WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * After Reports of 3 Political Candidates Trading on their Elections, Merkley Renews Call to Ban Election Gambling * Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley-who has long sounded the alarm on election betting -released the following statement after prediction market firm Kalshi reported three instances of political candidates betting on their own elections: "Election betting is a bad be more PR

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following statement on April 22, 2026: * * * As Senate Republicans Move to Give ICE, CBP Up to $140 Billion, Data Emerges Showing the Agencies Sitting on Over $100 Billion from Previous Reconciliation Bill $103 Billion in Funding for ICE, CBP Remains Unobligated as of March * As Senate Republicans prepare to vote on a budget resolution that dictates giving Immigration and Customs E more PR

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Rep. Janelle Bynum, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Bynum Fights for Education Programs in Rural Communities * Congresswoman Janelle Bynum (OR-05) led Oregon Delegation members in a letter requesting that the Department of Education rescind and reissue a grant application for two TRIO programs, the Talent Search program and the Educational Opportunity Centers program. These help teens and adults, particularly in rural communities, get access to coll more PR

NEW YORK, April 23 -- Common Cause - New York issued the following news release on April 21, 2026: * * * Voting Rights Groups Sue DOJ to Block National Voter Surveil-and-Purge Database Today, Common Cause and four individual members sued the Trump Administration to block the Department of Justice (DOJ) from illegally stockpiling millions of Americans' confidential voter data and creating a national voter database to surveil and purge voters. The complaint argues that the DOJ's actions are unc more PR

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following recall alert on April 23, 2026: * * * Name of Product: Sweetie Baby and Style Life Eleven Baby Loungers Hazard: The baby loungers violate the mandatory standard for infant sleep products because the sides are shorter than the minimum side height limit to secure the infant and they do not have a stand, posing a fall hazard. Additionally, an infant can fall out of the enclosed opening at the foot of the lounger  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Rep. Suzan DelBene, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * DelBene Unlocks $300,000 for Flood Prevention in Snohomish County * Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) announced that Snohomish County will receive nearly $300,000 for flood prevention efforts. The resources will allow the county to make life-saving investments to protect communities at increasing risk of severe flooding. The funding, initially approved in June 2025, was held up awaitin more PR

HOUGHTON, Michigan, April 24 -- Michigan Technological University issued the following news release: * * * Field-tested: Michigan Tech Grad Hikes from Isle Royale Research to a National Park Service Career Backpacking off-trail for a month over a more than 200-square-mile island chain is more demanding than your average camping trip. But for graduating Michigan Tech senior Jacob Sutter, wild places like Isle Royale National Park are where he finds happiness. Jacob Sutter's fascination with I more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, April 23 -- Florida State University issued the following news: * * * FSU hydrogeologist receives $2.5 million to map Wakulla Springs system, providing insight into Florida's water supply * A Florida State University researcher has earned a major grant to research local waterways that affect the everyday lives of Tallahassee residents. Ming Ye, a professor in the Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Science, has been awarded more than $2.5 million from the Flori more PR

SALEM, Oregon, April 23 -- Gov. Tina Kotek, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Kotek Convenes Vision Group to Chart Oregon's Transportation Future * Salem, OR - The first meeting of Governor Tina Kotek's Rebuilding Our Transportation Vision Workgroup (Workgroup) will take place on Friday, May 1 at 9:00 am at the Governor's Office in the Oregon State Capitol. The meeting will be livestreamed. "Oregon's state and local transportation agencies can only deliver the saf more PR

SALEM, Oregon, April 23 -- Gov. Tina Kotek, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Kotek Issues Executive Order to Preserve Student Instructional Time * Salem, OR - Today, Governor Tina Kotek issued Executive Order 26-06 to protect and restore student instructional time in Oregon schools, taking action to prioritize academic outcomes and ensure every student has access to consistent, high-quality learning. "Too many Oregon students are not getting the time in the class more PR

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Government Operations released the following written testimony by Robert A. Westbrooks, international independent fraud and anticorruption expert, and former director of the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee, from an April 15, 2026, hearing entitled "Fraud Prevention: Understanding Fraud in Federally Funded Programs Run by the States": * * * Chairman Sessions, Ranking Member Mfume, Members of the Subcomm more PR

WASHINGTON, April 24 (TNSbrep) -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Joint Economic Committee, issued the following news release on April 22, 2026: * * * UPDATED DATA: Inflation, Gasoline Costs Continue to Soar Under President Trump New reports show that families have spent $2,300 more each on daily expenses since Trump took office; Americans have paid $16 billion more on gas since start of Iran War * Today, the Joint Economic Committee - Minority released two updat more PR

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Wyden, Colleagues Raise Concerns about Forest Service Reorganization * Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, led over 30 of his colleagues-including Senator Ron Wyden-in raising strong concerns about the reorganization of the U.S. Forest Service to the U.S. Department of more PR

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Wyden, Colleagues Raise Concerns about Forest Service Reorganization * Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, led over 30 of his colleagues-including Senator Ron Wyden-in raising strong concerns about the reorganization of the U.S. Forest Service to the U.S. Department of Ag more PR

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley: Republican Budget Resolution Ignores the Needs of Working Families * Washington, D.C. -U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, released the below statement after Senate Republicans voted to pass their Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Resolution that will enable a reconciliation bill to provide up to $140 billion to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) an more PR

IOWA CITY, Iowa, April 23 -- The University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts and Sciences posted the following news: * * * New CLAS Biology faculty members earn national and local research support * By Fatima Salinas Two new faculty members in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences are advancing research on how the body develops and responds to disease, from the brain to the inner ear. Cathy Yea Won Sung studies how immune cells may contribute to cancer-related hearing loss, while Anne Ma more PR

ROCHESTER, Michigan, April 24 -- Oakland University issued the following news: * * * Oakland University to award honorary degrees at spring commencement ceremonies As part of its spring 2026 commencement ceremonies, Oakland University will award honorary degrees to three individuals for outstanding achievements in their respective fields. * * * Glenn McIntosh has been selected to receive a Doctor of Humane Letters Honoris Causa. With over 40 years of service in higher education, Glenn McIn more PR

CORVALLIS, Oregon, April 23 -- Oregon State University posted the following news release: * * * Olympic gold medalist and 2026 Oregon State graduate Jade Carey to give commencement address * CORVALLIS, Ore. - Jade Carey, an Olympic gold medalist, former Oregon State University student-athlete and graduate of the class of 2026, will deliver the commencement address at the university's 157th commencement ceremony Link is external June 13 at Reser Stadium. "Jade Carey's success on the global  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Rep. Maxine Dexter, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Physician-Lawmaker Maxine Dexter to Inspect Texas Immigration Facilities Holding Pregnant Teens, Families * WASHINGTON, DC -Today, Congresswoman Maxine Dexter, M.D. (OR-03), who spent twenty years as a critical care physician and pulmonologist, announced she is traveling to Texas to conduct oversight at two immigration facilities notorious for health violations against pregnant teens, families, and more PR

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Rep. Andrea Salinas, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Andrea Salinas Blasts House Republicans' "Self-Congratulation" While Rural Communities Suffer * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06) released the following statement in response to House Republicans passing H.Res.1182, in which they celebrate their rural policy record as rural communities suffer. "Republicans brought a Resolution to the House Floor to applaud thems more PR

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement on April 22, 2026: * * * Wyden Finance Committee Hearing Statement Slamming Trump and RFK Jr.'s Disastrous Health Care Agenda As Prepared for Delivery The Finance Committee is gathered this morning to discuss Donald Trump's health care blueprint for the coming year. Robert Kennedy came into the office of health secretary with sweeping promises of restoring the publ more PR

ROHNERT PARK, California, April 24 (TNSjou) -- California State University Sonoma State University issued the following news: * * * As oceans change, gray whales enter riskier waters A Sonoma State graduate student is studying how climate-driven shifts are bringing gray whales into San Francisco Bay -- and into danger from vessel strikes * Josephine Slaathaug grew up in South Dakota, one of the most landlocked states in the country, where her early experience with animals came on a cattle r more PR

NEW PORT RICHEY, Florida, April 24 -- The Southern Shrimp Alliance issued the following news release on April 23, 2026: * * * U.S. Shrimp Industry, Food Producers Raise Alarm in Section 301 Investigations on Forced Labor and Excess Capacity Last week, the Office of the United States Trade Representative ("USTR") closed the public comment period in two of its Section 301 investigations examining: (1) Forced Labor: The failure of certain trading partners to prohibit and effectively enforce ban more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 24 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * VCU artist's planetary sculpture adds blue whales from New Zealand 'Twelve Earths' by Michael Jones McKean continues to circle the globe. By Drew Thompson First was the cluster of astronomical observatories in Chile, followed by the Paleolithic burial site in Portugal. Next came the meteorite impact crater in Germany. Now, Virginia Commonwealth University sculptor Michael Jones McKean, whose ar more PR

HERNDON, Virginia, April 24 -- Volkswagen Group of America issued the following news release: * * * Volkswagen delivers grand prize Golf GTI from 'Drivers wanted' campaign * A series of invitations within Volkswagen's new chapter of a classic campaign rewarded Big Game viewers and social media users * Grand prize of 2026 Golf GTI awarded along with additional VW-themed items and experiences * Reston, VA -- Volkswagen of America recently awarded select individuals that interacted with its r more PR

PORTLAND, Oregon, April 24 -- VoteVets issued the following news release on April 22, 2026: * * * VoteVets Launches Six-Figure Ad Buy for Rebecca Bennett in NJ-07 Today, VoteVets is announcing a six-figure ad buy in support of Rebecca Bennett - the front-runner in the Democratic primary in New Jersey's 7th Congressional District. A former U.S. Navy pilot and current officer in the Air National Guard, Bennett is a business leader and working mom who has the experience needed to lead in tough f more PR

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies released the following testimony by Doug Olson, special agent in charge of the FBI Portland, Oregon, Field Office, and the senior coordinating official on the White House FIFA Task Force, from an April 15, 2026, joint hearing with the Subcommittee on Homeland Security entitled "A Review of Preparations for the FIFA World Cup 2026": * * * Chair Moran, Chair Britt, Ranking Member Va more PR