Thursday - May 28, 2026
News Tipoffs - Montana Editors Newsletter for Wednesday May 27, 2026 ( 12 items )  

American Medical Association, 97 Co-Signers Issue Letter to 8 Members of Congress
CHICAGO, Illinois, May 24 [Category: Medical] -- The American Medical Association issued the following letter with 97 co-signers to eight members of Congress: * * * Here is the text of the letter: May 11, 2026 The Honorable Roger Marshall, MD U.S. Senate, 479A Russell Senate Building, Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable Greg Murphy, MD, U.S. House of Representatives, 407 Cannon House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515 The Honorable John Joyce, MD, U.S. House of Representatives, 2102 Ray  more

Crapo, Lankford, Hassan Team Up to End Government Shutdowns and Hold Congress Accountable
WASHINGTON, May 26 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo, Lankford, Hassan Team Up to End Government Shutdowns and Hold Congress Accountable * Washington, D.C. -U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) signed onto legislation aimed at keeping Congress in Washington during a government shutdown until a resolution is reached. Crapo is a co-sponsor of the bipartisan Prevent Government Shutdowns Act of 2026, introduced by Senators James Lankford (R-Oklahoma) and Ma  more

FDA Center for Drug Evaluation & Research Issues Warning Letter to GSC Products
WASHINGTON, May 27 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration issued the following warning letter to GSC Products LLC from its Center for Drug Evaluation and Research: * * * Recipient: Wayne Perry, Founder and President, GSC Products, LLC, 1441 Van Patten Rd, Duanesburg, NY 12056-2522, United States, (b)(6), (b)(7)(C) Issuing Office: Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER), United States WARNING LETTER To Wayne Perry: This warning letter advises  more

From wastes to resources: WVU expands rare earth research to help strengthen America's domestic critical minerals supply
MORGANTOWN, West Virginia, May 26 -- West Virginia University posted the following news: * * * From wastes to resources: WVU expands rare earth research to help strengthen America's domestic critical minerals supply * A decade ago, West Virginia University researchers were among the first to find rare earth elements in acid mine drainage seeping from retired coal mines. Now, the University is ready to expand that work to help secure a domestic supply of the critical materials essential to mo  more

Ga. A.G. Carr to U.S. Supreme Court: One City Cannot Set Energy Policy for the Whole Country
ATLANTA, Georgia, May 27 -- Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr issued the following news release on May 26, 2026: * * * Carr to U.S. Supreme Court: One City Cannot Set Energy Policy for the Whole Country Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to throw out a lawsuit brought by Boulder County and the City of Boulder, Colorado, against major oil and gas producers. The amicus or "friend of the court" brief, filed in Suncor Energy v. Boulder County, argues that allow  more

Innovative UM Aphasia Program Advances Recovery for Stroke Survivors
MISSOULA, Montana, May 26 -- The University of Montana posted the following news release: * * * Innovative UM Aphasia Program Advances Recovery for Stroke Survivors * Aphasia is a language disorder that affects a person's ability to speak, read, write and understand language, often as a result of a stroke or other brain injury. An estimated 2 million to 4 million people in the United States are living with aphasia each year, and about 180,000 acquire aphasia annually, according to the Nation  more

Republican Attorneys General Joined VP Vance and White House Fraud Task Force to Take On Fraud
WASHINGTON, May 27 -- The Republican Attorneys General Association issued the following news on May 26, 2027: * * * Republican Attorneys General Joined VP Vance and White House Fraud Task Force to Take On Fraud Today, Republican Attorneys General from across the country joined Vice President JD Vance and the White House Task Force to Eliminate Fraud for a roundtable on combating fraud and protecting our nation's most vulnerable. Attorney General Brenna Bird (IA), Attorney General Derek Brown  more

SEMI Foundation, National Science Foundation Launch First Four Regional Nodes of the National Network for Microelectronics Education
MILPITAS, California, May 26 [Category: Electronic Products] -- SEMI, an association serving the manufacturing supply chain for the electronics industry, posted the following news release: * * * SEMI Foundation and the U.S. National Science Foundation Launch First Four Regional Nodes of the National Network for Microelectronics Education (NNME) * National Workforce Infrastructure Initiative Activates More Than 325 Organizations Across the United States to Accelerate America's Microelectroni  more

Sen. Sheehy Calls for HHS Investigation Into Alleged Misconduct by Rocky Mountain Laboratories
WASHINGTON, May 27 -- Sen. Tim Sheehy, R-Montana, issued the following news release on May 26, 2026: * * * Sheehy Calls for HHS Investigation into Alleged Misconduct by Rocky Mountain Laboratories Today, U.S. Senator Tim Sheehy sent a letter to Department of Health and Human Services Inspector General T. March Bell concerning a recent whistleblower complaint that became public alleging misconduct by Rocky Mountain Laboratories (RML) in Hamilton, Montana. RML conducts studies on some of the wo  more

Sens. Warren, Sheehy Issue Letter to Senate Armed Services Committee
WASHINGTON, May 27 (TNSletter) -- Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, and Tim Sheehy, R-Montana, issued the following letter to the Senate Armed Services Committee: * * * Here is the text of the letter: May 18, 2026 The Honorable Roger F. Wicker Chair Senate Committee on Armed Services Russell Senate Building, Room 228 Washington, D.C. 20510 * The Honorable Jack Reed Ranking Member Senate Committee on Armed Services Russell Senate Building, Room 228 Washington, D.C. 20510 *   more

SPJ announces 2025 Mark of Excellence National winners
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, May 26 [Category: Media] -- The Society of Professional Journalists posted the following news: * * * SPJ announces 2025 Mark of Excellence National winners * The Society of Professional Journalists is pleased to announce national winners of the 2025 Mark of Excellence Awards, recognizing collegiate work published or broadcast in 2025. This year, students and staffs from 45 collegiate and professional newsrooms across the United States are receiving national honors.    more

These California Wildflowers Could Save Other Plants
DAVIS, California, May 26 -- The University of California Davis posted the following news: * * * These California Wildflowers Could Save Other Plants * As wildflowers go, the mountain jewelflower is demure, clever and quietly unbreakable. It has spread across many of California's iconic landscapes, from Sonoma wine country to the oak-dotted foothills, even over the Sierra Crest, where snow covers the ground during winter. "It seems at first glance like it could grow just about anywhere," s  more