BURBANK, California, March 19 [Category: BizArts/Cultural] -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, posted the following news release: * * * American Idol: 908 (Top 20 at Disney's Aulani Resort in Hawai'i - Part 1) (3/22) (Rebroadcast. OAD: 3/22/26) * SUNDAY, MARCH 22 8:01-10:02 p.m. EDT - American Idol: "908 (Top 20 at Disney's Aulani Resort in Hawai'i - Part 1)" (908) (Rebroadcast. OAD: 3/22/26) Logline: As the competition continues at Aulani, A Disney Resort & Spa in Ko Olina, Hawai`i, Br more PR

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, March 18 -- The U.S. Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: * * * Architects of the exercise: Bringing the space domain to life for Freedom Shield 26 * OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -While thousands of service members train across multiple warfighting domains during exercise Freedom Shield 26, a small team from U.S. Space Forces - Korea is working behind the scenes to bring the space domain to life. Freedom Shield 26 is a recurring exercise between the Republ more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 20 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on March 19, 2026: * * * Attorney General Mayes Challenges Unlawful Rescission of Landmark 2009 Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding Attorney General Kris Mayes today joined a coalition of states, counties and cities to challenge the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's unlawful attempt to rescind its 2009 Endangerment Finding - the agency's seminal determination that greenhouse gas pollution  more PR

ALBANY, New York, March 19 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Leads Challenge to Trump Administration's Climate Rollback * March 19, 2026 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today released the following statement after co-leading a coalition of 39 other states, counties, and cities in filing a petition challenging the Trump administration's repeal of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 2009 endange more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 19 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL CHALLENGES UNLAWFUL RESCISSION OF LANDMARK 2009 GREENHOUSE GAS ENDANGERMENT FINDING Attorney General Kwame Raoul today, as part of a coalition of 24 states and 12 local governments, filed a lawsuit challenging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) unlawful attempt to rescind its 2009 Endangerment Finding, the agency's seminal determination that greenh more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 19 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL SAYS PROPOSED FEDERAL ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGER MANUFACTURING RULE SETS 'IMPOSSIBLE' STANDARD * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined a coalition of 15 attorneys general and the governor of Kentucky in urging the Federal Highway Administration to withdraw a proposal that would require electric vehicle (EV) chargers funded with federal dollars to be made  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Rep. Ed Case, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Case Comments On President Trump's Waiver Of Jones Act For Domestic Shipping Of Oil And Other Energy Products * (Washington, D.C.) - U.S. Representative Ed Case (Hawai'i-First) made the following comments on President Trump's order today of a 60-day waiver of the Jones Act for shipping between U.S. ports of oil, natural gas, fertilizer and other energy commodities: "President Trump's waiver of the Jone more PR

NEW YORK, March 20 -- Educators for Excellence issued the following statement on March 18, 2026: * * * E4E-CT Commends Hartford Public Schools and Hartford Federation of Teachers for Special Education Compensation Agreement Daniel Pearson, Executive Director of Educators for Excellence-Connecticut (E4E-CT), issued the following statement today applauding the new agreement between Hartford Public Schools and the Hartford Federation of Teachers, which provides up to $10,000 in additional compen more PR

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Hawaii Dental Service has submitted a public comment letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services regarding the proposed 2027 Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters. The organization emphasizes its commitment to promoting oral health and supporting Hawaii families through efforts aligned with this mission. In its letter, Hawaii Dental Service expresses strong support for the proposal's prohibition on including adult dental benefits within medical Qualified He more ST

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, March 19 -- Boyd Gaming issued the following news release on March 18, 2026: * * * Hawaiian Visitor Wins $100,000 Playing Live Keno at The Orleans A fortunate visitor from Hawaii hit a massive jackpot at The Orleans on Sunday, March 15, taking home $100,000 in live keno. Around 7 p.m., lucky winner Melvin from Honolulu placed a $2 wager where all eight of his numbers lined up to score the $100,000 jackpot. The Orleans offers a dynamic casino floor showcasing more than 1,8 more PR

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Demand DHS Reduce Delays for DACA Renewals * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) sent a letter demanding that outgoing U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director Joseph Edlow reduce the delays in processing renewal applications under the Deferred Acti more PR

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Demand DHS Reduce Delays for DACA Renewals * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) sent a letter demanding that outgoing U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director Joseph Edlow reduce the delays in processing renewal applications under the Deferred Action more PR

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Hirono, Hagerty Lead Colleagues in Introducing Bipartisan Senate Resolution Welcoming Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to the United States * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) and Bill Hagerty (R-TN) led a bipartisan group of their colleagues in introducing a Senate resolution to welcome Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi during her visit to the United States this  more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 20 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on March 19, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Files Lawsuit Challenging Unlawful Rescission of Landmark 2009 Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding Coalition of States, Counties, and Cities Across the Country Mount Legal Challenge in Opposition to EPA's Unlawful Rollback * Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today joined a coalition of states, counties and cities in filing a lawsuit th more PR

WASHINGTON, March 20 (TNSrep) -- The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Clinicians Should Focus on Symptom Evaluation and Continuity of Care Following Jet Fuel Releases in Oahu, Says New Report Examining Health Risks from Potential Exposures Clinicians caring for individuals who were potentially exposed to drinking water contaminated by jet fuel accidently released on Oahu, Hawaii, in November 2021 should document exposure history more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, March 20 -- Gov. Josh Shapiro, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on March 19, 2026: * * * Governor Shapiro Takes Legal Action Against Trump Administration's Dangerous Assault on Environmental Protections, Repeal of Efforts to Fight Climate Change In February, the U.S. EPA repealed a fundamental tenet of long-standing rule on environmental protections and placed Pennsylvanians at increased risk of harm associated with growing levels of pollution. As t more PR

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Schiff Join Cortez Masto, Durbin, Colleagues to Demand DHS Reduce Delays for DACA Renewals * WASHINGTON, D.C. -U.S. Senators Alex Padilla, Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Immigration Subcommittee, and Adam Schiff (both D-Calif.) joined Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), and 37 other Democratic Senators in demanding outgoing Depar more PR

WASHINGTON, March 19 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R46491) on March 18, 2026, entitled "Resources for Tracking Federal COVID-19 Spending" by senior research librarians Jennifer Teefy and Maria Kreiser: * * * SUMMARY Congress responded to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic with supplemental appropriations measures providing relief and assistance to individuals and families, state and local governments, businesses, health care pro more PR

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on March 19, 2026: * * * Risch, Colleagues Reaffirm U.S.-Japan Alliance Ahead of Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae's Visit to United States U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today joined Senators Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.), Andy Kim (D-N.J.), more PR

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Schiff, Padilla Join Cortez Masto, Durbin, Colleagues to Demand DHS Reduce Delays for DACA Renewals * Washington, D.C. -U.S. Senators Adam Schiff and Alex Padilla (both D-Calif.) joined Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), and 37 other Democratic Senators in demanding outgoing Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem and U.S. Cit more PR

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, vice chair of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * SENATE PASSES MURKOWSKI, SCHATZ RESOLUTION CELEBRATING THE LEADERSHIP AND LEGACY OF NATIVE WOMEN U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i), Vice Chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, and U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Chairman, released the following statements after the U.S. Senate unanimously passed their bipartisan resolution re more PR

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, March 18 -- The U.S. Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: * * * U.S. and Palau Deepen Security Cooperation Through Interagency Dialogue AIRAI, Palau -Senior leaders from the Republic of Palau and representatives from the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, along with U.S. interagency and law enforcement partners, convened for a productive U.S. - Palau Joint Committee Meeting at Palau International Airport on March 5.  The U.S. and the Republic of Palau concluded a high more PR

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, March 20 -- The University of Missouri St. Louis campus issued the following news: * * * UMSL students show off their work at Undergraduate Research Day at the Missouri Capitol By Steve Walentik Jesse Bier, Lorah Crame, Bryanna Deatherage, Zoe Ellis, Greg Ketcherside, Karch Knipp, Allison Lendman, Lucy Roth, Samuel Voell and Kyliah Walker represented UMSL at the annual event on March 12. A group of 10 students from the University of Missouri-St. Louis joined peers from  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen, Colleagues Press Rubio on Delay in Onboarding of Diplomats into U.S. Foreign Service * Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) was joined by 21 of his colleagues in writing to U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio regarding their concerns with the State Department's indefinite delay in onboarding Thomas R. Pickering and Charles B. Rangel fellows into the U.S. Foreign Service. Ha more PR

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Wyden, Schumer, Democrats Publish Report Revealing Trump, Republicans Stripped Health Care Access, Raised Costs for Americans With "Defund" Planned Parenthood Provision * In six months since Trump and Republicans "defunded" Planned Parenthood, breast exam visits fell by 25% compared to the same period in a previous year, delaying detection and life-saving preventive care Text of more PR