LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 27 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Secures Order Blocking Trump Administration's Unlawful Termination of Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Funding * LANSING - The United States District Court for the Western District of Washington has stopped the Trump Administration from illegally terminating billions in congressionally approved funding (PDF) for electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure. Michigan Attorney General   more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Jan. 28 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Mayes Announces Judge Ruled USDOT Illegally Withheld Funds for EV Charging Infrastructure In a multi-state lawsuit, a federal judge issued a final ruling that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) illegally withheld about $1 billion in funding for the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program from Arizona, 19 additional states, and the District  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- Rep. Joseph Neguse, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * As NCAR Faces Potential Dismantling, Rep. Neguse Calls on Coloradans to Make Voices Heard During NSF Public Comment Period * Lafayette, CO - On Friday, January 23, the National Science Foundation (NSF) sent out an outrageous "Dear Colleague Letter" purportedly asking the scientific community for input on how to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). In the letter (link is e  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet Announces Legislation to Rein in DHS, ICE, and CBP * Washington, D.C. - Today, Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet announced that he is developing legislation to impose new guardrails and accountability measures for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), including Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Patrol (CBP). "President Trump has unleashed his fed  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 (TNSLrpt) -- State Employment and Unemployment December 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics - Jan. 27, 2026 (20 pages) * * * Unemployment rates were higher in December in 6 states and stable in 44 states and the District of Columbia, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Twenty-one states and the District had jobless rate increases from a year earlier, 8 states had decreases, and 21 states had little change. The national un  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 28 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Jan. 27, 2026: * * * Weak Trump retreats from Paris Agreement as California leads climate action on the global stage What you need to know: As Trump's withdrawal from the Paris Agreement officially takes effect one year after he announced it, California continues forging ahead with global partners to cut pollution, create jobs, and win the race for the industries of the future. When nation  more

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado, Jan. 28 -- Colorado Mountain College issued the following news release: * * * CMC trustees approve grants for school district partners and inflation-based tuition increases The Colorado Mountain College Board of Trustees held a regularly scheduled meeting at CMC Vail Valley at Edwards on Jan. 20. * Inflation-based tuition rates; modest fee adjustments At the meeting, trustees unanimously approved tuition increases that reflect an anticipated inflation rate of 2.  more

GRAND JUNCTION, Colorado, Jan. 28 -- Colorado Mesa University issued the following news: * * * CMU Receives $2.46 Million Grant to Expand Workforce Training on the Western Slope Earlier today, President John Marshall was joined by Colorado Congressman Jeff Hurd to announce that it has received a $2,456,746 grant from the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) through the U.S. Department of Education to further advance education and professional credentialing opportunities  more

GRAND JUNCTION, Colorado, Jan. 28 -- Colorado Mesa University issued the following news: * * * The Maverick Legacy Circle A new honor to recognize those who leave a lasting legacy through estate giving * A person's last will and testament is a sacred thing. The people included in this document are often family members and close friends. When a nonprofit or college, for example, are listed as an estate beneficiary, it says a lot about the person and their connection to that entity. "Being i  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Jan. 27 [Category: Construction] -- Associated General Contractors of America posted the following news release: * * * Construction Jobs Increase In 34 States And D.C. Between December 2024 And December 2025; 20 States And D.C. Add Construction Jobs In December * Tue, 01/27/2026 - 12:43 Texas and Hawaii Have Highest 12-Month Increases, While California and Nevada Have the Worst Declines in 2025; Arizona and Montana Top Lists of Monthly Gainers; Minnesota Has the Worst   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Cortez Masto, Curtis Work to Extend Water Recycling Drought Mitigation Program * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and John Curtis (R-Utah) introduced bipartisan legislation to extend the Large-Scale Water Recycling Project Grant Program through 2032. The Large-Scale Water Recycling Reauthorization Act continues a program that Senator Cortez Masto succe  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Crow Returns to Court Against Trump Administration to Uphold Congressional Oversight of Immigration Detention Facilities * AURORA -Congressman Jason Crow (D-CO-06) will return to federal court against the Trump Administration to challenge their attempts at stonewalling Congress's legal right to conduct oversight of federal immigration detention facilities. Earlier this month, Secretary of Homeland   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Crow: Kristi Noem Should Resign * AURORA -Congressman Jason Crow (D-CO-06), a combat veteran and member of the House Armed Services Committee, is calling for the resignation of U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem following another fatal shooting and killing of an American citizen in Minnesota. Crow spoke directly about Alex Pretti's murder over the weekend, linked here (link   more

DENVER, Colorado, Jan. 27 -- The University of Colorado posted the following news: * * * CU Denver Rankings * CU Denver is committed to helping students meet their moment, graduate, and pursue meaningful careers that contribute to the communities they live in. Our students change the world by changing their own lives because we are a highly accessible institution that propels students into higher earnings. That means students who might not otherwise have access to higher education are able  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- Sen. John Curtis, R-Utah, issued the following news release: * * * CURTIS, CORTEZ MASTO WORK TO EXTEND WATER RECYCLING DROUGHT MITIGATION PROGRAM * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators John Curtis (R-Utah) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) introduced bipartisan legislation to extend the Large-Scale Water Recycling Project Grant Program through 2032 "For the millions that rely upon the Colorado River Basin, water scarcity is a daily reality," said Curtis. "Large-scale w  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee released the following written testimony by Monique Chireau Wubbenhorst, a senior fellow with De Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture at the University of Notre Dame, from a Jan. 14, 2026, hearing entitled "Protecting Women: Exposing the Dangers of Chemical Abortion Drugs": * * * Abortion is an important subject of intense interest, debate and legislative action among the people of the United States and their ele  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- The Federal Maritime Commission issued the following news release: * * * FMC Adds Two Additional Administrative Law Judges on Temporary Basis * Two administrative law judges have been detailed from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to the Federal Maritime Commission's Office of Administrative Law Judges (OALJ) through the end of the fiscal year. The temporary details of Judge Jamie Mendelson and Judge Debra Tesh were finalized through a memorandum of u  more

LONDON, England, Jan. 27 -- London Business School posted the following news: * * * Introducing reps of LBS's One-year MBA2026 and MBA2027 classes * International focus, global diversity and the opportunity to gain hands-on experience through targeted experiential learning. These are just three of the reasons why students from our latest MBA cohort have opted to study at London Business School (LBS). Poets & Quants highlights some of the whys and wherefores of our MBA2027 and One-year MBA202  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 28 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release: * * * Judge Rules USDOT Unlawfully Withheld Funds for EV Charging Infrastructure in Lawsuit Filed by Attorney General Brown and Coalition In a multistate lawsuit joined by Attorney General Anthony G. Brown, a federal judge issued a final ruling that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) unlawfully withheld about $1 billion in funding for the National Electric Vehicle Infrastruct  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Kelly Secures Major Wins for Arizona Communities, Public Lands, Courts, and Science Programs in Bipartisan Funding Package * Bill invests in Arizona Public Lands and Tribal Communities Rejects Trump Efforts to Cut NASA Science Funding Boosts support for wildland firefighters, law enforcement, and court security Today, Arizona Senator Mark Kelly announced that he secured key priorities for Arizon  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee released the following written testimony by Louisiana Attorney General Elizabeth Murrill from a Jan. 14, 2026, hearing entitled "Protecting Women: Exposing the Dangers of Chemical Abortion Drugs": * * * Dobbs Returned to the States the Ability to Protect Life, but the Biden FDA Thwarted that Promise by Allowing Mail-Order Abortion Drugs The United States Supreme Court "return[ed] the issue of abortion to the peo  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Jan. 27 -- The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression posted the following news release: * * * LAWSUIT: Illinois law blocks Democratic dissenters from operating without party elites' permission * CHICAGO, Jan. 27, 2026 -Like most Americans, you've probably criticized the Democrats or the Republicans at some point. But imagine that the next day, state officials told you to go down to party headquarters and request a permission slip to continue speaking out  more

BOZEMAN, Montana, Jan. 28 -- Montana State University issued the following news: * * * Montana State's Doig Center to host 'Myths and Belonging in the American West' Feb. 18 Montana State University's Ivan Doig Center for the Study of the Lands and Peoples of the North American West will host "Myths and Belonging in the American West with Megan Kate Nelson" at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 18. The event is part of the Doig Center's Perspectives on the American West Speaker Series and is free a  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- A collective group of Attorneys General from multiple states and Harris County, Texas, expressed their concerns in a public comment letter submitted to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regarding its Draft Programmatic Environmental Assessment (PEA) for drone package delivery operations in the United States. The PEA includes an assessment that they argue fails to adequately evaluate the potentially significant environmental impacts associated with the widespread us  more

DENVER, Colorado, Jan. 27 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Polis Administration Announces Grant Awards to Support Climate Workforce Development Training Opportunities * The Colorado Energy Office (CEO) announced $1 million in grant awards through the Training for Residential Energy Contractors (TREC) grant program Tuesday to support heat pump technology training programs for new and existing HVAC technicians in Colorado. This program, which is funded   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Insight white paper (No. IN11982) on Jan. 26, 2026, by natural resources policy specialist Charles V. Stern. Here are excerpts: * * * Responding to Drought in the Colorado River Basin The Colorado River Basin covers more than 246,000 square miles in seven U.S. states and Mexico. Basin waters are governed by multiple documents, known collectively as the Law of the River. The Colorado River Compact of 1922  more

DENVER, Colorado, Jan. 28 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Colorado posted the following news release on Jan. 27, 2026: * * * Rocky Ford Man Pleads Guilty To Multiple Firearm and Drug Charges The United States Attorney's Office for the District of Colorado announces that Mario Rocha, 27, Rocky Ford, Colorado, pleaded guilty to three counts of possessing controlled substances with the intent to distribute them, one count of knowingly being a felon in possession of a firea  more

DENVER, Colorado, Jan. 27 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * State of Colorado and United Kingdom Celebrate One Year of Strengthened Trade and Investment Cooperation * Memorandum of Understanding spurs collaboration in clean energy, climate-smart agriculture, quantum technologies, space technology tourism and artificial intelligence DENVER - Today, one year after signing a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen economic ties between   more

GREELEY, Colorado, Jan. 28 (TNSrpt) -- The University of Northern Colorado issued the following news: * * * UNC Foundation Earns BBB Accreditation for Trust and Transparency Meeting standards, making impacts By Jenny Haines The University of Northern Colorado (UNC) Foundation is proud to have earned accreditation from the Better Business Bureau (BBB), meeting its Standards for Charity Accountability. The recognition highlights the foundation's commitment to strong fiduciary stewardship an  more

GREELEY, Colorado, Jan. 28 -- The University of Northern Colorado issued the following news: * * * New Artificial Intelligence in Media Production Course Prepares the Next Generation of Journalists New course teaches students to experiment with AI tools, navigate ethical challenges and prepare for rapidly evolving careers in journalism and media By Austin Watts, Student Writer Artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping how news and media are produced, and students at the University of Northe  more

GREELEY, Colorado, Jan. 28 -- The University of Northern Colorado issued the following news: * * * From Accidental Academic to Champion for Future Scientists A pivotal UNC experience and mentorship set alumnus John Brett, '78, on a lifelong path of discovery. Now, he's paying it forward By Jenny Haines When John Brett, '78, doctor of medical anthropology and emeritus professor at the University of Colorado (CU) Denver, reflects on his years at the University of Northern Colorado (UNC), he s  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Jan. 28 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: * * * Researcher keeps trains safe with high-tech railroad monitoring By Courtney Sakry As freight and passenger trains traverse thousands of miles of railroad track in the U.S. every day, just one damaged or malfunctioning track segment can cause slowdowns, if not catastrophes. Visual inspections keep the tracks in line, but it's a labor-intensive process that offers limited information -- and can be subject to human  more