JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Aug. 25 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland issued the following news: * * * Air University brings language, cultural expertise to Army intelligence exercise * JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-CAMP BULLIS, Texas - Air University brought language and cultural expertise to U.S. Army intelligence training during Cobra Engaged, a 16-day field exercise at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis. Through its Air Force Culture and Language Center and th  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Aug. 24 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Brenna Bird Joins Coalition Fighting Illegal Climate Activism in Financial Reporting * DES MOINES-Attorney General Brenna Bird announced today she joined a coalition of 16 state attorneys general raising concerns over potentially illegal financial reporting requirements by the "Big 4" accounting firms: Deloitte; Ernst & Young; KPMG; and PricewaterhouseCoopers. In a letter   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: * * * BLM Invites Initial Public Feedback for January 2027 Oil and Gas Lease Sale in Montana/Dakotas * BILLINGS, Mont.- The Bureau of Land Management today opened a 30-day public scoping period to receive public input on 60 oil and gas parcels totaling 18,565 acres that may be included in a January 2027 lease sale in Montana/Dakotas. The scoping period ends Sept. 24, 2026.   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR Joins Call for Resignation of Wisconsin Mayor Over Anti-Muslim, Racist Posts The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today joined calls for the resignation of New Berlin, Wisconsin, Mayor Dave Ament following reports that he shared a series of anti-Muslim, racist and sexist posts on his personal Facebook pa  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release on Aug. 24, 2026: * * * CAIR Welcomes Arrest in Spitting Attack Targeting Muslim Woman in Kentucky The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed an arrest of a suspect in an allegedly bias-motivated spitting attack on a Muslim woman in Kentucky. CAIR recently called on local, state and federal law enforcement  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release on Aug. 24, 2026: * * * CAIR-MI Calls for End to Hate Rhetoric After Receiving Death Threats to Office The Michigan chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MI), a chapter of the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called for an end to anti-Muslim hate rhetoric after receiving death threats at its office. The threats come amid what the Washing  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news release: * * * Coast Guard suspends search for man overboard in Sawmill Bay, Alaska * ANCHORAGE, Alaska -The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended the search for a crew member who fell overboard from a fishing vessel in Sawmill Bay early Sunday morning. Watch standers at U.S. Coast Guard Sector Western Alaska & U.S. Arctic received a report of a crew member falling overboard from the fishing vess  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Defense Personnel Readiness Management Activity issued the following action in the Federal Register. * * * PRMA publishes this Civilian Personnel Per Diem Bulletin Number 332. Bulletin Number 332 lists current per diem rates prescribed for reimbursement of subsistence expenses while on official Government travel to Alaska, Hawaii, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the possessions of the U.S. The Calendar Year (CY) 2026 lodging rate revie  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 (TNSinfo) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration issued the following information collection: * * * The Department of Commerce, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed and continuing information collections, which help us assess the impact of our information collection requirements and minimize the public's reporting burde  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 (TNSinfo) -- The Surface Transportation Board issued the following information collection: * * * As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the Surface Transportation Board (STB or Board) gives notice of its intent to seek approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for the extension (without change) of the collections required by statute for rail or water carrier equipment liens (recordations), water carrier tariffs, and rail agricultural contrac  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 24 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Healey Sends Third Crew of Wildland Firefighters to Help Battle Minnesota Fires * CARLISLE -Governor Maura Healey today announced that Massachusetts is sending a third crew of specially trained wildland firefighters to northern Minnesota to help fight ongoing fires in the region. The 15-person team includes firefighters from the Massachusetts Department of Conservation an  more

BERKELEY, California, Aug. 26 -- The International Marine Mammal Project of Earth Island Institute issued the following news: * * * IMMP and CBD Launch Lawsuit to Protect Imperiled Gray Whales Endangered Species Act Decision Overdue for Struggling Population - OAKLAND, Calif.-- Three conservation groups today sent a notice of their intent to sue [https://www.earthisland.org/im...] the U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service for failing to issue a decision on Endangered Species Act protection  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- The Internal Revenue Service issued the following revenue ruling (No. 2026-14) on Aug. 24, 2026, entitled "Section 2032A.--Valuation of Certain Farm, Etc., Real Property". * * * This revenue ruling contains a list of the average annual effective interest rates on new loans under the Farm Credit System. This revenue ruling also contains a list of the states within each Farm Credit System Bank Territory. Under Sec. 2032A(e)(7)(A)(ii) of the Internal Revenue Code, rates on  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The National Association of Insurance Commissioners issued the following news release: * * * Maine and Mississippi License State Based Systems * Maine and Mississippi are the latest states to license the National Association of Insurance Commissioners' (NAIC) State Based Systems (SBS), an electronic system designed to revolutionize the efficiency and effectiveness of insurance regulatory processes. With its broad array of s  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF13119) by Clare Y. Cho, natural resources policy specialist Mark K. DeSantis and energy policy analyst Lexie Ryan. Here are excerpts: * * * National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (NPR-A): A Summary The National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (NPR-A) is a 23-million-acre area in northern Alaska owned and administered by the federal government. Originally designated as an emergency o  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: * * * Pumpkin Pi Spices up Oregon Timber Sales, Earns $10.6 Million * WASHINGTON -In a season of big numbers and bigger harvests, the BLM's Pumpkin Pi Timber Sale roasted modern records. The 400-acre sale brought in nearly $10.6 million and will produce 23.5 million board feet of timber. The seasonally named sale surpassed the previous record by nearly 5.5 million board fee  more

POCATELLO, Idaho, Aug. 24 -- Idaho State University posted the following news: * * * Putting on the Coat for Rural Care: Jordan Hawley's Journey to Physician Assistant Studies * When Idaho State University physician assistant graduate Jordan Hawley recently stood and received the traditional long white coat symbolizing her entrance into the field of healthcare professionals, it symbolized more than the thousands of hours in the classroom and clinic -it represents a lifelong journey toward fi  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Aug. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following news release: * * * Trump Administration Announces $160 Million to Bring Cutting-Edge Technology, Drones Prescription Deliveries, Surgical Robotics and More to Alaska * The Trump Administration announced today that a $160 million investment is being delivered to improve health outcomes for Alaskans through the Rural Health Transformation Program (R  more