COLUMBIA, South Carolina, April 17 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson fights against the rise of the administrative state * (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - Attorney General Alan Wilson is joining a 21-state friend-of-the-court brief pushing back against burdensome regulations on national markets and the rise of the administrative state. The brief was filed in support of a challenge to a 2020 federal statute requiring the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to implement a massive more PR

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense released the following testimony by Lt. Gen. John P. Healy, chief of the U.S. Air Force Reserve, from an April 17, 2026, hearing on fiscal 2027 budget requests: * * * Chairman Calvert, Ranking Member McCollum, and distinguished members of the Subcommittee, it is my privilege to testify on behalf of the United States Air Force Reserve (AFR). The AFR is a combat-ready force committed to defending the Nation, deterring aggression, and should deterrence fail, defeating our a more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following commentary: * * * Democrats Want to Bring Back Open Borders, Republicans Won't Let Them * Democrats have made it clear that they are the party of open borders and defunding law enforcement. They kept the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shut down for nearly two months, repeatedly moved the goalposts on negotiations to fund the agency, and ultimately walked away from bipartisan talks. Then, just before Easter, every Democrat in the Senate showed their true col more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * ICARUS experiment marks major milestone in first neutrino science results The milestone by ICARUS paves the way to probe sterile neutrino oscillations for the full Short-Baseline Neutrino Program at Fermilab. The first results demonstrate the data's excellent quality and suitability for physics analyses, as well as the maturity of the software tools for event selection, fitting and detector simulation. * Th more PR

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The House Natural Resources Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-581) on the North Dakota Trust Lands Completion Act (H.R. 2252). The report was advanced by Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, on April 2, 2026. Here are excerpts: * * * PURPOSE OF THE LEGISLATION The purpose of H.R. 2252 is to authorize the relinquishment and in lieu selection of land and minerals in the State of North Dakota, to restore land and minerals to Indian Tribes within the State of North Dakota, and for other purposes. BACKGROUND AND NEED FO more ST

WASHINGTON, April 18 [Category: Environment] -- The League of Conservation Voters posted the following news wrapup, This Week in Climate Action - April 17, 2026: * * * Your weekly resource to learn what the environmental movement is saying about the news of the day and the political fight of our generation. This week, we're covering Trump and Republicans' attacks on clean air and public lands, and state advancements in energy affordability and climate action. Be sure to follow LCV on Facebook, Instagram, BlueSky, and TikTok. QUOTES OF THE W more PR

RADFORD, Virginia, April 18 -- Radford University issued the following Highlander Highlights wrap up for the week of April 13, 2026: * * * Our Highlanders are using their education to do extraordinary things. In this column, we highlight some notable mentions from local, regional, national and international news media. Whether our students, alumni, faculty and staff are featured as subject matter experts in high-profile stories or simply helping make the world a better place, we'll feature their stories. Filling the gaps Given that we're  more PR

PIERRE, South Dakota, April 17 -- Gov. Larry Rhoden, R-South Dakota, issued the following weekly column: * * * Freedom Drives Opportunity In South Dakota, we believe in protecting our freedom, defending our constitutional rights, and putting common sense policies into action. That's a big reason why South Dakota remains strong, safe, and free. But one right exists to protect all other rights - and that's the Second Amendment. We have the results to prove that South Dakota is the most pro-Second Amendment state in America. Last year on my more PR