COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Jan. 29 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson continues support for President Trump's birthright citizenship policy * (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - Attorney General Alan Wilson announced today he has joined a friend-of-the-court brief with a coalition of 26 attorneys general in support of President Trump's birthright citizenship executive order. On his first day in office, President Trump issued an execut more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * Barrasso Introduces the No Climate Treaties Act * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Senate Majority Whip, led 23 senators in introducing the No Climate Treaties Act. The bill, which was introduced on the same week the United States officially withdrew from the Paris Climate Agreement, would mandate U.S. Senate approval for the United States to join or rejoin any interna more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * Builders FirstSource to Pay $26,000 to Settle EEOC Disability and Age Discrimination Lawsuit * Settlement resolves federal claims that construction materials supplier unlawfully rejected older temporary worker SEATTLE - Building supply company Builders FirstSource (BFS) agreed to pay $26,000 to settle a disability and age discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Oppo more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * Conflicts of Interest Rampant, Foreign Companies Profit as Trump Sinks Taxpayer Dollars Into Mining on U.S. Public Lands * Washington - Thirteen companies seeking to mine the nation's public lands-including several Australian and Canadian corporations-spent more than $8.4 million to lobby federal agencies and Congress over the past two years alone, a Public Citizen analysis finds. The new r more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- Wilson Center (or The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars), a policy forum for tackling global issues through independent research and open dialogue to inform actionable ideas for the policy community, issued the following news: * * * Dispatch from Taipei: Looking to the Grassroots in Uncertain Times * Key voices in Taiwan are pleased with recent significant wins in US-Taiwan ties, but there is clear anxiety ove more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Jan. 30 -- Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr issued the following news release: * * * Carr Joined by 21 States in Defending Georgia's Ban on Taxpayer-Funded Sex Changes for Prisoners Attorney General Chris Carr is defending Georgia's law that bans taxpayer-funded sex changes for inmates, and now a 21-state coalition has filed a brief supporting his case. "It's absurd that this is even a conversation. Under no circumstance should Georgia taxpayers be forced to cover the co more PR

BOISE, Idaho, Jan. 30 -- Boise State University issued the following news: * * * How Boise State gets students into dream jobs By the numbers, Boise State stands out as a top competitor in preparing students for the workforce. In the 2024-25 academic year, more than 800 companies came to Boise State's campus for direct recruiting, networking and career fairs. A recent survey showed that, six months after graduation, 77% of Boise State alumni are employed or continuing on to graduate school. O more PR

POCATELLO, Idaho, Jan. 29 -- Idaho State University posted the following news: * * * ISU United Way Bowling Teams Raise $1k of Over $18,000 Total * The ISU/United Way Campaign Committee recently honored the winners from the 2025 ISU United Way Bowling Tournament. The trophies were created and inscribed by ISU's paint and sign making team - special thanks to Barry Hulet for creating the awards! This fundraising tournament attracted over 70 players in 18 teams from 15 departments across camp more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Kennedy, Barrasso, colleagues introduce bill to require Senate approval for international climate agreements * WASHINGTON - Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) joined Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) and 22 Senate Republican colleagues in introducing the No Climate Treaties Act, legislation to require Senate approval before the United States enters any binding international climate agreement. This legislation  more PR

POCATELLO, Idaho, Jan. 29 -- Idaho State University posted the following news: * * * Nursing Professor Inducted in Western Academy of Nurses * A professor in the School of Nursing is joining the Western Academy of Nurses as an honored inductee. Mary A. Nies, PhD, RN, FAAN, FAAHB, will be inducted into the Western Academy of Nurses (WAN) at the Western Institute of Nursing (WIN) Research Conference being held in San Francisco, CA on April 22, 2026. WAN is an honorary sector of WIN, comprise more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Simpson Secures Funding for Idaho Water Center * WASHINGTON -Today, Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson highlighted the inclusion of $3,853,000 in funding for the Idaho Water Center Project in Boise, Idaho, at his request through Community Project Funding (CPF) in H.R.7148 - the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026. "In Idaho, we know how valuable water is to our economy and way of life," said Rep. more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 29, 2026: * * * Risch Passes No Tax Dollars for Terrorists Act Through Committee U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the statement below on the No Tax Dollars for Terrorists Act's passage through the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. "Today, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee pass more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 29, 2026: * * * Risch, Shaheen Shadow Fleet Bill Passes Committee U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), chairman and ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released the statement below on the passage of their SHADOW Fleet Sanctions Act in a Senate Foreign Relations Committee business meeting. "Today, our co more PR

BOISE, Idaho, Jan. 30 -- Boise State University issued the following news: * * * Slow down and take a look: Boise State's Print Study Room Room 107 of Campus School is home to a new kind of space for the university. The Print Study Room offers a quiet atmosphere, good light, big tables and access to Boise State's growing collection of artworks on paper - including drawings, etchings, architectural plans, engravings and experimental works such as cyanotypes and Xerox prints. "You don't need t more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Jan. 30 (TNSrpt) -- The UCLA School of Law Williams Institute issued the following news release: * * * More than half of transgender youth live in a state with at least one law or policy restricting their rights According to a new report by the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law, 53% of transgender youth ages 13 to 17 in the U.S.--approximately 382,800 young people--live in 29 states with laws or policies that restrict access to gender-affirming care, sports, ba more PR

LOGAN, Utah, Jan. 29 -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * USU Ecologists Offer Expert Perspective About Gray Wolves Found in Cache Valley * State officials recently killed three gray wolves near Avon, Utah, in the southwestern corner of Cache County. Wildlife ecology experts from the Department of Wildland Resources at Utah State University answered questions about wolves in Utah. Q. Is it surprising to find gray wolves in the state? A. No, not surprising, according  more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Jan. 30 -- The West Virginia Attorney General John B. McCuskey issued the following news release: * * * West Virginia leads fight against efforts by climate activists to improperly influence federal judges West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey is leading a coalition of 27 attorneys general calling for the Federal Judicial Center to immediately withdraw an inappropriate new addition to the Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence that deals with "climate science. more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 29, 2026: * * * Working Families Tax Cuts Invest in Educational Opportunity This week is National School Choice Week, and the Working Families Tax Cuts--driven by U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho)--are making education more accessible and affordable for families across America. In the legislation, congressional Republicans created a new more PR