WASHINGTON, April 6 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families issued the following news release: * * * ACF Announces Key Appointments to Advance Trump Administration Priorities The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced key political appointments to deliver on President Trump's and Secretary Kennedy's priorities to make America great and healthy again. These ind  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The Alaska Governor's Council on Disabilities and Special Education has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Access Board regarding the development of federal accessibility standards for universal changing stations. The council, acting as Alaska's federally mandated Developmental Disabilities Council, emphasizes the critical need for these facilities to support individuals with developmental disabilities and their caregivers by promoting safety, dignity, and equi  more

JUNEAU, Alaska, April 11 -- The Alaska Department of Law Office of Special Prosecutions issued the following news release on April 10, 2026: * * * Office of Special Prosecutions Completes Review of Fairbanks Officer-Involved Shooting (Anchorage, AK) - The Office of Special Prosecutions has completed its review of an officer-involved shooting from Jan. 1, 2026, involving Alaska State Troopers John Faul and Wyatt Miller in Fairbanks. The State will not file criminal charges against Trooper Jo  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The Alaska Oil and Gas Association submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service regarding the Proposed Rule for incidental take regulations authorizing the incidental take of small numbers of polar bears and Pacific walrus during oil and gas activities in the Beaufort Sea and adjacent northern coast of Alaska. The Proposed Rule and associated Draft Environmental Assessment (DEA) were published on March 9, 2026. AOGA emphasizes its members' deca  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, April 10 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson leads support of President Trump's deployment of National Guard to D.C. * (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - Attorney General Alan Wilson co-led a coalition of 23 states in a friend-of-the-court brief supporting President Trump's constitutional deployment of the National Guard to Washington, D.C. In the years preceding President Trump's current term, crime surged   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 11 (TNSLrpt) -- Consumer Price Index, West Region March 2026 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Western Region - April 10, 2026 * * * Area prices were up 0.9 percent over the past month, up 3.1 percent from a year ago * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the West region advanced 0.9 percent in March, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. The all items less food and energy index incr  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The Chugach Regional Resources Commission, Anchorage, Alaska, has submitted a public comment letter to the National Park Service opposing proposed changes to hunting and trapping regulations in Alaska's National Preserves. CRRC cautions that these changes would threaten subsistence practices, food security, cultural continuity, and Tribal sovereignty in the Chugach Region. The commission emphasizes that National Preserves serve as vital breeding grounds for numerous sub  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- ConocoPhillips submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management (BLM) urging revisions to the proposed rule on commingling and allocation of Federal oil and gas production. The company emphasized the importance of preserving long-standing commingling practices that promote operational efficiency, environmental responsibility, and proper royalty accounting. ConocoPhillips expressed support for the redline revisions offere  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: * * * DAF takes steps for potential Alaskan AI data centers * ARLINGTON, Va. (AFNS) - The Department of the Air Force is moving forward with actions to potentially build and operate one or more advanced artificial intelligence data centers at three DAF installations in Alaska. The DAF is offering approximately 4,700 acres of underutilized land across Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Eielson Air Force Base, and Clear Spa  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * DSCC Friday Takeaways: Senate GOP's Corruption Caucus, DC Dan Balling Out, and Rogers' Reality Check TGIF. Welcome back to Friday Takeaways from the DSCC - your weekly update from the DSCC Press Team on what you need to know across the Senate battlegrounds. There are 206 days until the midterms. DROP US A LINE: press@dscc.org. REPUBLICANS SWEAT THE MAP: New reporting from Bloomberg a  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The North Slope Borough, Alaska, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service regarding the agency's proposed incidental take regulations (ITR) under the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA). These regulations would authorize the incidental, unintentional harassment of small numbers of polar bears and Pacific walruses during oil and gas industry operations in the Beaufort Sea and adjacent northern coast of Alaska over five years. With jurisdicti  more

MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, April 10 -- Central Michigan University issued the following news: * * * Remembering Robert "Bob" Kohrman: Founding dean, educator, mentor, and friend * The College of Science and Engineering at Central Michigan University mourns the passing of Robert "Bob" Kohrman, founding dean of the College of Science and Technology and a longtime faculty member whose impact on generations of students, faculty, and staff continues to shape the university today. Kohrman passed aw  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on April 9, 2026, with Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, co-chair of the Senate NATO Observer Group, Sens. Susan Collins, R-Maine, Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, Chris Coons, D-Delaware, Angus King, I-Maine, Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, and John Curtis, R-Utah: * * * Shaheen, Tillis Lead Bipartisan Senat  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R46961) on April 8, 2026, entitled "Social Security Coverage of State and Local Government Employees" by social policy analyst Zhe Li. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY Social Security is the single largest federal program in terms of the number of beneficiaries as well as budget. It pays cash benefits to over 70 million beneficiaries each month, and total benefit payments are more than $136   more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Sullivan, Whitehouse Introduce Legislation to Help Blind Americans Return to Work * WASHINGTON -U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-Rhode Island) introduced the Blind Americans Return to Work Act, legislation that will modernize the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) system by removing barriers that discourage blind Americans from advancing in the workforce. Spec  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Whitehouse, Sullivan Introduce Legislation to Help Blind Americans Return to Work * Washington, DC -U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-Rhode Island) and Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) introduced the Blind Americans Return to Work Act, legislation that will modernize the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) system by removing barriers that discourage blind Americans from advancing in the  more

AUGUSTA, Georgia, April 10 -- Augusta University posted the following news release: * * * Young adults with colorectal cancer face delays, unequal access to care * Colorectal cancer was once considered a disease of older adults. That assumption no longer holds. Diagnoses among people younger than 50 continue to rise across the United States -and for many of these younger patients, the challenge is not only confronting cancer at an unexpected stage of life, but navigating a health care system  more