PHOENIX, Arizona, Aug. 20 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Mayes, Bipartisan Coalition Secure $700 Million Google Settlement Over App Store Monopoly A federal court this week approved a $700 million settlement in a multistate antitrust lawsuit against Google. The lawsuit challenged Google's control over Android app distribution and in-app payments. The approval of the settlement ends a five-year case and gives relief to consumers  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA to conduct PCB sampling in the Clark Fork, Bitterroot and Blackfoot rivers * The sampling project will focus on sediments and aquatic insects across five watersheds. DENVER (August 20, 2026) - Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it will conduct a sampling project in the Clark Fork, Bitterroot and Blackfoot rivers to better understand the distribution of polychlori  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- The Senate Budget Committee released the following testimony by Andy Schneider, research professor of the practice at the Georgetown University McCourt School of Public Policy and the Center for Children and Families, from an Aug. 4, 2026, hearing entitled "Medicaid: The Reality": * * * Good morning, Chairman Johnson, Ranking Member Merkley, and members of the Committee. My name is Andy Schneider and I am a Research Professor of the Practice at the Georgetown University  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48934) on Aug. 11, 2026, entitled "Introduction to Tribal Forestry" by natural resources policy specialists Mariel J. Murray and Anne A. Riddle. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY The United States and federally recognized Tribes ("Tribes") have a unique relationship that affects federal policies regarding forestry on tribal lands. In particular, the United States has a federal trust responsib  more

MISSOULA, Montana, Aug. 19 (TNSrep) -- The University of Montana posted the following news release: * * * Montana Climate Scientist Co-Authors Report on Drought in a Changing Climate * The University of Montana research assistant professor helped produce the report for the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine. Hoylman was one of 12 researchers selected nationwide to serve on the National Academies committee, which evaluated how drought assessment should evolve as climate   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * New Report Shows Health Care Premiums Doubled for Over 200,000 Washingtonians Thanks to Trump and Republicans' Health Care Cuts * Washington, D.C. -Today-over a year after Republicans passed the largest health care cut in history in their Big Ugly Bill-U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, released the following statement after a new report found Tru  more

OSHKOSH, Wisconsin, Aug. 20 -- The University of Wisconsin Oshkosh campus posted the following news: * * * Robert Meisel, retired Navy captain and California optometrist, to receive UWO Distinguished Alumni Award * Receiving a University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Distinguish Alumni Award is Robert Meisel, military veteran and former owner of optometry practices in Alpine, California. Meisel earned a UW-Oshkosh bachelor's degree in psychology in 1969. In 1973, he earned his Doctor of Optometry fr  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Aug. 21 -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news: * * * UW Receives $14.8 Million NSF Grant to Operate New King Air Research Aircraft The University of Wyoming received a $14.8 million U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) grant that will provide operation and maintenance funding for the new NSF/King Air Atmospheric Research Aircraft that is already in the midst of its first study mission. The five-year grant begins Sept. 1 and runs through Aug. 31, 2031, for  more