WASHINGTON, March 27 [Category: Political] -- America First Legal, a civil rights organization, posted the following news release: * * * America First Legal Calls for Federal Investigation into Ohio School District for Illegal "Transgender Policies" Allowing Students to Use Restrooms and Locker Rooms Based on "Gender Identity" WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, America First Legal (AFL) asked the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights to investigate the Bethel, Ohio public school s more PR

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news on March 27, 2025: * * * Chair Cassidy Delivers Remarks During Hearing to Address Antisemitism on College Campuses WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, delivered remarks during today's hearing to address the continued antisemitic attacks and harassme more PR

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- Here's a look at public policy actions involving Florida issues that may be of use to editors for March 22, 2025. * BLS - Southeast Region Issues Report Entitled 'Fatal Work Injuries in Florida - 2023' * Fls. Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson Announces Completion of Major Updates to Agricultural Best Management Practices Manuals ** Chairman Mast Issues Statement in Support of Much-Needed Reforms at the U.S. Agency for Global Media ** Chairman Scott Issues Statem more PR

NEW YORK, March 28 -- The Hispanic Federation, an organization that supports and strengthens Latino institutions through education, health, immigration, civic engagement, economic empowerment and the environment, issued the following news release on March 27, 2025: * * * Over 130 Organizations and Members of Congress Denounce Attacks on Latino Communities Washington, D.C. - From ICE Raids targeting previously safe communities to the cancelation of critical federal programs that were addressin more PR

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. Andrea Salinas, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * House Republicans Refuse to Consider Rep. Salinas' Amendment to DETERRENT Act Washington, DC - Today, Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06) condemned House Republicans for refusing to consider her amendment to the DETERRENT Act. Rep. Salinas' amendment would require that all U.S. Department of Education (ED) workers who were illegally fired by the Trump Administration be reinstated before considerin more PR

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, issued the following news release on March 27, 2025: * * * How Trump Eliminating Title I Will Hurt El Paso Last week, the Trump administration moved to eliminate the Department of Education, a key provision of Project 2025. The Trump administration has been implementing plans laid out clearly in Project 2025. In line with the Project 2025 education agenda is the elimination of Title I grants, and we should all be concerned an announcemen more PR

DES MOINES, Iowa, March 28 -- The Iowa Department of Education issued the following news release on March 27, 2025: * * * Iowans can vote for the state's next education license plate design Design choices feature original artwork from Iowa K-12 students The Iowa Department of Education today announced statewide voting is now open for Iowans to help select the state's next education license plate design. Replacing the current decades-old design, these new license plate designs feature origina more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 [Category: Political] -- The NAACP posted the following news release: * * * NAACP and Education Advocacy Groups Host Rally and March to End the Dismantling of the Department of Education March 26, 2025 Contact: Chyna Fields, cfields@naacpnet.org WASHINGTON - This week, the NAACP led a mass march and rally on Capitol Hill to protest the imminent shutdown of the U.S. Department of Education. The event took place on the heels of the Association's announcement of a lawsui more PR

CARSON CITY, Nevada, March 28 -- Gov. Joe Lombardo, R-Nevada, issued the following news release on March 27, 2025: * * * Governor Lombardo Announces Interim Superintendent of Public Instruction Today, Governor Joe Lombardo announced his appointment of Steve Canavero as the Interim Superintendent of Public Instruction for the Nevada Department of Education. Canavero will officially begin on April 14, 2025. "It's a privilege to appoint Steve Canavero as our interim Superintendent of Public Ins more PR

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, March 27 -- The Nevada Democratic Party issued the following news release: * * * NEW POLL: Trump's Policies Deeply Unpopular with Nevadans Likely '26 voters overwhelmingly reject GOP on Medicaid, Dept of Education, and infrastructure A new poll found that core pieces of Donald Trump's agenda are already deeply unpopular with Nevadans, particularly in the areas of education, infrastructure, and Medicaid. As Trump's job approval is in freefall, many of his early decisions a more PR

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, March 27 -- The Nevada Democratic Party issued the following news release: * * * NV DEMS DIGEST: Cortez Masto, Rosen, Titus Named Most Effective Members of Congress, Dems Fight Back Against Trump Eliminating Dept. of Ed NOTE: This is an overview of recent actions, not a comprehensive roundup of everything our incredible federal Democrats are doing. Want more examples? Follow @NVDems @SenCortezMasto, @SenJackyRosen, @repdinatitus, @RepHorsford, and @RepSusieLee What Dems A more PR

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. Andy Ogles, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * OGLES INTRODUCES BILL TO CODIFY TRUMP DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION CLOSURE WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Andy Ogles introduced the Make Education Great Again Act, codifying President Trump's executive order closing the Department of Education entitled Improving Education Outcomes by Empowering Parents, States, and Communities. In line with the President's Executive Order, the bill specifically allows the  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Insight white paper (No. IN12535) on March 26, 2025, by economic policy analyst D. Andrew Austin. Here are excerpts: * * * Overview of Recent Fiscal Spending Projections This brief summarizes projections for major components of the federal budget from the January 2025 Congressional Budget Office (CBO) budget outlook and the Biden Administration FY2025 budget submission issued in March 2024. The FY2026 budget subm more PR

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on March 27, 2025: * * * Pallone Admonishes Republicans for Wasting Time on Another Anti-Energy Efficiency Resolution that Raises Costs on Businesses and Consumers Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) had the following remarks, as prepared for delivery, on the House floor today in opposition to H.J. Res. 24 more PR

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on March 27, 2025: * * * Peters Presses Agency Leaders on DOGE Access to Federal IT Systems and Data Repositories WASHINGTON, D.C.--U.S. Senator Gary Peters, Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, demanded answers from 24 federal agencies on how the Department of Government Efficiency (DO more PR

ARLINGTON, Texas, March 28 -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: * * * Q&A: UTA expert on Texas' growing measles crisis Public health professor Erin Carlson says increasing vaccinations is key to containing state's largest outbreak in 30 years Measles is a highly contagious disease that was declared eliminated from the U.S. by the World Health Organization 25 years ago due to the success of vaccination efforts. Yet, Texas counties primarily in the Sou more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 27 -- The Virginia Democratic Party issued the following news release: * * * RACE TO THE RIGHT: As Sears, LaRock, and Chase Run Further Right, Virginians Are Left Behind on Key Issues This week the intensifying GOP Governor slugfest continued as Winsome Earle-Sears, Dave LaRock, and Amanda Chase race to the right taking extreme positions and tearing each other down all while leaving Virginians behind. SCHOOL BUS CROSSING Schoolhouse LaRock: On Monday, a Virginia t more PR

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Scott's Statement on Trump and RFK Jr. Plans to Eliminate Agencies and Cut Thousands of HHS Workers WASHINGTON - Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03), House Committee on Education and Workforce, released the following statement in response to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announcement to c more PR

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * Secretary Rollins Sends Letter Challenging Governor Newsom's Use of USDA Funding on Programs to Implement Radical Transgender Ideology, Violating Parental Rights (Washington, D.C., March 27, 2025) -- Today, Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins sent a letter (PDF, 44.6 KB) to Governor Gavin Newsom announcing a review of federal funding California receives intended for & research and education more PR

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Murray Slams Trump Continuing to Block Funding for America, Defying Spending Laws Murray: " All of us want a better working, more efficient government that delivers for people. But what Trump and Musk are doing has nothing to do with efficiency or with helping people. They are breaking the law, and ripping the rug out from underneath families and American businesses--all while working ove more PR

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on March 27, 2025: * * * Senator Murray Slams Trump Continuing to Block Funding for America, Defying Spending Laws Washington, D.C. -- Today, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, spoke on the Senate floor about how President Trump continues to defy our nation's spending laws and rob communities across America o more PR

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * The Leader's Floor Lookout: Thursday, March 27, 2025 Here's what to watch for on the House Floor today: Keeping Foreign Adversaries Out of American Educational Institutions The future of our nation rests on the shoulders of our next generation of leaders, whose values, intellect, and judgement are often shaped by the institutions of higher education they attend. Due to the more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 28 -- Thomas More Society, a national public interest law firm defending life, family and freedom, issued the following news: * * * Thomas More Society Applauds U.S. Department of Education Investigation into California Gender Secrecy Regime's Alleged FERPA Violations (San Diego, California) Thomas More Society welcomes the U.S. Department of Education's investigation into the California Department of Education (CDE), announced on March 27, 2025, for alleged violation more PR

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, ranking minority member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news on March 27, 2025: * * * Trump Leaves Over 46 Million Students Without Protection from Discrimination WASHINGTON, March 27 - Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), today released a new report finding that the Trump administration has left more than  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release on March 27, 2025: * * * U.S. Department of Education Launches Investigation into California Department of Education for Alleged FERPA Violations Today, the U.S. Department of Education's Student Privacy Policy Office (SPPO) launched an investigation into the California Department of Education (CDE) for alleged violations of the Family Educational Rights Privacy Act (FERPA). FERPA gives parents the righ more PR

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release on March 27, 2025: * * * U.S. Department of Education Revokes Waivers to California and Oregon Universities Using Federal Funding to Provide Services to Illegal Immigrants Today, the U.S. Department of Education revoked waivers to California and Oregon colleges and universities that are using federal funds to provide services to illegal aliens under the Performance Partnership Pilots for Disconnected Yo more PR

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Schumer, Senators Demand Independent Watchdog Investigation into Trump Administration's Unprecedented Attempts to Dismantle Department of Education The Administration's Actions Threaten to "Severely Restrict" Department's Ability to Support Students, Parents, and Teachers Across the Country "These actions likely contravene the law and will hurt students and families everywhere."  more PR