WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- The Campaign Legal Center issued the following news release on Feb. 13: In the wake of the district court's denial of the State's motion to dismiss, the Secretary of State has agreed to settle two federal voting rights lawsuits brought by two Native American Tribes and several individual voters over North Dakota's voter ID law. The law requires voters to present identification listing their residential street address - a substantial hurdle for many Native Americans livin  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Feb. 12 -- The Nature Conservancy issued the following news: The Nature Conservancy is pleased to announce that Ann Mulholland has been chosen to direct TNC's work in Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota. "I feel like I'm going home," says Mulholland, who previously helped lead TNC's work in the three states during separate stints as board chair, trustee and marketing executive. "Climate change and protecting our lands and waters--these are the big challenges of ou  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- The National Association of County and City Health Officials issued the following news release: * * * - Funding awarded in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Caroli  more