WASHINGTON, April 8 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The American Action Forum issued the following news release: * * * The 2026 State Minimum Wage Increases and Their Potential Costs and Consequences * At the beginning of every year, a handful of states raise their minimum wages, either automatically to keep up with inflation or because state legislation prompts the increases - and 2026 is no different. In a new insight, Labor Policy Analyst Emmet Bowling lays out this year's state minimum wage inc more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 9 -- The Arizona Department of Game and Fish issued the following news on April 7, 2026: * * * U.S., Mexico collaborate on transfer of wolves to Mexico The Mexican wolf has returned to the wild in the state of Durango, Mexico, marking a historic effort nearly 50 years in the making. Thanks to extensive collaboration between state, federal and Mexican agencies and other partners, two family groups consisting of four wolves each were transported from the U.S. to Durango more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, April 8 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Leads Multistate Coalition Urging Court to Uphold Constitutional Safeguards Against the Tyranny of the Trump Administration * OAKLAND - California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced that California is leading a multistate coalition in filing an amicus brief that supports affirmance of a district court order that granted the New York Attorney General more PR

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * BREAKING: NEARLY HALF OF ALL ARIZONA SNAP RECIPIENTS LOST FOOD ASSISTANCE THANKS TO JUAN CISCOMANI AND ELI CRANE * "More than 400,000 Arizonans have lost their SNAP benefits since July -the largest decline in the nation by a wide margin" More than 400,000 Arizonans - nearly half of all SNAP program participants in the state - are going hungry after Eli Crane and Juan Ciscomani c more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Rep. Juan Ciscomani, R-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Ciscomani Hosts DOI Secretary Doug Burgum and Holds Roundtable with Local Leadership * Tucson, AZ - Congressman Juan Ciscomani hosted Interior Secretary Doug Burgum in Arizona's Sixth Congressional District today, touring the University of Arizona's San Xavier Underground Mining Laboratory, hearing from mining, ranching, and water stakeholders in a roundtable discussion, and visiting Saguaro Natio more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 8 [Category: Construction] -- Associated General Contractors of America posted the following news release: * * * Construction Jobs Increase In 38 States And D.C. Between January 2025 And January 2026; 40 States Have One-Month Gain In Construction Jobs * Texas and West Virginia Top Lists of 12-Month Increases, While California and Oregon Have the Worst Decreases; Illinois and West Virginia Lead in Monthly Gainers; Idaho Has the Worst Number and Percent of Monthly Lo more PR

ITHACA, New York, April 8 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Cornell Atkinson research grants support future sustainability leaders * Forty undergraduate and graduate students will study sustainable strategies to grow coffee and strawberries, use cutting-edge technology to protect pet food and pollinators, and create new systems to conserve energy and ecosystems. The Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability will provide over $325,000 in funding this year for these and o more PR

WASHINGTON, April 8 [Category: Environment] -- The Defenders of Wildlife posted the following news release: * * * !Que vivan los lobos! * Conservationists are celebrating the historic translocation of two families of Mexican gray wolves in Durango, Mexico, almost 50 years after the last wolves were removed from the state to initiate the captive breeding program that saved the subspecies from extinction. Mexico has been releasing wolves in the states of Sonora and Chihuahua since 2011, but th more PR

BRISTOL, Connecticut, April 8 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN delivers stellar 2025-26 women's college basketball campaign * * NCAA DI Women's Basketball Tournament finished as the second most-watched on ESPN networks with 1.3 million avg. viewers * Second most-consumed Women's Tournament on record with 9 billion minutes of live games watched * Champ Week delivered continued growth * Regular season viewership up, m more PR

JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, April 8 -- Forbes Media posted the following news release on April 7, 2026: * * * Forbes Announces Additional Speakers And Performers For Under 30 Summit: Dwyane Wade, Madelyn Cline, Ashley Graham, Haley Lu Richardson, Bill Gurley, Howie Liu And VicBlends Today, Forbes announced additional speakers, new immersive experiences and programming stages for its flagship 2026 Under 30 Summit, taking place in Phoenix, Arizona for the first time, convening the world's top youn more PR

TEMPE, Arizona, April 8 -- Maricopa Community Colleges issued the following news release: * * * From Campus to Community: How Maricopa Community Colleges Alumni are Shaping Arizona's Future Arizona runs on people, and Maricopa Community Colleges is in the people business. For over a century, alumni of the 10-college system have shaped and strengthened Arizona's communities, economy, and burgeoning workforce. The impact is measurable: former students generated $7.1 billion in additional income more PR

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Statement on President Trump's 2027 Budget * Heinrich, Lujan: "Trump's budget is a slap in the face to working families in New Mexico" WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Finance and Senate Budget Committee, released the following stateme more PR

HEMPSTEAD, New York, April 9 -- Hofstra University issued the following news: * * * Hofstra University Names Spring 2026 Commencement Speakers and Honorary Degree Recipients Hofstra University is pleased to announce its distinguished speakers and honorary degree recipients for the spring 2026 commencement ceremonies, taking place this May. * * * Monday, May 11, 2026, at 2 p.m.: Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell ceremony * Kelley Skeff, George DeForest Barnet more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Interior Appropriations Subcommittee Ranking Member Merkley: Cuts in Trump's Budget Request to Leave Lasting Scars on Public Lands, Tribes, and Human Health * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Interior-Environment Subcommittee on the Senate Appropriations Committee, released the following statement after the release of President Trump's budget request for Fisc more PR

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Rep. David Schweikert, R-Arizona, chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, issued the following news on April 8, 2026: * * * January State Unemployment Remained Unchanged in 20 States, Decreased in 9, Increased in 22 Today, the Joint Economic Committee released its monthly State Employment Update, outlining the employment situation in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. In January, among the 50 states and the District of Columbia unemployment fell in 9, rose in more PR

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Kelly, Fitzpatrick Lead Bipartisan Letter Backing AFL-CIO AI Principles to Protect Workers * Read more: Tech: Kelly, Fitzpatrick push Trump on AFL-CIO AI views Today, Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and Representative Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-01) urged the Trump Administration to incorporate worker-centered principles into federal artificial intelligence (AI) policy, guidance, and procurement. As AI techno more PR

RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, April 7 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: * * * Legacy in the Sky: Lt. Col. Altizer Reflects on the T-1A's Final Flight * * Published April 7, 2026 * By Senior Airman Jessica Blocher * 14th Flying Training Wing Public Affairs COLUMBUS AIR FORCE BASE, Miss. -The 14th Flying Training Wing closed a significant chapter in its combat history this week as the final T-1A Jayhawk departed the flight line, marking the retiremen more PR

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Arizona State University McCain Institute issued the following news: * * * McCain Global Leaders Unveil Refurbished John S. McCain Monument, Complete Legacy Experience in Vietnam DA NANG, VIETNAM (April 8, 2026) - The McCain Institute at Arizona State University's (ASU) McCain Global Leaders (MGLs) 2025 Cohort concluded their 12-month program with the Legacy Experience and graduation ceremony in Vietnam. This year, the MGLs also experienced the unveiling of the refurbis more PR

FLAGSTAFF, Arizona, April 8 -- Northern Arizona University posted the following news: * * * Honey, life is just a classroom * Rhetoric is one of the oldest academic subjects, so when you hear the word, you might picture a bunch of men in togas gathered in an ancient amphitheater. That dusty, fusty mental image? Shake it off. When it comes to teaching rhetoric, pop royalty works just as well as Plato. "Taylor Swift is so famous, so prolific, so omnipresent," said Kim Hensley Owens, a prof more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Rep. Laura Friedman, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * RELEASE: Rep. Friedman Joins Shadow Hearing on Protecting American Democracy * Above: Rep. Friedman seated at shadow hearing on protecting democracy. LOS ANGELES, CA -Today, April 7, 2026, U.S. Congresswoman Laura Friedman (CA-30) joined a shadow field hearing on protecting American democracy at the Tateuchi Democracy Forum at the Japanese American National Museum in downtown Los Angeles. The more PR

WASHINGTON, April 7 -- Rep. Yassamin Ansari, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Ansari Statement On Temporary U.S.-Iran Ceasefire * PHOENIX - Today, Representative Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03) released the following statement on the temporary U.S.-Iran Ceasefire: "I am momentarily relieved for the 90 million Iranians who just spent the worst 24 hours of their lives thinking they were about to face nothing short of a nuclear catastrophe-not the regime, but innocent civilian more PR

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- Rep. Adelita S. Grijalva, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Grijalva Reacts to Bombshell Report Showing 400,000 Arizonans Kicked Off Food Stamps Since Passage of the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" * This represents nearly half of all Arizona recipients - the largest decline of any state. Tucson, AZ - Congresswoman Adelita S. Grijalva released the following statement reacting to a bombshell report highlighting that more than 400,000 Arizonans - i more PR

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: * * * Secretary Kennedy Advances MAHA Agenda in Arizona with Focus on Prevention, Recovery, and Tribal Health * PHOENIX- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. traveled to Arizona this week as part of his "Take Back Your Health" tour, meeting with leaders across health care, independent living, and recovery to drive a prevention-focused agenda.   more PR

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History issued the following news release on April 8, 2026: * * * Smithsonian To Mark Nation's 250th With Exhibition Presenting America's Shared Natural and Cultural Heritage Including Objects From All 50 States Visitors Invited To Celebrate and Reflect on Connections Spanning US Represented in the National Museum of Natural History's 148 Million Object Collection * The Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History will op more PR

SANTA FE, New Mexico, April 8 -- The New Mexico Department of Tourism issued the following news release: * * * State visitor centers welcome travelers from 108 countries in 2025 * Visitor information centers operated by the New Mexico Tourism Department welcomed travelers from all 50 states and 108 countries in 2025.  An estimated 337,498 travelers visited one of the Tourism Department's four visitor information centers in 2025, with about 4 percent of those travelers being international.  more PR

EL PASO, Texas, April 8 -- The University of Texas El Paso campus issued the following news release: * * * Tawney, Acosta & Chaparro, P.C. Commits Transformational $5 Million Gift to Support UTEP Law School Gift helps advance community-led effort to establish law school in El Paso. * Tawney, Acosta & Chaparro, P.C. has committed $5 million to support efforts to establish a law school at The University of Texas at El Paso. The gift was announced today at a celebration with UTEP President Hea more PR

TUCSON, Arizona, April 8 -- The University of Arizona posted the following news release: * * * U of A hosting Future Cats Market to showcase local youth artists and entrepreneurs * Find the next masterpiece before it becomes famous at the Future Cats Market, a community sale hosted by the University of Arizona featuring a selection of handmade goods from local elementary, middle and high school entrepreneurs.The market runs from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday, April 17, at the headquarters of th more PR

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency issued the following news release: * * * USDA Announces 2026 Marketing Assistance Loan Rates for Wheat, Feed Grains, Oilseeds and Rice * (Washington, D.C., April 8, 2026) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) today announced the 2026 Marketing Assistance Loan rates. The 2026 Marketing Assistance Loan rates are available on the Farm Service Agency (FSA) website and below:  more PR