WASHINGTON, May 7 -- The House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development released the following testimony by Steven McGuire, Paul and Karen Levy fellow in campus freedom at the American Council of Trustees and Alumni, from an April 29, 2026, hearing entitled "Speech or Silence? The Future of the First Amendment in Higher Education": * * * Chairman Owens, Ranking Member Adams, distinguished members of the Committee: Thank you for the opportunity to test  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF11681) on May 6, 2026, by defense policy analyst Anya L. Fink. Here are excerpts: * * * Defense Primer: LGM-35A Sentinel Intercontinental Ballistic Missile The LGM-35A Sentinel is envisioned as an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) system that is expected to replace the Minuteman III (MMIII) ICBM in the U.S. nuclear force structure. MMIII has served as the ground-based le  more

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, May 7 [Category: BizHospital] -- Sanford Health posted the following news release: * * * Eight Sanford Health hospitals recognized by ACC * SIOUX FALLS, S.D. -Eight Sanford Health hospital locations across four states have been recognized for their dedication to heart patients by the American College of Cardiology (ACC) in the ACC advertising insert in the 2026 U.S. News & World Report "Best Hospitals" Guidebook. Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls and Prai  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, May 7 (TNSrpt) -- First National Bank of Omaha, a subsidiary of First National of Nebraska Inc., issued the following news: * * * FNBO Releases 2025 Impact Report FNBO Delivers Strong Progress Toward Community Impact Goals, Surpassing Key Targets * FNBO has released its 2025 Impact Report, highlighting the bank's deep commitment to community support through philanthropic giving, employee volunteerism and environmental sustainability initiatives. The report details the bank  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Lujan Pens Washington Post Letter to the Editor Pushing to Modernize Broken Mining Law While Protecting Public Resources * Washington, D.C. - In Case You Missed It : U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) published a letter to the editor in The Washington Post arguing that failure to update the 1872 Mining Law has allowed mining practices that breed conflict and mistrust. Additionally, Senator  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Miller Brings Nearly $60 Million to West Virginia for Clean Water, Law Enforcement, Jobs, and Infrastructure * Washington, D.C. \- Since Congress created the Community Project Funding program in Fiscal Year 2022, Congresswoman Miller (R-WV) has secured $59,302,487 for southern West Virginia. Community Project Funding allows Members of Congress to put forward requests for direct funding for proje  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, May 7 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release: * * * Nebraska Leads 23-State Coalition Asking Supreme Court to Uphold Mifepristone Stay Today, Nebraska Attorney General Michael Hilgers filed an amicus brief on behalf of 23 states asking the Supreme Court to leave in place a lower court's stay of a federal regulation that removed the longstanding in-person dispensing requirement for the chemical abortion drug mifepristone. The stayed rule,  more

BOONE, North Carolina, May 7 [Category: Sociological] -- Appalachian Voices posted the following news release: * * * Water advocates and lawmakers urge Congress to appropriate funds to address legacy water issues in West Virginia * WEST VIRGINIA - Today, nearly 40 organizations and nine bipartisan West Virginia state lawmakers sent a letter to congressional appropriators requesting $250 million in targeted funding to address water quality in the state. The organizations wrote this letter aft  more