SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, March 19 [Category: BizHospital] -- Sanford Health posted the following news release: * * * Aberdeen participating in program for rural hospitals * SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - Sanford Aberdeen Medical Center has been selected to participate in the Rural Hospital Stabilization Program. The nationwide program helps rural hospitals improve financial stability by enhancing or expanding health care services that meet the community's needs.  Sanford Aberdeen will receive a set  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, March 19 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release: * * * AFP-WV Releases First Round of 2026 Endorsements * CHARLESTON, W.V.a.- Americans for Prosperity West Virginia (AFP-WV) today endorsed candidates in over twenty state legislative districts. As a proven difference maker in competitive elections, AFP-WV is doubling down on endorsing principled policy champions in key races who want to rapidly enact proven solutions to tran  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 16 -- The Arizona Department of Game and Fish issued the following news: * * * Black-footed ferrets released in northern Arizona Arizona Game and Fish Department personnel released 19 endangered black-footed ferrets at three sites in northern Arizona, bolstering the wild population of one of America's most imperiled mammal species. On the evening of March 10, department biologists and wildlife managers released 13 ferrets into the Aubrey Valley and Double O Ranch near  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * Barrasso: Republicans Support Photo ID. Every Senate Democrat Voted Against it. * "Photo IDs restore the trust our system needs. They reduce fraud. They send a simple message. Your vote matters. Elections are decided by your fellow citizens - not illegal immigrants." WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) today spoke in strong support of the common sense idea of requiring  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: * * * BLM announces June 2026 sale of oil and gas leases in Wyoming * CHEYENNE, Wyo. - The Bureau of Land Management today announced an oil and gas lease sale scheduled for June 2, 2026, to offer 108 oil and gas parcels totaling 119,595 acres in Wyoming. The BLM completed scoping on these parcels in November 2025 and held a public comment period that closed in January 20  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo, Risch Join Cornyn to Introduce Bill to Allow Law Enforcement Officers to Purchase Retired Firearms * Washington, D.C. \-U.S. Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho) joined Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas) and nine of their Senate Republican colleagues in introducing the Federal Law Enforcement Officer Service Weapon Purchase Act, which would allow active and retired federal law enforc  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * Democrats Are Standing in the Way of American Safety and Security * "The Department of Homeland Security has been shut down for over a month. The Democrats shut it down. They want to peel it apart. They refuse to reopen it. Meanwhile, we are seeing long security lines, missed paychecks, and multiple terrorist attacks on American soil." WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-Wyo  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Proposes to Give Colorado Primacy to Protect Underground Water Resources * Keeping promise to fast track UIC permitting, expand cooperative federalism, bolster energy dominance DENVER - Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its proposed approval of the state of Colorado's request to administer permitting for Class VI underground injection wells (UIC) under the Safe  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. Cynthia M. Lummis, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release on March 19, 2026: * * * Lummis Introduces Legislation To Give State Wildlife Data a Role in Endangered Species Listings Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) today introduced the Local Data for Better Conservation Act, legislation to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require federal officials to accept and incorporate data collected by state wildlife agencies when making listing and delisting deter  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, March 20 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation issued the following news: * * * PennDOT Announces Virtual Plans Display Route 2010 (North Main Street) Bridge Project in Luzerne County The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) invites the public to virtual plans display regarding the Route 2010 (North Main Street), Section 352, bridge replacement project over Former Pocono Northeast Railroad, Luzerne County. This plans display will be held onl  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Fisheries, Water and Wildlife released the following written testimony by Property and Environment Research Center CEO Brian Yablonski from a March 18, 2026, hearing entitled "Challenges and Opportunities with Implementing the Endangered Species Act": * * * Main Points: * More than 50 years after the Endangered Species Act was enacted, it is clear that preventing extinction and recovering species require different  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Rep. Harriet Hageman, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Hageman Introduces Bipartisan Bill with Sens. Wicker, Welch to Examine Use of AI Speech-to-Text Technologies in Federal Courts * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representative Harriet Hageman introduced the Research and Oversight of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Courts Act of 2026 with U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., U.S. Senator Peter Welch, D-Vt. This bipartisan legislation establish  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Fisheries, Water and Wildlife released the following testimony by Thomas E. Riley, water resources and environmental consultant at Riley Consulting LLC, and former director of the Nebraska Department of Natural Resources, from a March 18, 2026, hearing entitled "Challenges and Opportunities with Implementing the Endangered Species Act": * * * Chairman Ricketts, Ranking Member Schiff, and members of the Subcommittee  more

BROOKINGS, South Dakota, March 20 -- South Dakota State University issued the following news: * * * 'Free' master's degree in rehabilitation counseling seeks to fulfill dire need By Ellen Koester The people who were among the first to be able to call themselves "counselors" were members of what's now a little-known specialization. The first counselors worked in schools, but the second were vocational rehabilitation counselors. The profession started in the early 1900s. These counselors work  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, released the following opening statement from a March 11, 2026, hearing on the Cold Weather Diesel Reliability Act (S. 3135): * * * "Today, we will receive testimony on S. 3135, the 'Cold Weather Diesel Reliability Act' sponsored by Senators Sullivan, Lummis, Curtis and Murkowski. This legislation is meant to address a serious safety issue for drivers of diesel tru  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Fisheries, Water and Wildlife, released the following opening statement from a March 18, 2026, hearing entitled "Challenges and Opportunities with Implementing the Endangered Species Act": * * * "I first want to recognize that Nebraska is currently experiencing wildfires that are the largest that we've had since statehood. The fires have impacted more than 750,000 acres o  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, March 20 (TNSjou) -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news: * * * UW-Led Research Resets Age of Famous South American Archaeological Site New research led by a University of Wyoming archaeologist near an ancient encampment in South America challenges a relatively new but widely accepted theory that the people who made and used Clovis points in North America were not the first inhabitants of the Americas south of the continental ice sheets. Conducted by UW Prof  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee released the following testimony by Wyoming Farm Bureau Federation President Todd Fornstrom from a March 11, 2026, hearing on the Cold Weather Diesel Reliability Act (S. 3135): * * * Chairman Capito, Ranking Member Whitehouse, and Members of the committee, I appreciate the opportunity to testify today on the impact of diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) on the agricultural community. My name is Todd Fornstrom, I am a fourth-gener  more