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

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Jan. 23 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson stands up to woke ideology in the classroom * (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - Attorney General Alan Wilson is leading a 21-state friend-of-the-court brief to defend a South Carolina legal provision prohibiting public schools from teaching students that one race or sex is inherently superior to another, or that an individual, by virtue of his or her race or sex, is  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news on Jan. 23, 2026: * * * Chair Cassidy Launches Inquiry into Students' Declining Math Scores, Preparedness for College U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, sent an inquiry to 35 selective U.S. colleges and universities to uncover the root cause of students' dramati  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo Joins Rounds to Introduce the Life at Conception Act * Washington, D.C.- On the day of the annual March for Life, U.S. Senator for Idaho Mike Crapo, along with 10 of his Republican Seante colleagues, joined U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-South Dakota) to introduce the Life at Conception Act, which would legally recognize the right to life by extending 14th Amendment protections to unborn children.   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

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Economic Analysis issued the following news release: * * * Gross Domestic Product by State and Personal Income by State, 3rd Quarter 2025 * Today, the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis released new quarterly statistics on gross domestic product and personal income for all 50 states and the District of Columbia for the third quarter of 2025 (July, August, and September). Gross domestic product (GDP) highlights Real GDP incre  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Kennedy welcomes the March for Life to Washington: "Thank you so much for standing strong for life" * Watch Kennedy's comments here. WASHINGTON - Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) released the following statement to recognize the 2026 March for Life: "I want to welcome the tens of thousands of pro-life Americans marching in Washington, D.C., today. Thanks for coming, especially those who traveled here  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Jan. 24 -- The Louisiana Department of Health issued the following news: * * * LDH - OAAS & OCDD release Request for Information (RFI) for Support Coordination for Home and Community Based Services Responses are due back by 4:30 PM on March 6, 2026 * The Louisiana Department of Health will soon release a Request for Information (RFI) regarding Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) Waiver Support Coordination delivery across the state of Louisiana. The RFI will be   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Republicans' Historic Tax Cuts Support Life and Put Working Families First * WASHINGTON -The Working Families Tax Cuts removes financial barriers that can often discourage parents from choosing life. President Trump and Republicans enacted the most pro-life, pro-family legislation in history to empower parents and ensure every child has the care, opportunity, and resources they nee  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Rep. Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Republicans' Historic Tax Cuts Support Life and Put Working Families First * WASHINGTON -The Working Families Tax Cuts removes financial barriers that can often discourage parents from choosing life. President Trump and Republicans enacted the most pro-life, pro-family legislation in history to empower parents and ensure every child has the care, opportunity, and resources they need for a fair sta  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Speaker Johnson: Support For American Families Doesn't End at Birth * At the 53 rd annual March for Life, Speaker Johnson highlighted Republican efforts to support life and put working families first WASHINGTON -Today, Speaker Johnson spoke at the 53 rd annual March for Life on the National Mall. Speaker Johnson was joined by more than tens of thousands of attendees, Vice Preside  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Rep. Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Speaker Johnson: Support For American Families Doesn't End at Birth * WASHINGTON -Today, Speaker Johnson spoke at the 53 rd annual March for Life on the National Mall. Speaker Johnson was joined by more than tens of thousands of attendees, Vice President JD Vance, and dozens of other speakers who proudly stood for the sanctity of every human life. "Because we know that support for American famil  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * The Republican Recap: Week of January 19, 2026 * Here's a recap of what Republicans achieved on the House Floor this week: Completing FY26 Government Funding With America First Appropriations Bills To take our final step in funding the government for FY26, House Republicans passed the last four appropriations bills, which further President Trump's America First agenda. T  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Jan. 24 -- The West Virginia Attorney General John B. McCuskey issued the following news release on Jan. 23, 2026: * * * West Virginia joins coalition to protect Section 504 Rule by removing woke Biden-era language that threatened disability funding Today West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey is delivering on a promise to protect and return Section 504 to its true purpose--supporting children and adults with disabilities. McCuskey joined a coalition of attorne  more