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. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet, Hickenlooper, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Preserve Free, Easy Tax Filing for Americans * The Direct File Act would reverse Trump Administration decision to cancel Direct File, building on widely successful pilot Denver -Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet, Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee's Subcommittee on Taxation and IRS Oversight, and John Hickenlooper join  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

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

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Golden now accepting applications for Community Project Funding * WASHINGTON -The office of Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) is now accepting applications for Community Project Funding (CPF) for the 2027 Fiscal Year. As part of the annual appropriations process, eligible entities may submit applications to their members of Congress for project-specific funding. Recently, Golden secured nearly $14 mi  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

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 -- 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: * * * The Ocean's Underwater Ears: Tracking North Atlantic Right Whales Using Sound Scientists are acoustically tracking endangered North Atlantic right whales in the Southeast Atlantic. The data we collect help us understand their presence in their less-studied calving habitat. In the vast, blue expanse of the Southeast Atlantic, a mystery unfolds every year. The  more

LONDON, England, March 2 -- The city of London issued the following news release: * * * Oasis, Spice Girls, Jarvis Cocker, and Paul Oakenfold star in Barbican Library exhibition celebrating 'wildest year of Britain's wildest decade' * * Spice Girls outfits, never-seen-before Oasis memorabilia, and trailblazing music producers' personal archives on display at 'Cool Britannia' exhibition * The Sun's Dominic Mohan takes us back to 1996 when "London felt like the centre of the world" * Free   more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- The Senate Judiciary Committee issued the following information for a nominations hearing at 10:15 a.m. on March 5, 2026, at 216 Hart Senate Office Building: Agenda Nominees * Robert Cekada, to be Director, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives * Andrew B. Davis, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Texas * John Thomas Shepherd, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas * Anna St. John, to be Unit  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on March 2, 2026: * * * Senators Coons, Young resolution to establish National FFA Week passes Senate WILMINGTON, Del. - The United States Senate unanimously passed a resolution introduced by U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Todd Young (R-Ind.) to establish February 21-28, 2026, as National FFA Week. The resolution highlights the important role of the National FFA Organization in developing the  more

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Young Resolution Recognizing CTE Month Passes Senate * WASHINGTON - The United States Senate unanimously passed a resolution introduced by U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.), Ted Budd (R-N.C.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), co-chairs of the Senate Career and Technical Education (CTE) Caucus, recognizing February 2026 as CTE Month. The resolution highlights the role of CTE in ensuring  more