MILLEDGEVILLE, Georgia, Sept. 18 -- Georgia College posted the following news: * * * AJC chief political reporter to students: Be active, be informed * By Gil Pound W ith the 2026 election cycle driving towards its peak, Atlanta Journal-Constitution chief political reporter Greg Bluestein this week gave Georgia College & State University students ways to be active and informed leaders on the Georgia political landscape. Speaking at Georgia College's Usery Forum on Leadership Tuesday, Sept. 15, the veteran journalist reminded attendees t more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary: * * * The Big Day Looms for Putin's Election Fixers Why does the Russian regime bother with elections? In part because it has become an imperative for a bureaucracy to maintain its influence and wealth. By Andrei Pertsev September 18, 2026 - Sergei Kiriyenko became head of the Kremlin's political bloc after the 2016 State Duma elections. His predecessor, Vyacheslav Volodin, lost his position partly because turnout in those elections fell belo more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary: * * * Kremlin Vote-Fakers Crush the Liberals The Yabloko party seemed suddenly popular as Duma elections approached. This rattled the Kremlin and brought a familiar despotic response. By Mikhail Komin September 18, 2026 - With Russia's parliamentary elections now imminent, the registration and subsequent hurried removal of the liberal Yabloko's federal list from the State Duma ballot stand out as the campaign's most consequential event -- bot more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary: * * * Russia's Rigged Elections Still Serve a Purpose Putin's regime fixes election outcomes, but relies on the real numbers to assess resistance. By Vsevolod Bederson September 18, 2026 - The outcome of Russia's parliamentary elections is predetermined. Yet the Kremlin cares about much more than the figures announced once the ballots are (mis)counted. Vladimir Putin's regime can of course falsify almost any result. Independent election moni more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- The Democratic Governors Association posted the following news: * * * Election-Denying Congressman Tom Tiffany Praises Trump's Election Overreach as "Good News" Sep 18, 2026 At a recent campaign event, election denier Congressman Tom Tiffany rolled out the red carpet for Trump's Department of Justice to continue its politically motivated overreach into Wisconsin's elections, saying, "good news, good news, the federal Department of Justice is coming to Wisconsin for this election to make sure that we have election int more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- The House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions released the following written testimony by Adam Dean, associate professor of political science at George Washington University, from a Sept. 15, 2026, hearing entitled "Out of Touch: When Union Politics Leave Workers Behind": * * * Thank you, Subcommittee Chair Allen, Subcommittee Ranking Member DeSaulnier, and Members of the Subcommittee. I am honored to join you today to share some of my research on labor unions. I am an associa more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 19 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release: * * * September 18, 2026 FACT CHECK: Mike Rogers Supports Keeping Michigan Gas Prices High as Big Oil Bankrolls His Campaigns LANSING -- As Michiganders are paying up to $5 a gallon for gas, Price-Hike Mike Rogers is trying to hide from his record of supporting higher gas prices for Michiganders--but we have the receipts to help clear things up: * FACT: Rogers voted to increase Michigan's gas tax and said he doubted suspending the gas tax would  more PR

BASEL, Switzerland, Sept. 18 [Category: BizPharmaceuticals] -- Novartis, a pharmaceutical company, posted the following news release: * * * Novartis receives positive CHMP opinion for Cosentyx(r) in polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) * * If approved, Cosentyx (secukinumab) will be first IL-17A inhibitor licensed in Europe for adults with polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR), providing new treatment option after steroids1 * Recommendation based on data showing Cosentyx doubled sustained remission rates and delivered steroid sparing effects vs placebo;  more PR

EVANSTON, Illinois, Sept. 18 -- The Northwestern University Institute for Policy Research posted the following news: * * * Prosecutor Politics * The United States incarcerates more people than any nation in the world, according to internationally available data. Today's mass incarceration can be tracked back to the 1970s, when President Richard Nixon's "law and order" agenda and "tough on crime" messaging resonated with a public anxious about crime and social unrest. That shift ushered in harsher sentencing policies, expanded policing power more PR

WEATHERFORD, Oklahoma, Sept. 18 -- Southwestern Oklahoma State University posted the following news release: * * * SWOSU Hosts Annual Oklahoma Speech Theatre Communication Association Conference * Southwestern Oklahoma State University (SWOSU) hosted the 2026 annual conference of the Oklahoma Speech Theatre Communication Association (OSTCA) on Saturday, Sept. 12. About 60 faculty members, researchers, students and professionals from 12 colleges and universities came to Weatherford for the event. SWOSU students and faculty took an active rol more PR

DAYTON, Ohio, Sept. 18 -- The University of Dayton issued the following UD in the News wrap up for Sept. 12-18: * * * UD in the News Sept. 12-18 * WDTN-TV highlighted the University's remembrance of 9/11. The Academic Minute, AFP in France, Our Sunday Visitor News, Vox, Statehouse News Services, Spectrum News 1 Ohio and Catholic World Report also tapped faculty expertise. Campus tradition honors lives lost on 9/11 WDTN-TV Gabrielle Davis, student government association Why deleting cookies doesn't end online tracking The Academic M more PR