ARLINGTON, Virginia, March 30 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release: * * * AFP-WV Taps Matt Gallagher as Deputy State Director to Drive External Relations, Media Strategy, & Coalition Growth * Mar 30, 2026 by AFP CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Americans for Prosperity-West Virginia (AFP-WV) has named Matt Gallagher as its Deputy State Director. Gallagher will direct external relations, media strategy, and coalition building efforts for the organization more PR

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- The Federal Election Commission issued the following news: * * * April reporting reminder (2026) * Committees must file the following reports in April: * All authorized committees of House and Senate candidates must file a quarterly report by April 15, 2026. The report covers financial activity from January 1 (or the day after the closing date of the last report) through March 31; * Authorized committees of presidential candidates must file a report by April 15, more PR

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The Federal Election Commission issued the following weekly digest: * * * Commission meetings and hearings No open meetings or executive sessions were scheduled this week. * * * Website Initiatives The Commission recently launched a new rulemaking search system on the FEC's website. The new system provides fast, comprehensive access to FEC rulemaking documents and is easily accessible via mobile devices. Users can search rulemaking documents by regulation number, do more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, March 30 -- The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation posted the following news release: * * * Florida Wells Fargo Workers Successfully Remove CWA Union * Spring Hill bank branch employees union-free as CWA union bosses decline to face federally supervised vote of employees Spring Hill, FL (March 30, 2026) - Employees at the Lakewood Plaza location of Wells Fargo in Spring Hill, FL, have successfully forced Communications Workers of America (CWA) union offi more PR

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Rep. Jim Himes, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, issued the following news release: * * * Himes Statement on Reported FBI Plans to Release Swalwell Investigation Documents Congressman Jim Himes (CT-04), Ranking Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, today released the following statement regarding reports that FBI Director Kash Patel is planning to release documents related to a decade old i more PR

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Sens. Schiff, Curtis Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Ban Sports Prediction Market Contracts * The Prediction Markets Are Gambling Act marked the Senate's first bipartisan bill seeking to regulate prediction markets "It ought to be up to the states to decide what kind of gambling goes on within their state. This kind of end run around the law is encouraging vast amounts of gambling. W more PR

HARRISONBURG, Virginia, March 31 -- James Madison University issued the following news: * * * JMU earns national recognition for civic engagement efforts SUMMARY: James Madison University has earned national recognition from the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge, receiving the Highly Established Action Plan Seal for its strong commitment to promoting nonpartisan civic engagement ahead of the 2026 election cycle. * James Madison University has received the Highly Established Action Plan Seal more PR

NEW YORK, March 30 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund posted the following news: * * * LDF Condemns Passage of Mississippi Elections Bill That Would Disenfranchise Millions * Last week, the Mississippi Legislature passed an elections bill that will likely block Black voters and voters who have changed their name from equal access to elections. The bill, called the Safeguard Honest Integrity in Elections for Lasting Democracy (SHIELD) Act, includes provision more PR

STRASBOURG, France, March 31 -- The Parliamentary Assembly, an arm of the Council of Europe, issued the following news: * * * PACE to hold its spring plenary session in Strasbourg Addresses by the Chairperson of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina Denis Becirovic and France's Europe and Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Noel Barrot are among highlights of the spring plenary session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), which takes place in Strasbourg on 20-24 April 2 more PR

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- The Peterson Institute for International Economics issued the following commentary by senior fellow Elina Ribakova and Alicia Garcia Herrero, senior fellow at Bruegel: * * * How Russia and China are winning the war in Iran The expanding war in Iran is disrupting, if not devastating, the global economy. Meanwhile, the sound of silence from normally voluble leaders of China and Russia is telling. From their point of view, silence is the best way for them to let Washingto more PR

AMHERST, Massachusetts, March 30 -- The University of Massachusetts posted the following news: * * * President Trump's Approval Sinks to 33% in New UMass Poll * A new national University of Massachusetts Amherst Poll finds President Donald Trump's approval rating has fallen to 33%, the lowest rating of his second term in office. The poll of 1,000 respondents, conducted March 20-25, finds Trump's approval down five points from July 2025 and 11 points lower than last April. "In the midst of more PR

NIJMEGEN, The Netherlands, March 30 -- Radboud University posted the following column by Executive Board Chair Alexandra van Huffelen: * * * City and university help each other move forward The municipal council elections took place on 18 March, and among the candidates for the Nijmegen Municipality there was a striking number of people with a Radboud background. What does that say about the connection between Nijmegen and Radboud University? And how can we help each other move forward? Let more PR

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed Urges House Republicans to Pass Bipartisan Senate-Backed DHS Funding Bill * WASHINGTON, DC - In an effort to safeguard Americans and strengthen homeland security, all one hundred members of the Republican-controlled U.S. Senate unanimously approved a compromise agreement to fund U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) operations and provide pay for key personnel, including Transportation  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on National Security, Department of State and Related Programs released the following testimony by Rep. Harriet Hageman, R-Wyoming, from a March 25, 2026, member day hearing on China's influence in the United Nation's specialized agencies: * * * Chairman Diaz-Balart, Ranking Member Frankel, and Members of the subcommittee: I am grateful for the opportunity to testify before you today for the subcommittee's Member Day hearing regardi more PR

LONDON, England, March 30 [category: Accounting] -- The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants issued the following news: * * * Scotland's 42,000-strong accountancy sector urges bold action from next Holyrood government * Scotland's professional finance community is calling on the next Scottish Government to take urgent action on economic growth, skills, tax reform and net zero, warning that without bold policy change, Scotland risks falling behind. ACCA, the leading global account more PR

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, released the following opening statement from a March 18, 2026, confirmation hearing for Markwayne Mullin to be Homeland Security secretary: * * * Thank you, Chairman Paul, and thank you Senator Mullin for being here today. Congratulations on your nomination. I appreciate your willingness to meet with both me and my staff as we consider your nomination to s more PR

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall: Democrats Want to Defund the Police * Senator Marshall Joins Mornings with Maria Salina - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), joined Fox Business' Mornings with Maria with Maria Bartiromo to discuss the Democrats' continuing refusal to fund DHS and the Republican plan moving forward, why Republicans haven't ended the filibuster, the Pentagon's ask for more funding, th more PR

BRUSSELS, Belgium, March 30 -- The European Federation of Journalists posted the following news: * * * Serbia: Brutal assaults on journalists reporting on the local election require urgent response from authorities * During the local elections in Serbia on 29 March, multiple obstructions and physical attacks on journalists by unknown individuals were documented in 10 cities and municipalities, despite them being identified as press. The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) and the SafeJo more PR

BRIGHTON, England, March 30 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Institute of Development Studies, an organization that conducts research, learning and teaching that aims to transform the knowledge, action and leadership needed for equitable and sustainable development globally, posted the following news: * * * Tackling political exclusion is central to saving democracy, report finds * Urgent steps need to be taken to rebuild the relationship between citizens and state to stem the decline of democra more PR