CHESTERFIELD, Missouri, June 2 -- The National Corn Growers Association issued the following news: * * * Agricultural Groups Call for End to Countervailing Duties on Phosphate Fertilizers Author: Bryan Goodman Sixty-five state and national groups, including the National Corn Growers Association, sent a letter to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick today calling on him to end countervailing duties placed on phosphate fertilizers imported from Morocco to ease the pain felt by farmers as fertiliz more PR

VICKSBURG, Mississippi, June 2 -- The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center issued the following news story: * * * The ERDC Alumni Association awards scholarships to eleven 2026 high school graduates By Annette Kirklin, public affairs specialist, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) Alumni Association recently announced the recipients of its 2026 scholarships. Eleven high-school graduates were recognized more PR

WASHINGTON, June 1 -- Everent Health, Inc., headquartered in Lexington, Kentucky, submitted a public comment letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) addressing the proposed Fiscal Year 2027 Hospice Wage Index and Payment Rate Update and Hospice Quality Reporting Program Requirements. The letter critiques several provisions of the proposed rule, including the Service and Spending Variation Index (SSVI), hospice election statement addendum requirements, and proposes a new ap more ST

MADISON, Wisconsin, May 29 -- FFRF Action Fund, an organization that says it develops and advocates for legislation, regulations and government programs to preserve the constitutional principle of separation between state and church, posted the following news: * * * 'Theocratic' Texas commissioners approve courthouse Ten Commandments monument The FFRF Action Fund names the Rockwall County Commissioners Court as its "Theocrats of the Week" for unanimously approving a Ten Commandments monument more PR

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- The Democratic Governors Association posted the following news: * * * In GA, DGA Chair Gov. Beshear and Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms Campaign on Expanding Medicaid Gov. Beshear: "When you have a Democratic governor, the ability to expand Medicaid... becomes a reality." - This week, Chair of the Democratic Governors Association Governor Andy Beshear hit the campaign trail in Georgia with Democratic nominee for governor Keisha Lance Bottoms to discuss the importance of wi more PR

MURFREESBORO, Tennessee, June 1 -- Middle Tennessee State University posted the following news: * * * MTSU on WGNS: From research to market, environmental journalism, student DECA success [LISTEN] * Middle Tennessee State University representatives recently appeared on WGNS Radio to discuss the university's efforts to make its research commercially viable, an innovative environmental journalism concentration, and the success of two students at a national marketing competition.  They appear more PR

PORTSMOUTH, Ohio, June 1 -- Shawnee State University issued the following news: * * * Shawnee State University Awards Full-Tuition Scholarships to Top Performers at SUMS Math Competition * Shawnee State University awarded full-tuition scholarships to the top two individual finishers in its annual SUMS Math Competition, held May 12. The event brought together 35 high schools from Ohio, Kentucky, and West Virginia for individual and team mathematics challenges. The competition, hosted by the more PR

BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky, June 1 -- Western Kentucky University posted the following news: * * * Six vs. Eighty-Six: How a WKU Education Major Teaches All Ages * For most Hilltoppers, the path to becoming an educator features student-teaching clinicals in local elementary school classrooms. But for Carly Wright, a Western Kentucky University dual-major from Owensboro, Kentucky, the journey toward her degree looks a little different. On any given week, her students might be six years old or cl more PR

WASHINGTON, June 1 (TNSLrpt) -- The Agriculture Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. 95) on May 29, 2026 entitled "Office of Inspector General Semiannual Report to Congress FY 2026 - First Half." Here is the message from the inspector general: * * * I am pleased to present the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Office of Inspector General (OIG) Semiannual Report to Congress (SARC) for the first half of fiscal year (FY) 2026. This report summarizes OIG's activities fro more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, June 2 -- West Virginia Attorney General John B. McCuskey issued the following news release on June 1, 2026: * * * Attorney General McCuskey leads coalition to stop activist groups from blocking permitting process before it begins A federal appeals court recently handed activist groups a powerful new tool: the ability to sue and halt any federal permitting project before the responsible state agency has even had a chance to review it. West Virginia Attorney General  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 1 -- The U.S. Department of War issued the following news: * * * Walter Reed, Other Military Hospitals Get 'A' Grade for Patient Care * The Defense Health Agency announced May 6 that Walter Reed National Military Medical Center earned a Leapfrog "A" hospital safety grade for spring 2026. Leapfrog Group, an independent nonprofit organization, evaluates hospitals nationwide on safety and prevention measures, including those concerning errors, injuries and infections. It assi more PR

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- The White House sent to the Senate on June 1, 2026, the nominations of 40 individuals for positions in the federal government: * * * NOMINATIONS SENT TO THE SENATE: Mark Abreu, of Florida, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of El Salvador. Alexander Alden, of Virginia, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Azerbaijan. Christopher Anderson, of  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release: * * * WTAS: Financial Services Highlights Support for Commmittee's Bipartisan Amendment to the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act Support for the Committee's bipartisan amendment to the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act has been rolling in since last week's 396-13 passage through the House. To date, over 250 groups have expressed support for the amendment. F more PR