CHESTERFIELD, Missouri, March 14 -- The National Corn Growers Association issued the following news: * * * Ag Groups Urge Mosaic, J.R. Simplot to Renounce Fertilizer Duties Citing the impact of the Middle East conflict, 64 agricultural groups, including the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA), sent a letter today to the chief executives of two of the nation's largest domestic fertilizer producers urging them to support the removal of duties placed on imported phosphate products from Moro more PR

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, March 9 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson defends the right of churches to be free from unnecessary litigation * (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - Attorney General Alan Wilson has joined a 23-state friend-of-the-court brief to the Supreme Court supporting churches' right to autonomy in decisions touching on religious faith, doctrine, leadership, membership, and internal affairs. "Churches have a clearly d more PR

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, March 13 -- Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Hanaway Leads Coalition of 21 States Supporting Common-sense Election Integrity Laws at the United States Supreme Court * JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Today, to protect and uphold election integrity laws across our country, Attorney General Catherine Hanaway led a coalition of 21 states to call on the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a federal appellate court rul more PR

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 * * * Regional prices rose 0.6 percent in February, up 2.8 percent over the year * 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

LOS ANGELES, California, March 9 [Category: BizHospital] -- Cedars-Sinai, a nonprofit academic healthcare organization, posted the following news: * * * Cedars-Sinai Expands Virtual Second Opinion to Patients in 39 States * Cedars-Sinai has expanded availability of its Virtual Second Opinion program to residents of 39 states, giving people across the U.S. fast, Shoma Desai, MD convenient, at-home access to expert medical insights on treatment options for more than 600 health conditions.  more PR

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, March 13 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on March 11, 2026, by policy fellow Catrin Wigfall: * * * DFL political word games will have real costs for all students The Minnesota House Education Finance Committee held a hearing Tuesday (March 10) on H.F. 3490, which would opt Minnesota into a new federal education tax-credit program that allows sch more PR

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, issued the following news release on March 10, 2026: * * * Chairman Boozman Stresses Need to Boost Domestic Demand for Farm Products U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Chairman John Boozman (R-AR) launched the first in a series of hearings to gather recommendations from agriculture industry leaders on policy improvements to help boost consumpt more PR

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Committee Cliff Notes: Weekly Recap - Week of March 2, 2026 * Here's a recap of key moments from House Republican committees during the week: Agriculture On Tuesday, March 3, the Committee on Agriculture held a full committee markup on the following bill: * H.R. 7567, the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 (Thompson) The Committee advanced the Bill on a 34-1 more PR

WASHINGTON, March 12 (TNSFR) -- The Committee for Purchase from People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled issued a proposal to add two services and delete one product from its procurement list. This proposal aims to update the list of items furnished by nonprofit agencies that employ individuals who are blind or have other severe disabilities. The following services are proposed for addition to the procurement List for production by the nonprofit agencies listed: Services Service Type: Contr more PR

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Cramer Spotlights Defense Modernization at National Security Innovation Base Summit * ***Click here for media resources. BISMARCK, N.D. - America's technological ingenuity and how it's being harnessed for national defense took center stage at the fourth annual National Security Innovation Base (NSIB) Summit. U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) joined military leaders, other policymakers, and inn more PR

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo Supports Effort to Strengthen Economic Prosperity, Strengthen CDFI Fund * Washington, D.C.- U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), co-chair of the Community Development Finance (CDF) Caucus, joined Senators Steve Daines (R-Montana) and Mark Warner (D-Virginia), also co-chair of the CDF Caucus, to introduce the bipartisan Access to Fair Financing for Opportunity and Resilient Development (AFFORD) Act. more PR

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo, Wyden, Colleagues Call on Trump to Prioritize Opening Japanese Market Access to U.S. Potato Industry U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) led House and Senate colleagues in asking President Trump to prioritize gaining market access for U.S. fresh potatoes during Japanese Prime Minister Takaich more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 12 -- Gov. Josh Stein, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * First Ladies Visit Driver's License Restoration Clinic * Today, First Lady Anna Stein and Department of Adult Correction Secretary Leslie Cooley Dismukes hosted Oklahoma First Lady Sarah Stitt and North Dakota First Lady Kjersti Armstrong as they attended a driver's license restoration clinic at Western Correctional Center for Women in Black Mountain and toured rehabilitative prog more PR

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Hoeven Calls for Department of Homeland Security to be Funded * Senator Recognizes DHS Employees for Working Without Pay to Protect U.S. Against Threats, Adversaries WASHINGTON - During remarks delivered on the floor of the U.S. Senate this week, Senator John Hoeven stressed the need to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), including agencies like the Transportation Security Adminis more PR

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Hoeven Outlines Efforts to Secure Additional Farm Assistance, Improve Domestic Demand & Foreign Market Access * Senator Introduces North Dakota Farmers Union President at Senate Agriculture Committee Hearing WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven this week introduced North Dakota Farmers Union President Matt Perdue at a hearing of the Senate Agriculture Committee, where the senator outlined priorit more PR

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Hoeven Outlines Importance of U.S. Energy Dominance in Countering Iran's Influence * WASHINGTON - During remarks delivered on the floor of the U.S. Senate today, Senator John Hoeven discussed the importance of U.S. energy dominance in the face of the Iranian regime's efforts to destabilize global energy markets. Hoeven outlined: * The importance of his Crack the Code 2.0 initiative to contin more PR

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Hoeven Reintroduces Legislation to Increase Funding Authorizations for Water Supply Projects in North Dakota * Senator's Bipartisan Bill Would Support Projects Like ENDAWS, NAWS WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven this week reintroduced his bipartisan legislation to support more reliable, drought-resistant water supplies in North Dakota, while helping to fulfill federal compensation that was pro more PR

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Hoeven Statement on Passage of 21st Century Road to Housing Act * Legislation Supports Greater Access to Affordable Housing, Homeownership WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Committee, today joined his Senate colleagues in voting to pass the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, bipartisan legislation to help incre more PR

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Hoeven, Crapo, Wyden, Colleagues Call on Trump Admin to Prioritize Opening Japanese Market Access to U.S. Potatoes * WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven joined Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) in sending a bicameral letter to President Trump asking to prioritize market access for U.S. fresh potatoes during Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae's upcoming visit to the United  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Administrator Zeldin in Washington Reporter: Why the Trump Administration Launched the Greatest and Most Consequential Year of Deregulation in American History * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin published an op-ed Exit EPA's website in the Washington Reporter detailing the historic deregulatory agenda and progress this agency has u more PR

WASHINGTON, March 6 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Sen. Cramer Op-Ed: Why America Should Measure its Environmental Performance * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer's (R-ND) commonsense effort to acknowledge the environmental performance of America's workers and industry has been met with breathless hysteria exemplified by a recent piece by Michael McKenna in The Washington Times. As a result, this straightforward directive for  more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, March 13 -- The Institute for Justice posted the following news release on March 12, 2026: * * * Institute for Justice Stands With Home Based Vendors To Praise Passage of Food Freedom Bill Today, Gov. Mike Braun signed HB 1424, a bill that will allow home based vendors across the state to sell a greater variety of homemade foods. Under the new law, home-based vendors will have the ability to sell prepared foods, certain meat products, produce, natural sweeteners, baked go more PR

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Larsen Calls on Trump to Prioritize Opening Japanese Market Access to U.S. Potato Industry * Today, U.S. Representative Rick Larsen (WA-02) joined Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) and House and Senate colleagues to call on President Trump to prioritize gaining market access for U.S. fresh potatoes during Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi S more PR

MINOT, North Dakota, March 9 -- Minot State University posted the following news release: * * * Department of Nursing invites public to special guest speaker Thompson The Minot State University Department of Nursing invites the public to Limitless: Finding Strength when Everything Changes in an Instant with special guest speaker John Thompson. The speaking event is on Tuesday, March 24, at 7 p.m. and is free and open to the public. MSU is offering one free continuing education credit (CEU) t more PR

MINOT, North Dakota, March 9 -- Minot State University posted the following news release: * * * Solberg to speak at Gordon B. Olson Library Join Minot State University's Gordon B. Olson Library on Tuesday, March 24, at 2 p.m. for a special afternoon as the library hosts local author Barb Solberg. Solberg is a retired MSU writing professor and currently serves on the North Dakota Humanities Board of Directors. She will be presenting her historical fiction novel, "What We Leave Behind," a dee more PR

MINOT, North Dakota, March 3 -- Minot State University posted the following news release: * * * Minot State upgrades Native American Cultural Center with gift from Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians Tribal Council, Chairman Azure By Michael Linnell, University Communications Director Minot State University's Native American Cultural Center received a gift from the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians Tribal Council and Chairman Jamie Azure to upgrade furniture in the center. Azure more PR

FARGO, North Dakota, March 10 -- North Dakota State University issued the following news: * * * NDSU alumnae named to Prairie Business Top 25 Women in Business Three NDSU alumnae have been named to the 2026 Prairie Business Top 25 Women in Business list, which recognizes the depth of experience and knowledge each honoree brings to their workplace and industry, highlighting strong leadership and community service. This year's honorees include Melissa Marshall, Lindsay Schroeder and Alyssa Te more PR

FARGO, North Dakota, March 12 -- North Dakota State University issued the following news: * * * NDSU FEWS research emerges to the forefront in several areas of ag innovation The Food, Energy and Water Security (FEWS) initiative was launched at NDSU in 2023 with a goal of using the latest research technologies to tackle pressing challenges in food, energy and water resources across the state. The main emphasis in research and projects involving FEWS is innovation, and NDSU is emerging as a lea more PR

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, March 10 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release on March 9, 2026: * * * Drummond pursues motion to support Trump Administration's rollback of extremist vehicle emissions standards Attorney General Gentner Drummond has filed a motion to intervene with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit in support of the Trump Administration's efforts to eliminate radical regulations of carbon emissions. At issue is a decision by the more PR

NEW YORK, March 12 (TNSrpt) -- The Rockefeller Foundation posted the following news release: * * * 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

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, March 11 [Category: BizHospital] -- Sanford Health posted the following news release: * * * Sanford earns reaccreditation for Bariatric Surgery Program * 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

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, March 11 [Category: BizHospital] -- Sanford Health posted the following news release: * * * Sanford Specialty Pharmacy earns ACHC & URAC reaccreditation * 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

BROOKINGS, South Dakota, March 10 -- South Dakota State University issued the following news: * * * SDSU pharmacy graduates excel on 2025 NAPLEX By Heather Brown The South Dakota State University College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions has continued its long record of excellence, reporting a 94.1% first-time pass rate on the North American Pharmacist Licensure Examination (NAPLEX) for the 2025 Doctor of Pharmacy graduates. Of the 54 SDSU Pharm.D. students who took the exam, 51 pas more PR

WASHINGTON, March 12 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Passes Housing Bill With Broad Bipartisan Support, Includes Cramer-Authored Provisions * ***Click here for audio. WASHINGTON, D.C. - Housing markets in the United States have struggled for decades with stubborn inflation, making the goal of homebuying much harder to attain. A comprehensive bill aimed at increasing housing supply to meet consumer demand is making its way through Congres more PR

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Unanimously Passes Legislation to Provide Credit Monitoring Services for All Service Members The U.S. Senate unanimously passed the Servicemembers' Credit Monitoring Enhancement Act on Thursday, giving servicemembers an effective tool to protect their credit and their financial peace of mind. The legislation, which now heads to the House, expands free credit monitoring to all service memb more PR

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Slotkin Joins Bipartisan Effort Urging Trump to Prioritize Opening Japanese Market Access to U.S. Potato Industry * WASHINGTON D.C. - U.S. Senator Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) joined U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-ID) and Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-OR), along with House and Senate colleagues, in asking President Trump to prioritize gaining market access for U.S. fresh potatoes du more PR

GRAND FORKS, North Dakota, March 10 -- The University of North Dakota issued the following news release: * * * UND Second Annual AI and Human Innovation Showcase is March 20 Free, day-long event will explore how artificial intelligence can be used as partner in human thought and endeavors across disciplines The University of North Dakota's AI and Human Innovation Initiative is excited to announce its second annual AI and Human Innovation Showcase, taking place on Friday, March 20, 2026. Thi more PR

GRAND FORKS, North Dakota, March 11 -- The University of North Dakota issued the following news release: * * * ND SBDC advisors earn national export trade certifications The North Dakota Small Business Development Centers announce that Paul Smith and Nicole Evans have renewed national Export and Trade Counseling certifications, reinforcing ND SBDC's expertise in advising North Dakota businesses on international market opportunities. Smith and Evans renewed the Export and Trade Counseling Cer more PR

NEW YORK, March 11 [Category: Sociological] -- The Vera Institute of Justice, an organization that says its mission is to end overcriminalization and mass incarceration of people of color, immigrants and people experiencing poverty, posted the following news release: * * * Vera Institute of Justice & Connecticut Department of Correction Form New Partnership to Transform Prison Cultures, Climates, and Spaces * March 11, 2026 Media Contact: Michael Czaczkes, media@vera.org New York, NY - more PR

LONDON, Canada, March 12 (TNSrep) -- Western University issued the following news: * * * Canadian Severe Storms Laboratory marks first year advancing storm research and resilience Northern Tornadoes Project verifies 116 tornadoes for 2025, fourth highest since 2017 By Jeff Renaud The Canadian Severe Storms Laboratory (CSSL) is celebrating a strong first year of research, collaboration and public impact. Formed in October 2024 at Western with generous support from ImpactWX, CSSL brings toge more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, March 13 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Xcel Energy issued the following news release: * * * Xcel Energy prepares for extreme weather and likely Public Safety Power Shutoff, working to limit customer impact * DENVER (March 13, 2026) -As Xcel Energy continues to prepare for a strong wind event and likely Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) tomorrow, March 14, the company is encouraging customers to be ready for power outages. Weather forecasts include very high winds and dry  more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, March 12 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Xcel Energy issued the following news release: * * * Xcel Energy prepares for high winds and snow in the Upper Midwest * MINNEAPOLIS (March 12, 2026) -Xcel Energy is staffing additional field crews to prepare for possible power outages due to high winds and snow across the Upper Midwest over the next few days. Forecasts show severe wind gusts of up to 65 mph beginning this evening into Friday morning in portions of central and souther more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, March 12 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Xcel Energy issued the following news release: * * * Xcel Energy preparing for continued strong wind, high wildfire risk in Colorado into the weekend * DENVER -(March 12, 2026) -As crews address power outages caused by today's high winds, Xcel Energy is monitoring and preparing for forecasted severe weather with high winds, low humidity, severe drought and extremely dry ground fuel conditions along much of the Front Range on Saturday, more PR