WASHINGTON, May 12 -- 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 Arizona * PHOENIX - The Bureau of Land Management today opened a 30-day public scoping period to receive public input on 40 oil and gas parcels totaling 78,708 acres that may be included in a December 2026 lease sale in Arizona. The scoping period ends June 11, 2026. "Arizona remains an important  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: * * * BLM seeks input for September 2026 sale of oil and gas leases in Nevada * RENO, Nev. - The Bureau of Land Management today opened a 30-day public comment period to receive public input on plans to include 14 oil and gas parcels totaling 20,600 acres in Nevada in a September 2026 sale. The comment period ends June 11, 2026. The BLM completed scoping on these parcels i  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 13 (TNSLrpt) -- Consumer Price Index, Anchorage Area April 2026 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Western Region - May 12, 2026 * * * Area prices were up 3.6 percent over the past two months, up 4.3 percent from a year ago * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for Urban Alaska advanced 3.6 percent for the two months ending in April 2026, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. Regional Com  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 13 (TNSLrpt) -- Consumer Price Index, West Region April 2026 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Western Region - May 12, 2026 * * * Area prices were up 0.8 percent over the past month, up 3.5 percent from a year ago * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the West region advanced 0.8 percent in April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. The all items less food and energy index increase  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO American Federation of Government Employees issued the following news release: * * * Largest Federal Employee Union Endorses Smokejumper and Union Leader Sam Forstag for U.S. Representative * AFGE says Forstag knows our issues as well as any candidate ever has, and will advocate for us as passionately as any lawmaker ever could AURORA, Colo. - The American Federation of Government Employees today announced its endorsement of Sam Forstag   more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- The Medical Group Management Association issued the following letter on May 11, 2026: * * * The Honorable Roger Marshall, MD U.S. Senate, 479A Russell Senate Building, Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable Greg Murphy, MD U.S. House of Representatives 407 Cannon House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 The Honorable John Joyce, MD, U.S. House of Representatives 2102 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 The Honorable Bob Onder, MD, JD U.S. House of Represen  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, May 13 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release on May 12, 2026: * * * Drummond leads 18-state coalition urging EPA to protect chemical facility data from cybersecurity threats Attorney General Gentner Drummond today is calling on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to lock down a proposed federal database of chemical facility information that the coalition says could help foreign governments and hackers target American infr  more

TACOMA, Washington, May 12 -- The University of Puget Sound posted the following news: * * * University of Puget Sound Professor Launches Study of Neural Connections During Aging * University of Puget Sound Assistant Professor of Biology Elisa Frankel has launched a new research program focused on synapses, the vital connections between brain cells, following a successful grant proposal to the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust. The project investigates the molecular mechanisms that help synapses  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, May 13 -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news: * * * UW Interprofessional Education Workshop Looks at Opioid Patient Care The University of Wyoming's College of Health Sciences recently hosted its annual Interprofessional Education Forum in the Wyoming Union, including students from the Wyoming WWAMI Medical Education Program, the Fay W. Whitney School of Nursing, the UW Division of Social Work and the UW School of Pharmacy. The event, officially titled "Opi  more