COLUMBIA, South Carolina, March 27 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson fights to protect religious freedom * (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - Attorney General Alan Wilson joined Iowa and 16 other states supporting a public schoolteacher's challenge to a district policy preventing her from decorating her classroom with a small personal crucifix. The district asks teachers to decorate their classrooms. Mrs. Arroyo-Castro's walls were more PR

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. Cliff Bentz, R-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Bentz Introduces Bonneville Power Leadership Recruitment Act * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Cliff Bentz (R-OR), today introduced, along with Congressmen Mike Simpson (R-ID) and Mark Amodei (R-NV) the "Bonneville Power Leadership Recruitment Act", legislation intended to modernize compensation for the Administrator of the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA). If enacted, this bill would more PR

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Daines Honors Montanans of the Month: 2026 Winter Paralympians Katie Verderber, Jack Berry, and Michael Kneeland * U.S. SENATE - U.S. Senator Steve Daines recognized Katie Verderber, Jack Berry, and Michael Kneeland as Montanans of the Month for representing the Treasure State in the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Paralympic Games. Through his "Montanan of the Month" initiative, each month Daines high more PR

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Dawson County Family Planning has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration expressing concern over the proposed 340B Rebate Model Pilot Program. The clinic cautions that the new model's requirement for upfront full-cost medication purchases followed by later reimbursement poses serious financial and operational challenges for safety-net providers serving underserved communities. Daw more ST

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wisconsin, chairman of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology and Artificial Intelligence, issued the following news release on March 26, 2026: * * * Digital Assets, Financial Technology, and Artificial Intelligence Subcommittee Reviews Regulators' Efforts to Keep Pace with Financial Innovation Today, the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology, and Artificial Intellige more PR

HELENA, Montana, March 27 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Gianforte Promotes Firearms Industry in Kalispell * * March 27 2026 KALISPELL, Mont. - Governor Greg Gianforte recently visited Invader Concepts and FALKOR Defense to highlight Montana's growing manufacturing sector and businesses creating high-quality, American-made products in the firearms industry. "Across Montana, manufacturers are creating opportunities, strengthening our  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The House Judiciary Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-541) on the Shut Down Sanctuary Policies Act (H.R. 7640). The report was advanced by Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, on March 12, 2026. * * * (Continued from Part 1 of 2) Illinois Illinois does not cooperate with federal immigration enforcement. In August 2017, then-Governor Bruce Rauner signed Illinois's version of the Trust Act, which restricted cooperation between local law enforcement agencies and federal immigrat more ST

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Mike Flood, R-Nebraska, chairman of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance, issued the following news release on March 27, 2026: * * * Housing and Insurance Subcommittee Reviews Mitigation Tactics to Reduce the Risk of Flooding Yesterday, the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance, led by Chairman Mike Flood (NE-01), examined how targeted mitigation investments can reduce flood damage, strengthen community prepar more PR

WASHINGTON, March 28 (TNSFR) -- The Huntington Museum of Art, West Virginia, is preparing to repatriate human remains and funerary belongings linked to Native American ancestors following a completed inventory under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. The collection includes 117 funerary belongings recovered over decades from sites in Cabell County and Wayne County, West Virginia. These items range from tools and ornaments to ceremonial objects placed with the deceased a more PR

WASHINGTON, March 27 [Category: Political] -- Demand Justice issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Sheria Clarke and Katie Lane, Trump Nominees for Lifetime Judgeships in South Carolina and Montana, Dodge Truth About 2020 Election, Jan 6 * WASHINGTON, D.C. -At a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Wednesday morning, Sheria Clarke and Katie Lane, Trump's nominees to lifetime judgeships on federal district courts in South Carolina and Montana respectively, refused to tell the truth wh more PR

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Judiciary Committee Advances Bipartisan Combating Illicit Xylazine Act, Additional Legislation and Two U.S. Marshals * WASHINTON - The Senate Judiciary Committee today advanced the Combating Illicit Xylazine Act, led by Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), by a vote of 19-3. Xylazine is a highly toxic veterinary tranquilizer that has been increasingly use more PR

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Murkowski, Schatz Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation to Expand and Modernize Native Housing Programs * Senators Push to Advance Housing Policy in NAHASDA's 30 TH Anniversary Year Washington, D.C. -U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, and U.S. S more PR

WASHINGTON, March 28 (TNSFR) -- Marshall University is preparing to return the remains of 27 individuals and 26 funerary objects to affiliated tribes following a completed inventory under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. The institution identified the individuals through a review of collections tied to several locations across West Virginia, including the Clover Site in Cabell County, areas near Point Pleasant in Mason County and Sycamore Creek in Putnam County. Addit more PR

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The Montana Food Bank Network submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture regarding the agency's Request for Information on Opportunities, Challenges, and Emerging Areas in Statistical Data, Analysis, and Research. The letter emphasizes the role of the Economic Research Service's Food Security Supplement to the Current Population Survey (CPS-FSS) in tracking food insecurity across the United States. The Montana Food Bank Network, serving as th more ST

BOZEMAN, Montana, March 28 -- Montana State University issued the following news: * * * Montana State projects receive support from Montana Fertilizer Advisory Committee Research in the Montana State University College of Agriculture received continued support from the Montana Fertilizer Advisory Committee last month, advancing knowledge around soil acidity, water use efficiency, new crops and more. The committee annually awards funds that are collected through an assessment on commercial fe more PR

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, chairwoman of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on March 27, 2026: * * * MURKOWSKI, SCHATZ REINTRODUCE BIPARTISAN LEGISLATION TO EXPAND AND MODERNIZE NATIVE HOUSING PROGRAMS Senators Push to Advance Housing Policy in NAHASDA's 30TH Anniversary Year * U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Vice Chairman, introdu more PR

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. Andrea Salinas, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Salinas, Merkley, Hoyle-Led Letter Forces ICE to Confirm: No Plans to Expand or Build ICE Detention Facilities in Oregon * Washington, D.C. - Today, in response to an inquiry led by U.S. Congresswomen Andrea Salinas (OR-06) and Val Hoyle (OR-04) and Senator Jeff Merkley and signed by Senator Wyden and U.S. Congresswomen Bonamici, Dexter, and Bynum, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Ac more PR

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Salinas, Merkley, Hoyle-Led Letter Forces ICE to Confirm: No Plans to Expand or Build ICE Detention Facilities in Oregon * Washington, D.C. - Today, in response to an inquiry led by U.S. Congresswomen Andrea Salinas (OR-06) and Val Hoyle (OR-04) and Senator Jeff Merkley and signed by Senator Wyden and U.S. Congresswomen Bonamici, Dexter, and Bynum, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Acti more PR

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Salinas, Merkley, Hoyle-Led Letter Forces ICE to Confirm: No Plans to Expand or Build ICE Detention Facilities in Oregon * Washington, D.C. - Today, in response to an inquiry led by U.S. Congresswomen Andrea Salinas (OR-06) and Val Hoyle (OR-04) and Senator Jeff Merkley and signed by Senator Wyden and U.S. Congresswomen Bonamici, Dexter, and Bynum, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Harriet Hageman, R-Wyoming, chairman of the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries, issued the following news release on March 26, 2026: * * * Securing Alaska Native Rights and Supporting Water Resources Today, the Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries held a legislative hearing on bills that will ensure Alaska Natives have the right to sell ivory artwork and articles of handicraft, maintain critical water infrastructure for  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following opening statement on March 26, 2026, at an executive business meeting to consider the Combating Illicit Xylazine Act and various nominations: * * * Before I get to the agenda, I'd like to address this week's Arctic Frost hearing. First, this committee won't give in to the Democrats' ill-advised strategy to bring Jack Smith in before the record is ready. As Kim Strassel o more PR

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Sen. Tim Sheehy, R-Montana, issued the following news release on March 27, 2026: * * * Sheehy Introduces Bipartisan Veterans Health Administration Novel Therapeutics Preparedness Act Senator Tim Sheehy (R-Mont.) introduced the pro-veteran, bipartisan Veterans Health Administration Novel Therapeutics Preparedness Act to increase veterans' access to innovative health care and ensure the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is prepared to better care for veterans with emer more PR

LARAMIE, Wyoming, March 28 -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news: * * * Two UW Students to Present Research During Science Cafe in Cody April 4 Two University of Wyoming graduate students will present their research to the public during a Science Cafe Saturday, April 4, at 1:30 p.m. The event, hosted by UW's Biodiversity Institute, will take place at Cody Craft Brewing, located at 1732 Sheridan Ave. in Cody. The event is free and open to the public. Beverages and pizza from  more PR