SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 7 (TNSLrpt) -- Union Members in Hawaii 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Western Region - March 6, 2026 * * * In 2025, union members accounted for an estimated 24.8 percent of wage and salary workers in Hawaii, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See chart 1 and table 1.) Regional Commissioner Chris Rosenlund noted that the estimated number of workers belonging to unions was 145,000. Nationwide, union memb  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Ed Case, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Case Statement On The Passing Of Former U.S. Representative Colleen Hanabusa * (Honolulu, HI) - U.S. Representative Ed Case (HI-01) issued the following statement on the passing of former U.S. Representative Colleen Hanabusa: "With the passing of former U.S. Representative Colleen Hanabusa, Hawai'i has lost one of our most talented, committed and accomplished public servants," said U.S. Representative E  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the receipt of several environmental impact statements filed between February 23, 2026, and March 2, 2026. This release, mandated by the Clean Air Act, ensures that federal evaluations of infrastructure and resource projects remain accessible to the public for evaluation and commentary. The following Environmental Impact Statements involve projects in Arizona, Hawaii, Missouri, Oregon, Pennsylvania and Utah: * E  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Hawai'i To Receive More Than $13 Million To Improve Waianuenue Avenue Bridge In Hilo, Protect It From Flooding, Natural Disasters * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i) today announced that the State of Hawai'i will receive $13.4 million in new federal funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to modernize the Waianuenue Avenue Bridge and protect it from flooding and e  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Hirono Statement on Passing of Colleen Hanabusa * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) released the following statement on the passing of her friend and former colleague, Congresswoman Colleen Hanabusa: "I am saddened to hear of the passing of my friend and former colleague Colleen Hanabusa. The first woman to lead either chamber of Hawaii's state legislature, Colleen wa  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, March 6 -- Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * LT. GOVERNOR SYLVIA LUKE RELEASES STATEMENT ON THE PASSING OF CONGRESSWOMAN COLLEEN HANABUSA * From left: Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke (then a state representative), Sen. Ronald D. Kouchi, and Congresswoman Colleen Hanabusa at the Hawai`i on the Hill Policy Summit in Washington, D.C., 2018. Photo Courtesy: Sylvia Luke. March 6, 2026 HONOLULU -Lieutenant Governor Sylvia Luke issued the following   more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, March 7 -- Michigan Medicine, the academic medical center of the University of Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * How Covered is IVF in the United States? IVF insurance coverage varies greatly among larger employers * Analysis of in vitro fertilization policy plans offers a better picture of what kind of access patients actually have. Read the full article here (https://www.michiganmedicine.org/health-lab/ivf-insurance-coverage-varies-greatly-among-large  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 6 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * X-raying rocks reveals their carbon-storing capacity * To avoid the worst effects of climate change, many billions of metric tons of industrially generated carbon dioxide will have to be captured and stored away by the end of this century. One place to store such an enormous amount of greenhouse gas is in the Earth itself. If carbon dioxide were pumped into the cracks and crevices   more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy Joins Colleagues In Demanding Secretary Rubio Ramp Up Crisis Efforts To Safely Evacuate Americans Left Stranded By Trump's War Of Choice Against Iran * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) is joining his Senate colleagues in demanding that Secretary of State Marco Rubio immediately ramp up communication and efforts to safely evacuate American citizens who have been left   more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Members Heinrich and Merkley Demand Answers from Trump Administration on Efforts to Erase History on Public Lands * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, sent a letter t  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Members Heinrich and Merkley Demand Answers from Trump Administration on Efforts to Erase History on Public Lands * Washington, D.C. -U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, sent a letter to   more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Members Heinrich and Merkley Demand Answers from Trump Administration on Efforts to Erase History on Public Lands Heinrich, Merkley, colleagues to Burgum: Removing or sanitizing exhibits that depict the realities of our past sets a dangerous precedent by signaling that history can simply be erased or altered when those  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Jill Tokuda, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Tokuda Honors the Legacy of Colleen Hanabusa: A Trailblazer, Fighter, and Friend * Hawai`i -Today, U.S. Representative Jill Tokuda (HI-02) released the following statement honoring the legacy of her friend and colleague, Colleen Hanabusa, remembering her as a mentor, a trailblazer, and a fierce advocate for the people of Hawai`i. "Colleen was a mentor and good friend. When I was first elected t  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Jill Tokuda, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Tokuda to Host Town Halls on O`ahu and Across Maui County * Hawai`i - Next week, U.S. Representative Jill Tokuda (HI-02) will continue her series of annual statewide town halls in Kane`ohe and across Maui County to discuss federal policies affecting Hawai`i, address concerns regarding the Trump administration, and answer questions from community members. Kane`ohe Tuesday, March 10, 2026 | 7:0  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Jill Tokuda, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Tokuda Votes to Rein in President's War Powers, Protect Servicemembers * Washington D.C. - Today, U.S. Representative Jill Tokuda (HI-02) stood up for the Constitution and the lives of American servicemembers by voting in favor of H.Con.Res.38, a resolution prohibiting the President from using U.S. Armed Forces against Iran without explicit Congressional authorization. Following the vote, Rep Tok  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- The U.S. Department of War issued the following news: * * * Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Marks 100 Years Since First Guard Posting * "We do not know from whence he came, but only that his death marks him with everlasting glory of an American dying for his country," said President Warren G. Harding, Nov. 11, 1921. Harding delivered the remarks during the burial ceremony for the Unknown Soldier of World War I, whom he symbolically "fathered" as next of kin. World War  more

MANOA, Hawaii, March 7 -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: * * * 26th Annual Executive Vineyards Raises $70K+ for Shidler College of Business Alumni Assoc. HONOLULU - The Shidler College of Business Alumni Association, a 501(c)(3) organization, hosted its 26th Annual Executive Vineyards fundraiser on March 5, 2026, at The Royal Hawaiian, a Luxury Collection Resort. The signature event raised more than $70,000 in support of the association's mission to s  more

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen, 30 Colleagues Press Administration for Accountability, Investigation into Deaths of American Citizens in West Bank * Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) led 30 of his colleagues in pressing the Trump Administration for accountability and an investigation into the death of Nasrallah Abu Siyam, an American citizen who was shot and killed in the West Bank by violent Israeli se  more

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Velazquez, Booker, Frost Introduce Bicameral Bills to Strengthen Music and Arts Education * Washington, D.C.-Today, Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez (D-NY), Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), and Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-FL) introduced two pieces of legislation to strengthen music and arts education in schools nationwide. The Music In Our Schools Month Resolution, led by Velazquez and Frost in the House with Bo  more