COLUMBIA, South Carolina, June 2 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson fights against DEI mandates at SCOTUS * (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - Attorney General Alan Wilson today joined a 15-state friend-of-the-court brief to the U.S. Supreme Court that supports a challenge to California's DEI mandates. The specific law requires doctors to receive instruction on implicit bias in order to keep their license to practice medicine. It also more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, June 2 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * The Big Long List of U.S. AI Laws * Did you ever think that AI, as a new technology, is barely regulated in the U.S.? Think again! Below, we catalog certain state laws regulating the development and use of AI systems and technologies, passed between 2019-2026. This list focuses on legislative initiatives that are currently in effect, or are expected to take effect soon, that impact more PR

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * Cataldo Community Residential to Pay $60,000 to Resolve EEOC Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Charge * Settles federal investigation which found assisted living facility was aware of harassment and retaliated against employee for complaining SPOKANE VALLEY, Wash. -Cataldo Community Residential Inc. agreed to pay $60,000 in compensatory damages and back pay and provide other injunctiv more PR

EUGENE, Oregon, June 3 -- The Western Environmental Law Center posted the following news release on June 2, 2026: * * * Lawsuit challenges USFS', USFWS' drastic redefinition of "secure habitat" slashing grizzly protections in critical connectivity corridor Today, Montana conservation organizations challenged the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) for dramatically weakening a core benchmark for grizzly bear conservation in Montana's Helena-Lewis and Clark Nat more PR

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Daines on Fox Business: The Iranian Regime Won't Win a Stare-Down With President Trump * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Steve Daines today joined Stuart Varney on Fox Business to discuss the latest on the Iran war. Watch the full interview HERE. Daines on President Trump and Secretary Rubio's leadership: Well, first of all, one of the best decisions President Trump made was to appoint Marco Ru more PR

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Daines to Rubio in Senate Foreign Relations Hearing: End Outdated Jackson-Vanik Restrictions, Unlock Strategic Access to Central Asia * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Steve Daines today spoke with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing where he discussed delivering economic prosperity through the Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity (TRI more PR

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release on June 2, 2026: * * * DNC Releases Comprehensive List of States Where Gas Prices Are Below $3 a Gallon While the Trump administration predicted that gas prices would fall back under $3 a gallon by summer, costs at the pump have continued to soar in states across the country. - Today, the DNC released a comprehensive list of states where gas prices have dropped below $3 a gallon since the beginning of more PR

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Rep. Troy Downing, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * DOWNING BILL TO EXTEND FORT PECK RURAL WATER SYSTEM AUTHORIZATION PASSES THE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed Congressman Troy Downing's bill, H.R. 7250, legislation to extend authorization for the Fort Peck Reservation Rural Water System through 2028. The bill will help ensure critical water infrastructure projects continue moving for more PR

WASHINGTON, June 1 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Speaks Out Against Least Qualified Judicial Nominee Of Trump's Second Term * June 01, 2026 Senate Republicans are pushing forward Katie Lane, who received the American Bar Association's first 'Not Qualified' rating of Trump's second term WASHINGTON - In a speech on the Senate floor, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, spok more PR

HELENA, Montana, June 2 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Gov. Gianforte Announces Janicki Industries Selects Great Falls for $800 Million Manufacturing Facility * HELENA, Mont. - Governor Greg Gianforte today announced Janicki Industries selected Great Falls for the site of a $800 million manufacturing campus expected to create 1,000 good-paying jobs. "We are thrilled to welcome Janicki Industries to Montana and celebrate the company's $800 million more PR

PIERRE, South Dakota, June 2 -- Gov. Larry Rhoden, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Gov. Rhoden and Colleagues Urge Congress to Enact Secure America Act * PIERRE, S.D. - Today, Governor Larry Rhoden and 22 fellow Republican governors called on Congress to enact The Secure America Act to provide sustained funding to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). You can find the statement here. "Under President Trump's le more PR

HELENA, Montana, June 2 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Gianforte Receives 2026 Fire Season Briefing * HELENA, Mont. - Governor Greg Gianforte today joined local, state, and federal agency administrators, and fire management officers for the 2026 Fire Season Briefing. "As we look ahead to the season, our goal is straightforward: be prepared, work together and protect Montana families, homes, communities, natural resources, and our way of  more PR

MEDINA, Minnesota, June 3 -- Polaris Industries, a manufacturer of snowmobiles, all terrain vehicles, midsize and heavyweight motorcycles, issued the following news release: * * * New Grant Program Announced to Support OHV Recreation Access and Safety on Bureau of Land Management Lands The Foundation for America's Public Lands and Polaris have joined forces; Award first round of grants to seven projects across four states - (Washington, D.C.) A new partnership is helping fund projects to im more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 3 -- The American Counseling Association issued the following news release: * * * History Is Made: Georgia Allows Counselors to Practice Across State Lines As part of the historic interstate Counseling Compact agreement, Georgia is the latest state that can now start granting privileges to licensed professional counselors to practice across state lines. Currently, other states that can grant these privileges include Arizona, Minnesota, Ohio, and Louisiana, with addi more PR

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following statement on June 2, 2026: * * * House Advances Legislation to Unleash Geothermal Energy, Encourage Outdoor Recreation, Support Tribes Today, the U.S. House of Representatives advanced legislation to support geothermal energy production, enhance recreational opportunities in the southeast, support Alaska Natives and Indian tribes, improve water infrastructure and mor more PR

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * HYDE-SMITH WELCOMES MISSISSIPPI PARTICIPATION IN BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DEMO PROGRAM * Magnolia State Joins CCBHC Medicaid Demonstration Program, Key to More Sustained Resources for Care WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today welcomed the addition of Mississippi into a Medicaid demonstration program linked to additional resources for the state's Certified Community Beha more PR

WASHINGTON, June 2 -- The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory issued the following news: * * * NRL Leads NASA Wildfire Research Mission to Better Predict Pyrocumulonimbus Storm Hazards * The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory is leading a NASA airborne science mission to better understand dangerous wildfire-generated thunderstorms known as pyrocumulonimbus storms, or pyroCb, and the cascading hazards they create for firefighting operations, aviation, weather forecasting and national security. The m more PR

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on June 1, 2026: * * * Durbin Speaks Out Against Least Qualified Judicial Nominee Of Trump's Second Term Senate Republicans are pushing forward Katie Lane, who received the American Bar Association's first 'Not Qualified' rating of Trump's second term - In a speech on the Senate floor, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of  more PR

MISSOULA, Montana, June 2 -- The University of Montana posted the following news release: * * * UM Names Incoming Presidential Leadership Scholars for Fall 2026 * The 28 Presidential Leadership Scholars were chosen from a competitive pool of applicants from across North America and represent the pinnacle of academic excellence, leadership and service to the community. The scholars will enroll in UM's Davidson Honors College alongside their chosen undergraduate disciplines. They will contri more PR

BETHESDA, Maryland, June 1 -- The Wildlife Society, a wildlife conservation organization, posted the following news: * * * Special fences keep bison in restoration reserves Until recently, tracking down escaped bison made up a good part of Scott Heidebrink's job. As the former bison manager of American Prairie, a nonprofit organization that works to restore native plains ecosystems, this meant cruising the fence line in an ATV, looking for signs of problems. Usually, problems were few and far more PR