BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, June 27 -- Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Liz Murrill Supports Nomination of Todd Blanche as United States Attorney General Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill joined a coalition of 23 state attorneys general in urging the United States Senate to swiftly confirm Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche as the next United States Attorney General. In a letter sent to Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Charles Gr  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Rep. Bob Latta, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy, issued the following opening statement on June 24, 2026, at a markup of eight bills to protect Americans from higher electricity prices * * * "Welcome to today's subcommittee markup to consider eight bills to lower costs for households and promote innovation in our electric sector while ensuring the U.S. remains in pole position to win the race with Communist China for AI developmen  more

FARGO, North Dakota, June 26 -- North Dakota State University posted the following news: * * * College of Business names Yongtao (David) Hong chair of the Department of Accounting and Information Systems * The NDSU College of Business has named Yongtao (David) Hong chair of the Department of Accounting and Information Systems after serving in the role on an interim basis for the past year. "We look forward to the continued leadership of Dr. Hong as chair of the Department of Accounting and  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- The Congressional Black Caucus issued the following news release: * * * Congressional Black Caucus Statement on Supreme Court Ruling to Further Weaken Voting Rights Act * Today, Congressional Black Caucus Chair Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) and members of the Congressional Black Caucus issued the following statement: "Two months after the Trump Supreme Court's decision in Louisiana v. Callais gutted key protections of the Voting Rights Act, the Court's conservative superm  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * EPA Announces $1.9 Million in Brownfields Grants to North Dakota Projects * BISMARCK, N.D. - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced three Brownfields and Land Revitalization Program awards totaling $1.9 million. The funding will be distributed as follows: * $1,000,000 to the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe to assess and clean up asbestos, lead-based paint, and polychlorinated biphenyl   more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Invests in Making America Healthy Again with Announcement of $1.6 Million to Improve Drinking Water in Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah and Wyoming * DENVER - Today, U.S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing $1.6 million in grant funding to improve drinking water infrastructure in Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming. These grant  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Invests in Making America Healthy Again with Announcement of $25 Million to Improve Drinking Water in Small and Rural Communities * WASHINGTON- Today, U.S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing more than $25 million in grant funding to improve drinking water infrastructure in small and rural communities. These grants will help Make America Healthy Again by providing communitie  more

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, June 26 [Category: BizHospital] -- Sanford Health posted the following news release: * * * Greater Grand Forks Legacy Football Camp takes place July 7 * GRAND FORKS, N.D. - Sanford Health, Grand Forks Youth Football and University of North Dakota Athletics are teaming up to host the Greater Grand Forks Legacy Football Camp. The camp takes place on Tuesday, July 7th, from the Fritz Pollard Athletic Center at Memorial Village, 2501 Red Jarrett Way. The camp costs $  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Aviation released the following testimony by Shawn Dobberstein, executive director of Hector International Airport, and vice chair of the American Association of Airport Executives Air Service Committee, from a June 4, 2026, hearing entitled "Connecting Rural America to the National Airspace System": * * * Chairman, Ranking Member, and Members of the Subcommittee: Thank you for the opportunity to appear before y  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * HHS Awards $3,186,404 to Grand Forks Schools * BISMARCK, N.D. - The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded $3,186,404 to Grand Forks Public Schools. These funds are distributed through Head Start Projects. The award supports Head Start and Early Head Start programs, which promote early childhood learning, health and development initiatives, as well as family and community suppo  more

LEWISTON, Idaho, June 27 -- Lewis-Clark State College issued the following news release: * * * LC State leads Idaho to highest NCLEX first-time pass rate in the West Thanks in large part to the continued excellence of Lewis-Clark State College's nursing program, Idaho continues to produce top-performing healthcare professionals, with students in the Gem State passing the NCLEX exam on their first try at higher rates than their competitors in the West. LC State's first-time NCLEX (National Co  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, June 27 -- The North Dakota Attorney General Office issued the following opinion: * * * The North Dakota Attorney General issued an opinion to the Mercer County Commission Request: Marv Schwehr requested an opinion from this office under N.D.C.C. Sec. 44-04-21.1 regarding whether the Mercer County Commission (Commission) violated N.D.C.C. Sec.Sec. 44-04-20, 44-04-19 .2, and 44-04-19 by failing to properly notice an executive session, failing to properly describe the le  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, June 27 -- North Dakota Attorney General Drew Wrigley issued the following opinion: * * * The North Dakota Attorney General issued an opinion to the Department of Veterans' Affairs Request: Kelly Volk requested an opinion from this office under N.D.C.C. Sec. 44-04-21.1 asking whether the North Dakota Department of Veterans' Affairs (Veterans' Affairs) failed to provide requested reports from a database or failed to timely respond to the request for reports, and thereby  more

FARGO, North Dakota, June 26 -- North Dakota State University posted the following news: * * * Offerdahl Gift accelerates breakthrough research in sustainable agriculture at NDSU * Richard '65 and Linda Offerdahl have committed $3 million to advance groundbreaking research led by NDSU scientist Barney Geddes, accelerating a transformative innovation in agriculture. The new funding will accelerate research focused on biological nitrogen fixation in cereal crops, a development with the poten  more

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, June 26 [Category: BizHospital] -- Sanford Health posted the following news release: * * * Roger Maris All-Star Week raises over $1 million * FARGO, N.D. - The sixth annual Roger Maris All-Star Week raised over $1 million for cancer care. 100% of funds raised during Roger Maris All-Star Week support Sanford Roger Maris Cancer Center's continued investment and expansion as a national destination for cancer research, treatment, education and training. In October 20  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on June 25, 2026: * * * The James T. Woods Act Fights Online Child Exploitation That's Sweeping the Nation BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA - Online child exploitation, sextortion and violent online criminal networks like '764,' which coerce children into violent or suicidal acts, are sweeping the nation, impacting children across all 50 states. Each of the 56 Federal Bur  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Awards More Than $11 Million to North Dakota * BISMARCK, N.D. - The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the recipients of more than $11 million in grants for public health, early childhood education and workforce enhancement. A total of $11,012,412 will be distributed to six recipients as follows: * $5,210,000 to the North  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- The U.S. International Trade Commission issued the following news release: * * * USITC Institutes Section 337 Investigation of Certain Heavy Machinery and Components Thereof The U.S. International Trade Commission (Commission or USITC) voted to institute an investigation of certain heavy machinery and components thereof. The products at issue in the investigation are described in the Commission's notice of investigation. The investigation is based on a complaint filed   more