WASHINGTON, March 18 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R45951) on March 4, 2026, entitled "Apportionment and Redistricting Process for the U.S. House of Representatives" by American national government analyst Sarah J. Eckman. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY The census, apportionment, and redistricting are interrelated activities that affect representation in the U.S. House of Representatives. Congressional apportionment (or reapportionment) is the process of dividing seats for the House among more PR

WASHINGTON, March 18 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R45951) on March 4, 2026, entitled "Apportionment and Redistricting Process for the U.S. House of Representatives:" (Continued from Part 1 of 2) * * * Redistricting Process/26 Congressional redistricting involves creating or redrawing geographic boundaries for U.S. House districts within a state. Redistricting procedures are largely determined by state law and vary across states, but states must comply with certain parameters established b more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 19 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on March 18, 2026: * * * Attorney General Mayes Urges Congress to Pass Legislation Requiring Tariff Refunds Attorney General Kris Mayes today joined a coalition of 17 other attorneys general in urging Congress to pass legislation that would require the government to provide swift refunds for extra costs paid by businesses and consumers due to President Trump's illegal tariffs. On February 20, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of Attorney Gener more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, March 18 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Urges Congress to Fix Trump's Tariff Mess, Refund Americans * Americans were hurt by the President's illegal actions; they should not be hurt by a clunky refund process OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a coalition of 18 attorneys general in sending a letter calling on Congress to take legislative action regarding President Trump's illegal tariffs under the International Emerge more PR

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, March 18 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Griffin Secures Conviction of Rector Woman for Medicaid Fraud * Griffin: 'Addressing Medicaid fraud in Arkansas remains a top priority, and my office will continue working to hold those who abuse the system accountable' LITTLE ROCK - Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement announcing the conviction of Jacqueline Small, 37, of Rector, on one count of Medicaid fraud, a Class B felony: "Jacq more PR

ALBANY, New York, March 18 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Calls on Congress to Pass Legislation Requiring Tariff Refunds * March 18, 2026 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today co-led a coalition of 17 other attorneys general in urging Congress to pass legislation that would require the government to provide swift refunds for extra costs paid by businesses and consumers due to President Trump's illegal tariffs. On February 20, the Supreme Court r more PR

SALEM, Oregon, March 18 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Rayfield Calls on Congress to Pass Legislation Requiring Tariff Refunds * Attorney General Dan Rayfield and a coalition of 17 other attorneys general today urged Congress to pass legislation that would require the government to provide swift refunds for extra costs paid by businesses and consumers due to President Trump's illegal tariffs. On February 20, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of Attorney General Rayfield and a more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, March 18 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Calls on Congress to Pass Legislation Requiring Tariff Refunds * (Hartford, CT) -Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 17 other attorneys general in urging Congress to pass legislation that would require the government to provide swift refunds for extra costs paid by businesses and consumers due to President Trump's illegal tariffs. On February 20, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of more PR

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Rep. Don Bacon, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Bacon, Carbajal Reintroduce Bill to Expand Benefits for Veteran Survivors of Sexual Assault * WASHINGTON - U.S. Representatives Don Bacon (R-NE-02) and Salud Carbajal (D-CA-24) today reintroduced bipartisan legislation to expand benefits for veterans who experienced sexual trauma during their service. The Moral Injury Recognition and Restitution Act would change the effective date of a veteran's claim to allow veterans who experience sexual trauma more PR

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Rep. Richard Hudson, R-North Carolina, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, issued the following news release on March 18, 2026: * * * C&T Subcommittee Holds Hearing on the 2027 World Radiocommunication Conference Today, Congressman Richard Hudson (NC-09), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, led a hearing titled Securing U.S. Leadership of Communications Technology. "Our nation is the world's economic powerhouse, and we lead the world in i more PR

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- The Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee released the following testimony by Josh Rodgers, franchise owner of Camp Bow Wow, Parkville, Missouri, on behalf of the International Franchise Association, from a March 11, 2026, hearing entitled "Main Street's Top Dog: Growing the Small Business Pet Economy": * * * Chair Ernst, Ranking Member Markey, and distinguished Members of the Committee: Thank you for the opportunity to testify today. My name is Joshua Rodgers, and my wife Ashley and I own and operate s more PR

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Cantwell Convenes Elected Officials & Nonpartisan Democracy Defenders From TX, ME, NC, OH, MT, & WA for Virtual Press Conference on Protecting Voting Access * 03.18.26 Senate voted 51-48 to open debate on GOP-led voter suppression bill this afternoon; Senate now debating 'SAVE America Act,' which could disenfranchise an estimated 21 million legal American voters WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) convened a group more PR

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Rep. Salud Carbajal, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Carbajal, Bacon Reintroduce Bill to Expand Benefits for Veteran Survivors of Sexual Assault * Today, U.S. Representatives Salud Carbajal (D-CA-24) and Don Bacon (R-NE-02) are reintroducing bipartisan legislation to expand benefits for veterans who experienced sexual trauma during their service. The Moral Injury Recognition and Restitution Act would change the effective date of a veteran's claim to allow veterans who experience sexual trauma more PR

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Rep. Richard Hudson, R-North Carolina, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, issued the following news release on March 18, 2026: * * * Chairman Hudson Delivers Opening Statement at Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Hearing on the 2027 World Radiocommunication Conference Congressman Richard Hudson (NC-09), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, delivered the following opening statement at today's hearing titled Securing U.S. Leaders more PR

CLEMSON, South Carolina, March 18 -- Clemson University posted the following news: * * * Clemson chemistry student turns undergrad research and interest in AI into startup company * What happens when chemistry collides with artificial intelligence? For Clemson University sophomore Lukas Garcia, the result is a tech startup, Crystal-XG, which has the potential to transform how scientists create and study crystals, a critical step in pharmaceutical development. Officially incorporated as a limited liability company in South Carolina earli more PR

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Rep. Pat Harrigan, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Pat Harrigan Co-Leads Legislation to Expose CCP Foreign Malign Influence * Contact: Lexi Kranich (814) 380-4408 WASHINGTON, D.C.- Today, Congressman Pat Harrigan (NC-10) joined Congressman Derek Tran (CA-45), Congressman Don Bacon (NE-02), and Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) in co-leading the Combating Chinese Communist Party Influence Act, legislation directing the Director of National Intelligence to produce a compr more PR

WOONSOCKET, Rhode Island, March 18 [Category: BizConsumer Services] -- CVS Health posted the following news release: * * * CVS Health Foundation invests $2.24 million to strengthen community health in Charlotte's Historic West End * Health Zones effort aims to improve health care access, healthy food and chronic condition support in Charlotte Charlotte, N.C., March 18, 2026 -The CVS Health Foundation today announced the launch of its Health Zone in Charlotte with a $2.24 million investment in the Westside Wellness Collab, led by Local Ini more PR

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Rep. David Rouzer, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Dalilah's Law Moves Forward to Enhance Roadway Safety and Driver Accountability * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure passed H.R. 5688, Dalilah's Law, introduced by Chairman David Rouzer (NC-07), sending the legislation to the House Floor. The legislation strengthens Commercial Driver's License (CDL) requirements to end the issuance of CDLs to illegal immigrants who lack the English proficiency more PR

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, March 19 -- Duke Energy issued the following news release: * * * Duke Energy helps customers in South Carolina advance sustainability goals through expanded clean energy initiatives * First South Carolina project under Duke Energy's updated Green Source Advantage program enters service * Renewable Choice program enrollment exceeds targets as business demand for clean energy grows * Duke Energy has placed the 10 megawatt (MW) Ebbie Solar project into service in Marion, S.C., marking the first project in the state more PR

ITHACA, New York, March 18 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Ecologist, biogeochemist Emily Bernhardt to lead Cornell Atkinson * Emily Bernhardt, Ph.D. '01, the James B. Duke Professor of Biogeochemistry at Duke University, will join Cornell as the Francis J. DiSalvo Director of the Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability on Sept. 1. David Lodge, current director of Cornell Atkinson, will retire in May after 10 years leading the center. Bernhardt is a freshwater ecologist and biogeochemist - a scientist who studies more PR

WASHINGTON, March 18 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11405) on March 17, 2026, by legislative attorneys Jared P. Cole and Madeline W. Donley: * * * Education Department's DEI Certification Requirement for Schools: Overview and Legal Challenges Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination based on race, color, or national origin in programs that receive federal funding. On February 14, 2025, the Department of Education's (ED's) Office for Civil Rights  more PR

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, March 18 -- East Tennessee State University posted the following news: * * * ETSU expands efforts to bring research to market * ETSU has named a new director of commercialization to accelerate efforts to translate research discoveries into technologies, startups and industry partnerships. East Tennessee State University is strengthening its push to move research from the laboratory into the marketplace. To support that effort, the ETSU Research Corporation has named Dr. Katelyn R. Houston as director of commerci more PR

WASHINGTON, March 18 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- American Oversight posted the following news: * * * Exclusive: State Officials Meeting with Election-Denier Linked EagleAI Founder on NEW Voter Roll Purge Tools * Wednesday, we released newly obtained government records showing that state election officials have met with Dr. John "Rick" Richards, Jr. -the founder of the controversial voter roll purge tool EagleAI, which has drawn scrutiny from election officials and experts over its ties to election denial networks and rel more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 18 -- Gov. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Spanberger Announces Board Appointments * RICHMOND, VA -Governor Abigail Spanberger today announced board appointments. "When I think about the more than 100 Virginians we've appointed to boards and commissions in just 60 days, I think about what they represent -wide-ranging professional experience, an unwavering commitment to their communities, and a willingness to serve their fellow Virginians at the highest standard,"  more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, March 19 -- The Institute for Justice posted the following news release on March 18, 2026: * * * Jacksonville, North Carolina City Council Repeals Ordinance Preventing Food Truck Operations But Still Faces Legal Claims From Vendors Last night, the Jacksonville, North Carolina City Council unanimously voted to repeal three uniquely harsh and restrictive provisions of its food truck ordinance. Under Jacksonville's burdensome zoning rules, food trucks were effectively banned in nearly 90 percent of the city, which includes  more PR

DURHAM, North Carolina, March 18 -- Duke University Pratt School of Engineering issued the following Q&A by Andrew Tie with Jungsang Kim, chief science and technology strategist: * * * Jungsang Kim on Leading Duke Science and Technology into a New Era Duke's chief science and technology strategist shares how Duke Science and Technology plans to connect world class research with real world impact. * Jungsang Kim has spent more than two decades at Duke University pushing the boundaries of science and engineering and translating breakthroughs more PR

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Rep. Addison McDowell, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * McDowell's Leadership Drives Change at FHFA to Keep American Dream Within Reach of Millions * Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Addison McDowell applauds the action from Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Bill Pulte and the Trump Administration to address federal guidance that had limited consumer choice in homeowners insurance and increased entry level costs for families seeking to buy a home. The action follows a let more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 19 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on March 18, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Calls on Congress to Pass Legislation Requiring Tariff Refunds Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today joined a coalition of 11 other attorneys general in urging Congress to pass legislation that would require the government to provide swift refunds for extra costs paid by businesses and consumers due to President Trump's unlawful tariffs. On February 20, the Supreme Court struck down more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 19 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news on March 17, 2026: * * * DC Insider Michael Whatley AGAIN Ducks Questions About Knowingly "Champion[ing a] Convicted Child Sex Predator" DC insider Michael Whatley is once again ducking questions from reporters after it was revealed he knowingly "champion[ed] the rise to power" of convicted child sex predator Harvey Lee West. Whatley's ties to West are reportedly "the worst kept secret in the Republican Party," and it's becoming a serious camp more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 18 -- The North Carolina State Treasurer issued the following news release on March 17, 2026: * * * Cost Control Strategies and 2027 Benefit Restructuring Strategies On the Table at State Health Plan Meeting One year after the State Health Plan (Plan) urgently needed to correct massive deficits, it is now squarely focused on cost-control strategies. In a meeting today, the Board of Trustees was briefed on the financial outlook of the Plan and took a vote on 2027 benefit design changes. The vote aims to strength more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, March 18 -- The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation posted the following news release: * * * Over 100 Windstream North Carolina Employees Vote to Free Themselves of Unwanted CWA Union * Workers across 12 North Carolina locations officially free from CWA officials' 'representation' North Carolina (March 18, 2026) - Employees of telecommunications provider Windstream North Carolina LLC have successfully voted Communications Workers of America (CWA) union officials out of power at their workplaces across Nor more PR

SHIPPENSBURG, Pennsylvania, March 18 -- Shippensburg University posted the following news: * * * Professor Chattopadhyay prepares students for the AI-integrated workforce * From Jan. 6-8, Dr. Dhiman Chattopadhyay, associate professor in the Department of Communication, Journalism, and Media (CJM), was invited to attend a selective three-day "Journalism + AI Accelerator" conference at Arizona State University. The conference gathered 100 leaders across media, technology, medicine, academia and other industries to ethically integrate artifi more PR

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Rep. David Rouzer, R-North Carolina, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, issued the following news release on March 18, 2026: * * * T&I Committee Approves Dalilah's Law Today, the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee approved Dalilah's Law, legislation led by Highways and Transit Subcommittee Chairman David Rouzer (R-NC) to strengthen Commercial Driver's License (CDL) requirements in the United States, ensure commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers are pr more PR

BUFFALO, New York, March 18 -- The University at Buffalo (State University of New York) posted the following news release: * * * UB conference to examine how climate change, emerging contaminants impact health in Asia * An illustration of a village on the water in a tropical setting. The University at Buffalo will host an international conference will examine the impact of climate change and emerging contaminants on health in Asia. Pohot: Illustrated by Kayla Naas Free event will explore solutions to climate-driven pollution and health  more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 19 -- Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones issued the following news release on March 18, 2026: * * * Attorney General Jay Jones Calls on Congress to Pass Legislation Requiring Tariff Refunds Action required to return thousands of stolen dollars back into the pockets of hardworking Virginians * Attorney General Jay Jones today joined a coalition of 16 other attorneys general in urging Congress to pass legislation that would fight back against aggressive federal overreach and require the government to provide swift  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * WATCH: Ranking Member Padilla Leads Fight Against SAVE America Act * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, took to the Senate floor to lead the opposition to President Trump and Republicans' anti-voter SAVE America Act. Padilla outlined how the voter suppression bill would make it harder for Americans to register and cast their ballot, eliminate popular more PR