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

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

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 economist Martha Njolomole: * * * Same deficit, different remedies: North Dakota eyes spending cuts while Minnesota doubles down on taxes Minnesota has spent more money than it has collected in revenue every year since 2024. A similar trend is playing out in North Dakota. Yet North D  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Cramer Calls on USDA, USTR to Support U.S. Onion Growers, Ensure Fairness and Safety in North American Food Supply Chain * BISMARCK, N.D. - Over the last three decades, domestic onion production costs have risen sharply from $1,876 per acre in 1992 to $6,438 in 2025. American onion growers operate under some of the strictest labor, safety, and regulatory standards in the world, but compete aga  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Rep. Julie Fedorchak, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Fedorchak votes to unlock geothermal energy, streamline permitting * Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Julie Fedorchak (R-ND) today voted in favor of H.R. 5587, the Harnessing Energy At Thermal Sources (HEATS) Act, legislation to expand access to geothermal energy projects located on federally owned lands by streamlining permitting and reducing unnecessary barriers. "Geothermal energy is p  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, April 23 -- Gov. Kelly Armstrong, R-North Dakota, issued the following news: * * * Glatt to retire from ND Department of Environmental Quality; Armstrong thanks him for 43 years of service * BISMARCK, N.D. - Gov. Kelly Armstrong today thanked North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Director Dave Glatt for his 43 years of service to the state as Glatt announced his retirement as the first - and only - director of DEQ since it became a standalone agency i  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, April 23 -- Gov. Kevin Stitt, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news: * * * Governor Stitt Signs Bill to Accelerate Path to Zero Income Tax, Secure Oklahoma's Historic Savings * OKLAHOMA CITY (April 23, 2026) - Governor Kevin Stitt has signed House Bill 4072 into law, creating the Oklahoma Taxpayer Endowment Trust Fund to eventually eliminate the state's income tax. The Governor called on the Legislature to establish this fund in his State of the State address. Mode  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

FARGO, North Dakota, April 23 -- North Dakota State University posted the following news: * * * NDSU students gain real-world experience in museum and exhibition field * A group of public history and history students received a behind-the-scenes educational experience in the museum and exhibition field on a trip to Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska last month over Spring Break. The trip included a hands-on workshop at Upland Exhibits in Newton, Kansas, where students learned about exhibit plan  more

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, April 23 [Category: BizHospital] -- Sanford Health posted the following news release: * * * Reimer to share how AI is transforming health care * Reimer will speak during a panel discussion, Looking Ahead - What Will the Enterprise AI Ecosystem Look Like? The panel discussion will examine how enterprise AI operating models are evolving, which emerging technologies will be critical to long-term success and how leaders can make future-proof investments while navigatin  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Republicans End Run Democrat Obstruction, Start Process to Fund ICE, Border Patrol Through Budget Reconciliation * ***Click here to download audio. WASHINGTON, D.C. - The United States Senate passed a budget resolution by a vote of 50 to 48 today, marking the first phase of the budget reconciliation process. This resolution is the first step in passing a targeted reconciliation bill to  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Space Force to Expand Footprint in Grand Forks with New Operations Facility for Next-Generation Missions * ***Click here to download audio. WASHINGTON, D.C. - There's big news for Grand Forks Air Force Base (GFAFB) in President Donald Trump's Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 budget. The executive budget proposes $250 million for a satellite operations center at GFAFB, expanding the U.S. Space Force's ro  more

GRAND FORKS, North Dakota, April 24 -- The University of North Dakota issued the following news release: * * * UND is named an Innovation and Economic Prosperity University In recognition of its strong commitment to economic engagement, the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) has designated UND as an Innovation & Economic Prosperity (IEP) University. The IEP designation highlights how the University works together with public and private sector partners to support econom  more

SYDNEY, Australia, April 21 -- The University of Technology Sydney issued the following commentary on April 20, 2026, by Wanning Sun, deputy director of the Australian-China Relations Institute, to Crikey: * * * Geopolitics may affect Midwest farmers in the US, but they don't necessarily blame Trump Like everyone else, Ted pays a lot of attention to news about what's happening in the Strait of Hormuz, hoping that the crisis will be resolved as soon as possible. * Australia is much more impo  more

VERMILLION, South Dakota, April 23 -- The University of South Dakota posted the following news: * * * USD Voice Students Compete in North Central Regional Auditions * Students from North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota and Wisconsin submitted performance videos that were evaluated by a panel of judges. Following their success in the regional competition, USD students will compete next in a national preliminary online round, followed by live semifinals and finals in San Antonio, Texas, in Jul  more