GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Feb. 24 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Feb. 23, 2026, by policy fellow Catrin Wigfall: * * * North Dakota leads on school phone bans as Minnesota reviews policy In the first annual "Phone-Free Schools State Report Card," only two states -- North Dakota and Rhode Island -- earned an "A" for enacting comprehensive, statewide phone-free school   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 24, 2026: * * * Chairman Lee and Ranking Member Heinrich Announce Upcoming Committee Schedule Today, the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources announced its schedule for the week. The committee will hold a full committee hearing on Wednesday, February 25, 2025, at 9:30 am. The purpose of the hearing is to consider the nominatio  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Cramer Announces Radio Talk Show Host Scott Hennen as State of the Union Guest * ***Click here to download audio. WASHINGTON, D.C. - North Dakota radio listeners tuning into the State of the Union may see a familiar face in the audience Tuesday night. Longtime radio host Scott Hennen, who founded the state's first radio talk show nearly 40 years ago, will attend as U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer's   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Approves Wyoming's Coal Combustion Residuals Permit Program * DENVER - Today, United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the final approval of Wyoming's partial coal combustion residuals (CCR) program. This will allow Wyoming, rather than the federal government, to permit CCR disposal in surface impoundments and landfills. "Today's approval is cooperative federalism in  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Rep. Julie Fedorchak, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Fedorchak announces guest for President Trump's State of the Union address * Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Julie Fedorchak (R-ND) announced Kristin Chorne, owner of Gratitude Spa & Salon in Bismarck, ND, as her guest to President Trump's State of the Union address this evening. "Kris represents the spirit of North Dakota-hardworking, entrepreneurial, and deeply rooted in her community.   more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 25 -- Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr issued the following news release on Feb. 24, 2026: * * * Carr Leads 19-State Coalition to Preserve Access to Critical Crime-Fighting Tool Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr is leading a 19-state coalition in fighting to preserve access to automatic license-plate readers (ALPR) - a critical law enforcement tool that has helped to solve murders, kidnappings, and armed robberies. "The evidence is clear - automatic license-plate   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Hoeven Announces Kathryn Burgum as Guest for President Trump's State of the Union Address * WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven today announced that his guest for this year's State of the Union address is former North Dakota First Lady Kathryn Burgum, who was recently named co-chair of President Trump's Great American Recovery Initiative. As the Senior Advisor for Addiction Recovery, Burgum will wo  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Rep. Julie Fedorchak, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Fedorchak, Bismarck small business owner highlight real-world impact of Working Families Tax Cuts * Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Julie Fedorchak (R-ND) joined the Republican Study Committee alongside her State of the Union guest Kristin Chorne for a roundtable discussion to spotlight how the Working Families Tax Cuts Act's no tax on tips policy is delivering relief for hardworking  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- The Institute for Energy Research issued the following commentary: * * * In Gov. Newsom's California, It Makes Sense to Get Gasoline from the Bahamas This story is baffling. Bloomberg reports that California is starting to import gasoline from the Bahamas, while the state sits on enormous oil resources it refuses to develop. Bloomberg reports: US supplies of gasoline are being shipped out of the country to travel thousands of miles via the Bahamas before finally ending  more

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, Feb. 24 [Category: BizHospital] -- Sanford Health posted the following news release: * * * Sanford Pentagon to host The Invitational in 2026 & 2027 * SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - The women's basketball programs at the University of Nebraska, University of Minnesota, University of Kansas, and Kansas State University have agreed to play a doubleheader at the Sanford Pentagon in November 2026 and November 2027. On Nov. 14, 2026, Nebraska will face Kansas while Minnesota squa  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Feb. 23 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Xcel Energy issued the following news release: * * * Xcel Energy to power new Google data center in Minnesota * MINNEAPOLIS (Feb. 24, 2026) -Xcel Energy (NASDAQ: XEL) announced today it will power a new Google data center in Pine Island, Minnesota. The data center and associated Electric Service Agreement will provide a significant contribution to the state's economy, including a large buildout of new clean energy projects that will co  more