SACRAMENTO, California, May 22 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Raises Concerns Over Donor-Advised Fund Restrictions Affecting Southern Poverty Law Center * OAKLAND - California Attorney General Rob Bonta, as part of a coalition of 16 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 a heavily critic  more

WASHINGTON, May 23 (TNSLrpt) -- State Employment and Unemployment April 2026 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics - May 22, 2026 (18 pages) * * * Unemployment rates were lower in April in 3 states, higher in 2 states, and stable in 45 states and the District of Columbia, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Nineteen states had jobless rate increases from a year earlier, 6 states had decreases, and 25 states and the District had little change. The n  more

MINNETONKA, Minnesota, May 22 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on May 21, 2026, by economist John Phelan: * * * Three weeks after Rep. Pinto falsely claimed that Nick Shirley video was 'debunked,' Feds charge CEO of featured daycare Back in December, YouTuber Nick Shirley posted a video in which he visted ten Minnesota daycare centers -- including the now infamous Quality  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on May 21, 2026: * * * Chairman Comer Applauds Trump Administration for Holding Minnesota Fraudsters Accountable House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) applauded the Trump Administration for holding fraudsters accountable for stealing from taxpayer-funded programs in Minnesota. Today, the Trump Administr  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, May 22 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Crocker and Weekley to Speak at Cleveland Women in Bio Panel * Taft Cleveland partners Julie Crocker and Brandi Weekley will speak on a Cleveland Women In Bio (CWIB) panel, "Navigating Conflict and Advocating Your Position," on June 9 at The MidTown Tech Hive. Cleveland Women in Bio is dedicated to promoting careers, leadership, and entrepreneurship for women in life sciences, biotec  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst Reveals Infamous Quality Learing Center Received Financial Support from the SBA * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is revealing that the Small Business Administration (SBA) paid more than $231,000 to Minnesota's infamous Quality Learing Center, which abruptly closed after being exposed as a front for fraud by YouTuber Nick Shirley, and paid approximately $4 million to 28 companies provi  more

NORTHFIELD, Minnesota, May 21 -- St. Olaf College issued the following news: * * * Evolve, Migrate, Metamorphose: The Class of 2026's Last Lecture * As the Class of 2026 prepares to leave the Hill, two familiar voices offered one final set of reflections -part celebration, part charge, and part closing remarks. At St. Olaf College's annual Last Lecture, speakers nominated by the senior class take the stage to share parting words with the graduating students. This year's speakers, Assistant  more

ORLANDO, Florida, May 16 -- The African American Alliance of CDFI CEOs issued the following statement by President & CEO Amber Banks: * * * First 100 Days as President & CEO: Leading with Purpose, Building with Intention When I stepped into the role of President & CEO of the African American Alliance of CDFI CEOs on January 1, I did so with a clear conviction: that this organization has both the mandate and the momentum to reshape what economic opportunity looks like in Black communities acr  more

BLOOMINGTON, Illinois, May 22 -- Illinois Wesleyan University issued the following news release: * * * Breakthrough Prize Recognition Reinforces Value of Liberal Arts Education for Dean Miller '92 By Emily Bollinger Scientists involved in a series of Muon g-2 experiments received the 2026 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics for achieving the world's most precise measurement of the muon -- a subatomic particle similar to an electron but much heavier. These high-energy subatomic particle  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Klobuchar Speaks at Fargo Moorhead West Fargo Chamber of Commerce D.C. Fly-In * Senator Klobuchar with the Fargo Moorhead West Fargo Chamber of Commerce WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar addressed the Fargo Moorhead West Fargo Chamber of Commerce during their annual Washington, D.C. Business Fly-In. Klobuchar emphasized regional priorities such as immigration and workforce development, ene  more

STORRS, Connecticut, May 22 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * KSI Opens Satellite Location at University of North Florida * The Korey Stringer Institute (KSI) in the College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources ( CAHNR ) has opened its first satellite location at the University of North Florida (UNF). The Perry Weather Heat Lab will be a hub of research on how extreme heat affects the body, informing real-world protocols and policies. The lab's openin  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO American Federation of Government Employees issued the following news release: * * * Largest Federal Employee Union Endorses Three Candidates from Iowa for Election to Congress * AFGE says Christina Bohannan, Lindsay James, and Sarah Trone Garriott will fight for workers' rights and benefits EAGAN, Minn. - The American Federation of Government Employees today announced its endorsement of three candidates for election to the U.S. House re  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, May 23 -- The Minnesota Office of the Governor issued the following news release on May 22, 2026: * * * Governor's Office Announces Appointments The Office of the Governor today announced the following appointments to the Cannabis Advisory Council, Governor's Children's Cabinet Advisory Council, Juvenile Justice Advisory Committee, Lake Superior Center Authority, Metropolitan Airports Commission, Minnesota Climate Innovation Finance Authority, Minnesota Foundation for Stu  more

BROOKINGS, South Dakota, May 22 -- South Dakota State University posted the following news: * * * SDSU's Wingman tops NASA's Blue Skies contest * AI-enabled safety glasses designed by a group of South Dakota State University engineering students so impressed judges at a NASA contest that State students repeated as champions at the Gateways to Blue Skies competition at Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia. The glasses are designed to assist aircraft mechanics, but they could be applie  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Rep. Pete Stauber, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Stauber Ensures Minnesota Priorities Are Included in the Build America 250 Act * WASHINGTON, D.C. - This week, Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) participated in the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee's markup of the Build America 250 Act, a bipartisan surface transportation reauthorization bill that strengthens critical infrastructure and keeps people and goods moving safely and effic  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, May 22 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-St. Paul District issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Army Corps of Engineers publishes Notice of Proposed Deauthorization List of water resources projects in the Federal Registe * WASHINGTON - Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works Adam Telle on May 21 authorized the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to publish a Notice of Proposed Deauthorization List of water resources projects in the Federal Register.  The Fe  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Representatives Ilhan Omar, Chris Pappas, Senator Shaheen Introduce Bill to Tackle Manufactured Housing Evictions * WASHINGTON - U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar (D-MN) reintroduced the Frank Adelmann Manufactured Housing Community Sustainability Act, which would incentivize manufactured home park owners to sell the park to community residents or nonprofits, rather than another developer or landlo  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Geological Survey issued 'The Great Lakes Geologic Mapping Coalition--Working Collaboratively to Understand the Geology of the Great Lakes Region' in Fact Sheet FS 2026-3010 in May 2026, by Brianna Lopez, Jenna L. Shelton, Michael Marketti, Kate Ritzel, and Brandon L. Graham. The fact sheet describes the Great Lakes Geologic Mapping Coalition, a partnership among the USGS, eight U.S. states, and Ontario, focused on producing three-dimensional geologic ma  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ways and Means-Approved Policies Fight Fraud In Critical Safety Net Programs New anti-fraud guardrails prevent theft of taxpayer-funded benefits in Medicare, TANF, and unemployment insurance. * Ways and Means Republicans advanced anti-fraud legislation after months of hearings that revealed the extent of fraud and mismanagement in vital programs like   more