SALEM, Oregon, March 25 -- Gov. Tina Kotek, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * $20 Million Investment Expands Child Care Options Across the State * Access to affordable child care is a barrier for working families across Oregon. Today, Governor Tina Kotek announced $20,950,558 in grants for 61 child care infrastructure projects across 28 counties, helping expand child care supply and ease cost pressures for families across the state. "Access to affordable child care is esse  more

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. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * Barrasso Highlights Democrat Voter ID Hypocrisy * "Tomorrow, we are going to give every single Senate Democrat in this chamber the chance to go on the record. They will have the opportunity to show the American people where they stand on common sense requirements for photo ID. This vote is a clear yes or no for Democrat Senators." WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) to  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Janelle Bynum, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Bynum Introduces Two Bipartisan Bills to Support VA Workers and Veterans * Yesterday, Representatives Janelle Bynum (OR-05) and Juan Ciscomani (AZ-06) introduced two pieces of legislation to strengthen veterans' healthcare and workplace leave rights, the Supporting VA Families Act and the Vets CLEAR Act. In August 2025, the Trump Administration ended all VA collective bargaining agreements (CBA),  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Janelle Bynum, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Bynum, Wyden, and Merkley Celebrate Over $4 Million in Federal Funding for Two Oregon Airports * Today, Congresswoman Janelle Bynum (OR-05), along with U.S. Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR), announced over $4 million in federal funding for the Redmond and Albany Municipal Airports. This funding will be used for rebuilding essential infrastructure at both airports to meet increasing  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- The Capital Research Center issued the following news on March 25, 2026: * * * CRC News: Recent Capital Research Center & InfluenceWatch media citations Reporters looking to "follow the money" in public policy & politics keep turning to CRC and InfluenceWatch. * The Daily Caller--Chinese Communist Party Using Nonprofit Networks To Attack American Energy, Report Suggests [Energy Foundation China] has a registered headquarters in San Francisco and one in Beijing regis  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Maxine Dexter, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Dexter Moves to Subpoena Donald Trump Jr. for $670 Million Taxpayer-Funded Deal * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, Congresswoman Maxine Dexter (OR-03), the top Democrat of the House Natural Resources Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, forced a vote to subpoena Donald Trump Jr. to testify under oath about his financial stake in Vulcan Elements and how he potentially benefited from his father, Presid  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

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * ICE Lodges Arrest Detainer for Mexican Criminal Illegal Alien Charged with Laundering Millions of Dollars in Narcotics Trafficking * WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today released the following statement regarding U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) lodging a detainer for the arrest of Jose Alonso Paramo-Arguello, a criminal illegal alien from Mexic  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 26 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on March 25, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Calls on Congress to Close Loophole Enabling Federal Mass Surveillance of Americans Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined a coalition of 17 attorneys general urging Congress to take immediate action to halt federal agencies' use of commercially purchased data and artificial intelligence (AI) tools that enable mass surveillance of Amer  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following news release on March 25, 2026: * * * Merkley Delivers Opening Statement at Social Security Hearing Today, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, delivered the following opening statement at a Senate Budget Committee hearing on social security solvency. Sen. Merkley's remarks, as prepared for delivery follow: Mr. Chairman: Thank   more

TRENTON, New Jersey, March 26 -- The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection issued the following news release on March 25, 2026: * * * SHERRILL ADMINISTRATION DEDICATES NEW JERSEY'S FIRST NEW FIRE TOWER IN 78 YEARS AMID PREPARATIONS FOR SPRING WILDFIRE SEASON Department of Environmental Protection Acting Commissioner Ed Potosnak and DEP Forest Fire Service officials today dedicated the Veterans Fire Tower in Jackson Township to enhance wildfire protection in Monmouth and Ocean coun  more

PASADENA, California, March 26 (TNSres) -- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: * * * NASA-ISRO Satellite Captures Pacific Northwest Through Clouds Seattle, Portland, Mount Ranier, and Mount Saint Helens are captured in new imagery from NISAR, the most powerful radar system ever launched by NASA or ISRO. Seattle and Portland, Oregon, are among the cloudiest cities in the United States. But that infamous cloud cover is no match for the U.S.-Indian Earth satellite NISAR (N  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, March 25 [Category: Sociological] (TNSrpt) -- The Mercy Corps posted the following news release: * * * New Analysis: In Haiti's Capital, Displacement Sites Strain Under Violence, Hunger, and Loss of Livelihoods * As violence continues to drive displacement across Haiti, new analysis from Mercy Corps highlights worsening conditions for families living in displacement sites across Port-au-Prince and underscores the risks of prolonged instability and lack of economic opportuni  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news on March 25, 2026: * * * Home for the Holidays: How a Lone Sea Lion Pup Found a Lifeline in the Aleutian Islands It's Seal and Sea Lion Week! Join us as we follow the journey of a resilient endangered pup who found a second chance after a life-saving trip from Alaska to California. * Just days before Christmas, staff at Westward Seafoods in Unalaska, a city in th  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Administrative State, Regulatory Reform and Antitrust released the following testimony by Diana Moss, vice president and director of competition policy at the Progressive Policy Institute, from a March 17, 2026, hearing entitled "Pier Pressure: Regulation and Competition in Maritime Shipping": * * * I. Introduction Thank you Chair Fitzgerald, Ranking Member Nadler, and Members of the Subcommittee. It is an honor to be here today to l  more

WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Rep. Andrea Salinas, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Salinas and Schrier Press Trump Administration for Answers on Deteriorating Forest Service Trail Conditions * Washington, D.C. - Congresswomen Andrea Salinas (OR-06) and Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) led 21 of their colleagues in demanding answers from the Trump Administration on deteriorating Forest Service trail conditions due to insufficient maintenance by the U.S. Forest Service (USFS), whic  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 26 -- Teach Plus, an organization that empowers teachers to take leadership over key policy and practice issues that affect their students' success, issued the following news release: * * * Teach Plus Announces 4th Cohort of Teacher Leaders to Advocate for Student-Centered Issues at the National Level Washington, D.C. -- Teach Plus, a national nonprofit that empowers teachers to lead student-centered improvements in educational policy and instructional practice, h  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Senate Minority Leader John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Thune: Democrats Will Have to Show Americans Why They Oppose Voter ID * Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON -U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor: Thune's remarks below (as delivered): "Mr. President, since we began debate on the SAVE America Act, my Democrat colleagues have spent a lot of time hed  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * UPDATED: 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, Klamath and Jackson counties This release has been updated to reflect the new addition of a Jackson County town hall on Friday, April 3 in Medford Portland - U.S. Senator Ron Wyden today  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden Places Hold on Three Military Officers Unfit For Promotions * Wyden Objects to Two Officers Linked to War Crimes; Third Officer Appeared on Racist and Antisemitic Podcast Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., has placed holds on three officers who are unfit for promotion by the U.S. military, he announced today. Wyden placed a statement in the Congressional Record late Tuesday, s  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden Unveils Report on Devastating Impacts of Trumpcare in Oregon * Oregon Moms, Children, Rural Communities, People With Disabilities, Working Families Feel the Strain of Republicans Largest Health Care Cuts in History U.S. Senator Ron Wyden today released a report detailing the destructive impacts of Donald Trump and Republicans' health care cuts that are already occurring in Oregon. On July 4, 2  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley Introduce Legislation to Modernize Power Grid, Lower Energy Costs and Reduce Wildfire Risk U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today introduced legislation that would overhaul aging power line infrastructure and improve efficiency in order to bring down energy costs and reduce wildfire risks in Oregon and nationwide. "It's time for the federal government to stop pretending like our  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley Push to Stop Trump's Education Department From Politicizing Civil Rights Investigations * Oregon senators: "Students whose civil rights have been violated should never serve as political pawns. They deserve justice and an equal opportunity to pursue an education" Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today called on the Trump administration to stop weaponizing   more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley Push to Stop Trump's Education Department From Politicizing Civil Rights Investigations * Oregon senators: "Students whose civil rights have been violated should never serve as political pawns. They deserve justice and an equal opportunity to pursue an education" Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today called on the Trump administration to stop weaponizing the  more