WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * Barrasso Celebrates Historic Investment in Rural Healthcare * "Where a person lives should not determine whether they have access to high-quality medical care... That's why, one year ago, Republicans passed the $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Fund." WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) today celebrated how the Rural Health Transformation Fund is strengthening and  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * Barrasso Introduces Bill to Improve Homelessness Data Collection Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) introduced legislation to modernize data collection on homeless populations in the United States. The PIT Count Modernization Act would update the methods used by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to measure homeless populations. This updated approach would allow fed  more

WASHINGTON, June 23 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The National League of Cities issued the following news release: * * * CitiesSpeak Podcast Features Mayor Bianca Motley Broom (College Park, Ga.) on Proposed Changes to Federal Financial Assistance * WASHINGTON, D.C. -A new episode of the CitiesSpeak podcast from the National League of Cities (NLC) features Mayor Bianca Motley Broom of College Park, Ga. and president of the Georgia Municipal Association, in conversation with  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 (TNSFR) -- In response to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, enacted on July 4, 2025, and Executive Order (E.O.) 14154, entitled, "Unleashing American Energy," dated January 20, 2025, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is proposing to modify its existing regulations pertaining to royalties due on oil and natural gas lost on Federal and Indian leases. These modifications would reduce unnecessary compliance burdens for operators and streamline the BLM's royalty determinations on   more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, June 24 -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news: * * * Four UW Students Earn Awards at American Society of Reclamation Sciences Conference Four University of Wyoming students were recognized at the recent American Society of Reclamation Sciences (ASRS) Conference, the bulk of which took place June 7-11 at the Marian H. Rochelle Gateway Center in Laramie. The event was co-hosted with UW's School of Energy Resources, with a theme of "Landscapes in Reclamation."  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Graham Applauds Senate Passage of Glioblastoma Awareness Day Resolution * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today applauded the passage of his Senate Resolution designating July 15, 2026 as Glioblastoma Awareness Day. "Glioblastoma is an aggressive brain cancer, and I have seen three members of the Senate family, Ted Kennedy, Senator Barrasso's wife, Bobbi, and m  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lummis Introduce Legislation to Improve Teacher Pay at Tribal Schools * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) introduced the Indigenous Students Excel through Parity Act, bipartisan legislation to help improve teacher pay at Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) schools. New Mexico is home to 45 BIE-funded schools, which serve students from the st  more

GOLDEN, Colorado, June 24 -- Colorado School of Mines posted the following news: * * * Meet 4 Mines alumni digging in on critical minerals * Mines graduates have been contributing to the critical minerals field since before critical minerals became a household term, building expertise in exploration, processing, systems analysis and decision-making that now anchors global conversations. Here are four Mines alumni making a mark in the field today: Jerry Grandey '68: Board Chairman, Rare E  more

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, June 24 [Category: BizHospital] -- Sanford Health posted the following news release: * * * Pours for a Purpose raises $415K to advance emergency care * As part of the evening, the Sanford Health Foundation announced a transformative $1 million gift from retired Sanford emergency medicine physician Dr. Richard Stennes and his wife Nilla in support of the project. In recognition of his generosity and decades of service to the region, the department will be named the   more

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, June 24 [Category: BizHospital] -- Sanford Health posted the following news release: * * * Sanford Bemidji earns national recognition from Becker's * BEMIDJI, Minn. - Sanford Bemidji Medical Center was recently named to the Becker's Healthcare list of "100 Great Community Hospitals" for 2026. The list celebrates institutions that bring accessible, affordable, high-quality care to patients in rural corners of the country and commends local hospitals for delivering  more

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, June 24 [Category: BizHospital] -- Sanford Health posted the following news release: * * * Sanford Health to highlight best practices for AI adoption * June 24, 2026 Contact: Paul Heinert Sanford Health Media Relations 605-366-2432 / Paul.Heinert@sanfordhealth.org David Newman, M.D., vice president and chief medical officer for virtual care at Sanford Health, will join leaders from Mayo Clinic, Duke Health and Mass General Brigham for a session entit  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 (Rep.) -- The Congressional Western Caucus issued the following news release: * * * Western Caucus Members Applaud Funding to Restore Local Government Revenues * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, the Department of the Interior announced that it would be disbursing $733 million in Payments in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) program funding for 2026 to 1,900 State and local governments across the nation. The Congressional Western Caucus strongly supports this program, and several Members   more

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, June 25 -- Gov. Mark Gordon, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release on June 24, 2026: * * * Governor Awards Energy Matching Funds for Critical Minerals Project Governor Mark Gordon (R-WY) announced today that he has approved a project to receive Energy Matching Funds (EMF) from the Wyoming Energy Authority (WEA). Visionary Metals Corp was awarded $250,000 for its Granite Mountains Nickel-Copper Project. Since 2022, the Wyoming State Legislature has appropriated $155  more