WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Alaska Delegation Applauds Signing of Cape Fox Land Entitlement Finalization Act U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan and U.S. Congressman Nick Begich (all R-Alaska) today applauded the enactment of H.R. 2815, the Cape Fox Land Entitlement Finalization Act, marking completion of a decades-long effort to fulfill a commitment made under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA).  This   more

JUNEAU, Alaska, May 21 -- Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, issued the following news release on May 19, 2026: * * * Alaska Sustainable Energy Conference Opens with Alaska Center Stage of Global Energy Landscape Nearly 1,000 energy industry leaders, investors, innovators and policy makers from at least 35 U.S. states and 10 countries convened in Anchorage today for the start of the Alaska Sustainable Energy Conference. Gov. Dunleavy opened the conference with a keynote discussion with Assistant   more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, May 20 -- Gov. Kelly Armstrong, R-North Dakota, issued the following news: * * * Armstrong appointed 2027 chairman of Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission * BISMARCK, N.D. - The Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission (IOGCC) voted today to appoint Gov. Kelly Armstrong as its 2027 chairman during the commission's annual business meeting in Oklahoma City. The IOGCC is a multi-state government agency that promotes the conservation and efficient recovery of dome  more

NEW YORK, May 20 -- Common Cause - New York issued the following news release on May 19, 2026: * * * Voting Rights Group Seeks Ruling to Prevent Federal Interference in Elections Before 2026 Midterms Today, Common Cause and four individual voters filed a motion for partial summary judgment in their federal lawsuit to stop the Trump administration from attempting to compile voters' personal data and take over elections from the states. With just months before the midterm elections and primarie  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Daines in Senate Indian Affairs Committee: Finish Fort Belknap Water Rights Settlement * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Steve Daines today spoke with Assistant Secretary William Kirkland from the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs about the importance of water infrastructure in Montana's tribal communities. Daines on settling water rights litigation for tribal communities:  Daines: Assistant Secretary  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release on May 20, 2026: * * * GOP Faces "Nightmare Scenario" as Trump Endorses Paxton: "Almost Certain to Make Republicans' Midterm Campaign Harder" Punchbowl News' Anna Palmer: "Ken Paxton, a lot of Republicans believe, can not win statewide" * Senate Republicans are reeling from Trump's endorsement of "scandal magnet of the highest order" Ken Paxton, which "is almost certain to make [their] midte  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release on May 19, 2026: * * * WHAT THEY'RE SAYING: "Shockwaves, Anger, Disappointment, and Real Concern Among Republicans" as Trump Endorses Scandal-Plagued "Felon" Ken Paxton GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy: "I thought Ken Paxton was a felon" * Republicans are in full-on meltdown mode after Donald Trump endorsed scandal-plagued, corrupt Ken Paxton in the Senate GOP primary runoff in Texas - a move that Repu  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: * * * Department of the Interior oil and gas lease sale in New Mexico and Texas generates over $4 billion * The Department of the Interior generated over $4 billion in total receipts from a Bureau of Land Management oil and gas lease sale in New Mexico and Texas, underscoring strong industry demand for domestic energy development on public lands. The Bureau of Land Managem  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission announced the schedule for preparing an environmental assessment for the proposed Kenai LNG Cool Down Expansion Project in Alaska, a natural gas infrastructure expansion planned by Trans-Foreland Pipeline Company LLC, Anchorage, Alaska. The proposed project would allow the Kenai LNG Terminal to receive up to 0.4 million metric tons of LNG annually and achieve a natural gas send-out capacity of up to 20 billion cubic feet per  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich Demands Answers from Major Airlines on Fare & Fee Increases as Jet Fuel Costs Skyrocket Due to Trump's Iran War * Heinrich, colleagues point to Spirit Airlines terminating operations as a result of increasing jet fuel prices WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) wrote to the CEOs of th  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Introduce Legislation to Improve New Mexicans' Access to Healthcare & Keep Rural Hospitals Open * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) introduced the Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Reauthorization Act, bipartisan legislation to improve New Mexicans' access to healthcare and keep rural hospitals open by extending the Rural Communi  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Introduce Legislation to Improve New Mexicans' Access to Healthcare & Keep Rural Hospitals Open * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) introduced the Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Reauthorization Act, bipartisan legislation to improve New Mexicans' access to healthcare and keep rural hospitals open by extending the Rural Community  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 [Category: Environment] -- The Defenders of Wildlife posted the following news release: * * * House Interior Bill Attacks Crucial Protections for Imperiled Wildlife and Public Lands * Defenders of Wildlife today slammed the House Appropriations Committee's proposed Interior and Environment spending bill for Fiscal Year 2027, which includes numerous damaging policy riders intended to weaken the Endangered Species Act and undermine protections for individual species. The bil  more

POCATELLO, Idaho, May 20 -- Idaho State University posted the following news: * * * ISU Alum's Company, Survival Garden Seeds, Named Pacific Northwest Region Rural Small Business of the Year * Recently, the U.S. Small Business Administration crowned Survival Garden Seeds the 2026 Pacific Northwest Region Rural Small Business of the Year at a ceremony in Boise, Idaho. The award recognizes a business located in a rural community in Idaho, Oregon, Washington, and Alaska that demonstrates except  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- The National Indian Child Welfare Association, Portland, Oregon, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services addressing the Administration for Native Americans notice regarding proposed alterations to program policies and procedures. NICWA expressed concerns that these changes, which include replacing the Social and Economic Development Strategies and SEDS-Alaska grants with Economic Advancement Grants for Local Empowerment and   more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- The Native Village of Dot Lake has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission outlining strong opposition to the agency's proposed rule on licensing requirements for microreactors and reactors with comparable risk profiles. The letter expresses particular concern over the rule's implications for rural Alaska Native communities and the potential risks posed by accelerated nuclear deployment lacking full Tribal consultation and rigorous enviro  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, May 20 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release: * * * Nebraska Attorney General Sues ISS for Misleading Investors and Pushing ESG Agenda * Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers is suing Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (ISS), claiming the company misled Nebraska investors by promising objective advice while promoting an undisclosed ESG agenda and coordinating with activist groups. ISS is the world's largest proxy advisor firm.   more

WASHINGTON, May 20 [Category: Political] -- The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights issued the following news release: * * * Over 440 Civil Rights, Faith, and Labor Organizations Call Department of Justice Indictment of Southern Poverty Law Center a "Naked Attempt to Weaponize the the Criminal Justice System to Silence Speech" * National Coalition Urges Congress to "Put a Stop to It" Ahead of House Judiciary Committee Hearing on SPLC The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human   more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- The Pacific Coast Shellfish Growers Association, Olympia, Washington state, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers addressing proposed changes to the Corps' nationwide permit program, particularly Nationwide Permit 48, which regulates commercial shellfish mariculture activities. The letter urges the Corps to clarify regulatory requirements and reduce the federal permitting burdens that disproportionately impact shellfish farms along the Pacifi  more

SACRAMENTO, California, May 20 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Pacific Legal Foundation issued the following news release: * * * Pacific Legal Foundation attorney Mark Miller to testify on legality and impacts of the federal Roadless Rule * Washington, D.C.; May 20, 2026: Pacific Legal Foundation Director of Environment and Natural Resources Litigation Mark Miller will testify before the House Natural Resources Committee's Subcommittee on Federal Lands on Thursday, May 21, during a legislative   more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, May 20 -- The U.S. Pacific Air Forces issued the following news: * * * PRESS RELEASE: Red Flag Alaska 26-2 prepares to kick off * JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii - Red Flag-Alaska 26-2, a Pacific Air Forces-sponsored exercise, is scheduled to begin May 28, 2026, with primary flight operations over the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex and is scheduled to run through June 12, 2026. Red Flag-Alaska is designed to provide realistic training in a simulated deployed env  more

ANGOLA, Indiana, May 20 -- Trine University posted the following news: * * * Students welcomed into Trine business honor society * Trine University welcomed 13 students into the Delta Mu Delta business honor society during a ceremony on Tuesday, March 17. Delta Mu Delta is an international honor society that recognizes academic excellence in business administration programs at institutions accredited by the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs. At Trine, the society is  more

RENO, Nevada, May 20 -- The University of Nevada posted the following news: * * * The Mountain Picassos: Basque Arborglyphs of the Great Basin * Lertxundia is defined as "A group of," or "a grove of aspen trees" in Euskara, the Basque language. Lertxundia is also home to a unique type of cultural art, Basque arborglyphs. Artistic rubbings of these arborglyphs are now one of the latest additions to the permanent collection of the Jon Bilbao Basque Library. In 2022, University Libraries donor   more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, May 21 -- West Virginia Attorney General John B. McCuskey issued the following news release on May 20, 2026: * * * West Virginia sues major proxy advising firm for misleading investors while pushing radical climate agenda Today, West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey filed a lawsuit against Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (ISS), the world's largest proxy advisor firm, claiming the company misled West Virginia investors. ISS promised objective advice whil  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- The White House issued the following news on May 19, 2026: * * * Congressional Bills H.R. 972, H.R.2066 and H.R. 2815 Signed into Law On Tuesday, May 19, 2026, the President signed into law: H.R. 972, the "Sloan Canyon Conservation and Lateral Pipeline Act," which expands the boundaries of the Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area in Clark County, Nevada, and directs the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management to grant rights-of-way to the Southern Neva  more