WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Rep. Juan Ciscomani, R-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Ciscomani Leads Bipartisan Effort to Support Western Water Management and Combat Drought * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Representative Juan Ciscomani is proud to introduce legislation with Representative Joe Neguse (CO-02) aimed at supporting local control of water management issues among communities and tribes in Arizona and other Western states. Senators Steve Daines from Montana and John Hickenloop more PR

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo, Risch Join Cornyn to Introduce Bill to Allow Law Enforcement Officers to Purchase Retired Firearms * Washington, D.C. \-U.S. Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho) joined Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas) and nine of their Senate Republican colleagues in introducing the Federal Law Enforcement Officer Service Weapon Purchase Act, which would allow active and retired federal law enforc more PR

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Daines on Fox Business: "We Should Not Allow Democrats to Use a Shutdown to Put Pain on the American People" * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Steve Daines today spoke with Larry Kudlow on Fox Business to discuss Senator Markwayne Mullin's hearing to be DHS Secretary and the effects of the DHS shutdown across the nation. Watch the full interview HERE. Daines on the DHS shutdown: It's nuts, La more PR

HELENA, Montana, March 20 -- The Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services issued the following news release on March 19, 2026: * * * DPHHS Recommends Extending Pediatric RSV Immunization Through April The Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) is advising health care providers to continue offering preventive immunizations against Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) for infants and young children through April 30, 2026. In accordance with Centers for Disease Contro more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 19 -- Earthjustice issued the following news release on March 17, 2026: * * * BPA's Energy Market Choice Will Spike Customer Rates, Harm Reliability, and Roll Back Clean Energy Progress The market choice will increase energy costs for customers while Bonneville Power Administration attempts to scapegoat salmon for rising energy costs * Seattle, WA -- Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) announced late last week that it is "solidifying its path" to join an A more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, March 20 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis issued the following analysis: * * * Varied unemployment insurance criteria make for uneven worker experiences Workers' ability to receive income support during job loss depends on the state they live in Article Highlights - Shortened benefits duration has contributed to reduced unemployment insurance (UI) eligibility over time - Many potential recipients believe they're ineligible for UI because of insufficient ea more PR

HELENA, Montana, March 19 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Gianforte Highlights Importance of Agricultural Exports * Recognizes the role of Montana farmers in global markets * March 19 2026 POWER, Mont. - Governor Greg Gianforte today visited Dahlman Farms to celebrate Montana Agriculture Week and highlight the importance of international trade to Montana farmers and ranchers. "Montana farmers and ranchers produce some of the highest more PR

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Fisheries, Water and Wildlife released the following written testimony by Property and Environment Research Center CEO Brian Yablonski from a March 18, 2026, hearing entitled "Challenges and Opportunities with Implementing the Endangered Species Act": * * * Main Points: * More than 50 years after the Endangered Species Act was enacted, it is clear that preventing extinction and recovering species require different more PR

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * Texas Rep. Veronica Escobar Staffer Masquerades as an Attorney to Repeatedly Sneak into ICE facility On March 18, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director Todd M. Lyons sent Texas Rep. Veronica Escobar a letter detailing how one of her staff members repeatedly lied and misrepresented himself as an attorney to illegally gain access to ICE detention facilities on at least 11  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration issued the following news release on March 19, 2026: * * * Trump's Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Announces More than $21 Million in Grants to Improve Road Safety on Tribal Lands U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy today announced more than $21 million in grant awards that will fund 84 projects for 61 Tribes in 13 states that will reduce roadway fatalities and serious inj more PR

BETHESDA, Maryland, March 20 -- The Wildlife Society, a wildlife conservation organization, posted the following news: * * * Unpaved roads connect scrub lizard habitat Unpaved roads in northern Florida may provide ecological corridors for scrub lizards in areas where timber harvest has interrupted the forest regrowth cycle. "[The unpaved roads] are going to allow these lizards to persist in these mature stands managed for wood pulp," said David Tevs, a PhD student at the University of Montan more PR