WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document on Feb. 26, 2026, from Economics Daily: * * * 0.5 unemployed persons per job opening in the Dakotas, 1.9 in California, in December 2025 There were 6.5 million job openings in the United States in December 2025, a number about 1.0 million lower than the number of unemployed people, resulting in a ratio of 1.1 unemployed persons per job opening. Both North Dakota and South Dak  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Cramer Highlights Importance of WOTUS Landowner Clarity at EPW Hearing * ***Click here for audio. Click here for video. Click here for photos. WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee held a hearing to discuss the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Civil Works Program and policies under consideration for the Water Resources Development Act of 2026. The heari  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Cramer, Colleagues Include Accountability Reforms in FISA 702 Reauthorization * Legislation Calls for Strengthening Constitutional Safeguards ***Click here to download video. Click here for audio. WASHINGTON, D.C. - Eighteen years after its creation in 2008 following the intelligence failures related to 9/11, Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) is set to expire. T  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * DOT Awards $5 Million to NDDOT for Buses * WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Federal Transit Administration awarded $5,070,000 to the North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT). This award is funded through the Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities program and will be used to purchase replacement buses in various locations across North Dakota. *** Original t  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, Feb. 26 -- Gov. Kelly Armstrong, R-North Dakota, issued the following news: * * * Emergency Commission approves funding to expand GPS monitoring to all ND transitional facility residents * BISMARCK, N.D. - The North Dakota Emergency Commission, chaired by Gov. Kelly Armstrong, unanimously approved funding today to expand the use of GPS monitoring bracelets to all residents of transitional facilities to enable real-time supervision and enhance public safety. The Nort  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * EPA Awards Over $28 Million to NDDEQ for Lead Service Line Replacements * WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded a $28,650,000 Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) capitalization grant to the North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality (NDDEQ). This award is funded through the fully-paid-for Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and will be used for DWSR  more

SANTA MONICA, California, Feb. 27 (TNSrep) -- Rand issued the following news release on Feb. 26, 2026: * * * State Medicaid Budgets to Decline by Hundreds of Billions over the Next Decade; Impacts Vary Widely Across States State Medicaid budgets are projected to experience reductions of $664 billion between 2025 and 2034 due to provisions in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), according to a new study (https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RRA4098-1.html) by nonprofit, non-partisan R  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