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

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, July 29 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson asks Supreme Court to allow President Trump's Executive Order protecting upcoming elections to take effect * South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson today joined 11 other attorneys general to protect the integrity of the upcoming midterm elections. They asked the U.S. Supreme Court to stay a District Court injunction blocking President Trump's Exe  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release on July 29, 2026: * * * Daines Bills Protecting Rural and Tribal Water and Infrastructure One Step Closer to Becoming Law U.S. Senator Steve Daines today announced that two of his water bills passed the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. "Access to safe water is a basic necessity, and I'm thrilled to see that my bipartisan bills improving water infrastructure in Montana have passed out of commi  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Daines, MSU Football Celebrate Historic FCS Championship at the White House * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Steve Daines and the Montana State University football team today celebrated their historic FCS championship win with a packed day in Washington D.C. They started off the morning with an interview on NewsNation and then went to the White House to visit with President Trump. Following the Whi  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Announces Over $2.9 Million in Grants for Tribal Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling in Montana, South Dakota * DENVER - Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced over $2.9 million for Tribes and Intertribal Consortia through the Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling (SWIFR) grant program in Region 8\. EPA selected the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe in South Dakota and the Fort  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

WASHINGTON, July 30 -- The Independent Petroleum Association of America issued the following news release on July 29, 2026, with Western Energy Alliance: * * * Energy Permitting Reauthorization Clears Key Senate Hurdle The Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) and Western Energy Alliance today welcomed the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee's approval of legislation to extend a successful program that funds oil and natural gas permitting activities on federal lands, b  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Neguse Introduce Legislation to Safeguard Local Input on Public Lands Oil and Gas Leases * Washington, D.C. -Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representative Joe Neguse (D-Colo.) introduced the Local Input Act. This bicameral bill seeks to protect the right of local communities to provide input into proposed oil and gas lease sales on national public lands and would rest  more

BOZEMAN, Montana, July 28 -- Montana State University issued the following news: * * * Montana State football to visit White House to celebrate national championship * Size: Lg Med Sm V Montana State University defeated Illinois State University on Jan. 5, 2026, to claim their first national title since 1984. BOZEMAN -The Montana State University Bobcats football team will be in Washington, D.C., tomorrow to be honored at the White House, capping a championship season that ended with the  more

MISSOULA, Montana, July 29 -- The University of Montana posted the following news release: * * * Montana Youth Symphony to Debut in Missoula with UM Senior's Winning Composition * MISSOULA - The Montana Youth Symphony will make its Missoula debut at the University of Montana on Sunday, Aug. 2, and feature the premiere performance of an award-winning composition by UM music composition senior Chris Valian, among other works. Composed of 65 of Montana's most talented young musicians ranging   more

IOWA CITY, Iowa, July 30 -- The University of Iowa College of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Iowa students join NASA mission to study wildfire clouds The University of Iowa engineering students are helping researchers collect data on pyrocumulonimbus clouds formed by intense wildfires. - Engineering PhD student Grant Finneman is participating in a NASA field mission this summer, in a way that very few students will ever experience. He is part of a NASA project that is collecti  more

DENVER, Colorado, July 30 -- Western Energy Alliance issued the following news release on July 29, 2026, with Independent Petroleum Association of America: * * * Energy Permitting Reauthorization Clears Key Senate Hurdle Western Energy Alliance and the Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA) today welcomed the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee's approval of legislation to extend a successful program that funds oil and natural gas permitting activities on federal lands,  more