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 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 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,  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: * * * At Subcommittee Hearing, Democrats Slam Republicans' Cruel Plan to Kick Kids Out of Schools Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, and Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government, led Democrats in a hearing examining the damage Republicans' 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 Trum more PR

SALEM, Oregon, March 18 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Dan Rayfield Names Jose Klein as Chief Counsel of The Trial Division * Veteran litigator and former Assistant Attorney General to lead Oregon DOJ's Trial Division beginning July 6 Attorney General Dan Rayfield today announced the appointment of Jose Klein as Chief Counsel of the Oregon Department of Justice Trial Division. Klein, a seasoned litigator with deep roots in  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 il 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 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. O more PR

NEW YORK, March 18 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * Black Voting Rights in Mississippi * On the night of June 12, 1963, Medgar Evers stepped out of his Oldsmobile parked in the driveway of his Jackson, Mississippi home, carrying t-shirts that read, "Jim Crow Must Go." He had returned from a civil rights meeting where he'd discussed voter registration strategies. A bullet struck him moments later, fired by a white man crouched in honeysuckle bus 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 more PR

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, posted the following news release: * * * Committee Republicans Advance Partisan Bills, Fail to Address American Families' Rising Costs Today, Committee Republicans advanced several bills out of committee that Democrats warned prioritize partisan messaging and culture-war issues over substantive solutions for students and families. "This Committee is uniquely positioned to  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Rep. Sylvia Garcia, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Congressional Hispanic Caucus Whip Sylvia Garcia and Chairman Adriano Espaillat Condemn Republican Hearing Targeting Children's Right to Education * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Whip Sylvia Garcia and Chairman Adriano Espaillat released the following statement in response to the Republican-led House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government's  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Cohen Defends Public Education for Migrant Children * Supports sensible 1982 U.S. Supreme Court precedent Supports sensible 1982 U.S. Supreme Court precedent WASHINGTON - Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-9), a senior member of the Judiciary Committee, today questioned witnesses at a Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government hearing titled "Immigration Policy by Court Order 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 Departm more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, March 19 -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation issued the following news release: * * * FFRF returns to Kansas City Star with op-ed detailing Student Secular Bill of Rights Freedom From Religion Foundation State Policy Manager Ryan Dudley has penned an op-ed featured in the Kansas City Star detailing legislation called the Student Secular Bill of Rights -- a bill the FFRF Action Fund played a prominent role in drafting. "U.S. Supreme Court rulings have protected public  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- First Focus on Children, an advocacy organization dedicated to making children and families the priority in federal policy and budget decisions, issued the following news release on March 18, 2026: * * * Lawmakers must uphold Supreme Court decision to educate immigrant children, advocate says First Focus on Children told lawmakers today that Plyler v. Doe, the 1982 Supreme Court decision holding that states may not deny undocumented children access to public education, more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 18 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Goldwater Institute posted the following news: * * * Goldwater Puts South Tucson on Notice About Permit Freedom Protections * Getting government permission for lawful activities shouldn't be an arbitrary, confusing, or drawn-out process. But for decades, the slow creep of government growth expanded the scope of permitting regimes at every level of government, resulting in large backlogs of permit applications, inconsistent and unpredict more PR

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- The Senate Indian Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Hopi Tribe Chairman Lamar Keevama, Kykotsmovi Village, Arizona, from a March 11, 2026, hearing on the Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Rights Settlement Act (S. 953): * * * Chairman Murkowski, Vice Chairman Schatz, and members of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, my name is Lamar Keevama, I am from the Village of Bacavi, and I am from the Greasewood Clan. I have the honor of serving as Chairm more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 17 [Category: Education] -- Chicago Teachers Union issued the following news release: * * * Illinois Primaries are a Preview to the Billionaires Trying to Buy Our Elections and the Coalitions and Educators Who Will Stop Them * Chicago, IL. In response to the election night primary results in Illinois that saw corporate and right-wing dark money entities spend more than $40M dollars, Chicago Teachers Union Vice President Jackson Potter issued the following; This ele more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 19 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * In The Street, Ropes & Gray Analysis Cited on Scale of IEEPA Tariff Refunds Ropes & Gray's analysis of the Supreme Court's decision striking down IEEPA-based tariffs is featured in a new article in The Street that explores the four-step plan to refund roughly $175 billion in collected duties. The article examines the government's new CAPE portal, which will process refund  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Kelly highlights RESTORE Act in Ways & Means hearing * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, during a Ways & Means Subcommittee on Health hearing, U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) highlighted the importance of advancing his legislation, the Restore Protections for Dialysis Patients Act (). The bipartisan legislation aims to ensure that individuals with End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) continue to have equitable  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 tariff more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, March 18 -- The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation posted the following news release: * * * National Right to Work Foundation Issues Legal Notice to Greeley JBS Meatpacking Employees Affected by UFCW Strike Order * Notice reminds workers wishing to return to work that they must resign their union memberships to avoid potentially ruinous strike fines Greeley, CO (March 18, 2026) - Today, the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation issued a special  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- The Peterson Institute for International Economics issued the following commentary on March 17, 2026, by senior fellow Cecilia Malmstrom: * * * Can the EU lead a new world order in trade? The Trump administration's trade wars, unrelenting despite the Supreme Court's rebuff, continue to sow distrust in Europe. New tariff threats against many European countries (over Greenland and more recently against Spain over the Iran war) have convinced even the most diehard Atlanti 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

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Rep. Linda T. Sanchez, D-California, ranking member of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade, issued the following opening statement on March 17, 2026, at a hearing entitled "Advancing America's Interest at the WTO's 14th Ministerial Conference". WTO is the World Trade Organization. * * * Thank you, Chairman Smith. And thank you to our witnesses for being here today. Today's hearing takes place at a key moment for the global trading system. For nearly three d more PR

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on March 17, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Scott Frustrated Republicans Prioritizing Messaging Bills Over Lowering Costs Ranking Member Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (VA-03) delivered the following opening statement at today's full committee markup of H.R.7894, 7890,7892, 7891, 7893, 7661, and 6084. "Thank you, Mr. Chairman. "Mr. Chairman, hardwor more PR

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, March 18 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson supports election integrity law at SCOTUS * Attorney General Alan Wilson joined Missouri and 19 other states to call on the U.S. Supreme Court to rule in favor of a Pennsylvania law that required voters to handwrite the date on mail-in ballots. The States argue that the lower court, completely lacking judicial restraint, badly erred in striking down  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Warren Seeks Answers from Coffee Companies on the Impact of Trump's Policies on Prices, Continuing Affordability Push * U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, sent letters to Tim Cofer, the CEO of Keurig Dr Pepper, and Mark Smucker, the C more PR

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Administrative State, Regulatory Reform and Antitrust, issued the following news release on March 17, 2026: * * * Subcommittee Ranking Member Nadler's Opening Statement at Hearing on Republicans' Refusal to Address the Trump Affordability Crisis Today, Rep. Jerrold Nadler, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on the Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust, delivered  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, D-Pennsylvania, ranking member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government, issued the following news release on March 18, 2026: * * * Subcommittee Ranking Member Scanlon's Opening Statement at Hearing on Republicans' Plan to Kick Kids Out of Schools Today, Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government, delivered opening remarks at a hearing examining how Re more PR

COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 18 [Category: Think Tank] -- The Buckeye Institute, an independent research and educational institution that says its mission is to advance free-market public policy, posted the following news release: * * * The Buckeye Institute Submits Commonsense Rule Change to Ohio Supreme Court * Columbus, OH - The Buckeye Institute submitted a proposed rule change to the Ohio Supreme Court that would allow non-lawyer professionals-specifically public accountants, general and real  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Senate Minority Leader John Thune, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Thune: American Elections Are for American Citizens * 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, I don't think this is a hot take: Only American citizens should be voting in American elections. "Let me repeat th 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 over more PR

BRISTOL, Rhode Island, March 18 -- Roger Williams University posted the following news: * * * Women in Law Leadership Lecture Welcomes Victims' Rights Attorney Carrie Goldberg to Roger Williams University School of Law * BRISTOL, R.I. - Roger Williams University School of Law and the Women's Law Society hosted its Seventh Annual Women in Law Leadership Lecture this March, welcoming Carrie A. Goldberg, founder of the victims' rights law firm C.A. Goldberg, PLLC, for a fireside conversation ab more PR