ARLINGTON, Virginia, June 29 [Category: National Defense] -- The Air and Space Forces Association posted the following news release: * * * AFA Grant Supports Air Force Missileer Hall of Fame * The Air & Space Forces's (AFA) History and Heritage Committee awarded a grant to the Association of Air Force Missileers (AAFM) for new digital displays of the Air Force Missileer Hall of Fame at selected museums. The Association of Air Force Missileers has celebrated its heritage and advocated for A  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, June 29 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Hilgers Announces Supreme Court Will Hear Nebraska's South Platte River Compact and Perkins County Canal Claims * Lincoln-Attorney General Mike Hilgers announced today that the United States Supreme Court has agreed to hear Nebraska's claims that Colorado has violated the South Platte River Compact and has improperly interfered with Nebraska's right to develop the Pe  more

DENVER, Colorado, June 29 -- Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Phil Weiser statement on SCOTUS advancing Nebraska's South Platte River lawsuit * June 29, 2026 (DENVER) - Attorney General Phil Weiser issued the following statement in reaction to the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to take up Nebraska's South Platte River Compact lawsuit: "Colorado is complying with the South Platte River Compact and not interfering with Nebraska's   more

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Rep. Don Bacon, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Bacon Announces Opening of 2026 Congressional App Challenge * Washington, D.C. - Rep. Don Bacon (NE-02) today announced that his office is accepting submissions for the 2026 Congressional App Challenge, a nationwide competition that encourages middle and high school students to explore coding, computer science, and careers in STEM fields. Students who live in or attend school in Nebraska's 2nd Congr  more

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet, Heinrich, Fischer, Welch, Curtis Introduce Legislation to Protect Firefighters from Harmful Chemicals * Denver -Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet joined U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), Peter Welch (D-Vt.), and John Curtis (R-Idaho) to introduce the Protecting Firefighters and Advancing State-of-the-Art (PFAS) Alternatives Act of 2026, legislation to sup  more

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- C-SPAN, a public affairs network providing Americans with unfiltered access to congressional proceedings, issued the following news release on June 29, 2026: * * * C-SPAN Launches Road to the Capitol: Candidate Coverage from the Trail to Deliver On-the-Ground Video Coverage of Competitive Midterm Races Funded by Leading National Foundations, This C-SPAN Campaign 2026 Initiative Sends Multimedia Journalists to Battleground States to Bring Voters Unfiltered Access to U.S.  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, June 30 (TNSletter) -- Clean Fuels Alliance America issued the following letter to President Trump on the implementation of the administration's Renewable Fuel Standard volumes for 2026 and 2027: * * * Here is the text of the letter: June 15, 2026 The Hon. President Donald J. Trump The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20500 Dear Mr. President, Today, June 15, is the effective date for the Renewable Fuel Standard Volumes for 2026 and 2027 p  more

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee issued the following testimony by Amy Haas, executive director of the Colorado River Authority of Utah, from a June 10, 2026, hearing on the oversight of the Colorado River Basin and future operations decisions: * * * Chairman Lee, Ranking Member Heinrich, and Members of the Committee: thank you for the opportunity to testify this morning. My name is Amy Haas. I am the Executive Director of the Colorado River Authority o  more

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news: * * * Cornyn Op-Ed: Four Years Later, the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act is Making a Difference * AUSTIN - U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) authored the following op-ed in the San Antonio Express-News highlighting the success of his Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA), which was signed into law in 2022 following the tragic Robb Elementary School shooting in Uvalde, Texas: Four years later, the Bipartisan Safe  more

WASHINGTON, June 29 [Category: Business] -- NetChoice, a coalition of trade associations that says it makes the internet safe for free enterprise and expression, posted the following news release: * * * Court Blocks Nebraska's Digital I.D.-for-Speech Law for Social Media * LINCOLN, Neb.-On Saturday, the U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska granted NetChoice's request for a preliminary injunction, halting enforcement of the age verification and parental consent provisions of LB 38  more

WASHINGTON, June 30 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on June 29, 2026: * * * The Department of Justice Files Complaints Against Massachusetts and Rhode Island Challenging State Laws that Provide In-State Tuition to Illegal Aliens Today, the Department of Justice's Civil Division filed complaints against Massachusetts and Rhode Island to challenge state laws that provide in-state tuition and financial assistance to illegal aliens. These laws unconstitutionall  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, June 30 -- The Des Moines Public Schools issued the following news release: * * * DMPS Welcomes New Leaders for the 2026-27 School Year Des Moines Public Schools is pleased to announce several key leadership appointments that will help advance the district's commitment to student success. These leaders bring extensive experience in special education, digital learning, multilingual education, school finance, and career and technical education. Together, they represent decade  more

WASHINGTON, June 30 (TNSres) -- Gallup, a research-based and performance-management consulting company, issued the following news: * * * Ukrainians Sour on U.S. Leadership 59-percentage-point decline in U.S. approval since 2022 is the largest ever recorded By Benedict Vigers and Julie Ray LONDON -- More than four years after Russia's full-scale invasion of their country, Ukrainians' approval of U.S. leadership continues to sink as attitudes toward the war itself remain stable. Just 7% of   more

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Rep. Mike Flood, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * House Passes Congressman Flood's Terrorism Risk Insurance Reauthorization Bill * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Congressman Mike Flood (R-NE) released the following statement after the House of Representatives passed the bipartisan TRIA Program Reauthorization Act. Congressman Flood is the original sponsor of the bill, which extends the authorization of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program through 20  more

NORTH PLATTE, Nebraska, June 29 -- Mid-Plains Community College issued the following news: * * * MPCC expands digital access through ConnectEd Nebraska partnership Students, faculty and staff at Mid-Plains Community College can now securely connect to wireless networks at participating educational institutions across Nebraska and around the world through a new partnership with ConnectEd Nebraska and eduroam. This partnership allows students, staff, administration and faculty to safely obtain  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, June 30 -- The Nebraska Department of Education issued the following news release: * * * State Board of Education Partners with DHHS to Transform Rural School Nutrition The Nebraska Department of Education (NDE) is accepting applications for a grant opportunity that will provide more than $2.2 million in funding though the Nebraska Rural Health Transformation Program to help rural schools improve the quality of school meals. NDE is partnering with the Nebraska Department of  more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, June 29 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Frantz Ward, a law firm, posted the following news: * * * Two Months Out: Continuing Developments After Challenges to Rescheduling Order are Ongoing * Since the Monday, May 4, 2026, filing of the Smart Approaches to Marijuana, Inc. v. Department of Justice petition challenging the legality of the Department of Justice's ("DOJ") order rescheduling medical marijuana to Schedule III (the "Rescheduling Order"), two more petitions have similarl  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, June 30 -- The University of Nebraska posted the following news: * * * Study finds intergenerational co-parenting benefits children By Chuck Green, Kindred Media Family dynamics among caregivers tend to be complicated. They can become even more complex when grandparents take on co-parenting roles. Weiman Xu, postdoctoral fellow at the Nebraska Academy for Methodology, Analytics and Psychometrics, recently explored the association between intergenerational co-parenting an  more

WASHINGTON, June 29 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency issued the following news release: * * * USDA Modernizes Crop Reporting to Save Farmers Time and Reduce Paperwork The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farm Service Agency (FSA) today announced an acreage reporting modernization pilot program that is a foundational part of the administration's One Farmer, One File effort. FSA is focused on creating a more efficient, consistent, and customer-focused acreage reporting   more