WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary by John Kartch: * * * Examples of Good News Arising from Big Beautiful Bill's Full Business Expensing Provisions In addition to across-the-board tax cuts for households, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act signed by President Trump on July 4 provides full business expensing for American businesses. In their own words, U.S. employers describe the benefits of the expensing provisions in the bill: Liberty Landscape Sup  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary on April 20, 2026, by John Kartch and Sean Rowen: * * * GOP Can Further Help Middle Class By Ending the Inflation Tax on Capital Gains Three-fourths of households with a capital gains filing make less than $200k * President Trump and House and Senate Republicans can further help middle class households by ending the inflation tax on capital gains. IRS data shows that 74% of households with a capital gains fili  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary by John Kartch and Rachel Loren: * * * List of 50+ Companies and Foundations Providing Contributions to Trump Accounts for Kids Americans for Tax Reform's tracker of Trump Accounts announcements has reached 54. As documented below at least 54 companies, foundations and individuals have announced contributions to the accounts. Trump Accounts for kids were enacted as part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, also k  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

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

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

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

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 21 -- Banner Health issued the following news release: * * * Banner among first to use new robotic exoscope for brain tumor microneurosurgery Robotic microscope uses 3D imaging, reduces surgeon fatigue * GLENDALE, Ariz. - Banner Thunderbird Medical Center has become the first hospital in the West to use an innovative robotic exoscope for brain tumor neurosurgery. A neurosurgery team at the hospital has now performed craniotomy procedures to resect brain tumors while  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 21 -- Banner Health issued the following news release: * * * Banner expands services to Timnath in Northern Colorado Expansion designed to meet growing demand in area * TIMNATH, Colo. - Banner Health is expanding access to primary care and pediatrics in Northern Colorado with a new, larger clinic location in Timnath, designed to meet growing demand in the Fort Collins area. The new Banner Health Clinic, opening April 27, will provide additional space to serve more p  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 22 -- Banner Health issued the following news release: * * * Banner Health announces plans to expand OB-GYN services in Northern Colorado Expanded team of providers will deliver comprehensive maternity and women's health care * FORT COLLINS, Colo. - Banner Health announced plans Wednesday to expand its obstetrics and gynecology services in Northern Colorado through a strategic partnership. The initiative will grow the current team to 13 providers, with recruitment un  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * Barrasso: Republicans are United and Committed to a Secure Border and a Safe America * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) today spoke at a press conference about how Republicans are moving to fully fund ICE and Border Patrol despite Democrat obstruction. Sen. Barrasso said: "Republicans are committed to a safe and a secure America. "And that's why today we are mov  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * Barrasso: Republicans Will Fund Law Enforcement * "For more than two months, Republicans negotiated in good faith to fully fund critical law enforcement agencies. Republicans are done negotiating. We are moving forward alone. Republicans are going to fund ICE and Border Patrol without a single Democrat vote. We are not going to concede a single demand to radical Senate Democrats." WASHINGTON, D.  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: * * * BLM seeks initial input for December 2026 sale of oil and gas leases in Wyoming * CHEYENNE, Wyo. - The Bureau of Land Management today opened a 30-day public scoping period to receive public input on 274 oil and gas parcels totaling 363,618 acres that may be included in a December 2026 lease sale in Wyoming. The scoping period ends May 21, 2026. Leasing is the firs  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 (TNSrep) -- The Center for American Progress issued the following news release on April 20, 2026: * * * State Strategies for Protecting Higher Education Funding After the 'Big Beautiful Bill' Colleges and universities across the United States are facing a funding crisis thanks to the Trump administration's Big Beautiful Bill (BBB), enacted into law in July 2025. The BBB will slash $186 billion in food assistance and more than $1 trillion in health care spending over the   more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- CLNM Capital LLC, New York, a venture capital and family office focused on cross-border investment and digital asset infrastructure, submitted a public comment letter to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) within the U.S. Department of the Treasury. The letter addresses FinCEN's joint proposed rulemaking with the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on the anti-money laundering (AML), countering the financing of terrorism (CFT), and sanctions compliance p  more

NEW YORK, April 23 -- Common Cause - New York issued the following news release on April 21, 2026: * * * Voting Rights Groups Sue DOJ to Block National Voter Surveil-and-Purge Database Today, Common Cause and four individual members sued the Trump Administration to block the Department of Justice (DOJ) from illegally stockpiling millions of Americans' confidential voter data and creating a national voter database to surveil and purge voters. The complaint argues that the DOJ's actions are unc  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * Defund-the-Police Democrats Won't Stop Republicans From Fully Funding ICE and Border Patrol * "The choice is simple. Fund law enforcement or block it. Fund border security or block it. The American people are watching. They will remember who voted to protect law abiding American citizens, and who voted to protect illegal immigrant criminals." WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, April 20 -- Carnegie Mellon University posted the following news: * * * DESI Completes Planned 3D Map of the Universe, Will Continue To Explore * On April 14, the 5,000 fiber-optic eyes of the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) swiveled onto a patch of sky near the Little Dipper. Roughly every 20 minutes, they locked on to distant pinpricks of light, gathering photons that had traveled toward Earth for billions of years. When the sun rose, collaborators mar  more

SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, April 20 -- The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation posted the following news release: * * * Estes Park Safeway Worker Slams UFCW Union with Federal Charges for Illegal Retaliatory $7,912 Strike Fine * NLRB charge: Union bosses had no legal right to impose discipline since employee resigned union membership prior to working during June 2025 strike action Estes Park, CO (April 20, 2026) - Estes Park Safeway employee Abraham Ireland has slammed United Food   more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Rep. David Schweikert, R-Arizona, chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, issued the following news on April 23, 2026: * * * February State Unemployment Remained Unchanged in 24 States, Decreased in 9, Increased in 18 Today, the Joint Economic Committee released its monthly State Employment Update, outlining the employment situation in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. In February, among all 50 states and D.C., the unemployment rate fell in 9, rose in 18, a  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, April 24 (TNSrep) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City issued the following news release on April 23, 2026: * * * Tenth District Manufacturing Activity Grew Further in April The Manufacturing Survey monitors manufacturing plants selected according to geographic distribution, industry mix and size. * The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City released the April Manufacturing Survey (https://www.kansascityfed.org/surveys/manufacturing-survey/tenth-district-manufactur  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, April 25 (TNSrep) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City issued the following news release on April 24, 2024: * * * Tenth District Services Growth Eased in April The Services Survey monitors services firms selected according to geographic distribution, employment mix and size. * The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City released the April Services Survey today. According to Cortney Cowley, assistant vice president and Oklahoma City Branch executive, results from the  more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, April 25 -- The Wyoming Department of State Parks and Cultural Resources has issued the following news release on April 24, 2026: * * * From Past to Present: Revamped Interactive Map Highlights Historic Markers Statewide The Wyoming Monuments and Markers Program preserves and interprets significant historic places, people, and events through a statewide system of monuments and roadside markers. The program highlights Wyoming's diverse heritage, from Indigenous history and h  more

MISSOULA, Montana, April 24 -- The University of Montana posted the following news release: * * * From Roommates to Truman Scholars: UM Students Share Journey to Public Service * From dorm roommates to earning one of the most prestigious scholarships in the country, University of Montana juniors Vivianne Ostheimer and Cadence Hatten have spent their college years growing not only as student leaders, but as friends. Hatten and Ostheimer are the latest students from UM to be named Harry S. T  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 22 -- Rep. Gabe Evans, R-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * House Passes Evans' Bipartisan FIRE Act to Cut Red Tape and Lower Costs * WASHINGTON -Today, Representative Gabe Evans secured House passage of his bipartisan Fire Improvement and Reforming Exceptional Events (FIRE) Act, H.R. 6387, a commonsense measure to address unfair air quality regulations tied to emissions beyond states' control. The FIRE Act ensures job creators and consumers are not penali  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 24 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following news release: * * * NRC Expands Wyoming's Authority Over Key Nuclear Materials as Rare Earth Development Grows ROCKVILLE, Md. -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has approved an amendment to its agreement with Wyoming, allowing the state to take on expanded regulatory authority over certain radioactive materials tied to mineral processing, an area gaining importance as domestic rare earth development accelerates.  more

MEDINA, Minnesota, April 24 -- Polaris Industries, a manufacturer of snowmobiles, all terrain vehicles, midsize and heavyweight motorcycles, issued the following news release on April 23, 2026: * * * Polaris Announces Spring 2026 TRAILS GRANTS as Program Marks 20 Years More than $125,000 awarded to 14 off-road and snowmobile riding clubs across the U.S. and Canada as Polaris surpasses $4 million in total giving since the program's inception * Today, Polaris Inc. (NYSE: PII), the global lead  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

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, April 24 [Category: BizFinancial Services] -- Bank of America, a financial institution, posted the following news release: * * * Related Digital Announces Financing for $16 Billion Oracle Data Center Project in Saline Township, Michigan * DALLAS, TX - Related Digital, a vertically integrated data center development and investment platform, and Blackstone (NYSE: BX) announced today that financing has been secured for Related Digital's $16 billion data center campus   more

NEW YORK, April 24 [Category: BizFinancial Services] -- Blackstone, an investment firm, posted the following news release: * * * Related Digital Announces Financing for $16 Billion Oracle Data Center Project in Saline Township, Michigan * Related Digital and Funds Affiliated with Blackstone Commit Equity to Fund Project; Fixed Rate, Long-Term Debt Financing Anchored by PIMCO-Managed Funds and Accounts Campus Creates Thousands of Union Construction Jobs and Significant Community Investment  more

NEW YORK, April 25 -- The Related Companies L.P. issued the following news release on April 24, 2026: * * * Related Digital Announces Financing for $16 Billion Oracle Data Center Project in Saline Township, Michigan Related Digital and Funds Affiliated with Blackstone Commit Equity to Fund Project; Fixed Rate, Long-Term Debt Financing Anchored by PIMCO-Managed Funds and Accounts Campus Creates Thousands of Union Construction Jobs and Significant Community Investment * Dallas, TX - Related D  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Rep. Jeff Crank, R-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Crank Votes to Reduce Fire Risk and Increase Transparency in Air Quality * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Representative Jeff Crank (CO-05) voted in favor of H.R. 6387, the Fire Improvement and Reforming Exceptional Events (FIRE) Act. Colorado, like many Western states, is experiencing historic drought and low snowpack this year. These are conditions that significantly elevate wildfire risk. Yet c  more

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, April 21 [Category: BizHospital] -- Sanford Health posted the following news release: * * * Sanford expands gastroenterology services with new providers * BISMARCK, N.D. -Sanford Health in Bismarck continues to expand its endoscopy services. A 15,000-square-foot addition opened last fall, and this spring new providers have been added to the team to enhance access to comprehensive digestive health services for patients across central and western North Dakota. The   more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- The Department of Transportation National Highway Traffic Safety Administration issued the following news release on April 22, 2026: * * * Trump's Transportation Department Celebrates Traffic Safety Advocates Committed to Making American Roads Safer Department recognizes public awareness campaigns across the country aimed at reducing traffic fatalities * The U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) this week celebrate  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- University of Michigan Health-West, Wyoming, submitted a public comment letter to the Health Resources and Services Administration expressing opposition to the agency's proposed 340B Rebate Model Pilot Program. The nonprofit multispecialty medical provider, which serves over 250,000 patients annually in West Michigan, stressed the importance of the current 340B upfront discount model to its safety-net mission as a disproportionate share hospital and covered entity. UM He  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency issued the following news release: * * * USDA Designates Nebraska Counties as Natural Disaster Areas Due to Drought * This Secretarial natural disaster designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans. Emergency loans can be used to meet various recovery needs  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey issued 'Ungulate Migrations of the Western United States, Volume 6,' led by authors Matthew Kauffman, Blake Lowrey, and Jennifer L. McKee among dozens of contributors, as Scientific Investigations Report 20265123. Produced by the Corridor Mapping Team--a partnership of State agencies, Tribes, and Federal entities--the volume follows Secretarial Order 3362 to track big game movements. Released in 2026, it  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 21 [Category: ThinkTank] -- Common Cause posted the following news release: * * * Voting Rights Groups Sue DOJ to Block National Voter Surveil-and-Purge Database * Common Cause and four individual members sued the Trump Administration to block the Department of Justice (DOJ) from illegally stockpiling millions of Americans' confidential voter data and creating a national voter database to surveil and purge voters. The complaint argues that the DOJ's actions are unconstituti  more

NEW YORK, April 21 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The American Civil Liberties Union, an organization that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., posted the following news release: * * * Voting Rights Groups Sue DOJ to Block National Voter Surveil-and-Purge Database * Common Cause and four individual members sued the Trump Administration to block the Department of Justice (DOJ) from illegally stockpiling millions of Ame  more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, April 21 -- Gov. Mark Gordon, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release on April 20, 2026: * * * Governor Mark Gordon Appears On NewsNation To Discuss Data Center Expansion Governor Mark Gordon (R-WY) appeared on NewsNation this afternoon to discuss data center development in Wyoming. The Governor emphasized Wyoming's track record of balancing responsible development with protecting the state's way of life, noting that future growth must happen on Wyoming's terms. "T  more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, April 22 -- Gov. Mark Gordon, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release on April 21, 2026: * * * Governor Gordon Enters Into Regulatory Agreement with U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Governor Mark Gordon (R-WY) signed the finalized agreement between the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) and the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). This agreement expands DEQ's regulatory authority. Following years of preparation, the formal execution of the amended  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, April 21 -- Yale University issued the following news: * * * 'This Land is Your Land': A historian's road trip across America For a new book, Yale historian Beverly Gage explores 250 years of American history by traveling to 300 historical sites in 19 states across the U.S. By Lisa Prevost Beverly Gage grew up just outside of Philadelphia in the suburbs of Delaware County, known as Delco. Throughout her 1970s childhood, she visited Independence Hall, the Philadelp  more