NEW YORK, March 17 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The American Civil Liberties Union, an organization that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., posted the following news release: * * * 10th Circuit Hears Arguments in Major Educational Censorship Case * DENVER - The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments today in BERT v. Drummond, a major educational censorship case stemming from a 2021 law that has chilled cla  more

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

DALLAS, Texas, March 18 (TNSLrpt) -- County Employment and Wages in Oklahoma Third Quarter 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Southwest Region - March 17, 2026 * * * Employment decreased in 2 of the 3 largest counties in Oklahoma from September 2024 to September 2025, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Acting Regional Commissioner Jerome Watters noted that Cleveland County had the largest over-the-year decrease in employment, with a loss o  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

ADA, Oklahoma, March 17 -- The Chickasaw Nation, a federally-recognized Native American tribe, issued the following news release: * * * Education as legacy: Dr. Tsosie advocates for the next generation of First Americans * Education has never been a solitary pursuit for Michelle Tsosie, Ed.D. A proud Chickasaw woman and dedicated advocate for early childhood education, her journey, including earning a doctoral degree, has been deeply shaped by her family, culture and community. "To me, a f  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, March 17 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN returns as the exclusive home of the National Invitation Tournament * * All 31 games air across ESPN networks March 17-April 5 * First round games begin March 17 across ESPN networks * Semifinals and Championship live from Indianapolis, April 2 & 5 ESPN will once again serve as the exclusive home of the National Invitation Tournament (NIT), delivering al  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

TOPEKA, Kansas, March 17 -- Gov. Laura Kelly, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Kelly Announces Over $8.77M for Rural Road Safety Improvements * TOPEKA - Governor Laura Kelly today announced over $8.77 million in federal funds will go toward 13 projects to enhance safety on rural roadways in Kansas. The effort is part of the Kansas Department of Transportation's High Risk Rural Roads (HRRR) Program. "Kansas' rural roads are an integral part of our state's transpor  more

TULSA, Oklahoma, March 17 -- The University of Tulsa posted the following news: * * * Mechanical engineering doctoral student receives NSF-I Corps support for rehab robotics * Head and neck rehabilitation in physical therapy research is a part of a global effort to improve life enhancement and expectancy for all. Doctoral mechanical engineering student Bradford Kerst (B.S. '18, M.S. '20) is joining this effort by designing a device to help patients improve head and neck control, a vital need  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- The National Association of Realtors posted the following news release: * * * NAR Pending Home Sales Report Shows 1.8% Increase in February Month Over Month * 1.8% increase in pending home sales * Gains in the Midwest, South and West; declines in the Northeast Year Over Year * 0.8% decrease in pending home sales * Gains in the South and West; declines in the Northeast and Midwest * Pending home sales in February increased by 1.8% from the prior month and decline  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

SACRAMENTO, California, March 17 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Pacific Legal Foundation issued the following news release: * * * Oklahoma baby-products company vindicated after six-year fight * Muskogee, Oklahoma; March 17, 2026: A small, family-owned baby-products company, Leachco, Inc., prevailed today after the Consumer Product Safety Commission decided to give up-a rare case in which a small business outlasts a federal agency. The Commission's decision follows a ruling by an administrativ  more

NORMAN, Oklahoma, March 16 -- The University of Oklahoma issued the following news: * * * Oklahoma Meteorologist Leads Global Hunt for Extreme Winter Weather * For Steven Cavallo, a professor in the School of Meteorology at the University of Oklahoma, the winter storm of January 2026 was one that, quite literally, got away. Days before thick layers of ice and snow blanketed the Southern United States from Texas to Virginia on January 24-25, Cavallo was high above Canada's Hudson Bay, colle  more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, March 17 -- Oklahoma State University posted the following news: * * * OSU Greek Councils recognized as national standard of excellence Student leaders from Oklahoma State University's four Greek Councils recently returned from the Association for Fraternal Leadership and Values West (AFLV West) Conference, where all four councils received national recognition. AFLV, which supports and empowers Greek chapters in problem-solving, inclusiveness and best-in-class chapter   more

LOS ANGELES, California, March 18 -- The Reason Foundation issued the following commentary on March 16, 2026, by Mariana Trujillo, managing director of government finance, Jordan Campbell, managing director of government finance and senior quantitative analyst, Ryan Frost, director of budget and tax policy at the Washington Policy Center, Truong Bui, director of data strategy and analytics and managing director of the Pension Integrity Project and quantitative analyst Steve Vu: * * * How every  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

WASHINGTON, March 17 (TNSFR) -- The Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History, Norman, intends to repatriate four cultural items in accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. These items are sacred objects and include two carved Sun Dance pegs and two medicine bags. These specific ceremonial objects are needed by traditional Native American religious leaders for present-day adherents to practice traditional Native American religion. The museum determined that  more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, March 17 -- Oklahoma State University posted the following news: * * * Schweitzer Fellows advancing health education in Latino community * Media Contact: Kayley Spielbusch | Digital Communications Specialist | 918-561-5759 | kspielb@okstate.edu Only about 6% of physicians in the United States identify as Hispanic or Latino. Frida Miranda and Paolla Anderson aim to change this statistic and bridge the health care gap for their community. Miranda and Anderson are se  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, March 17 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland issued the following news: * * * Ten from JBSA among Air Force Medical Service 2025 award winners * FALLS CHURCH, Virginia - The Air Force Surgeon General is proud to announce the recipients of the 2025 Air Force Medical Service Annual Awards. The awards include both individual and team awards. There are 10 recipients from Joint Base San Antonio. The nominations submitted reflect the ex  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 (TNSFR) -- The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Division of Archaeology plans to repatriate human remains in accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act following an inventory of the items recovered from a site in Hardin County, Tennessee. The remains represent at least one individual found on the shoreline of the Tennessee River. While the Tennessee Valley Authority and local law enforcement were involved in the initial re  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

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

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency issued the following news release: * * * USDA Offers Disaster Assistance to Agricultural Producers in Oklahoma Impacted by Wildfire * (STILLWATER, Okla., March 17, 2026) - Agricultural operations in Oklahoma have been significantly impacted by recent wildfires. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has technical and financial assistance available to help farmers and livestock producers recover from these adver  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