COLUMBIA, South Carolina, May 19 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson defends children from irreversible harms * Attorney General Alan Wilson joined a 22-state friend-of-the-court brief to the North Dakota Supreme Court in support of a North Dakota law that bans sex-change procedures for minors. North Dakota joined many other states in determining that sex-change procedures should not be available to children. The stat  more

SACRAMENTO, California, May 19 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Throws Support Behind Colorado Amid Challenge to Its Social Media Warning Label Law * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta this week joined a bipartisan coalition of 18 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in Netchoice v. Weiser, supporting Colorado's law requiring social media platforms to provide fact-based notices about their products -pr  more

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, May 19 [Category: BizHospital] -- Sanford Health posted the following news release: * * * Bismarck recognized with ACC HeartCARE designation * Sanford Bismarck provides world-class patient care through a sustainable quality improvement program BISMARCK, N.D. - The American College of Cardiology has recognized Sanford Bismarck for its demonstrated commitment to comprehensive, high-quality culture and cardiovascular care. Sanford Bismarck was awarded the HeartCARE   more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Cotton, Senators to Trump: Eliminate UN Agency that Employs Hamas-Terrorists Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), joined by 24 colleagues, sent a letter to President Trump requesting that his administration work with the United Nations (UN) to fully dismantle and eliminate the budget of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). Numerous UNRWA employees have  more

WASHINGTON, May 18 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law issued the following news release: * * * Election Protection Coalition Launches 2026 Campaign Amid Historic Civil Rights Reversal * Lawyers' Committee, NAACP, Common Cause, State Voices, NALEO; AL, GA, PA, and LA state partners unveil plans to protect voters of color's access to the ballot Today, ahead of Tuesday primaries in Alabama, Georgia, and Pennsylvania - among other states - and following t  more

NEW YORK, May 19 -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release on May 18, 2026: * * * Trump administration illegally extends costly Michigan coal plant over a year past its planned retirement The latest extension follows the first legal hearing in the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals challenging the Trump administration's repeated emergency orders forcing the 60+ year old coal plant to remain open * (WASHINGTON) Today, the Trump administration issued a fifth illegal emerg  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Rep. Julie Fedorchak, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Fedorchak legislation to improve ND land management and unlock responsible energy development passes U.S. House of Representatives unanimously * Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Julie Fedorchak (R-ND) today celebrated unanimous House passage of her legislation, H.R. 2252, the North Dakota Trust Lands Completion Act. The legislation creates a congressionally authorized process to address North  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- The Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee released the following written testimony by Corey Rosenbuschl, president and CEO of the Fertilizer Institute, Arlington, Virginia, from a May 12, 2026, hearing entitled "Perspectives on the Fertilizer Industry: Ensuring a Stable and Affordable Supply for American Producers": * * * Chairman Boozman, Ranking Member Klobuchar, and members of the Committee: Thank you for holding this hearing. Thank you also for the opp  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following statement on May 19, 2026: * * * House Advances Legislation to Celebrate America's 250th Birthday, Promote Commonsense Land Management Today, the U.S. House of Representatives advanced legislation to authorize a patriotic tribute in Utah, raise revenue for North Dakota's public schools, and more. Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement in res  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 [Category: Energy] -- The Institute for Energy Research posted the following commentary: * * * Bridger Pipeline Expansion Would Replace Keystone XL * Key Takeaways 1 President Trump has approved a permit allowing construction of the Bridger pipeline expansion to cross the border between Saskatchewan, Canada, and northeastern Montana. 2 The pipeline would move about two-thirds (550,000 barrels per day) of the oil originally planned for the Keystone XL pipeline, which the   more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Cramer: FEMA Awards More Than $846,000 to North Dakota The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced an $846,128.55 investment to support repairs and debris removal efforts across North Dakota following severe storms, tornadoes, and straight-line winds which struck the state June 20 to 21, 2025. The funding will support the following projects and recovery initiatives across the st  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Cramer: HHS Awards $442,393 to North Dakota State University * WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the award of $442,393 to North Dakota State University through the National Institute on Aging to support research into age-related cognitive decline and vascular impairment. The grant will fund an NDSU project examining the role of stem cell-d  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- The Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee released the following written testimony by Trent Kubik, president of the South Dakota Corn Growers Association, Hamill, from a May 12, 2026, hearing entitled "Perspectives on the Fertilizer Industry: Ensuring a Stable and Affordable Supply for American Producers": * * * Chairman Boozman, Ranking Member Klobuchar and Members of the Senate Agriculture Committee, thank you for the opportunity to speak here today. My n  more

IOWA CITY, Iowa, May 20 -- The University of Iowa College of Education issued the following news: * * * ESHR, Learning Sciences and Educational Psychology innovator Kathy Schuh set to retire Kathy Schuh, a professor of Learning Sciences and Educational Psychology and director of the Education Studies and Human Relations (ESHR) major, is retiring after more than 25 years of service to the University of Iowa and College of Education. Working in higher education is something Schuh was initiall  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, May 19 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Xcel Energy issued the following news release: * * * Xcel Energy crews working to restore power to customers affected by "Stinky Fire" northwest of Amarillo * AMARILLO, Texas (May 19, 2026) -Xcel Energy is working closely with the Amarillo Area Office of Emergency Management and local first responders to safely restore power as fire crews fight to extinguish the Stinky Fire northwest of Amarillo. This is an ongoing event, so more outage  more