WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 (TNSrpt) -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * "Ring the Alarm Bells": Merkley Publishes New Analysis of Trump's Authoritarian Playbook * Washington, D.C. - Today, Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley released a new analysis outlining the ten rules of Trump's authoritarian playbook to ensure all Americans understand what our country is facing. As he writes in the introduction, " Authoritarianism isn't down the street or around the corner more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Jan. 12 [Category: Education] -- AASA, The School Superintendents Association, posted the following news release: * * * AASA Awards Grants to School Districts Across the Nation * Contact: Lara Wade Director of Communications Mobile: (813) 833-1498 lwade@aasa.org AASA, The School Superintendents Association, has announced the recipients of the 2026 Helping Kids Mini Grants, a program funded by AASA, and supported by its government cooperative procurement partne more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following news release: * * * CBO Projects Inflation to Remain High, Labor Market to be Weaker Due to Trump Administration Policies Following publication of the Congressional Budget Office's Current View of the Economy from 2026 to 2028, U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, released the following statement. The report makes clear that Preside more PR

SALEM, Oregon, Jan. 12 -- Gov. Tina Kotek, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Clackamas County Set to Advance Full Vision of The Recovery Campus With Governor's Executive Order 26-01 * Thanks to Governor Tina Kotek's action last week to extend the state's Homeless Emergency and allocate funds to Clackamas County, the Recovery Campus project can proceed with the inclusion of transitional housing. A Recovery Oriented System of Care (ROSC) is one of 10 goals in the county's st more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- Rep. Janelle Bynum, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Bynum: "I Will Never Stop Demanding the Truth" * Oregon City, OR - Today, Congresswoman Janelle Bynum (OR-05) released the following statement after the White House included the Congresswoman on a list - and lied about her statement - of " 57 Times Sick, Unhinged Democrats Declared War on Law Enforcement (link is external) " in response to Democratic lawmakers' statements on U.S. Custo more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Lujan, Wyden, Markey Urge Apple and Google to Remove X and Grok from App Stores Following Grok Generating Illegal Sexual Images at Scale * Washington, D.C. - In Case You Missed It : In response to X Corp's Grok AI tool being used to generate nonconsensual sexualized images of women and children at scale in recent days, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), and Edward J more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following news release: * * * Marketplace 2026 Open Enrollment Period Report: National Snapshot * The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) reports that 22.8 million consumers have signed up for 2026 individual market health insurance coverage through the Marketplaces since the start of the 2026 Marketplace Open Enrollment Period (OEP) on November 1 more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Wyden Lead Amicus Brief Challenging Republican Attempts to Suppress Mail-In Voting * Pending SCOTUS case could make it harder for millions of Americans to vote by mail WASHINGTON, D.C. -U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration and California's former Secretary of State, and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) led their colleagues in filin more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, Jan. 12 -- Gov. Katie Hobbs, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * TRANSCRIPT: Governor Hobbs 2026 State of the State Address * Speaker Montenegro, President Petersen, Leaders De Los Santos and Sundareshan, members of the House and Senate, Secretary Fontes, Attorney General Mayes, Treasurer Yee, Superintendent Horne, Mine Inspector Presmyk, Corporation Commissioners, Chief Justice Timmer and members of the judiciary, Tribal leaders, honored guests, and my fell more PR