LA JOLLA, California, March 5 [Category: Environment] -- The Scripps Research Institute posted the following news: * * * A new clue to how the body detects physical force * Scripps Research scientists offer new insight into how the body detects light touch and how disruptions in that process may contribute to sensory disorders. March 05, 2026 LA JOLLA, CA- Every time we feel a gentle tap on the skin, specialized nerve cells convert that physical force into an electrical signal the brain   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 5 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Sues Trump Administration To Stop Latest Round Of Illegal Tariffs * Boston -Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today joined a coalition of 24 states in filing a lawsuit to block President Trump's latest efforts to impose illegal tariffs on American consumers and businesses. The case challenges President Trump's most recent efforts to increa  more

LANSING, Michigan, March 5 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Sues Trump Administration to Stop Latest Round of Illegal Tariffs * LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel today joined a coalition of attorneys general in filing a lawsuit (PDF) to block President Trump's latest efforts to impose illegal tariffs on American consumers and businesses. The case, as Attorney General Nessel explains in a video, challenges President Trum  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 6 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on March 5, 2026: * * * Attorney General Mayes Sues Trump Administration to Stop Latest Round of Illegal Tariffs Co-Leads Lawsuit Filed to Block Illegal Tariffs that are Increasing Prices on American Consumers and Businesses * Attorney General Kris Mayes today co-led a coalition of attorneys general in filing a lawsuit to block President Trump's latest efforts to impose illegal tariffs on Amer  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, March 5 -- Gov. Kelly Armstrong, R-North Dakota, issued the following news: * * * Armstrong selects wrestling legends Troy and Terry Steiner for North Dakota Rough Rider Award * BISMARCK, N.D. - Gov. Kelly Armstrong today announced national champion wrestlers, legendary wrestling coaches and twin brothers Terry Steiner and Troy Steiner as the 51st and 52nd recipients of the North Dakota Theodore Roosevelt Rough Rider Award, the highest commendation bestowed upon the s  more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 5 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Calls on Trump Administration to Withdraw Citizenship Question from Test Survey for 2030 Census * Multistate coalition also criticizes other planned changes by Trump Administration OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general in submitting a comment letter to the U.S. Department of Commerce opposing the U  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, March 5 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General Clark Sues Trump Administration to Stop Latest Round of Illegal Tariffs * Attorney General Charity Clark today joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general and two governors in filing a lawsuit to block President Trump's latest effort to impose illegal tariffs on American consumers and businesses. President Trump's effort to increase tariffs worldwide without congres  more

SALEM, Oregon, March 5 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Dan Rayfield Sues Trump Administration to Stop Latest Round of Illegal Tariffs * Oregon Leads Case to Block Tariffs that are Increasing Prices on American Consumers and Businesses Attorney General Dan Rayfield led a coalition of 23 other states in filing a lawsuit to block President Trump's latest efforts to impose illegal tariffs on American consumers and businesses. Th  more

ALBANY, New York, March 5 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Leads Lawsuit to Stop Trump Administration's Latest Illegal Tariffs * NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today led a coalition of 21 other attorneys general and the governors of Kentucky and Pennsylvania in suing to stop the latest attempt by the Trump administration to impose sweeping tariffs that result in increased taxes on states, businesses  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 5 -- North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Jeff Jackson Sues to Stop Illegal Tariffs * RALEIGH - Today, Attorney General Jeff Jackson is suing to block the federal government's latest unlawful tariffs on American consumers and businesses without congressional approval. The tariffs could cost each North Carolina household an estimated $800 to $1,300 this year. "North Carolinians have already paid   more

DENVER, Colorado, March 5 -- Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Phil Weiser sues Trump administration to stop latest round of illegal tariffs and price increases * March 5, 2026 (DENVER) - Attorney General Phil Weiser today joined a coalition of attorneys general in filing a lawsuit to block President Trump's latest efforts to impose illegal tariffs on American consumers and businesses. The case challenges President Trump's most re  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 5 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL SUES TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TO STOP LATEST ROUND OF ILLEGAL TARIFFS * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 22 attorneys general and the governors of Kentucky and Pennsylvania, today filed a lawsuit to block President Trump's latest efforts to impose illegal tariffs on American businesses and consumers. The case challenges President Tru  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, March 5 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Sues Trump Administration to Stop Latest Round of Illegal Tariffs * Joins Lawsuit Filed by 24 States to Block Illegal Tariffs that are Increasing Prices on American Consumers and Businesses (Hartford, CT) - Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general and two governors in announcing a lawsuit to block President Trump's   more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: * * * BLM February 2026 timber sales bring in over $8.3 million * WASHINGTON - The Bureau of Land Management sold 27.6 million board feet of timber across 1,255 public acres in Oregon, for a total of $8,327,275, and indicates a strong demand in American lumber manufacturing by exceeding total appraised values by over $3 million. This timber will feed local mills and support  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 6 (TNSLrpt) -- Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Oregon 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Western Region - March 5, 2026 * * * In 2025, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6 (which includes the unemployed, workers employed part-time for economic reasons, and those marginally attached to the labor force), was 9.6 percent in Oregon, compared to the 8.0-percent rate for the nation, the  more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 5 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * California Sues Trump Over His Unlawful Use of Tariffs -- Again * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta and Governor Gavin Newsom today, along with a coalition of 22 attorneys general and the states of Kentucky and Pennsylvania, announced a new lawsuit challenging President Trump's imposition of global tariffs using Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974. The lawsuit, to b  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 [Category: Union] -- The International Brotherhood of Teamsters posted the following news release: * * * Connecticut Passes Teamsters-Backed Warehouse Worker Protection Law * (HARTFORD, Conn.) - Teamsters are celebrating after Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed the Warehouse Worker Protection Bill into law earlier this week. "It was a multi-year fight by Connecticut Teamsters to get this bill passed, but we don't back down from tough fights -we win them," said Rocco   more

DOVER, Delaware, March 6 -- Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings issued the following news release on March 5, 2026: * * * AG Jennings sues Trump Administration to stop latest round of illegal tariffs Attorney General Kathy Jennings today joined a coalition of attorneys general and governors in filing a lawsuit to block President Trump's latest efforts to impose illegal tariffs on American consumers and businesses. The case challenges President Trump's most recent efforts to increase tari  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on March 5, 2026: * * * E&C Leaders Expand Investigation into Medicaid Fraud Nationwide Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Congressman John Joyce, M.D. (PA-13), Chairman of the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, and Congressman Morgan Griffith (VA-09), Chairman of the En  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Endangered Species Protection Sought for Vanishing Great Basin Flower * PORTLAND, Ore. -The Center for Biological Diversity petitioned the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today to protect the Barren Valley collomia under the Endangered Species Act. These small annual plants, which produce tiny blue-white flowers in late spring, are historically known to only a few sites in  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 5 [Category: Health Care] -- G.E. HealthCare posted the following news release: * * * GE HealthCare to showcase AI and digital leadership at HIMSS 2026 GE HealthCare (Nasdaq: GEHC) will showcase innovations moving healthcare forward at the Health Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Global Health Conference & Exhibition 2026 in Las Vegas from March 9-12, 2026. This year, GE HealthCare will spotlight meaningful technology transforming the way healthcare p  more

SALEM, Oregon, March 5 -- Gov. Tina Kotek, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Signs Bill to Cut Red Tape for Behavioral Health Workers * Today, Governor Tina Kotek signed legislation to cut red tape for behavioral health workers, after the bill passed the House and Senate with broad bipartisan support. The bill was developed from the work of the Governor's Behavioral Health Talent Council (the Council), chaired by First Lady Aimee Kotek Wilson. House Bill 4083 repr  more

OLYMPIA, Washington, March 5 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * In Ninth Circuit argument, Washington defends gender-affirming care against unconstitutional attacks * The Attorney General's office argued in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals today against two executive orders that threaten to end federal funding to medical institutions providing gender-affirming care. Attorney General Nick Brown filed suit against portions of these exec  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 [Category: Sociological] -- The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws posted the following news release: * * * Massachusetts: Voters Overwhelmingly Oppose Ballot Effort To Repeal Marijuana Legalization * Boston, MA: More than six in ten voters oppose a ballot measure that seeks to repeal the state's adult-use marijuana legalization laws, according to statewide polling compiled by the University of New Hampshire Survey Center. Sixty-three percent of resp  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 6 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on March 5, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Defends Access to Birth Control and Other Contraceptive Care Coalition Supports Challenge to Trump Administration Regulations that Allow Employers to Restrict Access to Birth Control * Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in support of a challenge to the first Trump   more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 6 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on March 5, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Sues Trump Administration to Stop Latest Round of Unlawful Tariffs Joins Multistate Lawsuit to Block Unlawful Tariffs that are Increasing Prices on American Consumers and Businesses * Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today joined a coalition of 24 attorneys general and governors in filing a lawsuit to block President Trump's latest effo  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley Investigates Chemical Industry Insiders Taking Over Critical EPA Chemical Safety Office * Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley-the top Democrat on the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) subcommittee overseeing environmental justice, chemical safety, and waste management-today sent an oversight letter following reports of former chemical industry lobbyists filling key p  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Klobuchar Launch New Effort to Ban Federal Elected Officials Profiting from Prediction Markets Effort comes after reports of individuals suspiciously earning massive payouts before Iran Strikes, Venezuela Military Actions  Washington, D.C. - Today, Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Minnesota's U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar launched a new effort to prevent government officials at the highe  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley: Senate Refuses to Stop Unauthorized War with Iran Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley-a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee-released the following statement after the Senate voted to block U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA)'s War Powers Resolutionaimed at stopping the unauthorized U.S.-Israel war in Iran: "The Trump Administration has repeatedly misled the American people about  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, March 6 -- The National Association of State Energy Officials posted the following news: * * * Oregon Department of Energy Awards $834,000 in Incentives for Oregon Building Performance Standard By Liepa Braciulyte, NASEO The Oregon Department of Energy (ODOE) has selected 50 recipients to receive about $834,000 in Early Compliance Action and Planning Program incentives. The incentives will help building owners offset costs of early planning activities associated with Bui  more

SALEM, Oregon, March 5 -- Gov. Tina Kotek, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Oregon Pushes Back on New Trump Tariffs Hurting Businesses and Working Families * Salem, OR - Governor Tina Kotek is supporting a new legal challenge led by Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield and a coalition of states pushing back against the latest round of tariffs imposed by the Trump administration. The lawsuit argues the administration is unlawfully imposing sweeping tariffs that will drive up  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, March 6 -- Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued the following news release on March 5, 2026: * * * Attorney General Neronha, coalition sue Trump Administration to stop latest round of illegal tariffs Attorney General Peter F. Neronha today joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general and two governors in filing a lawsuit to block President Trump's latest efforts to impose illegal tariffs on American consumers and businesses. The case challenges Preside  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Andrea Salinas, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Andrea Salinas' Statement Following Farm Bill Markup Today, U.S. Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06) issued the following statement following the conclusion of the House Agriculture Committee's markup of the 2026 Skinny Farm Bill. "The Farm Bill does not meet the needs of Oregon farmers and families. While I'm glad this bill includes provisions from my Timber Innovation for Building Rural Com  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Val Hoyle, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * REP. HOYLE STATEMENT ON THE PARTISAN RESOLUTION TO GIVE COVER TO THE ADMINISTRATION'S UNAUTHORIZED WAR After House Republicans voted against a resolution to end the use of U.S. military force in Iran without the consent of Congress (War Powers Resolution), Rep. Hoyle released the following statement after voting "no" to a separate resolution by Rep. Brian Mast that would have legitimized the Administrati  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. Andrea Salinas, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Salinas Advocates for Farm Bill Amendment to Increase Investments in Rural Communities Today, U.S. Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06) advocated for her Rural Partnership and Prosperity Act as an amendment during the House Agriculture Committee's Farm Bill markup. The legislation would help rural communities get ahead and address chronic underinvestment by improving technical support for feder  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. Andrea Salinas, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Salinas Introduces Farm Bill Amendment to Boost Rural Economies by Supporting Wood Product Innovation Today, U.S. Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06) offered her full Timber Innovation for Building Rural Communities Act as an amendment during the House Agriculture Committee's Farm Bill markup. Parts of her legislation were included in the Farm Bill. However, as Ranking Member of the Forestry S  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Andrea Salinas, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Salinas Introduces Legislation Cracking Down on Insider Trading in Congress and the White House * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, Oregon Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06), alongside Reps. Haley Stevens (MI-11), Derek Tran (CA-45), and Eric Sorensen (D-IL), introduced the No Getting Rich in Congress Act, sweeping legislation to crack down on insider trading in Congress and the White House, restore   more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. Andrea Salinas, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Salinas Offers Farm Bill Amendment to Remove Statutory Cap on Whole-Farm Revenue Protection Today, U.S. Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06) advocated for an amendment during the House Agriculture Committee's Farm Bill markup so Oregon's specialty crop growers who want to expand their farms can do so while accessing the crop insurance coverage they desperately need. Rep. Salinas's amendment wou  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 (TNSrep) -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on March 5, 2026: * * * Republican Health Care Cuts Continue to Batter American Communities January Report Confirms Drastic Harms to Families, Providers, and Hospitals Are Growing * Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and House Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone Jr., D-N.J., today released their latest repo  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 (TNSbrep) -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following news release on March 5, 2026: * * * Merkley Statement on CBO Analysis Showing Trump's Tariffs Will add $2 Trillion to the Debt Following Supreme Court Ruling Today, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, released the below statement following new analysis from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) projecting th  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Support Grows for Taxpayer Assistance and Service Act Leading individuals and organizations committed to protecting taxpayer rights and making tax administration easier to navigate are speaking out in support of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee leader's recently introduced tax legislation. The bipartisan Taxpayer Assistance and Service Act led by U.S. Senate Fi  more

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Republican Blocks Wyden Bill Mandating Treasury Hand Over Epstein Bank Records This afternoon on the floor of the U.S. Senate, Republicans blocked a proposal from Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., to pass the Produce Epstein Treasury Records Act, which would compel the Treasury Department to turn over Epstein-related bank records to  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * Thanks to President Trump and Secretary Noem, America is Safer * Secretary Noem has been the most successful DHS Secretary in history WASHINGTON - Under the leadership of Secretary Kristi Noem, the Department of Homeland Security had its most successful period ever. Now, President Trump has asked her to continue her work to make America safe again as the Special Envoy for The Shield of   more

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 6 -- Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones issued the following news release on March 5, 2026: * * * Attorney General Jay Jones Sues Trump Administration to Stop Latest Illegal Tariffs Joins Multistate Lawsuit to Block Unlawful Tariffs Driving Up Costs for Virginia Consumers and Businesses * Attorney General Jay Jones today joined a coalition of attorneys general in filing a lawsuit to stop President Trump's latest attempt to impose sweeping tariffs on consumers and   more

OLYMPIA, Washington, March 5 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * WA sues to block the Trump administration's latest round of illegal tariffs * Attorney General Nick Brown today joined a coalition of attorneys general in suing to block President Trump's latest efforts to impose illegal tariffs on American consumers and businesses. The case challenges President Trump's most recent efforts to increase tariffs worldwide without congressional a  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden Announces March 14 Town Hall in Washington County Senator's open-to-all town will begin at 1 pm at Century High School's gym.  Portland - U.S. Senator Ron Wyden today announced he will hold an open-to-all town hall on Saturday, March 14 in Washington County. Heading into this 1 pm town hall on March 14 at the Century High School gym (2000 SE Century Blvd, Hillsboro), Wyden has held 1,151 open-to  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden Questions Major AI Companies About Federal Contracts After Pentagon Bans Anthropic * Anthropic Reportedly Requested Protections Against Its AI being Used for Mass Surveillance of Americans Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ron Wyden questioned four major American artificial intelligence companies about their government contracts, after the Defense Department banned government agencies from using A  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden Votes Against Trump's War With Iran 'Trump has dragged our country into yet another costly and counterproductive war in the Middle East that is already costing American lives.'  Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., the longest-serving member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, today voted against giving Donald Trump authority to wage war with Iran and criticized Republicans for ha  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Brown Call on Federal Watchdog to Investigate Risks of Little-Known Surveillance Technique, Warn of Serious Threat to National Security * "The government has left the American people vulnerable and in the dark." Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, today called on a federal watchdog agency to investigate whether the federal government and consumer e  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Schumer Demand Consumers and Small Businesses Be Made Whole After Trump's Reckless Tariffs * Senators: "Simple fairness demands that the financial burden imposed on small businesses and working families not become a windfall for the largest corporate balance sheets." Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., today demanded that big businesses and corporation  more