WASHINGTON, April 16 -- A coalition of 27 state attorneys general has submitted a public comment letter to the Federal Trade Commission urging the agency to initiate rulemaking addressing unfair or deceptive rental housing fee practices. The letter responds to the FTC's Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Unfair or Deceptive Rental Housing Fee Practices. The coalition emphasized the harm these practices inflict on consumers and the adverse effects on competition in the rental housing marke  more

EUGENE, Oregon, April 17 -- The Western Environmental Law Center issued the following news release on April 16, 2026: * * * 73 western groups to Senate leadership: No deal with devil on permit reform Today, 73 western community, conservation, faith, and Indigenous groups representing 2.6 million members and supporters delivered a joint letter to Senate Minority Leader Schumer (NY), Sen. Heinrich (NM), Sen. Whitehouse (RI), and House Minority Leader Jeffries demanding they reconsider their pur  more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, April 17 -- WildEarth Guardians posted the following news release on April 16, 2026: * * * 73 Western Groups to Senate Leadership: No Deal with Devil on Permit Reform Fossil fuel dependence fuels conflict, economic shocks, and global instability * WASHINGTON--Today, 73 western community, conservation, faith, and Indigenous groups representing 2.6 million members and supporters delivered a joint letter to Senate Minority Leader Schumer (NY), Sen. Heinrich (NM), Sen. Whi  more

JUNEAU, Alaska, April 17 -- The Alaska Department of Law issued the following news release April 16, 2026: * * * Multi-Agency Human Trafficking Investigation Results in Multiple Arrests Seven Anchorage and Wasilla businesses searched as part of ongoing investigation. * (Anchorage, Alaska) - Following a year-long joint investigation, law enforcement officers from the Anchorage Police Department, Alaska State Troopers, the FBI Anchorage Field Office, and other partners executed search warrant  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: * * * BLM opens application period for grazing allotments in the Book Cliffs * VERNAL, Utah - The Bureau of Land Management Vernal Field Office will accept applications from May 1 through July 31, 2026, for 11 grazing allotments in the Book Cliffs area of Uintah County and nearby areas. The allotments were previously relinquished and are now available to qualified livestoc  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 (TNSLrpt) -- Usual Weekly Earnings of Wage and Salary Workers First Quarter 2026 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics - April 16, 2026 (10 pages) * * * Median weekly earnings of the nation's 121.0 million full-time wage and salary workers were $1,235 in the first quarter of 2026 (not seasonally adjusted), the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. This was 3.4 percent higher than a year earlier, compared with a gain of 2.7 percent in  more

NEW PORT RICHEY, Florida, April 17 -- The Southern Shrimp Alliance issued the following news release on April 16, 2026: * * * Buy American Seafood Act Could Help U.S. Fishermen Today, the Southern Shrimp Alliance welcomed Representative Julia Letlow's (R-LA) introduction of the Buy American Seafood Act, which would prohibit Federal agencies from procuring seafood for covered food programs unless the seafood is domestically sourced. The bill would also incorporate domestic seafood requirements  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news release: * * * Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf returns to California following 3-month deployment * ALAMEDA, Calif. -U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf (WMSL 750) returned to its home port in Alameda, Friday, after an 80-day counter-narcotics deployment to the Eastern Pacific Ocean. Over the course of the deployment, Bertholf's crew saved one life and interdicted more than half a million dollar  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. Nicholas J. Begich III, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Begich Applauds Forest Service Announcement of Secure Rural Schools Funding for Alaska * WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 15, 2026 - Congressman Nick Begich (R-AK) applauded the U.S. Forest Service's announcement that it will distribute $248 million in Secure Rural Schools payments for 2025, including $11,767,586 for communities across Alaska. "The Forest Service's announcement of $  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following statement on April 15, 2026: * * * On Tax Day, Reminder that Republican Senate Candidates Slashed Americans' Health Care and Sold Out Working Families to Fund Tax Breaks for Billionaires Today, as Americans file their taxes, Republican Senate candidates are standing behind their toxic agenda that cuts Medicaid and other critical programs in order to fund a tax giveaway for billionaires. In response, Demo  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agricultural Service issued the following news release on April 16, 2026: * * * Announcing the Awardees for the America First Trade Promotion Program Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agricultural Service announced additional support for American farmers and producers through the America First Trade Promotion Program to help expand export markets for U.S. food and agricultural products. Thanks to the Work  more

BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania, April 15 -- Bryn Mawr College posted the following news: * * * From Joyce to Alaska: A Russian Scholar's Expanding Inquiry * Bryn Mawr College Russian scholar Jose Vergara tried to read James Joyce's tour de force Ulysses in high school and gave up. Luckily for his field, he had another go in college and made it through, eventually focusing his doctoral dissertation at the University of Wisconsin on the influence of Joyce on Russian writers. "I've read it several ti  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies released the following testimony by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. from an April 16, 2026, hearing on the fiscal 2027 budget: * * * The mission of the Department of Health and Human Services ("HHS" or the "Department") is to promote and protect the health and well-being of the American people. This mission serves as the foundation for the   more

DANIA BEACH, Florida, April 17 -- The International Game Fish Association issued the following news: * * * IGFA Advocacy Update for April 2026: Key Policy Wins for Recreational Fishing and Conservation The IGFA is dedicated to safeguarding the health of the world's marine and freshwater systems and championing the interests of the recreational angling community. With partners in conservation and recreational fishing, policymakers, and conservation organizations worldwide, the IGFA has made im  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Rep. Harriet Hageman, R-Wyoming, chairman of the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries, issued the following news release on April 16, 2026: * * * Managing Species and Developing Water Resources Infrastructure Today, the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries held a legislative hearing on responsible management of double-crested cormorants, the importation of legal sport hunt trophies, and developing critical water resources infra  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 17 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on April 16, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Joins Bipartisan Coalition in Support of Federal Rule to Increase Transparency in Prescription Drug Pricing Comment letter supports stronger disclosure requirements for PBMs, seeks clarity that proposed rule doesn't preempt state PBM transparency laws * Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined a bipartisan coalition of 44 attorneys gen  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 15 [Category: Medical] -- The American College of Physicians posted the following news release: * * * More than 130 organizations express alarm over proposed changes to CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices charter * Itasca, IL- On April 9, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published a significantly revised Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) charter. Today, more than 130 organizations issued the following st  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, April 17 -- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release on April 16, 2026: * * * AG Davenport, Bipartisan Coalition Support Federal Rule to Increase PBM Transparency in Drug Pricing Pharmacy Benefit Managers Affect Affordability of Prescription Drugs, Hurting Patients and Taxpayers * Attorney General Jennifer Davenport and a bipartisan coalition of 44 other attorneys general filed a comment letter in support of a proposed U.S. Depart  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 17 -- The National Association of Chain Drug Stores posted the following news release: * * * NACDS Foundation Announces 2026-2027 Faculty Scholars Prestigious mentorship program welcomes cohort of six new pharmacy professors. * The National Association of Chain Drug Stores Foundation (NACDS Foundation) has selected the participants for the 2026-2027 Faculty Scholars Program. Six faculty members from U.S. schools and colleges of pharmacy nationwide will engage in a  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, April 17 -- South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley issued the following news release on April 16, 2026: * * * Attorney General Jackley Joins AG Coalition to Support Federal Rule Promoting Transparency in Prescription Drug Pricing South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley joins a coalition of 45 Attorneys General in sending a comment letter that supports a proposed U.S. Department of Labor rule that would require greater transparency from pharmacy benefit managers   more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich: "This is a Dark Day for This Body. This is a Stain on What the Senate Used to Be" Senate Republicans pass measure that will allow Chilean mining company to pollute Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, ignoring the will of the American people * U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Se  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Sullivan Celebrates New USDA Office of Seafood, Increased Federal Support for Alaska Fishermen * WASHINGTON -U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) today joined Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke Rollins, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, and Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) to announce the creation of a new USDA Office of Seafood. The office will expand federal support for America's fishe  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 16 -- Temple University posted the following news: * * * Temple undergraduates showcase student-led research at annual symposium Hosted by the College of Science and Technology, the 2026 Research and Leadership Symposium highlighted undergraduate student research and discovery at Temple. * From deep-sea discoveries to public health solutions to cancer cell investigations, the 2026 Research and Leadership Symposium celebrated the diversity of undergraduate   more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Two More Icebreakers Coming to Alaska * WASHINGTON -U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, and Congressman Nick Begich (all R-Alaska), today welcomed an official announcement from the Coast Guard that two additional icebreakers will be homeported in Alaska. The announcement comes after Admiral Kevin Lunday, commandant of the Coast Guard, testified to Sen. Sullivan that the agency was consi  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Two More Icebreakers Coming to Alaska * Alaska's first icebreaker, the USCGC Storis, was commissioned in Juneau in 2025 WASHINGTON -U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan and Lisa Murkowski, and Congressman Nick Begich (all R-Alaska), today welcomed an official announcement from the Coast Guard that two additional icebreakers will be homeported in Alaska. The announcement comes after Admiral Kevin Lunday, com  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Nicholas J. Begich III, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Two More Icebreakers Coming to Alaska * Alaska's first icebreaker, the USCGC Storis, was commissioned in Juneau in 2025 WASHINGTON -U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan and Lisa Murkowski, and Congressman Nick Begich (all R-Alaska), today welcomed an official announcement from the Coast Guard that two additional icebreakers will be homeported in Alaska. The announcement comes after Admiral Kevin L  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Coast Guard announces homeporting of the first two Arctic Security Cutters in Alaska * WASHINGTON -The U.S. Coast Guard announced today that the first two Arctic Security Cutters will be homeported in the State of Alaska. Anticipating delivery of the first Arctic Security Cutters by the end of 2028, the Coast Guard has begun planning to ensure necessary infrastructure an  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 (TNSinfo) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service issued the following information collection: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Forest Service (Agency) is seeking comments from all interested individuals and organizations on the extension without revision of a currently approved information collection, SF-299 Application for Transportation, Utility Systems, Telecommunications and Facilities on Federal Lands and Property. Title: SF-29  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 17 -- Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones issued the following news release on April 16, 2026: * * * Attorney General Jay Jones Joins Bipartisan Coalition in Support of Federal Rule to Increase Transparency in Prescription Drug Pricing and Lower Costs Comment letter supports stronger disclosure requirements for PBMs, seeks clarity that proposed rule doesn't preempt state PBM transparency laws * Attorney General Jay Jones today joined a bipartisan coalition of 44 at  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * VIDEO -- Heinrich: "This is a Dark Day for This Body. This is a Stain on What the Senate Used to Be" * WASHINGTON -U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, reacted to Senate Republicans' passage of H. J. Res 140, a measure that will allow copper-nickel sulfide mining in the watershed of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wild  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 17 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * Class of 2026: Ruby Stewart is navigating her dream path in outdoor leadership The environmental studies major has led trips near and far through the VCU Outdoor Adventure Program. By Sian Wilkerson Growing up, Ruby Stewart spent much of her time outside. As an avid athlete, and with encouragement from her Australian-born dad, she filled her days with softball, cycling and exploring the world a  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, April 17 -- The West Virginia Attorney General John B. McCuskey issued the following news release on April 16, 2026: * * * Attorney General McCuskey joins bipartisan coalition in support of federal rule to increase transparency in prescription drug pricing Comment letter supports stronger disclosure requirements for PBMs, seeks clarity that proposed rule doesn't preempt state PBM transparency laws * West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey joined a bipartisan co  more