WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary by Doug Kellogg: * * * Blue State Tax Authorities Attack Weakened Barriers Against Interstate Taxation It should be more and more clear that blue states are not taking the exodus of taxpayers and businesses lying down. That does not mean these Democrat-controlled states are cutting back on spending and changing their high-tax ways. To the contrary, they are spending more money than ever. What they are doing is fi  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary by Jack Sepulvado: * * * Radical, Job-Killing Minimum Wage Ballot Proposal Faces Oklahoma Voters this June On June 16, 2026, Oklahoma will decide whether to hike in the state's minimum wage. If residents approve this measure, the state economy will suffer severely. State Question 832 has been years in the making, being first filed in 2023. It proposes raising the state minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2029. Should   more

WASHINGTON, May 25 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Energy Inspector General issued the following report (No. DOE-OIG-26-32) on April 16, 2026 entitled "Improvements Are Needed in Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory's Management of Professional and Consultant Services Agreements." Here are excerpts: * * * Since 1943, the Regents of the University of California have managed Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) for the Department of Energy's Office of Science. LBNL's mission is to   more

WASHINGTON, May 24 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service issued the following recall alert: * * * FSIS Issues Public Health Alert for Beef Kofta Products Served at The Kebab Shop Restaurant Locations Due to Possible E. Coli O157:H7 Contamination * WASHINGTON, May 24, 2026 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert due to concerns that beef kofta products served at The Kebab Shop restau  more

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- The Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee released the following written testimony by Triana McNeil, director of homeland security and justice at the Government Accountability Office, from a May 13, 2026, hearing entitled "Protecting Those Who Served: A Review of VA Police Operations": * * * Chairman Moran, Ranking Member Blumenthal, and Members of the Committee: I am pleased to be here today to discuss our work examining Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) challenges with   more

WASHINGTON, May 26 (TNSFR) -- The International Trade Commission has received a complaint alleging violations involving imports of NAND and DRAM memory chips and products containing those components, according to a notice published May 14, 2026. The complaint was filed by MonolithIC 3D Inc., Allen, Texas, on May 11, 2026, under Section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930. The filing alleges violations tied to the importation and sale of memory chips and related products in the U.S. The complaint name  more

PALO ALTO, California, May 25 (TNSLrpt) -- The Learning Policy Institute issued the following research brief on May 18, 2026 by Linda Darling-Hammond, Julie Fitz, Maria Virginia Giani, Molly F. Gordon and Marjorie Wechsler entitled "The Principal Effect: How Investing in School Leaders Is Key to Solving Education's Challenges." Here is the summary: * * * Policymakers often treat the growing array of school challenges separately, developing different strategies for each; however, this fragment  more

WASHINGTON, May 25 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Leger Fernandez, Hayes Reintroduce Legislation to Address Educator Shortages and Expand Federal Loan Forgiveness for Educators * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), U.S. Representative Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.), and U.S. Representative Jahana Hayes (D-Conn.) reintroduced the Loan Forgiveness for Educators Act, legislation that would expand and modernize the  more

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- The Senate Special Committee on Aging released the following testimony by Josh Protas, chief advocacy and policy officer for Meals on Wheels America, Arlington, Virginia, from a May 13, 2026, hearing entitled "Caught in the Middle: Supporting Families in the Sandwich Generation": * * * Good afternoon, Chairman Scott, Ranking Member Gillibrand, and esteemed Members of the Committee. Thank you for the opportunity to testify before you at this hearing on the important topic   more

PASAY CITY, Philippines, May 26 -- The Philippines Department of Foreign Affairs issued the following news release: * * * DFA-OVS Rallies Behind DFA Emissaries' Quarterfinal Bid and Encourages Overseas Filipinos to Register and Vote in the 2028 National Elections The Department of Foreign Affairs - Overseas Voting Secretariat (DFA-OVS) proudly expressed its full support for the "DFA Emissaries" women's volleyball team of the Department of Foreign Affairs during their crucial do-or-die match   more

SELINSGROVE, Pennsylvania, May 25 -- Susquehanna University posted the following news: * * * Professor to present at Empowering Women in Organic Chemistry conference * Other presenters include academics, researchers and Nobel laureate Geneive Henry, Charles B. Degenstein Professor of Chemistry at Susquehanna University, will present at the eighth annual Empowering Women in Organic Chemistry conference. "It is an honor to be invited to participate in the Empowering Women in Organic Chemis  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Rep. Maxine Waters, D-California, ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Maxine Waters, Chairman French Hill, Representatives Cleaver and Flood, Lead the Overwhelmingly Bipartisan House Passage of H. Res. 1299, the "21st Century ROAD to Housing Act," and Urge Senate Passage This week, the House passed the "21st Century ROAD to Housing Act," led by the House Committee on Financial Services Ranking   more

WASHINGTON, May 25 -- Rep. Derek Tran, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Representative Tran Announces Federal Emergency Declaration for Garden Grove Western Incident * Garden Grove, CA - At Representative Derek Tran (CA-45)'s urging, President Trump has signed a request for a Federal Emergency Declaration submitted by the State of California in response to the ongoing toxic chemical incident, known as the "Western Incident," at the GKN Aerospace facility in Garden Grove  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, May 25 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release: * * * RNs at Prime Saint Mary of Nazareth to protest Wednesday their employer's illegal crackdown of their efforts to unionize * Registered nurses with Saint Mary of Nazareth Hospital in Chicago are holding a rally Wednesday, May 27 at the hospital to protest their employer Prime Healthcare's flagrantly illegal crackdown on their efforts to unionize, which include the recent firing   more

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence and the Internet released the following testimony by Gene Schaerr, partner at Schaerr Jaffe LLP, from a May 21, 2026, hearing entitled "Court Packing: A Threat to the Supreme Court's Legitimacy": * * * Chairman Issa, Ranking Member Johnson, Chairman Jordan, Ranking Member Raskin, and distinguished members of the Subcommittee, thank you for this opportunity to address recent proposal  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Rep. Jeff Hurd, R-Colorado, chairman of the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs, issued the following statement on May 21, 2026: * * * Cultivating Care for Tribal Lands and Communities Today, the Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs held a legislative hearing on four bills focused on tribal stewardship, tribal sovereignty, public safety and improving access to health care services in Indian Country. Subcommittee Chairman Jeff Hurd (R-  more

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Reps. Stephanie Bice, R-Oklahoma, and Norma J. Torres, D-California, chairman and ranking member, of the House Administration Subcommittee on Modernization and Innovation, issued the following news release: * * * Subcommittee on Modernization and Innovation Receives Funding for House Digital Signage and Wayfinding Initiative Today, Subcommittee on Modernization and Innovation Chairwoman Stephanie Bice (OK-05) and Ranking Member Norma J. Torres (CA-35) announced that Mode  more