COLUMBIA, South Carolina, May 6 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson defends religious liberty at U.S. Supreme Court Attorney General Alan Wilson announced today that he has joined a 20-state coalition to ask the U.S. Supreme Court, led by Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman, to clear the way for a Northern Kentucky church to build an outdoor shrine on its property. In the Kentucky-led brief, the states urge the nat  more

MOSCOW, Idaho, May 5 -- The University of Idaho issued the following news release: * * * Century of decline reduces genetic diversity and connectivity in Idaho bighorn sheep * MOSCOW, Idaho - Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep in Idaho once intermixed with desert bighorns, making populations a century ago more genetically diverse and likely better able to adapt to environmental and physiological stressors, according to a study by University of Idaho and the Idaho Department of Fish and Game (IDFG)  more

HELENA, Montana, May 5 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Gov. Gianforte Continues 56 County Tour in Phillips, Valley, and Garfield Counties JORDAN, Mont. - Governor Greg Gianforte today continued his annual 56 County Tour, meeting with students, teachers, job creators, agriculture producers, and healthcare providers in Phillips, Valley, and Garfield counties.  "It's great to be back in northeast Montana to recognize those who keep our rural communit  more

HELENA, Montana, May 6 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Gov. Gianforte, DNRC Encourage Montanans to Prepare for Wildfire Season Governor recognizes May as Wildfire Awareness Month  * In recognition of Wildfire Awareness Month, Governor Greg Gianforte and The Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC) today called on Montanans to prepare their families, homes, and communities for wildfire season.  "Preparing before the smok  more

CHAMPAIGN, Illinois, May 6 -- The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus issued the following news: * * * History professor Rosalyn LaPier helps create bison exhibit at Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History An exhibit tracing the cultural and ecological legacy of American bison opens May 7 at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. " Bison: Standing Strong " commemorates both the 250th anniversary of the nation and the 10t  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * In Ellensburg, Murray Highlights Importance of Rural Healthcare, Rejecting Trump & Republican Cuts to Medicaid Murray met with health care provider from Kittitas Valley Healthcare, for whom she was able to secure $2.26 million in CDS to support patient care; Murray visited to get an update on the status of rural health care in Washington state as she continues to work to repeal Trump's Medicaid cuts  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 (TNSrep) -- Rep. David Schweikert, R-Arizona, chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, issued the following news on May 6, 2026: * * * March State Unemployment Remained Unchanged in 27 States, Decreased in 14, and Increased in 10 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 March, among the 50 states and the District of Columbia unemployment remained unc  more

BOZEMAN, Montana, May 6 -- Montana State University issued the following news: * * * Montana State professor Elizabeth Johnson wins national award for healthcare design education Montana State University assistant nursing professor Elizabeth Johnson has earned recognition by the magazine Healthcare Design for her outstanding leadership in pushing the industry of healthcare design forward. The publication hosts annual HCD 10 awards to recognize individuals and organizations across 10 categor  more

HELENA, Montana, May 6 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Montana's Unemployment Rate Remains at 3.6% * HELENA, Mont. - Governor Greg Gianforte today announced Montana's unemployment rate remained unchanged at 3.6 percent in March for the fifth straight month. Montana's unemployment rate was lower than the national unemployment rate, which declined slightly to 4.3 percent. "While the unemployment rate remained unchanged in March, we remain committed   more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Craig Conducts Congressional Oversight of ICE Detention Centers, Visits Constituent Suffering from Ovarian Cyst Being Detained in Texas Andrea Pedro-Francisco has been held in ICE custody, while suffering from an untreated ovarian cyst, since February 5th EL PASO, TX - Today, as part of her continued efforts to get her constituent Andrea Pedro-Francisco released from ICE custody so that she can   more

BOZEMAN, Montana, May 6 -- Montana State University issued the following news: * * * Two Montana State doctoral students win $25,000 scholarships * Size: Lg Med Sm V Elisa Loggers, left, and Anna French, both doctoral students in the Montana State University Department of Ecology, have been awarded $25,000 P.E.O. Scholar Awards. MSU Photo by Marcus "Doc" Cravens BOZEMAN - Anna French studies invertebrate creatures that dwell in freshwater environments. Her fellow Montana State Universi  more