JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, May 11 -- Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Hanaway Joins 23-State Coalition Asking Supreme Court to Uphold Mifepristone Stay * JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway joined a coalition of 23 state attorneys general in 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 t  more

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- Rep. Troy Downing, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * DOWNING INTRODUCES PARTNERS ACT TO GRANT STATES ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY OVER MEDICARE ADVANTAGE PLANS * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, Congressman Troy Downing (MT-02) introduced the Protecting Authority and Restoring Tools Necessary for Enforcement by Regulatory States Act of 2026, or the " PARTNERS Act of 2026," legislation to grant states the ability to enforce existing federal Medicare Advantage (MA) pla  more

NEW YORK, May 12 -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release on May 11, 2026: * * * Court to hear legal challenge to Trump administration mandates for coal-fired power plants that increase electric bills and harm public health This Friday, a key legal challenge to the Trump administration's repeated "emergency" orders keeping Michigan's Campbell coal plant online will finally be heard by a panel of judges on the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals -- nearly a year after the   more

BOZEMAN, Montana, May 11 -- Montana State University issued the following news: * * * Gallatin College MSU brings Law Enforcement Academy to Bozeman * Montana State University police assistant chief Adam Pankratz, left, and Gallatin County Sheriff department Sgt. Mike Chickos instructors with the new Gallatin College Law Enforcement Academy talk with MSU students Tuesday, April 7, 2026, in Bozeman, Mont. MSU photo by Colter Peterson  BOZEMAN -Law enforcement in Montana takes a village. As  more

HELENA, Montana, May 11 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Gov. Gianforte, DLI Launch Teacher Apprenticeship Program * HELENA, Mont. - Governor Greg Gianforte and Montana Department of Labor & Industry (DLI) Commissioner Sarah Swanson today announced the launch of Montana's Teacher Registered Apprenticeship Program. "Montana is leading the way in developing innovative workforce solutions," Gov. Gianforte said. "Through our 406 JOBS initiative, we are  more

HELENA, Montana, May 11 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Gov. Gianforte, Republican Governors Recognize Jewish American Heritage Month * Governor Greg Gianforte today joined 26 other governors in a joint statement to recognize May as Jewish American Heritage Month:  "America's Governors once again unite to celebrate Jewish American Heritage during the month of May. Since our nation's founding 250 years ago, Jewish people have played an important r  more

MISSOULA, Montana, May 11 -- The University of Montana posted the following news release: * * * High Above the Valley Floor, a UM Researcher Studies a Vanishing Tree Species * Deep in the wilderness of Montana's Bitterroot Mountains, Josh Beisel and his team of field technicians heft 60-pound packs across rough terrain. Alongside their sleeping bags and dehydrated meals, they carry poster tubes full of tree cores - small cylinders of wood collected from the trunks of high-elevation trees, in  more

NEW YORK, May 11 [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: * * * Montana Keeps Election Day Voter Registration * HELENA, Mont. -The Montana First Judicial District Court, Lewis and Clark County today issued an order ruling that Senate Bill 490, which passed during the 2025 Montana legislative session,   more

BOZEMAN, Montana, May 11 -- Montana State University issued the following news: * * * Montana State graduate students win big at entomology conference * Montana State University graduate students recently won the top award in a trivia competition focused on the study of insects, the Entomology Games, during the 2026 Pacific Branch Meeting of the Entomological Society of America in Spokane, Washington. By virtue of its win, the trivia team will compete this fall at the ESA annual meeting in C  more

EAST LANSING, Michigan, May 11 -- Michigan State University posted the following news: * * * Researchers explore maple sap as hydration option during cancer treatment * This story is part of a series highlighting MSU AgBioResearch's work related to One Health, the concept that the health of humans, animals, plants and the environment is deeply related. MSU has created an initiative called One Team, One Health to promote university-wide efforts in this space. To view the full series, visit ag  more

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, May 11 [Category: BizHospital] -- Sanford Health posted the following news release: * * * Sanford in Minot welcomes two familiar faces * BISMARCK, N.D. -Sanford Health in Minot has expanded its family medicine team with two new familiar faces at the Sanford Northwest Clinic. The two providers offer primary care services to people of all ages, from routine checkups to treatment for a wide range of health concerns and conditions. Katelyn Richter, FNP, APRN, CNP,   more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on May 11, 2026: * * * Fetterman, Daines, Newhouse Bill to Increase Made-In-America Hydropower Signed Into Law by President Trump Today, U.S. Senators John Fetterman (D-PA) and Steve Daines (R-MN) announced that their "Build More Hydro" bill has been signed into law by President Trump. The bill, S.1020, allows the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to approve six-year extensions for hydropowe  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, May 11 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * The Big Long List of U.S. AI Laws * Did you ever think that AI, as a new technology, is barely regulated in the U.S.? Think again! Below, we catalog certain state laws regulating the development and use of AI systems and technologies, passed between 2019-2026. This list focuses on legislative initiatives that are currently in effect, or are expected to take effect soon, that impact  more