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News Tipoffs - North Dakota Editors Newsletter for Tuesday March 31, 2026 ( 7 items )  

April staff mobile office hours schedule
WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Rep. Julie Fedorchak, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * April staff mobile office hours schedule * Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Julie Fedorchak (R-ND) today announced the April staff mobile office hours schedule for her team to connect with North Dakotans and assist with federal casework. April staff office hours: * Williams County, Williston Public Library - Thursday, April 9th, 11:00 am - 1:00 pm CT * Cass County, 3217 Fiechtner Dr  more

Attorney General Alan Wilson pushes for state, local authority to combat illegal drone drops at prisons
COLUMBIA, South Carolina, March 30 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson pushes for state, local authority to combat illegal drone drops at prisons * (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - Attorney General Alan Wilson has joined a multistate effort to combat the alarming rise in drones that are illegally dropping contraband into prisons, including narcotics, weapons, cell phones, and other items. Per federal law, only a narrow set of feder  more

Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Palumbo Testifies Before Senate Energy & Natural Resources Subcommittee
WASHINGTON, March 30 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power released the following testimony by David Palumbo, deputy commissioner of operations at the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation, from a March 17, 2026, hearing on legislation to address drought and promote water security: * * * Chair Hoeven, Ranking Member Wyden, and members of the Subcommittee, I am David Palumbo, Deputy Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) with  more

Ga. A.G. Carr Pushes for State, Local Authority to Combat Illegal Drone Drops at Prisons
ATLANTA, Georgia, March 31 -- Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr issued the following news release on March 30, 2026: * * * Carr Pushes for State, Local Authority to Combat Illegal Drone Drops at Prisons Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr is leading a multistate effort to combat the alarming rise in drones that are illegally dropping contraband into prisons, including narcotics, weapons, cell phones and other items. This is a major public safety threat impacting correctional facilities acro  more

Hoeven Secures Commitment from FMCSA Administrator to Promptly Review State CDL Program, Provide Certainty for ND Producers
WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Hoeven Secures Commitment from FMCSA Administrator to Promptly Review State CDL Program, Provide Certainty for ND Producers * FMCSA Administrator Derek Barrs Agrees to Visit North Dakota to Discuss Trucking Issues WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven secured a commitment from Derek Barrs, Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), to promptly complete its audit of N  more

West Virginia Attorney General Pushes for State, Local Authority to Combat Illegal Drone Drops at Prisons
CHARLESTON, West Virginia, March 31 -- The West Virginia Attorney General John B. McCuskey issued the following news release on March 30, 2026: * * * West Virginia Attorney General Pushes for State, Local Authority to Combat Illegal Drone Drops at Prisons Attorney General JB McCuskey has joined a multistate effort to combat the alarming rise in drones that are illegally dropping contraband into prisons, including narcotics, weapons, cell phones and other items. This drone use is a major publi  more

What They Are Saying: Leaders Across America Commend EPA's Action to Finalize Historic Renewable Fuel Standards and Support America's Rural Communities
WASHINGTON, March 30 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * What They Are Saying: Leaders Across America Commend EPA's Action to Finalize Historic Renewable Fuel Standards and Support America's Rural Communities * WASHINGTON - On Friday, March 27, 2026, at the White House Great American Agriculture Celebration on the South Lawn, President Trump announced that U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized the historic Renewable Fuel Standard  more