CHICAGO, Illinois, March 17 [Category: Libraries] -- The American Library Association posted the following news release: * * * 2026 Batchelder Award honors Tapioca Stories for 'Croco' * CHICAGO - Tapioca Stories is the winner of the 2026 Mildred L. Batchelder Award for "Croco." The award was announced today by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), during the ALA's Youth Media Awards Announcements in Chicago. The Batche  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO American Federation of Government Employees issued the following news release: * * * AFGE Endorses 2 More Illinois Lawmakers for Reelection to Congress * Largest federal employee union says lawmakers stand with union members and all federal workers FOWLERVILLE, Mich. - The American Federation of Government Employees today announced its endorsement of two additional incumbents for reelection to Congress from Illinois, adding to the seve  more

OLYMPIA, Washington, March 17 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * AG Brown joins coalition to protect EV infrastructure investment from federal attempt to freeze buildout * Attorney General Nick Brown joined a coalition of state attorneys general urging the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to withdraw a proposal that would effectively freeze future federal funding for electric vehicle charging infrastructure by imposing an unworkable   more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 18 -- Sutter Health issued the following news release: * * * Allina Health to Join Sutter Health, Creating Bold Vision for Nonprofit Healthcare United by a shared mission, trusted nonprofit health systems have a unique opportunity to advance innovations that strengthen quality and extend care to more patients * Sutter Health and Allina Health have signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) for Allina Health to join the California-based system, which would create a combine  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Baldwin to Trump: Back My Bill to Support Made in USA Products Online * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) released the following statement after President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order, " Ensuring Truthful Advertising of Products Claiming to be Made in America." The goals of the Executive Order, to get online retailers to clearly display their products' country  more

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Baldwin, Senators Investigate Social Security Agency's Customer Service Chaos & Disruption of Services * WASHINGTON, D.C. ?- U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and her Senate colleagues are launching a new investigation into the Social Security Administration's (SSA) ongoing customer service crisis reaching new extremes. The Senators are raising concerns that SSA Commissioner Frank Bisignano's st  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, March 17 -- The University of Nebraska posted the following news: * * * Barta stokes youth curiosity in plant careers * Walking between rows of greenery, vegetables and blossoms in the East Campus greenhouses and the Backyard Farmer Garden, high school students learn about greenhouse structure, function and design by completing an interactive scavenger hunt. By encouraging exploration and inquisition, their tour guide, Christine Barta, hopes to "spark interest in plant s  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Rep. Pete Stauber, R-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Stauber and Secretary Duffy Deliver Over $1.05 Billion to Rebuild Blatnik Bridge * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Pete Stauber (MN-08) and U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced the Department is delivering over $1.05 billion to replace the 65-year-old Blatnik Bridge on I-535 connecting Duluth, Minnesota and Superior, Wisconsin, across the St. Louis Bay. "Today ma  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo Joins Cassidy to Urge U.S. Department of Labor to Ditch Democrat Heat Rule Proposal * Washington, D.C.- U.S. Senator for Idaho Mike Crapo joined U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy (R-Louisiana) and 15 additional Senate Republican colleagues in penning a letter to urge the U.S. Department of Labor to protect American workers from the Biden Administration's disastrous proposed heat rule. The Biden-era pro  more

NEW YORK, March 17 -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release on March 16, 2026: * * * EDF, Allies Sue Trump EPA over Weakened Limits on Smog-Forming Pollution from Gas-Burning Power Plants Environmental Defense Fund and other groups filed a lawsuit today challenging the Trump EPA's new rule revising Clean Air Act standards for pollution from gas-fired power plants - a rule that could mean more smog and soot in the air we breathe and that would, for the first time, co  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, March 18 -- FFRF Action Fund, an organization that says it develops and advocates for legislation, regulations and government programs to preserve the constitutional principle of separation between state and church, posted the following news: * * * FFRF Action Fund applauds Gov. Beshear veto of Kentucky voucher bill The FFRF Action Fund commends Gov. Andy Beshear for vetoing Kentucky House Bill 1 -- a legislative measure designed to force Kentucky into a federal private sc  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, March 18 -- FFRF Action Fund, an organization that says it develops and advocates for legislation, regulations and government programs to preserve the constitutional principle of separation between state and church, posted the following news: * * * FFRF Action Fund condemns Alabama bill injecting prayer into public schools The FFRF Action Fund says that a bill injecting organized prayer into the public school day that the Alabama House of Representatives recently approved   more

MADISON, Wisconsin, March 18 -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation issued the following news release on March 16, 2026: * * * Court permanently blocks Arkansas public school 10 Commandments law A federal district court issued a permanent injunction today prohibiting the school district defendants from implementing an Arkansas law that requires all public schools to permanently display a government-chosen, Protestant version of the Ten Commandments. In his decision in Stinson v. Fayettevil  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, March 18 -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation issued the following news release on March 17, 2026: * * * Trump's Religious Liberty Commission elevates religion over rights The Freedom From Religion Foundation is expressing concern after another meeting of the Trump administration's "Religious Liberty Commission" yesterday that was deeply troubling. The hearing, once again inappropriately held at the private Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C., focused on alleged t  more

LOS ANGELES, California, March 18 -- The Reason Foundation issued the following news: * * * Funding Education Opportunity: The best open enrollment proposals moving through state legislatures Plus: Three states announced they will reconsider their initial opposition to the federal tax-credit scholarship program. By Jude Schwalbach With state legislative sessions in full swing, some clear trends are emerging and open enrollment is leading the way. This year, 31 states are considering nearly   more

BROOKINGS, South Dakota, March 17 -- South Dakota State University issued the following news: * * * Midwestern Higher Education Compact Grant to support student success, workforce development for health professions in South Dakota The Midwestern Higher Education Compact has awarded South Dakota State University, in partnership with Black Hills State University, a $250,000 Strategic Impact and Innovation Grant to support success for students pursuing careers in health professions. The SDSU/B  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, March 18 -- Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Walz Announces Federal Funding Secured for Blatnik Bridge Project Critical Infrastructure Investment Advances After Avoidable Federal Holdup * Governor Tim Walz today announced Minnesota has secured more than $1 billion in federal investments to replace the Blatnik Bridge between Duluth and Superior, Wisconsin, clearing the way for the largest public works project in Minnesota hist  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 17 -- Ohio State University posted the following news: * * * Ohio State joins Midwestern universities to launch Third Coast Foundry * The Ohio State University is joining seven leading Midwestern universities in the launch of Third Coast Foundry, a new San Francisco-based hub designed to strengthen the collective presence of Midwest research institutions in one of the world's most active venture ecosystems. The initiative brings together partner universities to suppor  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, March 18 -- South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley issued the following news release on March 17, 2026: * * * Attorney General Jackley Joins Lawsuit Against OneMain Financial, Inc. South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has joined a bipartisan group of 13 Attorneys General in suing OneMain Financial, Inc. for illegally misleading its customers and trapping tens of thousands of borrowers in expensive loans with hidden costs. "This company packs its loans with o  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, March 17 [Category: Transportation] -- The American Trucking Associations posted the following news release: * * * Trucking Industry Backs Dalilah's Law * Today, the American Trucking Associations, Truckload Carriers Association, National Tank Truck Carriers, and state trucking associations across the country issued the following joint statement in support of Dalilah's Law, which will be considered by the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee tomorrow, March 18  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senators Katie Britt, Bill Cassidy, Colleagues Call to Repeal Restrictive Biden-Era Heat Rule * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) joined Senator Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and 14 of their Senate Republican colleagues in urging the U.S. Department of Labor to protect American workers from the Biden Administration's disastrous proposed heat rule. The Biden-era proposed rule would m  more

FREDERICKSBURG, Virginia, March 17 -- The University of Mary Washington issued the following news: * * * UMW Men's Basketball Advances to NCAA Quarterfinals The University of Mary Washington men's basketball team has advanced to the NCAA Division III Tournament Quarterfinals. The team will take on the University of Chicago on Thursday, March 19, at 9 p.m. ET at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The winner will face either Trinity College (Connecticut) or Tufts Un  more

BIDDEFORD, Maine, March 18 -- The University of New England issued the following news on March 17, 2026: * * * Center for Global Humanities presents "Who Gets to Be Native in America?" What happens when rules around Native identity -- many of which were created by a U.S. government intent on wiping out Native people altogether -- inhibit Native Americans from creating successful, sustainable communities? This is the topic scholar Carrie Lowry Schuettpelz will take up when she visits the Cent  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency issued the following news release: * * * USDA's Farm Service Agency Reminds Wisconsin Dairy Producers of Available Blizzard Recovery Assistance * Report Crop, Livestock and Infrastructure Notices of Loss (Madison, Wisc. - March 17, 2026) - Dairy producers in Wisconsin impacted by the winter storm and blizzard conditions beginning March 14 are strongly encouraged to report crop, livestock and infrastructure relat  more

KENOSHA, Wisconsin, March 17 -- The University of Wisconsin Parkside campus posted the following news: * * * UW-Parkside Students Present at Statewide Research in the Rotunda Event * Kenosha, Wis. - Seven University of Wisconsin-Parkside undergraduate research teams recently presented their work at the Universities of Wisconsin Research in the Rotunda event, held on March 11 in the State Capitol in Madison. The signature systemwide showcase featured student scholars from all UW campuses-high  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 18 -- Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones issued the following news release on March 17, 2026: * * * Attorney General Jones Sues OneMain Financial for an Alleged Lending Scheme Involving Hidden Add-On Products 13 States Seek Hundreds of Millions of Dollars in Restitution, Penalties, and Ask the Court to End the Unlawful Conduct * Attorney General Jay Jones and 12 other state Attorneys General announced a lawsuit against OneMain Financial, Inc. and related entities   more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * White House Top Economic Advisor Says Wisconsinites Hurting Due to War in Iran Are "The Last of Our Concerns." Do Van Orden and Steil Agree? * As Wisconsinites see rising costs, higher gas prices, and uncertainty over their retirement and savings accounts due to the war in Iran, the White House chief economic advisor Kevin Hassett made a stunning admission that hurting consumers i  more

BETHESDA, Maryland, March 17 -- The Wildlife Society, a wildlife conservation organization, posted the following news: * * * More grass, more birds, more problems Whether it's counting the different kinds of trees in a forest, frogs in a pond or even bacteria in your gut, diversity often demonstrates ecological health. But new research shows that when invasive species are involved, diversity may sometimes be a short-term illusion that conceals larger ecological problems. Invasive species can  more