GRAND JUNCTION, Colorado, May 21 -- Colorado Mesa University posted the following news: * * * "Trust the Tenacity": Kyle Clark Inspires CMU's Class of 2026 * Kyle Clark brought a message of resilience, growth and community to the graduates of Colorado Mesa University during the university's 2026 commencement ceremony. "In a self-centered world, you choose to celebrate the breakthrough of accomplishments of your friends and classmates, and that doesn't happen everywhere," said Kyle Clark to  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * "We Cannot Look Away": Murkowski Details Devastating Toll of Ex-Typhoon Halong on Western Alaska Villages, Need to Address Critical Gaps in Disaster Recovery and Relocation * WASHINGTON, DC- U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, delivered a floor statement on the impacts of ex-Typhoon Halong, which displaced more than 1,000 Alaskans and devastate  more

GOLDEN, Colorado, May 21 -- Colorado School of Mines posted the following news: * * * 2026 Faculty Awards recognize excellence in teaching, research and mentorship * The Office of Academic Affairs at Colorado School of Mines is proud to announce the winners of the 2025-2026 Faculty Awards for excellence in teaching, research, service and mentorship. Faculty Excellence Award The Faculty Excellence Award, which recognizes a tenured or tenure-track faculty member for significant and meritor  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * At Hearing, Murray Slams Trump Admin for Seeking to Gut Funding for Ports, Drought Mitigation, and Critical Infrastructure Projects * Murray on Trump's budget request : "We cannot let Trump open the floodgates for defense contractors while our families and farmers barely get anything." Murray says Committee must address fast approaching infrastructure cliff when Bipartisan Infrastructure Law exp  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

DENVER, Colorado, May 21 -- Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Weiser launches crackdown on fraudulent Colorado businesses tied to national and international scam networks * Actions target thousands of fraudulently filed entities, including those linked to cryptocurrency scams, investment fraud, romance scams, and other unlawful activities May 21, 2026 (DENVER) -Attorney General Phil Weiser today announced a major enforcement swe  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet Secures Key Provisions in Senate Fiscal Year 2027 Intelligence Authorization Act * Measures Bolster U.S. Support for Ukraine's Fight Against Russia, Strengthen U.S. Deterrence Against China, and Mitigate National Security Risks Posed by the Proliferation of Artificial Intelligence Technologies Washington, D.C. - Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet secured several key amendments during  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet, Schumer, Wyden Introduce Legislation to Increase Stock Buybacks Tax for Oil and Gas Companies * Proposal Would Increase Tax on Buybacks from One Percent to 25 Percent as Consumers Face Record Gasoline Prices Washington, D.C. -Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Subcommittee on Taxation and IRS Oversight, Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), a  more

DENVER, Colorado, May 21 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Building A Healthy Colorado For All: Governor Polis Takes Action to Encourage Healthy Eating and Improve Health * DENVER - Today, Governor Polis signed an Executive Order moving forward with a statewide plan to supporting healthy eating and food access. It will also ensure taxpayer money goes to healthy beverage options for state official functions. "Colorado is one of the healthiest states i  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation issued the following news release: * * * Enhancing Hoover Dam's Infrastructure and Energy Reliability The Bureau of Reclamation is investing approximately $52 million from the Hoover Dam Post Retirement Benefit fund in critical infrastructure, operations, and maintenance at Hoover Dam, including replacement of up to three older turbines with wide-head turbines designed to operate at lower lake elevations. This det  more

LA JOLLA, California, May 21 -- The University of California San Diego campus posted the following news: * * * Celebrating a New Generation of Pharmacy Leaders * Cheered on by family, friends, mentors and loved ones -both in person and from afar -graduates of the UC San Diego Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Science s stepped forward at Commencement to receive their diplomas and celebrate their official entry into the pharmacy profession. This year's graduates enter an exciting  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities issued the following commentary on May 21, 2026, by Nick Gwyn, senior fellow with the Government Affairs Team: * * * House Bill to Make Blocking Federal Funds Easier Would Take Away Help People Need to Afford Rising Cost of Basics Ensuring that federal funding reaches eligible recipients, while preventing and addressing factual instances of fraud, is a critical part of good governance that has typically garnered bipartisan suppo  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on May 20, 2026: * * * Chairmen Jordan, McClintock, and Rep. Evans Demand Information on Sanctuary Policies from Colorado Officials Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH), Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Chairman Tom McClintock (R-CA), and Rep. Gabe Evans (R-CO) sent letters to Denver District Attorney John Walsh, Den  more

BOULDER, Colorado, May 22 (TNSjou) -- The Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences issued the following news: * * * Topography, erosion, and forest structure control where and why the Rockies are rocky CIRES-led study uses drones and airborne imagery to dig into the transition between soil- and rock-dominated surfaces * Thin, patchy soils and rocky hillslopes are common in mountain landscapes, but their distribution across the landscape isn't random. Understanding where   more

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, May 22 -- The University of Colorado issued the following news release: * * * End of legislative session brings budget clarity, success for two CU-led bills Colorado's recently ended legislative session brought certainty for the state's 2026-27 budget and its impact on CU and other higher education institutions across the state. The Jan. 14-May 13 session also saw the successful passage of two key CU-led bills: One will expand concurrent enrollment opportunities f  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, May 22 (TNSrep) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City issued the following news release on May 21, 2026: * * * Tenth District Manufacturing Activity Continued to Increase in May The Manufacturing Survey monitors manufacturing plants selected according to geographic distribution, industry mix and size. * The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City released the May Manufacturing Survey today. According to Cortney Cowley, assistant vice president and Oklahoma City Branc  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Julie Fedorchak, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Fedorchak, Hoeven, Slotkin, & Carter lead call for Section 301 Investigation into unfair sugar trade practices * Washington, D.C. - Representatives Julie Fedorchak (R-N.D.) and Troy Carter (D-La.) and Senators John Hoeven (R-N.D.) and Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) today led a bipartisan, bicameral effort, along with 112 of their colleagues, in support of efforts by U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)  more

DENVER, Colorado, May 21 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Polis, Lt. Governor Primavera Welcome Turks and Caicos Premier to Colorado, Discuss Strong Relationship and Economic Partnership * DENVER - Yesterday, Governor Polis and Lt. Governor Primavera welcomed Turks and Caicos Islands Premier Charles Washington Misick to Colorado to discuss the strong relationship and economic ties between Colorado and the islands. "Colorado celebrates and h  more

BLOOMINGTON, Indiana, May 22 -- Indiana University Media School issued the following news: * * * Comfort proposes new approach to newsroom ethnography Assistant professor Ryan Comfort co-authored the article, "Participant, Observer, Intern, Producer: How 70Years of Newsroom Ethnographies Approached 'Participation' and the Epistemology of Participant-Observer Orientations," with Patrick Ferrucci of the University of Colorado Boulder. Comfort describes the current state of newsroom ethnography  more

DENVER, Colorado, May 21 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Keeping Colorado Communities Safe: Governor Polis Signs Major Bipartisan Public Safety Legislation Updating Colorado's Competency Laws * DENVER - Today, Governor Polis signed SB26-149 \- Pathways for Individuals with Mental Health Disorder, sponsored by Senator Judy Amabile and Senate Minority Leader Cleave Simpson, and House Speaker Julie McCluskie and House Minority Leader Jarvis Caldwell. Th  more

AUSTIN, Texas, May 22 -- The Lower Colorado River Authority issued the following news release: * * * LCRA awards $25,000 grant to Cameron County for rainwater harvesting system Project will support water conservation, education and watershed protection Key Takeaways * LCRA awards a $25,000 grant to Cameron County for two rainwater harvesting systems at a newly renovated county building in San Benito. * The project will help capture rooftop runoff, reduce pressure on drainage systems and su  more

AUSTIN, Texas, May 22 -- The Lower Colorado River Authority issued the following news release: * * * LCRA commits $1.8 billion for power, water and broadband as Texas continues to grow Historic transmission investment supports grid reliability and resilience Key Takeaways * LCRA's Board of Directors approved a $656 million operating budget and $1.8 billion in capital investments for fiscal year 2027, funding new water supply development, power generation and broadband expansion. * LCRA Tra  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Susie Lee, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Lee, Cortez Masto Successfully Release $52 Million in Funding for Hoover Dam * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Susie Lee (NV-03) and Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) announced that the Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) released $52 million in funding for the Hoover Dam, as directed by their Help Hoover Dam Act. These long-stranded funds can now be used for Hoover Dam operations, maintenance, and   more

DURANGO, Colorado, May 21 -- La Plata Electric Association issued the following news release: * * * LPEA 2026 Board Election Results Announced Results of the 2026 La Plata Electric Association (LPEA) election were announced at the cooperative's annual meeting on May 20th, 2026. This meeting was held to not only elect and seat new directors but also to present LPEA's 2025 annual report and accomplishments. In accordance with LPEA Bylaws, one seat in each of LPEA's four districts comes up for   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 -- 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

LOGAN, Utah, May 21 -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * NASA's Atmospheric Waves Experiment Completes On-Orbit Data Collection * LOGAN, Utah -Utah State University's Space Dynamics Laboratory and USU's Department of Physics have announced NASA's Atmospheric Waves Experiment has completed the on-orbit data collection phase of its mission. The mission will continue with processing and analyzing images collected during the 30-month on-orbit phase. At 17:04 p.m. Coordinat  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

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 21 [Category: Business] (TNSrep) -- The Private Equity Stakeholder Project issued the following news: * * * Private equity firms now own 1 in 8 American apartments * Updated analysis from the Private Equity Stakeholder Project (PESP) reveals that at minimum, private equity firms now own 11,800 apartment buildings with almost three million units in the U.S., representing about 1 in 8 (13%) apartment units in the country. The updated Private Equity Multi-Family Housing T  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 22 -- Earthjustice posted the following news release on May 21, 2026: * * * Public Interest Groups Seek Intervention in Xcel Energy Data Center Tariff Proceeding SWEEP and Rewiring America urge strong protections for residential ratepayers following data center legislation postponement * Denver, CO -- Public interest organizations today filed a petition with the Colorado Public Utilities Commission (PUC) seeking intervention in Xcel Energy's proposed tariff fo  more

PHOENIX, May 22 -- Paradise Valley Community College issued the following news: * * * PVCC Faculty John Douglass' Decades-Long Research Helps Unlock Grand Canyon Origins For more than 20 years, Paradise Valley Community College Geography Professor John Douglass has been driven by a single, complex question: how did the Grand Canyon form? Now, as a co-author on newly published research, Douglass is helping provide some of the strongest evidence yet to answer that question, supporting the very  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Jeff Crank, R-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Crank Votes to Protect 2nd Amendment Rights for our Nation's Heroes * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Representative Jeff Crank (CO-05) voted in favor of H.R. 1041, The Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act. The Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act would prohibit the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) from reporting veterans to the FBI's National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) sole  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Simpson Joins Letter Pressing for Action to Protect U.S. Sugar Producers from Unfair Foreign Trade Practices * WASHINGTON- Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson signed a letter in support of efforts by U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Ambassador Jamieson Greer to utilize a Section 301 investigation into unfair and discriminatory trade practices by foreign sugar-producing countries. In the letter, the mem  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Joseph Neguse, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Neguse, Clarke Applaud Advancement of Magnus White and Safe Streets for Everyone Act to House Floor * The bill was introduced in honor of the late 17-year-old U.S. National Cycling Champion from Boulder, Colorado, who was tragically killed by a vehicle while training. Washington, D.C. - Today, Colorado Congressman Joe Neguse and Representative Yvette D. Clarke applauded the advancement of t  more

GLASSBORO, New Jersey, May 21 -- Rowan University posted the following news: * * * Rowan students earn NSF Graduate Research Fellowships to explore health, environmental and planetary research * Three Rowan University students earned National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowships, one of the nation's most competitive awards supporting graduate research in science, engineering and related fields. The NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program provides three years of funding t  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, chairwoman of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on May 20, 2026: * * * "We Cannot Look Away": Murkowski Details Devastating Toll of Ex-Typhoon Halong on Western Alaska Villages, Need to Address Critical Gaps in Disaster Recovery and Relocation U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, delivered a floor statement on the impacts of ex-Typhoon Halong, which dis  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Slotkin, Hoeven Press Ambassador Greer to Investigate Unfair, Predatory Sugar Trade Practices * WASHINGTON, D.C. -U.S. Senators Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) and John Hoeven (R-ND), along with Representatives Julie Fedorchak (R-ND) and Troy Carter (D-LA) led a bipartisan, bicameral effort, along with 108 of their colleagues, urging U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Ambassador Jamieson Greer to utilize a Se  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- The U.S. Department of War issued the following news: * * * Symbol of Grit Returns, 10th Mountain Division to Wear Crossed Ski Insignia * Soldiers assigned to the 10th Mountain Division can once again wear the division's historic crossed ski insignia on their Army Green Service Uniform garrison caps, restoring a visual link to the unit's World War II roots and reinforcing the alpine spirit that resonates across the formation. The insignia was first adopted in 1943, wh  more

DENVER, Colorado, May 21 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Watchmaker Genomics Recognized for Excellence in Exporting * BOULDER - Today, on World Trade Day, Gov. Jared Polis, Lt. Gov. Dianne Primavera and the Global Business Development Division of the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) announced Watchmaker Genomics, a biotechnology company developing advanced tools for genomic analysis, as the 2026 recipient of the  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Washington Legal Foundation issued the following news release: * * * WLF Urges Supreme Court to Stop Boulder, Colorado from Subverting the Constitutional Order Washington Legal Foundation (WLF) today urged the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse a Colorado Supreme Court order allowing an unconstitutional state proceeding against two energy producers, Suncor and ExxonMobil, to go forward. WLF was joined on the brief by the National Federation of Indepe  more