FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, June 29 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * 181st Infantry Brigade plays key role in large Army Reserve exercise CAMP SHELBY, Miss. - A First Army unit is playing a key role in the largest training event in the history of the U.S. Army Reserve. The 181st Infantry Brigade is providing support to Army Reserve units during Operation Sentinel Justice this month. Nearly 15,000 Soldiers are participating in the exercise, which prepares Army Reserve forces for Large Scale Combat Operations. more PR

WASHINGTON, June 29 (TNSFR) -- The Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled, operating as the U.S. AbilityOne Commission, has added battery products and janitorial and hazardous materials services to the Procurement List while removing office supplies, calendars, electrical tape and hand sanitizer products, according to a Federal Register notice published June 25. The changes take effect July 26, 2026, under the Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act, which authorizes qualified nonprofit agencies employing people who are blind or more PR

OLYMPIA, Washington, June 29 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * AG Brown sues over unlawful federal implementation of Medicaid work requirements * The federal administration's unlawful implementation of new Medicaid work requirements will make it even harder for people with challenging medical conditions to get the healthcare they need, Attorney General Nick Brown and a coalition of 23 other attorneys general and two governors argue in a new lawsuit filed today. "With this new rule, peo more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 30 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Sues Trump Administration Over Unlawful Medicaid Work Requirements Rule Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today co-led a coalition of 26 states in filing a lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration's unlawful implementation of new Medicaid work requirements included in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. The lawsuit challenges provisions of an interim final rule published by the U.S. Depar more PR

DURHAM, North Carolina, June 30 -- The American Association of Independent Professional Baseball issued the following news release on June 29, 2026: * * * DockHounds' Blomgren, Railroaders' Ellis Named Carbliss Batter and Pitcher of the Week The American Association of Professional Baseball (@AA_Baseball) announced today that Lake Country DockHounds infielder Jack Blomgren and Cleburne Railroaders right-hander Scott Ellis have been named the Carbliss Batter and Pitcher of the Week for the week ending June 28. Blomgren fueled the DockHounds' more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, June 30 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on June 29, 2026: * * * Attorney General Mayes Sues Federal Government Over Unlawful Implementation of Medicaid Work Requirements for Medically Frail Individuals As part of a coalition of 24 attorneys general and two governors, Attorney General Kris Mayes today announced a lawsuit over the Trump Administration's unlawful implementation of new Medicaid work requirements included in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Specifically, the lawsuit challe more PR

WASHINGTON, June 29 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Arnold and Porter, a law firm, posted the following news: * * * Arnold & Porter Represents Chemours in First Comprehensive Federal PFAS Settlement * Arnold & Porter recently advised The Chemours Company in its settlement to resolve claims asserted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) relating to per- and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) discharges and other alleged non-compliance actions, primarily at the company's New Jersey, North Carolina, and West Virginia facilities. This is the firs more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, June 29 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party posted the following news: * * * As "Recovery Czar" Michael Whatley Dodges Questions On Lack Of Helene Aid In Supplemental, He's Getting Blasted For Failing To Deliver Relief * New reporting reveals DC insider and "recovery czar" Michael Whatley is dodging questions about the $88 billion supplemental funding bill that has zero funding for Hurricane Helene recovery. Even Republican Senator Ted Budd is fed up with the lack of aid, saying he would block the supplemental un more PR

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Subcommittee on Surface Transportation, Freight, Pipelines and Safety released the following testimony by Ian Jefferies, president and CEO of the Association of American Railroads, from a June 9, 2026, hearing entitled "The Need for Speed: How Technological Advances are Driving Transportation Innovation": * * * On behalf of the members of the Association of American Railroads (AAR), thank you for the opportunity to testify before the Committee. AAR freight railroad members more PR

MONTPELIER, Vermont, June 29 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General Clark Sues Trump Administration Over Unlawful Implementation Of Medicaid Work Requirements For Medically Frail Individuals * As part of a coalition of 23 other attorneys general and two governors, Attorney General Charity Clark today announced a lawsuit over the Trump Administration's unlawful implementation of new Medicaid work requirements included in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, HR.1. Specifically, the lawsu more PR

ALBANY, New York, June 29 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Sues Trump Administration to Protect Medicaid Coverage for Vulnerable New Yorkers * June 29, 2026 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today joined a coalition of 24 other states and the District of Columbia in suing the Trump administration over a new federal rule that threatens to take health care away from vulnerable Medicaid recipients. The rule, issued by the U.S. Department of Health and  more PR

DENVER, Colorado, June 29 -- Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Phil Weiser sues Trump administration for unlawful implementation of Medicaid work requirements for medically frail individuals * June 29, 2026 (DENVER) - As part of a coalition of 24 attorneys general and two governors, Attorney General Phil Weiser today announced a lawsuit over the Trump administration's unlawful implementation of new Medicaid work requirements included in the so-called One Big Beautiful Bill Act.  more PR

SALEM, Oregon, June 29 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Rayfield Sues Trump Administration over Unlawful Implementation of Medicaid Work Requirements for Medically Frail Individuals * AG Rayfield: "Eligible people will lose coverage despite doing nothing wrong." Attorney General Dan Rayfield announced a lawsuit today over the Trump Administration's unlawful implementation of new Medicaid work requirements that would strip healthcare access from thousands of Oregonians and cr more PR

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, June 30 -- Baker Donelson, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Baker Donelson Adds 11 Associates Firm-Wide These associates and their primary areas of practice are: Baltimore, Maryland * Joseph Fried (Tax) * Emily Levy (Labor & Employment) Baton Rouge, Louisiana * Brooke Bahlinger Caruso (Labor & Employment) Charleston, South Carolina * Nicholas R. Fowler (Commercial Litigation) Houston, Texas * Summer Williamson (New Litigator) Nashville, Tennessee * Katherine E. Morsman (Construction) New Or more PR

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Sen. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Budd Leads Bipartisan Letter to Protect U.S. Specialty Crop Producers & Restore Competitive Trade Balance with Mexico U.S. Senator Ted Budd (R-N.C.) led a coalition of bipartisan Senators in sending a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, calling for measures to restore a more competitive trade balance for U.S. specialty crops with Mexico. In the letter, the Senators advocate alleviating the unsustainable pressures on U.S. specialty more PR

SALISBURY, North Carolina, June 29 -- Catawba College posted the following news: * * * Catawba College-YouGov Survey: North Carolinians United on Declaration of Independence, Divided on Whether America Fulfills its Ideals * Large majorities say the Declaration's principles remain important, but partisan differences emerge over how closely the nation lives up to those founding ideals. An Update from the Center for North Carolina Politics & Public Service As the nation prepares to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of In more PR

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Rep. Pat Harrigan, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Pat Harrigan Introduces Legislation to Secure America Against Emerging Quantum Cyber Threats * Contact: Lexi Kranich (814) 380-4408 WASHINGTON, D.C.- Today, Congressman Pat Harrigan (NC-10) introduced legislation to codify key provisions of President Trump's Executive Order 14412, ensuring the federal government continues the transition to post-quantum cryptography and strengthens protections for critical government systems, mi more PR

WASHINGTON, June 30 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Coalition for a Prosperous America posted the following news release on June 29, 2026: * * * CPA Hails Chinese Solar Retreat Driven by FEOC Restrictions It Long Championed The Coalition for a Prosperous America (CPA) today welcomed a wave of Chinese clean-energy divestitures sweeping the U.S. solar industry -a direct result of the Foreign Entity of Concern (FEOC) restrictions CPA long championed and that became law in last year's One Big Beautiful Bill Act. As reported by The Economist, Chines more PR

DURHAM, North Carolina, June 30 -- Duke University Pratt School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Magnetic Memory: Laying the Foundations for Modern AI Yiran Chen and Helen Li have won the A. Richard Newton Technical Impact Award for their foundational research on magnetic random access memory (MRAM). By Ken Kingery Two Duke Engineering leaders in electrical and computer engineering (ECE) have won the A. Richard Newton Technical Impact Award in Electronic Design Automation from the IEEE Council on Electronic Design Automation more PR

SALISBURY, North Carolina, June 29 -- Catawba College posted the following news: * * * Four Forever Friends: A Catawba Bond That Became a Legacy * By Annalisa Berta, who was inspired to write this story as a good friend of Joann Stang's and fellow traveler. They recently returned from a fabulous trip to Scotland in March 2026 with Catawba College alumni, faculty, staff, and friends. When three of the four women behind Catawba College's "Four Forever Friends" Scholarship returned to campus this April, the reunion felt less like an official more PR

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, June 29 -- Kentucky State University issued the following news: * * * Future Agriculture Leaders Gathered at Kentucky State for Weeklong YEA-REAP Experience * High school students connected to six 1890 land-grant universities explored hands-on learning in research, technology, and leadership FRANKFORT, Ky. -Agricultural learning, leadership development, and career exploration took place June 21-25 as high school students connected to 4-H Youth Development programs at participating 1890 land-grant universities complet more PR

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, June 30 -- The city of Greensboro issued the following news: * * * Downtown Greenway Concludes Planned Transition to City Stewardship Following the successful completion of the Downtown Greenway's four-mile loop in May, management and oversight of the project have officially transitioned to the City of Greensboro, marking the next chapter in the greenway's evolution as a long-term community asset. This transition was anticipated from the beginning of the public-private partnership between Action Greensboro and th more PR

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, June 29 -- The University of North Carolina Charlotte campus posted the following news release: * * * How Food Shapes America's 250 Years of Community * As the United States of America prepares to celebrate its semiquincentennial this July, people across the country will gather with friends, family and neighbors for parades, fireworks and, of course, food. For 250 years, Americans have marked life's biggest moments around the table. Across generations, families and communities have shared recipes, prepared meals more PR

WASHINGTON, June 29 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration has published a notice listing 95 petitions filed under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program between May 1 and May 31, 2026, as required by federal law. The filing provides the names of petitioners, their cities and states, and docket numbers assigned by the U.S. Court of Federal Claims. The notice fulfills a requirement under the Public Health Service Act directing the Secretary of Health and Human Services more PR

CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina, June 29 -- The University of North Carolina Gillings School of Global Public Health posted the following news: * * * Innovation grants will catalyze development of new public health solutions * The UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health has issued new funding to four faculty members to help them bring their public health innovations one step closer to real-world impact. Innovation@Gillings, which provides support and guidance to Gillings School researchers seeking to translate research findings into susta more PR

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Subcommittee on Surface Transportation, Freight, Pipelines and Safety released the following testimony by Laura Chace, president and CEO of the Intelligent Transportation Society of America, from a June 9, 2026, hearing entitled "The Need for Speed: How Technological Advances are Driving Transportation Innovation": * * * Chairman Young, Ranking Member Peters, full committee Chairman Cruz, Ranking Member Cantwell, and members of the subcommittee, thank you for the opportuni more PR

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: * * * Interior Announces an Energy Agreement to Strengthen American Energy Security and Lower Costs in North Carolina * WASHINGTON - Today, the Department of the Interior announced a settlement agreement with Duke Energy, a Fortune 150 company headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina and one of America's largest energy holding companies, to provide affordable, reliable power that will reduce costs and advance President Donald Trump's Energy Domin more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, June 30 -- Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health issued the following news release: * * * Renee M. Johnson Named Chair of DrPH Program Renee M. Johnson, PhD, MPH, has been named chair of the Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) program at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. An epidemiologist specializing in injury and overdose prevention, Johnson assumed leadership of the DrPH program as acting chair in September 2025, after serving as deputy chair since 2023. She was selected in a Scho more PR

BOILING SPRINGS, North Carolina, June 29 -- Gardner-Webb University posted the following news: * * * Katelyn Williams: A Story of Faith, Purpose and God's Intentionality * 2015 Gardner-Webb Alumna Shares Journey of Grief and Trust in God's Plan BOILING SPRINGS, N.C.-In the face of deep loss, Katelyn Shepherd Williams, a 2015 alumna of Gardner-Webb University, has learned to trust God with her story. Her faith was tested in 2025 when her 24-year-old brother died from injuries sustained in a car accident. "I was deeply grieved, but also j more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, June 30 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on June 29, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Sues Trump Administration over Unlawful Implementation of Medicaid Work Requirements for Medically Frail Individuals Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today joined a coalition of 24 attorneys general and two governors in filing a lawsuit over the Trump administration's unlawful implementation of new Medicaid work requirements included in the One Big Bill Act. Specifically, the lawsuit cha more PR

NEW YORK, June 30 -- The Natural Resources Defense Council issued the following news release: * * * Trump's War on Wind, Part Four The Department of Interior announced a fourth taxpayer-funded payoff to a wind company so that it will not produce much-needed power. North Carolina project could power 300,000 homes. - The Trump administration announced it would be paying off another company not to produce offshore wind energy, the fourth time it has wasted taxpayer funds this way. Duke Energy abandoned a lease off the coast of North Caroli more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, June 29 -- The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release: * * * NCDEQ and Sheriff's Office promote safety, stewardship at Masonboro Island Reserve * The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality's Division of Coastal Management (DCM) and the New Hanover County Sheriff's Office are urging the public to act responsibly during the upcoming July Fourth holiday at the Masonboro Island Reserve, a research and dedicated state nature preserve. In preparation for the holiday, the sta more PR

ITASCA, Illinois, June 29 [Category: Transportation] -- The National Safety Council posted the following news: * * * New Findings from NSC Grant Recipients Demonstrate Potential of Emerging Tech to Prevent Workplace Injuries * WASHINGTON, D.C. - The National Safety Council released findings from the 2024-2025 MSD Solutions Lab Research to Solutions (R2S) and MSD Solutions Pilot Grant programs, highlighting innovative approaches to preventing musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs), the most common workplace injury. The grant programs, launched b more PR

WASHINGTON, June 29 [Category: Sociological] (TNSrpt) -- The American Economic Liberties Project posted the following news release: * * * NextEra-Dominion Merger Designed to Cash In on Broken Utility Regulation, New Economic Liberties Analysis Finds * Washington, D.C. -As NextEra Energy pursues its $67 billion proposed acquisition of Dominion Energy, the American Economic Liberties Project released a new analysis arguing that Americans are being sold a massive utility monopoly on the promise of AI demand that may never materialize. The deal more PR

ROXBORO, North Carolina, June 29 -- Piedmont Community College issued the following news: * * * PCC Associate Degree Nursing Class of 2026 Achieves Perfect Pass Rate Piedmont Community College's (PCC) Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) class of 2026 has achieved a 100 percent pass rate on the National Council Licensure Examination for Practical Nurses (NCLEX). The NCLEX was the final step for the 21 graduates to become licensed registered nurses. "The Associate Degree Nursing class of 2026 has set an extraordinary standard of excellence by ach more PR

MISENHEIMER, North Carolina, June 29 -- Pfeiffer University posted the following news: * * * Pfeiffer Students Bring Fresh Ideas to Local Business * Anakin Leister, a rising senior from Trinity, N.C., is pursuing a marketing concentration as part of his Business Management and Leadership major at Pfeiffer University. This past spring, he participated in a work-based learning initiative, not at a part-time job or an internship, but as part of his Organizational Change course at Pfeiffer. He and fellow students in one of several project tas more PR

MISENHEIMER, North Carolina, June 29 -- Pfeiffer University posted the following news: * * * Pfeiffer's OT Students Collaborate with UK Counterparts * Back in 2024, when Dr. Paulina Graham heard that the first Occupational Therapy Europe (OT-Europe) Congress would take place in Krakow, Poland, she knew she just had to be there. This was hardly surprising: Graham is the Community Clinic Coordinator and an Assistant Professor of Occupational Therapy in Pfeiffer's Master of Science in Occupational Therapy (MSOT) program. She is also a native o more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, June 30 -- Pinnacle Financial Partners, an asset regional bank that says it provides banking, investment, trust, mortgage and insurance products and services, issued the following news release: * * * Pinnacle Financial Partners adds Kristen Strickland as Commercial Banker in Huntsville Pinnacle Financial Partners, which merged with Synovus earlier this year, has added Kristen Strickland as a financial advisor serving commercial clients based in Huntsville, Alabama. In this role, she will work with businesses across the mark more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, June 30 -- Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued the following news release on June 29, 2026: * * * Attorney General Neronha, coalition sue Trump Administration for unlawful implementation of new Medicaid work requirements Attorney General Peter F. Neronha today joined a coalition of 24 attorneys general and two governors in filing a lawsuit against the Trump Administration for its unlawful implementation of new Medicaid work requirements included in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Specifically, the more PR

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, June 28 -- The University of North Carolina Charlotte campus posted the following news release: * * * Remembering economic professor and forecaster of North Carolina's economy John Connaughton * On June 24, UNC Charlotte and the Belk College of Business lost a longtime colleague and respected mainstay of North Carolina economics with the death of John Connaughton. Not long after Connaughton -who this spring was the University's longest-serving faculty member -arrived in 1978 as a lecturer in the Department of Ec more PR

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- Rep. David Rouzer, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Rouzer, Espaillat and Textile Caucus Members Call for Safeguards in Protecting the U.S. Textile Industry Congressional Textile Caucus Co-Chairs Reps. David Rouzer (R-NC-07) and Adriano Espaillat (D-NY-13), joined by fourteen Members of Congress, sent a bipartisan letter to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security urging stronger customs enforcement measures to protect the American textile industry from fraudulent trade practices and illegal i more PR

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, June 28 -- The University of North Carolina Charlotte campus posted the following news release: * * * School of Nursing mourns death of Florence Okoro * Florence Okoro, an associate professor in the UNC Charlotte School of Nursing, died June 16, 2026, following a brief illness. Okoro joined UNC Charlotte in August 2015 as an assistant professor. She earned bachelor's and master's degrees in nursing in Nigeria and completed her Ph.D. at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2015. Throughout her tenur more PR

ITHACA, New York, June 29 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Two doctoral students selected as FFAR Fellows * Divyanth Loganathan Girija, a doctoral student in biological and environmental engineering, and Sumit Sharma, a doctoral student in animal science, were selected for the 2026-2029 Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR) Fellows Program. Created by the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at North Carolina State University and the Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research, the program provides more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 30 (TNSjou) -- The University of Illinois Chicago campus issued the following news release: * * * Cardiovascular disease risk tied to vision loss in Latino adults In the U.S., Hispanic/Latino populations are disproportionately at risk for eye diseases like glaucoma and diabetic retinopathy, or vision loss tied to diabetes. But the association between heart and eye health in Hispanic/Latino people remains under-researched, said Dr. Charlotte Joslin, UIC professor of ophthalmology. In a new study published in JAMA Netw more PR

GREENVILLE, Tennessee, June 27 -- Tusculum University posted the following news: * * * Upbeat Pioneer Quest enables incoming students to make final preparations to begin studies at Tusculum University * GREENEVILLE - Excitement filled the campus as incoming students of Tusculum University entered the next phase of preparing to become college students by attending orientation and seeing what awaits them. New student Charis Rietveld holds a Zeke stress ball as she stands with her family for a photo at Pioneer Quest. Dr. Amiel Jarstfer, l more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, June 29 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party posted the following news: * * * WHAT NORTH CAROLINIANS ARE READING: Michael Whatley "Downplay[ed] Big Part of His History," Repeatedly Lied To North Carolinians * WUNC: "While [Whatley] says he 'grew up' in Blowing Rock, he was born in Michigan and moved there partway through high school." In the wake of NBC News exposing DC insider Michael Whatley for frequently lying to North Carolinians by claiming that he "grew up" in Blowing Rock, Whatley is in the spotlight and more PR