GRAND FORKS, North Dakota, Aug. 20 -- The Altru Health System issued the following news: * * * Altru Health System Recognized Nationally for Telehealth Innovation Through American Heart Association Initiative Altru Health System is celebrating the successful completion of its three-year partnership with the American Heart Association's Center for Telehealth Learning Collaborative and the continuation of that work through a new one-year sustainability and expansion agreement. Three years ago,  more

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

BISMARCK, North Dakota, Aug. 20 -- Gov. Kelly Armstrong, R-North Dakota, issued the following news: * * * Armstrong appoints Tony Hillig to serve as director of North Dakota Parks and Recreation Department * BISMARCK, N.D. - Gov. Kelly Armstrong today appointed Tony Hillig, recreation division chief for the North Dakota Parks and Recreation Department, to serve as the department's director, effective immediately. Hillig has served as chief of the department's recreation division since Dece  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 19 [Category: Environment] -- The National Audubon Society issued the following news: * * * Bipartisan RANCH Act Offers New Opportunities for Working Lands Conservation With populations of grassland birds continuing to decline and the nation's cattle herd at its smallest size in more than 70 years, legislation introduced last week in the Senate would create a new U.S. Department of Agriculture program to support both agricultural producers and grassland restoration.  The Rebu  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Cramer Hosts First 'Carry a Big Stick' Defense Forum with Golden Dome Director General Michael Guetlein * Fireside chat highlights North Dakota's existing role in missile defense and space operations MEDORA, N.D. - "Speak softly and carry a big stick - you will go far" was the perfect quote and the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library was the perfect location to kick off U.S. Senator Kevin   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. 21 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on Aug. 20, 2026: * * * Hoeven Continues Pressing Corps to Conserve Water, Address Low Lake Levels in North Dakota Senator Calls on Corps to Take All Possible Water Conservation Steps; Next Water Level Review on September 1 - BISMARCK, N.D. - Senator John Hoeven this week continued his efforts pressing the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to address low water levels in North Dakota and conserve wa  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

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO American Federation of Government Employees issued the following news release: * * * Largest Federal Employee Union Endorses Nebraska's Denise Powell for Congress * AFGE says Powell will fight for working families in Nebraska and nationwide BLOOMINGTON, Minn. - The American Federation of Government Employees today announced its endorsement of Denise Powell for election to the U.S. House representing Nebraska's 2nd Congressional District   more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Aug. 20 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Fredrikson and Byron, a law firm, posted the following news: * * * Mergers & Acquisitions Attorney Gil Topaz Joins Fredrikson * Attorney Gil Topaz has joined Fredrikson's Mergers & Acquisitions Group in the Minneapolis office. Topaz helps clients navigate mergers and acquisitions, series financing rounds, general corporate governance matters, executive compensation agreements and general commercial contracting. His goal is to alway  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Aug. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following news release: * * * Trump Administration Delivers Critical Funding to Launch the Coordinating and Connecting Care Initiative in North Dakota * The Trump Administration announced an additional $1 million, made possible through the federal Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP), is being put to work in North Dakota to expand coordinated statewide  more