BISMARCK, North Dakota, July 30 -- Gov. Kelly Armstrong, R-North Dakota, issued the following news: * * * Armstrong appoints Walsh County State's Attorney Kelley Cole to Northeast Judicial District judgeship * BISMARCK, N.D. - Gov. Kelly Armstrong today appointed Walsh County State's Attorney Kelley Cole to an open judgeship in the Northeast Judicial District, effective Aug. 17. Cole has served as state's attorney in Walsh County since October 2017, having been appointed to the position in  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, July 31 -- The University of Pennsylvania posted the following news: * * * Climate resilience planning in Rhode Island and the U.S. Virgin Islands * With the rate of global sea level rise doubling over the past three decades and 25% more people exposed to floods than in 2000, climate change has caused significant planning challenges for cities. Master of City Planning students learn how to address such difficulties in the Climate Resilience Studio course that Wei  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration has issued a final rule correcting the published geographic coordinates of the Thedford, Nebraska, Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Range/Distance Measuring Equipment (VOR/DME) in the legal descriptions of United States Area Navigation (RNAV) Routes T-285 and T-286. The amendment becomes effective at 0901 UTC on October 29, 2026. FAA said the action follows a third-party survey that found th  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 1 -- Fisher Phillips, a law firm, issued the following insight on July 31, 2026: * * * New H-2A Farmworker Rates Are Here: What Agricultural Employers Need to Know H-2A agricultural employers have been awaiting the Department of Labor's publication of the new H-2A Adverse Effect Wage Rates (AEWRs), and eager to hear how soon they would be required to update rates. Federal officials just released a public inspection copy of the new rates, which is set to be published in   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release on July 31, 2026: * * * Hoeven: Senate Passes Resolution Designating August 1 as Gold Star Children's Day Senator John Hoeven joined Senators Roger Wicker, (R-Miss.) and Mark Kelly, (D-Ariz.) in marking the passage of a Senate resolution they introduced designating August 1, 2026, as Gold Star Children's Day, which recognizes the children of fallen service members. America's Gold Star tradition began in  more

DULUTH, Minnesota, July 27 -- Minnesota Power, a division of Allete, issued the following news release: * * * Minnesota Power breaks ground on Boswell Solar in Cohasset, a large solar array to serve the company's local customers Minnesota Power celebrated the start of construction on the Boswell Solar project, an 85- megawatt solar energy facility that will bring more local renewable energy to northern Minnesota while building on the long-standing prominent role of the Boswell Energy Center s  more

FARGO, North Dakota, July 31 -- North Dakota State University posted the following news: * * * NDSU Agricultural Trade Monitor earns national policy award * The NDSU Agricultural Trade Monitor earned the Bruce Gardner Memorial Prize for Applied Policy Analysis from the Agricultural & Applied Economics Association. Sandro Steinbach, NDSU Farmers Union Endowed Professor of Agribusiness and Applied Economics and Shawn Arita, NDSU associate professor, accepted the honor at the AAEA Awards & Fell  more

WASHINGTON, July 30 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The National Governors Association issued the following news release: * * * NGA Commends Chair Gov. Stitt and Bipartisan Work to Reignite the American Dream * Stitt caps yearlong NGA initiative focused on advancing education, entrepreneurship and energy OKLAHOMA CITY - Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt this evening joined governors from across the country recognize the progress made through his work as National Governors Associati  more

WASHINGTON, July 31 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service issued the following news: * * * USDA Invests $52 Million in 19 Projects to Expand Wildlife Conservation, Outdoor Access * (Washington, D.C., July 31, 2026) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $52 million in 19 projects to increase public access to private lands for wildlife-dependent recreation while benefiting farmers, ranchers and private landowners. Through the Voluntary   more