WASHINGTON, March 7 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF12976) on March 6, 2026. The white paper is written by environmental policy analyst Elena H. Humphreys and natural resources policy specialists Nicole T. Carter and Charles V. Stern: * * * 1944 U.S.-Mexico Water Treaty: Issues in the 119th Congress A water treaty from 1944 - the Treaty on Utilization of Waters of the Colorado and Tijuana Rivers and of the Rio Grande (1944 Wate  more

ROCKFORD, Illinois, March 3 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois posted the following news release: * * * Alleged Boss of Violent Sinaloa Cartel Indicted in Chicago on Drug, Firearm, and Material Support of Terrorism Charges CHICAGO -- A federal grand jury in Chicago has indicted an alleged boss of the violent Sinaloa Cartel in Mexico on drug, firearm, and material support of terrorism charges. JESUS OMAR IBARRA FELIX led an armed security group known as t  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary on March 5, 2026, by John Kartch and Sean Rowen: * * * Trump Can Help Middle Class By Ending the Inflation Tax on Capital Gains Three-fourths of households with a capital gains filing make less than $200k * President Trump can help middle class households by using his rulemaking authority to end the inflation tax on capital gains. IRS data shows that 74% of households with a capital gains filing make less than   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 7 (TNSLrpt) -- Union Members in Arizona 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 4.1 percent of wage and salary workers in Arizona, 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 132,000. Nationwide, union mem  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio posted the following news release: * * * Cincinnati fentanyl dealer sentenced to 18 years in prison CINCINNATI - A defendant who led a significant fentanyl trafficking organization in Cincinnati was sentenced in federal court today to 216 months in prison. Quinell Hadden, 38, of Cincinnati, was responsible for obtaining and distributing hundreds of kilograms of fentanyl, cocaine and methamphetamine.   more

DECORAH, Iowa, March 6 -- Luther College posted the following news: * * * More than $1.37 million raised for students during Luther College's 11th annual Giving Day * Luther College raised a total of $1,377,593 to support scholarships and world-class education during the college's 11th annual Giving Day on Thursday, March 5. Gifts made on Giving Day are critical to the continued support and growth of the Luther Fund, Luther's unrestricted current fund that supports all students, faculty, sta  more