DES MOINES, Iowa, March 10 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Brenna Bird Secures Win to Protect Affordable Homes for Iowans * DES MOINES-Attorney General Brenna Bird announced a victory in her lawsuit against the Biden-Harris Administration to stop a mandate that would have dramatically raised home prices, making them too expensive for many Iowa families. This radical "green" mandate would have forced strict regulations for homeb more PR

FLORHAM PARK, New Jersey, March 10 [Category: Industrial Materials] -- BASF Corp. issued the following news release: * * * BASF introduces biomass balance polyether polyol product portfolio for the sleep products, automotive and CASE industries * WYANDOTTE, MI - MARCH 10, 2026 - BASF has announced the first commercial production of its biomass balance (BMB) [1] polyether polyols in North America, manufactured at the company's Verbund site in Geismar, Louisiana. The new product line broadens  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Cassidy Introduces Bill to Address America's Debt * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) introduced the Fiscal Commission Act to establish a commission that would address our nation's debt and provide a better future for our children. "If Louisiana families have to budget, so should the federal government," said Dr. Cassidy. "We're addressing this to protect our economy today and more PR

SHREVEPORT, Louisiana, March 11 -- Centenary College of Louisiana issued the following news: * * * Centenary College raises nearly $75,000 in a single day Centenary College is proud to announce the success of its annual Giving Day, held Thursday, February 26. The 24-hour celebration of generosity brought together alumni, faculty, staff, students, parents, and friends in support of the College's mission and future. A total of 132 donors contributed $74,776.20 during Giving Day, demonstrating  more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, March 10 [Category: Education] -- The Southern Regional Education Board posted the following news release: * * * Crisis Recovery Network trains 34 Mississippi counselors * Counselors from 20 Mississippi school districts received school crisis training through the Southern Regional Education Board's Crisis Recovery Network in February. School counselors from 20 school districts attended the Crisis Recovery Network training on Feb. 24 and 25, 2026, in Ridgeland, Mississippi. more PR

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Sen. John Curtis, R-Utah, issued the following news release: * * * Curtis, King, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Fiscal Commission Act * Legislation would create a bicameral fiscal commission to find legislative solutions to stabilize and decrease the national debt WASHINGTON -U.S. Senators John Curtis (R-UT) and Angus King (I-ME) today introduced the Fiscal Commission Act, bipartisan legislation to strengthen America's fiscal health and stabilize the nation's finan more PR

WASHINGTON, March 10 [Category: Energy] -- The Institute for Energy Research posted the following commentary: * * * Europe Needs to Refill Gas Storage Facilities, But Limited Supplies and Higher Prices Make That More Difficult Key Takeaways 1 Europe is facing higher costs to secure natural gas supplies for next winter due to its own depletion and the conflict with Iran. 2 Europe's gas storage levels were below normal when hostilities began. Still, Qatar's inability to move LNG through the more PR

LA JOLLA, California, March 10 -- The University of California San Diego campus posted the following news: * * * Film "Sinners" Makes Academy Award History, Led by UC San Diego Alumnus * A tattered paperback, dog-earred with notes scribbled throughout the margins, sits on the desk of Hollywood film producer and UC San Diego alumnus Sev Ohanian '08. Years earlier, Ohanian flipped through the same book, "How to Make It in Hollywood," during office hours with faculty in the Visual Arts Departme more PR

RUSTON, Louisiana, March 11 -- Louisiana Tech University issued the following news: * * * Four LA Tech Innovation Enterprise partners awarded Missile Defense Agency contracts Four partners within Louisiana Tech's Innovation Enterprise -- Archem, BetaFlix, Small Business Consulting Corporation (SBCC), and Stephenson Stellar Corporation -- were awarded contracts for the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) indefinite-delivery/indefinite-q more PR

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news on March 10, 2026: * * * ICYMI: Chairman Cassidy Hosts Roundtable with LSU Basketball Legend, Deputy Athletic Director on Fixing College Sports U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, hosted a roundtable today on reforming college athletics to protect studen more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, March 10 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Entergy posted the following news release: * * * Ironwood power plant vendor fair for Arkansas contractors announced * LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Entergy Arkansas today announced that it will host a vendor fair for companies interested in pursuing contract opportunities related to the Ironwood plant's construction. The new unit is expected to improve fuel efficiency by up to 40% and support long-term reliability to meet the future energy nee more PR

WASHINGTON, March 10 (TNSLrpt) -- The Justice Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. 26-012) on Jan. 29, 2026 entitled "Audit of the Office of Justice Programs Victim Compensation Grants Awarded to the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement, Baton Rouge, Louisiana": Here is the executive summary: * * * Objective The objective of the audit was to evaluate how the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement (Louisiana CLE) designed and implemented its crime victim compensation p more PR

WASHINGTON, March 10 [Category: Union] (TNSrpt) -- The AFL-CIO American Federation of Teachers issued the following news release: * * * New Report Finds States Have Deprived Schools of Hundreds of Billions of Dollars Since 2016 * WASHINGTON -Forty-two states devote a smaller share of their economies to their K-12 public schools than they did 20 years ago. This decrease in education "effort" represents a loss of nearly $600 billion in state and local K-12 revenue between 2016 and 2023, accord more PR

WASHINGTON, March 10 [Category: Environment] -- Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility posted the following news release: * * * New Testing Detects Toxic PFAS in Herbicide Applied Across Public Lands * Washington, DC - New independent testing by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) has detected toxic PFAS - also known as "forever chemicals" - in the herbicide Indaziflam, sold under the brand name Rejuvra. There is a growing concern that PFAS are used in pestici more PR

JEFFERSON, Louisiana, March 10 [Category: BizHospital] -- Ochsner Health System issued the following news release: * * * Ochsner MD Anderson to be first in the southern U.S. to offer precision cancer radiation treatment NEW ORLEANS - Ochsner MD Anderson Cancer Center in New Orleans will soon be one of only eight cancer treatment facilities in the world, and the first in the South, to offer biology-guided radiotherapy ( BgRT ), a breakthrough treatment currently FDA approved for patients diagn more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, March 10 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Entergy posted the following news release: * * * Powering progress: Supporting customers through advocacy and innovation During Women's History Month, Entergy is highlighting women across the company who are helping shape the future of energy while prioritizing customers and communities. For Etter Jean Walker and Tamara Johnson, powering progress means finding new ways to support customers -- whether through direct assistance programs more PR

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * Pressley, Hirono, Peters Lead Colleagues in Introducing Resolution to Recognize Abortion Providers * WASHINGTON - Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), alongside Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) and Gary Peters (D-MI), led over 30 of their colleagues in reintroducing a bicameral resolution honoring abortion providers and staff by designating March 10, 2026 as "Abortion Provider Appreciation more PR

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed: Trump Admin is Shortchanging Consumers with Half-Hearted Live Nation Antitrust Settlement * WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) is criticizing the U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ) preliminary settlement with Live Nation, the parent company of Ticketmaster, saying it doesn't go far enough to address competition in the ticketing industry and will leave consumers facing artificiall more PR

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Scalise: President Trump and House Republicans Delivering Real Relief for Working Families * DORAL, Fla. -Today, at the Republican Members Issues Conference, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), and Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) to discuss President Trump and House Republicans' work to lower costs more PR

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Scalise: President Trump and House Republicans Delivering Real Relief for Working Families Today, at the Republican Members Issues Conference, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), and Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) to discuss President Trump and House Republicans' work to lower cost more PR

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- The Senate Judiciary Committee issued the following information for a nominations hearing at 10:15 a.m. on March 12, 2026, at 216 Dirksen Senate Office Building: Agenda Nominees * Colin McDonald, to be an Assistant Attorney General * James Bishop, to be United States Attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina * Melissa Holyoak, to be United States Attorney for the District of Utah * Phillip Williams, Jr., to be United States Attorney for the Northern Distric more PR

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Surface Transportation Board issued the following decision (Docket No. FD 36447) entitled "Lake Providence Port Commission - Feeder Line Application - Line of Delta Southern Railroad Located in East Carroll and Madison Parishes, Louisiana": * * * This proceeding involves efforts by the Lake Providence Port Commission (LPPC), a noncarrier political subdivision of the State of Louisiana, to acquire the portion of the McGeheeTallulah r more PR

GAINESVILLE, Florida, March 11 -- The University of Florida issued the following news: * * * Chasing the rare arogos skipper butterfly from Florida fields to lab By Brooke Bowser With their triangular shape and golden-orange wings, the eastern arogos skipper (Atrytone arogos arogos) butterflies seemed to wave down the passing crew of researchers at Herky Huffman/Bull Creek Wildlife Management Area near Orlando, Florida. "You can just drive along and see them perched on the flowers. You don' more PR

BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky, March 10 -- Western Kentucky University posted the following news: * * * WKU Housing & Residence Life Presents Resolution of Appreciation and Service Award at SEAHO * During the business meeting of the Southeastern Association of Housing Officers (SEAHO) annual conference in Winston-Salem, North Carolina on Thursday, March 5, 2026 Western Kentucky University Housing & Residence Life (HRL) presented a Resolution of Appreciation to Lana Kunkel, former Director of Housi more PR