FORT WORTH, Texas, March 27 -- BNSF Railway, a freight transportation company, issued the following news release: * * * BNSF Railway customers invest more than $5.3 billion in 2025; new certified site expands growth pipeline BNSF Railway customers invested more than $5.3 billion in 2025, completing 117 rail-served projects, the highest number closed in the last six years. These projects created more than 1,200 jobs across industrial, agricultural and consumer markets while expanding productio  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Budd Leads FARM Stability Act to Stabilize Agricultural Labor Costs * Washington, D.C. -U.S. Senator Ted Budd (R-N.C.) led several of his Senate colleagues in introducing the Farmworker Access and Retention Modernization (FARM) Stability Act today, which would codify the U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL) initiative to stabilize agricultural labor costs. This legislation aims to provide farmers wi  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, issued the following news release on March 26, 2026: * * * Chairman Griffith Delivers Opening Statement at Subcommittee on Health Legislative Hearing on Policies Protecting Communities from Emerging Illicit Drug Threats Congressman Morgan Griffith (VA-09), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Health, delivered the following opening statement at today's hearing titled Policies  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. Cliff Bentz, R-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Bentz Introduces Bonneville Power Leadership Recruitment Act * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Cliff Bentz (R-OR), today introduced, along with Congressmen Mike Simpson (R-ID) and Mark Amodei (R-NV) the "Bonneville Power Leadership Recruitment Act", legislation intended to modernize compensation for the Administrator of the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA). If enacted, this bill would  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news: * * * Cornyn, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Prevent Illegal Aliens from Receiving Commercial Driver's Licenses * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Ted Budd (R-NC), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), and Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) today introduced the Dalilah's Law Act, which would create new criminal and civil penalties for illegal aliens who obtain or use Commercial Driver's Licenses (CDL  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. Dan Meuser, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Meuser Leads House Effort to Designate Endless Mountains National Heritage Area * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representative Dan Meuser (PA-08) introduced bipartisan legislation to designate Pennsylvania's Endless Mountains region as a National Heritage Area (NHA). This recognition would preserve the region's rich history and natural beauty while boosting economic growth through tourism. The   more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Harriet Hageman, R-Wyoming, chairman of the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries, issued the following news release on March 26, 2026: * * * Securing Alaska Native Rights and Supporting Water Resources Today, the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries held a legislative hearing on bills that will ensure Alaska Natives have the right to sell ivory artwork and articles of handicraft, maintain critical water infrastructure for   more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: * * * Sentinel Program advances with silo prototype * ARLINGTON, Va. (AFNS) - The LGM-35A Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile program is rapidly moving from digital design to tangible reality, marked by the recent groundbreaking for a full-scale launch silo prototype in Promontory, Utah. This milestone marks a key step in modernizing the land-based leg of the nation's nuclear triad. Developed in partnership with   more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, March 28 -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news: * * * Two UW Students to Present Research During Science Cafe in Cody April 4 Two University of Wyoming graduate students will present their research to the public during a Science Cafe Saturday, April 4, at 1:30 p.m. The event, hosted by UW's Biodiversity Institute, will take place at Cody Craft Brewing, located at 1732 Sheridan Ave. in Cody. The event is free and open to the public. Beverages and pizza from   more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, March 28 -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news: * * * UW Alumnus Peng Li to Speak at School of Energy Resources Peng Li, a University of Wyoming alumnus and a postdoctoral researcher at Stanford University, will be the next speaker in the School of Energy Resources' (SER) Distinguished Speaker Series Wednesday, April 1. Li will speak from noon-1 p.m. in the UW Energy Innovation Center's Encana Auditorium. The free lunch presentation is open to all students,  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, March 28 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: * * * $2.5 million gift will support transportation safety research and engineering scholarships Generosity from Janusz Jeremiasz Filipiak '05 will advance work at the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute and in the College of Engineering. By Albert Raboteau Janusz Jeremiasz Filipiak '05 recently extended his family's extraordinary legacy of leveraging higher education to foster innovation by giving $2.5 million t  more