WASHINGTON, April 17 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The National Association of Attorneys General issued the following news release: * * * Bipartisan Coalition of 45 Attorneys General Backs Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) Transparency Rule * INQUIRIES: media@naag.org Washington, D.C. - April 15, 2026 -Today, the National Association of Attorneys General sent a letter on behalf of a bipartisan coalition of 45 state and territory attorneys general submitted a comment letter t  more

WASHINGTON, April 18 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Committee Cliff Notes: Weekly Recap - Week of April 13, 2026 * Here's a recap of key moments from House Republican committees during the week: Agriculture On Thursday, April 16, the Committee on Agriculture held a full committee hearing called "For the Purpose of Receiving Testimony from the Honorable Michael S. Selig, Chairman, U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission."   more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- Rep. Cleo Fields, D-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * CONGRESSMAN FIELDS OFFERS CONDOLENCES FOLLOWING TRAGIC MASS SHOOTING IN SHREVEPORT'S CEDAR GROVE NEIGHBORHOOD * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Congressman Cleo Fields (D-LA-06) today issued the following statement in response to the tragic mass shooting that took the lives of eight children in the Cedar Grove neighborhood of Shreveport, Louisiana, early Sunday morning: "I extend my deepest condolences to the  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- The Deep South Center for Environmental Justice (DSCEJ), an environmental justice organization based in New Orleans, Louisiana, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) opposing proposed revisions to the 2024 Risk Management Program (RMP) Rule. The letter argues that the EPA's proposal would undermine critical safety measures designed to prevent chemical accidents, reduce transparency, and disproportionately harm vulnerable commu  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 [Category: Political] -- Giffords, an organization dedicated to saving lives from gun violence, posted the following news release: * * * Gabby Giffords statement on mass shooting in Shreveport, Louisiana * WASHINGTON - GIFFORDS, the national gun violence prevention organization led by former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, released the following statement after 8 children were killed and 2 wounded in a shooting in Shreveport, Louisiana. The victims were reportedly aged  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- The Intertribal Council of Central Louisiana has submitted a public comment letter to the Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) of the U.S. Department of Education requesting approval for a waiver and extension of the project period for its American Indian Vocational Rehabilitation Services (AIVRS) Program grant. The grant is currently scheduled to end on September 30, 2026. ITCCLA seeks to extend this period to September 30, 2027, with continued funding not to exc  more

MANHATTAN, Kansas, April 18 [Category: Media] -- The Journalism Education Association issued the following news: * * * JEA honors Logan Day of Texas as 2026 Journalist of the Year * Perhaps he was propelled by a personal loss and then grief. Perhaps it was in Colorado's KRDO Channel 13 newsroom where he'd watch his uncle edit broadcasts live from his lap. Perhaps it's just who he is. It was in a time of change and instability that Logan Day found journalism in Room 3415 at Caney Creek High  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Morehouse Community Medical Centers Inc., Bastrop, Louisiana, submitted a public comment letter to the Health Resources and Services Administration expressing opposition to the proposed 340B Rebate Model Pilot Program. The organization emphasized the financial and operational risks that the pilot program poses to community health centers nationwide and urged HRSA to exempt CHCs from its requirements. The letter highlighted that the 340B program is fundamental for CHCs to  more