KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Jan. 14 -- The Business Technology Association issued the following news: * * * A&B Business Solutions Announces Acquisition of Far From Normal BTA member A&B Business Solutions (A&B) has announced the successful acquisition of Far From Normal (FFN), a production graphic-arts hardware and supply dealership headquartered in Fargo, North Dakota. This strategic move marks a significant expansion for A&B and reinforces FFN's commitment to delivering first-class hardware and  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 14 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Celebrates Trump Administration's Decision to Drop Appeal of Court Order Blocking Illegal Conditions on Transportation Grant Funding * BOSTON -Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following statement after the U.S. Department of Justice filed a motion to dismiss its appeal of the final judgment permanently blocking the Trump Admini  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 [Category: Political] -- America First Legal, a civil rights organization, posted the following news release: * * * America First Legal Demands Transparency from Minnesota Secretary of State re: Election Day "Vouching" Practices * America First Legal (AFL) has opened an investigation and filed a formal records request with the Minnesota Secretary of State, seeking critical data and records related to the state's "vouching" procedures used for Election Day Registration (ED  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 14 -- The American Farm Bureau Federation issued the following news release on Jan. 13, 2026: * * * American Farm Bureau Establishes 2026 Policies New Grassroots Leaders Also Elected * Farmer and rancher delegates to the American Farm Bureau Federation's 107th Convention today adopted policies to guide the organization's work in 2026. Key topics ranged from labor to animal health to risk management. For the fourth year, delegates were polled during the voting ses  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Arrington Calls for Reconciliation 2.0 * Washington, D.C. - Today, during a press conference with the Republican Study Committee, House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) called on Congress to pass a second budget reconciliation bill to accelerate economic growth and make life more affordable for working families. Arrington outlined the goals of reconciliation 2.0: to lower the cost   more

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 14 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Ken Paxton Arrests Over 120 People and Collects Over $125 Million from Healthcare Fraudsters in 2025 Alone * Under the leadership of Attorney General Ken Paxton, the Office of the Attorney General's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit ("MFCU") yet again delivered exceptional results in 2025 by recovering more than $125 million for the State of Texas and securing 123 arrests and 180 i  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Jan. 14 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Bass to Speak on M&A Exit Readiness and Value Maximization * Taft Cleveland partner Josh Bass will present a virtual session on M&A Exit Readiness on March 24, 2026. The Exit Planning Institute webinar is designed for founders and owners considering a future sale. It will outline a practical 24-month roadmap to help companies maximize value, reduce deal risk, and attract sophisticat  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Rep. Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Beatty Issues Letter to DHS Secretary Noem and Acting Director of ICE Demanding Transparency on Columbus ICE Detainees * WASHINGTON, D.C. - In light of the recent ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) killings in Minnesota, Congresswoman Beatty is holding ICE accountable and demanding full transparency for the Columbus community members that have been detained. Last week, Congresswoman Joyce Beatty  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- The Federal Election Commission issued the following record: * * * Bernegger v. FEC alleges failure to act on administrative complaint (25-4559) * On December 31, 2025, Peter Bernegger (plaintiff) filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia alleging the FEC failed to act on his administrative complaint. The plaintiff seeks injunctive and declaratory relief under the Federal Election Campaign Act (the Act). Background According to the court co  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Jan. 14 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * boulette Recognized as 2025 Attorney of the Year by Minnesota Lawyer * Taft Minneapolis partner m boulette has been recognized as a 2025 Attorney of the Year by Minnesota Lawyer. This is the third time, and second year in a row, that boulette has been recognized for this award. Attorneys of the Year are honored for their work in procuring a successful result in an important case, th  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Jan. 14 [Category: Education] -- AASA, The School Superintendents Association, posted the following news release: * * * Champions for Education to Receive AASA Humanitarian Award * Contact: Lara Wade Director of Communications Mobile: (813) 833-1498 lwade@aasa.org Public education leaders to be recognized at AASA's 2026 National Conference on Education. Alexandria, Va. (January 14, 2026) - AASA, The School Superintendents Association, is pleased to announce   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Rep. Betty McCollum, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman McCollum Statement in Defense of Greenland's Sovereignty * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Congresswoman Betty McCollum (D, MN-04) issued the following statement after the conclusion of the White House meeting between Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen and the Trump administration: "The decision on the future of Greenland is up to the people of Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark.   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Defense Spending Reduction Caucus Slams Pentagon's 8th Failed Audit * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar (MN-05) and Mark Pocan (WI-02), co-chairs of the Defense Spending Reduction Caucus, released the following statement after the Pentagon announced it failed its eighth consecutive audit (link is external) late last month: "It's rich that just weeks after the Pentagon failed  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Denounces Trump Administration's Cruel Efforts To Shut Down Legal Immigration * January 14, 2026 "What they have done, instead, is to effectively halt legal immigration from a long list of countries, all of which have majority non-white populations. This was their real intention all along," Durbin said in his speech on the Senate floor WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick D  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin, Murphy Call On Appropriations Leadership To Protect Funding For Amtrak & Rail Projects In Illinois * January 14, 2026 In their letter, the Senators made clear that federal investment is critical in improving and expanding passenger rail services in Illinois WASHINGTON-U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, joined U.S. Senato  more

FAIRFAX, Virginia, Jan. 14 -- Empower Oversight Whistleblowers and Research, an organization dedicated to enhancing independent oversight of government and corporate wrongdoing, issued the following news release: * * * Empower Oversight Presses Minnesota State Agency for Records on Child Care Assistance Program Amid Fraud Concerns Washington, D.C. -- Empower Oversight has requested from the Minnesota Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) records related to the oversight and admin  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Rep. Brad Finstad, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Finstad, Vindman Introduce Scam Defense Strategy Act to Protect Americans Against Foreign Digital Scams * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Brad Finstad (MN-01), member of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Cyber, Information Technologies, and Innovation, joined Congressman Eugene Vindman (VA-07) in introducing the Scam Defense Strategy Act, bipartisan legislation which would strengthen Departm  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Jan. 15 -- Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release on Jan. 14, 2026: * * * Governor Walz Remarks on the Federal Government's Ongoing Presence in Minnesota Governor Tim Walz today made the following remarks addressing the federal government's ongoing presence in Minnesota. "My fellow Minnesotans: "What's happening in Minnesota right now defies belief. "News reports simply don't do justice to the level of chaos and disruption and trauma the federal   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley Presses for Answers Amid Widening Minnesota Fraud Scandal * WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is calling on federal agencies to provide answers in the wake of widespread government fraud and whistleblower retaliation allegations in Minnesota. In a letter to the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Grassley reques  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 14, 2026: * * * Hearing Wrap Up: Congress Must Enact Solutions to Detect and Prevent Fraud in Federal Programs, Protect Taxpayer Dollars Yesterday, the Subcommittee on Government Operations held a hearing on "Curbing Federal Fraud: Examining Innovative Tools to Detect and Prevent Fraud in Federal Programs." At the hearing, members exam  more

NEW YORK, Jan. 15 -- The International Refugee Assistance Project issued the following news release: * * * IRAP Denounces Effort to Detain and Strip Already-Resettled Refugees of Legal Status Dangerous Escalation of Trump Administration's Mass Delegalization Campaign * The International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP) strongly denounces the Trump administration's lawless and inhumane arrest and detention of resettled refugees. The following is a statement from Laurie Ball Cooper, Vice Pr  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Rep. Timothy M. Kennedy, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Kennedy Condemns ICE Killing of U.S. Citizen Renee Nicole Good, Calls for Noem's Resignation * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Tim Kennedy (NY-26) condemned the killing of Renee Nicole Good, a U.S. citizen who was shot and killed by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in Minnesota last week. Kennedy expressed outrage over the tragedy and underscored the devastating impact on Ms. G  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Kennedy, Cornyn, colleagues introduce Stop Fraud by SOMALIA Act to crack down on Minnesota-style daycare fraud * WASHINGTON - Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today joined Sens. John Cornyn (R-Texas), Rick Scott (R-Fla.), and Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) in introducing the Stop Fraud by Strengthening Oversight and More Accountability for Lying and Illegal Activity (Stop Fraud by SOMALIA) Act, which would st  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * Mayor Frey's Sanctuary Policies Release Criminal Illegal Aliens From Jails Back onto Minneapolis Streets to Terrorize More Innocent Americans * Since President Trump took office, Governor Walz and Mayor Frey refused to cooperate with ICE and released nearly 470 criminal illegal aliens back onto the streets of Minnesota-including Victoria Eileen Harwell's killer WASHINGTON - Today the U.  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Jan. 14 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release: * * * National Nurses United endorses Mike McGuire for California's 1st District * National Nurses United (NNU), the largest union of registered nurses in the United States with more than 225,000 members, today announced its endorsement of Mike McGuire for California's 1st Congressional District. As the democratic leader of the California Senate, McGuire has proven that he is ready  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 14 [Category: Business] -- The National Marine Manufacturers Association posted the following news release: * * * NMMA Position on Wakesurfing: Supporting Fair, Commonsense State Regulations * Wakesurfing continues to grow in popularity across the country, drawing families and communities together on the water and supporting small businesses and lakeside economies. As with all forms of boating, wakesurfing can be enjoyed responsibly while balancing environmental stewa  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Jan. 14 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release: * * * NNU celebrates reinstatement of NIOSH staff * National Nurses United (NNU), the largest union of registered nurses in the United States with more than 225,000 members, released the following statement in response to the Department of Health and Human Services' reinstatement of National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) staff: "Nurses celebrate the reinsta  more

NORTHFIELD, Minnesota, Jan. 14 -- St. Olaf College issued the following news: * * * Oles in the News: Political scientist talks about Minnesota politics in two national outlets * During the first week of January, St. Olaf College Professor of Political Science and Environmental Studies Dan Hofrenning spoke with the Associated Press and Reuters regarding breaking political news coverage in Minnesota. Hofrenning's academic background focuses on analyzing United States politics, including campa  more

SALEM, Oregon, Jan. 14 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release: * * * Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield Hosts Federal Oversight and Accountability Town Hall with Multistate AG Coalition * 5 Attorneys General Will Speak at Revolution Hall Next Wednesday On the one-year anniversary of Oregon's first multistate lawsuit challenging federal overreach, Attorney General Dan Rayfield will host a Federal Oversight and Accountability Town Hall with visiting state  more

CARLISLE, Pennsylvania, Jan. 15 -- Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law issued the following news: * * * Christopher Ali shares the critical impact of the nation's digital divide in ADI-Manglona Lab event It marked the inaugural event in the Anuncia Donecia Songsong Manglona Lab Forum (ML Forum) series * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.--The United States is perceived as a connected country, but in actuality, the nation displays a deep digital divide. Between 24 and 42 million American  more

TOLEDO, Ohio, Jan. 15 -- The University of Toledo issued the following news: * * * Plastic Recycling Startup Builds on UToledo-Developed Technology By Nicki Gorny A plastic-recycling business based on technology developed in a campus lab is scaling up. Since The University of Toledo's Dr. Sridhar Viamajala co-developed a novel technology to recycle polypropylene in 2021, he's been advancing its commercial potential with the support of the UToledo Business Incubator. Now Viamajala's startup  more

AMES, Iowa, Jan. 14 -- Iowa State University issued the following news release: * * * Renewable materials build low-cost batteries to store wind energy * AMES, Iowa - Steve W. Martin, who has studied better materials for better batteries for four decades at Iowa State University, lists the cheap raw materials campus researchers are considering for one of their latest battery projects: * Sodium. ("Sodium is 1,000 times cheaper than lithium," he said. "And it's everywhere.") * Waste glas  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Rep. Gabe Evans, R-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Gabe Evans Helps Introduce Legislation to Support Responsible Hemp Production * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Gabe Evans (CO-08) helped introduced the Hemp Planting Predictability Act to provide a two-year extension on the hemp provision passed in the FY2026 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agency Appropriations bill that restricts the definition of  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Rep. Donald W. Norcross, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Norcross Introduces Bill Requiring ICE Agents to Wear Body Cameras * WASHINGTON, DC -Today, Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01) announced the introduction of the Trust Through Transparency Act to require all immigration enforcement officials to wear and operate body cameras during public-facing immigration enforcement actions. "Last week, a US citizen was shot and killed in Minnesota  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Omar Speaks at Press Conference Honoring the Life of Renee Nicole Good * WASHINGTON-Today, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) spoke at a press conference in front of the U.S. Capitol to honor the life of Renee Nicole Good and call for a full, transparent investigation and legal action against ICE. The full video can be found here (link is external). Full transcript below: "Today we are honoring the l  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley Presses for Answers Amid Widening Minnesota Fraud Scandal Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is calling on federal agencies to provide answers in the wake of widespread government fraud and whistleblower retaliation allegations in Minnesota. In a letter to the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Bureau of Investiga  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall Introduces WALZ Act to Prevent Large-Scale Welfare Fraud Nationwide * Washington - In response to the massive fraud scandal uncovered in Minnesota, where an estimated $9 billion or more in taxpayer funds was siphoned off through fraudulent claims, Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), introduced the Welfare Abuse and Laundering Zillions (WALZ) Act, legislation designed to stop l  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall: A 10% Credit Card Cap Would Save Families $150 a Month * Senator Marshall Joins CNN's The Lead with Jake Tapper Washington - On Tuesday, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), joined Jake Tapper on CNN's The Lead with Jake Tapper to detail his bill, the Credit Card Competition Act, and the economic wins that President Trump shared in Michigan today. He also touched on the  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Jan. 14 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release: * * * South Florida nurses ratify new union contracts at three HSA hospitals * Registered nurses at three South Florida hospitals owned by Healthcare Systems of America (HSA) voted overwhelmingly in favor of ratifying new union contracts this week, winning protections to improve patient safety and nurse retention. The new contracts are for nurses at three facilities: Florida Medica  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Jan. 15 -- St. Catherine University issued the following news: * * * St. Kate's recognized by Carnegie Elective Classification for Community Engagement The University was one of three private colleges in Minnesota selected for the recognition. * On January 12, the American Council on Education and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching announced that St. Catherine University was selected as having met the criteria for the 2026 Carnegie Elective Classifi  more

CHAMPAIGN, Illinois, Jan. 14 -- The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus issued the following news: * * * Study: Access to parks linked with greater physical activity for some, but not all, residents * CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -A new two-year study found that U.S. residents who lived near parks and recreational facilities had small increases in their leisure-time physical activities, but the relationship was stronger in more affluent counties with largely white, non-Hispanic populations.   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * The Working Families Tax Cuts Law Delivers on Republican Promises * "American workers will see higher take home pay thanks to the Working Families Tax Cuts law. Republicans are creating an economy that works for working Americans. We are creating a prosperous America." WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Senate Majority Whip, today spoke on the Senate Floor about how Republica  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Tuberville on Radical Islam: "The Enemy is Now Inside the Gates" * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) once again took to the Senate floor to discuss what he believes is the greatest national security threat facing the United States: the rise of Radical Islam and Sharia Law. In the speech, Sen. Tuberville discussed how Democratic elected officials and the legacy media are en  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Jan. 14, 2026: * * * United States Department of Justice Files Lawsuit Against Minnesota's 'Affirmative Action' Regime The Justice Department's Civil Rights Division filed a lawsuit today against the State of Minnesota challenging Minnesota's requirement that all state agencies implement sex- and race-based affirmative action plans and consider "affirmative action goals on all staffing and personnel dec  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Rep. Betty McCollum, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum Co-Sponsors Articles of Impeachment Against Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem * WASHINGTON, D.C. - On Wednesday afternoon, Congresswoman Betty McCollum (D, MN-04) became an original co-sponsor of Congresswoman Robin Kelly's (D, IL-02) articles of impeachment against Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. This announcement follows Congresswoman McCol  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: * * * Under President Trump's leadership, ICE has arrested members of some of the world's most dangerous criminal gangs in Sanctuary Minnesota ICE has arrested several gang members -many convicted of violent crimes -in Minnesota. These are the worst of the worst criminal illegal aliens that ICE is targeting and who rioters, agitators, and sanctuary politicians  more

TUCKER, Georgia, Jan. 15 -- The USPOULTRY Foundation issued the following news release: * * * USPOULTRY Foundation Sponsors National FFA Poultry Evaluation and Food Science and Technology Career Development Event Students to 2026 IPPE The top 10 teams from the National FFA Poultry Evaluation and Food Science and Technology Career Development Events (CDEs) have been invited to attend the International Poultry Expo, which is part of the 2026 International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE). Th  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * WATCH: Padilla Joins Immigration Advocates at "ICE Out for Good" Rally to Demand ICE Stop Violence in American Cities * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Immigration Subcommittee, joined Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), and Representative Maxwell Frost (D-Fla.-1  more

WINONA, Minnesota, Jan. 14 -- Winona State University issued the following news: * * * Winona State Hosts Groundbreaking for Foundation Hall Foundation Hall is designed to meet growing student housing needs and elevate the residential experience for Winona State's on-campus students. The proposed facility will feature 340 beds in a modern, student-centered environment, with amenities such as air conditioning, private bathrooms, hammock spaces, and a patio. The new residence hall supports Win  more