WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Rep. Janelle Bynum, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Bynum Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Protect Rural Hospitals * Today, Congresswoman Janelle Bynum (OR-05) introduced the bipartisan, bicameral Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Program Reauthorization Act to extend the Rural Community Hospital Demonstration (RCHD) for five years. The RCHD provides critical support to rural hospitals across the country by allowing them to test innovative hospita more PR

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst Reveals Infamous Quality Learing Center Received Financial Support from the SBA * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) is revealing that the Small Business Administration (SBA) paid more than $231,000 to Minnesota's infamous Quality Learing Center, which abruptly closed after being exposed as a front for fraud by YouTuber Nick Shirley, and paid approximately $4 million to 28 companies provi more PR

DES MOINES, Iowa, May 22 -- Gov. Kim Reynolds, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Gov. Reynolds issues disaster proclamation on May 22, 2026, for five counties in response to severe weather * Governor Kim Reynolds has issued a disaster proclamation for Cherokee, Clay, Kossuth, Montgomery, and Ringgold Counties in response to severe weather that occurred on May 15, 2026, and continuing. Governor Reynolds' proclamation allows state resources to be utilized to respond to and recov more PR

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley Announces Staff Traveling Office Hours Across Iowa * WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley's (R-Iowa) staff will hold traveling office hours in 32 counties from Monday, June 1, to Friday, June 12. Iowans seeking assistance with a federal agency or wishing to share their views may stop by during the scheduled hours listed below. NOTE: Senator Grassley will not be in attendance. He will be re more PR

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Introduce Legislation to Improve New Mexicans' Access to Healthcare & Keep Rural Hospitals Open * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) introduced the Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Reauthorization Act, bipartisan legislation to improve New Mexicans' access to healthcare and keep rural hospitals open by extending the Rural Community more PR

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Hinson Co-Leads Bipartisan Bill Inspired by Mom Who Couldn't Breastfeed During Cancer Treatment * Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Ashley Hinson (R-IA-02) joined Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL-25) in introducing bipartisan legislation to help families afford infant formula or donor breast milk when a mom or baby can't breastfeed because of a medical condition. The legislation, Constance more PR

LAWRENCE, Kansas, May 22 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news: * * * KU recognizes 11 students with 2026 University Awards * LAWRENCE -The University of Kansas has awarded 11 students with honors that recognize community engagement, leadership and academics. The University Awards, among the most prestigious awards presented at KU, were established to recognize students who embody service excellence, dedication or whose academic achievements are stellar. Class of 1913 Award more PR

WASHINGTON, May 22 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO American Federation of Government Employees issued the following news release: * * * Largest Federal Employee Union Endorses Three Candidates from Iowa for Election to Congress * AFGE says Christina Bohannan, Lindsay James, and Sarah Trone Garriott will fight for workers' rights and benefits EAGAN, Minn. - The American Federation of Government Employees today announced its endorsement of three candidates for election to the U.S. House re more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, May 22 -- Michigan Medicine, the academic medical center of the University of Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Giving with gratitude: planned gifts support nursing, research, and patient care Support for nursing, prostate cancer research, and cerebral palsy treatment will make a lasting difference for patients. * After retiring from a business career in Nebraska, longtime Detroit Tigers fan Paul Hansen found he had more time to travel to Michigan to at more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- The Conference of State Bank Supervisors issued the following news release: * * * Mississippi's Rhoshunda Kelly Elected CSBS Chair The Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) today announced the election of Mississippi Department of Banking and Consumer Finance Commissioner Rhoshunda G. Kelly to serve as the new chair of the CSBS Board of Directors. The election took place during the CSBS annual meeting, where new officers for 2026-27 were also installed. Chair Kel more PR

WASHINGTON, May 22 (TNSxrep) -- The National Association of Home Builders issued the following news release: * * * Housing Affordability Edges Up in First Quarter but Challenges Persist While housing affordability remains out of reach for millions of Americans, particularly first-time and entry-level buyers, conditions have improved modestly in the last year, according to the latest data from the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Cost of Housing Index (CHI). The CHI res more PR

EDGEFIELD, South Carolina, May 22 -- The National Wild Turkey Federation issued the following news release: * * * R3 Symposium Works to Make Outdoor Spaces More Accessible The National Wild Turkey Federation's Education and Outreach team attended the Council to Advance Hunting and Shooting Sports' (CAHSS) annual National R3 Symposium, held this year in Des Moines, Iowa. The annual gathering brings together state agencies and non-governmental organizations involved in hunting, shooting sports, more PR

MARYVILLE, Missouri, May 22 -- Northwest Missouri State University issued the following news release: * * * Cemetery survey project helps students develop research skills, community connections Northwest Missouri State University student Sam Miller hadn't heard of Rose Ann Wilson when she began her U.S. history honors course this spring but is more familiar with her now after completing a unique survey of local cemeteries. During a visit in March to the Ohio Cemetery in Burlington Junction,  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 22 (TNSLrpt) -- The report is 'FERC Order 2222 & DER Policy and Implementation Report', issued in November 2025 by the FERC2222.org and cusln.org policy tracker; no individual author names are listed in the text you provided. It summarizes recent developments in distributed energy resource policy, virtual power plants, and FERC Order 2222 implementation across RTOs, ISOs, and states. A central theme is metering and telemetry. The report says FERC Order 2222 requires each RTO and more PR

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Q&A: Fertilizer Costs Jolt Farm Economy * Q: What can be done to lower fertilizer costs? A: As a farmer-lawmaker, I'm proud to serve as an outspoken advocate for family farmers. When there's a natural disaster or headwinds in the farm economy, I raise the volume for Rural America at the policymaking tables. At my annual 99 county meetings, I'm hearing from family farmers across Iowa about finan more PR

BROOKINGS, South Dakota, May 22 -- South Dakota State University posted the following news: * * * SDSU's Wingman tops NASA's Blue Skies contest * AI-enabled safety glasses designed by a group of South Dakota State University engineering students so impressed judges at a NASA contest that State students repeated as champions at the Gateways to Blue Skies competition at Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia. The glasses are designed to assist aircraft mechanics, but they could be applie more PR

WASHINGTON, May 21 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: * * * Secretary Kennedy Celebrates Landmark Iowa MAHA Legislation, Announces First-Ever Surgeon General Warning on Excessive Screen Time * DES MOINES-MAY 21, 2026- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. traveled to Iowa Wednesday to join Governor Kim Reynolds for the signing of the state's landmark MAHA bill and launch of a new advisory from t more PR

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. John Curtis, R-Utah, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Passes Bipartisan Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month Resolution * WASHINGTON -The U.S. Senate passed a bipartisan resolution led by U.S. Senators John Curtis (R-UT), Gary Peters (D-MI), Joni Ernst (R-IA), and Angus King (I-ME) to designate May as "Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month." The resolution promotes safe practices for the millions of motorcycle riders across America. "I know firsthand the  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senators Katie Britt, Tom Cotton, Colleagues Urge Trump Administration to Eliminate UN Agency that Employs Hamas Terrorists * Washington, D.C. -U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) joined Senator Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) and 24 of her Senate colleagues in sending a letter to President Trump requesting that his administration fully dismantle and eliminate the budget of the United Nations Relief and Works  more PR