WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * As Skyrocketing Fuel Prices Force Airlines to Cancel Flights, Cantwell Grills Energy Secretary on Trump Cuts to Alternative Aviation Fuels * 04.21.26 Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill" cut tax credits for sustainable aviation fuel development nearly in half; Cantwell: "Let's get out of the way of diversifying our fuel source so that we're not so dependent on Middle East oil"; This morning, Alaska   more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, April 20 -- North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Jeff Jackson Pushes For Changes to Make Rental Housing More Affordable * Attorney General Jeff Jackson and a bipartisan group of attorneys general are urging the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to ban hidden and surprise fees that drive up rent costs for North Carolinians. "So much of people's money goes to paying rent, and renters need to know upfront   more

MUNICH, Germany, April 21 [Category: BizTransportation] -- BMW Group, a manufacturer of premium automobiles and motorcycles, posted the following news release: * * * BMW Motorrad celebrates 50 years of BMW RS production and competition motorcycles. * Munich. For decades, the abbreviation "RS" on BMW Motorrad competition motorcycles stood for "Rennsport" (racing), while since the appearance of the BMW R 100 RS in 1976, it has identified BMW production motorcycles as machines designed for the   more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 22 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued the following document as part of its Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (No. 14) on April 16, 2026, entitled "Clusters of Invasive Haemophilus influenzae Type b Disease Among Adults Using Substances or Experiencing Homelessness or Housing Instability -- Alaska, Oregon, and Washington, 2023-2025.": Here are excerpts: * * * Summary What is already known  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Rep. Nicholas J. Begich III, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Begich Leads Legislation to Lower Energy Costs, Introduces House Version of the DATA Act * WASHINGTON, D.C. - April. 21, 2026 - Congressman Nick Begich (R-AK), along with Congressmen Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) and Burgess Owens (R-UT), introduced the DATA Act of 2026, the House companion to Senate legislation led by Senator Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), aimed at lowering energy costs for Ameri  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy released the following written testimony by Kal Ayoub, director of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Office of Electric Reliability, from an April 15, 2026, hearing on legislation to ensure energy reliability: * * * Chairman McCormick, Ranking Member Gallego, and Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today. My name is Kal Ayoub, and I am the Director of the Office of El  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Secretary Wright to Senator Murkowski: AKLNG is "Number One" Energy Infrastructure Priority * Washington, DC- U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) today engaged with the U.S. Secretary of Energy, Chris Wright, on a number of Alaska's energy priorities during a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Hearing on the Department of Energy's Fiscal Year 2027 budget request. Murkowski and Wright discussed t  more

BROOKINGS, South Dakota, April 21 -- South Dakota State University posted the following news: * * * The North American bison's future on the Great Plains * South Dakota State University researchers calibrated thousands of years of bison existence records with future projected weather patterns to forecast a significant northwest shift in suitable living conditions for the North American bison. The Great Plains has functioned as an ideal habitat for the North American bison for thousands of   more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce issued the following news release: * * * Trump Administration Announces the Creation of the USDA Office of Seafood Today, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins, alongside U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum, White House National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett, Alaska Senator Dan Sullivan, and Maine Senator Susan Collins announced the creation of the new U.S. Department   more

WASHINGTON, April 21 [Category: ThinkTank] -- Common Cause posted the following news release: * * * Voting Rights Groups Sue DOJ to Block National Voter Surveil-and-Purge Database * Common Cause and four individual members sued the Trump Administration to block the Department of Justice (DOJ) from illegally stockpiling millions of Americans' confidential voter data and creating a national voter database to surveil and purge voters. The complaint argues that the DOJ's actions are unconstituti  more

NEW YORK, April 21 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The American Civil Liberties Union, an organization that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., posted the following news release: * * * Voting Rights Groups Sue DOJ to Block National Voter Surveil-and-Purge Database * Common Cause and four individual members sued the Trump Administration to block the Department of Justice (DOJ) from illegally stockpiling millions of Ame  more