INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Jan. 16 -- The National Association of Charitable Gift Planners issued the following news release: * * * 2026 Officers Announced: National Association of Charitable Gift Planners Board of Directors The National Association of Charitable Gift Planners (CGP) is pleased to announce the 2026 Officers of the Board of Directors and the 2026 CGP Conference Chair. The newly-elected officers and board members were inducted into office at CGP Conference 2025 in Indianapolis, with  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Jan. 16 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona issued the following news release: * * * Voting Rights Groups, Arizona Voters File Motion to Protect Privacy Against DOJ Overreach Lawsuit challenges the Department of Justice's demand for sensitive voter data. * Common Cause and three Arizona voters joined the ACLU National Voting Rights Project and the ACLU of Arizona in filing a motion to intervene in United States v. Fontes. The interveners seek to prevent the U.  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- The America First Policy Institute issued the following news release: * * * Governors Should Opt In to the Federal Education Tax Credit Now--Parents' Desires are Clear Momentum is building quickly for the Federal Education Tax Credit, created under the Working Families Tax Cut Act, with governors in multiple states--including Virginia, Missouri, and Colorado--taking steps to opt in or publicly signaling their intent to participate, underscoring growing national support   more

SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 14 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Supports Minnesota's Fight Against USDA's Attacks on SNAP * Celebrates preliminary injunction blocking Trump Administration's latest illegal action. OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today celebrated a decision by the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota preliminarily enjoining the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) demand t  more

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 15 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Nessel Sues HHS for Conditioning Funding on Discriminatory Policy * LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined 11 other attorneys general in suing the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for unlawfully conditioning hundreds of billions of dollars in federal funding on states' agreement to discriminate against transgender people. Under a   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet Slams Trump's Threats to NCAR and His Attacks Against Colorado on Senate Floor * Washington, D.C. -Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet spoke on the Senate floor on the need to protect funding for the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). This follows last month's announcement from the Trump Administration that they intend to "break up" NCAR. Senator Bennet offered an   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet Statement on Trump Administration's Rejection of Colorado's Clean Air Plan * Washington, D.C. -Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet issued the following statement on the Trump Administration's full disapproval of Colorado's Regional Haze State Implementation Plan: "With his surprise disapproval of our state's Regional Haze Plan, President Trump continues to try to take decision-making  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: * * * BLM offers 1.1 million board feet of timber * Starting Jan. 15, 2026, the Bureau of Land Management will offer a sealed bid timber sale in Gunnison, Colorado, for 1.1 million board feet of timber. The West Fork Ridgeline Timber Sale primarily includes thinned Douglas fir on 808 acres of forest lands and will directly reduce wildfire threats in the area and improve f  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Jan. 16 -- Chevron, an energy company, issued the following news release: * * * People who power the US energy advantage In 2026, Chevron plans to invest about $10.5 billion in American energy activities and projects to support industrial growth. * Curt Colburn doesn't mind starting each workday at 3:30 a.m. He feels a sense of purpose in the work he does in the Permian Basin, a major oil- and gas-producing region that spans West Texas and southeast New Mexico. "We believe   more

CEDARVILLE, Ohio, Jan. 15 -- Cedarville University posted the following news: * * * College Students Foster Adventure, Wellness and Community * by Rachel Ward, Student Public Relations Writer CU Outings Tackles Student Isolation With Outdoor Adventure Feeling isolated on a college campus is not unusual -according to the American College Health Association, nearly 60% of college students report feeling lonely or isolated. A new student organization at Cedarville University decided to do s  more

DENVER, Colorado, Jan. 16 -- The Colorado Department of Agriculture issued the following news release on Jan. 15, 2026: * * * Teller County Regional Animal Shelter Hailed for Dedication to Neglected Animals The Bureau of Animal Protection (BAP), part of the Colorado Department of Agriculture, is proud to announce that Teller County Regional Animal Shelter (TCRAS) has been selected as the recipient of the inaugural BAP Exemplary Service Award. The BAP works with animal welfare agencies acros  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 [Category: Environment] -- The Defenders of Wildlife posted the following news release: * * * Colorado Releases Wolverine Reintroduction Plan, Defenders Stands Ready to Support * Colorado Parks and Wildlife today released a landmark plan to reintroduce wolverines to the state's high country regions, some of the best remaining habitat in the Lower 48 for the species. The reintroduction plan follows the species' listing as threatened under the federal Endangered Species Act  more

GOLDEN, Colorado, Jan. 16 -- Colorado School of Mines issued the following news: * * * Colorado School of Mines establishes nation's first quantum systems engineering bachelor's degree By Erich Kirshner Colorado School of Mines is launching a new bachelor's degree in quantum systems engineering, creating the first baccalaureate degree of its kind in the U.S and a critical bridge for building the workforce needed to transform quantum breakthroughs into real-world technologies. More than hal  more

GOLDEN, Colorado, Jan. 16 (TNSjou) -- Colorado School of Mines issued the following news: * * * Beyond 99.99%: Why billion-dollar PFAS cleanup must account for airborne byproducts By Emilie Rusch New technologies that tout their ability to destroy per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) need to be evaluated not only for their effectiveness and efficiency but also for the byproducts they might release into the air. That's the message from an international group of PFAS experts hailing fr  more

GOLDEN, Colorado, Jan. 16 -- Colorado School of Mines issued the following news: * * * Building the workforce for today's--and tomorrow's--quantum jobs By Jen A. Miller In 2025, physicists all over the world celebrated the Year of Quantum Science and Technology, recognizing the impact of 100 years of quantum mechanics. Just about all modern technologies rely on quantum mechanics, such as computers, smartphones, GPS or MRI machines, to name a few. At the foundation of quantum mechanics is a  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo Announces 2026 Military Academy Nominations * Washington, D.C.- U.S. Senator for Idaho Mike Crapo today announced the nomination of 40 young Idahoans to the nation's military academies. The U.S. service academies will review the students' applications and make final decisions on admittance. "It is a privilege to nominate young Idahoans with an admirable willingness to serve their country to purs  more

DOVER, Delaware, Jan. 16 -- Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings issued the following statement on Jan. 15, 2026: * * * Appeals court blocks Trump Administration from defunding medical and public health research Attorney General Kathy Jennings today issued the following statement after the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit affirmed a lower court ruling permanently preventing the Trump Administration, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the National Institut  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following fact sheet: * * * Department of Energy Is Ending The War On Beautiful, Clean Coal The Trump Administration Is Reaffirming Coal's Role In American Energy Dominance The Trump Administration Is Reaffirming Coal's Role In American Energy Dominance * DOE IS REINVIGORATING AMERICA'S COAL INDUSTRY BY REINSTATING THE NATIONAL COAL COUNCIL * Under President Trump's leadership, the Department of Energy (DOE) is emphasizing th  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Rep. Sarah Elfreth, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Elfreth Signs Onto Articles of Impeachment Against Secretary Noem * WASHINGTON, DC - Yesterday, Congresswoman Sarah Elfreth (MD-03) formally signed onto articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. The impeachment resolution was originally introduced by Congresswoman Robin Kelly (IL-02). "Enough is enough. Under Secretary Noem, DHS, and ICE have systemically violated   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- The Children's Defense Fund issued the following news release: * * * Funding Freeze Harms Children, Families, and Small Businesses Courts and communities must speak up to rollback punitive, political attack on child care. * The U.S Department of Health and Human Services has frozen funding for childcare services in all fifty states pending additional reviews. But, children in California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota, and New York could be especially affected. Last w  more

RADFORD, Virginia, Jan. 15 -- Radford University issued the following news release: * * * Geospatial science major finds her place through Honors College, research and internships * Kayla Fields grew up 10 minutes from the York River and about a 20-minute drive from Chesapeake Bay. She often visited the bay on school field trips, meeting scientists who studied the water quality and the bay's inhabitants. She didn't know it as a school kid, but those educational trips were informing her fut  more

DENVER, Colorado, Jan. 15 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Polis Delivers 2026 and Final State of the State Address: The State of Our State is Strong, Resilient, Kind, Innovative, and Free * DENVER - Today, Governor Polis stood before the Colorado General Assembly to deliver his final State of the State Address as Governor of Colorado. Governor Polis discussed the historic progress made during the last 7 years, including through some of the m  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Jan. 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California posted the following news release on Jan. 14, 2026: * * * Kaiser Permanente Affiliates Pay $556m To Resolve False Claims Act Allegations Affiliates of Kaiser Permanente, an integrated healthcare consortium headquartered in Oakland, California, have agreed to pay $556 million to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by submitting invalid diagnosis codes for their   more

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, Jan. 15 -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release: * * * Kindness drives NMSU rugby's growth, historic win * Archived on YouTube, a video of the historic New Mexico State University women's rugby victory in April 2025 highlights the aggression, speed and brute toughness that helped these Aggies to upset the defending national champion at the Collegiate Rugby Championship National 7s tournament near Washington, D.C. NMSU players plow through op  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 [Category: Environment] -- The League of Conservation Voters posted the following memorandum on Jan. 15, 2026: * * * TO: Interested Parties FROM: Sara Chieffo, VP of Government Affairs, League of Conservation Voters MEMO: Bringing the Receipts: One Year of Higher Costs Under Trump and Congressional Republicans' Control of Washington Across the country, families are paying more. For electricity, for insurance, for health care, for housing...the list goes on. These ri  more

FAIRFAX, Virginia, Jan. 14 -- George Mason University issued the following news: * * * Love, Legacy, and the Arts: How Rick Davis and Julie Thompson are shaping the future of Mason Arts * Dean Rick Davis and Center for the Arts Executive Director Julie Thompson joke that, even among their College of Visual and Performing Arts (CVPA) colleagues, some people don't realize that they are married. Now the proverbial cat is out of the bag. They're not only married but were college sweethearts, m  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- The Military Officers Association of America issued the following news: * * * Colorado Chapter Leader Strengthens Support for Future Servicemembers By Kristin Davis Retired Navy Cmdr. Jack Gillett first trained his eyes on the sky as a boy growing up on the California coast. He'd join his mother, a volunteer with the Aircraft Warning Service during World War II, at observation posts and watch for aircraft all night. He never forgot the thrill of phoning in their sighti  more

NEW YORK, Jan. 16 -- Newmark Group posted the following news release: * * * Newmark Completes Sale of Historic Office Property in Old Pasadena, California Newmark announces the Company has arranged the sale of The Chamber of Commerce Building, an office property located at 117 East Colorado Boulevard in Pasadena, California, to a partnership led by prominent Pasadena-based investor, Pete Kutzer and his company, Edgewood Realty Partners. The 84% leased property totals 82,025 square feet and in  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * President Trump Acknowledges Importance of Crapo's Push for Secure Rural Schools * Washington, D.C.- U.S. Senator for Idaho Mike Crapo today joined President Donald Trump, U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, and a bipartisan group of lawmakers in the Oval Office to highlight initiatives of importance to rural America, including the recent Secure Rural Schools (SRS) program reauthori  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Jan. 16 -- Earthjustice posted the following news release on Jan. 14, 2026: * * * Public Interest Groups Challenge Trump Administration Order to Keep Washington's Last Coal Plant Operating DOE's order disrupts a long-planned shutdown of a coal plant in Centralia, Washington, designed to provide state residents with cleaner air and affordable, reliable, clean energy * Washington, D.C. -- Today, public interest groups challenged the Department of Energy's (DOE) ille  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Rep. Andrew Clyde, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Clyde Announces Blue Ridge Service Academy Day * GAINESVILLE, GA -Today, Congressman Andrew Clyde (GA-09) announced Blue Ridge Service Academy Day, an upcoming informative event designed to help Ninth District students and their families learn about the five U.S. Service Academies and the congressional nomination process. "As a Navy combat veteran, I deeply appreciate assisting young Georgian  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Rep. Brittany Pettersen, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Pettersen Hosts Telephone Town Hall, Hears from Nearly 8,000 Coloradans about Federal Cuts, Health Care, & More * WASHINGTON - Last night, U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) hosted a telephone town hall with constituents across Colorado's 7th Congressional District, giving nearly 8,000 Coloradans the opportunity to ask questions, share their concerns, and hear directly from R  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Rep. Jill Tokuda, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Tokuda Urges Increase in Maximum Sentence for Military Members Convicted of Voluntary Manslaughter * Congresswoman's request follows the insufficient prison sentence for Schofield soldier convicted of killing his pregnant wife Mischa Johnson Washington, D.C. - U.S. Representative Jill Tokuda (HI-02) sent a letter to the Chair of the Joint Service Committee on Military Justice requesting an incr  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Risch Announces Class of 2030 U.S. Military Service Academy Nominations * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) announced his nominations to the United States service academies for the upcoming 2026-2027 school year. "These Idahoans are some of the Gem State's best and brightest," said Risch. "Their leadership, academic promise, and commitment to defending our freedoms make these young men an  more

GLEN BURNIE, Maryland, Jan. 15 -- The State Educational Technology Directors Association issued the following news release on Jan. 13, 2026: * * * SETDA Announces 2026 Board Members and Officers SETDA, the principal non-profit association representing U.S. state and territorial educational technology and digital learning leaders, is pleased to announce its 2026 Board of Directors and Officers. Board officers assumed their one-year terms on January 1, 2026. SETDA 2026 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Offi  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Rep. Brad Sherman, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Sherman Joins Effort to Impeach Secretary Kristi Noem * WASHINGTON, DC - On January 14th, Congressman Brad Sherman (CA-32) joined Congresswoman Robin Kelly (IL-02) to formally introduce articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem (link is external). So far, 70 Members of Congress have cosponsored Congresswoman Kelly's impeachment resolution. "Proud to join Rep. Kelly  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Rep. Jeff Hurd, R-Colorado, chairman of the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs, issued the following news release on Jan. 14, 2026: * * * Implementation of the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2024 Today, the Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs held an oversight hearing about the implementation of the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2024. Subcommittee Chairman Jeff Hurd (R-Colo.) issued the following stat  more

DAVIS, California, Jan. 16 (TNSjou) -- The University of California Davis issued the following news: * * * Tiny Earthquakes Reveal Hidden Faults Under Northern California By Andy Fell By tracking swarms of very small earthquakes, seismologists are getting a new picture of the complex region where the San Andreas fault meets the Cascadia subduction zone, an area that could give rise to devastating major earthquakes. The work, by researchers at the U.S. Geological Survey, the University of Cal  more

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, Jan. 16 -- The University of Colorado issued the following news release: * * * Author Spotlight: Jon Caudill | "Deadly Consequences: How Sentencing Reform Changed California's Jails" By Abby Newell In his recent book "Deadly Consequences: How Sentencing Reform Changed California's Jails," UCCS Criminal Justice Professor Jon Caudill, Ph.D., studies the unintended but severe effects from California legislation Assembly Bill 109 and Prop 47, especially the rise in fa  more

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, Jan. 16 -- The University of Colorado issued the following news release: * * * Fouts visits D.C. for conference, research initiatives By Abby Newell As Dean of the Graduate School and Acting Vice Provost for Research, Hillary Fouts, Ph.D., represents UCCS in more capacities than one, and recently did so in Washington D.C. Fouts traveled to D.C. in early December to attend and present at the Council of Graduate Schools conference, and managed to fit in visits to t  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service issued the following news: * * * USDA Announces February 20 Arizona Batching Deadline for Regional Conservation Partnership Program Projects * PHOENIX, ARIZONA - Jan. 15, 2025 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Arizona established a state-level February 20, 2026, batching deadline for the first funding round of Regional Conservation Partnership  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency issued the following news release: * * * USDA Designates One Texas County as Natural Disaster Area * This Secretarial natural disaster designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans. Emergency loans can be used to meet various recovery needs including the rep  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- The U.S. International Trade Commission issued the following news release: * * * USITC Institutes Section 337 Investigation of Certain Wireless Communication Devices and Components Thereof * News Release 26-010 Inv. No(s). 337-TA-1480 Contact: Claire Huber, 202-205-1819 The U.S. International Trade Commission (Commission or USITC) voted to institute an investigation of certain wireless communication devices and components thereof. The products at issue in the in  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * WATCH: Hickenlooper Holds Senate Floor, Votes Against Spending Package to Protest Attack on NCAR * Hickenlooper held up a government funding package for weeks over the Trump admin's efforts to dismantle NCAR Today, he disrupted the Senate vote, spoke for nearly an hour on the Senate floor, and voted NO on the funding package WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper released the   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- The White House sent to the Senate on Jan. 13, 2026, the nominations of 66 individuals for positions in the federal government: * * * Ademola Adewale-Sadik, of New York, to be United States Director of the African Development Bank for a term of five years, vice Oren E. Whyche-Shaw. Charlton Allen, of North Carolina, to be General Counsel of the Federal Labor Relations Authority for a term of five years, vice Julia Akins Clark, term expired. Matthew Anderson, of Colorad  more