Chair Collins Announces Senator Husted to Join Appropriations Committee
Washington, D.C. – Senator Susan Collins (R-ME), Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that Senator Jon Husted (R-OH) will join the Committee after Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) was confirmed…
Assemblymember Mark González’s Bilingual Bill Advances
SACRAMENTO, CA — Yesterday, Assemblymember Mark González’s AB 2332: DLI Coordinator advanced out of the Assembly Education Committee with unanimous support. AB 2332, if signed into law, would establish a…
Smithsonian Craft Show Opens April 23
Juried Fine Craft Show Celebrates American Artistry The 44th annual Smithsonian Craft Show will take place April 22–26 featuring the work of recognized masters and outstanding innovators of American craft.…
How Birds Send Heat into Space Measured for the First Time: A New Study Reveals Hidden Reflectance of Bird Feathers Through the Prism of Light, Heat, and Color
Scientists at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, UCLA, Indiana University, and Cal State University, Dominguez Hills, flock together to measure the reflectance of mid-infrared in bird feathers…
Cooper Hewitt Announces Gala Honorees To Be Recognized Alongside the 2026 National Design Award Winners
For the 2026 Smithsonian National Design Awards, honorees including Tiffany & Co., Martha Stewart, Adobe, Target, Tory Burch and Thom Browne highlight the enduring impact of American design as the…
Department of State Launches Pax Silica Fund
The U.S. Department of State today announced that it intends, working with Congress, to allocate $250 million in foreign assistance funding for a new Pax Silica Fund initiative to support…
National Portrait Gallery Announces Newly Conserved “Declaration of Independence” Diorama and New Revolutionary War-Era Gallery
Installations On View Beginning July 2 as Part of “Out of Many: Portraits from 1600 to 1900” Exhibition In commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the nation, the Smithsonian’s National…
SBA Relief Still Available to Mescalero Apache Tribe Businesses, Nonprofits, and Residents Affected by Adverse Weather
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is reminding eligible businesses, nonprofits, and residents in New Mexico of the April 24 deadline to apply for low interest federal disaster…
National Museum of American History Commemorates the 250th With an Exhibition That Spans the Entire Museum
Major Exhibition “In Pursuit of Life, Liberty & Happiness” Opens May 14 The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History will mark the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence with…
“Politics Won. Victims Lost.” Assemblyman Lackey Blasts Committee for Killing DUI Reform Bill
SACRAMENTO – Following the failure of AB 1686 in the Assembly Public Safety Committee, Assemblymember Lackey (R-Palmdale), a nearly 30-year veteran of the California Highway Patrol, issued the following emotional…