WASHINGTON, May 11 -- Historic Hotels of America issued the following news release: * * * The 2026 Top 25 Historic Hotels of America(R) Most Magnificent Gardens List Is Announced Historic Hotels of America(R), the official program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation for recognizing and celebrating the finest historic hotels from across the United States of America, is pleased to announce The 2026 Top 25 Historic Hotels of America Most Magnificent Gardens list. From the Green Moun  more

SACRAMENTO, California, May 15 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Opposes Trump Administration's Proposed Rollback of National Emission Standards for Ethylene Oxide * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta joined a multistate coalition in submitting a comment letter opposing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) proposal, which rolls back national standards for emissions of ethylene oxide (EtO) from comm  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 15 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL LEADS COALITION AGAINST EPA'S PROPOSAL TO GUT NATIONAL LIMITS ON TOXIC ETHYLENE OXIDE POLLUTION * Chicago -Attorney General Kwame Raoul today led a coalition of 16 attorneys general opposing a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposal to repeal national emission standards for ethylene oxide (EtO) used by commercial sterilization facilities. According to  more

GOLDEN, Colorado, May 15 -- Colorado School of Mines posted the following news: * * * Chalcogen bonding can be used to build permanently porous materials * An international team of researchers led by Colorado School of Mines has demonstrated a new way to assemble molecules into porous materials. Chalcogen bonding, a recently recognized category of noncovalent bonding, has been applied in catalysis and molecular assembly studies, but its impact on material behavior and properties remains po  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The National League of Cities issued the following news release: * * * CitiesSpeak Podcast Features Local Leaders Discussing How Communities Are Driving America 250 Celebrations * Washington, D.C. -A new episode of the CitiesSpeak podcast from the National League of Cities (NLC) features a panel discussion with four local leaders on how local governments are leading America's 250th anniversary celebrations. Moderated by NLC  more

GRAND JUNCTION, Colorado, May 14 -- Colorado Mesa University posted the following news: * * * Colorado Mesa University's Century Scholarship Surpasses $10 Million Goal * Through cash gifts and planned giving, the CMU Foundation has raised more than $10 million for the Century Scholarship, a milestone that will open more doors to higher education for students in Mesa County. Supported by 176 donors, the scholarship surpassed its goal during CMU's centennial year, marking a major investment   more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Gabe Evans, R-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Gabe Evans Celebrates House Passage of FY27 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Bill * WASHINGTON -Today, Congressman Gabe Evans voted to pass the Fiscal Year 2027 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies (MilCon-VA) Appropriations Act, legislation that fully funds veterans' health care and benefits, strengthens military readiness, and invests in   more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news: * * * Cornyn Introduces Water Assurance and Treaty Enforcement for the Rio Grande Farmers Act U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) today introduced the Water Assurance and Treaty Enforcement for the Rio Grande Farmers Act, or WATER for Farmers Act, which would impose penalties in the form of tariffs on Mexico if the country continues to violate the 1944 Water Treaty by refusing to send the water they owe to the United Stat  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Crow's Bipartisan Amendment to Combat Veteran Suicide Passes House * WASHINGTON -A bipartisan amendment to combat veteran suicide led by Congressman Jason Crow (D-CO) has passed the U.S. House of Representatives. Crow's effort, based on his bipartisan Veterans' Sentinel Act, aims to address suicides on Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) campuses by improving the collection and analysis of data regard  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Gabe Evans, R-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * During National Police Week, Evans Advances Three Public Safety Bills to the Full Homeland Security Committee * WASHINGTON -In honor of National Police Week, Congressman Gabe Evans advanced three bipartisan homeland security and public safety bills through the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence. The legislation is focused on improving information-sharing, strengt  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * EEOC Reaches Early $5.5 Million Resolution With Central Transport Over Nationwide Sex Discrimination in Hiring * Settles federal lawsuit alleging trucking company failed to hire female truck drivers for at least ten years nationwide PHOENIX - Central Transport, LLC, a nationwide trucking company based in Warren, Michigan with over 200 regional and local facilities, will pay $5.5 milli  more

DENVER, Colorado, May 15 -- The University of Colorado posted the following news: * * * Employees Celebrate the Culmination of the 2025-26 Women's Leadership Program * Women and their supporters from across campus filled the Lawrence Street Center's Terrace Room on May 8. The crowd celebrated the graduation of this year's Women's Leadership Program cohort, a group of eleven women faculty and faculty-supporting staff members, over finger sandwiches and tea. The application-based program facil  more

NORFOLK, Virginia, May 16 -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following statement on May 15, 2026: * * * Fort Collins Laboratory Closes; Nearly 70 Cats and Dogs Liberated: PETA Statement Fort Collins, Colo. - Please see the following statement from PETA Senior Vice President of Cruelty Investigations Daphna Nachminovitch regarding the closure of Red Beast Enterprises Inc.--a Fort Collins laboratory doing business as the loftily named High Quality Research, which tested d  more

DENVER, Colorado, May 15 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Polis Announces Clemency Actions Today, Governor Polis announced clemency for 44 individuals, including 35 pardons and 9 commutations. A pardon removes the crime from someone's record and a commutation changes a prison sentence. "The Clemency power is a serious responsibility, and not one that I take lightly. This power has the ability to change lives - help grant a second chance for s  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Hickenlooper Statement on Tina Peters' Commuted Sentence * "Tina Peters is guilty as sin and a disgrace to Colorado." WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper released the following statement after Colorado Governor Jared Polis announced he will commute Tina Peters' prison sentence following a months-long political retribution campaign by President Trump, during which his administra  more

GOLDEN, Colorado, May 15 -- Colorado School of Mines posted the following news: * * * Large language model safety research wins Rath Award at Spring 2026 Graduate Commencement * Michael Ivanitskiy, PhD in applied mathematics and statistics, is the winner of the Spring 2026 Dr. Bhakta Rath and Sushama Rath Research Award. The honor, which recognizes the Colorado School of Mines doctoral graduate whose thesis demonstrates the greatest potential for societal impact, was presented during Sprin  more

AUSTIN, Texas, May 16 -- The Lower Colorado River Authority issued the following news release: * * * LCRA, Bluebonnet Electric Co-op award $25,000 grant to Martindale Fire & Rescue New extrication tools will help firefighters rescue people trapped in vehicle collisions, collapsed structures Key Takeaways * LCRA and Bluebonnet Electric Co-op award a $25,000 grant to Martindale Fire & Rescue to purchase extrication tools to be carried on a new brush truck. * The new tools will help firefight  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 [Category: Environment] -- The League of Conservation Voters posted the following news wrap up, This Week In Climate Action - May 15, 2026: * * * Your weekly resource to learn what the environmental movement is saying about the news of the day and the political fight of our generation. This week, we're covering the Trump administration rolling back protections for our public lands, state efforts to tackle the energy affordability crisis, and the ongoing fight for a free and   more

WASHINGTON, May 16 [Category: Political] -- The League of Women Voters issued the following news release on May 15, 2026: * * * League of Women Voters of Colorado Challenges One-Party Elections Law in Federal Court DENVER - Today, the League of Women Voters of Colorado and two individual voters filed a federal lawsuit (https://www.lwv.org/sites/default/files/2026-05/5.15.26%20D.%20Colo.%2026-cv-02103%20dckt%20000001_000%20filed%202026-05-15.pdf) against HB 25-1315, a state law passed in May 2  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, May 16 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on May 15, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Joins Coalition Opposing EPA's Proposal to Gut National Limits on Toxic Ethylene Oxide Pollution Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today joined a coalition of 16 attorneys general opposing a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposal to repeal national emission standards for ethylene oxide (EtO) used by commercial sterilization faci  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, May 15 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * MLB.TV on the ESPN App showcases nearly 40 MLB Rivalry Weekend games presented by Booking.com * MLB.TV on the ESPN App will showcase nearly 40 games during Major League Baseball's second annual MLB Rivalry Weekend presented by Booking.com, featuring several of the sport's most historic and compelling matchups from Friday, May 15 through Sunday, May 17. The weekend fea  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, issued the following news release on May 14, 2026: * * * National Intelligence Enterprise Subcommittee Holds Joint Law Enforcement Intel Sharing Roundtable with House Homeland Security Committee Today, the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Subcommittee on the National Intelligence Enterprise (NIE) held a joint open roundtable with the House Homeland Security C  more

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico, May 15 -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release: * * * NMSU students gain experience, support local journalism * Eight New Mexico State University journalism students are joining a growing mission to ensure the future vitality of local newspapers in New Mexico. Escalation of local newspaper closures and aggressive corporate consolidation over the last 10 years has left more than 50 million Americans living in counties with either zero local n  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Jeff Crank, R-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Crank Votes to Increase Funding for Veterans' Health Care and Benefits * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Representative Jeff Crank (CO-05) voted in favor of the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill of 2027. The Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill provides a total of $157 billion, which is nearly $4 billion (3%)  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Brittany Pettersen, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Pettersen Amendment in Support of Fremont County VA Clinic Passes House with Bipartisan Support Today, U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen celebrated bipartisan passage of her amendment in the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs appropriations package aimed at supporting construction of a long-awaited VA clinic in Fremont County to better serve veterans in Canon City, Florence, a  more

CINCINNATI, Ohio, May 15 [Category: BizMedia] -- The E.W. Scripps, a broadcasting company, posted the following news release: * * * Scripps completes station swap with Gray Media The E.W. Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP) has completed its local TV station swap with Gray Media across five mid-sized and small markets, expanding Scripps' presence in the Mountain West. Under the terms of the agreement, which was originally announced in July 2025: * Gray Media has acquired Scripps' WSYM (Fox) in L  more

MAXWELL AFB, Alabama, May 16 -- The U.S. Air Force Auxiliary Civil Air Patrol issued the following news on May 15, 2026: * * * StellarXplorer Team's Top 3 Finish Completes Successful Civil Air Patrol Space/Cyber Season A cadet team from Colorado Springs made the awards podium at the StellarXplorers national finals, officially ending CAP's 2025-2026 space and cyber season. * The Colorado Springs Cadet Squadron StellarXplorers team took third place April 24 at the finals of the 2025-2026 Nati  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- The National Education Association issued the following news release on May 15, 2026: * * * Tennessee's Clinton Smith honored as NEA's 2026 Higher Educator of the Year The National Education Association (NEA) today announced that Clinton Smith, University of Tennessee at Martin (UT Martin) professor of special education, will be awarded the 2026 Higher Educator of the Year award. The Higher Educator of the Year award recognizes a postsecondary education professional wh  more

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, May 16 -- The University of Colorado issued the following news release: * * * UCCS celebrates Spring Class of 2026 UCCS conferred over 1,300 degrees to students from the Class of 2026 on Friday, May 15 during the Spring 2026 Commencement ceremonies at the Broadmoor World Arena. Graduates this semester earned 11 doctoral degrees, 419 master's degrees and 1,180 bachelor's degrees. The morning Commencement Marshal Constance Staley, Professor of Communication in the   more