WASHINGTON, June 9 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service issued the following news release on June 8, 2026: * * * Department of the Interior announces $461 million for parks and outdoor recreation across America Investments will leverage more than $900 million for parks, trails and outdoor recreation projects nationwide. - The Department of the Interior today announced the distribution of more than $327 million in formula grants and $134 million in competitive grants   more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 9 -- The American Counseling Association issued the following news release: * * * History Is Made: Indiana Allows Counselors to Practice Across State Lines As part of the historic interstate Counseling Compact agreement, Indiana is the latest state that can now start granting privileges to licensed professional counselors to practice across state lines. Currently, other states that can grant these privileges include Arizona, Minnesota, Ohio, Louisiana and Georgia, w  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service issued the following news: * * * More than half the U.S. States signed up to participate in the federal scholarship tax credit program enacted under the One, Big, Beautiful Bill The Internal Revenue Service announced that 27 states have elected to participate in the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit (FSTC) program, which enables eligible taxpayers to claim a federal tax credit for qualified contributions to Schola  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, June 3 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis issued the following news: * * * Minneapolis Fed welcomes 2026-2027 class of Institute visiting scholars This is the 10th cohort of researchers hosted by the Opportunity & Inclusive Growth Institute - The Opportunity & Inclusive Growth Institute announced the visiting scholars selected to conduct research while in residence at the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis for 2026-2027. Institute visiting scholars will res  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Senate Minority Leader John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Thune: Republicans Thwart Democrats' Pursuit of "Defund the Police 2.0" * Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON -U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor: Thune's remarks below (as delivered): "Mr. President, sometimes I have to wonder if Democrats remember the last election - and how four years of record-  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, June 9 -- West Virginia Attorney General John B. McCuskey issued the following news release on June 8, 2026: * * * Attorney General McCuskey leads 20-state coalition defending religious students' right to state scholarship funds West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey is leading a 20-state coalition in support of students pursuing degrees that Virginia has deemed too religious to qualify for the state's scholarship programs. The coalition's amicus brief in Johnso  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, June 2 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis issued the following news: * * * Weigand named SVP and general auditor at Minneapolis Fed Kreg Weigand has been named general auditor and a senior vice president by the Board of Directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. In this role, he will lead the Bank's internal audit department, which is charged with evaluating the adequacy and effectiveness of the organization's risk management, internal controls, and   more