WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Rep. Mark Amodei, R-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Amodei Votes in Favor of Passing of Sunshine Protection Act * Washington, D.C. - Today, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 139, the Energy and Commerce Committee's Sunshine Protection Act. The passing of this bill makes Daylight Savings time permanent, eliminating the need to turn back the clocks come November. Congressman Mark Amodei released the following statement: "I am proud to join the  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 13 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL OPPOSES PROPOSED RULE THAT THREATENS BILLIONS IN CRUCIAL FEDERAL FUNDING FOR STATES * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 23 states, submitted a comment letter opposing a rule proposed by the Trump administration that would impose sweeping new unlawful and unconstitutional requirements for federal grants. The proposed rule would all  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, July 14 [Category: Health Care] -- Banner Health posted the following news release: * * * Banner performs 'frozen elephant trunk' procedure in Northern Colorado * GREELEY, Colo. (July 14, 2026) -Cardiac surgeons at Banner North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley recently performed a highly complex surgery to rebuild a patient's aorta, the main artery carrying blood from the heart. As the first operation of its kind completed at the hospital, this milestone marks an expansio  more

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: * * * BLM Launches Wild Horse and Burro Placement Blitz * WASHINGTON - The Bureau of Land Management is launching a nationwide wild horse and burro private care placement blitz beginning July 23, in celebration of the Department of the Interior's Day of the American West and America's Freedom 250th anniversary. The campaign will include: Three in-person placement events:   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 14 (TNSLrpt) -- Consumer Price Index, West Region June 2026 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Western Region * * * Area prices were down 0.2 percent over the past month, up 3.2 percent from a year ago - The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the West Region fell 0.2 percent in June, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. The energy index decreased 4.3 percent. The food index and the all   more

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst Names Small Business of the Week, Mid-States Companies * RED OAK, Iowa - U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Chair of the Senate Small Business Committee, today announced her Small Business of the Week: Mid-States Companies of Story County. Throughout the 119 th Congress, Chair Ernst plans to recognize a small business in each of Iowa's 99 counties. "Mid-States Companies' American entrepreneurial s  more

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Free Press, an advocacy group that is part of the media reform or media democracy movement, issued the following news release on July 13, 2026: * * * State Attorneys General Sue to Stop Paramount Skydance's Corrupt Takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery Free Press hails state-led effort to defend consumer choice and journalism against a billionaire push to censor and control the media - On Monday, 12 state attorneys general launched an antitrust suit to block the propose  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, July 13 -- The Nevada Democratic Party posted the following news release: * * * ICYMI: One Year Later, Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill" Is Driving Up Costs for Nevada Families and Cutting Health Care Coverage, While Republicans Tout It * One year after Donald Trump signed the "Big Beautiful Bill" into law, supported by David Flippo and Nevada Republicans, Nevada families are paying more for health care, tens of thousands have lost coverage, and critical programs like Medic  more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, July 10 -- New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Raul Torrez Announces Over $388,000 for New Mexico Over Deceptive Practices on Cash App Albuquerque, NM - Attorney General Raul Torrez today announced over $388,000 for New Mexico as part of a $45 million multistate settlement with Block, Inc., the company behind the popular peer-to-peer payments app, Cash App. The settlement stems from allegations that Block mis  more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, July 15 -- New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez issued the following news release on July 13, 2026: * * * Attorney General Raul Torrez Challenges Warner Bros./Paramount Merger Albuquerque, NM - Attorney General Raul Torrez today, as part of a coalition of 12 attorneys general, filed a lawsuit challenging the $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (Warner Bros.) by Paramount Skydance Corporation (Paramount). The proposed merger would combine two of Ho  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, July 14 -- The Nevada Democratic Party posted the following news release: * * * Police Body Cam Footage Catches Lombardo Demanding Special Treatment After Breaking the Law * In new police body camera footage obtained by the Associated Press, Joe Lombardo was caught using his position of power to avoid accountability after breaking the law and being pulled over by a Metro Police officer trying to do their job. Lombardo was pulled over by Metro Police for running a red lig  more

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Dina Titus Provisions Included in Water Resources Development Act of 2026 * The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee today finalized the Water Resources Development Act of 2026 to fund the Army Corps of Engineers for the next two years, including provisions proposed by Rep. Dina Titus to strengthen water conservation efforts. "The prolonged drought and the shrinking Colorado River m  more

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Titus, Doggett Introduce Legislation to Protect Public Art * WASHINGTON - Today Congressional Arts Caucus members Congresswoman Dina Titus (NV-01) and Congressman Lloyd Doggett (TX-37) introduced their Protecting Resources and Ensuring Stewardship of Enduring Records of Visual Expression (PRESERVE) Act. This legislation would establish a procedure to ensure that publicly commissioned art is prote  more

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Rosen Helps Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Hold Purchasers of Russian Oil Accountable * Before His Death, Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) Secured An Agreement With The White House On A Sweeping Sanctions Bill Against Enablers Of Russia's War in Ukraine Full remarks can be found HERE. WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen joined colleagues on both sides of the aisle in introducing a bipartis  more

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Rosen Urges Dept. of Health and Human Services, FEMA to Respond to Extreme Heat Emergency in Nevada * WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen sent a letter urging the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to increase efforts to ensure Nevada has the resources to respond to extreme heat. There were more than 500 heat-related deaths across Nev  more

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Trump's Illegal War with Iran Has Forced Vermont to Pay $113 Million More for Gas, So Far * Vermont households have spent $441 more for gas since the war began WASHINGTON, D.C. - Democrats on the Joint Economic Committee today released new data outlining how President Trump's reckless and illegal war with Iran has driven up gasoline costs for Vermont families, farmers, and businesses. The new data   more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, July 14 -- The University of Nevada Las Vegas campus posted the following news: * * * A Changing Landscape: The Ruth Roark Geoscience Scholarship * In a geological context, evolution is an exceedingly slow and gradual process. But evolution occurs at a much faster pace in UNLV's geoscience department. The story behind the Ruth Roark Scholarship shows how -and the two photos below say it all. In the 1970s, Ruth Roark, pictured in the black-and-white photo with her UNLV ge  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, July 13 -- The Nevada Democratic Party posted the following news release: * * * While His Boss Embraces Overturning Birthright Citizenship, Joe Lombardo Refuses to Defend Nevadans * Nevada Current: When Trump signed an executive order on the first day of his second term restricting the right, Lombardo would not comment. As Donald Trump and the NV GOP have been fighting to defy the Constitution and end birthright citizenship, new reporting shows that Joe Lombardo is silen  more