Spectrum Scholarship Program received fo more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- The America First Policy Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on Aug. 28, 2026, by Healthy America Chair Bobby Jindal and policy analyst Taylor Hood to Fox News: * * * Want to know what's really in your food? The Trump administration is trying to help Americans have a right to know what is in their food. That shouldn't be controversial. You should be able to walk into a grocery store, read a label, and be confident that the ingredients listed on the food you are buying have been subject to transpare more PR

BOSSIER CITY, Louisiana, Aug. 28 -- Bossier Parish Community College posted the following news: * * * BPCC's LPN-to-RN Apprenticeship Receives Permanent State Board Approval * Bossier Parish Community College's LPN-to-RN Apprenticeship Program has received permanent approval from the Louisiana State Board of Nursing, marking a significant milestone for the program and its role in supporting Louisiana's nursing workforce. The LSBN unanimously approved BPCC's request during its Aug. 27 meeting, transitioning the LPN-to-RN Apprenticeship from  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release: * * * On the March on Washington's 63rd Anniversary, Democrats Reaffirm Their Promise to Protect Every American's Right to Vote On the 63rd anniversary of the March on Washington, Democrats honor Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and every trailblazing civil rights leader by committing to fight back against Donald Trump and Republicans' attacks on every American's sacred right to vote. Trump, whose approval rating continues to tank to historic lows, more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Defense, through Fort Worth District, seeks proposals for the Conservation and Forestry Program Support for the Environmental Natural Resources Management Division, Directorate of Public Works, at the Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Polk, Louisiana. This initiative aims to ensure effective management and conservation of natural resources across the training facilities. The funding designed for this program ranges from $1.2 million to $7.6 million, reflecting the department's commitment to  more ST

SHREVEPORT, Louisiana, Aug. 28 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Southwestern Electric Power, an American Electric Power company, posted the following news release: * * * Dream Home Inspiration Supports St. Jude Families * SHREVEPORT, La. (Aug.28, 2026) - As the 2026 KTBS 3/St. Jude Dream Home Giveaway(r) approaches, community members have an opportunity to support the lifesaving mission of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital while exploring ideas that can make homes more comfortable and energy efficient. This year's Dream Home features a variety more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * LOCAL SPOTLIGHT: Cassidy Highlights Story of Faith and Unity Ahead of Hurricane Katrina's 21st Anniversary * (Click here to download.) WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), for his monthly Local Spotlight, commemorated the twenty-first anniversary of Hurricane Katrina by highlighting a story of two New Orleans churches that came together to serve one another in the aftermath of the storm. The lasting partnership between Franklin A more PR

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Aug. 29 -- The Louisiana Department of Health issued the following news: * * * Louisiana Department of Health partners with Southern University to expand suicide prevention training Suicide is the third leading cause of death for Louisianans ages 10 to 24 and 25 to 34 - The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) signed a three-year contract with Southern University and A&M College (SU) to bring greater suicide prevention awareness to communities across Louisiana. The expanded program will equip Louisianans to recogniz more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- The Medical Group Management Association issued the following letter on Aug. 27, 2026: * * * MGMA Urges CMS to Withdraw Proposed Modifier -25 Payment Reduction The Honorable Mehmet C. Oz, MD, MBA, Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Department of Health and Human Services Attention: CMS-1848-P, Mail Stop C4-26-05, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, MD, 21244-1850 Re: File Code CMS-1848-P; Medicare Program; CY 2027 Payment Policies Under the Physician Payment Schedule and Other Changes to Part B Pa more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 (TNSFR) -- The Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Jackson, will repatriate 22 lots of associated funerary objects to the Chickasaw Nation, according to a notice published by the U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service. The objects were identified as culturally affiliated with the Chickasaw Nation through Tribal consultation. The collections contain materials from nine archaeological sites in Mississippi: Hollywood, Mhoon Landing/Perry, Ingomar, Ware, Tom Harris Place, Blue Lake, Crawford and Mothe more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- The National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild issued the following news release on Aug. 28, 2026: * * * Central Louisiana Community Demands England Authority Cancel Contracts for New ICE Facility in Alexandria Alexandria, LA - Communities across Louisiana strongly oppose the opening of a family and child ICE detention facility at the England Airpark adjacent to the Alexandria International Airport, which is already notorious as ICE's busiest mass deportation hub. Despite overwhelming community resistan more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Aug. 27 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Entergy posted the following news release: * * * NCA Food Bank receives $4,250 in incentives from Entergy Solutions * MOUNTAIN HOME, AR - The Food Bank of North Central Arkansas (FBNCA) has received a $4,250 incentive from Entergy Arkansas for completing energy-efficiency projects through the Entergy Solutions Core Continuous Energy Improvement (CEI) initiative. The organization can turn every dollar into seven meals, this incentive translates into an estimated 29,750 meals for childr more PR

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Aug. 27 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release: * * * Nurses hold nationwide civil disobedience actions to demand 'Palantir Out!' * On Thursday, Aug. 27, hundreds of registered nurses - joined by patients and community allies - mobilized to demand hospitals and elected officials immediately cut ties with artificial intelligence giant Palantir. The nurses, who are members of National Nurses United, the nation's largest union of registered nurses, stopped traffic in an act of civ more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, Aug. 27 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Schlumberger dba SLB issued the following news release: * * * Shreveport Emerges as a Key Hub for SLB's Data Center Infrastructure Business * #Rapid expansion at a former GM site reflects SLB's growing role in global data center infrastructure For decades, workers at a sprawling factory in Shreveport, Louisiana, built vehicles for General Motors. After sitting idle for several years, the site has rapidly filled with new activity and is now helping build the physical infrastructure needed to  more PR

DALLAS, Texas, Aug. 27 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release: * * * The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas and WestStar Bank Award $63K to Las Cruces, New Mexico, and El Paso, Texas, Nonprofits * EL PASO, TEXAS, August 27, 2026-Five organizations from the Las Cruces, New Mexico-El Paso, Texas, area received a combined $63,000 from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas' (FHLB Dallas) Partnership Grant Program (PGP), part of more than $1.8 million awarded  more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Aug. 28 -- Tulane University issued the following news release: * * * Tulane Nursing Program opens new downtown hub built for the future of patient care * Tulane University has opened a newly renovated, 25,000-square-foot home for the Tulane University School of Medicine Program of Nursing on its growing downtown campus, expanding the university's capacity to prepare nurses for high-demand careers in New Orleans and across Louisiana. Designed to reflect real patient-care environments, the facility features advanced  more PR