SALEM, Oregon, March 18 -- Gov. Tina Kotek, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * 100 Percent of Oregon School Districts Adopt Cell-Phone Bans in Response to Governor Kotek's Executive Order 25-09 * Estacada, OR - Today, Governor Tina Kotek visited Estacada High School to see how Executive Order 25-09 is working now that 100 percent of Oregon school districts have implemented her executive order banning cell phone use by students during school hours. "Research tells us that co  more

OLYMPIA, Washington, March 18 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * AG Brown asks court to enforce order preserving school mental health grants * Attorney General Nick Brown and 15 other state attorneys general filed a motion on Tuesday asking a federal court to enforce its previous order requiring the U.S. Department of Education to halt the unlawful discontinuation of congressionally approved school mental health grants. In defiance of t  more

OLYMPIA, Washington, March 18 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * AG Brown calls on EPA to rescind pro-pollution policy, enforce environmental laws * Attorney General Nick Brown led a coalition of 12 other attorneys general today in calling on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to rescind a Trump administration policy that significantly weakens federal environmental enforcement. In a letter to EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin, th  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 18 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Asks Court To Enforce Order Protecting School Mental Health Grants In Case Against Trump Administration * Boston -Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today filed a motion asking the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington to enforce its December 19, 2025 order, which required the U.S. Department of Education (Department)   more

WASHINGTON, March 18 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R45951) on March 4, 2026, entitled "Apportionment and Redistricting Process for the U.S. House of Representatives" by American national government analyst Sarah J. Eckman. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY The census, apportionment, and redistricting are interrelated activities that affect representation in the U.S. House of Representatives. Congressional apportionment (or reapportionment) is  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R45951) on March 4, 2026, entitled "Apportionment and Redistricting Process for the U.S. House of Representatives:" (Continued from Part 1 of 2) * * * Redistricting Process/26 Congressional redistricting involves creating or redrawing geographic boundaries for U.S. House districts within a state. Redistricting procedures are largely determined by state law and vary across states, but states  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 19 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on March 18, 2026: * * * Attorney General Mayes Urges Congress to Pass Legislation Requiring Tariff Refunds Attorney General Kris Mayes today joined a coalition of 17 other attorneys general in urging Congress to pass legislation that would require the government to provide swift refunds for extra costs paid by businesses and consumers due to President Trump's illegal tariffs. On February 20,   more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 18 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Asks Court to Enforce Order Protecting School Mental Health Grants in Case Against Trump Administration * OAKLAND -As part of a coalition of 16 attorneys general, California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed a motion asking the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington to enforce its December 19, 2025 order, which required the U.S. Departme  more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 18 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Calls on EPA to Resume Enforcement Activity * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a coalition of 12 other attorneys general in calling on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to rescind a new policy that would significantly weaken federal environmental enforcement and delay action against polluters. In a letter to EPA Comm  more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 18 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Urges Congress to Fix Trump's Tariff Mess, Refund Americans * Americans were hurt by the President's illegal actions; they should not be hurt by a clunky refund process OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a coalition of 18 attorneys general in sending a letter calling on Congress to take legislative action regarding President Trum  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, March 17 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General Clark Joins Multistate Opposition to Trump Administration's Attacks on Independent Professional Medical Organizations * Trump Administration's Attempt to Intimidate Medical Organizations with Baseless Investigations Undermines Public Health Attorney General Charity Clark today joined a coalition of attorneys general in filing amicus briefs in support of the Endo  more

SALEM, Oregon, March 18 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Dan Rayfield Names Jose Klein as Chief Counsel of The Trial Division * Veteran litigator and former Assistant Attorney General to lead Oregon DOJ's Trial Division beginning July 6 Attorney General Dan Rayfield today announced the appointment of Jose Klein as Chief Counsel of the Oregon Department of Justice Trial Division. Klein, a seasoned litigator with deep roots in   more

ALBANY, New York, March 18 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Calls on Congress to Pass Legislation Requiring Tariff Refunds * March 18, 2026 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today co-led a coalition of 17 other attorneys general in urging Congress to pass legislation that would require the government to provide swift refunds for extra costs paid by businesses and consumers due to President Trump's il  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 18 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL CALLS ON EPA TO RESCIND NEW POLICY THAT WEAKENS FEDERAL ENVIRONMENTAL ENFORCEMENT PROTECTIONS * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul today joined a coalition of 13 attorneys general in calling on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to rescind a new policy that would significantly weaken federal environmental enforcement and delay action against pol  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 18 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL OPPOSES TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S ATTACKS ON INDEPENDENT EXPERT PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS * Trump Administration's Attempt to Intimidate Professional Organizations with Baseless Investigations Undermines Public Health Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell to co-lead a coalition of attorneys general fili  more

SALEM, Oregon, March 18 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Rayfield Calls on Congress to Pass Legislation Requiring Tariff Refunds * Attorney General Dan Rayfield and a coalition of 17 other attorneys general today urged Congress to pass legislation that would require the government to provide swift refunds for extra costs paid by businesses and consumers due to President Trump's illegal tariffs. On February 20, the Supreme Court  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, March 18 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Calls on Congress to Pass Legislation Requiring Tariff Refunds * (Hartford, CT) -Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 17 other attorneys general in urging Congress to pass legislation that would require the government to provide swift refunds for extra costs paid by businesses and consumers due to President Trump's illegal tariffs. O  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, March 18 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Calls on EPA to Resume Enforcement Activity * (Hartford, CT) - Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 12 other attorneys general in calling on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to rescind a new policy that would significantly weaken federal environmental enforcement and delay action against polluters. In a letter to EPA Co  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * Barrasso: American Elections Should be Decided by American Citizens * "As Democrats come to this Floor and fight to let illegal immigrants vote, they are simultaneously defunding American security. That's right. Democrats would rather stand with illegal immigrants than vote to protect law-abiding citizens." WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) today emphasized his suppo  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Bipartisan Merkley, Sheehy Bill Boosts Transportation and Access to Public Lands * Washington, D.C. - Today, Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Montana's U.S. Senator Tim Sheehy led a bipartisan effort to reauthorize the Federal Lands Access Program (FLAP), a popular federal program that provides transportation options to public lands. The Senators' bipartisan FLAP Reauthorization Act ensures   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 19 (TNSLrpt) -- County Employment and Wages in Oregon Third Quarter 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Western Region - March 18, 2026 * * * Employment decreased in 5 of the 7 largest counties in Oregon from September 2024 to September 2025, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Chris Rosenlund noted that Washington County had the largest over-the-year decrease in employment, with a loss   more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news: * * * Chairman Cassidy Expands Investigation into Child Care Fraud, Demands Accountability from Governors U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Chairman of the U.S. Senate, Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, demanded accountability from multiple state governors for failing to protect American families and taxpayers f  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 (TNSrpt) -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news: * * * Chairman Cassidy, Tuberville Unveil Discussion Draft to Eliminate Child Care Fraud, Protect Families & Taxpayers U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) released draft legislation to eliminate fraud and abuse of   more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, March 18 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * Chipotle High School Basketball Nationals returns for 17th season April 1-4 * * Sixteen SC Next Top 25 ranked boys and girls teams to participate, including: * * The top nine ranked boys teams in the country * Four girls teams ranked top 10 in the country * 53 boys and girls ESPN ranked players * Twelve games on ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU, including the   more

SALEM, Oregon, March 18 -- Gov. Tina Kotek, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Kotek Refutes Misleading Claims about Oregon Health Plan, Highlights Aggressive Fraud Prevention and Recovery Efforts * Salem, OR - Governor Tina Kotek is pushing back against unsupported accusations by the Trump Administration suggesting widespread fraud in the Oregon Health Plan (OHP), Oregon's Medicaid program, emphasizing that the state already operates one of the most proactive and ro  more

ST. BONAVENTURE, New York, March 18 -- St. Bonaventure University issued the following news release: * * * Harris to present research at visual communication conference Heather Harris, associate professor of Communication, has had her research accepted for presentation at the VISCOMM40 International Visual Communication Conference, to be held in June 2026 in Yachats, Oregon.  Her paper, "Alohomora: Unlocking the Visual Magic of Harry Potter's First Edition Covers Across Cultures," examines   more

WASHINGTON, March 18 [Category: Law/Legal] -- Judicial Watch issued the following news release: * * * Judicial Watch: Supreme Court Argument on March 23 on Whether Federal Election Day Laws Forbid Counting Ballots Received after Election Day * (Washington, DC) - Judicial Watch announced that the Supreme Court will hold oral argument on March 23 in a landmark election integrity case over whether the federal Election Day laws prohibit the counting of mail-in ballots that arrive after Election   more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on March 18, 2026: * * * Justice Department Files Case to Revoke U.S. Citizenship of Mastermind Behind Multimillion-Dollar Tax Fraud Scheme Today, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that it has filed and served a civil denaturalization complaint in the U.S. District Court in Baltimore, Maryland, against Emmanuel Oluwatosin Kazeem, a native of Nigeria who organized a vast conspiracy to steal identiti  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, March 18 -- Lewis and Clark College posted the following news: * * * main content From L&C to the Foothills of the Austrian Alps * On any given day in Lower Austria, Katya Schwieterman BA '24 might be teaching a lesson on agritourism or helping students prepare for English speaking exams. Later in the week, she might be assisting in a food science lab as students run DNA extractions and gel electrophoresis. Some afternoons, she heads outdoors with forestry students visiting  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, March 18 -- Lewis and Clark College posted the following news: * * * Mapping the Urobiome for Better Bladder Health * For more than a century, it was thought that urine was sterile. Then, in 2014, scientists upended that assumption by confirming that even the healthiest person's urine contains bacteria. Now, more than 10 years after this discovery, the universe of the urobiome remains largely uncharted. Unlocking its secrets could lead to a better understanding of bladder h  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 19 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on March 18, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Calls on Congress to Pass Legislation Requiring Tariff Refunds Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today joined a coalition of 11 other attorneys general in urging Congress to pass legislation that would require the government to provide swift refunds for extra costs paid by businesses and consumers due to President Trump's unlawful tariff  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 19 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on March 18, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Calls on EPA to Resume Enforcement Activity Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today joined a coalition of 13 other attorneys general in calling on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to rescind a new policy that would significantly weaken federal environmental enforcement and delay action against polluters. In a letter (https:  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, March 18 [Category: Sociological] -- The Mercy Corps posted the following news release: * * * Mercy Corps to Become Prosper Global in September 2026 * After more than four decades supporting tens of millions of people in crisis-affected communities, the global humanitarian organization Mercy Corps today previewed its new name and identity: Prosper Global. The forthcoming identity reflects the organization's values, purpose and global reach -and how it is evolving to deliver  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, March 18 [Category: Sociological] -- The Mercy Corps posted the following news release: * * * Middle East Conflict Sends Fuel and Fertilizer Price Shocks Threatening Food Security Across Africa * Mercy Corps warns that escalating conflict in the Middle East is sending economic shockwaves far beyond the region, already pushing up fuel, fertilizer and food prices that could quickly deepen food insecurity in fragile countries across Africa. If these trends continue, an estimat  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- The National Academy of Medicine issued the following news: * * * National Academy of Medicine Announces 26 New Change Maker Accelerators to Advance Health Workforce Well-Being * The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) Action Collaborative on Clinician Well-Being and Resilience today announced the selection of 26 organizations to participate in the second cohort of the Change Maker Accelerators, a yearlong program designed to help health organizations implement and mea  more

CORVALLIS, Oregon, March 17 -- Oregon State University posted the following news release: * * * New ice core studies expand histories of greenhouse gases and ocean temperature to 3 million years New analyses of ancient ice from Antarctica and the air contained inside it are extending the history of Earth's climate records and expanding researchers' understanding of how the planet has changed over the last 3 million years. The findings, published this week in two papers in the journal Nature,  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 (TNSLrpt) -- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory issued 'Hydrogen Transportation and Distributed Energy Systems Risk Assessment for Airport Facilities CRADA 555 Final Report' (PNNL-38178), authored by Arun Veeramany, Brooke M Marten, Feng Pan, Donald J Hammerstrom, Tyler M Harris, and Bhavya Mamnani, in September 2025. Portland International Airport explores 28 fuel cell electric buses (FCEBs) and hydrogen for resilience during outages. The CRADA with Sandia evaluates r  more

WASHINGTON, March 17 (TNSLrpt) -- The Pacific Northwest National Laboratory issued 'Grid Resiliency Using Hydro-based Microgrids During Wildfires,' authored by Sohom Datta, Vishvas Chalishazar, Jan Westman, Shahnawaz Siddiqui, Troy Salitel, Jillian M. Deines, Andre Coleman, Jerry Tagestad, M Hoffman, Alisha R Fernandez, Abhishek Somani, Bikash Poudel, Mukesh Gautam, and Shafiul Alam (PNNL-37324), in August 2024. Researchers developed the WREST framework to analyze wildfire risks on power syst  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on March 18, 2026: * * * Wyden Sounds Alarm as DAG Blanche Intervenes to Conceal Details of Mystery Epstein Investigation Wyden Sought Documents from DEA Following Revelation that Epstein and Several Co-Conspirators Were Targets of Major Interagency Drug Trafficking Investigation; Wyden Recently Learned Deputy Attorney General Blanche Intervened to Block DEA from  more

MOSCOW, Idaho, March 17 -- The University of Idaho issued the following news release: * * * U of I planning symposium showcasing new Deep Soil Ecotron University of Idaho has transported three of the largest intact soil columns ever unearthed about 130 miles from where they were dug in Sandpoint to a unique, new laboratory on the university's Moscow campus. Those 10-foot-deep columns have been placed inside of heavily instrumented, 9-ton chambers, called lysimeters, within the new Deep Soil   more

RENO, Nevada, March 19 -- The University of Nevada issued the following news release dated March 23, 2026: * * * Undergraduate research in theatre shines at the American College Theatre Festival Three University of Nevada, Reno students showcase research and performance at a national theatre festival * From Feb. 17-21, 2026, three undergraduate theatre students from the Department of Theatre and Dance, part of the School of the Arts in the College of Liberal Arts at the University of Nevada  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 19 -- Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones issued the following news release on March 18, 2026: * * * Attorney General Jay Jones Calls on Congress to Pass Legislation Requiring Tariff Refunds Action required to return thousands of stolen dollars back into the pockets of hardworking Virginians * Attorney General Jay Jones today joined a coalition of 16 other attorneys general in urging Congress to pass legislation that would fight back against aggressive federal over  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 19 -- Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones issued the following news release on March 18, 2026: * * * Attorney General Jones Joins Coalition Standing Up to Trump Administration Attacks on Professional Medical Organizations Attorney General Jay Jones joined a coalition of 19 state attorneys general in support of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), which is being targeted by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in the Trump administration's continued assault on scie  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden Announces Town Halls in Columbia Gorge; Eastern, Central and Southern Oregon * Senator will hold open-to-all town halls in Sherman, Wheeler, Gilliam, Morrow, Umatilla, Wasco, Hood River, Crook, Lake and Klamath counties Portland - U.S. Senator Ron Wyden today announced he will hold 10 open-to-all town halls starting March 28 in eastern, central and southern Oregon as well as in the Columbia Gor  more

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley Demand Transparency from Meta on Facial Recognition Technology in Smart Glasses * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley (both D-Ore.) today demanded transparency from Meta on the company's plans to integrate facial recognition into its smart glasses. Smart glasses are designed to be worn throughout the day as their user passes hundreds, if not thousands, of people  more