DES MOINES, Iowa, Jan. 21 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Brenna Bird Joins Coalition Defending Religious Liberty Against California Discrimination * DES MOINES-Attorney General Brenna Bird announced today she joined a coalition of 20 states to defend churches and other religious institutions from California's anti-religious targeting during the COVID-19 pandemic. During the COVID pandemic, California enacted emergency powers b  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Jan. 21 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Hilgers Joins Amicus Brief Supporting EPA's Claw Back of Environmental Grants * LINCOLN-Attorney General Mike Hilgers announced that Nebraska has joined a West Virginia-led amicus brief filed in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, supporting the Environmental Protection Agency's decision to rescind improperly awarded grants under   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- Rep. Betty McCollum, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Betty McCollum Statement on Trump Administration Actions in Minnesota * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Congresswoman Betty McCollum (D, MN-04) issued the following statement on Tuesday: "The record of incompetence and cruelty by the Trump administration and Department of Homeland Security Sec. Noem is growing each day. Minnesotans across the state are facing masked, unprofessional, untrained  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 [Category: Political] -- EMILYs List issued the following news release: * * * EMILYs List Announces $15 Million State Power Plan, Targeting Nine Key States for Building Democratic Power in 2026 * EMILYs List is announcing its 2026 State Power Plan, a bold and dynamic plan to secure governing majorities across nine key states by recruiting, investing in, and supporting women candidates up and down the ballot.  The $15 million plan targets nine states where building Democ  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 [Category: Political] -- EMILYs List issued the following news release: * * * EMILYs List State Power Plan Targets Nevada In $15 Million Plan to Build Democratic Governing Majorities in 2026 * EMILYs List announced Nevada as a key target in its 2026 State Power Plan, a bold and dynamic $15 million plan to secure Democratic governing majorities across nine key states by recruiting, investing in, and supporting women candidates up and down the ballot in 2026.  "The Republ  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- The Government Accountability Office has dismissed a bid protest filed by KE System Services Inc., Cypress, Texas, upholding a U.S. Army decision to award a kitchen hood preventative maintenance contract to Xenturis LLC, Missoula, Montana. The dispute centered on a Request for Proposals issued by the U.S. Army Mission and Installation Contracting Command for specialized cleaning and repair services. Both companies are small businesses, and the procurement was conducted on  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Jan. 22 -- Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Hanaway Joins Coalition Challenging Biden-era EPA Misconduct Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway joined a coalition of 24 state attorneys general in challenging potential Biden-era grant fraud and supporting the EPA's cancellation of billions of questionable grants. Biden's Environmental Protection Agency handed out $20 billion in grants as part of  more

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, Jan. 22 -- Space Foundation issued the following news release on Jan. 21, 2026: * * * Space Foundation Announces International Teacher Liaisons for 2026 * Program globally promotes space-related STEM education in schools * 'Flight 26' includes six international teachers from six nations outside the U.S. * Selectees will take part in the Space Symposium in April * Space Foundation, a nonprofit organization founded in 1983 to advance the global space community, t  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Rep. Jake Ellzey, R-Texas, chairman of the House Small Business Subcommittee on Rural Development, Energy and Supply Chains, issued the following news release on Jan. 21, 2026: * * * Subcommittee on Rural Development, Energy, and Supply Chains Holds Hearing on the Growth of Data Centers in Rural America Today, Congressman Jake Ellzey (R-TX), Chairman of the Small Business Subcommittee on Rural Development, Energy, and Supply Chains, held a hearing titled "Empowering Rur  more

ROCKVILLE, Maryland, Jan. 21 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Society of Addiction Medicine posted the following news release: * * * The ASAM Weekly for January 20, 2026 * This Week in the ASAM Weekly A challenge with addressing addiction at the population level is making decisions based on the evidence available. For example, new data indicate that alcohol consumption and binge drinking are dropping among Americans, but the evidence doesn't exactly tell us why. One explanation is t  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Jan. 22 -- The West Virginia Attorney General John B. McCuskey issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General McCuskey leads 24-state coalition supporting EPA's cancellation of billions of questionable Biden-era grants West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey is leading a coalition of states fighting back against potential Biden-era fraud. Biden's Environmental Protection Agency handed out $20 billion in grants as part of their "Greenhouse Gas Reduction  more

HAILEY, Idaho, Jan. 21 -- The Western Watersheds Project posted the following news release on Jan. 20, 2026: * * * Environmental group blasts Interior for proposal to revoke Montana bison leases MISSOULA, Mont. - Western Watersheds Project today blasted the Department of Interior for its proposal to sabotage the central Montana bison restoration efforts of the nonprofit conservation group American Prairie by revoking their permits. By insisting that the allotments only be grazed by non-native  more