LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Jan. 13 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Griffin Leads Letter Calling on Congress to Consider Preemption of Abortion Shield Laws * Griffin: 'Pro-abortion states should not be able to disrespect the laws passed in pro-life states' LITTLE ROCK - Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement after leading a letter signed by 16 other attorneys general calling on the U.S. Senate Committee on H more PR

BILLINGS, Montana, Jan. 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana posted the following news release: * * * Billings woman sentenced to over 11 years in prison on methamphetamine charges GREAT FALLS - A Billings woman who trafficked methamphetamine was sentenced yesterday to 136 months in prison to be followed by 5 years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said. Raven Michelle Volkomener, 43, pleaded guilty in August 2025 to one count of possession with inten more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: * * * BLM oil and gas lease sales in Montana and North Dakota generate over $8.6 million in revenue * BILLINGS, Mont. - The Bureau of Land Management leased 19 parcels totaling 4,116 acres in Montana and North Dakota for $8,653,960 in total receipts during a quarterly oil and gas lease sale. Combined lease bonus bids and rentals are distributed between the federal governmen more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: * * * BLM seeks initial input for August 2026 sale of oil and gas leases in Montana and North Dakota * BILLINGS, Mont. - The Bureau of Land Management today opened a 30-day public scoping period to receive public input on 64 oil and gas parcels totaling 29,058 acres that may be included in an August 2026 lease sale in Montana and North Dakota. The comment period ends Feb. 1 more PR

BETHESDA, Maryland, Jan. 13 [Category: Environment] -- The Wildlife Society, a wildlife conservation organization, posted the following news: * * * Coffee with the president * Good morning TWS, I hope you enjoyed a peaceful holiday season with family and friends and that the new year is off to a wonderful start for you. In this season of resolutions, I'll share one that I made to myself in the months leading to my presidency. As I thought about my upcoming time at the helm, a goal for me more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Insight white paper (No. IN12489) on Jan. 12, 2026, by senior research librarian Ben Leubsdorf: * * * Congressional District Geography Workbook (119th Congress): An Interactive Tool for Congressional Users This Insight accompanies the Congressional District Geography Workbook, a Microsoft Excel file that congressional users can download from CRS.gov. The workbook provides information about U.S. House dist more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Jan. 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Consumer Price Index, West Region -- December 2025 * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the West region declined 0.2 percent in December, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. The index for all items less food and energy declined 0.1 percent in December. The food index rose more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Daines at Supreme Court: Girl's Sports are for Girls Only * U.S. SENATE - U.S. Senator Steve Daines today attended the Save Women's Sports Rally on the steps of the Supreme Court in Washington D.C. during oral arguments for two cases defending women's sports. "Girl's sports are for girls only, and men should never be allowed to play on women's sports teams. This is common sense and biological trut more PR

PIERRE, South Dakota, Jan. 13 -- Gov. Larry Rhoden, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Gov. Rhoden and Colleagues Urge Supreme Court to Protect Women's Sports * PIERRE, S.D. - Today, Governor Larry Rhoden and 25 fellow Republican governors called on the U.S. Supreme Court to protect women's sports. You can find the statement here. "Forcing women and girls to compete against men, with greater strength and speed, is the opposite of inclusive. It's unfair," wrote Governo more PR

BILLINGS, Montana, Jan. 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana posted the following news release on Jan. 13, 2026: * * * Great Falls man sentenced to over 18 years in prison on methamphetamine charges GREAT FALLS - A Great Falls man who trafficked methamphetamine was sentenced today to 220 months in prison to be followed by 10 years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said. Michael Lee Wakeford, 62, pleaded guilty in September 2025 to one count of posses more PR

HELENA, Montana, Jan. 12 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Layoffs Soar as Trump's Disastrous Economic Agenda Shatters Job Market for Working Montanans * CONTACT press@montanademocrats.org Helena, MT - Today's jobs report shows a weakening job market under Donald Trump, with the economy adding just 50,000 jobs, and 2025 seeing the slowest monthly average job growth since 2003, excluding recessions. Manufacturing jobs continue to bleed, with  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Cantwell, Young, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act * Federal investment vital to ramp up U.S. quantum development-key to U.S. national security and global economic competitiveness Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.),  more PR

BOZEMAN, Montana, Jan. 14 -- Montana State University issued the following news: * * * Montana State's quantum research facility awarded $31.5 million for sponsored research, test bed expansion By Diana Setterberg, MSU News Service QCORE, Montana State University's Quantum Collaborative Research and Education facility, has been awarded a $31.5 million contract with the Air Force Research Laboratory in Rome, New York, for novel research in quantum applications and the development of novel qua more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- The Independent Women's Voice, an organization that fights for policy solutions for women, posted the following news release: * * * New Hampshire Sends Stand With Women Legislation to Define 'Woman' and Help Protect Single-Sex Spaces to Governor Ayotte's Desk CONCORD, NH -- Momentum is building nationwide to restore clarity, fairness, and common sense to the law. Independent Women Voice's Stand with Women legislative model, which would codify definitions of "woman" and  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- The Republican Attorneys General Association issued the following news on Jan. 13, 2026: * * * RAGA Stands with Female Athletes Ahead of Supreme Court Cases to Save Women's Sports The Republican Attorneys General Association (RAGA) held a press conference yesterday featuring female athletes who are advocating on behalf of two laws before the Supreme Court that will impact women's sports: The Fairness in Women's Sports in Idaho and the Save Women's Sports in West Virgini more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Reward Raised to $15,000 for Info on Illegal Grizzly Bear Killing in Idaho * MISSOULA, Mont.-The Center for Biological Diversity today offered $7,300 for information leading to an arrest and conviction in the illegal killing of a federally protected grizzly bear in northern Idaho. Today's offer brings the total reward to $15,000. The bear, killed in late 2025 north of Per more PR

BILLINGS, Montana, Jan. 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana posted the following news release: * * * Women sentenced for methamphetamine trafficking in the Billings area Two women who trafficked methamphetamine were sentenced this week, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said. Jenny Olivia Denny, 43, of Dodson, pleaded guilty in August 2025 to one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. She was sentenced to 48 months in prison, to be followed by 5 yea more PR