WASHINGTON, March 2 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * "Hospitals are making cuts after [GOP's] 'big beautiful bill'" [CNN] * From Iowa, to New Hampshire, to Georgia and in between, hospitals and health care clinics are laying off employees and closing facilities as a result of Trump and Republicans' Big Ugly Law. The "One Big, Beautiful Bill Act" slashed $1 trillion in Medicaid in order to give trillions in tax breaks for the ultra-  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

HANOVER, New Hampshire, March 3 -- Dartmouth College issued the following news: * * * U.S. Rep. Ro Khanna Touts Merits of Bipartisanship The California Democrat also calls for a vote on the war with Iran. Written by Steve Hartsoe In a talk at Dartmouth, U.S. Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., called President Donald Trump's weekend attack on Iran "an illegal, unconstitutional war" and vowed to push for a vote on a bipartisan war resolution this week in Congress. Khanna, a progressive Democrat from   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 -- Rep. LaMonica McIver, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on March 2, 2026: * * * McIver Introduces Bill to Fund Transformative Greenway Projects Today, Representative LaMonica McIver (NJ-10) introduced the Parks to People Active Transportation Act, a bill which would dramatically expand federal funding for greenway path projects. Greenways are shared-use corridors that connect communities and expand access to parks, jobs, and transit. Greenway paths help co  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, March 3 -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following news release on March 1, 2026: * * * Cold Case Unit Appeals for Information in Rosalie Miller Homicide Case Attorney General John M. Formella and New Hampshire State Police Colonel Mark B. Hall announce, on behalf of the New Hampshire Cold Case Unit, a renewed appeal for public assistance in the 1997 unsolved homicide of Rosalie Miller. As part of this renewed effort, the Unit is releasing a p  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

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

LOS ANGELES, California, March 3 -- The Reason Foundation issued the following commentary by senior fellow in drug policy Gregory Ferenstein: * * * State psychedelics legalization and policy roundup -- March 2026 Iowa considers psilocybin regulation, Missouri introduces legislation that would allow psilocybin as a treatment for veterans with PTSD, and more. * This post is part of an ongoing series that summarizes state-based psychedelic reforms, intended for policy professionals. Iowa Hou  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Hassan, Collins Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Help People Diagnosed with Terminal Illness or Serious Disability Access Their Earned Benefits Faster * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Maggie Hassan (D-NH) and Susan Collins (R-ME) introduced bipartisan legislation to help people diagnosed with a terminal illness or serious disability start receiving their Social Security Disability Insurance   more