ARLINGTON, Virginia, Jan. 28 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release: * * * AFP-Montana Launches Statewide Accountability Campaign on Property Taxes * Jan 28, 2026 by AFP HELENA, MT - Americans for Prosperity-Montana (AFP-MT) today launched a statewide accountability campaign targeting lawmakers who supported HB 231 -a progressive-style property tax bill that protects local government's reckless spending at the expense of Montana citizens. H more PR

DES MOINES, Iowa, Jan. 28 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Brenna Bird Continues Support for President Trump's Birthright Citizenship Policy * DES MOINES-Attorney General Brenna Bird announced today she is co-leading with Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti a coalition of 26 states and territories in support of President Trump's birthright citizenship executive order. On his first day in office, President Trump issued a more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 27 [Category: Sociological] -- The National Immigrant Justice Center issued the following news release: * * * Congress Must Halt Funding for ICE and Border Patrol Before More Lives Are Lost * Following new reports over the past week of shocking and deadly violence by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border Patrol and as the U.S. Senate prepares to vote on a federal appropriations bill which would provide billions of new tax dollars to these agencies, Nati more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Daines on Fox Business: Our Nation is Safer Thanks to Federal Law Enforcement * U.S. SENATE - U.S. Senator Steve Daines today joined Fox Business to voice his support for federal law enforcement agents and the need to prevent another government shutdown. Watch the full interview HERE. Daines on supporting federal law enforcement: This bill that we want to vote on the U.S. Senate was passed wit more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Daines, Rubio Discuss Need to End Unfair Jackson-Vanik Trade Restrictions * Also Discussed Expanding Venezuelan Petroleum Sales and EU Regulations that Harm Energy Security in Senate Foreign Relations Hearing U.S. SENATE - U.S. Senator Steve Daines today spoke with Secretary of State Marco Rubio in a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing. The two discussed Venezuelan oil sales, the need to en more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Jan. 29 -- Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr issued the following news release: * * * Carr Protects Federal Funding for Students with Disabilities Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr is continuing to protect federal funding for students with disabilities, ensuring 504 plans remain intact for Georgia families and K-12 schools after joining a successful multistate challenge to a Biden-era rule that put those dollars at risk. "Our lawsuit was about one thing - fighting the B more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Graham Stands for Pregnant Students' Rights * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today voted to advance the Pregnant Students' Rights Act on the floor of the U.S. Senate. This legislation, of which Graham is a co-sponsor, would require colleges and universities receiving federal funds to inform their campuses of the rights and resources available to pregnant student more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 28 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts posted the following news release: * * * H Block Gang Member Sentenced to Eight Years in Prison for Drug Conspiracy * BOSTON - A member of the violent Boston-based gang, H-Block, was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for drug conspiracy charges. Trea Lankford, a/k/a "Montana," a/k/a "Heffna Boss Don," a/k/a "Tre Cain," 34 of Boston, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Leo more PR

STANFORD, California, Jan. 28 -- Stanford University issued the following news: * * * Light-based platform sets the stage for quantum supercomputers A new "parallel interface" developed at Stanford enables quick data extraction from quantum computers and has the potential to scale into networked quantum supercomputers. In brief *A new optical cavity array design enables a rapid readout of quantum information by using light to collect information efficiently from the atoms in a quantum compu more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following news release: * * * Marketplace 2026 Open Enrollment Period Report: National Snapshot * The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) reports that 23.0 million consumers have signed up for 2026 individual market health insurance coverage through the Marketplaces since the start of the 2026 Marketplace Open Enrollment Period (OEP) on November 1 more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- The National Parks Conservation Association issued the following news release on Jan. 27, 2026: * * * Erasure of History and Science Spreads At National Parks Across the Country Today, The Washington Post reported that the administration's efforts erase history and science at national parks has spread to parks like the Grand Canyon, Glacier, and beyond. Per the Post, this month "Trump officials instructed staff to remove or edit signs and other informational materials  more PR

DES MOINES, Iowa, Jan. 28 -- The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship issued the following news: * * * Secretary Naig Leads Bipartisan, Multi-State Letter Emphasizing the Importance of Competition Across Agriculture * DES MOINES, Iowa (Jan. 28, 2026) - Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig led a bipartisan, multi-state letter to the Surface Transportation Board (STB) urging a careful, thorough evaluation of the proposed merger between Union Pacific Railroad (UP) and Norfolk  more PR

NACOGDOCHES, Texas, Jan. 29 -- Stephen F. Austin State University issued the following news: * * * SFA's Department of Biology to host Darwin Day Stephen F. Austin State University's Department of Biology is set to celebrate Darwin Day at noon Feb. 12 in the Kennedy Auditorium with special guest speaker Dr. James Albert from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Albert is a leading zoologist and evolutionary ecologist whose research focuses on the diversity and evolution of tropical fres more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 [Category: Health Care] -- The National Health Law Program issued the following news: * * * Texas and Eight Other States Renew Attack on Section 504 and the Right of Disabled People to Live in their Communities * On January 23, 2026, Texas and eight other states - Alaska, Florida, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Montana, and South Dakota - renewed their attack on Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act and the integration mandate. The integration mandate is a requirem more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Upcoming Senate Judiciary Hearing Hailed as Historic Opportunity to Safeguard Truth and Uncover Swiss Bank's Hidden Role in Nazi Crimes * WASHINGTON - Today, on International Holocaust Remembrance Day, descendants of Holocaust survivors, Jewish faith leaders and global advocates are applauding Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley's (R-Iowa) efforts to shine light on Credit Suisse's more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Michigan, chairman of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Walberg Releases Documents Alleging Evanston Mayor Endangered Jewish Students' Safety to "Shore Up...Progressive Credentials" Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) sent a letter to Mayor Daniel Biss requesting a briefing after Committee documents revealed that Biss refused to clear Northwestern University's violent and a more PR