WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Baldwin, Merkley, Moore Introduce Legislation to Address Maternal Health Crisis, Expand Access to Care * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR), and Congresswoman Gwen Moore (D-WI-04) introduced the Perinatal Workforce Act, legislation to address the urgent maternal health care crisis in the United States. Specifically, the bill will help grow the perina  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Baldwin, Merkley, Moore Introduce Legislation to Address Maternal Health Crisis, Expand Access to Care * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR), and Congresswoman Gwen Moore (D-WI-04) introduced the Perinatal Workforce Act, legislation to address the urgent maternal health care crisis in the United States. Specifically, the bill will help grow the pe  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 (TNSxrep) -- Students for a Democratic Society and the birth of the New Left - A report from Capital Research Center InfluenceWatch - March 24, 2026 - Authored by Managing Editor and Director of Content Ken Braun: * * * Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) and the birth of the New Left SDS planted the seeds that grew into today's radical left. Editorial note: This is a reproduction of the InfluenceWatch profile of the Students for a Democratic Society (SDS). * * *   more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Gwen Moore, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Gwen Moore Celebrates Committee Passage of Her Survivor Justice Tax Prevention Act * Today, the Ways and Means Committee marked up several bills, including Representatives Moore and Smucker's legislation, the Survivor Justice Tax Prevention Act (H.R. 2347). This legislation would amend the federal tax code to ensure survivors of sexual abuse and unwanted sexual contact do not have to   more

MADISON, Wisconsin, March 25 -- The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release on March 24, 2026: * * * DNR Awards Brownfield Grant To Bayfield County Funds Will Support Environmental Assessment * The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the award of a Brownfield Grant to Bayfield County to assist with the investigation of environmental contamination at the site of a former gas station and grocery store. The award is from the DNR'  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Duckworth Joins Murphy, Senate Democrats in Forcing War Powers Vote as Trump's War in Iran Spirals Out of Control * March 25, 2026 [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - In the fourth week of Donald Trump's war with Iran, combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) joined U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) and U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Adam Schiff (D-CA) and Tammy Baldwin (D-  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, March 25 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Lamont, Coalition of Governors Urge HHS Secretary Kennedy to Immediately Release Title X Funds * (HARTFORD, CT) - Governor Ned Lamont and the governors of 18 other states and territories today sent a letter to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., urging the immediate renewal of Title X family planning grants, warning that a lapse  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration announced the receipt of 95 petitions under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program for the period of Feb. 1, 2026, through Feb. 28, 2026. The program allows for compensation if a petitioner can prove that a vaccine caused a condition not explicitly listed or if symptoms appeared outside the specified windows. To ensure a fair process, the Secretary is required   more

MADISON, Wisconsin, March 25 -- The University of Wisconsin posted the following news: * * * Meet the winners of the 2026 Hilldale Awards Six faculty members will receive recognition for their contributions to teaching, research and service. Each year, to recognize their contributions to teaching, research and service, the faculty divisions honor four University of Wisconsin-Madison faculty members with the Hilldale Award. Faculty members representing the arts and humanities, biological s  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Rep. Gwen Moore, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Moore, Carey Lead Bipartisan Effort to Strengthen Foster Youth Program * Representatives Gwen Moore (D-WI) and Mike Carey (R-OH), both members of the Ways and Means Work and Welfare Committee, introduced the Chafee Opportunities for New Networks and Existing Connection Trust (CONNECT) Act. The Chafee program provides supportive services to foster youth aging out of the system, including housing, ed  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, March 24 -- The University of Wisconsin posted the following news: * * * Practicing what we preach on viewpoint diversity At the Pluralism in Practice Workshop, participants learned from leading experts and modeled ways to promote civil dialogue on campus. By Gayle Worland There were opinions laid out, viewpoints explained and definitely a few minds opened. But at the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Pluralism in Practice Workshop, one of the most impressive scenes wa  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * PSI Chairman Johnson Reveals Further Evidence of Biden Administration Downplaying COVID-19 Vaccine Safety Risk * Releases nearly 2,000 pages of Biden HHS records, including communications about COVID-19 vaccine adverse events WASHINGTON - On Monday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), Chairman of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, sent a letter to Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., the Secretary of   more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Republicans Block Baldwin, Colleagues Effort to End Trump's Illegal Iran War * WASHINGTON, D.C.- Last night, the majority of Senate Republicans again blocked an effort to stop President Donald Trump's illegal war in Iran. The resolution, sponsored by U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Chris Murphy (D-CT), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Adam Schiff (D-CA), and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), woul  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Democrats Force War Powers Vote as Trump's War in Iran Spirals Out of Control * WASHINGTON, D.C. - In the fourth week of Donald Trump's war with Iran, U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-CT), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Adam Schiff (D-CA), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) forced a vote on Murphy's War Powers Resolution to withdraw U.S. Armed Forces from hostilities in and a  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Democrats Force War Powers Vote as Trump's War in Iran Spirals Out of Control * WASHINGTON-In the fourth week of Donald Trump's war with Iran, U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), and Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) forced a vote on Senator Murphy's War Powers Resolution to withdraw U.S. Armed Forces  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, March 26 -- TruStage, formerly the CUNA Mutual Group, issued the following news release: * * * TruStage enhances lending insurance offerings with new Payment Guard Advantage TruStage(R), a leading insurance and financial services provider, today announced the addition of its latest payment protection product, Payment Guard Advantage, an opt-in, customer-owned payment protection product designed to help borrowers safeguard their financial stability through unexpected life   more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Administrative State, Regulatory Reform and Antitrust released the following testimony by Tony Rice, senior director of trade policy for the U.S. Dairy Export Council and the National Milk Producers Federation, from a March 17, 2026, hearing entitled "Pier Pressure: Regulation and Competition in Maritime Shipping": * * * Chairman Fitzgerald, Ranking Member Nadler, and members of the subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to testi  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- The American Biogas Council issued the following news release on March 24, 2026: * * * U.S. Farms Have More Than Doubled Biogas Capture Over Five Years As the United States recognizes National Agriculture Month, the American Biogas Council (ABC) today released new data showing U.S. farms are capturing 166% more biogas - a source of energy created by recycling organic waste like manure and food scraps - than they were just five years ago. Yet most of the nation's potent  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, March 26 -- The University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health issued the following news: * * * Blending nutrition into the MD curriculum By Mary Ellen Gabriel Nutrition is critical to human thriving, helping to prevent disease, support healing, and improve long term health. At the UW School of Medicine and Public Health, medical students learn how evidence based nutrition can shape patient care across every specialty. What we eat and drink has a profound i  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Derrick Van Orden, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Van Orden, Neguse Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Expand Mental Health Access for Farmers * | March 25, 2026 Contact : Grace Kim (link sends email) WASHINGTON, D.C. -In honor of National Ag Day, Congressman Derrick Van Orden joined Congressman Joe Neguse (D-CO) to introduce the bipartisan Agriculture Access to Addiction and Mental Health Care Act, legislation aimed at improving access to m  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, March 25 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Xcel Energy issued the following news release: * * * Xcel Energy to pass on fuel savings to customers * AMARILLO, Texas (March 25, 2026) -Xcel Energy's (NASDAQ: XEL) subsidiary, Southwestern Public Service Company, has filed an update with the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) that would lower the fuel portion of electric bills for Texas customers. The updated fuel rate reflects both lower fuel costs and changes in how electri  more