WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Graham Joins Republican Senators in Demanding Accountability from Tim Walz Amid Minnesota Fraud Scandal * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) joined his Republican Senate colleagues in demanding accountability from outgoing Minnesota Governor Tim Walz amid widespread reports of fraud and abuse of federal funding in Minnesota. Graham and his colleagues slammed Govern more PR

TULSA, Oklahoma, Jan. 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Oklahoma posted the following news release on Jan. 7, 2026: * * * January Federal Grand Jury 2025-A Indictments Announced United States Attorney Clint Johnson today announced the results of the January Federal Grand Jury 2025-A Indictments. The following individuals have been charged with violations of United States law in indictments returned by the Grand Jury. The return of an indictment is a method of more PR

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Jan. 9 -- Oklahoma State University posted the following news: * * * OSU and PITT researchers share U.S. Military injury-prevention insights in Rio de Janeiro * Media Contact: Page Mindedahl | Communications Specialist | 405-744-9782 | page.mindedahl@okstate.edu When Oklahoma State University performance science coordinator Matt Bird arrived in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil this fall, he entered a training environment where Brazilian soldiers, physical education students and more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Jan. 10 -- The Reason Foundation issued the following commentary: * * * Public pension reform does not increase inequality By Mariana Trujillo, Managing Director; Rod Crane, Senior Fellow, and Thuy Nguyen, Data Scientist A widely cited 2024 study by the National Conference of Public Employee Retirement Systems, "The Hidden Costs of Pension Reform: Rising Income Inequality, Lagging Economic Growth," argues that the national shift from defined benefit pensions to flexi more PR

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Jan. 9 (TNSrpt) -- Oklahoma State University posted the following news: * * * Report finds liquefied natural gas critical as Vietnam's electricity demand expected to more than triple * Media Contact: Dara McBee | Director of External Affairs | 580-350-7248 | dara.mcbee@hamminstitute.org A new study from the Hamm Institute for American Energy at Oklahoma State University, through its Trilateral Energy Security Committee (TESC), in partnership with Wood Mackenzie, proje more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Republicans Blast Tim Walz for Rampant Child Care Fraud, Demand Accountability for American Taxpayers The entire Senate Republican Conference, led by Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee Chairman Bill Cassidy (R-Louisiana), Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Majority Leader John Thune (R-South Dakota) and Majo more PR

TULSA, Oklahoma, Jan. 10 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Tulsa District issued the following news on Jan. 9, 2026: * * * Tulsa District to host contracting event in Tulsa The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Tulsa District is hosting an Industry Day at the CityPlex South Tower Auditorium in Tulsa, Okla., Feb. 5, 2026, from 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. Tulsa District representatives will be on hand to answer questions related to contracting opportunities and processes. Attendance is free, and no registr more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Jan. 10 -- The West Virginia Attorney General John B. McCuskey issued the following news release: * * * West Virginia co-leads 23 States in Supreme Court brief defending farmer facing $2 million in federal fines West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey is co-leading with Nebraska an amicus brief defending Jeffrey Andrews, a Connecticut farmer who is facing $2 million in federal fines for allegedly violating the Clean Water Act (CWA). The amicus, or friend of the c more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 9, 2026: * * * WTAS: Strong Support for the Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026 This week, the House of Representatives passed the Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026, with a vote of 397 to 28. H.R. 6938  more PR