Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Alaska
'AMERICAN IDOL' RENEWED FOR LANDMARK 25TH SEASON ON ABC AND DISNEY+
BURBANK, California, July 29 [Category: BizArts/Cultural] -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, posted the following news release:
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'AMERICAN IDOL' RENEWED FOR LANDMARK 25TH SEASON ON ABC AND DISNEY+
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* "American Idol," the iconic series that revolutionized the television landscape by pioneering the music competition genre, returns for a monumental 25th
* The search for a superstar begins when "American Idol" premieres next year on ABC and streams next day on Disney+ and Hulu. Once liv
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As Arctic Ice Disappears, Marine Mammals Face a Crisis
BERKELEY, California, July 30 -- The International Marine Mammal Project of Earth Island Institute issued the following news:
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As Arctic Ice Disappears, Marine Mammals Face a Crisis
By Abigail Wadkins-Daub
Earth's Arctic is warming nearly four times as fast as the rest of the planet. As temperatures rise and sea ice disappears, what was once one of Earth's most productive marine ecosystems has begun to collapse.
The Arctic: A Summer Feeding Ground
From May to July, the Arctic experien
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Attorney General Alan Wilson pushes federal government to strengthen "Know Your Customer" rules in effort to combat illegal robocalls
COLUMBIA, South Carolina, July 28 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news:
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Attorney General Alan Wilson pushes federal government to strengthen "Know Your Customer" rules in effort to combat illegal robocalls
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(COLUMBIA, S.C.) - Attorney General Alan Wilson and a bipartisan coalition of 49 other attorneys general are pushing the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to strengthen its "Know Your Customer" (KYC) rules to help prevent scammers from usin
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Attorney General Brenna Bird Continues Fight to Combat Illegal Robocalls
DES MOINES, Iowa, July 28 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Brenna Bird Continues Fight to Combat Illegal Robocalls
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DES MOINES-Attorney General Brenna Bird joined a bipartisan coalition of 50 attorneys general today urging the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to strengthen its "Know Your Customer" (KYC) rules to help prevent scammers from using the U.S. communications network to make illegal robocalls. KYC rules require ph
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Attorney General James Urges Federal Government to Strengthen Know Your Customer Rules to Stop Illegal Robocalls
ALBANY, New York, July 29 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release:
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Attorney General James Urges Federal Government to Strengthen Know Your Customer Rules to Stop Illegal Robocalls
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July 29, 2026
NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James and a bipartisan coalition of 49 other attorneys general urged the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to strengthen its "Know Your Customer" (KYC) rules to help prevent scammers from making illegal ro
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Attorney General Jeff Jackson Leads Bipartisan AGs Pushing Federal Government to Strengthen Know Your Customer Rules to Combat Illegal Robocalls
RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 28 -- North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Jeff Jackson Leads Bipartisan AGs Pushing Federal Government to Strengthen Know Your Customer Rules to Combat Illegal Robocalls
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RALEIGH-Attorney General Jeff Jackson is leading a bipartisan coalition of 50 attorneys general pushing the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to strengthen its "Know Your Customer" (KYC) rules to help prevent scammers fro
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Attorney General Rayfield Pushes for Stronger Rules to Combat Illegal Robocalls
SALEM, Oregon, July 28 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Rayfield Pushes for Stronger Rules to Combat Illegal Robocalls
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#Last year, Americans received more than 29.6 billion scam robocalls and texts and lost nearly $2 billion to these scams
At best, robocalls are a growing and persistent nuisance. At worst, they're the source of scams that steal millions of dollars from unsuspecting victims. Today, Attorney General Dan Rayfie
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Attorney General Tong Pushes Federal Government to Strengthen Know Your Customer Rules in Effort to Combat Illegal Robocalls
HARTFORD, Connecticut, July 28 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Tong Pushes Federal Government to Strengthen Know Your Customer Rules in Effort to Combat Illegal Robocalls
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(Hartford, CT)- Attorney General William Tong and a bipartisan coalition 49 other attorneys general are pushing the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to strengthen its "Know Your Customer" (KYC) rules to help prevent scammers from
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Coast Guard awards contract for construction of housing and maintenance support facility in Seward, Alaska
WASHINGTON, July 28 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news release:
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Coast Guard awards contract for construction of housing and maintenance support facility in Seward, Alaska
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WASHINGTON - The Coast Guard awarded a design-build contract valued at approximately $9.8 million to Orion Construction Inc. of Wasilla, Alaska on July 20, 2026. The contract covers construction of six housing units and one maintenance support building in Seward.
This
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Common Cause: Postponement Not Enough for Blanche Nomination
NEW YORK, July 30 -- Common Cause - New York issued the following news release:
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Postponement Not Enough for Blanche Nomination
In response to the postponement of the committee vote for Todd Blanche's nomination as permanent Attorney General, Common Cause is calling on Blanche to withdraw.
Common Cause has actively opposed Blanche's nomination; one of the rare times the organization has actively opposed a presidential nominee. Common Cause has organized the delivery of thousands of sig
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D.C. National Guard Major Pleads Guilty to Immigration Fraud Scheme and to Theft of Government Money
WASHINGTON, July 28 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia posted the following news release:
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D.C. National Guard Major Pleads Guilty to Immigration Fraud Scheme and to Theft of Government Money
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WASHINGTON - Collin L. Welch, 40, of Arlington, Virginia, a Major in the D.C. National Guard, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court to unlawfully inducing aliens to enter and remain in the United States and to theft of about $54,000 in government money, announce
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DSCC Vice Chair Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester Lays Out Democrats' Clear Path to the Senate Majority With Less Than 100 Days Until the Midterms
WASHINGTON, July 30 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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DSCC Vice Chair Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester Lays Out Democrats' Clear Path to the Senate Majority With Less Than 100 Days Until the Midterms
DSCC Vice-Chair Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester: "One of the reasons why we see wins across the country throughout this past year is because we're focused on the issues that affect the local"
As Senate Democrats' path back to the majority becomes "cleare
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Gov. Rhoden and Colleagues Request Inclusion of All Students in Trump's School Choice Initiative
PIERRE, South Dakota, July 28 -- Gov. Larry Rhoden, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release:
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Gov. Rhoden and Colleagues Request Inclusion of All Students in Trump's School Choice Initiative
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Gov. Rhoden and Colleagues Request Inclusion of All Students in President Trump's School Choice Initiative
PIERRE, S.D. - Today, Governor Larry Rhoden and the America First Policy Institute's Governors' Council sent a letter to United States Department of the Treasury, requesting them t
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Gov. Rhoden and Colleagues Support SAVE Act
PIERRE, South Dakota, July 29 -- Gov. Larry Rhoden, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release:
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Gov. Rhoden and Colleagues Support SAVE Act
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PIERRE, S.D. - Today, Governor Larry Rhoden and 22 fellow Republican governors sent a letter to President Donald J. Trump, supporting his call for the United States Senate to pass the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act. You can find the letter here.
"America is back-but one critical challenge remains: no nation can re
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Interior IG: Selected DOI Bureaus Generally Awarded $300 Million in IIJA and IRA Financial Assistance Properly--Opportunities Exist To Improve Pre-Award Risk Processes
WASHINGTON, July 29 (TNSLrpt) -- The Interior Inspector General issued the following report (No. 2025-ISP-027) on July 20, 2026, entitled "Selected DOI Bureaus Generally Awarded $300 Million in IIJA and IRA Financial Assistance Properly--Opportunities Exist To Improve Pre-Award Risk Processes."
Here are excerpts:
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DOI's mission is to protect and manage the Nation's natural resources and cultural heritage; provide scientific and other information about those resources; and honor its trust
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Justice IG: Audit of the United States Attorneys' Offices' Compliance With Savanna's Act of 2020 and Their Efforts in Response to Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons
WASHINGTON, July 30 (TNSLrpt) -- The Justice Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. 26-072) entitled "Audit of the United States Attorneys' Offices' Compliance with Savanna's Act of 2020 and Their Efforts in Response to Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons":
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Introduction and Background
As of December 2025, there were 574 federally recognized tribes in the United States as shown in Map 1 below. The National Institute of Justice stated that, within
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Maine Law Expands 3 + 3 Program With College of the Atlantic Partnership
PORTLAND, Maine, July 30 -- The University of Maine School of Law issued the following news:
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Maine Law Expands 3 + 3 Program with College of the Atlantic Partnership
As part of its ongoing efforts to grow Maine's in-demand attorney workforce and increase access to justice, the University of Maine School of Law (Maine Law) has entered into an agreement allowing students at the College of the Atlantic (COA) to begin law school during their senior year.
This new partnership between Maine
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Murkowski's Geese House Legislation Advances from Committee
WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release:
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Murkowski's Geese House Legislation Advances from Committee
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Washington, DC-Earlier today, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee favorably reported S. 4399, Senator Lisa Murkowski's (R-AK) legislation to convey the Geese House site from the National Park Service to Doyon, Limited. The bill would transfer ownership to Doyon to ensure that the culturally significant site is managed by an
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N.M. A.G. Torrez Pushes Federal Government to Strengthen Know Your Customer Rules in Effort to Combat Illegal Robocalls
SANTA FE, New Mexico, July 30 -- New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez issued the following news release on July 29, 2026:
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Attorney General Raul Torrez Pushes Federal Government to Strengthen Know Your Customer Rules in Effort to Combat Illegal Robocalls
Albuquerque, NM - Attorney General Raul Torrez, as part of a bipartisan coalition of 50 attorneys general, is pushing the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to strengthen its "Know Your Customer" (KYC) rules to help prevent scam
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Report From America's Grasslands Coalition: US National Grasslands Survey
WASHINGTON, July 30 (TNSLrpt) -- US National Grasslands Survey: Quantitative Survey and Segmentation Report 2026 - A report from America's Grasslands Coalition - June 2026 (55 pages)
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Contents
Background and Approach ... 03
Key Findings ... 08
Survey Results ... 11
1. Segmentation ... 12
2. Awareness of and Attitudes toward Grasslands ... 27
3. Support for Grasslands ... 42
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Background and Objectives
The grasslands of the United States are vast and varied
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Sullivan, Murkowski, Hickenlooper Introduce Legislation to Permanently Authorize NSF Office of Polar Programs
WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release:
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Sullivan, Murkowski, Hickenlooper Introduce Legislation to Permanently Authorize NSF Office of Polar Programs
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WASHINGTON-U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), along with Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.), have introduced the Promoting Operational Leadership in Arctic and Antarctic Research (POLAR) Act, legislation that will permanently authorize the National Science
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University of Hawaii: Blacktip Shark Nursery Discovered in Hilo Bay
HONOLULU, Hawaii, July 29 (TNSjou) -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release:
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Blacktip shark nursery discovered in Hilo Bay
Research at the University of Hawaii at Hilo has identified the first known blacktip shark nursery habitat in Hawaiian waters, offering new insight into how young sharks use Hilo Bay during their earliest years.
The recently published study (https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/marine-science/articles/10.3389/fmars.2026.1800482/full) found juve
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University of Tampa: Research Duo Finds Behavioral Patterns in Blue Whales Through Their Songs
TAMPA, Florida, July 30 -- The University of Tampa issued the following news:
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Research Duo Finds Behavioral Patterns in Blue Whales through their Songs
Marine biology majors Tori Burghardt '26 and Connor Hipp '28 are collaborating on two research projects this summer.
Written by: Madeline McMahon M.A. '24
Marine biology majors Tori Burghardt '26 and Connor Hipp '28 are studying the songs of blue whales in the Pacific Northwest using grants from the University's Summer Undergraduate Re
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