SACRAMENTO, California, March 30 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Opposes Trump Administration Proposal Targeting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Programs * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta on Friday co-led a coalition of 23 attorneys general in filing a comment letter opposing a proposal by the General Services Administration (GSA) that would require recipients of federal funding to comply with the Trump   more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo, Murkowski, Schatz Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Expand and Modernize Native Housing Programs * Washington, D.C. -U.S. Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and Brian Schatz (D-Hawai?i) introduced the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Modernization Act of 2026 (NAHASDA), comprehensive legislation to reauthorize and modernize federal housing program  more

EUGENE, Oregon, March 31 -- The Civil Liberties Defense Center issued the following news release on March 30, 2026: * * * Department of Homeland Security Withdraws Summons in Resounding Win for First Amendment Rights San Francisco, CA - Today, Civil Liberties Defense Center (CLDC) dismissed a federal case that asked the court to stop Reddit from responding to a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) administrative summons seeking our client's personal information, following DHS's withdrawal of  more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, March 30 -- Oklahoma State University posted the following news: * * * Doctor with Oklahoma ties establishes endowed lectureship to improve rural and tribal health Although Dr. Sharon Anderson didn't grow up in the state, she's still proud of her Oklahoma roots. "My mother was born and raised in Oklahoma, and I still have relatives there," Anderson said. "Another connection is my Cherokee heritage through my mother. I am a proud member of the First Families of the Cher  more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, March 31 -- Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences issued the following news: * * * Doctor with Oklahoma ties establishes endowed lectureship to improve rural and tribal health Although Dr. Sharon Anderson didn't grow up in the state, she's still proud of her Oklahoma roots. "My mother was born and raised in Oklahoma, and I still have relatives there," Anderson said. "Another connection is my Cherokee heritage through my mother. I am a proud member of the   more

PORTLAND, Oregon, March 30 [Category: Sociological] -- The Mercy Corps posted the following news release: * * * Escalating Conflict and Global Oil Shock Deepen Humanitarian Crisis in Lebanon * One month into the regional escalation, families across Lebanon are facing rapidly worsening economic and humanitarian conditions, driven by surging global oil prices and renewed displacement. In a country already reeling from years of economic crisis, rising global oil prices linked to the conflict ar  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 (TNSFR) -- The International Trade Commission has scheduled the final phase of antidumping and countervailing duty investigations to determine if hardwood and decorative plywood imports from China, Indonesia and Vietnam are causing material injury to domestic producers. ITC began this process following affirmative preliminary determinations by the U.S. Department of Commerce that these imports are subsidized and sold in the U.S. at less than fair value. The scope of these i  more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Cassidy, Smith, Marshall to CMS: Work with Congress to Crack Down on Bad-Faith Actors Overcharging Taxpayers for Medicare Advantage * Washington, D.C. - Today, Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, Louisiana's U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D., Minnesota's U.S. Senator Tina Smith, and Kansas' U.S. Senator Roger Marshall sent a bipartisan letter to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)   more

TRENTON, New Jersey, March 31 -- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release on March 30, 2026: * * * AG Davenport Opposes Unprecedented Barriers to Federal Funding Requests Trump Administration Ties Funding Requirements to Attack on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion * Attorney General Jennifer Davenport joined a coalition of 23 attorneys general in filing a comment letter opposing a proposal by the General Services Administration (GSA) that would require  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- The National Education Association issued the following news release on March 30, 2026: * * * NEA names Washington's Stanley Calhoun 2026 Education Support Professional of the Year The National Education Association (NEA) on Saturday named Stanley "Ric" Calhoun, a campus supervisor at Inglemoor High School in Kenmore, Washington, the 2026 NEA Education Support Professional (ESP) of the Year. Calhoun's role as a campus supervisor is very visible in the school communit  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, March 30 -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news: * * * OHSU study uncovers internal cell 'trade winds' that drive movement and repair * Scientists at Oregon Health & Science University have uncovered a previously unknown system of internal "trade winds" that help cells rapidly move essential proteins to the front of the cell, reshaping how researchers understand cell migration, cancer spread and wound healing. The discovery, published today in N  more

SALEM, Oregon, March 31 -- The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release on March 30, 2026: * * * DEQ issues 10 enforcement actions in February for environmental violations The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality issued 10 penalties totaling $145,903 in February for various environmental violations. A detailed list of violations and resulting penalties is at ordeq.org/enforcement. Fines ranged from $1,600 to $27,785. Alleged violations included contr  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 30 [Category: Libraries] -- The American Library Association posted the following news release: * * * Puentes a la Lectura / Bridges to Reading Receives AASL Innovative Reading Grant * CHICAGO - Aaleya King, media coordinator at Eastway Middle School in Charlotte, North Carolina, is the recipient of the 2026 American Association of School Librarians' (AASL) Innovative Reading Grant. Sponsored by Capstone, the $2,500 grant supports the planning and implementation of a  more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Khanna & Sen. Merkley Reintroduce the End Polluter Welfare For Enhanced Oil Recovery Act * Washington, DC -Today, Representative Ro Khanna (CA-17) alongside Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) reintroduced the End Polluter Welfare for Enhanced Oil Recovery Act (EOR) to end the tax break rewarding the fossil fuel industry for using carbon capture for EOR. The legislation would reform one of the largest   more

WASHINGTON, March 31 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service is initiating a pilot program to test alternative values for modest housing. The initiative aims to support the Section 502 direct loan program by adjusting how area loan limits affect self-help housing and properties receiving third-party affordable housing assistance. The pilot evaluates the impact of allowing property values in the self-help program to exceed current maximum area loan limits. Under the s  more

ASHLAND, Oregon, March 31 -- Southern Oregon University issued the following news: * * * SOU AI work presented to exclusive organization SOU Computer Science faculty member Bernie Boscoe and two of her students presented information to an exclusive organization of artificial intelligence researchers earlier this month on SOU students' use of computer vision to glean data from camera traps at the future site of a wildlife crossing over Interstate 5 south of Ashland. The poster presentation wa  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, March 30 -- Tulane University issued the following news release: * * * Study: An Oregon policy required hospitals to offer more financial assistance. Medical debt plummeted * A policy in Oregon that requires nonprofit hospitals to provide more financial assistance to patients was linked to a meaningful drop in the number of residents with medical bills that end up in debt collections, according to a new study led by a Tulane University researcher. The research, publ  more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Merkley, 40+ Lawmakers Push Regulators to Address Illegal Insider Trading in Prediction Markets * Multiple incidents prompted speculation about possible insider trading in prediction markets by federal employees Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), along with Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Representative Maxine Waters,  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on March 30, 2026: * * * Wyden, Blackburn Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation to Address Health Care Workforce Shortages U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., today introduced bipartisan legislation to address the growing shortage of health professionals. The Health Workforce Innovation Act would provide federal support for in  more