NORFOLK, Virginia, March 18 -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release: * * * As Holmes Crosses Finish Line, PETA Confronts Iditarod Sponsors With Videos of Miserable Dogs As musher Jessie Holmes becomes the first to finish the 2026 Iditarod just hours after a four-year-old dog named Charley died on the trail, PETA is calling on the Iditarod's sponsors to cut ties with the race immediately. PETA is sending each sponsor new video footage taken by eyewitnes more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 18 (TNSLrpt) -- County Employment and Wages in Alaska Third Quarter 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Western Region - March 17, 2026 * * * Employment fell 0.3 percent in Alaska's only large county equivalent, Anchorage Municipality, from September 2024 to September 2025, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Chris Rosenlund noted that the rate of employment change in Anchorage ranked 22 more PR

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, March 18 -- GCI, a telecommunications company, issued the following news release: * * * GCI to receive $121.2M in broadband infrastructure grants to improve connectivity in Alaska The grants will fund infrastructure serving 18 Alaska communities * In a significant step toward closing Alaska's digital divide, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has approved Alaska's Final Proposal to distribute Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEA more PR

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Alabama, chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, issued the following news release on March 17, 2026: * * * Rogers: Under President Trump, America's Border Is Secure Again House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers (R-AL), delivered the following opening remarks at a hearing on the U.S. military posture and security challenges in the Western Hemisphere. Chairman Rogers' Statement As Prepared For Delivery: Today, we begin our fisc more PR

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Murkowski and Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Help Students Better Connect with Higher Education Funding * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Jack Reed (D-RI), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) introduced legislation to help young people pursuing higher education afford college. The State Based Education Loan Awareness Act would make it easier for highe more PR

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, March 17 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland issued the following news: * * * NAMRU San Antonio conducts gap-driven research for operations in extreme cold * OINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas - To support the future warfighter, Naval Medical Research Unit San Antonio researchers took part in Arctic Edge 2026 held in Alaska from Feb. 23 to March 13. Arctic Edge, a U.S homeland defense exercise demonstrating U.S. militar more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, March 17 [Category: BizMedia] -- PBS posted the following news release: * * * New Four-Part Series SHARED PLANET Premieres Wednesdays, April 29-May 20, 2026 on PBS and PBS.org * ARLINGTON, VA; March 17, 2026 - With stunning cinematography, SHARED PLANET features inspiring stories of people and wildlife flourishing together, celebrating the unique benefits of making room for nature. In an age of serious environmental challenges, this four-part global series offers a look  more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, March 18 -- The Reason Foundation issued the following commentary on March 16, 2026, by Mariana Trujillo, managing director of government finance, Jordan Campbell, managing director of government finance and senior quantitative analyst, Ryan Frost, director of budget and tax policy at the Washington Policy Center, Truong Bui, director of data strategy and analytics and managing director of the Pension Integrity Project and quantitative analyst Steve Vu: * * * How every more PR

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, March 17 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland issued the following news: * * * Ten from JBSA among Air Force Medical Service 2025 award winners * FALLS CHURCH, Virginia - The Air Force Surgeon General is proud to announce the recipients of the 2025 Air Force Medical Service Annual Awards. The awards include both individual and team awards. There are 10 recipients from Joint Base San Antonio. The nominations submitted reflect the ex more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, March 17 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news: * * * Tennessee Pushes for Election Integrity at the United States Supreme Court * Tennessee has joined Missouri and 19 other states in filing an amicus brief urging the Supreme Court of the United States to review and overturn a federal appellate decision that struck down a Pennsylvania law requiring voters to handwrite the date on mail-in ballots. The multistate brief supports a peti more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, March 17 [Category: Transportation] -- The American Trucking Associations posted the following news release: * * * Trucking Industry Backs Dalilah's Law * Today, the American Trucking Associations, Truckload Carriers Association, National Tank Truck Carriers, and state trucking associations across the country issued the following joint statement in support of Dalilah's Law, which will be considered by the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee tomorrow, March 18 more PR

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- The U.S. Department of War issued the following news: * * * War Department Senior Leaders Prioritize Western Hemispheric Security * The War Department is prioritizing security in the Western Hemisphere, which is integral to U.S. homeland defense, said Joseph M. Humire, performing the duties of assistant secretary of war for homeland defense and Americas security affairs, who spoke today during a House Armed Services Committee hearing in Washington. Joint Task Force  more PR