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Advocates Travel to Capitol, Urge Legislators To Know the Toll of Big Tobacco (10)
WASHINGTON, March 4 [Category: Medical] -- The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network posted the following news release:
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Advocates Travel to Capitol, Urge Legislators To Know the Toll of Big Tobacco
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CHEYENNE, Wyo. -Mar - American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) volunteer advocates from across the state today urged lawmakers to take a stand against Big Tobacco and to prioritize the health and quality of life of Wyomingites over distant corporations that reap mass more PR
American Action Forum Issues Commentary: Kraken and the Problem of Who Should Have Access to a Fed Master Account (10)
WASHINGTON, March 6 -- The American Action Forum issued the following commentary on March 5, 2026, by Director of Financial Services Policy Thomas Kingsley:
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Kraken and the Problem of Who Should Have Access to a Fed Master Account
Executive Summary
* The decision by the Federal Reserve to grant a limited master account to the crypto exchange Kraken marks a notable shift in the long-running debate over who may access the central bank's payments system; a Federal Reserve master account i more PR
Americans for a Clean Energy Grid Executive Director Hayes Testifies Before House Natural Resources Subcommittee (10)
WASHINGTON, March 3 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries released the following testimony by Christina Hayes, executive director of Americans for a Clean Energy Grid, from a Feb. 24, 2026, hearing entitled "Bureaucratic Delays and the Costs to Ratepayers and Electric Power Systems":
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Chair Hageman, Ranking Member Hoyle, and Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to speak about several elements of a strong grid to support a high g more PR
Americans for Tax Reform: Trump Accounts - List of Companies and Individuals Providing Contributions for Children (10)
WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary on March 2, 2026, by John Kartch and Rachel Loren:
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Trump Accounts: List of Companies and Individuals Providing Contributions for Children
Trump Accounts for kids were enacted as part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, also known as the Working Families Tax Cut. Senator Ted Cruz (R - Texas) led the Trump Accounts effort in congress.
In addition to the $1,000 provided by the U.S. Treasury, individuals and com more PR
Americans for Tax Reform: Trump Can Help Middle Class By Ending the Inflation Tax on Capital Gains (10)
WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary on March 5, 2026, by John Kartch and Sean Rowen:
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Trump Can Help Middle Class By Ending the Inflation Tax on Capital Gains
Three-fourths of households with a capital gains filing make less than $200k
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President Trump can help middle class households by using his rulemaking authority to end the inflation tax on capital gains.
IRS data shows that 74% of households with a capital gains filing make less than more PR
Americans for Tax Reform: Utah's H.B. 337 - A Costly Tax Hike That Will Hurt Families, Small Businesses, and State Revenue (10)
WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary on March 2, 2026, by Tim Andrews:
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Utah's H.B. 337: A Costly Tax Hike That Will Hurt Families, Small Businesses, and State Revenue
Earlier today, Americans for Tax Reform sent the Utah State Senate Business and Labor Committee a letter urging them to oppose the disastrous HB337, a bill that would slug consumers with a series of tax hikes that will hurt working families and small businesses, fail to raise the more PR
Amid Federal Moves to Dismantle Premier Atmospheric Research Center, UCS Requests Public Release of Management Agreement (10)
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 2 [Category: Environment] -- The Union of Concerned Scientists posted the following news release:
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Amid Federal Moves to Dismantle Premier Atmospheric Research Center, UCS Requests Public Release of Management Agreement
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"To date, no rational justification for dismantling the Center has been offered," UCS President and CEO Dr. Gretchen Goldman wrote in the letter.
The research center is funded by the NSF and managed by the University Corporation for At more PR
Anti-Trans Forces Increasingly Target Healthcare Access for Transgender Adults (10)
ASHEVILLE, North Carolina, March 6 -- The Campaign for Southern Equality issued the following news:
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Anti-Trans Forces Increasingly Target Healthcare Access for Transgender Adults
By Emma Chinn
After years of escalating attacks at the state and now federal level, restrictions on gender-affirming healthcare for youth are widespread, and their impacts are undeniable. Twenty-seven states have passed outright bans on gender-affirming care for youth, and clinics in states without bans are en more PR
Barrasso Applauds NRC Approval of Groundbreaking Advanced Nuclear Reactor in Wyoming (10)
WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release:
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Barrasso Applauds NRC Approval of Groundbreaking Advanced Nuclear Reactor in Wyoming
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) applauded the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for approving the construction permit for TerraPower's groundbreaking nuclear reactor facility in Kemmerer, Wyoming. This permit allows TerraPower to start building the advanced, sodium-cooled nuclear r more PR
Barrasso Statement on Operation Epic Fury (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release:
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Barrasso Statement on Operation Epic Fury
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) today released the following statement on Operation Epic Fury.
"I applaud President Trump for his decisive action to end the evil terrorist regime in Iran. This is peace through strength.
"For 47 years this murderous regime has waged war against the United States. It chants 'Death to Ameri more PR
Becker's names Sanford a top place to work in health care (10)
SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, March 6 [Category: BizHospital] -- Sanford Health posted the following news release:
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Becker's names Sanford a top place to work in health care
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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. -For the fourth year in a row, Becker's Healthcare has named Sanford Health one of the top places to work in health care.
According to Becker's, the 165 health systems and companies included on this list are setting the standard for what it means to be an exceptional workplace in 2026. These organi more PR
BLM Director Nominee Pearce Testifies Before Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee (10)
WASHINGTON, March 2 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee released the following testimony by Stevan Edward Pearce, President Trump's nominee to be director of the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management, from a Feb. 25, 2026, confirmation hearing:
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Good morning. Thank you, Chairman Lee and Ranking Member Heinrich, for your leadership on this committee.
I'm deeply grateful for the support of my friends and family who are with us today or watching on C-Spa more PR
BLM oil and gas lease sale in Wyoming generates nearly $14.5 Million in revenue (10)
WASHINGTON, March 3 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release:
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BLM oil and gas lease sale in Wyoming generates nearly $14.5 Million in revenue
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CHEYENNE, Wyo. - The Bureau of Land Management leased 52 parcels totaling 69,134 acres in Wyoming for $14,487,361 in total receipts during a quarterly oil and gas lease sale. Combined lease bonus bids and rentals are distributed between the federal government and state where parcels are more PR
Capito Secures CDS Allocations for Law Enforcement and Public Safety Projects (10)
WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release:
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Capito Secures CDS Allocations for Law Enforcement and Public Safety Projects
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a leader on the Senate Appropriations committee, announced Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) allocations for Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) to support law enforcement and public safety projects throughout West Virginia.
"I am proud of t more PR
Coalition of Local Governments Supports Categorical Exclusion for Advanced Nuclear Reactors (10)
WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The Coalition of Local Governments has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) expressing support for the categorical exclusion for advanced nuclear reactors. The coalition emphasizes the vital role advanced nuclear energy plays in stabilizing the power grid, particularly as coal-fired power plants undergo decommissioning.
In its correspondence, the Coalition highlights the significance of reducing regulatory burdens associated with the de more ST
Congresswoman Hageman Releases Statement on Decisive Action Against Iran (10)
WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Rep. Harriet Hageman, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release:
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Congresswoman Hageman Releases Statement on Decisive Action Against Iran
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Washington, D.C. -Congresswoman Harriet Hageman (R-WY) released the following statement regarding President Donald J. Trump's decisive military action against Iran's terror regime:
"Last weekend, President Trump unleashed joint-Israeli strikes to decapitate the Iranian regime behind decades of state-sponsored terrorism a more PR
Congresswoman Hageman's Bill to Extend Tribal Land Leases Passes the House (10)
WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. Harriet Hageman, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release:
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Congresswoman Hageman's Bill to Extend Tribal Land Leases Passes the House
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Washington, D.C. - The House of Representatives passed by unanimous consent bipartisan legislation by Congresswomen Harriet Hageman (R-WY) and Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-NM) to foster economic development in tribal communities. Until 1955, land transactions with tribes required Congressional authorization, but the Long-Te more PR
Defense Primer - LGM-35A Sentinel Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Topic of White Paper From CRS (10)
WASHINGTON, March 5 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF11681) on March 4, 2026, by defense policy analyst Anya L. Fink.
Here are excerpts:
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Defense Primer: LGM-35A Sentinel Intercontinental Ballistic Missile
The LGM-35A Sentinel is an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) system that is expected to replace the Minuteman III (MMIII) ICBM in the U.S. nuclear force structure. MMIII has served as the ground-based leg of the U more PR
Democrat Shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security Makes America Less Safe (10)
WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release:
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The Democrat Shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security Makes America Less Safe
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"The next cyberattack on our homeland - Democrats will bear full responsibility. The next lone wolf terrorist attack - Democrats will bear full responsibility. The next criminal who crosses our border illegally and kills an innocent American - Democrats will bear full responsibility."
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senate M more PR
Democrats' War Powers Resolution Undercuts American Peace Through Strength (10)
WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release:
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Democrats' War Powers Resolution Undercuts American Peace Through Strength
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"What President Trump is doing is right and necessary. For 47 years, Iran has attacked our country and our people... It is wrong to vote to signal weakness to our enemies. It is wrong to vote to undermine our troops in combat. It is wrong to vote to undercut Peace through Strength. I will vote to uphold the safety and secu more PR
FEC Announces Adjusted Expenditure Limits, Lobbyist Bundling Thresholds (10)
WASHINGTON, March 4 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Election Commission issued a notice regarding inflation adjustments for coordinated party expenditure limits and lobbyist bundling disclosure thresholds. These updates ensure that political spending caps and disclosure requirements keep pace with economic shifts as measured by the consumer price index.
The FEC is required to adjust these limits annually based on price index certifications provided by the Secretary of Labor. For the 2026 election cycle, more PR
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City Issues Beige Book on on March 4, 2026 (10)
WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City issued the following Beige Book on March 4, 2026:
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Summary of Economic Activity
Economic conditions across the region increased slightly from the previous month, reflecting generally stable but cautious activity among firms and households. Labor conditions remained steady overall, with some firms utilizing technology and workflow improvements to raise productivity and ease operational constraints, rather than to reduce head c more PR
First FDA-approved device to improve arm and hand function (10)
SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, March 3 [Category: BizHospital] -- Sanford Health posted the following news release:
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First FDA-approved device to improve arm and hand function
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BISMARCK, N.D. -A breakthrough therapy for stroke survivors to help improve upper-limb function through vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) paired with rehabilitation is now available at Sanford Bismarck. Mobia Medical Inc. and Sanford Health today announced the availability of the FDA-approved Vivistim.
Vivistim is the more PR
Governor Whitmer Makes Appointments to Boards and Commissions (10)
LANSING, Michigan, March 4 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release:
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Governor Whitmer Makes Appointments to Boards and Commissions
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LANSING, Mich. - Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced appointments to the following boards and commissions: Central Michigan University Board of Trustees; Eastern Michigan University Board of Regents; Ferris State University Board of Trustees; Grand Valley State University Board of Trustees; Michigan Technological Univ more PR
Independent Women's Voice: Major Win for Independent Workers - Wyoming Poised to Become the Fourth State to Adopt Portable Benefits Legislation (10)
WASHINGTON, March 3 -- The Independent Women's Voice, an organization that fights for policy solutions for women, posted the following news release on March 2, 2026:
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Major Win for Independent Workers: Wyoming Poised to Become the Fourth State to Adopt Portable Benefits Legislation
Legislature Passes SF 41 to Protect Independent Worker Freedom and Expand Access to Voluntary Benefits
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CHEYENNE, WY -- Across the country, there is growing bipartisan recognition that independent workers d more PR
Inside Mines' quantum push: A new degree prepares students to shape what's next (10)
GOLDEN, Colorado, March 5 -- Colorado School of Mines posted the following news:
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Inside Mines' quantum push: A new degree prepares students to shape what's next
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The Quantum 2.0 race is on, and Colorado School of Mines is ready to compete.
While the so-called second generation of advancement in quantum is increasingly becoming a crucial part of technological progress around the world, Mines has long been ahead of game in quantum education. The first quantum engineering graduate prog more PR
Jac McTaggart honored as Top Critical Access Hospital CEO (10)
SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, March 3 [Category: BizHospital] -- Sanford Health posted the following news release:
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Jac McTaggart honored as Top Critical Access Hospital CEO
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HILLSBORO, N.D. - For the third consecutive year, Becker's Health Review has named Jac McTaggart, chief executive officer of Sanford Mayville and Sanford Hillsboro Medical Centers, to the 2025 edition of its " 103 Critical Access Hospital CEO's to Know. "
The CEOs recognized on this list are steadfast in their comm more PR
Lawsuit Challenges Trump's Gutting of Greater Sage Grouse Protections in Nine Western States (10)
WASHINGTON, March 2 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release:
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Lawsuit Challenges Trump's Gutting of Greater Sage Grouse Protections in Nine Western States
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GREAT FALLS, Mont.-Conservation groups sued the Bureau of Land Management today to challenge its final plans governing greater sage grouse management across 71 million acres of federal public lands in nine Western states.
Today's lawsuit covers the dwindling species' habitat in more PR
Lawsuit Challenges Trump's Gutting of Greater Sage Grouse Protections in Nine Western States (10)
WASHINGTON, March 2 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release:
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Lawsuit Challenges Trump's Gutting of Greater Sage Grouse Protections in Nine Western States
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GREAT FALLS, MONTANA -The Sierra Club has joined multiple conservation groups in suing the Bureau of Land Management to challenge its final plans governing greater sage grouse management across 71 million acres of federal public lands in nine Western states. The lawsuit covers the dwindling speci more PR
Lawsuit Challenges Trump's Gutting of Greater Sage Grouse Protections in Nine Western States (10)
HAILEY, Idaho, March 3 -- The Western Watersheds Project posted the following news release on March 2, 2026:
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Lawsuit Challenges Trump's Gutting of Greater Sage Grouse Protections in Nine Western States
GREAT FALLS, Mont.-- Conservation groups sued the Bureau of Land Management today to challenge its final plans governing greater sage grouse management across 71 million acres of federal public lands in nine Western states.
Today's lawsuit covers the dwindling species' habitat in Montana more PR
Lawsuit Challenges Trump's Gutting of Greater Sage Grouse Protections in Nine Western States (10)
SANTA FE, New Mexico, March 3 -- WildEarth Guardians issued the following news release on March 2, 2026:
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Lawsuit Challenges Trump's Gutting of Greater Sage Grouse Protections in Nine Western States
This is the second time Trump has tried to undermine critical protections for greater sage grouse
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GREAT FALLS, Mont.-- Conservation groups sued the Bureau of Land Management today to challenge its final plans governing greater sage grouse management across 71 million acres of federal publ more PR
Lee Introduces PIONEER Act to Deregulate Innovation Nationwide (10)
WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, issued the following news release:
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Lee Introduces PIONEER Act to Deregulate Innovation Nationwide
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WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) today introduced legislation to bring Utah's regulatory sandbox model nationwide to deregulate innovation across all industries at a federal level. The Promoting Innovation and Offering the Needed Escape from Exhaustive Regulations (PIONEER) Act will apply Utah's trailblazing sandbox concept nationwid more PR
Marshfield Clinic offers free suicide prevention training (10)
SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, March 3 [Category: BizHospital] -- Sanford Health posted the following news release:
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Marshfield Clinic offers free suicide prevention training
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MARSHFIELD, Wis. - A series of free community suicide prevention trainings will be offered across Wisconsin with special focus on supporting farmers, first responders, military personnel and veterans.
The events are part of a community outreach initiative organized by the Marshfield Clinic Veterans Care Coordinator more PR
NABTU Statement on Terrapower's Natrium Construction Permit (10)
WASHINGTON, March 6 -- The AFL-CIO North America's Building Trades Unions issued the following statement on March 5, 2026:
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NABTU STATEMENT ON TERRAPOWER'S NATRIUM CONSTRUCTION PERMIT
Historic NRC decision marks a major milestone for U.S. energy security
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Today, North America's Building Trades Unions (NABTU) President Sean McGarvey released the following statement:
"The historic NRC decision to grant a construction permit for TerraPower's Natrium plant in Kemmerer, Wyoming, is a mass more PR
NFWF Announces $1.8 Million to Support Working Lands and Restore Wildlife Habitat in the Intermountain West (10)
WASHINGTON, March 2 -- The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation posted the following news release:
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NFWF Announces $1.8 Million to Support Working Lands and Restore Wildlife Habitat in the Intermountain West
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DENVER, CO (March 2, 2026) - The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) today announced nearly $1.8 million in grants to restore, improve and conserve sagebrush, mesic wet meadow and big game migratory corridor habitats in Idaho, Utah and Wyoming. The grants will leverage $ more PR
Operation Epic Fury Will Protect America and Dismantle Iran's Terrorist Regime (10)
WASHINGTON, March 3 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release:
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Operation Epic Fury Will Protect America and Dismantle Iran's Terrorist Regime
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"Operation Epic Fury was President Trump's commitment to protect our nation. Today, Ayatollah Khamenei is dead. His senior leadership team is dead. His reign of terror is over. Iran's vast missile arsenal is being dismantled. Its nuclear program has been demolished. Its tentacles of terror are being severed. America is more PR
Outdoor Recreation Economic Statistics, U.S. and States, 2024 (10)
WASHINGTON, March 5 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Economic Analysis issued the following news release:
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Outdoor Recreation Economic Statistics, U.S. and States, 2024
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Today, the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis released new statistics measuring the outdoor recreation economy for the nation, all 50 states, and the District of Columbia. The new U.S. data show the value added of the outdoor recreation economy accounted for 2.4 percent ($696.7 billion) of current-dollar gros more PR
Pacific Life Launches Breakthrough Structured Settlements Annuity Benefit Option (10)
NEWPORT BEACH, California, March 3 -- Pacific Life, an insurance company, issued the following news release:
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Pacific Life Launches Breakthrough Structured Settlements Annuity Benefit Option
Payout Plus offers stability with significantly more room to grow.
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Pacific Life announced the launch of Payout Plus, a unique structured settlements annuity benefit option that redefines what's possible in settlement planning. Payout Plus introduces an indexed-based design with meaningful opportu more PR
Paralyzed Veterans of America Wraps Up First Leg of 2026 Outdoor Experience (10)
WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Paralyzed Veterans of America issued the following news on March 3, 2026:
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Paralyzed Veterans of America Wraps Up First Leg of 2026 Outdoor Experience
Tour to visit three U.S. cities in seven months, bringing community and adventure to dozens of disabled veterans and their caregivers
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Paralyzed Veterans of America wrapped up the first of three 2026 Outdoor Recreation Experience program stops earlier this week in Carrabassett Valley, Maine. The latest leg provide more PR
PennDOT Announces Online Plans Display for the Route 3012 Over Keyser Creek Bridge Project in Taylor Borough, Lackawanna County (10)
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, March 3 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation issued the following news on March 2, 2026:
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PennDOT Announces Online Plans Display for the Route 3012 over Keyser Creek Bridge Project in Taylor Borough, Lackawanna County
Dunmore, PA - The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) invites the public to a plans display regarding the proposed Route 3012, Section D50 bridge replacement project. This plans display will be held online.
The purpose more PR
Ranking Members Heinrich and Merkley Demand Answers from Trump Administration on Efforts to Erase History on Public Lands (10)
WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release:
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Ranking Members Heinrich and Merkley Demand Answers from Trump Administration on Efforts to Erase History on Public Lands
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WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, sent a letter t more PR
Ranking Members Heinrich and Merkley Demand Answers from Trump Administration on Efforts to Erase History on Public Lands (10)
WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release:
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Ranking Members Heinrich and Merkley Demand Answers from Trump Administration on Efforts to Erase History on Public Lands
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Washington, D.C. -U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, sent a letter to more PR
Ranking Members Heinrich and Merkley Demand Answers From Trump Administration on Efforts to Erase History on Public Lands (10)
WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release:
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Ranking Members Heinrich and Merkley Demand Answers from Trump Administration on Efforts to Erase History on Public Lands
Heinrich, Merkley, colleagues to Burgum: Removing or sanitizing exhibits that depict the realities of our past sets a dangerous precedent by signaling that history can simply be erased or altered when those more PR
Reason Foundation Issues Commentary: How to Improve the Federal Mileage-based User Fee Grant Program (10)
LOS ANGELES, California, March 3 -- The Reason Foundation issued the following commentary by senior transportation policy analyst Marc Scribner:
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How to improve the federal mileage-based user fee grant program
Congress should build upon its past work of supporting propulsion-neutral alternatives to fuel taxes.
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The continued viability of fuel taxes as a source for a large share of highway funding is threatened by improvements in fuel economy and the prospect of increased electric vehi more PR
Republican Health Care Cuts Continue to Batter American Communities (10)
WASHINGTON, March 6 (TNSrep) -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on March 5, 2026:
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Republican Health Care Cuts Continue to Batter American Communities
January Report Confirms Drastic Harms to Families, Providers, and Hospitals Are Growing
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Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and House Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone Jr., D-N.J., today released their latest repo more PR
Republican Health Care Cuts Continue to Batter American Communities (10)
WASHINGTON, March 6 (TNSrep) -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on March 5, 2026:
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Republican Health Care Cuts Continue to Batter American Communities
January Report Confirms Drastic Harms to Families, Providers, and Hospitals Are Growing
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House Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone Jr. (D-NJ) and Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-OR), today releas more PR
Sanford to address solutions to strengthen rural workforce (10)
SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, March 2 [Category: BizHospital] -- Sanford Health posted the following news release:
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Sanford to address solutions to strengthen rural workforce
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March 2, 2026
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. -Sanford Health is joining national health care leaders this week in Texas for one of the country's premier health care leadership events to focus on real-world strategies to address today's most pressing challenges.
ACHE 2026 Congress on Healthcare Leadership takes place today t more PR
Subcommittee Chair Brecheen Opens Hearing on Public Safety Threats Caused by the Issuance of Non-Domiciled Commercial Driver's License to Illegal Aliens (10)
WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Rep. Josh Brecheen, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations and Accountability, issued the following news on March 4, 2026:
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"This Tragedy Should Never Have Happened": Brecheen Opens Hearing on Public Safety Threats Caused by the Issuance of Non-Domiciled Commercial Driver's License to Illegal Aliens
Today, Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability Chairman Josh Brecheen (R-OK) delivered the more PR
Subcommittee Chair Hageman: Oversight of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (10)
WASHINGTON, March 5 -- Rep. Harriet Hageman, R-Wyoming, chairman of the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries, issued the following news release on March 4, 2026:
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Oversight of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act
Today, the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries held an oversight hearing on the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA). Subcommittee Chair Harriet Hageman (R-Wyo.) issued the following statement in response:
"House Republicans are reclaiming Congre more PR
Under Secretary of Energy Nominee Haustveit Testifies Before Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee (10)
WASHINGTON, March 2 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee released the following testimony by Kyle Haustveit, President Trump's nominee to be under secretary of Energy, from a Feb. 25, 2026, confirmation hearing:
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Chairman Lee, Ranking Member Heinrich, and distinguished members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today. I am deeply honored to be considered for the role of Under Secretary of Energy at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). I wa more PR
USDA Announces New Partnerships to Advance MAHA Agenda (10)
WASHINGTON, March 4 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release:
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USDA Announces New Partnerships to Advance MAHA Agenda
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(Washington, D.C., March 4, 2026) - Today, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins, joined by U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy. Jr., and National Nutrition Advisor at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Dr. Ben Carson announced the USDA's commencement of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans Strat more PR
USGS Updates Wyoming Streamflow Regression Equations (10)
WASHINGTON, March 3 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Geological Survey, under the U.S. Department of the Interior, issued Scientific Investigations Report 20265120 (2026), titled 'Methods for Estimating Selected Streamflow Statistics at Ungaged Sites in Wyoming Based on Data Through Water Year 2021,' by Nicholas J. Taylor and Roy Sando, prepared with Wyoming Water Development Office.
Regional regression equations estimate 243 statistics at 176 unaltered streamgages (1868-2021), covering mean annual/seas more PR
USU Equine Experience Earns Accredited Center Status (10)
LOGAN, Utah, March 5 -- Utah State University issued the following news:
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USU Equine Experience Earns Accredited Center Status
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Utah State University's Equine Experience program has achieved a distinction 5 years in the making: designation as a Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship International (PATH Intl.) Premier Accredited Center.
This recognition places USU's among an elite group of equine-assisted service programs nationwide that meet the highest standards for sa more PR
USU Equine Experience Earns Accredited Center Status (10)
LOGAN, Utah, March 6 -- Utah State University issued the following news:
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USU Equine Experience Earns Accredited Center Status
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Utah State University's Equine Experience program has achieved a distinction 5 years in the making: designation as a Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship International (PATH Intl.) Premier Accredited Center.
This recognition places USU's among an elite group of equine-assisted service programs nationwide that meet the highest standards for sa more PR
Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems CEO Baker Testifies Before House Natural Resources Subcommittee (10)
WASHINGTON, March 3 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries released the following testimony by Mason Baker, CEO and general manager of Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems, Salt Lake City, on behalf of the American Public Power Association, from a Feb. 24, 2026, hearing entitled "Bureaucratic Delays and the Costs to Ratepayers and Electric Power Systems":
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I. Introduction
Thank you for the opportunity to testify today on behalf of Utah Associated more PR
UW College of Business Earns Prestigious AACSB Reaccreditation (10)
LARAMIE, Wyoming, March 4 -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news:
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UW College of Business Earns Prestigious AACSB Reaccreditation
The University of Wyoming College of Business has earned a six year reaccreditation from AACSB International, the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.
Fewer than 6 percent of business schools worldwide hold AACSB accreditation, placing UW's College of Business among a select group of institutions meeting the highest global st more PR
UW Kinesiology and Health Undergraduate Published as First Author on National Report (10)
LARAMIE, Wyoming, March 4 (TNSxrep) -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news:
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UW Kinesiology and Health Undergraduate Published as First Author on National Report
An undergraduate student in the University of Wyoming's Division of Kinesiology and Health has been published as first author of the State of the States Policy Report in the Journal of Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (JOPERD), which is one of the field's most widely read professional journals.
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UW's WWAMI Medical Students Meet With State Political and Medical Leaders in Cheyenne (10)
LARAMIE, Wyoming, March 4 -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news:
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UW's WWAMI Medical Students Meet with State Political and Medical Leaders in Cheyenne
Hailing from across Wyoming, first-year medical students from the University of Wyoming's College of Health Sciences met with state political and medical leaders in Cheyenne during the annual WWAMI Medical Education Program Legislative Day Wednesday, Feb. 17.
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Washington University in St. Louis: Sun Sets on the Sunlight Glacier (10)
ST. LOUIS, Missouri, March 3 (TNSjou) -- Washington University in St. Louis issued the following news:
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Sun sets on the Sunlight glacier
WashU researchers monitor, measure melting glacier system in Wyoming
By Leah Shaffer
The glacier located near Sunlight Peak, Wyo., has been its icy self since the Yellowstone region's last major glaciation occurred some 20,000 years ago. The bulk of Sunlight's ice has remained ensconced in its northern Rocky Mountain keep for many thousands of years. more PR
Wyo. Gov. Gordon Signs Bills, Vetoes SF 119, Citing Constitutional Concerns and Budget Restrictions (10)
CHEYENNE, Wyoming, March 7 -- Gov. Mark Gordon, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release on March 6, 2026:
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Governor Gordon Signs Bills, Vetoes SF 119, Citing Constitutional Concerns and Budget Restrictions
Governor Mark Gordon (R-WY) today vetoed Senate Enrolled Act No. 29 / Senate File 119 - Strategic investments and projects account - repeal, citing concerns in his veto letter (https://drive.google.com/file/d/18fgyRYLLw2f4BprqpO4pnJdxn10wW2Vg/view?usp=drive_link) that the legislat more PR
Wyo. Gov. Gordon Statement on Passage of the Budget by Both Chambers (10)
CHEYENNE, Wyoming, March 3 -- Gov. Mark Gordon, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release on March 2, 2026:
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Governor Gordon Statement on Passage of the Budget by Both Chambers
Governor Mark Gordon (R-WY) issued the following statement today regarding the passage in both chambers of The Essentials Budget.
"What a win for Wyoming! And what a win for the citizens across the state who got involved with their government, after the Freedom Caucus-controlled Joint Appropriations Committee more PR
Wyo. Gov. Gordon Thanks Legislature for Good Work, Issues Concise Line-Item Vetoes to Protect Constitutional Balance of Powers (10)
CHEYENNE, Wyoming, March 7 -- Gov. Mark Gordon, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release on March 5, 2026:
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Governor Gordon Thanks Legislature for Good Work, Issues Concise Line-Item Vetoes to Protect Constitutional Balance of Powers
Governor Mark Gordon (R-WY) today presented a series of concise line-item technical vetoes to The Essentials biennial budget, (SEA0027 SF0001) emphasizing the need to preserve Wyoming's constitutional separation of powers and prevent the state budget fro more PR
Wyoming County Commissioners Raise Concerns Over Forest Service Review Process Regulations (10)
WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The Wyoming County Commissioners Association (WCCA) has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Forest Service regarding proposed regulations that aim to streamline the project-level pre-decisional administrative review process. The association expressed concerns about changes that could impact local engagement and the efficiency of the review process.
The proposed rule is designed to consolidate and streamline objection processes, aligning them with recent revision more ST
Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality Raises Concerns Over USDA Forest Service Rule Changes (10)
WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service regarding proposed changes to the Project-Level Predecisional Administrative Review Process.
In its letter, WDEQ expressed appreciation for the Forest Service's efforts to streamline its review process in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) regulations. However, the department raised several concerns regarding more ST
Wyoming Nurses Association Urges Department of Education to Classify Nursing Degrees as Professional (10)
WASHINGTON, March 4 -- The Wyoming Nurses Association (WNA) has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Education advocating for the classification of post-baccalaureate nursing programs as "professional" degrees. In the letter, the WNA emphasizes the importance of such recognition as the department implements federal graduate student loan provisions under H.R.1, which aims to provide financial support for students pursuing various advanced degrees.
The WNA represents thousa more ST
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