BURBANK, California, July 29 [Category: BizArts/Cultural] -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, posted the following news release: * * * 'AMERICAN IDOL' RENEWED FOR LANDMARK 25TH SEASON ON ABC AND DISNEY+ * * "American Idol," the iconic series that revolutionized the television landscape by pioneering the music competition genre, returns for a monumental 25th * The search for a superstar begins when "American Idol" premieres next year on ABC and streams next day on Disney+ and Hulu. Once liv  more

MOSCOW, Idaho, July 28 -- The University of Idaho issued the following news release: * * * Accounting internships build workforce skills * Puja Thapa traveled from the gateway of the Himalaya Mountains to Moscow and its rolling Palouse hills because she wanted hands-on learning experiences in her field of study. She has not been disappointed with her decision. Thapa, an accounting major from Kathmandu, is among a group of students who earned internships this year at University of Idaho's D  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- The America First Policy Institute issued the following fact sheet: * * * Idaho: The Great American Comeback The Economy: The Working Familes Tax Cuts Lands in America's Fastest-Growing State Since 2020 Idaho enters the era of the Working Familes Tax Cuts (WFTC)--enacted as the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) and signed July 4, 2025--from a position of strength: No state has grown faster since 2020, state leaders keep cutting taxes, and now what supporters call the large  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, July 28 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson pushes federal government to strengthen "Know Your Customer" rules in effort to combat illegal robocalls * (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - Attorney General Alan Wilson and a bipartisan coalition of 49 other attorneys general are pushing the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to strengthen its "Know Your Customer" (KYC) rules to help prevent scammers from usin  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, July 28 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Brenna Bird Continues Fight to Combat Illegal Robocalls * DES MOINES-Attorney General Brenna Bird joined a bipartisan coalition of 50 attorneys general today urging the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to strengthen its "Know Your Customer" (KYC) rules to help prevent scammers from using the U.S. communications network to make illegal robocalls. KYC rules require ph  more

ALBANY, New York, July 29 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Urges Federal Government to Strengthen Know Your Customer Rules to Stop Illegal Robocalls * July 29, 2026 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James and a bipartisan coalition of 49 other attorneys general urged the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to strengthen its "Know Your Customer" (KYC) rules to help prevent scammers from making illegal ro  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 28 -- North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Jeff Jackson Leads Bipartisan AGs Pushing Federal Government to Strengthen Know Your Customer Rules to Combat Illegal Robocalls * RALEIGH-Attorney General Jeff Jackson is leading a bipartisan coalition of 50 attorneys general pushing the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to strengthen its "Know Your Customer" (KYC) rules to help prevent scammers fro  more

SALEM, Oregon, July 28 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Rayfield Pushes for Stronger Rules to Combat Illegal Robocalls * #Last year, Americans received more than 29.6 billion scam robocalls and texts and lost nearly $2 billion to these scams At best, robocalls are a growing and persistent nuisance. At worst, they're the source of scams that steal millions of dollars from unsuspecting victims. Today, Attorney General Dan Rayfie  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, July 28 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Pushes Federal Government to Strengthen Know Your Customer Rules in Effort to Combat Illegal Robocalls * Press Releases (Hartford, CT)- Attorney General William Tong and a bipartisan coalition 49 other attorneys general are pushing the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to strengthen its "Know Your Customer" (KYC) rules to help prevent scammers from  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet Joins Bipartisan Legislation to Repeal Outdated Jackson-Vanik Trade Restrictions on Central Asia * Washington, D.C. -Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, a senior member of the Senate Finance Committee, joined legislation to repeal outdated Jackson-Vanik trade restrictions on certain countries in Central Asia. The legislation is led by Senators Steve Daines (R-Mont.), Senate Foreign Re  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on July 28, 2026: * * * Bipartisan Group of Senators Announce Agreement to Move Forward on Major Sanctions Legislation Today, U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Darline Graham (R-S.C.), Katie Britt (R-Ala.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) announced a bipartis  more

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho, July 30 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Idaho National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * From tour to fellow: How INL and the Army Cyber Institute are advancing critical infrastructure research together U.S. Army Lt. Col. Joshua Dawson had some idea of what the Idaho National Laboratory might have to offer when he visited the lab in December 2025. As executive officer for the Army Cyber Institute at West Point, Dawson had read about the lab's All Hazard  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, July 29 -- Gov. Larry Rhoden, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Gov. Rhoden and Colleagues Support SAVE Act * PIERRE, S.D. - Today, Governor Larry Rhoden and 22 fellow Republican governors sent a letter to President Donald J. Trump, supporting his call for the United States Senate to pass the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act. You can find the letter here. "America is back-but one critical challenge remains: no nation can re  more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, July 30 -- New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez issued the following news release on July 29, 2026: * * * Attorney General Raul Torrez Pushes Federal Government to Strengthen Know Your Customer Rules in Effort to Combat Illegal Robocalls Albuquerque, NM - Attorney General Raul Torrez, as part of a bipartisan coalition of 50 attorneys general, is pushing the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to strengthen its "Know Your Customer" (KYC) rules to help prevent scam  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 (TNSLrpt) -- The Government Accountability Office issued the following report: * * * Nuclear Waste Cleanup: DOE Needs to Better Use End State Contracts to Achieve Intended Results * #Fast Facts The Department of Energy employs contractors to conduct nuclear waste cleanup at its U.S. sites. Since 2019, DOE has used an "end state" contracting model that breaks up cleanup work into smaller contracts-called task orders-within the main contract. This model was meant to provid  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee released the following testimony by O'Keefe Media Group CEO James O'Keefe from a July 15, 2026, hearing entitled "Exposing Fraud in America": * * * Chairman Paul, Ranking Member Peters, and Members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify. In February of 2026, I disguised myself as a homeless person and approached a petition circulator on Skid Row, near San Pedro and Sixth Street in downto  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 (TNSLrpt) -- US National Grasslands Survey: Quantitative Survey and Segmentation Report 2026 - A report from America's Grasslands Coalition - June 2026 (55 pages) Here are excerpts: * * * Contents Background and Approach ... 03 Key Findings ... 08 Survey Results ... 11 1. Segmentation ... 12 2. Awareness of and Attitudes toward Grasslands ... 27 3. Support for Grasslands ... 42 * * * Background and Objectives The grasslands of the United States are vast and varied  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee issued the following information for a business meeting at 10 a.m. on Aug. 5, 2026, at 342 Dirksen Senate Office Building: AGENDA Legislation 1. S. Res. ____, an original resolution regarding Contempt of Congress; 2. S. 2732, Bonuses for Cost-Cutters Act of 2025; 3. S. 2733, Duplication Scoring Act of 2025; 4. S. 252/H.R. 1515, Guidance Out Of Darkness (GOOD) Act; 5. S. 164/H.R. 77, Midnight Rules Relie  more

MOSCOW, Idaho, July 28 -- The University of Idaho issued the following news release: * * * SS 2.4: Understanding the past to better understand today * Meet Dulce Kersting-Lark, head of Special Collections and Archives at University of Idaho Library. In this episode, she discusses how archives preserve Idaho's history and why understanding the past can help us better understand our communities today. Email us at vandaltheory@uidaho.edu. *** Original text here: https://www.uidaho.edu/newsr  more

MOSCOW, Idaho, July 28 -- The University of Idaho issued the following news release: * * * Study confirms ringtails have expanded into southern Idaho * MOSCOW, Idaho -New research provides the strongest evidence to date that ringtails -secretive, cat-sized omnivores with raccoon-like tails -have expanded their range into southern Idaho and may now be a resident species in the state. Peter Rebholz, then a University of Idaho graduate student, and David Ausband, assistant professor in the uni  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, July 30 -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news: * * * UW's Manufacturing Works to Support Federally Funded Nuclear Energy Tech Hub The Intermountain-West Nuclear Energy Corridor (INEC) Tech Hub, a regional coalition that includes the University of Wyoming's Manufacturing Works, has received an implementation funding award from the U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration (EDA). The award will support work to accelerate advanced nucle  more