WASHINGTON, March 21 -- A coalition of 113 environmental organizations submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service opposing proposed changes to the project-level predecisional administrative review process and calling for the rule to be withdrawn. In their letter, the Conservation Commenters emphasize the vital role that public engagement plays in forest management, noting that many participants possess essential local knowledge and expertise. These sm more ST

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- A coalition of 23 state attorneys general have submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in response to the agency's Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on nondiscrimination regarding individuals with disabilities. The letter emphasizes their support for the proposed changes that seek to clarify the definition of disability under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. The proposed revisions aim to exclude "gender identity disorders n more ST

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Bitterroot Health Daly Hospital has submitted a public comment letter to the Health Resources and Services Administration articulating opposition to the proposed 340B Model Rebate Pilot Program. The hospital expresses concerns about the operational, financial and compliance challenges posed by the pilot program, which involves a rebate-based model for drug pricing. The letter emphasizes that even with an initial focus on only 10 drugs, expanding to 25 in the second year, more ST

DALLAS, Texas, March 21 (TNSLrpt) -- Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for the Regions December 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Southwest Region - March 20, 2026 * * * Private industry employer costs for employee compensation among the four regions of the country ranged from $41.21 per hour in the South to $53.99 in the Northeast in December 2025, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. In the other two regions, hourly employer costs  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- The Clark Fork Coalition submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Forest Service expressing concerns regarding proposed revisions to the project-level pre-decisional review process. The organization emphasizes that the long-term health of Montana's ecosystems heavily relies on clean water, which is threatened by these revisions. In its letter, CFC outlines that the proposed changes undermine the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)'s core purpose to ensure that  more ST

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- A coalition of 13 national and 37 state of local organizations has issued a public comment letter opposing a published system of records notice (SORN) from the U.S. Department of the Treasury. The groups contend that the SORN is overly broad and poses a significant threat to individual privacy. In their letter, the organizations argue that the SORN covers at least eight distinct Treasury programs and an unspecified number of additional programs, creating a blanket approa more ST

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Daines in Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee: We Need to Build Nuclear Energy in Montana * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Steve Daines today spoke with Theodore Garrish, Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy at the Department of Energy and Dr. John Wagner, Director at the Idaho National Lab, in a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing. They discussed how Montana can play more PR

HELENA, Montana, March 21 -- The Montana Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release: * * * DEQ Requests Public Comment on Draft Environmental Assessment for Exploration Project Near Lincoln The Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is requesting public comment on a draft Environmental Assessment (EA) for a proposed exploration project near Lincoln, in Lewis and Clark County pursuant to the Montana Environmental Policy Act (MEPA). The draft EA is specific more PR

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Ernst, Smith Honor Women in Agriculture * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Tina Smith (D-Minn.), members of the Senate Agriculture Committee, led a bipartisan resolution to designate March 21, 2026, as "National Women in Agriculture Day" to honor the critical contributions of women in agriculture. The Senate unanimously passed the resolution, which highlights the more than 1.2 millio more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, March 20 [Category: BizTravel] -- Delta Air Lines posted the following news: * * * From desert escapes to mountain adventures: Delta adds Phoenix flights and expands Bozeman service from Austin * Delta is continuing to grow travel options for customers in Austin with the launch of new nonstop service to Phoenix and the winter expansion of its Austin-Bozeman route, giving Central Texas customers more opportunities to explore some of the West's most iconic outdoor destination more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 19 -- Littler, a law firm, issued the following commentary on March 18, 2026, by Director Maureen H. Lavery and research attorneys Hannah T. Stilley and Joe St. James: * * * Ones To Watch: Legislation Landscape for 2026 At a Glance This article provides an overview of the thousands of labor and employment-related bills introduced in the United States in the first quarter of the year and looks at trends that appear to be emerging. * Ones To Watch is back wi more PR

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Rep. Cliff Bentz, R-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Members of Congress Present Secretary of Energy with List of Attributes Considered Essential in the Selection of New Administrator for the Bonneville Power Administration * WASHINGTON, D.C.- This week, Congressman Cliff Bentz (R-OR), and a coalition of Northwestern Republican Members of Congress from Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, and Nevada, (the "BPA Caucus") delivered a letter to Secretary of more PR

WASHINGTON, March 20 (TNSFR) -- The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts, has announced its intention to repatriate eight cultural items to the Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Indian Reservation, Montana. This action is being taken under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). The collection identified for return includes six sacred objects and two objects of cultural patrimony. Specifically, the museum will return one war bonnet, two pairs of mo more PR

ANGOLA, Indiana, March 20 -- Trine University issued the following news on March 19, 2026: * * * On target: Trine team designing archery solution for disabled veteran Injuries sustained during the Gulf War robbed Chester Evitt of the ability to enjoy archery. A Trine University senior design group is working to give that ability back to him. "I used to be good enough with the bow that I could tell you, 'Lay a $1 bill on the table and I'll bet you that dollar bill I could put two arrows insi more PR

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Rep. Mike Kennedy, R-Utah, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Kennedy Leads Bill to Keep American Energy Permitting on Track * Washington, D.C. - Congressman Mike Kennedy (UT-03) introduced the License to Drill Act so the federal government has the resources to process energy permits efficiently and without unnecessary delay. This legislation will reauthorize the Application for Permit to Drill (APD) fee program, cutting red tape and keeping our critical Am more PR

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Tillis Statement on the SAVE America Act * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), issued the following statement on the SAVE America Act: "I am one of the few members of Congress who has actually passed a voter ID law (on a bipartisan basis), which I did as Speaker of the House in North Carolina, and that's why I proudly co-sponsored the SAVE Act. While I support strengthenin more PR

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Yellowstone-Teton Clean Cities submitted a public comment letter to the Federal Highway Administration regarding the proposed modification to the Buy America waiver for electric vehicle charging equipment. YTCC expressed support for strengthening domestic manufacturing and job creation but urged consistency with other manufactured electronic equipment used in federal highway projects. In its public comment letter, YTCC noted that the current 55 percent domestic content t more ST