WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * As Trump's War in Iran Makes Gas and Everyday Essentials More Expensive, Heinrich Fights to Lower Costs for New Mexico Families * WASHINGTON - Last night, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) stood up for New Mexico families by voting against Senate Republicans' budget resolution that refuses to address the skyrocketing cost of gas, groceries, and everyday essentials caused by Trump's war in  more

ALBANY, New York, April 24 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Joins Bipartisan Coalition Defending States' Gambling Laws Against Prediction Markets * NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today joined a bipartisan coalition of 37 other attorneys general in filing an amicus brief supporting Massachusetts' lawsuit against the prediction market platform Kalshi for illegally offering sports betting in violation   more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Cantwell Secures Promise From RFK Jr. to Work Toward 100% Federal Medicaid Reimbursement for Urban Indian Health Centers * 04.23.26 "You can call me directly on that," Sec. Kennedy assures Cantwell during Senate hearing WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA), a senior member of the Senate Finance Committee and former chair and longtime member of the Senate Indian   more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- The Capital Research Center issued the following InfluenceWatch wrapup on April 24, 2026, by Jonathan Harsh: * * * InfluenceWatch, a project of Capital Research Center, is a comprehensive and ever-evolving compilation of our research into the numerous advocacy groups, foundations, and donors working to influence the public policy process. The website offers transparency into these influencers' funding, motives, and connections while providing insight often neglected by   more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Rep. Ed Case, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Case Votes Against Measure That Cuts Funding For Election Security Grants, Attacks Clean Energy Programs And Fails To Include Cost Of Living Increase For Federal Employees * (Washington, DC) - U.S. Representative Ed Case (HI-01) reported that his Appropriations Committee approved its second Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 funding measure : the Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) Appropriations bill, w  more

UTRECHT, The Netherlands, April 24 -- Utrecht University posted the following news: * * * Could a dam between Alaska and Siberia stabilise the AMOC? * A dam in the Bering Strait could potentially help stabilise the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), according to research by PhD candidate Jelle Soons from Utrecht University. Using climate models, he investigated how closing the strait between Alaska and Siberia would affect the current. In some scenarios, the AMOC remains mor  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 (TNSrep) -- The FBI issued the following news release: * * * Alaskans Report Record-Breaking Financial Losses from Cyber-Enabled Crimes FBI releases 2025 Internet Crime Report * The FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) released its 2025 Internet Crime Report and accompanying state reports. The latest report includes information from more than 1 million complaints of cyber-enabled crimes that cost Americans nearly $21 billion in 2025 - a 26% increase in losses fro  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release on April 24, 2026: * * * FEMA Approves Nearly $10 million to Support Mitigation Projects in Alaska and Oregon Today, FEMA announced nearly $10 million in funding to Alaska and Oregon for long-term projects that will make local communities more resilient to disasters. This funding is part of the more than $137 million that FEMA announced today for more than 50   more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Indian Health Service issued the following news release on April 22, 2026: * * * Indian Health Service Directs $700 Million in Infrastructure Funds to Tribal Water Projects The Indian Health Service announced today fiscal year 2026 allocations of $700 million from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) to support drinking water and sanitation projects across Indian Country, marking a significant step toward ex  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Murkowski & Blumenthal Announce Inspector General Audit of DOJ's Failure to Release the Full Epstein Files * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) announced that, at their request, the Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General (DOJ OIG) has initiated an audit of the Department of Justice's (DOJ) compliance with the Epstein Files Transparency A  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Murkowski: "Congress cannot abdicate its core oversight and appropriations responsibilities" * Washington, DC - U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) released the following statement following her vote on S.Con.Res.33, the concurrent resolution establishing the congressional budget for the federal government for FY2026: "The budget resolution before us last night would have funded two agencies for   more

WASHINGTON, April 24 (TNSinfo) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following information collection: * * * The Department of Commerce will submit the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, on or after the date of publication of this notice. We invite the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on p  more

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, April 24 -- The University of Rhode Island posted the following news: * * * Participants in URI's Ideation Studio form startup ideas * KINGSTON, R.I. - April 24, 2026 - Seventeen University of Rhode Island students, faculty, and alumni presented their ideas for a startup business to judges at URI Innovations ' RISE-UP Ideation Studio 's Pitch Night on April 22 in the Richard E. Beaupre Center for Chemical and Forensic Sciences. Ideation Studio participants worked in  more

ASHLAND, Oregon, April 25 -- Southern Oregon University issued the following news: * * * Two SOU alumni author second book for educators Two alumni of the SOU School of Education's administrative licensure program and longtime education leaders in southern Oregon have published their second book together - "A School Leader's Playbook for Tough Conversations." Tiffany Burns - a full-time instructor in the School of Education who previously served 12 years as a principal in the Ashland School   more