PHOENIX, Arizona, April 4 -- The Arizona Secretary of State issued the following news release on April 3, 2026: * * * Attorney General Mayes and Secretary of State Fontes Sue Trump Administration over Unlawful Executive Order Attempting to Exert Federal Control over Elections Arizona today joined a coalition of states suing President Trump in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, challenging his unlawful Executive Order that attempts to interfere with states' constitution  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, April 4 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on April 3, 2026, by policy fellow Catrin Wigfall: * * * Minnesota highest graduation rate paired with lowest proficiency The Minnesota Department of Education recently announced that the class of 2025 set a new record for high school graduation rates. At 84.9 percent, the four-year graduation rate is up   more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, April 4 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on April 3, 2026, by policy fellow Bill Glahn: * * * MN unemployment rate above US average Yesterday, Minnesota announced its state unemployment rate. From KWLM Radio, "State unemployment rate for January higher than the U.S. rate" The state rate stands at 4.4 percent. Somehow, while announcing a state u  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, April 4 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on April 3, 2026, by policy fellow Bill Glahn: * * * New nuclear power, except in Minnesota From the Worchester (MA) Telegram & Gazette, "Bipartisan New England governors form pact to grow nuclear energy." The Telegram reports, "All New England governors issued a joint statement March 31 saying they wou  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, April 3 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on April 2, 2026, by economist John Phelan: * * * Study finds that Minnesotans get a worse return on their taxes than in 36 other states Gov. Tim Walz has been a fan of Wallethub's work, including its recent ranking of Minnesota as the second-best state to raise a family. [View image in the link at bottom  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news: * * * Chairman Cassidy Expands Child Care Fraud Investigation U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Chairman of the U.S. Senate, Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, expanded his efforts to protect American families and taxpayers' dollars by rooting out the widespread fraud in federal child care funding. Cassidy previou  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- The Northern Alaska Environmental Center (NAEC) submitted a public comment letter to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Alaska Outer Continental Shelf Region regarding the agency's Request for Information and Interest (RFI) on commercial leasing for mineral extraction in the Alaska Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) areas. NAEC emphasizes the ecological, fisheries, and subsistence concerns posed by proposed mineral leasing across an extensive area spanning approximate  more