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American Academy of Neurology Awards Over $4.6 Million in Research Grants (10)
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, March 12 -- The American Academy of Neurology issued the following news release on March 11, 2026:
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American Academy of Neurology Awards Over $4.6 Million in Research Grants
The American Academy of Neurology (AAN), the world's largest association of neurologists and neuroscience professionals, is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2026 AAN Research Program. This year, the AAN has awarded more than $4.6 million toward neuroscience research and training throu more PR
American College of Surgeons: Breast Cancer Stage at Diagnosis Differs Sharply Across Rural US Regions (10)
CHICAGO, Illinois, March 12 (TNSjou) -- The American College of Surgeons issued the following news release on March 11, 2026:
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Breast Cancer Stage at Diagnosis Differs Sharply Across Rural US Regions
Geography, race, and insurance status strongly influence stage at diagnosis among rural populations, a national study finds
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* While women living in rural regions are known to face a higher risk of advanced breast cancer, a new analysis found that even within rural America, ou more PR
BLS Mountain-Plains Region Issues Report on Consumer Price Index, Midwest Region February 2026 (10)
KANSAS CITY, Missouri, March 12 (TNSLrpt) -- Consumer Price Index, Midwest Region February 2026 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Mountain-Plains Region - March 11, 2026
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Regional prices rose 0.6 percent in February, up 2.8 percent over the year
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The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Midwest Region advanced 0.6 percent in February, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. The all items less food and energy ind more PR
Chairman Cassidy, Colleagues Urge Trump Administration to Ditch Democrat Heat Rule Proposal (10)
WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news on March 11, 2026:
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Chairman Cassidy, Colleagues Urge Trump Administration to Ditch Democrat Heat Rule Proposal
U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), led 15 Republican Senators urging the U.S. Department of Labor to protect American workers from th more PR
Ernst Names Small Business of the Week, Grant Ranch Grub & Pub (10)
WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, chair of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, posted the following news release:
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Ernst Names Small Business of the Week, Grant Ranch Grub & Pub
RED OAK, Iowa - U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Chair of the Senate Small Business Committee, today announced her Small Business of the Week: Grant Ranch Grub & Pub of Keokuk County. Throughout the 119th Congress, Chair Ernst plans to recognize a small business in each of Iow more PR
Ernst Works to Grow the Small Business Pet Economy (10)
WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, chair of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, posted the following news release on March 11, 2026:
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Ernst Works to Grow the Small Business Pet Economy
Today, Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship Chair Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) highlighted how Congress can support pet small businesses and their paws-itive impact on the economy by passing her bipartisan Made in America Manufacturing Finance Act.
Ernst noted more PR
Ernst: E15 Helps Keep Gas Prices Affordable, Creates Market Demand for Farmers (10)
WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release:
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Ernst: E15 Helps Keep Gas Prices Affordable, Creates Market Demand for Farmers
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WASHINGTON - Today during a Senate Committee on Agriculture hearing, U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) called to expand domestic markets and increase consumption of homegrown biofuels by making permanent, year-round E15 a reality.
As a long-time supporter of E15, Ernst emphasized that Congress "should be looking at every o more PR
ESPN delivers most-watched women's college basketball regular season since 2008-09 (10)
BRISTOL, Connecticut, March 11 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release:
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ESPN delivers most-watched women's college basketball regular season since 2008-09
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* Up 19% over 2024-25 historic season, the previous high since '08-'09
* ESPN's most-consumed regular season ever with 3.6 billion total live minutes
* Across ESPN networks, 20 games delivered more than 500,000 viewers - the most on record
ESPN networks delivered its most-wat more PR
Grassley Delivers Fervent Call to Action on E15, Pushes for Speedy End to Biden Phosphate Duties (10)
WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release:
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Grassley Delivers Fervent Call to Action on E15, Pushes for Speedy End to Biden Phosphate Duties
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WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a lifelong family farmer and a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, spoke in strong support of E15 at a committee hearing today, urging Congress to quickly pass legislation allowing for year-round, nationwide E15 sales. Grassley also pressed the Tr more PR
Humanities Hub leads a week of celebrating First Amendment rights and history (10)
CLEMSON, South Carolina, March 11 -- Clemson University posted the following news:
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Humanities Hub leads a week of celebrating First Amendment rights and history
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On March 5, a standing-room-only crowd filed into the auditorium of the Watt Family Innovation Center for a discussion of a pressing topic: the First Amendment. It was the second time during the week that students, faculty and friends of Clemson packed a hall to hear expert perspectives on U.S. constitutional rights as part o more PR
HYDE-SMITH, COLLEAGUES ASK LABOR DEPT. TO DITCH DEMOCRAT HEAT RULE PROPOSAL (10)
WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release:
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HYDE-SMITH, COLLEAGUES ASK LABOR DEPT. TO DITCH DEMOCRAT HEAT RULE PROPOSAL
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Senator Trash Biden-era OSHA Plan as Overbearing, Costly and Impracticable for Businesses and Workers
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today added her voice to calls for the U.S. Department of Labor to drop an overbearing proposed heat rule written by the Biden administration and instea more PR
MEDIA RELEASE // Army Reserve Confirms Casualty (10)
FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, March 11 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news:
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MEDIA RELEASE // Army Reserve Confirms Casualty
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March 11, 2026 -UPDATE: The Department of War has confirmed the identity of the 6th U.S. Army Reserve soldier who died March 1st while supporting Operation Epic Fury is Chief Warrant Officer 3 Robert Marzan, 54, of Spotsylvania, Virginia. Marzan, who was assigned to the 103rd Sustainment Command, Des Moines, Iowa, died in Kuwait at the Port more PR
Miller-Meeks Backs Bipartisan Bill to Expand Treatment for Gambling Addiction (10)
WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, issued the following news release:
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Miller-Meeks Backs Bipartisan Bill to Expand Treatment for Gambling Addiction
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-01) alongside Representatives Erin Houchin (IN-09), Andrea Salinas (OR-06), and Troy Carter (LA-02), introduced () the bipartisan H.R. 7875, Providing Opportunities for Individuals in Need of Treatment and Support (POINTS) Act of 2026, legislation to more PR
Missouri Pet Care Franchisee Urges Congress to Pass American Franchise Act (10)
WASHINGTON, March 11 [Category: Business] -- The International Franchise Association issued the following news release:
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Missouri Pet Care Franchisee Urges Congress to Pass American Franchise Act
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In testimony before U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business & Entrepreneurship, Joshua Rodgers, a first-generation college graduate and owner and operator of 7 Camp Bow Wow franchise locations, tells his story of going into business for himself, but not by himself, in America's thriving pet s more PR
Northwestern College MSN Degree to Address National Nurse Educator Shortage (10)
ORANGE CITY, Iowa, March 12 -- Northwestern College issued the following news:
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New Northwestern College MSN degree to address national nurse educator shortage
As the health care industry faces a critical need for qualified nursing faculty, Northwestern College is proud to announce the launch of its new Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) degree in nursing education. This fully online program, which starts in August and can be completed in two years, is designed to empower nurses to trans more PR
Outdoor Recreation Industry Remains an Economic Powerhouse (10)
BROOKLYN PARK, Minnesota, March 12 (TNSxrep) -- The Marine Retailers Association of the Americas issued the following news on March 11, 2026:
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Outdoor Recreation Industry Remains an Economic Powerhouse
* Recreational Boating Top Performing Sector
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The U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) today released new annual economic data highlighting the continued strength and significant economic impact of outdoor recreation in 2024. According to the new BEA Outdoor more PR
Rockefeller Foundation Research Finds 'Food is Medicine' Could Unlock $45 Billion for States (10)
NEW YORK, March 12 (TNSrpt) -- The Rockefeller Foundation posted the following news release:
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New Rockefeller Foundation Research Finds 'Food is Medicine' Could Unlock $45 Billion for States
Food is Medicine (FIM) programs, which provide produce prescriptions and medically tailored meals and groceries to people with diet-related conditions, could generate more than $45 billion in state economic activity, create 316,000 jobs nationwide, and generate $5.6 billion for America's small and mi more PR
Sanford earns reaccreditation for Bariatric Surgery Program (10)
SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, March 11 [Category: BizHospital] -- Sanford Health posted the following news release:
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Sanford earns reaccreditation for Bariatric Surgery Program
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BISMARCK, N.D. -Sanford Health in Bismarck has successfully earned reaccreditation of its Bariatric Surgery Program by the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP). The reaccreditation follows an extensive site visit conducted on Dec more PR
Sanford Specialty Pharmacy earns ACHC & URAC reaccreditation (10)
SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, March 11 [Category: BizHospital] -- Sanford Health posted the following news release:
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Sanford Specialty Pharmacy earns ACHC & URAC reaccreditation
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FARGO, N.D. - Sanford Health Specialty Pharmacy has earned reaccreditation from The Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC) and The Utilization Review Accreditation Commission (URAC).
The Sanford Specialty Pharmacy first obtained URAC accreditation in June 2019 and ACHC accreditation in November 2019. T more PR
Senate Energy & Natural Resources Subcommittee Sets March 17 Legislative Hearing (10)
WASHINGTON, March 12 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power issued the following information for a legislative hearing at 10 a.m. on March 17, 2026, at 366 Dirksen Senate Office Building:
The purpose of the hearing is to receive testimony on the following bills:
LEGISLATION
* S. 1034, A bill to establish the Southwestern Power Administration Fund, and for other purposes. (Moran).
* S. 1242, A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to carry out wa more PR
Severe Weather Threat Now Shifting East After Tornadoes and Massive Hail Sweep Across the Central U.S. (10)
STATE COLLEGE, Pennsylvania, March 12 -- AccuWeather, a provider of commercial weather forecasting services, issued the following news release on March 11, 2026:
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Severe Weather Threat Now Shifting East After Tornadoes and Massive Hail Sweep Across the Central US
In the wake of a widespread severe weather outbreak Tuesday afternoon through the overnight hours across the central United States, AccuWeather expert meteorologists warn the threat of additional damaging storms will shift east more PR
Tuberville, Colleagues Call for End to Biden-Era Heat Rule (10)
WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release:
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Tuberville, Colleagues Call for End to Biden-Era Heat Rule
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WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) joined 15 of his GOP colleagues in sending a letter to the U.S. Department of Labor to protect American workers from the Biden administration's disastrous proposed heat rule. The Biden-era proposed rule would mandate that all businesses, no matter their safety record, size, loca more PR
USDA Farm Service Agency Notice of Availability: Draft Environmental Assessment for Purchase of Real Estate and Improvements to Cattle Operation in Delaware County, Iowa (10)
WASHINGTON, March 11 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency issued the following news release:
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USDA Farm Service Agency Notice of Availability: Draft Environmental Assessment for Purchase of Real Estate and Improvements to Cattle Operation in Delaware County, Iowa
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DES MOINES, Iowa, March 11, 2026 - USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) has a draft Environmental Assessment (EA) for the purchase of real estate and improvements to a cattle operation, increasing animal unit c more PR
WATCH ZACH NUNN SAY IN HIS OWN WORDS: "I think that myth here is that rural hospitals are going to close down. That's not the case." (10)
WASHINGTON, March 11 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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WATCH ZACH NUNN SAY IN HIS OWN WORDS: "I think that myth here is that rural hospitals are going to close down. That's not the case."
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Zach Nunn said it's a " myth " that rural hospitals are at risk of closing their doors following his vote for the largest cut to Medicaid in history.
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Nunn : "Let's dispel myths from reality here. I think that the myth here is that rura more PR
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