COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 24 [Category: Think Tank] -- The Buckeye Institute, an independent research and educational institution that says its mission is to advance free-market public policy, posted the following news release: * * * 61 Nationally Renowned People and Groups Support The Buckeye Institute's Case to Overturn Federal Ban on Home Distilling * Columbus, OH - Sixty-one nationally renowned organizations, public interest law firms, states, and individuals from across the country filed ami  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 25 (TNSletter) -- The American Farm Bureau Federation issued the following letter with 263 co-signers to the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee leadership: * * * Here is the text of the letter: August 6, 2026 The Honorable John Boozman, Chair, Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, United States Senate, 555 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20510 The Honorable Amy Klobuchar, Ranking Member, Senate Committee on A  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Aug. 24 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Hilgers Co-Leads Coalition of States Raising Concerns over Climate Activism in Financial Reporting * Lincoln, NE - Today, Attorney General Mike Hilgers co-led a coalition of 16 state attorneys general in raising concerns over climate-related financial activism in a letter sent to the "Big 4" accounting firms: Deloitte; Ernst & Young; KPMG; and PricewaterhouseCoopers.  more

BLUE ASH, Ohio, Aug. 24 -- The University of Cincinnati Blue Ash College posted the following news: * * * Back to School 2026: UC remains a destination campus * The University of Cincinnati welcomes a record first-year class as the academic year begins Monday, Aug. 24, underscoring UC's status as a destination campus for students from across Ohio, the nation and the world. Incoming Bearcats attracted to the university's academic strength, campus culture and dynamic learning communities are   more

CINCINNATI, Ohio, Aug. 25 -- The University of Cincinnati posted the following news: * * * Back to School 2026: UC remains a destination campus UC enrollment powered by first-year and first-generation college students By Cedric Ricks, 260-415-8554, cedric.ricks@uc.edu The University of Cincinnati welcomes a record first-year class as the academic year begins Monday, Aug. 24, underscoring UC's status as a destination campus for students from across Ohio, the nation and the world. Incoming B  more

OTTAWA, Ontario, Aug. 25 -- The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives issued the following commentary on Aug. 24, 2026, by Stuart Trew, director of the Trade and Investment Research Project, and senior economist Marc Lee: * * * After the failed trade deal with the U.S., what comes next? Canada was right to walk about from a bogus deal; it's time to build more internal economic strength - The tectonic plates of North American commerce bulged last weekend when Prime Minister Mark Carney wal  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 (TNSFR) -- The Office of the State Archaeologist Bioarchaeology Program at the University of Iowa will repatriate human remains to 1 of 27 Native American tribes, according to a notice published by the U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service. The remains represent one adult male and were reported at an antique mall in Arnolds Park, Iowa, in June 2026. The State Archaeologist transferred the remains to the program in July. Handwriting on the remains indicates t  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, Aug. 25 -- South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley issued the following news release on Aug. 24, 2026: * * * Attorney General Jackley Part of Coalition Voicing Concerns over Climate Activism in Financial Reporting South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley joins a coalition of 16 Attorneys General in raising concerns over climate-related financial activism in a letter sent to the "Big 4" accounting firms: Deloitte; Ernst & Young; KPMG; and PricewaterhouseCoopers. "  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 (TNSFR) -- The University of North Dakota intends to repatriate 121,218 unassociated funerary objects to the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, North Dakota, according to a notice published by the U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service. The objects consist primarily of stone and were removed from multiple sites in Dunn County, North Dakota. The university determined the objects were intentionally placed with or near human remains and are  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 (TNSFR) -- The University of North Dakota and State Historical Society of North Dakota will repatriate human remains and 53,411 associated funerary objects to the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, North Dakota, according to a notice published by the U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service. The remains represent two Native American individuals removed from a site in Morton County, North Dakota. The associated objects include faunal bone,   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service posted the following news release: * * * USDA Announces Roster for Upcoming Agribusiness Trade Mission to Australia * Washington, D.C., Aug. 24, 2026 - Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agricultural Service announced the participant list for its upcoming trade mission to Melbourne, Australia, Aug. 30 to Sept. 2. Through FAS agribusiness trade missions, American agribusinesses connect di  more