BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, March 17 -- Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Murrill joins multistate push for immediate confirmation of Mullin as DHS Secretary * Attorney General Liz Murrill today joined a coalition of 19 state attorneys general in urging Congress to swiftly confirm U.S. Sen. Markwayne Mullin as the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Led by Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond, the coalition sent a l  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Bureau of Reclamation Announces $108 Million to Support North Dakota Water Supply * WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) announced an award of $100 million for work on the Eastern North Dakota Alternate Water Supply (ENDAWS) project, and $8 million at the McClusky Canal and Snake Creek Pumping Plant. This funding was provided by the Working Families Tax Cuts bill, which Pres  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Daines Urges Colleagues to Support His Bills Protecting Montana's Water Security and Infrastructure * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Steve Daines today spoke in a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing and urged his colleagues to support four of his bills: the "Lower Yellowstone River Native Fish Conservation Act," the "Fort Peck Water System Reauthorization Act," the "Cooperative W  more

NEW YORK, March 18 (TNSrpt) -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release on March 17, 2026: * * * U.S. Saw Record New Clean Power Capacity Last Year in Spite of Delays, Cancellations Washington, D.C. - A new report finds that the U.S. saw a record amount of new clean power capacity come online last year - but also saw significant project cancellations and delays, in part due to hostile federal government policies, that kept the sector from fulfilling its potential at a   more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Rep. Julie Fedorchak, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Fedorchak, Carter introduce bipartisan legislation to strengthen rural health offices nationwide * Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Julie Fedorchak (R-ND) and Congressman Troy Carter Sr. (D-LA) today introduced the State Offices of Rural Health Program Reauthorization Act of 2026, bipartisan legislation to strengthen rural health care. "Rural communities face unique challenges in providin  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Hoeven Secures $108 Million Award Supporting ENDAWS, Worked with Interior Department & OMB to Advance Funding * Senator Crafted and Passed Language to Make ENDAWS Eligible for OB3 Water Project Funding WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Energy and Water Appropriations Committee, today announced he has secured a $108 million award to support the Eastern North Dakota Alter  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Hoeven, King Call on ITC to Initiate a Section 332 Investigation into Unfair Trade Practices by Canada Impacting U.S. Potato Producers * WASHINGTON - Senators John Hoeven (R-N.D.) and Angus King (I-Maine) led a bipartisan effort calling on the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) to investigate unfair trade practices by Canada impacting U.S. potato producers through a Section 332 investiga  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: * * * Interior Announces $889 Million Investment in Western Water Infrastructure Through President Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill * The Department of the Interior today announced $889 million in investments for critical water infrastructure projects across the West made possible by President Donald J. Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill Act. The funding will support Bureau of Reclamation projects in Cal  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, March 17 -- Gov. Kelly Armstrong, R-North Dakota, issued the following news: * * * Job Service ND Executive Director Pat Bertagnolli to retire in June; Armstrong thanks him for service * BISMARCK, N.D. - Gov. Kelly Armstrong today thanked Job Service North Dakota Executive Director Pat Bertagnolli for his leadership of the agency over the past four years after Bertagnolli announced his retirement effective June 12. "Pat brought an unmatched energy and enthusiasm to   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

FARGO, North Dakota, March 18 -- North Dakota State University issued the following news on March 17, 2026: * * * NDSU professor working to improve health and fitness for volunteer firefighters Nearly 95 percent of fire departments in North Dakota are volunteer departments, and many of their firefighters lack access to health assessments, wellness resources and education on topics such as fitness, nutrition and sleep hygiene. Research led by NDSU assistant professor of health, nutrition and e  more

FARGO, North Dakota, March 18 -- North Dakota State University issued the following news on March 17, 2026: * * * NDSU writing project earns federal grant to expand Fort Lincoln WWII incarceration education The Red River Valley Writing Project (RRVWP) at NDSU has been awarded $32,000 from a Norman Y. Mineta Japanese American Confinement Education (JACE) grant. The funding will support efforts to expand and enhance instruction about the incarceration of Japanese Americans at Fort Lincoln in Bi  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, March 18 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release on March 17, 2026: * * * Drummond leads push for immediate confirmation of Mullin as DHS Secretary Attorney General Gentner Drummond is leading a coalition of 18 state attorneys general in urging Congress to swiftly confirm U.S. Sen. Markwayne Mullin as the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The coalition sent a letter yesterday to Senate Majority Leader John   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

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, March 17 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news: * * * Tennessee Pushes for Election Integrity at the United States Supreme Court * Tennessee has joined Missouri and 19 other states in filing an amicus brief urging the Supreme Court of the United States to review and overturn a federal appellate decision that struck down a Pennsylvania law requiring voters to handwrite the date on mail-in ballots. The multistate brief supports a peti  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

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