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 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Baldwin, Murkowski Bipartisan Bill to Protect Our Shoreline Communities Passes Out of Senate * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) announced her Digital Coast Act passed out of the Senate. This bipartisan bill, which is co-led by Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), will help coastal communities better prepare for storms, cope with varying water levels, and plan for future econo  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Essentia Health, a health system serving rural communities in Minnesota, Wisconsin and North Dakota, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Education, expressing major concerns about proposed changes to graduate student loan programs. In the letter, Essentia Health emphasized the necessity of reevaluating policies to ensure that access to healthcare remains viable in underserved rural areas. Essentia Health operates with a large workforce of over 15,0  more

ITHACA, New York, March 2 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Experts to examine the use of generative AI in science * Scientists are already using generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) to draft papers, analyze data and generate hypotheses, but how is this technology changing the process of scientific discovery, and what should be its role going forward? To explore these questions, the Assessing and Imagining the Impact of Generative AI on Science Symposium will fea  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, March 3 [Category: Religion] -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation posted the following news release: * * * FFRF to Sarasota Schools: bench the baseball team chaplain The Sarasota County Schools (Fla.) system must immediately stop an outside adult from the Fellowship of Christian Athletes from serving as a religious chaplain to a public school baseball team, asserts the Freedom From Religion Foundation. FFRF has learned that North Port High School is permitting an adult  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, March 3 [Category: Religion] -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation posted the following news release: * * * FFRF's 'Secular Spotlight' looks at global authoritarianism's faith connection The latest episode of "Secular Spotlight" welcomes a bishop to discuss the rising authoritarian threat around the world -- and its connection to fundamentalist ideology. FFRF Director of Communications Amitabh Pal and Governmental Affairs Director Mark Dann speak with Bishop Joseph Tolt  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- The National Gallery of Art issued the following news release: * * * First Exhibition to Explore Photography's Relationship with Resource Extraction Opening at the National Gallery of Art Beneath the Surface to feature some 150 photographs by 100 artists spanning 185 years of society and industry in the United States * The National Gallery of Art presents Beneath the Surface: Mining and American Photography, the first exhibition to exclusively examine the relationship  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, March 2 -- The University of Nebraska posted the following news: * * * Husker researchers collaborate to explore fear of spiders * Whether it's a sudden dash across the garage or silhouette in a backyard web, spiders evoke fear in many people. But researchers don't have a clear picture of why, exactly, this phobia is so common. An interdisciplinary team at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln is using state-of-the-art eye-tracking technology to pinpoint the physical characte  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division received notifications from the Customer Experience Hub disclosing updates to its membership with the addition of 35 parties. These filings were submitted to the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission in accordance with section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993. The purpose of these notifications is to invoke the provisions of the Act that limit the recovery of antitrus  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 (TNSFR) -- The Antitrust Division received notifications from the Defense Industrial Based Consortium disclosing updates to its membership with the addition of numerous parties and the withdrawal of one entity. These filings were submitted to the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission in accordance with section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993. The purpose of these notifications is to invoke the provisions of the Act that limit   more

WASHINGTON, March 3 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division received notifications from the National Armaments Consortium disclosing updates to its membership with the addition of 58 parties and the withdrawal of 10 entities. These filings were submitted to the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission in accordance with section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993. The purpose of these notifications is to invoke the provisions of the  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Kaine & Tillis Lead Bipartisan Group of Senators Asking Senate Leadership to Consider National Forest Bills * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Thom Tillis (R-NC) sent a letter to Senate leadership requesting the Senate's prompt consideration of a bipartisan package of National Forest bills that advanced unanimously out of the Senate Agriculture Committee on October 21, 2025. The b  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

SANTA BARBARA, California, Feb. 27 -- Direct Relief issued the following news: * * * Medical Aid Supports Health Services in Yemen, South Sudan, and More Direct Relief's Humanitarian Activity for the week of 02/20/2026 - 02/27/2026 * Over the past week, Direct Relief has delivered 514 shipments of requested medical aid to 48 U.S. states and territories and 22 countries worldwide. The shipments contained 14.5 million defined daily doses of medication. Medications and supplies shipped this w  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 3 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: * * * Habitat Restoration in the Great Lakes: By the Numbers NOAA's habitat restoration work in the Great Lakes strengthens healthy fisheries and ecosystems, benefits local economies, and supports resilient communities. The Great Lakes are some of our nation's most important natural, recreational, and economic resources. But they face many threats, including habit  more

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, March 2 [Category: BizHospital] -- Sanford Health posted the following news release: * * * Sanford to address solutions to strengthen rural workforce * March 2, 2026 SIOUX FALLS, S.D. -Sanford Health is joining national health care leaders this week in Texas for one of the country's premier health care leadership events to focus on real-world strategies to address today's most pressing challenges. ACHE 2026 Congress on Healthcare Leadership takes place today t  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- The U.S. Department of War issued the following transcript: * * * Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine Hold a Press Briefing * SECRETARY HEGSETH: Well, good morning. We just finished an update with Admiral Brad Cooper, the CENTCOM commander across the CENTCOM AOR; our leadership and troops, as you would expect, doing a fantastic job. Two days ago, under the direction and direct orders of President Donald J. Trump, t  more

ROCHESTER, Minnesota, March 2 [Category: BizHospital] -- The Mayo Clinic issued the following news release: * * * Study: 1 dose of non-prescribed Adderall raises blood pressure, heart rate in healthy young adults * ROCHESTER, Minn. -A single 25 mg dose of a combination of amphetamine-dextroamphetamine salts (Adderall) can have measurable cardiovascular effects in healthy young adults, a Mayo Clinic study found. Researchers, whose findings are published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings, aimed to be  more

GREEN BAY, Wisconsin, March 3 -- The University of Wisconsin Green Bay campus issued the following news release: * * * UW Green Bay to host Union Pacific executive Kenny Rocker for next Bridging Success Through Leadership speaker event By Kristin Bouchard From entry level roles to the executive suite, leadership in transportation is shaped by moments of change, challenge and long term decision making. Those themes will take center stage on Tuesday, March 10, 2026 when Union Pacific Railroad   more

KENOSHA, Wisconsin, March 2 -- The University of Wisconsin Parkside campus posted the following news: * * * UW-Parkside Jazz Week: March 16-20, 2026 * Kenosha, Wis. - The Music Department at UW-Parkside is excited to present its annual Jazz Week from March 16-20, 2026. Featuring six concerts over five nights, the event welcomes internationally renowned, world-class artists to the Bedford Concert Hall for a week of performances spanning styles from avant-garde to straight-ahead jazz. The we  more

AURORA, Colorado, March 2 -- The University of Colorado School of Public Health posted the following news release: * * * What Causes Long-Term Taste Loss After COVID? Study Identifies Molecular Defect in Taste Cells * Scientists have identified molecular and structural changes in taste buds that may explain why a small subset of people experience long-term taste loss after COVID-19 infection. The study, published today in Chemical Senses, provides the first direct evidence linking patients  more