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Census Bureau Issues Tip Sheet No. 6 - March 20, 2026 (10)
WASHINGTON, March 25 -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following tip sheet on March 20, 2026:
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FACT SHEET: Victories for Higher Education, Making College More Affordable and Expediting Workforce Readiness (10)
WASHINGTON, March 25 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release:
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FACT SHEET: Victories for Higher Education, Making College More Affordable and Expediting Workforce Readiness
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The Trump Administration is changing the culture in higher education.
Just over a year ago, we saw men claiming victories in women's athletics. Colleges and universities were focused more on diversity, equity, and inclusion than ensuring graduates were prepared for success in life af more PR
International Marine Mammal Project of Earth Island Institute Issues Commentary: Two Weeks, Two Whales, One Urgent Question: How Many More? (10)
BERKELEY, California, March 26 -- The International Marine Mammal Project of Earth Island Institute issued the following commentary by campaign coordinator Cindy Lowry:
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Two Weeks, Two Whales, One Urgent Question: How Many More?
In the span of two weeks this January and February, we lost two North Atlantic right whales, one of the most endangered whales in the world. Two whales with histories, families, and futures that were stolen from them far too soon. Their deaths are not anomalies. more PR
Kennedy, Collins, Shaheen, Warnock introduce bill to cap cost of insulin at $35 per month (10)
WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release:
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Kennedy, Collins, Shaheen, Warnock introduce bill to cap cost of insulin at $35 per month
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WASHINGTON - Sens. John Kennedy (R-La.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) and Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) today introduced the Improving Needed Safeguards for Users of Lifesaving Insulin Now (INSULIN) Act. The legislation would cap the cost of insulin at $35 per month for Americans on private a more PR
King, Colleagues Urge HHS Director Kennedy to Return to Data-Based, Cost-Effective Preventive Health (10)
WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release:
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King, Colleagues Urge HHS Director Kennedy to Return to Data-Based, Cost-Effective Preventive Health
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U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME) led several of his Senate colleagues in calling for a return to evidence-based, cost-effective preventative health services after a key federal oversight group has been dormant for over a year. In a letter to Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kenned more PR
King, Ricketts Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Provide Mental Health Services to Incarcerated Veterans (10)
WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release:
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King, Ricketts Introduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Provide Mental Health Services to Incarcerated Veterans
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Angus King (I-ME) and Pete Ricketts (R-NE) and U.S. Representatives Herb Conaway, MD (D-NJ) and Morgan Luttrell (R-TX) are introducing bicameral, bipartisan legislation to support mental health services for incarcerated veterans. The Get Justice-Involv more PR
McIver, Hirono, Blunt Rochester Lead Colleagues in Introducing Working Women's Bill of Rights (10)
WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. LaMonica McIver, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on March 25, 2026:
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McIver, Hirono, Blunt Rochester Lead Colleagues in Introducing Working Women's Bill of Rights
Today, U.S. Representative LaMonica McIver (D-NJ), along with Representatives Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) and Chair of the Democratic Women's Caucus Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-NM), and U.S. Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) and Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE) led 16 of their colleagues in introduci more PR
Md. A.G. Brown Calls on Congress to Close Loophole Enabling Federal Mass Surveillance of Americans (10)
BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 26 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on March 25, 2026:
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Attorney General Brown Calls on Congress to Close Loophole Enabling Federal Mass Surveillance of Americans
Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined a coalition of 17 attorneys general urging Congress to take immediate action to halt federal agencies' use of commercially purchased data and artificial intelligence (AI) tools that enable mass surveillance of Amer more PR
N.Y. State Department of Transportation and Office of General Services Announce Opening of New Maintenance Complex in Broome County (10)
ALBANY, New York, March 26 -- The New York State Department of Transportation issued the following news release on March 25, 2026:
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New York State Department of Transportation and Office of General Services Announce Opening of New Maintenance Complex in Broome County
State-of-the-Art Facility in Vestal Will Allow Equipment to Stay on the Road Longer, Strengthen Emergency Response, and Improve Efficiency of Operations
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New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) Commissioner M more PR
Pearl Harbor Survivor Celebrates 106th Birthday With Navy Talent Acquisition Group New England (10)
WASHINGTON, March 25 -- The U.S. Department of War issued the following news:
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Pearl Harbor Survivor Celebrates 106th Birthday With Navy Talent Acquisition Group New England
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Pearl Harbor survivor and Navy veteran Freeman Johnson arrived in celebrity-like fashion at the Barnstable Adult Community Center in Hyannis, Massachusetts, March 18.
Johnson, one of the oldest survivors of the attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, was there to celebrate his 106th birthday.
He emerged from a black l more PR
Senators Blunt Rochester, Hirono & Representative McIver Lead Colleagues in Introducing Working Women's Bill of Rights (10)
WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following news release:
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Senators Blunt Rochester, Hirono & Representative McIver Lead Colleagues in Introducing Working Women's Bill of Rights
U.S. Senators Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) and Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii) and U.S. Representative LaMonica McIver (D-N.J.-10),along with Representatives Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.-3) and Chair of the Democratic Women's Caucus Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.-3), led 16 of their c more PR
Senators Blunt Rochester, King, Colleagues Urge HHS Secretary Kennedy to Return to Data-Based, Cost-Effective Preventive Health (10)
WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on March 25, 2026:
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Senators Blunt Rochester, King, Colleagues Urge HHS Secretary Kennedy to Return to Data-Based, Cost-Effective Preventive Health
U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) joined Senator Angus King (I-Maine) and 17 of their Senate colleagues in calling for a return to evidence-based, cost-effective preventative health services after a key federal oversight group has been do more PR
Senators Collins, Shaheen, Warnock, Kennedy Unveil Bipartisan Bill to Cap Cost of Insulin at $35 Per Month (10)
WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release:
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Senators Collins, Shaheen, Warnock, Kennedy Unveil Bipartisan Bill to Cap Cost of Insulin at $35 Per Month
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Susan Collins, Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA), and John Kennedy (R-LA) are today introducing bipartisan legislation to lower the cost of insulin, removing barriers to care and making it more accessible for millions more Americans. Th more PR
Senators Shaheen, Collins, Warnock, Kennedy Unveil Bipartisan Bill to Cap Cost of Insulin at $35 Per Month (10)
WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release:
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Senators Shaheen, Collins, Warnock, Kennedy Unveil Bipartisan Bill to Cap Cost of Insulin at $35 Per Month
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(Washington, DC) - U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Susan Collins (R-ME), Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) and John Kennedy (R-LA) are today introducing bipartisan legislation to lower the cost of insulin, removing barriers to care and making it more accessible for millions more A more PR
WATCH: Padilla Unveils New Effort to Lower Energy Costs, Strengthen Transmission Lines (10)
WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release:
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WATCH: Padilla Unveils New Effort to Lower Energy Costs, Strengthen Transmission Lines
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) Committee, joined an ENR hearing to discuss critically needed improvements to the grid and unveil his new legislative effort to modernize transmission infrastructure, reduce skyrocketing e more PR
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