DES MOINES, Iowa, April 23 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Brenna Bird Urges Top Credit Ratings Agencies to Stop Using Unlawful Policies that Hurt Iowa Farmers * Attorney General Brenna Bird announced today she has joined a coalition of 23 states urging the top three credit rating agencies to stop using unlawful environmental, social, and governance ("ESG") policies in their credit rating process. The agencies-Fitch Ratings, Mood  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, April 23 -- Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Liz Murrill Joins Letter to Top Credit Ratings Agencies Raising Concerns Over ESG Policies * Attorney General Murrill 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 systematic  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 (TNSrep) -- The Center for American Progress issued the following news release on April 23, 2026: * * * Trump's War in Iran Is Causing Gas Prices To Surge Across the Country An analysis (https://www.americanprogress.org/article/state-by-state-increases-in-gas-prices-since-trumps-war-on-iran/) from the Center for American Progress finds that the Trump administration's war in Iran has driven a widespread increase in gas prices across the country, with Americans now paying a  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, April 24 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on April 23, 2026, by policy fellow Catrin Wigfall: * * * Minnesota schools projected to lose students by 2031 Minnesota public school enrollment is expected to decline between 2022 and 2031, according to projections from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). The NCES predicts that only ni  more

POCATELLO, Idaho, April 23 -- Idaho State University posted the following news: * * * College of Education Announces 2026 Celebrating Excellence Award Recipients * Each year, the College of Education hosts an annual Celebrating Excellence event to honor deserving faculty, staff, alumni and partners of the College for their significant accomplishments and commitment to excellence in education. We are pleased to announce this year's Celebrating Excellence Award winners. Mahlet Asfaw, College  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Cortez Masto, Risch Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Streamline the Geothermal Permitting Process * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho) introduced legislation to streamline geothermal permitting on federal land. The Geothermal Ombudsman for National Deployment and Optimal Reviews Act would direct the Secretary of the Interior t  more

BEAUMONT, Texas, April 24 -- Lamar University issued the following news: * * * Cybersecurity training returns for second year at LU with hands-on ICS focus By April Thompson Cybersecurity professionals, researchers and industry partners gathered at Lamar University for a hands-on Industrial Control Systems cybersecurity training workshop, bringing together participants from across Texas and several states to strengthen defenses for critical infrastructure. The 2nd Annual ICS Cybersecurity H  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce issued the following remarks on April 22, 2026, by Secretary Howard Lutnick before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, and Science: * * * Secretary Howard Lutnick's Statement Before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, and Science Chairman Moran, Ranking Member Van Hollen, and Members of the Subcommittee - it is an honor to join you today. Over the past 15 months, President Trump has pro  more

POCATELLO, Idaho, April 23 -- Idaho State University posted the following news: * * * Dr. Scott Snell Named 2025-2026 College of Education Kole-McGuffey Award Recipient * Scott Snell, EdD, MSN, RN, CNE, has been selected as the recipient of the 2025-2026 Kole-McGuffey Award for Excellence in Educational Research. This prestigious award is given to a graduate student whose research has made an impactful contribution to the field of education. " Receiving the Kole-McGuffey Prize is incredibl  more

SALEM, Oregon, April 23 -- Gov. Tina Kotek, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Kotek Convenes Vision Group to Chart Oregon's Transportation Future * Salem, OR - The first meeting of Governor Tina Kotek's Rebuilding Our Transportation Vision Workgroup (Workgroup) will take place on Friday, May 1 at 9:00 am at the Governor's Office in the Oregon State Capitol. The meeting will be livestreamed. "Oregon's state and local transportation agencies can only deliver the saf  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 [Category: Political] (TNSrpt) -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * Industry Insider Seeks to Eviscerate U.S. Forest Service * As the country hurtles toward a potentially record-setting fire season, a recent announcement by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to drastically resize and restructure the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) would effectively eviscerate key research and protections for the nation's public lands, according to a new report released t  more

POCATELLO, Idaho, April 23 -- Idaho State University posted the following news: * * * ISU College of Technology Director Earns Fulbright Award to Advance Nuclear Energy Education in the Philippines * Idaho State University's College of Technology is pleased to announce that Vince Bowen, MPA, executive director of the Energy Systems Technology Education Center (ESTEC), has been granted a Fulbright Specialist Program award by the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship B  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 (TNSbrep) -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Joint Economic Committee, issued the following news release on April 22, 2026: * * * UPDATED DATA: Inflation, Gasoline Costs Continue to Soar Under President Trump New reports show that families have spent $2,300 more each on daily expenses since Trump took office; Americans have paid $16 billion more on gas since start of Iran War * Today, the Joint Economic Committee - Minority released two updat  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Moran & Colleagues Express Support for USMCA & Urge Market Access for U.S. Producers * The senators emphasized to USTR the need for certainty for U.S. farmers, ranchers, producers & exporters WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) - a member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry - joined his colleagues in emphasizing support for the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreemen  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on April 22, 2026: * * * Risch, Cornyn, Colleagues Bill to Mitigate Foreign Influence on U.S. Policymaking Passes Senate Legislation Would Ban High-Level Former Government Employees from Lobbying for Countries of Concern * U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, along with Senators John Cornyn (R-Texas), Peter Wel  more

POCATELLO, Idaho, April 23 -- Idaho State University posted the following news: * * * Sparks fly at ISU's College of Technology during Rocky Mountain Shootout * Idaho State University's College of Technology hosted 131 high school students from 23 schools across the region for the annual Rocky Mountain Shootout welding competition. The event is designed to test technical welding skills while giving students exposure to Idaho State's welding program and facilities. It also serves as a recru  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, April 23 -- The University of Texas-San Antonio issued the following news: * * * UT San Antonio team takes top honors at Draper Data Science Business Plan Competition * Two UT San Antonio teams took first and second prizes at the Draper Data Science Business Plan Competition, an annual event hosted by the UT San Antonio College of AI, Cyber and Computing. The two winning teams were amongst a total of seven student-led teams from across the U.S. that were competing for u  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch and Cornyn's Bipartisan Bill to Mitigate Foreign Influence on U.S. Policymaking Passes Senate * Legislation would ban former Senate-confirmed government employees from lobbying for countries of concern WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, celebrated the Senate's passage of the Conflict-free Leaving Employment and Activity Restrictio  more