NEW YORK, April 15 [Category: Political] -- The Hispanic Federation, an organization that supports and strengthens Latino institutions through education, health, immigration, civic engagement, economic empowerment and the environment, issued the following news release: * * * "We Refuse to Lose One More Life": Disability-Led and Disability-Supporting Organizations Raise Alarm Over Cancellation of Puerto Rico Solar Access Programs * San Juan, PR - With hurricane season less than two months awa more PR

OLYMPIA, Washington, April 15 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * AG Brown, bipartisan coalition win landmark verdict against Live Nation * Attorney General Nick Brown and a coalition of 32 other states and the District of Columbia have won a landmark verdict in an antitrust case against Live Nation for illegally monopolizing the live entertainment industry, driving up prices for consumers and harming performers and venues. Washington and more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 15 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Issues Statement After Jury Finds Live Nation Operates As An Illegal Monopoly * BOSTON -Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today issued the following statement after a jury found that Live Nation, which owns Ticketmaster, violated state and federal antitrust laws as a result of her office's multistate lawsuit against the company. A federal more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, chairman of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release on April 15, 2026: * * * Budget Committee Republicans Highlight Big, Beautiful Tax Relief on Tax Day Today, Republican Members of the House Budget Committee highlighted how the One Big Beautiful Bill is ensuring American taxpayers are keeping more of what they earned during a hearing on the President's Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Request. This Tax Day, the average tax r more PR

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * The Carlstar Group to Pay $300,000 in EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit * Tire manufacturer settles federal suit charging employees in two states were fired for using prescription medications ST. LOUIS - The Carlstar Group, LLC, a Franklin, Tennessee-based manufacturer of specialty tires and wheels, will pay $300,000 and furnish other relief to settle a disability discriminatio more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following opening statement on April 15, 2026, at a nominations hearing for Justin Smith to be judge for the 8th Circuit, and Jeffrey Kuhlman, Anthony Mattivi and Anthony Powell to be judges for the District of Kansas: * * * Good morning. I'd like to welcome everyone to today's hearing. Our first panel features Justin Smith, nominated to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Cir more PR

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Cleaver, Kamlager-Dove, and Schiff Introduce Bill to Require EPA to Examine Impact of Climate Change on Superfund Sites to Protect Vulnerable Communities * (Washington, D.C.) - This week, U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) and Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA), along with Senator Adam Schiff (D-CA), introduced legislation to protect communities from toxic waste at Superfund sites that ar more PR

NEW YORK, April 16 -- Columbia University Columbia Journalism School issued the following news: * * * Columbia Journalism School's Lipman Center Awards 2026 Arnold Grants Five grants totaling $185,288 will support ambitious reporting on racial and systemic inequities in the U.S. criminal justice system. * The Ira A. Lipman Center for Journalism and Civil and Human Rights has awarded five grants totaling $185,288 to journalists and newsrooms for reporting on inequalities and misconduct in th more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Roger Williams, R-Texas, chairman of the House Small Business Committee, issued the following news release on April 15, 2026: * * * Committee on Small Business Holds Hearing to Discuss How the Working Families Tax Cuts Act Benefit Main Street Today, Congressman Roger Williams (R-TX), Chairman of the House Committee on Small Business, held a hearing titled "Lower Taxes, Stronger Main Street: The Benefits of the Working Families Tax Cuts" to examine how the Working  more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 15 [Category: Construction] -- Associated General Contractors of America posted the following news release: * * * Construction Employment Increases In 57 Percent Of Metro Areas In January But Industry Faces Multiple Challenges To Maintaining Growth Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, Texas, Bloomington, Ill. and Ind. Top Lists of 12-Month Job Gains; Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, Calif. and Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, La. Have Worst Declines * More than half of me more PR

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Davids, Scanlon Introduce Bill to Stop Social Security Cuts for Seniors, People with Disabilities * Today, Representatives Sharice Davids (KS-03) and Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05) introduced new legislation to change a longstanding Supplemental Security Income (SSI) rule that can reduce benefits for seniors and people with disabilities simply because they receive basic help like food or housing from fa more PR

LAWRENCE, Kansas, April 15 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news: * * * Haskell, KU student researchers to present their work at the 26th annual symposium * LAWRENCE -Twenty-nine undergraduate and postbaccalaureate scholars supported by research training programs at Haskell Indian Nations University and the University of Kansas will present posters of their research at the 26th annual Haskell-KU Student Research Symposium, organized by KU's Office for Advancing Success in Sci more PR

TOPEKA, Kansas, April 16 -- The Kansas Department of Commerce issued the following news release on April 15, 2026: * * * Kansas Commerce Selects Third Round of Rural Champions Lieutenant Governor and Secretary of Commerce David Toland today announced that the Department of Commerce has selected the third cohort of Rural Champions to solve pressing needs in their local communities. These nine experienced leaders will receive support to take on and complete locally identified projects in towns  more PR

LAWRENCE, Kansas, April 15 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news: * * * KU professor co-edits book designed to address special education workforce crisis * LAWRENCE -The special education workforce in the United States has faced a persistent and worsening shortage of qualified professionals in recent years. A University of Kansas researcher has co-edited a first-of-its-kind volume designed to unify workforce recruitment, preparation, retention and leadership in special educat more PR

LAWRENCE, Kansas, April 15 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news: * * * KU student Nora Jennings named finalist for Truman scholarship * LAWRENCE -Nora Jennings, a University of Kansas junior in chemical engineering from St. Louis, has been named a finalist for a 2026 Harry S. Truman Scholarship. The prestigious national awards, which provide up to $30,000 for graduate study, are given to college juniors for leadership in public service. They are highly competitive, with on more PR

SAN DIEGO, California, April 15 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Public Health Association posted the following news release: * * * More Than 130 Organizations Express Concern Over Changes to CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices Charter * Contact: mediarelations@apha.org, Lisa Robinson, lrobinson@aap.org or Alex Hulvalchick, ahulvalchick@aap.org On April 9, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published a revised Advisory Committee on Immunization Prac more PR

LINCOLN, Nebraska, April 15 -- The University of Nebraska posted the following news: * * * Nelson, Riley named finalists in research and innovation vice chancellor search * The University of Nebraska-Lincoln has announced two finalists for the vice chancellor for research and innovation position. Selected through an internal search, the candidates will participate in interviews with faculty, staff, stakeholders, students and administrators April 21-22. Announced by Interim Chancellor Kathe more PR

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * PASSED: U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids' (D-KS-03) Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen Aviation Safety Passes U.S. House * Today, the U.S. House passed Representative Sharice Davids' ALERT Act, bipartisan legislation she introduced to modernize aviation safety systems, strengthen air traffic controller training, and reduce the risk of future tragedies. The bill, written in response to the tragic plane collisio more PR

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. Ron Estes, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Estes Votes in Favor of ALERT Act * Rep. Ron Estes (R-Kansas) voted in favor of the Airspace Location and Enhanced Risk Transparency (ALERT) Act, comprehensive bipartisan aviation safety legislation following the tragic mid-air collision between an Army Black Hawk helicopter and a passenger aircraft in January 2025. The bill was approved by the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee unanimous more PR

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Rep. Tracey Mann, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Mann Votes for Passage of Comprehensive Aviation Safety Reform * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representative Tracey Mann (KS-01) voted to advance H.R. 7613, the ALERT Act. This legislation, which Rep. Mann cosponsors, is the most comprehensive modernization to aviation safety in decades and directly addresses the probable causes and contributing factors of the January 29, 2025 DCA collision. T more PR

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Moran Statement on House Passage of ALERT Act * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) - chairman of the Commerce Subcommittee on Aviation, Space, and Innovation - released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Airspace Location and Enhanced Risk Transparency (ALERT) Act this week: "The Senate unanimously passed the ROTOR Act in December to address more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on April 15, 2026: * * * Senate Republicans: Working Families Tax Cuts are Delivering Real Results for Americans Last year, congressional Republicans worked with President Trump to prevent the biggest tax hike in American history. Now, with the tax filing season ending, tens of millions of American families are finding more money in their pockets thanks to new tax reli more PR

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall Introduces President Trump's Nominees for U.S. District Courts of Kansas * Washington - On Wednesday, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), introduced Kansas Bureau of Investigation Director Tony Mattivi, Great Bend attorney Jeffrey M. Kuhlman, and Kansas Solicitor General Anthony J. Powell during their nomination hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. The three no more PR

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall: Americans Are Keeping More of Their Earnings * Washington - On Wednesday, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), questioned Frank Bisignano, CEO of the Internal Revenue Service, at the Senate Finance Committee. The hearing focused on IRS operations and the 2026 tax filing season. Senator Marshall's questions were centered around tax savings Americans are seeing this year, more PR

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall: More Americans are Getting a Tax Refund This Year * Senator Marshall Joins The FOX News Rundown Washington - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), joined Dave Anthony on The FOX News Rundown to discuss tax refunds being larger this year, the Democrats' continued shutdown of DHS, how the Iran war is affecting the economy, and more. On the Democrat shutdown of DHS: "More more PR

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall: Republican Tax Wins Mean More Money for Families This Tax Day * Senator Marshall Delivers Remarks at Tax Day Press Conference Washington - On Wednesday, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), joined Senate Republicans, including Finance Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Senators Deb Fischer (R-Nebraska), Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tennessee), Ashley Moody (R more PR

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * VIDEO: Chairman Moran Leads Joint Hearing on FIFA World Cup 2026 Security Preparations * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) - chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, and Science - today led a joint subcommittee hearing with Sen. Katie Britt (R-Ala.) - chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security - to review security preparations for th more PR