NORFOLK, Virginia, March 21 (TNSrpt) -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release: * * * 2026 Iditarod Round-Up: A Trail of Death, Disease, and Dogs Pushed Past Their Breaking Point As another Iditarod has come to an end, PETA is breaking down this year's deadly race--and what comes next for the dogs who survived. PETA's new white paper also offers peer-reviewed studies and damning evidence of long-distance endurance racing's harmful impact on dogs' health.  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 20 [Category: Libraries] -- The American Library Association posted the following news release: * * * ALA releases free library programming toolkit for library workers to support online health literacy and selects twelve libraries for pilot program * The American Library Association (ALA) announces 12 libraries selected for the Digital Pathways: Online Health Literacy Programming for Adults initiative, a pilot program that supports libraries' online health literacy p  more

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, March 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Alaska posted the following news release: * * * Anchorage Doctor Sentenced to Prison for Multi-Million-Dollar Health Care Fraud and Tax Evasion An Anchorage doctor was sentenced yesterday to six and a half years in prison and three years of supervised release for executing a $12.5 million health care fraud scheme and evading over $4 million in taxes on the profits of that 15-year scheme. Her husband and co-defe  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: * * * BLM announces May 2026 sale of oil and gas leases in New Mexico and Texas * SANTA FE, N.M. - The Bureau of Land Management today announced an oil and gas lease sale scheduled for May 20, 2026, to offer 74 oil and gas parcels totaling 33,530 acres in New Mexico and Texas. The BLM completed scoping on these parcels in December 2025 and held a public comment period th  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: * * * BLM issues decision for fuels treatment around Gold Springs Historic Cabin Site * CEDAR CITY, UT - The Bureau of Land Management today issued a final decision for the Gold Springs Historic Property Protection Environmental Assessment. The project will stabilize and restore the Gold Springs historic mining townsite as well as conduct hazardous fuels treatments through  more

DALLAS, Texas, March 21 (TNSLrpt) -- Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for the Regions December 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Southwest Region - March 20, 2026 * * * Private industry employer costs for employee compensation among the four regions of the country ranged from $41.21 per hour in the South to $53.99 in the Northeast in December 2025, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. In the other two regions, hourly employer costs   more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Committee Cliff Notes: Week of March 16, 2026 Here's a recap of key moments from House Republican committees during the week: Appropriations On Tuesday, March 17, and Wednesday, March 18, the Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies held a hearing over four sessions called "American Indian and Alaska Native Public Witness." These sessions allowed represen  more

DENVER, Colorado, March 20 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Polis and Lt. Governor Primavera Celebrate Annual Ute Day at the Capitol * DENVER - Today, Lt. Governor Dianne Primavera, Chair of the Colorado Commission of Indian Affairs, with the Southern Ute Indian Tribe and the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, hosted the annual Ute Day at the Capitol, a day dedicated to honoring and celebrating the two Tribes with jurisdiction in Colorado, the Southern   more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Lujan Pens Op-Ed on Fighting Back Against Trump's Push to Rig the Election * Washington, D.C. - In Case You Missed It : U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) published an opinion piece in the Santa Fe New Mexican highlighting how he is fighting back against President Trump and Republicans' anti-voter SAVE Act which will have harmful impact on New Mexicans and Americans across the country,   more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies released the following testimony by Doreen Leavitt, secretary and director of natural resources of the Inupiat Community of the Arctic Slope, from a March 18, 2026, public witness day hearing on fiscal 2027 appropriations: * * * Chairman Simpson, Ranking Member Pingree, and distinguished members of this Subcommittee: On behalf of the Inupiat Community of the Arctic Slope (ICAS), I want t  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Fights for Voting Rights Amid Trump's Push to Suppress Millions of American Voters * Watch Senator Lujan's Remarks Here Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) joined Senate colleagues, leading voting rights advocates, and impacted voters from across the country at the U.S. Capitol to reject President Trump and Republicans' anti-voter SAVE Act. Senator Lujan highli  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 20 -- The Boston University School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * New Estimates of Uncounted COVID-19 Deaths Reveal Critical Gaps in US Death Investigation System *. health inequities A new study utilized a novel machine learning method to identify unrecognized COVID-19 deaths during the first two years of the pandemic and found that 19 percent more COVID-19 deaths occurred than official records indicate. These deaths disproportionately affe  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, chairwoman of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * SENATE PASSES MURKOWSKI, SCHATZ RESOLUTION CELEBRATING THE LEADERSHIP AND LEGACY OF NATIVE WOMEN U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, and U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Vice Chairman, released the following statements after the U.S. Senate unanimously passed their bipartisan resolution r  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on March 20, 2026: * * * Senators Coons, Murkowski introduce legislation to protect Americans from credit repair scams WILMINGTON, Del. - U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) introduced the Ending Scam Credit Repair Act (ESCRA) yesterday to crack down on fraudulent credit repair organizations that exploit consumers with high fees, false promises, and deceptive practices.   more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies released the following written testimony by Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe Chairman Quintin Swanson from a March 18, 2026, public witness day hearing on fiscal 2027 funding requests: * * * Recommendations: 1. Pass the TERRA Act (H.R.3654) to eliminate bureaucratic waste and streamline Tribes' ability to address natural disasters. 2. Fortify Tribal disaster resilience and related programs,  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Tillis Statement on the SAVE America Act * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), issued the following statement on the SAVE America Act: "I am one of the few members of Congress who has actually passed a voter ID law (on a bipartisan basis), which I did as Speaker of the House in North Carolina, and that's why I proudly co-sponsored the SAVE Act. While I support strengthenin  more

PLANO, Texas, March 20 [Category: BizTransportation] -- Toyota Motor Sales USA posted the following news: * * * Toyota Celebrates Team Toyota Athletes, including Andrew Kurka and Oksana Masters for Their Recent Achievements at the Highest Levels of Global Competition * PLANO, Texas (March 20, 2026) -Toyota celebrates Team Toyota athletes Andrew Kurka and Okana Masters for their recent success on the global sports stage, alongside the continued achievements of its full roster of Team Toyota w  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies released the following written testimony by Yakutat Tlingit Tribe President Cynthia Petersen, Alaska, from a March 18, 2026, public witness day hearing on fiscal 2027 budget: * * * Recommendations: 1. Protect the BIA and IHS from cuts, rescissions, sequestrations, and freezes. 2. Continue advance appropriations for the IHS. 3. Ensure mandatory funding for contract support costs and se  more