ARLINGTON, Virginia, May 15 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release: * * * AFP-Alaska Urges Governor Dunleavy to Veto Costly Defined Benefit Pension Bill * JUNEAU, AK -Americans for Prosperity-Alaska (AFP-AK) today called on Governor Mike Dunleavy to veto legislation that would reinstate a defined benefit pension system in Alaska, warning it could saddle the state with billions in new liabilities and leave a lasting negative fiscal legacy. The g  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 15 [Category: Libraries] -- The American Library Association posted the following news release: * * * ALA Announces 2026 Recipients of Celebrated Library Intellectual Freedom Awards * The Intellectual Freedom Round Table (IFRT) of the American Library Association (ALA) is pleased to announce the Public Library Directors Association of Alabama as the recipient of the 2026 Gerald Hodges Intellectual Freedom Chapter Relations Award; Deborah Caldwell-Stone as the recipient  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * Alaska Lawmakers: Nick Begich Unleashed an "Energy Crisis of Extraordinary and Unprecedented Scale" * Begich's response? Radio silence. A bipartisan group of Alaska state lawmakers is sounding the alarm that the state is facing an "extraordinary and unprecedented" energy crisis thanks to Nick Begich and House Republicans' reckless, cost-spiking agenda. This week, new reporting s  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: * * * BLM approves Black Hills Bentonite Mine in Natrona County, Wyoming * CASPER, Wyo. - The Bureau of Land Management Casper Field Office today announced its approval of the Black Hills Bentonite Mine Project in Natrona County. The development of this project aligns with President Trump's Executive Order to Unleash American Energy. Wyoming bentonite comprises as much as   more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: * * * BLM reminds public lands visitors to be Bear Aware as spring and summer bear activity increases * WASHINGTON - The Bureau of Land Management is reminding visitors to take extra precautions in bear country after recent bear incidents in several national parks. Spring and early summer are periods of increased bear activity. Bears may be moving through habitat, searchin  more

NEW YORK, May 16 -- The Columbia Law School issued the following news: * * * Columbia University Honors Professor Elora Mukherjee With Faculty Service Award The award recognizes Mukherjee, who is founder and director of the Law School's Immigrants' Rights Clinic, for her extraordinary and creative voluntary service that has contributed significantly to the university's inclusion and belonging efforts. * The Office of the Vice Provost for Faculty Advancement has named Elora Mukherjee, Jerome  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following statement on May 14, 2026: * * * Committee Advances Legislation to Strengthen Rural Economies Across the Country Today, the House Committee on Natural Resources favorably reported six bills that will increase prosperity and well-being in rural communities across the country. Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement in response: "Today, the Ho  more

NEW PORT RICHEY, Florida, May 16 -- The Southern Shrimp Alliance issued the following news release on May 15, 2026: * * * House Health Subcommittee Advances Destruction of Hazardous Imports Act The Southern Shrimp Alliance welcomes the recent milestone towards giving the FDA the power to destroy imported products that pose a significant public health risk. * On Wednesday, the Health Subcommittee of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce met for a markup of ten different bills, including  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: * * * Interior Begins Process to Streamline Permitting in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska * Today, Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum announced the start of a new effort to streamline permitting for oil and gas infrastructure in the approximately 23-million-acre National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska. The effort comes in response to a petition for rulemaking from t  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: * * * Interior Begins Process to Streamline Permitting in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska * Today, Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum announced the start of a new effort to streamline permitting for oil and gas infrastructure in the approximately 23-million-acre National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska. The effort comes in response to a petition for rulemaking from the Alaska Oil and Gas Asso  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on May 14, 2026: * * * Senator Warren Statement on President Trump's Clearing the Sale of Advanced AI Chips to China United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, released the following statement: "When NVIDIA's billionaire CEO received a last-minu  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Coast Guard's newest polar icebreaker returns to Seattle following 36-day deployment to Bering Sea * SEATTLE -The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard's newest polar icebreaker, the USCGC Storis (WAGB 21), returned to their temporary Seattle home port Monday after a 36-day deployment to the Bering Sea. The patrol focused on advancing operational readiness, strengthening interope  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Sanders, Blumenthal, Heinrich, Probe Major Airlines On Fare and Fee Increases as Jet Fuel Costs Spike Due To Trump's Iran War * Flights are almost 20% more expensive to fly this year than at the same time last year. "Americans are paying the high price for President Trump's war." * Today, U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Co  more