COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Dec. 31 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson advocates for accountability for social media platforms * (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - Attorney General Alan Wilson joined a 29-state friend-of-the-court-brief defending Virginia's social media age verification law. "Our children are growing up in the Wild West of the digital age," Attorney General Wilson said. "While Big Tech turns a blind eye, children are  more PR

DES MOINES, Iowa, Dec. 31 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Brenna Bird Joins Letter to Stop "Reputation Risk" Debanking * Attorney General Brenna Bird has joined a letter to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) urging the elimination of "reputation risk" in banking supervisory programs. These banking regulators could use the threat of reputation risk to discourage ban more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 26 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following fact sheet (No. R45000) on December 23, 2025, by Reference and Instruction Librarian Jermaine A. Dennis: * * * Christian Holidays: Fact Sheet Contents Introduction ... 1 Major Holidays and Observances ... 1 Easter ... 1 Christmas ... 2 Congressional Recognition ... 2 Presidential Recognition ... 3 Historical and Cultural Resources ... 3 Related CRS Reports ... 4 Contacts Author Informati more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: * * * CMS Announces $50 Billion in Awards to Strengthen Rural Health in All 50 States * WASHINGTON December 29, 2025 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today announced that all 50 states will receive awards under the Rural Health Transformation Program, a $50 billion initiative established under President Trump's Working Families Tax Cuts legislation (Public Law 119-21)  more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Dec. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following news release: * * * CMS Announces $50 Billion in Awards to Strengthen Rural Health in All 50 States * The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today announced that all 50 states will receive awards under the Rural Health Transformation Program, a $50 billion initiative established under President Trump's Working Families Tax Cuts legislat more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 30 -- A coalition of attorneys general from 19 states, led by Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), expressing strong support for four related proposed rulemakings concerning endangered and threatened wildlife and plants. The letter emphasizes their intent to reinstate previous regulations that align with the original mandates of the Endangered Species Act. The coalition believes that the prop more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 30 -- A coalition of 193 state legislators from 33 states and Puerto Rico has formally requested the U.S. Department of the Interior and the U.S. Department of Commerce to withdraw four proposed changes to the Endangered Species Act (ESA). In a public comment letter, the lawmakers argue that these changes would strip the ESA of crucial provisions that have historically protected the nation's wildlife and their habitats. The legislators emphasized that maintaining current ESA pr more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 29 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Hoeven: North Dakota Awarded Nearly $200 Million From One Big Beautiful Bill Rural Health Transformation Fund * State Receiving Initial Funds for FY26, Expected to Receive $500 Million Over Five Years BISMARCK, N.D. - Senator John Hoeven today announced North Dakota will receive more than $198 million from the One Big Beautiful Bill's (OB3) Rural Health Transformation Fund for Fiscal Year (FY) more PR

BISMARCK, North Dakota, Dec. 26 -- Gov. Kelly Armstrong, R-North Dakota, issued the following news: * * * Armstrong releases statement on the passing of former North Dakota Gov. Allen I. Olson * BISMARCK, N.D. - Gov. Kelly Armstrong issued the following statement regarding the passing of former North Dakota Gov. Allen I. Olson, who served as the 28 th governor of North Dakota from 1981 to 1984 and as the state's attorney general from 1972 to 1980. Olson died Friday, Dec. 26, at age 87. "Go more PR

BISMARCK, North Dakota, Dec. 29 -- Gov. Kelly Armstrong, R-North Dakota, issued the following news: * * * ND awarded $199M for Rural Health Transformation Program to strengthen care in rural communities * BISMARCK, N.D. - Gov. Kelly Armstrong today announced that North Dakota has been awarded $199 million from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (link is external) (CMS) to support the first year of a statewide Rural Health Transformation Program. The funding will strengthen rural  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 29 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * North Dakota Awarded Nearly $200 Million for Rural Health Transformation Plan * BISMARCK, N.D. - When Congress passed the Working Families Tax Cuts Act, it established the Rural Health Transformation Program ( RHTP ) to strengthen rural health care by providing states funding to support innovation, expand access, and enhance quality of care. The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) an more PR

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, Dec. 29 [Category: BizHospital] -- Sanford Health posted the following news release: * * * Sanford completes combination with plastic surgery practice * RAPID CITY, S.D. Sanford Health has finalized its combination with Rapid City, South Dakota-based Black Hills Plastic Surgery. Black Hills Plastic Surgery is a comprehensive plastic surgery practice, which provides cosmetic and reconstructive plastic surgery, as well as non-surgical cosmetic treatments, to patient more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Dec. 30 -- Xcel Energy issued the following news release: * * * Xcel Energy expands giving, supports communities and nonprofits in 2025 Over $14 million and nearly 60,000 volunteer hours contributed this year * Xcel Energy employees, contractors and retirees, supported by the company's Foundation, provided over $14 million and tens of thousands of volunteer hours in 2025 to support charitable organizations and causes. Throughout the year, they embraced opportunities more PR