WASHINGTON, May 30 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release on May 29, 2025: * * * As Hurricane Season Begins, Cantwell Demands Trump Administration Stop Putting Lives & Property at Risk & Immediately Lift National Weather Service Hiring Freeze Senator warned Lutnick in Feb. that gutting NOAA & NWS would cripple weather forecasting, threaten public safety Jackson, Kentucky NWS office  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 29 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service has announced a significant decision concerning the future of the Elliott State Research Forest in Coos and Douglas Counties, Oregon. The Service has issued a record of decision for an incidental take permit, allowing certain activities at the forest to proceed under an extensive habitat conservation plan. This permit, granted to the Oregon Department of State Lands, is valid for 80 years and authorizes  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 29 (TNSFR) -- The International Trade Commission has initiated preliminary antidumping and countervailing duty investigations into imports of hardwood and decorative plywood from China, Indonesia, and Vietnam. The Commission will determine if there is a reasonable indication that a United States industry is being materially injured or threatened with material injury due to these imports, which are alleged to be sold at less than fair value and subsidized by the governments of th more PR

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Wyden, Colleagues Lead the Charge to Establish Binding Code of Ethics for U.S. Supreme Court Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act would require the Supreme Court to adopt a binding and enforceable code of ethical conduct; Congress, the executive branch, all lower federal courts, and every state supreme court have ethics guardrails and a mechanism for enforcing ethics rules Washin more PR

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Sen. Patty Murray, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Murray Meets with WA State Emergency Management Leaders, Hears How Trump's Attacks on FEMA Threaten Emergency Response Ahead of Wildfire Season ICYMI : Senators Murray, Merkley, WA & Oregon Fire Officials Lay Out How Trump is Putting Wildfire Preparedness & Response at Risk ***PHOTOS AND B-ROLL FROM EVENT HERE ***AUDIO HERE Sultan, WA -- Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 30 -- The National Academy of Medicine issued the following news: * * * National Academy of Medicine Announces 10 Emerging Leaders in Health and Medicine The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) has selected the 2025 class of Emerging Leaders in Health and Medicine Scholars, a group of early- to mid-career professionals from a wide range of health-related fields, including pediatrics, infectious diseases, psychiatry, and biomedical engineering. The NAM's Emerging Leaders in Heal more PR

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Rep. Andrea Salinas, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Salinas Reintroduces Bill to Create Scholarship Program for Future Behavioral Health Workers Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Representative Andrea Salinas (OR-06) reintroduced a bill to grow and strengthen America's mental and behavioral health workforce. The Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery (STAR) Plus Scholarship Act would create a new scholarship program for students of diverse backgroun more PR

SALEM, Oregon, May 29 [Category: Education] -- The Oregon School Boards Association posted the following news: * * * State School Fund set at $11.36 billion Sen. Janeen Sollman, Joint Ways and Means Education Subcommittee co-chair, passionately pushed back against negative education narratives during a hearing Wednesday. Sollman, a former school board member and proud parent of teachers, said Oregon schools are full of success stories but they needed to be looking to invest where students hav more PR

WASHINGTON, May 30 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on May 28, 2025: * * * Wyden Praises Trade Court Decision Striking Down Trump's Illegal Global Tariffs Washington, D.C. -- Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today praised the U.S. Court of International Trade for striking down Donald Trump's global tariffs, which amounted to massive new taxes on virtually all imported products and threatene more PR