WASHINGTON, May 22 [Category: Education] -- The American Association of State Colleges and Universities posted the following news release on May 21, 2026 with Ithaka S+R: * * * AASCU and Ithaka S+R Announce Rural Student Success Network The American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU), in collaboration with Ithaka S+R, today announced the cohort of institutions participating in the Rural Student Success Network. This new national initiative is designed to strengthen studen  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 (TNSrep) -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following statement on May 20, 2026: * * * As Senate Republicans Move to Give ICE, CBP $70 Billion, Agencies Are Sitting on $100 Billion from Previous Reconciliation Bill As of the End of April, ICE and CBP Still Have $100 Billion in Unobligated Funding * As Senate Republicans prepare to pass a funding bill that would give Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Custom  more

ALBANY, New York, May 21 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Urges Charity Funds to Continue Donations to Southern Poverty Law Center * NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today joined a coalition of 15 other attorneys general in urging three major donor-advised funds, Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, and Donor Advised Charitable Giving, Inc., not to cut off   more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - ERA Production, has announced the availability of Federal funding under the Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund (PCSRF). With a ceiling of $25 million, this initiative aims to support the restoration of crucial salmon populations and their habitats across various Pacific states and tribes. Funding is specifically available to the States of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Nevada, California, and A  more

NEW YORK, May 21 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The American Civil Liberties Union, an organization that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., posted the following news release: * * * Federal Court Rules for Wisconsin Voters, Rejects Trump Administration Demand for Private Voter Data * MADISON, Wis. -In a major victory for voters, a federal court has dismissed the Trump administration's lawsuit -an unprecedented overre  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, May 21 -- Lewis and Clark College posted the following news: * * * First-Years Take the Wheel on Campus Transportation * Atop Palatine Hill sits the tree-lined, moss-covered campus of Lewis & Clark. For the students, faculty, and staff attempting to navigate its six-mile distance from downtown Portland, that natural charm comes with a logistical price: according to the college's 2025 Transportation Demand Management report, between 44 and 54 percent of the campus community   more

SALEM, Oregon, May 21 -- Gov. Tina Kotek, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Kotek Announces Housing Actions to Support Older Oregonians * Salem, OR - Governor Tina Kotek today announced four major housing actions that will help older Oregonians live safely and independently in their communities. The initiatives will expand affordable housing, stabilize current homes through critical repairs, and support vulnerable older adults experiencing homelessness. "Every Ore  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- The House Energy and Commerce Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-627) on the Air Permitting Improvements to Protect National Security Act (H.R. 6373). The report was advanced by Rep. S. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, on April 28, 2026. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose and Summary The purpose of H.R. 6373 is to expand the national security waiver provided in Section 173 of the Clean Air Act, for certain offset requirements, to advanced manufacturing facilities and critica  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- The House Energy and Commerce Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-626) on the Clean Air and Building Infrastructure Improvement Act (H.R. 4214). The report was advanced by Rep. S. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, on April 28, 2026. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose And Summary H.R. 4214 is necessary to provide greater clarity and improve implementation of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) process under the Clean Air Act (CAA). The bill requires the Environme  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- The House Energy and Commerce Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-625) on the New Source Review Permitting Improvement Act (H.R. 161). The report was advanced by Rep. S. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, on April 28, 2026. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose and Summary H.R. 161 would provide clarity around the definition of "modification" in the Clean Air Act (CAA) which would improve the administration and application of the New Source Review (NSR) program. The bill would ens  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * ICE Asks Governor Gavin Newsom and California Sanctuary Politicians to Not Release Illegal Alien Truck Driver Who Killed Two People in Crash * Allowing illegal aliens, many of whom do not know English, to obtain CDLs to operate 18-wheelers and transport hazardous materials on America's roads is reckless and incredibly dangerous to public safety WASHINGTON - The United States Department o  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, May 22 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on May 21, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Urges Sponsors to Reevaluate Decision to Stop Funding Southern Poverty Law Center Attorney General Anthony G. Brown and a coalition of 15 other attorneys general urged several large donor-advised fund sponsors to carefully evaluate their decision to stop payments to the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) following the Department of Justice's  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Senators: EPA Must Address Microplastic Pollution to Protect Human Health * Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley today led his Senate colleagues-including Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Alex Padilla (D-CA), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Peter Welch (D-VT), and Ron Wyden (D-OR)-in urging the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Wyden Demand Oz Detail How Health Care Providers' Personal Information, Including Social Security Numbers, Were Published to Public Portal * Merkley and Wyden Previously Called on CMS for Answers Surrounding the Disastrous Roll Out of the Medicare Advantage Provider Directory Portal Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley, Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, and Ro  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following news release on May 21, 2026: * * * Merkley, Wyden Demand Oz Detail How Health Care Providers' Personal Information, Including Social Security Numbers, Were Published to Public Portal Merkley and Wyden Previously Called on CMS for Answers Surrounding the Disastrous Roll Out of the Medicare Advantage Provider Directory Portal * Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley, Ranking Me  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- The Medical Group Management Association issued the following letter on May 19, 2026: * * * The Honorable Greg Murphy, MD, U.S. House of Representatives, 407 Cannon House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515 The Honorable Tom Suozzi, U.S. House of Representatives, 203 Cannon House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515 Dear Representatives Murphy and Suozzi: The undersigned physician organizations representing national medical specialty societies and state medical asso  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48952) entitled "Opportunity Zones Round Two Selection Process: Frequently Asked Questions" by public finance specialists Anthony A. Cilluffo and Donald J. Marples. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY The Opportunity Zone program provides tax incentives to taxpayers who invest in certain designated geographic areas. The program was enacted in 2017, as part of P.L. 115-97, and began operations in  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, May 21 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * Players Era, MGM Resorts International and ESPN announce brackets and tournament arena locations for 2026 Players Era Men's Championships * * Players Era 8 to take place November 17-19, at Michelob ULTRA Arena in Las Vegas * Players Era 16 will be played Thanksgiving Week, November 24-28, at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas and Michelob ULTRA Arena * ESPN networks wil  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following news release on May 20, 2026: * * * Merkley Opening Statement at Budget Committee Markup on Republican ICE and Border Patrol Slush Fund Bill Today, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, delivered the following opening statement at a Senate Budget Committee markup hearing on the Republican bill that would gift Immigration and Customs   more

SEATTLE, Washington, May 22 (TNSjou) -- The University of Washington School of Medicine posted the following news release: * * * AI helps create miniprotein switches for drug targets UW Medicine and Skape Bio used AI to create on-demand molecules to turn on or off important, challenging drug targets. * A tiny computer-designed protein (pink) fits into a deep pocket (inset) of a cell surface receptor called a GPCR (blue), thereby allowing scientists to switch cell signaling on or off. G pro  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, May 21 -- VoteVets issued the following news release on May 20, 2026: * * * VoteVets PAC Endorses Graham Platner in Maine U.S. Senate Race "Susan Collins Has Enabled The Most Anti-Veteran Administration In History" * Today, VoteVets PAC is announcing that it is endorsing Graham Platner in the Maine U.S. Senate race. After graduating high school in 2003, during the height of the Iraq War, Graham snuck his birth certificate out of his father's office to enlist in the United   more

PULLMAN, Washington, May 22 (TNSjou) -- Washington State University issued the following news release: * * * WSU study finds high prevalence of hantavirus in some parts of Pacific Northwest The Sin Nombre virus - a hantavirus that can cause a deadly respiratory disease in humans - may be more widespread among rodent populations in parts of the Pacific Northwest than previously recognized. A recent study conducted in the Palouse region of Washington and Idaho found that nearly 30% of rodents   more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Heinrich, Jacobs: Justice Department Failed to Protect White House, CIA HQ and Other Sensitive U.S. Government Locations From AI-Enabled Foreign Spy Threats * DOJ Failed to Include the White House, Nuclear Laboratories, CIA Facilities and Other Sensitive Locations in List of Places Banned from Data Sales to Russia, Iran, China and other Rival Countries; Senators Call on Trump Admin to Crack Down o  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Lummis, Espaillat, Massie, Kelly, and Burlison Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Rein in Government Abuse of Subpoenas, Protect Americans' Rights * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Sen. Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo., and Reps. Adriano Espaillat, D-N.Y., Thomas Massie, R-Ken., Robin Kelly, D-Ill., and Eric Burlison, R-Mo. released a bill today to reform the government's use of subpoenas, whic  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley Demand Trump Administration Release Funding to Lower Energy Costs for Low-Income Americans * As the affordability crisis impacts all areas of life in America, Wyden pushes for an additional $420 million in federal funding to alleviate the financial stress of monthly utility costs. Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today joined a bipartisan group of their Senat  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley Demand Trump Administration Release Funding to Lower Energy Costs for Low-Income Americans * As the affordability crisis impacts all areas of life in America, Wyden pushes for an additional $420 million in federal funding to alleviate the financial stress of monthly utility costs. Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today joined a bipartisan group of their Senate c  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on May 21, 2026: * * * Wyden-Schumer Bill Would Impose 100 Percent Tax on Trump Insurrection Slush Fund Payments Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) today introduced legislation that would impose a 100 percent tax on payments from Donald Trump's $1.8 billion slush fund for right-wing political viol  more