BOISE, Idaho, Aug. 31 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following news release: * * * AG Labrador Demands Answers from Big Four Accounting Firms Over Climate Change Conflicts of Interest * BOISE, ID - Idaho Attorney General Raul Labrador joined a coalition of 15 state attorneys general in raising concerns over climate-related activism in a letter sent to the "Big 4" accounting firms: Deloitte; Ernst & Young; KPMG; and PricewaterhouseCoopers. The letter addresses the Big 4  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Aug. 31 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Mike Hilgers Helps Secure Major Legal Victory against NY's Climate Change Superfund Act * Today, Attorney General Mike Hilgers announced the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York struck down New York's Climate Change Superfund Act, declaring the law unenforceable. The law aimed to impose $75 billion in fines to energy producers for prior lawful en  more

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 1 -- Michigan State University College of Agriculture and Natural Resources posted the following news: * * * Community Voice: John Dilland * For decades, John Dilland has been a leader in Michigan's dairy industry and a dedicated supporter of dairy programs at Michigan State University's College of Agriculture and Natural Resources (CANR). Raised on a farm in North Dakota, Dilland developed an early interest in agriculture. He earned a bachelor's degree in anim  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Sept. 1 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Fredrikson and Byron, a law firm, posted the following news: * * * Fredrikson Announces New 2026 Shareholders * Fredrikson has elected the following new shareholders: Aly Brandvold, Olivia Cares, Shana N. Conklin, Nathan D. Converse, Cara S. Donels, Erin M. Edgerton Hall, Austin L. Goodnight, Meaghan Kwan, Jacob D. Levine, Travis J. Logghe, David R. Moeller, Brendan Mochoruk, Abbie S. Olson, Tess L. Pocock, Melissa R. Stumbras, Tash  more

FARGO, North Dakota, Sept. 1 -- North Dakota State University posted the following news: * * * New NDSU research explores neurodivergence in the workplace * NDSU News September 1, 2026 Despite millions of Americans identifying as neurodivergent, there has been relatively little research focused on neurodivergence in the workplace. One NDSU researcher is working to change that. Neurodivergence is defined as a way of processing, learning, or functioning, such as ADHD, autism, or dyslexia,  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 [Category: Real Estate] -- The National Fair Housing Alliance posted the following news release: * * * NFHA Leads 79-Organization Coalition Opposing HUD's English-Only Discrimination Complaint Form Civil rights, fair housing, consumer, domestic violence, and real estate groups reject redesigned form shutting nine percent of the public out of federal fair housing enforcement - The National Fair Housing Alliance and 78 civil rights, fair housing, consumer, domestic violenc  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, Sept. 1 -- The North Dakota Attorney General Office issued the following opinion: * * * The North Dakota Attorney General issued a summary opinion to James River Humane Society Masaki Ova, reporter for the Jamestown Sun, requested an opinion from this office under N.D.C.C. Sec. 44-04-21.1 asking whether the James River Humane Society (Humane Society) violated N.D.C.C. Sec. 44-04-18 by withholding records in response to an open records request. Mr. Ova requested from th  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, Sept. 1 -- The North Dakota Attorney General Office issued the following opinion: * * * The North Dakota Attorney General issued a summary opinion to Morton County SUMMARY OPINION Karen Jordan requested an opinion from this office under N.D.C.C. Sec. 44-04-21.1 asking whether Morton County failed to respond to an open records request in violation of N.D.C.C. Sec. 44-04-18. On September 20, 2023, Karen Jordan emailed the Morton County Treasurer (Treasurer) requesting   more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, Sept. 1 -- The North Dakota Attorney General Office issued the following opinion: * * * The North Dakota Attorney General issued a summary opinion to North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services SUMMARY OPINION Richard W. Vengels III requested an opinion from this office under N .D.C.C. Sec. 44-04-21.1 asking whether the Child Support Section of the North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) violated N.D.C.C. Sec. 44-04-18 by withholding recor  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, Aug. 28 -- The North Dakota Attorney General Office issued the following opinion: * * * The North Dakota Attorney General issued an opinion to North Prairie Regional Water District Susan Moreno requested an opinion from this office under N.D.C.C. Sec. 44-04-21.1 asking whether North Prairie Regional Water District violated N.D.C.C. Sec. 44-04-19 by allegedly holding a meeting in a room too small for the persons reasonably expected to attend the meeting, and whether it   more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Sept. 2 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release on Sept. 1, 2026: * * * Drummond secures legal victory against New York's Climate Change Superfund Act Attorney General Gentner Drummond announced today a major multi-state victory against New York's Climate Change Superfund Act. The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York struck down the act, declaring the law unenforceable. The law aimed to impose $75 billion i  more

FARGO, North Dakota, Aug. 31 -- North Dakota State University posted the following news: * * * Possibility Fellowship helps Busy Bee Systems turn passion into innovation * NDSU News August 31, 2026 What began as a shared passion for honeybees has grown into a promising student-led venture thanks to support from North Dakota State University's Possibility Fellowship. Brady Lindsey, who is pursuing a Master of Science in Natural Resource Sciences with an emphasis in precision agriculture,  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Sept. 2 -- Utah Attorney General Derek Brown issued the following news: * * * Utah helps defeat New York's $75 billion climate superfund law A federal court has struck down New York's Climate Change Superfund Act, blocking the state's attempt to impose $75 billion in penalties on energy producers for decades of lawful energy production. The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York declared the law unenforceable, handing a win to Utah and the 21 other sta  more