WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet, Shaheen, Tillis, Colleagues Support Ukraine on Fourth Anniversary of Russia's Full-Scale Invasion * Washington, D.C. -Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, joined U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), the co-chairs of the Senate NATO Observer Gro  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Feb. 27 (TNSLrpt) -- Alaska Job Openings and Labor Turnover December 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Western Region - Feb. 26, 2026 * * * Alaska had 16,000 job openings in December 2025, compared to 18,000 openings in November, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Regional Commissioner Chris Rosenlund noted that the job openings rate in Alaska was 4.5 percent in December and 5.1 percent in the pre  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- The Senate Indian Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Polly Watson, vice president of operations at Bristol Bay Native Corp., Anchorage, Alaska, from a Feb. 10, 2026, hearing entitled "Economic Self-Determination in Action: Examining the Small Business Administration Native 8(a) Program": * * * Chairman, Vice Chairman, and Members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today. I am Polly Watson, and I am here on behalf of Bristol Bay   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 26 [Category: Energy] -- The American Gas Association issued the following news release: * * * Broad Coalition of 31 backs AGA Supreme Court challenge to furnace restrictions * Twenty-one states and 10 organizations are urging the U.S. Supreme Court to review a federal appeals court ruling that upheld a Biden-era rule blocking the sale of non-condensing natural gas furnaces and certain commercial water heaters. The petition, led by the American Gas Association, Americ  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Cantwell Introduces Weather Act Reauthorization to Modernize Weather Forecasting and Research * 02.26.26 Act would establish an atmospheric river forecast improvement program, strengthen landslide preparedness, establish an official Fire Weather Services Program, and deploy new technology and tools to forecast droughts and heat waves that harm crops; Extreme weather creating greater impacts:   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 25, 2026: * * * Cantwell, Cruz, Colleagues Introduce Weather Act Reauthorization to Modernize Weather Forecasting and Research Act would establish an atmospheric river forecast improvement program, strengthen landslide preparedness, establish an official Fire Weather Services Program, and deploy new technology and tool  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities issued the following research by Wesley Tharpe, senior advisor for state tax policy, policy analysts Clara Wilson and Joanna LeFebvre, all of the State Fiscal Policy team: * * * Sound State Revenue Choices Essential to Counteract Harmful Policies and Build Forward State and local policymakers nationwide are facing a one-two punch entering 2026. For one, last summer's harmful Republican megabill paired enormous tax breaks for we  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- The Senate Indian Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Katherine Carlton, president of Chugach Alaska Corp., policy chair of the Native American Contractors Association, and a shareholder of Chugach and Sitnasuak Native Corp., Anchorage, Alaska, from a Feb. 10, 2026, hearing entitled "Economic Self-Determination in Action: Examining the Small Business Administration Native 8(a) Program": * * * Thank you, Chairman Lisa Murkowski, Vice Chairman Brian Schat  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Rep. Nicholas J. Begich III, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Begich Announces FY27 Community Project Funding and Appropriations Guidance * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Feb. 25, 2026 - Today, the House Committee on Appropriations (link is external) released guidance for Community Project Funding (CPF), Programmatic, and Language requests for Fiscal Year (FY) 2027. "Guidance for FY2027 community funding requests have been released, and Alaskans mus  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Daines, Warner, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Increase Economic Prosperity, Strengthen CDFI Fund * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Steve Daines (R-Mont.) and Mark Warner (D-Va.) today introduced the bipartisan "Access to Fair Financing for Opportunity and Resilient Development (AFFORD) Act." The AFFORD Act will provide added transparency over CDFI Fund operations and strengthen its role in improving  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 (TNSLrpt) -- The Government Accountability Office issued the following report: * * * DOD Joint Bases: Actions Needed to Improve Sustainment of Facilities * Fast Facts From 2009 to 2010, DOD consolidated 26 military installations into 12 joint bases to increase readiness, reduce duplication, and save costs. However, DOD hasn't seen expected cost savings, and managing joint base facilities remains a major challenge. Despite billions invested in these facilities, we foun  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: * * * Healy highlights Reserve advantage during AFA symposium * AURORA, Colo. (AFNS) - The commander of Air Force Reserve Command told Airmen and Guardians attending the Air and Space Forces Association's 2026 Warfare Symposium that Reserve Airman are an advantage to the Department of the Air Force. "The Air Force Reserve is a force advantage," said Lt. Gen. John Healy, AFRC commander and chief of the Air Force Reserve. "  more

ROBINS AFB, Georgia, Feb. 26 -- The U.S. Air Force Reserve Command posted the following news: * * * Healy Highlights Reserve Advantage during AFA Symposium * AURORA, Co. - AURORA, Colorado-The commander of Air Force Reserve Command told Airmen and Guardians attending the Air and Space Forces Warfare Symposium that Reserve Airman are an advantage to the Department of the Air Force. "The Air Force Reserve is a force advantage," said Lt. Gen. John Healy, Air Force Reserve Command commander a  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 [Category: Union] -- The Transport Workers Union of America issued the following news release: * * * JetBlue Air Dispatchers Vote to Join the TWU and Reject Management's Empty Promises * Air Dispatchers and dispatch-related workers at JetBlue Airways voted Thursday to join the Transport Workers Union of America, the latest group of JetBlue workers to join the largest union of airline workers in the country. JetBlue Dispatch workers voted to unionize after years of broke  more

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Feb. 26 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Alaska posted the following news release on Feb. 24, 2026: * * * Kodiak man sentenced to 20 years for role in 2022 fatal fentanyl overdose The defendant is one of over 60 charged in large-scale drug trafficking ring targeting Alaska. * A Kodiak man was sentenced today to 20 years in prison for his role in a conspiracy to distribute deadly drugs that resulted in a fatal overdose in August 2022. While on pretri  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Lawsuit Launched to Challenge Cook Inlet Oil, Gas Lease Sale * ANCHORAGE, Alaska -A federally recognized Alaska Native Tribal Nation, along with several community and environmental health and justice groups, notified the Department of the Interior and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management today of their intent to sue over a planned March 4 offshore oil and gas lease sale in  more

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Feb. 26 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Alaska posted the following news release on Feb. 25, 2026: * * * Leader of Anchorage drug trafficking organization sentenced to 30 years 38 kilograms of fentanyl and 10 kilograms of heroin seized in connection with the organization. * An Anchorage man was sentenced today to 30 years in prison for leading a local drug trafficking organization responsible for attempting to traffic large amounts of fentanyl and h  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Murkowski, Sullivan Introduce Legislation to Bolster Alaska's Tsunami Preparedness * Washington, DC- Today, U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan (both R-AK), along with Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), introduced legislation that would strengthen infrastructure and warning systems for tsunamis in Alaska and across the country. The Tsunami Warning, Research, and Education Act of 2026 would re  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Murkowski, Sullivan Introduce Legislation to Bolster Alaska's Tsunami Preparedness * WASHINGTON -Today, U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan (both R-Alaska), along with Senator Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), introduced legislation that would strengthen infrastructure and warning systems for tsunamis in Alaska and across the country. The Tsunami Warning, Research, and Education Act of 2026 would r  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- The Senate Indian Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Cariann Ah Loo, president of the Native Hawaiian Organizations Association, Honolulu, Hawaii, chair of the Nakupuna Foundation, and a board member of the Native American Contractors Association, from a Feb. 10, 2026, hearing entitled "Economic Self-Determination in Action: Examining the Small Business Administration Native 8(a) Program": * * * Chairperson Murkowski, Vice Chair Schatz, and distinguish  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * Nick Begich SILENT on Taking Donations from GOP Staffer Charged with Child Sex Crimes * Recent reporting reveals Nick Begich accepted campaign donations from a top GOP aide arrested on federal charges of child sex crimes. Craig Scott Valdez, the former chair of the Anchorage Young Republicans, was charged in federal court with sex trafficking and sexual exploitation of minors, r  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 (TNSinfo) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following information collection: Title: Pacific Cod Trawl Cooperative Program. OMB Control Number: 0648-0811. Form Number(s): None. Type of Request: Regular submission (extension and revision of a current information collection). Number of Respondents: 13 respondents. Average Hours per Response: Application for PCTC Cooperative Quota: 2 hours; Application for Inter-C  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- The Environmental Working Group issued the following news release: * * * New proposal in Congress would gut key provisions of landmark chemical safety law, putting families' health at risk Alliance for Health and Safe Chemicals warns proposals would fast-track approvals of potentially toxic chemicals, weaken protections and hand industry new power over EPA decisions * A new Senate draft bill would dismantle core protections of the nation's main chemical safety law and  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Feb. 27 (TNSrpt) -- The Reason Foundation issued the following commentary on Feb. 26, 2026, by Director of Criminal Justice Policy Vittorio Nastasi and criminal justice policy intern Maegan Smarkusky: * * * New 50-state report reveals gaps in identification and reentry document assistance for people leaving prison A new Reason Foundation report finds only 28 states mandate ID provision despite strong evidence linking employment access to reduced recidivism. * Among   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Feb. 26 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news: * * * Tennessee Attorney General Joins Multi-State Letter Raising Antitrust Convers Over Proposed Netflix-Warner Bros. Merger * Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti has joined a coalition of state attorneys general urging the U.S. Department of Justice to conduct a thorough antitrust review of the proposed merger between Netflix and Warner Bros., warning that the deal could harm c  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Feb. 27 -- Earthjustice issued the following news release on Feb. 26, 2026: * * * Traditional Tribal Nation, Community and Environmental Groups Notify Interior Department of Intent to Challenge Upcoming Offshore Oil-and-Gas Sale in Cook Inlet, Alaska Trump administration plans to hold sale in violation of Endangered Species Act, putting extremely vulnerable Cook Inlet beluga whales at risk * Anchorage, AK -- A federally recognized Alaska Native Tribal Nation, alon  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Coast Guard accepts delivery of 62nd Fast Response Cutter named for 9/11 hero * KEY WEST -The U.S. Coast Guard accepted delivery of the 62nd Fast Response Cutter, USCGC Vincent Danz (WPC 1162), on Thursday in Key West. The Vincent Danz is the fourth FRC to be homeported to Guam. "Accepting delivery of the Vincent Danz, Guam's newest Fast Response Cutter, demonstrates   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 (TNSrep) -- The Violence Policy Center issued the following news release: * * * States with Weaker Gun Laws and Higher Gun Ownership Have Highest Gun Death Rates, New 2024 Data Confirm Mississippi, New Mexico, Alaska, Alabama, and Wyoming Have Highest Gun Death Rates in the Nation Hawaii, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, and Rhode Island Have Lowest Gun Death Rates in the Nation * Just-released data from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) s  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Feb. 27 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * Alum rises to the challenge of helping vulnerable populations around the globe Sarah J. Hanson, M.D., a VCU School of Medicine grad, has spent her career working to improve health outcomes for all mothers. By Amanda Kowaleski For Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine alum Sarah J. "Sally" Hanson, M.D., obstetrics and gynecology is "the best job in the hospital." It doesn't matter w  more