WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * As Summer Travel Ramps Up, Welch Leads Senators in Raising Alarm on How Trump's War in Iran Has Impacted Air Travel * Senators: "We are concerned about consumer access to safe and affordable air travel as we head into a busy summer travel season." WASHINGTON, D.C. -U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, today partnered with Senator Tammy Duckworth, Ranking Member  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet, Padilla, Cortez Masto, Goldman, Crow Denounce Trump Administration's Nonpayment for Legal Services for Unaccompanied Minors, Demand Payment * Legal Services Providers Have Not Received Payment Owed Since 2025 Denver -Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet joined Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Immigration Subcommittee, and Catherine Cortez Masto   more

CLEMSON, South Carolina, June 8 -- Clemson University posted the following news: * * * Clemson-led NASA mission to launch rockets into aurora to study space weather * A new NASA-funded mission led by Clemson University physicist Stephen Kaeppler aims to better understand how energy trapped in the Earth's magnetic field interacts with Earth's upper atmosphere. The $2.8 million mission, called the Ion-Neutral Coupling During Active Aurora-2 (INCAA-2), will send four sounding rockets into the  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: * * * Department of the Interior Announces $461 Million for Parks and Outdoor Recreation across America * The Department of the Interior today announced the distribution of more than $327 million in formula grants and $134 million in competitive grants from the Land and Water Conservation Fund to all 50 states, U.S. territories and the District of Columbia, a major investment in the parks, playground  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service issued the following news release on June 8, 2026: * * * Department of the Interior announces $461 million for parks and outdoor recreation across America Investments will leverage more than $900 million for parks, trails and outdoor recreation projects nationwide. - The Department of the Interior today announced the distribution of more than $327 million in formula grants and $134 million in competitive grants   more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Hawley Op-Ed: RECA Compensation Soars Past $100 Million, Overdue Justice for Missourians * WASHINGTON -U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) authored the following op-ed in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch following a major milestone for his expansion of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA), which began paying out benefits to survivors and their families in Missouri last year. Read the full op-ed her  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service issued the following news: * * * More than half the U.S. States signed up to participate in the federal scholarship tax credit program enacted under the One, Big, Beautiful Bill The Internal Revenue Service announced that 27 states have elected to participate in the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit (FSTC) program, which enables eligible taxpayers to claim a federal tax credit for qualified contributions to Schola  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: * * * Requirements for Halibut Charter Fishing in Alaska Anglers charter fishing for halibut in Alaska will need a stamp if they plan to retain the fish they catch. - If you're going charter fishing in Alaska this year, you'll need a charter halibut stamp if you plan on bringing halibut home. New Halibut Stamp Requirements Beginning in 2026, adult anglers fishi  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: * * * Updates from Partners on Engaging the Recreational Fishing Community to Restore Habitat through the National Fish Habitat Partnership Advancing progress of habitat restoration and angler engagement projects with partners in Maryland, Alaska, and Hawai'i. - Through the National Fish Habitat Partnership, NOAA Fisheries supports projects that restore habitat in  more

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on June 8, 2026: * * * ALSOBROOKS COSPONSORS BIPARTISAN BILL TO CAP INSULIN COSTS AT $35 A MONTH Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) joined Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) today as one of four new cosponsors of the bipartisan INSULIN Act that would make life more affordable for Americans living with diabetes, bringing the total to 22 bipartisan Senators and representing over 1/5 of the Senate. Alongside   more

ASHLAND, Oregon, June 9 -- Southern Oregon University issued the following news: * * * JPR reporters honored with journalism awards Jefferson Public Radio reporters have been recognized for their journalism with recent honors from both the Edward R. Murrow Awards and the Society of Professional Journalists' Northwest Excellence in Journalism Awards. JPR reporter Jane Vaughan won a regional Murrow Award for investigative reporting in the small-market radio division, competing against public a  more

WASHINGTON, June 8 -- The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs issued the following news release: * * * VA deploys new electronic health record system to four more sites in Ohio, Kentucky * WASHINGTON - The Department of Veterans Affairs on Saturday deployed the new Federal Electronic Health Record system at the Cincinnati VA Medical Center, Chillicothe VA Medical Center, Dayton VA Medical Center, and the Cincinnati VA Medical Center-Fort Thomas. This is the second wave of successful EHR de  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, June 9 -- West Virginia Attorney General John B. McCuskey issued the following news release on June 8, 2026: * * * Attorney General McCuskey leads 20-state coalition defending religious students' right to state scholarship funds West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey is leading a 20-state coalition in support of students pursuing degrees that Virginia has deemed too religious to qualify for the state's scholarship programs. The coalition's amicus brief in Johnso  more