WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary by Jack Sepulvado: * * * Radical, Job-Killing Minimum Wage Ballot Proposal Faces Oklahoma Voters this June On June 16, 2026, Oklahoma will decide whether to hike in the state's minimum wage. If residents approve this measure, the state economy will suffer severely. State Question 832 has been years in the making, being first filed in 2023. It proposes raising the state minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2029. Should the measure pass, the minimum hourly wage would im more PR

LOUISVILLE, Colorado, May 25 -- EDUCAUSE issued the following report on May 18, 2026 by Jenay Robert, Nicole Muscanell, Mark McCormack and Kim Arnold entitled "2026 EDUCAUSE Horizon Report - Teaching and Learning Edition." Here are the key takeaways: * * * Higher education is under growing pressure to prove value, trust, and relevance amid declining enrollments, tight budgets, and rapid change. AI is already reshaping teaching and learning, especially assessment, instructional design, academic support, and student-faculty relationships. AI more PR

WASHINGTON, May 25 (TNSLrpt) -- The Department of Housing and Urban Development Inspector General issued the following report (No. 2026-FW-1004) on April 23, 2026 entitled "Colorado Reported Other Disaster Recovery Reimbursements as Non-Federal Match Payments." Here are excerpts: * * * As part of our mission to safeguard the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) programs from fraud, waste, and abuse, and to identify opportunities for HUD programs to progress and succeed, we selected Colorado for a review of potential impro more PR

WASHINGTON, May 25 (TNSLrpt) -- The Interior Inspector General issued the following report (No. 2024-WR-007) on April 10, 2026 entitled "The Bureau of Reclamation Needs To Improve Transparency for Inflation Reduction Act-Funded Water Conservation Efforts in the Upper Colorado River Basin." Here are the results in brief: * * * Objective To determine whether the Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) and the Upper Colorado River Commission (UCRC) awarded and administered drought mitigation funds consistent with the authorizing language in the Inflation  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 25 (TNSLrpt) -- The Interior Inspector General issued the following report (No. 2023-WR-035) on April 10, 2026 entitled "The Bureau of Reclamation Should Improve Transparency in Inflation Reduction Act-Funded Drought Mitigation Agreements and Check to Ensure Funds Are Not Awarded to Excluded Parties." Here are the results in brief: * * * Objective To determine whether the Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) awarded and administered drought mitigation funds in compliance with the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and applicable laws and  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 25 (TNSLrpt) -- The Interior Inspector General issued the following report (No. 2025-CGD-012) on April 16, 2026 entitled "Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Grants Awarded to the State of Colorado by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service." Here is the memorandum: * * * To: Brian Nesvik, Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service From: Colleen Kotzmoyer, Director, Contract and Grant Audit Division Subject: Final Audit Report - Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Grants Awarded to the State of Colorado by the U.S. Fish and Wildli more PR

WASHINGTON, May 26 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence and the Internet released the following testimony by Gene Schaerr, partner at Schaerr Jaffe LLP, from a May 21, 2026, hearing entitled "Court Packing: A Threat to the Supreme Court's Legitimacy": * * * Chairman Issa, Ranking Member Johnson, Chairman Jordan, Ranking Member Raskin, and distinguished members of the Subcommittee, thank you for this opportunity to address recent proposals for "packing" the U.S. Supreme Court--an issue o more PR

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Rep. Jeff Hurd, R-Colorado, chairman of the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs, issued the following statement on May 21, 2026: * * * Cultivating Care for Tribal Lands and Communities Today, the Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs held a legislative hearing on four bills focused on tribal stewardship, tribal sovereignty, public safety and improving access to health care services in Indian Country. Subcommittee Chairman Jeff Hurd (R-Colo.) issued the following statement in response: more PR