WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * After Weak Live Nation-Ticketmaster Antitrust Deal, Welch Joins Bicameral Bill to Ensure Antitrust Settlements Benefit Consumers Over Special Interests * Legislation is supported by antitrust enforcers from both sides of the aisle WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer Rights, today joined U. more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, March 17 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Joins Coalition Challenging Trump Administration Attack on Fair Housing Laws Attorney General William Tong joined a coalition of 16 attorneys general filing a lawsuit challenging unlawful actions by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), including threats to withhold funding from state and local fair housing enforcement agencies for abidin more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 18 (TNSLrpt) -- County Employment and Wages in Hawaii Third Quarter 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Western Region - March 17, 2026 * * * Employment fell 0.2 percent in Hawaii's only large county, Honolulu, 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 Honolulu ranked 199th among the 364 largest  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 17 [Category: Computer Technology] -- The Computer and Communications Industry Association issued the following news release: * * * CCIA Raises Free Speech and Access Concerns with Hawaii Social Media Bill * Washington - The Computer & Communications Industry Association will testify today before the Hawaii House Committee on Health and the House Committee on Human Services and Homelessness in opposition to SB 2761, legislation that would prohibit individuals under the age  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Cortez Masto, Durbin Lead Senate Democrats in Demanding DHS Reduce Delays for DACA Renewals * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) led 39 of their Democratic colleagues in a letter to outgoing Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director Joseph Edlow dem more PR

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, March 16 -- The U.S. Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: * * * Eighth Army, ROK Army forge combined readiness in Freedom Shield 26 river-crossing exercise * SOUTH KOREA -Demonstrating their combined strength and readiness, the U.S. Eighth Army and the Republic of Korea Army executed a dynamic river-crossing exercise on March 14, a key event within the annual Freedom Shield 26 exercise. This demanding training is a visible symbol of the U.S. commitment to the d more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, March 18 -- The Reason Foundation issued the following news: * * * Funding Education Opportunity: The best open enrollment proposals moving through state legislatures Plus: Three states announced they will reconsider their initial opposition to the federal tax-credit scholarship program. By Jude Schwalbach With state legislative sessions in full swing, some clear trends are emerging and open enrollment is leading the way. This year, 31 states are considering nearly  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

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Blunt Rochester, Coons, colleagues introduce new bill to cut taxes for millions of working Americans Bill eliminates federal income taxes for Americans making under $46,000; is fully paid for by ensuring Americans making over a million dollars pay their fair share * U.S. Senators Lisa Blunt Rochester and Chris Coons (both D-Del.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.), K more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, March 18 -- Gov. Josh Green, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release on March 17, 2026: * * * STATE OF HAWAII RECEIVES PROPOSAL FROM JERA TO MODERNIZE OAHU'S ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE Proposal Follows Strategic Partnering Agreement; Outlines Pathway to Improve Affordability, Strengthen Grid Reliability and Support Hawaii's Clean Energy Goals * JERA Co., Inc. ("JERA"), Japan's largest power provider, has shared its proposal with the state of Hawaii to modernize O'ahu's ene 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

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Senate Minority Leader John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Thune: Democrats Put Political Games Above Public Safety, National Security * Click here to watch the video. WASHINGTON -U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor: Thune's remarks below (as delivered): "Mr. President, today is day 32 of Democrats' shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security. "On Thursda more PR

WASHINGTON, March 17 (TNSFR) -- The Tinker Swiss Cottage Museum, Rockford, Illinois, intends to return seven cultural items to the Hui Iwi Kuamo'o, Hilo, Hawaii, in accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. These sacred objects include a fishhook and line, shark tooth weapon, shark tooth knife, sling, kapa cloth and shell necklace. Robert Tinker brought these artifacts to Rockford, Illinois, in the 1870s. Born in the Hawaiian islands to parents who served as mi 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

BETHESDA, Maryland, March 18 -- The Wildlife Society, a wildlife conservation organization, posted the following news: * * * Are biological invasions slowing down? Invasive species are a significant threat to ecosystems, so seeing invasion rates decline may cause a sigh of relief. But what if the decline isn't real? New research suggests that files collecting dust on desks and clogged to-do lists may mask the true invasion rate. Kelsey Brock, a professor at the University of Wyoming, stumble more PR