LANSING, Michigan, May 5 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel and Bipartisan Coalition to Secure Final Approval in $700 Million Google Settlement over App Store Monopoly * The United States District Court for the Northern District of California stated last week that it will approve a $700 million settlement in a multistate antitrust lawsuit against Google. In 2021, Attorney General Dana Nessel joined a bipartisan group of 53 attorneys ge  more

MUNCIE, Indiana, May 5 -- Ball State University issued the following news release: * * * Ball State Faculty Member Dr. Adam Kuban Receives National Journalism Teaching Award * Dr. Adam Kuban, professor in Ball State University's School of Journalism and Strategic Communication, has been named Teacher of the Year by the Scripps Howard Fund as part of the 73rd Scripps Howard Journalism Awards. Dr. Kuban received The Scripps Howard Journalism Awards Journalism & Mass Communication Teacher of   more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on May 1, 2026, by Katherine E. Bliss, director and senior fellow of Immunizations and Health Systems Resilience, and program coordinator and research assistant Priya Chainani, both of the Global Health Policy Center: * * * 10 Charts to Explain Global Immunization Policy--Where the United States Stands Introduction The United States has long supported bilateral and multilateral immunizatio  more

WASHINGTON, May 4 -- Sen. John Curtis, R-Utah, issued the following news release: * * * Curtis, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Resolution Highlighting Chinese Threat to American Strategic Interests * WASHINGTON -U.S. Senator John Curtis (R-UT), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, joined a bipartisan resolution affirming concern over the growing threat China poses to America's national security and economic prosperity at a pivotal moment for U.S.-China relations. The resolution  more

WASHINGTON, May 4 -- Sen. John Curtis, R-Utah, issued the following news release: * * * Curtis, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Improve Education Transparency at Community Colleges U.S. Senator John Curtis (R-UT) cosponsored legislation that would improve education transparency by ensuring that reported graduation rates accurately reflect the success of community colleges. The Time for Completion Act requires colleges and universities to report graduation and completion rates for a broade  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- The Healthy Environment Alliance of Utah, Salt Lake City, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission expressing concerns about the agency's proposed rule titled "NRC Reviews of Reactor Designs Previously Authorized by the U.S. Department of Energy or Department of War." HEAL Utah criticizes the proposal as a move that weakens regulatory oversight, reduces transparency, and escalates risks to public health. The organization warns that the pro  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on May 5, 2026: * * * Justice Department Announces Results of Operation Iron Pursuit In One Month, Over 200 Child Victims Identified and More than 350 Child Sex Abuse Offenders Arrested in Nationwide Crackdown * The Department of Justice today announced the results of Operation Iron Pursuit, a one-month, nationwide enforcement effort to find child victims of sex abuse and arrest child sex predators. More t  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Blackburn Bipartisan Bill to Crack Down on Carjacking Passes Senate Judiciary Committee * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) released the following statements after their Federal Carjacking Enforcement Act advanced out of the Senate Judiciary Committee. This legislation would make a long overdue fix to the federal carjacking statute, empow  more

LOS ANGELES, California, May 6 -- The Reason Foundation issued the following commentary by technology policy analyst Richard Sill: * * * Our privacy laws need upgrades to address the spread of facial recognition tools Law enforcement agencies are increasingly using facial recognition to identify people in images captured by officers' body-worn cameras (also known as bodycams) and other networked camera systems. Together, these tools enable federal, state, and local agencies to track and ident  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Rep. Blake Moore, R-Utah, issued the following news release: * * * Representatives Moore, Kiggans Introduce State Boating Act to Protect States' Authority to Fund Waterway Safety and Conservation Programs * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Representatives Blake Moore (UT-01) and Jen Kiggans (VA-02) introduced the State Boating Act, a bill to clarify a state's authority to collect boating-related vessel registration fees to support search and rescue, boating safety, and protection of wa  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, May 6 -- The University of Utah issued the following news release: * * * U, national lab partner on energy resilience, critical minerals and more U and NLR leaders signed a three-year MOU to enable greater research collaborations through shared facilities, joint proposal development, visiting scholar programs, student internships and career pathways to national labs * The University of Utah (U) and the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) National Laboratory of the Rockie  more

LOGAN, Utah, May 5 -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * Wagnerism Seminar Takes USU Music Students to the Metropolitan Opera for Experiential Learning This spring break, a group of USU music students attended the Metropolitan Opera's gala opening of Richard Wagner's "Tristan and Isolde" in New York City as part of a Wagnerism seminar taught by Christopher Scheer, associate professor of musicology. The trip marked the first time many had encountered Wagner's music in a l  more