FARGO, North Dakota, April 22 -- North Dakota State University posted the following news: * * * ACE Tutoring celebrates tutor training program recertification * Student Success Programs is pleased to announce that ACE Tutoring has been awarded recertification as a Level 1 certified tutor training program by the internationally recognized College Reading and Learning Association (CRLA). ACE Tutoring has maintained this certification status since 2007 by consistently meeting rigorous standar  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, April 22 -- Gov. Kelly Armstrong, R-North Dakota, issued the following news: * * * Armstrong directs flags flown at half-staff as mark of respect for U.S. Rep. David Scott * BISMARCK, N.D. - Gov. Kelly Armstrong has directed all government agencies to fly the United States and North Dakota flags at half-staff, and encourages North Dakotans to do the same at their homes and businesses, until sunset Thursday, April 23, in honor and remembrance of U.S. Rep. David Scott o  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, April 22 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson raises concerns over credit rating agencies' ESG policies * (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - Attorney General Alan Wilson today joined a coalition of 23 states in questioning the lawfulness of the environmental, social, and governance ("ESG") policies of three top credit rating agencies. The agencies-Fitch Ratings, Moody's, and S&P Global Ratings-have pledged to  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, April 22 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Hilgers Leads Letter to Top Credit Ratings Agencies Raising Concerns Over ESG Policies * Lincoln, NE - Attorney General Mike Hilgers today co-led a coalition of 23 States in questioning the lawfulness of the environmental, social, and governance ("ESG") policies of three top credit rating agencies. The agencies-Fitch Ratings, Moody's, and S&P Global Ratings-have ple  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Cramer Questions Federal Reserve Chair Nominee Kevin Warsh at Banking Hearing on Debanking, Cautions Against Groupthink at the Federal Reserve * ***Click here for audio. Click here for video WASHINGTON, D.C. - As Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's term comes to a close, the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee held a nomination hearing for Kevin Warsh, President Trump's Fed  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Rep. Julie Fedorchak, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Fedorchak advances Clean Air Act reform to address wildfire emissions * Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Julie Fedorchak (R-ND) this week voted in favor of H.R. 6387, the Fire Improvement and Reforming Exceptional Events (FIRE) Act. The legislation will update the Clean Air Act's (CAA) treatment of wildfire and prescribed burn emissions to provide greater certainty for states and communitie  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Rep. Julie Fedorchak, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Fedorchak votes to modernize federal building standards, lower costs * Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Julie Fedorchak (R-ND) today voted in favor of H.R. 4690, the Reliable Federal Infrastructure Act, bipartisan legislation she cosponsored to modernize federal construction standards, reduce costs, and restore flexibility in how federal buildings are designed, built, and powered. The bill   more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Rep. Julie Fedorchak, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Fedorchak, colleagues unveil national data privacy legislative framework * Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Julie Fedorchak (R-ND), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Data Privacy Working Group, today helped unveil the SECURE Data Act. The comprehensive framework will protect Americans' personal data, strengthen consumer rights, and set clear rules for companies in the di  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 23 -- Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr issued the following news release on April 22, 2026: * * * Carr Urges Payment Processors to Stop Transactions of Illegal Chinese Vapes Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr has joined a coalition of 13 attorneys general in sending a letter to credit card companies urging them to stop the sale of illegal vape products facilitated through their payment card networks. Illegal vapes, overwhelmingly manufactured in China, now accoun  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, April 22 -- The U.S. Army Medicine posted the following news: * * * Landstuhl Regional Medical Center Soldiers take part in Ghana Medical Readiness Exercise (MEDREX) 2026 * ACCRA, Ghana -The Medical Readiness Exercise (MEDREX) 2026 officially commenced April 20 at the Ghana Armed Forces' 37th Military Hospital in Accra, Ghana, marking the latest iteration of a growing partnership between U.S. and Ghanaian military medical professionals. MEDREX is part of overall African L  more

FARGO, North Dakota, April 22 -- North Dakota State University posted the following news: * * * NDSU student receives YWCA Women of the Year Award * Sarah Kruse, a senior majoring in biology and statistics, has been named the YWCA's 2026 Young Woman of Today & Tomorrow during the YWCA Cass Clay's 53 rd annual Women of the Year event on Monday, April 20, 2026. The Young Woman of Today & Tomorrow award honors an individual aged 15 to 22 who is creating a brighter future for everyone, and has  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics issued the following news: * * * North American Transborder Freight decreased 0.7% February 2026 from February 2025 * This release is published on a fixed schedule as required by the Office of Management and Budget, and statistics in this release may be revised when inputs to the statistics are corrected or updated. Data on the program page of this website are the most up-to-date and complete.So  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Geological Survey issued 'A Three-Dimensional Geologic Framework Model of the Northern Great Plains Region of Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming, USA,' Scientific Investigations Report 20265127, authored by Leland R. Spangler. Funded by the National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program, the model spans 381,000 square kilometers across four states. It integrates over 300,000 data points from wells, maps, and geophysics to map 41 stratigraph  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries released the following written testimony by Kristin Conzet, executive director of the Western Dakota Regional Water System, from an April 16, 2026, hearing on the Western South Dakota Water Supply Project Feasibility Study Act (H.R. 7288): * * * Dear Chairwoman Hageman and Ranking Member Hoyle: Please accept this written testimony for inclusion in the official record of the Subcommittee on Water,  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- The House Science, Space and Technology Subcommittee on Energy released the following testimony by Joel Edwards, chief technology officer and co-founder of Zanskar Geothermal and Minerals Inc., Salt Lake City, Utah, from an April 16, 2026, hearing entitled "Subsurface Science and Technology: American Energy and Mineral Dominance": * * * Chairman Weber, Ranking Member Ross, and distinguished Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to appear before you   more