OLYMPIA, Washington, March 18 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * AG Brown calls on EPA to rescind pro-pollution policy, enforce environmental laws * Attorney General Nick Brown led a coalition of 12 other attorneys general today in calling on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to rescind a Trump administration policy that significantly weakens federal environmental enforcement. In a letter to EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin, th more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, March 18 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Calls on EPA to Resume Enforcement Activity * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a coalition of 12 other attorneys general in calling on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to rescind a new policy that would significantly weaken federal environmental enforcement and delay action against polluters. In a letter to EPA Comm more PR

MONTPELIER, Vermont, March 17 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General Clark Joins Multistate Opposition to Trump Administration's Attacks on Independent Professional Medical Organizations * Trump Administration's Attempt to Intimidate Medical Organizations with Baseless Investigations Undermines Public Health Attorney General Charity Clark today joined a coalition of attorneys general in filing amicus briefs in support of the Endo more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 18 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL CALLS ON EPA TO RESCIND NEW POLICY THAT WEAKENS FEDERAL ENVIRONMENTAL ENFORCEMENT PROTECTIONS * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul today joined a coalition of 13 attorneys general in calling on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to rescind a new policy that would significantly weaken federal environmental enforcement and delay action against pol more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 18 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL OPPOSES TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S ATTACKS ON INDEPENDENT EXPERT PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS * Trump Administration's Attempt to Intimidate Professional Organizations with Baseless Investigations Undermines Public Health Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell to co-lead a coalition of attorneys general fili more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, March 18 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Calls on EPA to Resume Enforcement Activity * (Hartford, CT) - Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 12 other attorneys general in calling on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to rescind a new policy that would significantly weaken federal environmental enforcement and delay action against polluters. In a letter to EPA Co more PR

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Baldwin Successfully Pushes Trump Admin to Release $1 Billion for Blatnik Bridge * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) announced that she has successfully pushed U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Sean Duffy to release the more than $1 billion for the Blatnik Bridge replacement project. Baldwin has championed the reconstruction of the Blatnik Bridge project more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 19 (TNSLrpt) -- County Employment and Wages in Minnesota Third Quarter 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Midwest Region - March 18, 2026 * * * Employment increased in 3 of the 8 largest counties in Minnesota from September 2024 to September 2025, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Michael Hirniak noted that Olmsted County had the largest over-the-year increase in empl more PR

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, March 19 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on March 18, 2026, by policy fellow Bill Glahn: * * * 58th, 59th convictions in Feeding Our Future Federal prosecutors secured the first two of what are scheduled to be six (6) guilty pleas this week in the Feeding Our Future fraud. The six are part of a group of seven defendants, all related by blood or  more PR

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, March 19 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on March 18, 2026, by policy fellow Catrin Wigfall: * * * Gov. Tim Walz's cynical education tradeoff Gov. Tim Walz's new supplemental budget recommendations would end longstanding nonpublic pupil aid and transportation aid if Minnesota opts into a federal tax-credit scholarship program that would cost the more PR

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, March 19 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on March 17, 2026, by Vice President of Communications Bill Walsh: * * * Simon said same day registrations would plummet, they went up instead Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon pushed hard in the 2023 session to pass automatic voter registration, replacing the opt-in checkbox previously in law. The more PR

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news: * * * Chairman Cassidy Expands Investigation into Child Care Fraud, Demands Accountability from Governors U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Chairman of the U.S. Senate, Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, demanded accountability from multiple state governors for failing to protect American families and taxpayers f more PR

WASHINGTON, March 19 (TNSrpt) -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news: * * * Chairman Cassidy, Tuberville Unveil Discussion Draft to Eliminate Child Care Fraud, Protect Families & Taxpayers U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) released draft legislation to eliminate fraud and abuse of  more PR

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, March 18 [Category: BizHospital] -- Sanford Health posted the following news release: * * * Construction moving along on new Dakota Dunes clinic * SIOUX FALLS, S.D. -A new Sanford Health clinic is being built along Interstate 29 in Dakota Dunes, South Dakota, near Two Rivers Golf Course. The new building, located at 400 Oak Tree Lane, will replace the existing Sanford Health Dakota Dunes Clinic, currently next to the new clinic site on Oak Tree Lane. Sanford prov more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, March 19 (TNSxrep) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis issued the following analysis: * * * Tribes embrace Section 105(l) leasing to generate facility funding Since 2016, federal leasing of tribal facilities that are used to administer federal programs has grown rapidly Article Highlights * Total Section 105(l) lease revenue grew from 2016 through 2024 * Adjusted for inflation, 2016-2024 revenue totaled an estimated $1.81 billion * Tribes leverage lease reve more PR

WASHINGTON, March 19 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service announced it is reviewing 11 permit applications to conduct scientific research and recovery actions for endangered and threatened species. These applications seek authorization for activities intended to enhance the survival of protected wildlife under the Endangered Species Act. The requested permits cover a wide range of conservation efforts across multiple states. Proposed activities include geneti more PR

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on March 18, 2026: * * * Pallone: Republicans Doubling Down on Health Care Affordability Crisis Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks today at a Health Subcommittee hearing on "Lowering Health Care Costs for All Americans: An Examination of the U.S. Provider Landscape: more PR

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on March 17, 2026: * * * Chairman Comer Issues Subpoena to Attorney General Pam Bondi Following the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform's approval of a motion to subpoena Attorney General Pam Bondi to appear for a deposition on the Department of Justice's handling of the Epstein investigation and compliance with the Epstein Fil more PR

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Klobuchar Meets with Members of Canadian Parliament * (Left to Right) MP Ahmed Hussen, MP Richard Bragdon, U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), MP Lisa Hepfner, and Senator Mohammad Al Zaibak WASHINGTON -U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) met with a delegation of Canadian Members of Parliament who participate in the Canada-U.S. Inter-Parliamentary Group (IPG). The delegation included MPs Richard  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Klobuchar Statement on Release of Federal Funds for Blatnik Bridge Project * Senator Klobuchar recently called on the Administration to release the funds for the Blatnik Bridge replacement project MINNESOTA - Today, U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar issued a statement on the release of federal funds for the Blatnik Bridge. This comes after Senators Klobuchar, Smith, and Baldwin called on the Administ more PR

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Klobuchar, Budd Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Deploy Next Generation 9-1-1 Systems * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Ted Budd (R-NC), co-chairs of the Senate Next Generation 9-1-1 Caucus, and Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) introduced bipartisan legislation to accelerate federal efforts to modernize the nation's 9-1-1 systems. This funding will help ensure that st 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 EPA to Resume Enforcement Activity Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today joined a coalition of 13 other attorneys general in calling on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to rescind a new policy that would significantly weaken federal environmental enforcement and delay action against polluters. In a letter (https: more PR

RAPID CITY, South Dakota, March 18 -- The South Dakota School of Mines and Technology issued the following news release: * * * Mines Raises Over $50 Million for Scholarships to Help Remove Financial Barriers for Students * More than $50 million in scholarships raised through the recently completed New Heights Campaign at South Dakota Mines is helping remove financial barriers and open doors for current and future students pursuing careers in STEM fields. Last month, Mines' Center for Alumn more PR

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, March 18 [Category: BizHospital] -- Sanford Health posted the following news release: * * * MMC-Ladysmith seeks applications for community health funds * MARSHFIELD, Wis. - Marshfield Medical Center-Ladysmith is accepting funding applications for projects that address health challenges in priority areas, including alcohol and substance use, behavioral health, social health needs, and increasing access to community health resources. A total of $50,000 is available f more PR

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- The National Academy of Medicine issued the following news: * * * National Academy of Medicine Announces 26 New Change Maker Accelerators to Advance Health Workforce Well-Being * The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) Action Collaborative on Clinician Well-Being and Resilience today announced the selection of 26 organizations to participate in the second cohort of the Change Maker Accelerators, a yearlong program designed to help health organizations implement and mea more PR

OAKLAND, California, March 19 -- The National Center for Youth Law issued the following news release: * * * NCYL to Congress: Hands Off Children's Right to an Education Letter to lawmakers raises major concerns around application of school attendance law NCYL submits a statement for the record in as U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee hearing targeting Plyler v. Doe * The National Center for Youth Law (NCYL) submitted a written statement to push back against a House Judiciary subcom more PR

WASHINGTON, March 18 [Category: Political] -- Reproductive Freedom for All (formerly the NARAL Pro-Choice America) posted the following news release: * * * New DHS Secretary, Same Anti-Freedom Agenda: What to Know About Markwayne Mullin Ahead of Today's Senate Hearing * TO: Interested Parties FROM: Reproductive Freedom for All RE: DATE: March 18, 2026 Today, the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee will hold a hearing to confirm Senator Markwayne Mullin (R- more PR

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury Office of the Comptroller of the Currency issued the following news release on March 18, 2026: * * * OCC Announces Enforcement Actions for March 2026 The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today released enforcement actions for March 2026. The OCC uses enforcement actions against an institution-affiliated party (IAP) to deter, encourage correction of, or prevent violations, unsafe or unsound practices, or breaches of fi more PR

NORTHFIELD, Minnesota, March 18 -- St. Olaf College issued the following news: * * * Oles in the News: St. Olaf, once again, named a beautiful campus * Travel + Leisure recently highlighted St. Olaf College as one of the 50 most beautiful college campuses in the United States. Ranking No. 5 on the list, St. Olaf was recognized for its historic architecture, expansive green spaces, and scenic walking routes. Earlier this year, specific features of St. Olaf were highlighted in the U.S. News  more PR

CINCINNATI, Ohio, March 18 [Category: BizMedia] -- The E.W. Scripps, a broadcasting company, posted the following news release: * * * PWHL and Scripps Sports team up to bring Walter Cup Finals to national U.S. broadcast for first time ION to telecast Finals in May CINCINNATI and NEW YORK - In another milestone move for women's professional sports, Scripps Sports and the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) will bring the PWHL Walter Cup Finals, presented by Scotiabank, to national line more PR

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Rep. Emily Randall, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Randall Bipartisan Bill to Prevent Real Fraud Advances in Committee * WASHINGTON, D.C -Today, the House Oversight Committee voted (38-2) to advance Congresswoman Emily Randall's (D, WA-06) bipartisan Federal Program Integrity and Fraud Prevention Act of 2025. The legislation, co-led by Congressman Keith Self (R, TX-03), would prevent individuals convicted of federal fraud and theft crimes tied  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minnesota, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, issued the following news release on March 18, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Omar Opening Remarks at Workforce Protections Subcommittee Hearing on Workers' Compensation Programs Ranking Member Ilhan Omar (MN-05) delivered the following opening statement at today's Workforce Protections Subcommittee hearing entitled, "Strengthening Federal Workers' Compe more PR

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on March 18, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Raskin's Opening Statement at Subcommittee Hearing on Republicans' Plan to Kick Kids Out of Schools Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered opening remarks at a Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government hearing examining how Republicans want to kick kids out o more PR

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, March 18 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release: * * * Registered nurses applaud Rep. Ro Khanna donating $49K in Palantir contributions * Today, National Nurses United and Silicon Valley Rising Action announced that U.S. Representative Ro Khanna has rescinded all contributions received to date from Palantir Technologies, Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) top technology contractor. He has donated the $49,000 to communit more PR

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Simpson Supports Bill to Target Illegal Alien Fraudsters * WASHINGTON- Today, Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson voted in favor of H.R. 1958, the Deporting Fraudsters Act, a bill that would make criminal aliens who defraud United States taxpayers deportable. This legislation is sponsored by Rep. David Taylor (R-OH). "Those who enter this country with the intent of defrauding the American people sh more PR

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Rep. Dave Taylor, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Taylor's Bill to Deport Illegal Alien Fraudsters Passes House of Representatives * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Dave Taylor (OH-02) today celebrated the passage of his bill, H.R. 1958, The Deporting Fraudsters Act of 2026, through the House of Representatives by a vote of 231-186. This bill will hold illegal aliens accountable for their actions by making the act of defrauding the United States g more PR

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, March 18 [Category: BizHospital] -- Sanford Health posted the following news release: * * * Sanford Health provides cardiology outreach in Valley City * VALLEY CITY, N.D. - Puneet Sharma, MD, an interventional cardiologist in Fargo, offers outreach services at Sanford Valley City Clinic. He provides outreach at the clinic on the fourth Tuesday of every month. Dr. Sharma performs cardiac catheterizations and interventions with balloon angioplasty and stent placeme more PR

ROCHESTER, Minnesota, March 18 [Category: BizHospital] -- The Mayo Clinic issued the following news release: * * * Surgery plays a central role in treatment for colorectal cancer - and is usually the first step * March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month ROCHESTER, Minn. -When someone is diagnosed with colorectal cancer -which includes both colon and rectal cancers -many people immediately think "surgery." And it's true that surgery plays a central role in treatment for most patients. But more PR

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * The Leader's Floor Lookout: Wednesday, March 18, 2026 * Here's what to watch for on the House Floor today: Confronting Deficit Spending and Getting America's Financial House in Order For years, the federal government's spending has been out of control, driving up our deficit and sending the United States deeper into debt. We saw the disastrous effects of deficit spending un more PR

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Rep. Tom Tiffany, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Tiffany Statement on Trump Administration Delivering Over $1.05 Billion to Rebuild Blatnik Bridge Connecting Wisconsin and Minnesota * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Tom Tiffany (WI-07) released the following statement after the U.S. Department of Transportation announced over $1.05 billion () for the replacement of the 65-year-old Blatnik Bridge on I-535, which connects Duluth, Minnesota, an more PR

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: * * * Trump's Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Delivers Over $1.05 Billion to Rebuild Blatnik Bridge Connecting Wisconsin and Minnesota * Secretary Duffy promised to get Blatnik Bridge built last week while visiting truckers in rural Wisconsin district WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy today announced the Department is delivering over $1.05 billion to replace  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Sen. Tina Flint Smith, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senator Tina Smith on Release of Blatnik Bridge Replacement Funding * WASHINGTON, DC -Today, U.S. Senator Tina Smith (D-MN) released the following statement after it was announced the U.S. Department of Transportation is releasing the funding necessary to begin construction to replace the Blatnik Bridge: "Any delay in the Blatnik Bridge replacement project would've been incredibly cost more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 19 -- Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones issued the following news release on March 18, 2026: * * * Attorney General Jones Joins Coalition Standing Up to Trump Administration Attacks on Professional Medical Organizations Attorney General Jay Jones joined a coalition of 19 state attorneys general in support of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), which is being targeted by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in the Trump administration's continued assault on scie 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 more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, March 18 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Zalewski Appeared as Guest on WGN-TV Primary Election Special * Taft partner Michael Zalewski was a featured guest on the WGN-TV Primary Election Special on March 17. He provided analysis for the Illinois General Primary as part of the network's special coverage of the 2026 primary results. Zalewski leads Taft's Chicago office's legislative and government affairs practice, servin more PR