WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 [Category: Science] -- The Food and Water Watch posted the following news release on Jan. 22, 2026: * * * 230+ Groups Call for National Moratorium on New Data Centers Letter to Congress Cites Massive Energy and Water Consumption, Ratepayer Turmoil * In a letter sent to Congress today, more than 230 national, state and local organizations from across the country called for a full nationwide moratorium on the approval and construction of new data centers. The letter cites  more

MONONA, Wisconsin, Jan. 24 -- A Better Wisconsin Together, a state-based research and communications hub for progressives, posted the following news release: * * * Wisconsin Republicans Could've Helped Lower Your Property Taxes This Week. They Didn't. Republican lawmakers caused this problem, and it's on them to fix it pat snyder with his hand on his forehand * Just weeks before legislative Republicans in Wisconsin pack up and go on a 10-month taxpayer funded vacation, the State Assembly a  more

OLYMPIA, Washington, Jan. 23 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * AG Brown joins amicus brief challenging militarized and illegal deployments in Minnesota * Attorney General Nick Brown and a coalition of 19 other attorneys general filed an amicus brief today in support of Minnesota's lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's extraordinary campaign of lawlessness during its deployment of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) an  more

OLYMPIA, Washington, Jan. 23 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * AG Brown joins bipartisan group demanding xAI halt creation of nonconsensual sexual content * Attorney General Nick Brown joined a bipartisan group of 35 attorneys general today demanding that xAI, the company that owns both the X (Twitter) social media platform and the AI chatbot Grok, do more immediately to prevent its chatbot from generating nonconsensual intimate images a  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 23 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Challenges Militarized And Illegal Deployments Of Federal Immigration Officers In Minnesota * Boston -Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in support of Minnesota's lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration's illegal and inhumane enforcement tactics during its deplo  more

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 23 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Joins Amicus Brief Challenging Militarized and Illegal Deployments in Minnesota Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief (PDF) in support of Minnesota's lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration's sweeping campaign of lawlessness during U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Border Patro  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 23 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Leads Amicus Brief Challenging Militarized and Illegal Deployments in Minnesota * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta, leading a coalition of 20 attorneys general, yesterday filed an amicus brief in support of Minnesota's lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration's extraordinary campaign of lawlessness during its deployment of U.S. Immigration  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Jan. 23 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General Clark Files Amicus Brief Challenging Militarized and Illegal Deployments in Minnesota Coalition of 20 Attorneys General Support Minnesota's Lawsuit  * Attorney General Charity Clark joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in support of Minnesota's lawsuit and motion for temporary restraining order challenging the Trump Administration'  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Jan. 23 -- North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Jeff Jackson Leads Bipartisan Coalition Demanding xAI Stop Creating and Remove Grok's Nonconsensual Sexual Images * RALEIGH - Attorney General Jeff Jackson today led a bipartisan coalition of 35 attorneys general demanding that xAI stop its AI chatbot, Grok, from generating nonconsensual sexual images and remove any that remain. xAI owns both the Grok cha  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 23 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL JOINS AMICUS BRIEF CHALLENGING MILITARIZED AND ILLEGAL DEPLOYMENTS IN MINNESOTA Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 20 attorneys general, today filed an amicus brief in support of Minnesota's lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's extraordinary campaign of lawlessness during its deployment of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (I  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- District of Columbia Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Schwalb Demands That X Stop Flood of Nonconsensual, Sexually Explicit Images Generated By Grok * Attorney General Brian Schwalb joined a bipartisan coalition of 35 Attorneys General calling on X (formerly known as Twitter) to take additional action to prevent its AI chatbot, Grok, from generating sexually explicit images. Over the past several weeks, Grok ha  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Jan. 23 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Demands Action from xAI over Grok's Creation of Nonconsensual Sexual Content * (Hartford, CT) - Attorney General William Tong today led a bipartisan group of 35 attorneys general demanding that xAI, the company that owns both the X social media platform and the AI chatbot Grok, take additional action to prevent its AI chatbot, Grok, from generating noncon  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Jan. 23 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Supports Minnesota Challenge to Militarized and Illegal Deployments Attorney General William Tong today, joining a coalition of 20 attorneys general, filed an amicus brief in support of Minnesota's lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration's extraordinary campaign of lawlessness during its deployment of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and  more

DOVER, Delaware, Jan. 24 -- Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings issued the following news release: * * * AG Jennings, colleagues demand action from xAI over Grok's Creation of Nonconsensual Sexual Content Attorney General Kathy Jennings and a bipartisan group of 35 attorneys general today demanded in a joint lette that xAI, the company that owns both the X social media platform and the AI chatbot Grok, take additional action to prevent its AI chatbot, Grok, from generating nonconsensual   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF11140) on Jan. 21, 2026, by economic development policy analyst Julie M. Lawhorn: * * * Federal Regional Commissions and Authorities: Overview of Structure and Activities Federal regional commissions and authorities (FRCAs) address perceived regional economic underdevelopment. These organizations accommodate multileveled and multijurisdictional participation in and implementati  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Jan. 24 -- FFRF Action Fund, an organization that says it develops and advocates for legislation, regulations and government programs to preserve the constitutional principle of separation between state and church, posted the following news on Jan. 23, 2026: * * * Secularist journalist has laudably investigated the National Prayer Breakfast FFRF Action Fund is pleased to name journalist Jonathan Larsen as this week's Secularist of the Week for his reporting on the Nationa  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 24 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Jan. 23, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Demands Action from xAI over Grok's Creation of Nonconsensual Sexual Content Attorney General Anthony G. Brown and a bipartisan group of 33 attorneys general today demanded that xAI, the company that owns both the X social media platform and the AI chatbot Grok, take additional action to prevent its AI chatbot, Grok, from generating noncon  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 24 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Brown Joins Amicus Brief Challenging Militarized and Illegal Deployments in Minnesota Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today, joining a coalition of 20 attorneys general, filed an amicus brief in support of Minnesota's lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's deployment of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Border Patrol to the Twin C  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Rep. Gwen Moore, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Moore, Shaheen, Baldwin, McBath, and Dingell Reintroduce Legislation to Support Pregnant and Postpartum Mothers * Today, Representative Gwen Moore (WI-04), alongside Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Reps. Lucy McBath (GA-06), and Debbie Dingell (MI-06), reintroduced the Mental Health and Making Access More Affordable (MAMA) Act, H.R. 7227, legislation to make mental health  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service issued the following program update: * * * Notice of Availability: Pre-decisional Environmental Assessment- Beaver damage and conflict management in Wisconsin * Notice of Availability - Wisconsin: Wildlife Services, a program within the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS-WS), has prepared a Pre-decisional Environmental Assessment (EA) entitled "  more

REDWOOD SHORES, California, Jan. 23 [Category: BizComputer Technology] -- Oracle, a developer of hardware and software products, posted the following news release: * * * Oracle Advances American AI Innovation and Local Economic Prosperity in New Mexico * Oracle is proud to be the tenant of southern New Mexico's Project Jupiter, a world-class AI data center campus that will bring high-quality jobs, sustainable infrastructure, and long-term economic benefits to Dona Ana County while strengthen  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Protect Our Care issued the following news: * * * Hospital Crisis Watch: American Health Care in Free Fall as 700 Providers at Risk or Closing Amid Trump-GOP Medicaid Cuts Protect Our Care's Hospital Crisis Watch Map Now Tracks 700 Providers at Risk or Closing Due to the Trump-GOP Health Care Crisis * While billionaires and big corporations bask in the GOP-engineered bonanza of wealth created for the top 1%, the American health care system is in free fall. In Kansas,   more

LOS ANGELES, California, Jan. 23 -- The Reason Foundation issued the following commentary: * * * How public schools measure capacity for K-12 open enrollment transfers Far too many public school districts are blocking transfer students they could easily accommodate. By Jude Schwalbach, Senior Policy Analyst With the vast majority of K-12 students attending public schools, it's crucial to continue expanding school choice in ways that benefit them. Since 2020, states have significantly expand  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Rep. Scott Fitzgerald, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Fitzgerald Votes for Pro-Life Legislation and Receives "A+" Rating from Susan B. Anthony List on Pro-Life Scorecard * WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Scott Fitzgerald (WI-05) issued the following statements in response to the passage of two critical pieces of legislation this week: the Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women and Families Act, and the Pregnant Students' Rights Act. Congressma  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 -- Rep. Scott Fitzgerald, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Fitzgerald Votes to Pass Final FY26 Appropriations Bills & Secures Funding to Improve Waukesha CTH O/Moorland Road * WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Scott Fitzgerald (WI-05) issued the following statement after voting to pass the final appropriations bills for FY26, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, and the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act. "I voted to pass the Consoli  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Rep. Tony Wied, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Wied Secures $12.4 Million for Northeast Wisconsin * WASHINGTON -Rep. Tony Wied secured $12.4 million for Community Funding Projects in Northeast Wisconsin with yesterday's passage of the final appropriations bills to fund the government for FY26. "My number one goal in Washington is to make life better for the great people of Wisconsin's 8th District, and I am proud to have secured these crit  more

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, Jan. 23 [Category: BizHospital] -- Sanford Health posted the following news release: * * * Sanford Bismarck named top hospital by Forbes * Sanford Bismarck is one of only 253 hospitals in the country to receive a 5-star overall rating BISMARCK, N.D. - Sanford Bismarck Medical Center was recently recognized as a 5-star facility on the inaugural Forbes Top Hospitals 2026 list. The Forbes Top Hospitals rating system gives insight into the nation's general acute ca  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wisconsin, chairman of the House Administration Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 23, 2026: * * * Top Takeaways from Full Committee GPO Oversight Hearing Yesterday, the Committee on House Administration held a Full Committee Hearing titled, "Oversight of the Government Publishing Office in a Digital-First Era." Witness: * The Honorable Hugh Halpern, Government Publishing Office Director In case you missed it, here are the top ta  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 [Category: Political] -- The Ripon Society posted the following news release: * * * Winston Group Warns GOP: Independent Voters and Economic Messaging Will Decide 2026 Midterms * "They will be a force to reckon with this November." WASHINGTON, DC - Exactly 285 days until the 2026 midterm elections, The Ripon Society hosted a luncheon discussion Wednesday with veteran pollsters Winston Group Founder David Winston and Co-Founder Myra Miller who shared their early insights  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Jan. 23 -- Xcel Energy issued the following news release: * * * Xcel Energy encourages customers to consider conserving energy as cold weather causes higher wholesale natural gas prices Customers can take action to reduce the impact on their energy bills * As cold weather across a significant portion of the U.S. increases demand for natural gas, Xcel Energy would like its customers to be aware of a short-term increase in the price of wholesale natural gas the company  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Jan. 24 -- Xcel Energy issued the following news release: * * * Xcel Energy encourages customers to consider conserving energy as cold weather causes higher wholesale natural gas prices Customers can take action to reduce the impact on their energy bills * As cold weather across a significant portion of the U.S. increases demand for natural gas, Xcel Energy would like its customers to be aware of a short-term increase in the price of wholesale natural gas the company  more