AURORA, Colorado, March 2 -- The University of Colorado School of Public Health posted the following news release: * * * AI Analysis of Eye Photos May Help Detect Serious Lung and Heart Conditions in Premature Infants * KEY POINTS: * Researchers developed an artificial intelligence (AI) model that can analyze routine eye images of premature infants to detect risk for serious lung and heart diseases * The study evaluated 493 premature infants across seven neonatal intensive care units  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 2 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL JOINS COALITION IN OPPOSING FEDERAL RULE THAT WOULD LIMIT STUDENT LOAN ACCESS FOR HEALTH CARE WORKERS * Chicago - Attorney General Raoul, as part of a coalition of states, submitted a comment letter opposing a proposed rule by the U.S. Department of Education that would cap federal student loans for graduate students in nursing, physician assistance and other he  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Bonamici Announces Town Hall Meetings in March * WASHINGTON, DC [3/2/26] - Today Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) announced a series of four town hall meetings across the First Congressional District, which includes large portions of Washington and Multnomah counties and all of Clatsop, Tillamook, and Columbia counties. Bonamici will answer questions from attendees and provide an update a  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- The House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Workforce Protections released the following written testimony by Elyse Shaw, director of the Education, Labor and Worker Justice Team at the Center for Law and Social Policy, from a Feb. 24, 2026, hearing entitled "Balancing Careers and Care: Examining Innovative Approaches to Paid Leave": * * * Thank you, Mr. Chairman, Ranking Member Omar, and members of the Workforce Protections Subcommittee. My name is Elyse Shaw. I a  more

EUGENE, Oregon, March 3 -- The Western Environmental Law Center issued the following news release on March 2, 2026: * * * Conservation groups: Stibnite gold mine permit violates Clean Water Act, would harm Salmon River, threatened bull trout Last Friday, conservation groups filed a petition for review with the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) challenging a permit the agency issued early this year to Perpetua Resources for the Stibnite Gold Project, a proposed mine 12 miles east  more

YONKERS, New York, March 3 -- Consumer Reports posted the following news release: * * * Consumer Reports applauds Virginia General Assembly for sending key location privacy bill to governor's desk Richmond, VA - The Virginia General Assembly approved SB 338, legislation to amend the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act to ban the sale of consumers' precise geolocation data. Consumer Reports recently led a coalition of privacy and consumer groups in support of the bill. The bill received unan  more

HEMPSTEAD, New York, March 3 -- Hofstra University issued the following news: * * * Hofstra Students Share Virtual Reality Research at National Perfusion Meeting Cardiovascular innovation and student scholarship took center stage this month as two students from the Hofstra Northwell School of Nursing and Physician Assistant Studies shared their research at a national meeting. The research explored whether virtual reality could serve as a stress inoculation tool in cardiopulmonary bypass trai  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 3 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on March 2, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Leads Coalition in Opposing Federal Rule That Would Limit Student Loan Access for Healthcare Workers Attorney General Anthony G. Brown co-led a coalition of 24 attorneys general and two governors in submitting a comment letter opposing a proposed rule under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1) by the United States Department of Educatio  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Wicker, Kiggans, Bonamici, 150+ Lawmakers: Changes to Nursing Student Loans Threaten Profession * Washington, D.C. - Today, Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Mississippi's U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, along with U.S. Representatives Jen Kiggans (R-VA-02) and Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR-01), led a bipartisan group of over 150 lawmakers in calling for the U.S. Department of Education to not   more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries released the following testimony by Jim Anderson, CEO and general manager of Midstate Electric Cooperative, on behalf of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, from a Feb. 24, 2026, hearing entitled "Bureaucratic Delays and the Costs to Ratepayers and Electric Power Systems": * * * Chairwoman Hageman, Ranking Member Hoyle, and Members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- The House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Workforce Protections released the following written testimony by Julie Squire, vice president of policy and general counsel at the National Association of State Workforce Agencies, from a Feb. 24, 2026, hearing entitled "Balancing Careers and Care: Examining Innovative Approaches to Paid Leave": * * * Chairman Mackenzie, Ranking Member Omar, and Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for inviting me here today to testify  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * New Berkshire Hathaway CEO Ignores Financial Risks of Fossil Fuels in First Letter to Shareholders * OMAHA, Neb. -In his first letter to shareholders as Berkshire Hathaway CEO, Greg Abel acknowledged that rising electricity demand and more frequent wildfires will impact the delivery of affordable and reliable energy to customers. He also noted that "the CEO is responsible for serving as Ch  more

SALEM, Oregon, March 2 [Category: Education] -- The Oregon School Boards Association posted the following news: * * * OSBA executive director shares tips on effective board governance * City Club of Eugene Program Director Eric Dziura introduces the panel on Friday, Feb. 27, to talk about "Effective Public Governance Boards": (from left) Eugene City Councilor Randy Groves, Eugene Water & Electric Board President John Brown and OSBA Executive Director Emielle Nischik. (Photo by Jake Arnold, O  more

LOS ANGELES, California, March 3 -- The Reason Foundation issued the following commentary by senior transportation policy analyst Marc Scribner: * * * How to improve the federal mileage-based user fee grant program Congress should build upon its past work of supporting propulsion-neutral alternatives to fuel taxes. * The continued viability of fuel taxes as a source for a large share of highway funding is threatened by improvements in fuel economy and the prospect of increased electric vehi  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee released the following testimony by Casey Means, President Trump's nominee to be surgeon general and medical director in the Regular Corps of the Public Health Service, from a Feb. 25, 2026, confirmation hearing: * * * Good morning, Chairman Cassidy, Ranking Member Sanders, and Members of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee. I want to thank President Trump for nominating me to serve   more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Beyer Lead Colleagues Calling on Judicial Center to Restore Critical Climate Judicial Guidance * Members of Congress cite political pressure by Republicans to erase climate guidance Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Representative Donald S. Beyer Jr., Va.-08, today said they are leading their bicameral colleagues in pushing the Federal Judicial Center (FJC) to reverse cours  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Fetterman, Cassidy, Bipartisan Members of Congress Introduce Bill to Protect SNAP Benefits Against Theft * Bipartisan bill would enhance cybersecurity for SNAP cards to protect critical food assistance for millions of families Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Bill Cassidy, R-La., and John Fetterman, D-Pa., today introduced their bipartisan, bicameral Enhanced Cybersecurity fo  more