GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, March 13 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on March 11, 2026, by policy fellow Catrin Wigfall: * * * DFL political word games will have real costs for all students The Minnesota House Education Finance Committee held a hearing Tuesday (March 10) on H.F. 3490, which would opt Minnesota into a new federal education tax-credit program that allows sch  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 (TNSFR) -- The Committee for Purchase from People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled issued a proposal to add two services and delete one product from its procurement list. This proposal aims to update the list of items furnished by nonprofit agencies that employ individuals who are blind or have other severe disabilities. The following services are proposed for addition to the procurement List for production by the nonprofit agencies listed: Services Service Type: Contr  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 12 -- Gov. Josh Stein, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * First Ladies Visit Driver's License Restoration Clinic * Today, First Lady Anna Stein and Department of Adult Correction Secretary Leslie Cooley Dismukes hosted Oklahoma First Lady Sarah Stitt and North Dakota First Lady Kjersti Armstrong as they attended a driver's license restoration clinic at Western Correctional Center for Women in Black Mountain and toured rehabilitative prog  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Hoeven Calls for Department of Homeland Security to be Funded * Senator Recognizes DHS Employees for Working Without Pay to Protect U.S. Against Threats, Adversaries WASHINGTON - During remarks delivered on the floor of the U.S. Senate this week, Senator John Hoeven stressed the need to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), including agencies like the Transportation Security Adminis  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Hoeven Statement on Passage of 21st Century Road to Housing Act * Legislation Supports Greater Access to Affordable Housing, Homeownership WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Committee, today joined his Senate colleagues in voting to pass the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, bipartisan legislation to help incre  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, March 13 -- The Institute for Justice posted the following news release on March 12, 2026: * * * Institute for Justice Stands With Home Based Vendors To Praise Passage of Food Freedom Bill Today, Gov. Mike Braun signed HB 1424, a bill that will allow home based vendors across the state to sell a greater variety of homemade foods. Under the new law, home-based vendors will have the ability to sell prepared foods, certain meat products, produce, natural sweeteners, baked go  more

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Passes Housing Bill With Broad Bipartisan Support, Includes Cramer-Authored Provisions * ***Click here for audio. WASHINGTON, D.C. - Housing markets in the United States have struggled for decades with stubborn inflation, making the goal of homebuying much harder to attain. A comprehensive bill aimed at increasing housing supply to meet consumer demand is making its way through Congres  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Slotkin Joins Bipartisan Effort Urging Trump to Prioritize Opening Japanese Market Access to U.S. Potato Industry * WASHINGTON D.C. - U.S. Senator Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) joined U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-ID) and Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-OR), along with House and Senate colleagues, in asking President Trump to prioritize gaining market access for U.S. fresh potatoes du  more

LONDON, Canada, March 12 (TNSrep) -- Western University issued the following news: * * * Canadian Severe Storms Laboratory marks first year advancing storm research and resilience Northern Tornadoes Project verifies 116 tornadoes for 2025, fourth highest since 2017 By Jeff Renaud The Canadian Severe Storms Laboratory (CSSL) is celebrating a strong first year of research, collaboration and public impact. Formed in October 2024 at Western with generous support from ImpactWX, CSSL brings toge  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, March 12 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Xcel Energy issued the following news release: * * * Xcel Energy preparing for continued strong wind, high wildfire risk in Colorado into the weekend * DENVER -(March 12, 2026) -As crews address power outages caused by today's high winds, Xcel Energy is monitoring and preparing for forecasted severe weather with high winds, low humidity, severe drought and extremely dry ground fuel conditions along much of the Front Range on Saturday,  more