MISSOULA, Montana, May 13 -- The University of Montana posted the following news release: * * * 3 UM Students Earn Udall Scholarships for Public Service Leadership * MISSOULA - Three University of Montana students have been named 2026 Udall Scholars, earning national recognition for their leadership and commitment to public service in health care, tribal policy and environmental sustainability. Students Susan Connelly, Elannah Flat Lip and Vivianne Ostheimer are the latest students to rece  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * Barrasso Slams Latest Democrat Delay Tactic * "Going back to 1973, there have been a total of 17 War Powers votes in Congress. That's when the War Powers became law in 1973. 17 votes in 53 years. 14 of the 17 votes were from Democrats aimed specifically at President Trump." WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) today spoke ahead of another vote on a Democrat-led War Powers  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Rob Bresnahan, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Bresnahan and Colleagues Unlock Held-Up FEMA Funding for PA Hospitals * WASHINGTON, DC: Today, U.S. Representative Rob Bresnahan, Jr. (PA-08) announced the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) released $600 million in previously unobligated FEMA Public Assistance funds related to COVID-19 response costs. This announcement comes less than two mo  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- The Campaign for Accountability issued the following letter from Executive Director Michelle Kuppersmith to Sens. Ron Johnson, R-Wisconsin, and Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, both members of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations: * * * Here is the text of the letter: May 9, 2026 The Honorable Ron Johnson The Honorable Richard Blumenthal United States Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations Committe  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following news release on May 13, 2026: * * * Population Growth Holds Steady in Midsized Cities Amid Widespread Slowdown Largest Cities Faced Sharpest Declines in Population Growth Note: Data will be available around 10 a.m. ET on public release day. * Amid a widespread national slowdown in population growth, midsized cities remained close to the previous year's patterns between July 1, 2024, and July 1, 2025. Drop-offs in average gro  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, May 13 [Category: Environment] -- The Nature Conservancy issued the following news: * * * Colorado River Basin Cities, Businesses, Farmers, Utilities, and Conservationists Unite to Call for $2 Billion in Federal Drought Funding * A broad coalition of organizations from throughout the Colorado River Basin is urging Congress to provide at least $2 billion in new federal funding to begin to address the region's escalating water supply crisis. The coalition includes more tha  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * EEOC Sues Advanced Technology Group, Inc. for National Origin Discrimination and Retaliation * Federal agency charges construction services company allowed harassment of American workers ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Advanced Technology Group, Inc, (ATG), a project-based construction services company based in Oregon with jobsites nationwide, violated federal law by allowing harassment of Americ  more

TEMPE, Arizona, May 11 -- Arizona State University issued the following news: * * * Harrison Ford tells ASU's Class of 2026: 'This is your time' The actor and conservationist spoke to a record-setting class in Tempe alongside philanthropist Howard G. Buffett, with both earning honorary degrees By Mary Beth Faller The growl was familiar, and the message was empowering: "Your generation has far more power than you may realize," Harrison Ford told Arizona State University's Class of 2026 on M  more

BROOKINGS, South Dakota, May 13 -- South Dakota State University posted the following news: * * * I-Corp program turns ideas into viable products * After 15 years of studying about and working with the autistic population, Lacy Knutson believed she had discovered a gap in the products offered for this clientele. She envisioned a wearable product that would protect children with developmental disabilities and autism and also have technology that would transmit data to parents, therapists an  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, May 14 -- South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley issued the following news release on May 12, 2026: * * * Attorney General Jackley Joins Amicus Brief Requesting U.S. Supreme Court Uphold Stay on Mifepristone Requirements South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces he has joined 22 other Attorneys General in filing an amicus brief requesting the U.S. Supreme Court uphold a lower court's stay of a federal regulation that removed the longstanding in-person di  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Unanimously Passes Bipartisan Lujan, Barrasso Suicide Lifeline Bill * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) applauded the U.S. Senate for unanimously passing their bipartisan legislation Monday night to increase the efficiency of the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline by assessing challenges to transmitting geolocation information. "The 988 hotli  more

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, May 13 [Category: BizHospital] -- Sanford Health posted the following news release: * * * Sixth annual Roger Maris All-Star Week returns June 15 * FARGO, N.D. - The sixth annual Roger Maris All-Star Week returns June 15-19 at various locations throughout the Fargo-Moorhead area. 100% of funds raised during Roger Maris All-Star Week will stay local and help support Sanford Roger Maris Cancer Center's vision to expand into a national destination for cancer research  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency issued the following news release: * * * USDA Reminds Agricultural Producers of Available Wildfire Recovery Resources * Nebraska Lincoln, Neb., May 13, 2026 - Agricultural operations in Nebraska have been significantly impacted by wildfires over the past several months. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has technical and financial assistance available to help farmers and livestock producers recover from th  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, May 14 -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news: * * * UW Alumni Association Honors Consolo-Murphy with Building a Better Wyoming Award The University of Wyoming Alumni Association has honored Sue Consolo-Murphy with the 2026 Building a Better Wyoming Award, recognizing her lifelong dedication to conservation, scientific stewardship and the preservation of Wyoming's natural landscapes. As part of the honor, which comes with a $10,000 donation to a Wyoming nonp  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, May 14 -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news: * * * UW Molecular Biologist Wins Prestigious National Institutes of Health Grant Owen Funk, a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Wyoming in the Department of Molecular Biology, recently was awarded a highly competitive National Institutes of Health (NIH) "Pathway to Independence" grant. The five-year grant from the NIH's National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) began in March. Funk is the f  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, May 14 -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news: * * * UW, State of Wyoming Sign New Agreements with Entities in Taiwan, Japan The University of Wyoming and the state of Wyoming have strengthened partnerships with several entities in Taiwan and Japan through formalized collaboration agreements. As part of a follow-up trade mission led by Gov. Mark Gordon, a delegation of UW and state officials traveled to Taiwan and Japan to sign four separate memoranda of und  more