SACRAMENTO, California, March 26 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Backs D.C.'s Large Capacity Magazine Ban * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Bonta today, as part of a coalition of 18 attorneys general, filed a brief in support of the District of Columbia in Benson v. United States which is pending before the D.C. Court of Appeals. The District of Columbia's law bans the possession, sale, or transfer of large-capacit  more

SALEM, Oregon, March 26 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Dan Rayfield Names Dr. Andrew Gray as Director of the Division of Child Support * Seasoned leader of mission-focused teams to lead Oregon DOJ's Division of Child Support beginning July 6 Attorney General Dan Rayfield today announced the appointment of Dr. Andrew Gray as the Director of the Division of Child Support at the Oregon Department of Justice. Dr. Gray, a season  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 25 -- North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Jeff Jackson Calls for Tariff Refunds * RALEIGH - After the Supreme Court ruled the federal government's tariffs unlawful last month, Attorney General Jeff Jackson is calling on Congress to refund businesses and consumers for increased costs. Those tariffs imposed $3.5 billion in costs on North Carolina businesses and consumers. "North Carolina's busin  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, March 26 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Calls on Congress to Close Loophole Enabling Federal Mass Surveillance * (Hartford, CT) - Attorney General William Tong joined a coalition of seventeen state attorneys general urging Congress to take immediate action to halt federal agencies' use of commercially purchased data and artificial intelligence tools that enable mass surveillance of Americans w  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document on March 26, 2026, from Economics Daily: * * * Employment increased in 167 of the 372 largest U.S. counties over the year ended September 2025 From September 2024 to September 2025, employment increased in 167 of the 372 largest U.S. counties. Boone County, Kentucky, had the largest over-the-year increase in employment, with a gain of 3.8 percent. Within Boone, the largest e  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Janelle Bynum, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Bynum Introduces Key Bipartisan Bill to Expand Affordable Housing in Native Communities * Today, Representatives Janelle Bynum (OR-05) and Troy Downing (MT-02) introduced the Native American Housing and Self-Determination Modernization Act. This legislation modernizes and reauthorizes NAHASDA, including the Indian Housing Block Grant (IHBG) program, through 2032 to better assist the housing needs o  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 (TNSFR) -- The Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled announced changes to the federal procurement list that will take effect April 25, 2026. This action follows notices published on Dec. 29, 2025, and Feb. 12, 2026, which proposed the addition of specific products and services to be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing individuals with disabilities. The U.S. Department of Defense will now procure combat knives with drop points in both au  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Val Hoyle, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Val Hoyle Secures Passage of "Columbia River Clean-Up Act", Hails Bipartisan Measure Protecting the Basin, its Communities and Tribal Nations * Washington, D.C.- Today, Rep. Hoyle's (OR-4) "Columbia River Clean-Up Act" passed the House as part of "H.R. 6422 American Water Stewardship Act". The act extends the successful Columbia River Basin Restoration program which funds projects to redu  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Maxine Dexter, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Dexter, Welch Reintroduce Bicameral Bill to Decommission Offshore Oil and Gas Wells, Platforms, and Pipelines * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Finance Subcommittee on Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure, today joined U.S. Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), and Ed Markey (D-Mass.), alongside U.S. Representative Maxine Dexter (D-  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 25 -- The Federal Reserve issued the following speech on March 24, 2026, by Governor Michael S. Barr at the National Community Investment Conference: * * * Developing Communities through Public-private Partnerships Thank you for inviting me here today. Let me also thank those at all 12 of the Reserve Banks, the Board of Governors, and the staff at FedCommunities for their efforts to bring this year's National Community Investment Conference (NCIC) to life, and a specia  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Larsen Demands Trump Admin Mobilize All Options to Prepare for Upcoming Wildfire Season * Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) joined twelve of his colleagues from Washington and Oregon in a letter to the U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Schultz, and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Administrator Dr. Neil Jacobs expressing their con  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * New Merkley, Raskin Legislation Bans Gambling on Elections, Sports, War, and Government Activity * Washington, D.C. - Today, Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and U.S. Representative Jamie Raskin (MD-08) introduced new legislation to crack down on prediction markets and the opportunity these markets invite for corruption. Merkley and Raskin's STOP Corrupt Bets Act responds to the recent explosion  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 (TNSFR) -- OpenGMSL Association, Beaverton, Oregon, has filed written notifications with the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division to disclose updates to its membership. The filing, also submitted to the Federal Trade Commission, was made under the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993 to maintain the venture's legal protections. The association added two international entities to its membership: * TE Connectivity Germany GmbH, Bensheim, Germany   more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Oregon Lawmakers Call on Trump Administration to Extend Public Comment Period for Revised Western Oregon Forest Plan * New BLM proposal would open up millions of acres of Western Oregon forests to new commercial timber production Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ron Wyden, Jeff Merkley, and U.S. Representatives Suzanne Bonamici, Val Hoyle, Andrea Salinas, Janelle Bynum and Maxine Dexter this week   more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Oregon Lawmakers Call on Trump Administration to Extend Public Comment Period for Revised Western Oregon Forest Plan * New BLM proposal would open up millions of acres of Western Oregon forests to new commercial timber production Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ron Wyden, Jeff Merkley, and U.S. Representatives Suzanne Bonamici, Val Hoyle, Andrea Salinas, Janelle Bynum and Maxine Dexter this week cal  more

MIDDLETOWN, Pennsylvania, March 27 (TNSjou) -- Pennsylvania State University Harrisburg campus issued the following Q&A on March 26, 2026, involving Mariah Kupfner, assistant professor of American studies and public heritage: * * * Q&A: What has women's needlework meant throughout history? Women's needlework from the 19th and 20th centuries can offer a unique look into their political activism and what it meant to be a woman at different points in history, according to Mariah Kupfner, an assi  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, March 26 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following Q&A with Mariah Kupfner, assistant professor of American studies and public heritage: * * * Q&A: What has women's needlework meant throughout history? * MIDDLETOWN, Pa. -Women's needlework from the 19th and 20th centuries can offer a unique look into their political activism and what it meant to be a woman at different points in history, according to Mariah Kupfner, an assistant professor of America  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. George T. Whitesides, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Whitesides Leads Robust Funding Effort for Earthquake Safety System * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Rep. George Whitesides led a bipartisan effort to push federal appropriators to fully fund the construction, operation, and maintenance of the nation's only public Earthquake Early Warning System (EEW), also called "ShakeAlert." ShakeAlert serves over 50 million residents and visitors in   more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on March 26, 2026: * * * Republican Cuts Are Wrecking Health Care for American Families February Tally of Layoffs, Closures and Harms to the American Health Care System Reveals Looming Crisis Following Republicans' Record Cuts to Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act * Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and House Energy and Commerce Commi  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Andrea Salinas, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Salinas, Hoyle Lead Ten Colleagues in Demanding Trump Administration to Mobilize all Options to Prepare for Upcoming Wildfire Season * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06) and Congresswoman Val Hoyle (OR-04) led ten of their colleagues from Oregon and Washington in a letter to the U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Doug Burgum; U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Sc  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Sens. Schiff and Merkley Demand Extension of Ethics Guardrails on Trump EPA Chemical Appointees, End to Conflicts of Interest * Senators urge Trump appointees to end all communication with their previous chemical industry employers to ensure the agency is serving the American people instead of private corporate interests Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), member of the  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, March 27 -- The University of Missouri St. Louis campus issued the following news: * * * Nursing associate professor Umit Tokac uses data to improve public health as a DATA scholar with the National Institutes of Health In this role, Tokac integrates health and environmental data to improve patient and community health. By Heather Riske Umit Tokac will often tell his graduate students to think about his biostatistics and data science courses like a murder mystery. As a  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 27 -- Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones issued the following news release on March 26, 2026: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL JAY JONES CHALLENGES UNLAWFUL RESCISSION OF LANDMARK 2009 GREENHOUSE GAS ENDANGERMENT FINDING Coalition of States, Counties, and Cities Across the Country Mount Legal Challenge in Opposition to EPA's Unlawful Rollback, Threatening Health and Safety of Virginians * Attorney General Jay Jones today joined a coalition of 24 states, the District of Colu  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 [Category: Psychiatry/Psychology] -- The American Psychological Association posted the following news release: * * * Want to lose weight? Try eating the same meals on repeat * Washington -Sticking to the same meals and eating a consistent number of calories each day may help people lose more weight, according to research published by the American Psychological Association. The study, published in Health Psychology, found that adults who followed more routine eating pat  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Padilla, Markey, Warren, Jacobs, and Jayapal Ask DNI Gabbard to Warn Americans That Using VPNs May Cause Them to Forfeit their Rights Against Warrantless Surveillance * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., with Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., Sen. Ed. Markey, D-Mass., Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., Rep. Sara Jacobs, D-Calif., and Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., asked Director of Natio  more