OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, May 14 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Oklahoma issued the following news release on May 13, 2025: * * * Civil Rights Groups File Amended Federal Lawsuit to Block Oklahoma's Unconstitutional HB 4156 The law was enjoined last year pursuant to a request from the United States. The Trump Administration dismissed the lawsuit and Oklahoma has started enforcing the law. OKLAHOMA CITY - Today, civil rights groups filed an amended complaint with a motion for a te more PR

WASHINGTON, May 14 (TNSFR) -- The American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) in New York has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects and has determined their cultural affiliation with several Native American Tribes. The remains, representing at least 17 individuals, were excavated from Will County, Illinois, by George Langford between 1902 and 1913. These remains, along with five distinct lots of funerary objects, were later accessioned by the museum in 1919 and 1 more PR

WASHINGTON, May 14 (TNSFR) -- The American Museum of Natural History in New York, intends to repatriate five unassociated funerary objects to a coalition of federally recognized Indian Tribes with ancestral ties to burial sites in Will County, Illinois. The cultural items--identified as a pebble, a stone scraper, an arrowpoint, a glass ring, and a pottery sherd--were excavated between 1902 and 1913 by George Langford and gifted to the museum in 1919. These items, which date to periods ranging  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 14 (TNSFR) -- The Arkansas Archeological Survey, Fayetteville, has completed an inventory of associated funerary objects and has determined a cultural affiliation with the Caddo Nation of Oklahoma. The object, a Keno-trailed bottle, was excavated by Joe Walker Jr. in 1978 in Lonsdale, Arkansas, and was later donated to ARAS by Mrs. Wanda Hoffman. This object is associated with human remains that were previously repatriated to the Caddo Nation of Oklahoma in 2002. The object was  more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, May 14 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 13, 2025, entitled "Consumer Price Index, South Region - April 2025": * * * Regional prices increased 0.3 percent in April, up 2.0 percent over the last year * * * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the South region increased 0.3 percent in April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on May 13, 2025: * * * Chairman Lee Introduces Bill to End Biden's Trillion-Dollar "Green New Deal" Subsidies Today, Senator Mike Lee (R-UT), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, introduced the Energy Freedom Act, legislation to repeal more than 20 green energy tax subsidies created or expanded by the Biden Administration's  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 14 (TNSFR) --The Cincinnati Museum Center, Ohio has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects, determining a cultural affiliation with several Native American tribes. These remains, representing at least 107 individuals, along with 1,148 lots of associated funerary objects, have been identified as originating from the Glenn/Oberting Mounds in Dearborn County, Indiana, and the Hawkins Ridge Mounds and Newtown Firehouse site in Hamilton County, Ohio.  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Josh Brecheen, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Brecheen and Congressman Roy Introduce Energy Freedom Act to End Biden's Trillion-Dollar "Green New Deal" Tax Subsidies with Senator Mike Lee Washington, D.C. - Congressman Josh Brecheen and Congressman Chip Roy introduced the Energy Freedom Act. This legislation would repeal the more than 20 green energy tax subsidies created or expanded by the Biden Administration's Inflation Reduction more PR

WASHINGTON, May 14 (TNSFRinfo) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is seeking public input on a new information collection process. The agency announced its intention to request Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for the "Physiology Training Record." This record is required for students attending aviation physiology training who wish to participate in hypoxia training.The FAA will use the information collected to ensure that individuals pa more PR

WASHINGTON, May 14 (TNSFRinfo) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is initiating a new information collection process to enhance its Basic Survival Skills for General Aviation training. According to a recent notice, the agency seeks to gather data from students attending the post-crash survival course at the Civil Aerospace Medical Institute. This information will be used by instructors to tailor the course content to the specific needs of the attendee more PR

WASHINGTON, May 14 (TNSFR) -- The North Carolina State University Gregg Museum of Art & Design in Raleigh, has announced its intention to repatriate a beaded Kiowa cradleboard, dating from approximately 1880. This object of cultural patrimony was originally part of an estate collection from Chinqua-Penn, an estate in Reidsville, Rockingham County, North Carolina. The cradleboard was acquired through an estate transfer and subsequently became part of the museum's collection following a series of more PR

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: * * * Lankford Introduces Regulatory Accountability Act to Rein in Unelected Bureaucrats WASHINGTON, DC - US Senators James Lankford (R-OK) and Ron Johnson (R-WI) today introduced the Regulatory Accountability Act (RAA) to reform federal rulemaking by curbing agency overreach, restoring congressional authority, and ensuring that regulations are transparent and lawful while preventing agencies from bypass more PR

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF10713) on May 12, 2025, by education policy specialist Rebecca R. Skinner and research assistant Isobel Sorenson: * * * School choice generally refers to the opportunity for parents to select an elementary or secondary school for their child that differs from the assigned school that the child would otherwise attend based on where the family lives. School choice programs are often divided  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * REP. HILL'S BILL TO PRESERVE MORE OF ARKANSAS'S NATURAL BEAUTY PASSES THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Rep. French Hill's (AR-02) bill, H.R. 1612, the Flatside Wilderness Additions Act, to expand the Flatside Wilderness Area in central Arkansas by approximately 2,200 acres, passed the House of Representatives by a voice vote. Rep. Hill's bill designates an additional 2,200 acre more PR

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- The Smithsonian Institution National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute issued the following news release: * * * Discovery of Hidden Groups Within Migratory Shorebird Could Aid Conservation Tracking Data Revealed Three Groups of Long-Billed Curlew, Each With Unique Migration Patterns and Conservation Needs Researchers at the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (NZCBI) have uncovered three distinct groups of long-billed curlews, a North Amer more PR