WASHINGTON, May 6 -- A coalition of 114 state legislators submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Labor opposing its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on employee versus independent contractor status under several federal labor laws. The letter argues that the proposed rule, which would replace the current federal test with a modified 2021 standard, threatens the fiscal integrity of state programs reliant on accurate worker classification. The legislators, representing states with a combined population of over 176 million, emph more ST

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 6 (TNSrpt) -- The Environmental Law and Policy Center posted the following news release on May 5, 2026: * * * 83 Groups Call On HHS, EPA To Take Emergency Action on Industrial Agriculture's Nitrate Pollution Crisis Worsening water pollution and cancer crises in Iowa, nationwide underscore need for federal action on nitrates in drinking water * Today, 83 groups sent a letter to Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin more PR

LANSING, Michigan, May 5 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel and Bipartisan Coalition to Secure Final Approval in $700 Million Google Settlement over App Store Monopoly * The United States District Court for the Northern District of California stated last week that it will approve a $700 million settlement in a multistate antitrust lawsuit against Google. In 2021, Attorney General Dana Nessel joined a bipartisan group of 53 attorneys general who sued Google for illegally dominating And more PR

WASHINGTON, May 5 [Category: Political] -- America First Legal, a civil rights organization, posted the following news release: * * * America First Legal Exposes Records Showing Tens of Thousands of Uses of Minnesota's Insecure Election "Vouching" Process * Today, America First Legal (AFL) released new documents obtained through its records request to the Minnesota Secretary of State regarding Minnesota's voter vouching system. Records received by AFL reveal tens of thousands of voter registrations verified using the state's controversial " more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, May 5 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Rebukes Trump Administration for Proposal to End a Nearly Century-Old Restriction on the Shipping of Handguns Through USPS * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta, as part of a coalition of 22 attorneys general, today submitted a comment letter opposing an unlawful proposal by the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to allow anyone to ship a handgun -without the involvement of a licensed firearms dealer -acr more PR

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, May 6 -- Bethel University issued the following news: * * * New dean brings leadership grounded in engagement and collaboration Sarah Westberg, PharmD, has been named dean of Bethel's Anderson Family College of Health Sciences, bringing extensive leadership experience in healthcare education, clinical practice, and academic collaboration. By Heather Schnese S'12 Bethel has named Sarah Westberg, PharmD, the new dean of the Anderson Family College of Health Sciences. "I am thrilled to join the Bethel community in welcomi more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, May 5 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Bilott Feature Speaker at Right Livelihood International Conference * Taft's Rob Bilott was one of the pre-recorded speakers at the Right Livelihood International Conference Santa Cruz on Apr 27 - May 13. Watch here as Bilott speaks about his experience navigating the legal system to hold corporations accountable for pollution. Dubbed by The New York Times Magazine as " The Lawyer Who Became DuPont's Worst Nightmare " in an article more PR

MINNETONKA, Minnesota, May 6 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on May 5, 2026, by policy fellow Catrin Wigfall: * * * Celebrating excellent educators across all learning settings National Teacher Appreciation Week kicked off yesterday, with today recognized as National Teacher Day. It was first celebrated in 1953 after Eleanor Roosevelt persuaded Congress to set aside a day to honor educators. It was officially recognized more PR

MINNETONKA, Minnesota, May 6 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on May 5, 2026, by public safety policy fellow David Zimmer: * * * Minnesota's crime rates - statewide recovery muted by a single county "State of Hennepin" * It is true that crime has decreased in recent years in Minnesota overall - and that's a good thing. However, as this article illustrates, the statewide recovery has been negatively impacted by the unac more PR

MINNETONKA, Minnesota, May 6 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on May 5, 2026, by policy fellow Josiah Padley: * * * Policies for Teacher Appreciation Week Happy Teacher Appreciation Week! This week, parents and students are hopefully flooding teachers' desks with notes, gift cards, and kitschy mugs. But what are the policies that teachers would really want to have in place for Teacher Appreciation Week? What could impro more PR

MINNETONKA, Minnesota, May 6 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on May 5, 2026, by economist John Phelan: * * * Real, per capita Personal Income has grown more slowly in Minnesota since 2018 than in 34 other states A couple of weeks ago I noted how, in 2025, Minnesota had become a state with a below average level of per capita Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the first time on record. A measure like GDP per capita might s more PR

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following transcript of an event entitled "Strategic Landpower Dialogue - A Conversation with Major General Lars S. Lervik". Event participants included Tom Karako, director of the Missile Defense Project and senior fellow, and senior adviser Mark F. Cancian, both of the CSIS Defense and Security Department. Lervik is the chief of the Norwegian Army. * * * Mark F. Cancian: Welcome, everyone, to the Center for Strategic and International Studies. I'm Mark Canci more PR

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries released the following testimony by Kurt Pfeifle, executive director of the Dakota Mainstem Regional Water System, from an April 29, 2026, hearing on the Dakota Mainstem Water Supply Project Feasibility Study Act (H.R. 7331): * * * Chairman Hageman, Ranking Member Van Hoyle, and Members of the Subcommittee: Thank you for the opportunity to testify today. My name is Kurt Pfeifle, and I serve as Executive Director of the Dakota Mainstem Regional Wate more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, May 5 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Entergy posted the following news release: * * * Entergy Corporation announces public offering of common stock with a forward component * NEW ORLEANS - Entergy Corporation (NYSE: ETR) announced today the commencement of a registered underwritten offering of $2,175,000,000 of shares of its common stock. Subject to certain conditions, all shares are expected to be borrowed by the forward counterparties (as defined below) (or their respective affiliates) from third parties and sold to the  more PR

BRISTOL, Connecticut, May 5 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN NBA Full Court Press: ESPN tips off its NBA Conference Semifinal coverage with three days of action * ESPN continues its coverage of the 2026 NBA Playoffs presented by Google with three nights of Conference Semifinal action presented by Chipotle. On Wednesday, May 6, the Philadelphia 76ers, led by NBA All-Star starter Tyrese Maxey and former NBA MVP Joel Embiid, visit the New York Knicks and the duo of Jalen Brun more PR

BRISTOL, Connecticut, May 5 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN networks aired its most viewed First Round of the current rights deal of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs * ESPN averaged 1.2 million viewers across 22 matchups on ESPN networks ESPN delivered three of the top five top matchups in the First Round ESPN has aired an unprecedented First Round of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs, capturing the most-viewed First Round of the Playoffs across ESPN networks in the current r more PR

BRISTOL, Connecticut, May 5 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN to present exclusive MLB doubleheader on Thursday, May 7 * ESPN will present an exclusive Major League Baseball doubleheader on Thursday, May 7, showcasing a pair of marquee matchups as part of its 2026 MLB coverage. The action begins at 7 p.m. ET with the Tampa Bay Rays visiting the Boston Red Sox, followed by the St. Louis Cardinals taking on the San Diego Padres at 10 p.m. ET. Both games will air on ESPN. The  more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, May 5 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Goldwater Institute posted the following news: * * * Goldwater Asks Supreme Court for Justice for Native American Kids * The Goldwater Institute today asked the U.S. Supreme Court to take up a shocking case of discrimination involving two Minnesota children who were taken from the safe, loving foster home where they had lived for most of their young lives and sent hundreds of miles away to live on a reservation far from the medical care they need-all based on the color of their skin. It's more PR

EAU CLAIRE, Wisconsin, May 5 -- The University of Wisconsin Eau Claire campus posted the following news: * * * Helen Gensch discovers new passion while affirming desire to serve in public health * Pursuing a liberal arts bachelor's degree in biology with a pre-professional health science minor gave Gensch the freedom to customize her elective courses based on her interests, which included entomology. "I never thought I'd like that because I grew up terrified of bugs," Gensch says. Before she became interested in insects, Gensch knew she more PR

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following remarks at the committee's markup of the fiscal 2027 Agriculture, Rural Development Food and Drug Administration and related agencies bill: * * * Good morning to everyone. Good morning, Chairman. Thank you. I want to say a thank you to you, to Dr. Harris, and Ranking Member Bishop. I also want to thank the subcommittee staff, to Martha Foley, Alex Swann, and Marie Gualtieri on the minority, and their counterpa more PR

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Lujan Pens Washington Post Letter to the Editor Pushing to Modernize Broken Mining Law While Protecting Public Resources * Washington, D.C. - In Case You Missed It : U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) published a letter to the editor in The Washington Post arguing that failure to update the 1872 Mining Law has allowed mining practices that breed conflict and mistrust. Additionally, Senator Lujan highlighted his Mining Waste, Fraud, and Ab more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, May 6 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on May 5, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Files Brief Urging Supreme Court to Stay Restrictions on Mifepristone Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined a coalition of 22 states and the District Columbia in urging the Supreme Court of the United States to stay a ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit that would restrict access to mifepristone, a safe and effective abortion medication. The Fifth Circuit ruling wou more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, May 6 -- The North Carolina State Treasurer issued the following news release on May 5, 2026: * * * LGC Approves Charlotte Request to Finance Fourth Runway at Charlotte Douglas Airport The Local Government Commission (LGC) approved a financing request from the city of Charlotte today that will help pay for construction of a fourth runway at Charlotte Douglas International Airport. That was one of Charlotte's six financing requests totaling $1.5 billion that the LGC approved. Charlotte Douglas, the world's seventh-bu more PR

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- The House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education released the following written testimony by Michaele N. Turnage Young, senior counsel and co-manager of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Inc. Equal Protection Initiative, from an April 28, 2026, hearing entitled "Leveling Down: How Equity Policies Undermine Excellence and Harm Students": * * * Good morning Chairman Kiley, Ranking Member Bonamici, and other distinguished members of the Subcommittee on Early Chi more PR

FARGO, North Dakota, May 5 -- North Dakota State University posted the following news: * * * NDSU engineering alum and longtime donor to receive Honorary Doctorate * NDSU alum, Richard Offerdahl, who graduated in 1965 with a degree in electrical engineering, will receive an Honorary Doctor of Engineering from NDSU during its spring commencement ceremony. Offerdahl will be recognized at the 10 a.m. ceremony on Saturday, May 16, at the Fargodome. The honorary degree is one of the university's highest recognitions, awarded for exceptional se more PR

NOTRE DAME, Indiana, May 5 -- The University of Notre Dame posted the following news: * * * Notre Dame elects new University Trustees, Fellows * Claire Babineaux-Fontenot and Admiral Christopher W. Grady were elected Trustees of the University of Notre Dame at the Board of Trustees' Spring Meeting. In addition, the Most Rev. Patrick M. Neary, C.S.C., was elected to the Board of Fellows, and as such will serve as an ex officio Trustee. Trustee Paulita A. Pike was also elected to the Board of Fellows. All appointments take effect July 1. In more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, May 6 -- Pennsylvania State University College of Education issued the following news: * * * Penn State World Campus Doctor of Education program graduates first student Amanda Peterson received her D.Ed. in program offered entirely through World Campus By Brian D. Cox The Penn State College of Education's World Campus Doctor of Education program has reached a key milestone -- the celebration of its first graduate. Amanda Peterson, who identifies as a Black and Native American woman, mother to Black sons, and more PR

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, ranking member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, posted the following statement: * * * Senate Ag Dems Statement on House Farm Bill Passage All Democrats on the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry released the following statement on the passage of the House Farm Bill. "We have been clear that the Farm Bill must address the needs of American farmers and families. With a five-year high in small farm bankruptcies, the Farm Bill must address ris more PR

DECORAH, Iowa, May 4 -- Luther College posted the following news: * * * Seniors present research and creative work at international convention * Four Luther College seniors were selected to present their poems, short stories and research papers at the annual convention of the Sigma Tau Delta International English Honor Society in New Orleans this spring. Luther College seniors Sea Orme of Seattle; Edie Meehan of Northfield, Minnesota; Katherine Griffin of Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin; and Niamh Mee of St. Paul, Minnesota; were selected to p more PR

DOVER, Delaware, May 6 -- Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings issued the following news release on May 5, 2026: * * * Supreme Court issues stay of restrictions on mifepristone following advocacy by AG Jennings, coalition Attorney General Kathy Jennings yesterday joined a coalition of 22 states and the District of Columbia in urging the U.S. Supreme Court to stay a ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit that would restrict access to mifepristone, a safe and effective abortion medication. Shortly after, the U.S. Supreme more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, May 5 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Taft Launches New York White Collar Practice with Addition of Former Federal Prosecutor Jaimie Nawaday * Taft, one of the fastest-growing law firms in the country, announced today that Jaimie Nawaday has joined the firm's recently launched New York office as partner in the Compliance, Investigations, & White Collar Defense practice. Nawaday, a former federal prosecutor in the Southern District of New York, joins from a New York-based more PR

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, May 5 [Category: BizHospital] -- Sanford Health posted the following news release: * * * Therapy team among best in the nation for patient experience * BISMARCK, N.D. - The therapy team at Sanford Health in Bismarck has received exceptional 2025 year-end patient experience results from the National Research Corporation (NRC), demonstrating national-leading performance and an unwavering commitment to compassionate, patient-centered care. According to the latest NRC percentile rankings, Sanford Bismarck achieved r more PR

MORGANTOWN, West Virginia, May 5 -- West Virginia University posted the following news: * * * Top WVU seniors named, 8 honored with 2026 Order of Augusta * Six members of the West Virginia University Class of 2026 and two December 2025 graduates have earned the Order of Augusta, the University's most prestigious honor for academic excellence, leadership and service. The eight inductees were selected from the 52 WVU Foundation Outstanding Seniors. Most of this year's cohort are from the Honors College and, overall, the group represents a d more PR

TUSKEGEE, Alabama, May 6 -- The Tuskegee University posted the following news: * * * Tuskegee confers nearly 145 graduate degrees, including most science-based PhDs in recent history Tuskegee University College of Veterinary Medicine alum, Rear Admiral Kis Robertson Hale, delivered keynote address. Crystal Drake Tuskegee University turned the tassel on the largest number of science-based PhDs conferred in one ceremony in recent university history as it continues to move swiftly toward Carnegie R2 and eventually R1 status. Twenty-one PhDs  more PR

CINCINNATI, Ohio, May 6 -- The University of Cincinnati posted the following news: * * * CCM Stage Design alumna receives prestigious Rome Prize Cameron Anderson is one of 31 recipients of the American Academy in Rome's national competition By Rebecca Butts, buttsrl@ucmail.uc.edu UC College-Conservatory of Music alumna Cameron Anderson (MFA Stage Design, '02) is a 2026-27 recipient of the Rome Prize, a national competition that supports innovative work in various disciplines across the arts and humanities. The American Academy in Rome anno more PR

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa, May 6 -- The University of Northern Iowa issued the following news release: * * * Anne Lefter named executive director of the Gallagher Bluedorn Performing Arts Center The University of Northern Iowa is pleased to welcome Anne Lefter as the new executive director of the Gallagher Bluedorn Performing Arts Center. Lefter brings more than two decades of leadership experience in performing arts administration, venue management and community-engaged programming. Lefter currently serves as the inaugural director of the Goldfarb more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, May 6 -- Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones issued the following news release on May 5, 2026: * * * Attorney General Jones Joins Multistate Effort to Oppose Postal Service Rule Undermining Federal Gun Law Attorney General Jay Jones joined a multistate comment letter signed by 22 states opposing an unlawful proposal by the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to allow a flood of prohibited weapons to move across state borders by mail, endangering the public and further straining state and local law enforcement resources for no vali more PR

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Rep. Beth Van Duyne, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Van Duyne Leads Request to Trump Administration Cabinet Officials to Initiate Investigations into North Texas H-1B Visa Fraud * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Representative Beth Van Duyne (R-TX-24), U.S. Representative Pat Fallon (R-TX-04), U.S. Representative Ronny Jackson (R-TX-13), and U.S. Representative Brandon Gill (R-TX-26) sent a letter to urge Vice President Vance, Secretary Rubio, Acting Secretary Sonderling, and Secretary Mullin to " conduct a c more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, May 5 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * What's There to Hide? Attorney General Bonta Urges Transparency in Federal Spending of Taxpayer Dollars * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington v. Office of Management and Budget challenging the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) deactivation of the Public Apportionments Database. The Pub more PR