RALEIGH, North Carolina, April 29 -- North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Jeff Jackson Pushes for Changes to Lower Prescription Drug Costs Attorney General Jeff Jackson and a bipartisan group of attorneys general are pushing the U.S. Department of Labor to help lower prescription drug costs by requiring more transparency from pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). "People should be able to afford their medications, and they can't if PBMs are hiking up the costs," said Attorney Ge more PR

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Ed Case, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Case Opposes Fiscal Year 2027 Agriculture/Rural Development Funding Measure That Slashes Nutrition Assistance To Hawaii Families * (Washington, DC) - U.S. Representative Ed Case (HI-01) today voted in his Appropriations Committee against his majority colleagues' Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Related Agencies funding measure. The bill, which covers most of the federal government's efforts f more PR

WASHINGTON, April 30 (TNSrep) -- The Center for American Progress issued the following news release on April 29, 2026: * * * Child Care Deserts Still Rampant Post-Pandemic, Data Suggest Today, the Center for American Progress released a report (https://www.americanprogress.org/article/americas-licensed-child-care-deserts/) illuminating the landscape of U.S. licensed child care providers as of 2025. CAP first published its original, unprecedented nationwide analysis of child care deserts in 2018, finding at the time that 51 percent of Ameri more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 29 [Category: Construction] -- Associated General Contractors of America posted the following news release: * * * Construction Employment Increases In Small Majority Of Metro Areas In February But Upcoming Highway Bill Deadline Puts Further Gains At Risk * Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, Texas and Eau Claire, Wis. Have Highest Number and Percentage of Job Gains Since February 2025; New York City. and Lawton, Okla. Have Largest and Steepest Job Losses  Slightly more than half of metro areas added construction job more PR

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Cortez Masto, Murkowski Propose Roadmap for Development of Next-Generation Geothermal Infrastructure * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) unveiled the Next-Generation Geothermal Research and Development Act, a roadmap for America's research, development, and demonstration of next-generation geothermal systems. Next-generation geothermal technology uses the heat (100-400o+  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Announces $80 Million in Funding to Protect Waterways from Sewage Overflows * U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the availability of approximately $80 million through the Sewer Overflow and Stormwater Reuse Municipal Grant program to help communities address stormwater and sewer infrastructure needs. These grants will strengthen systems that safely capture and manage stormwater to help prevent contaminants, including un more PR

BERKELEY, California, April 30 -- The International Marine Mammal Project of Earth Island Institute issued the following commentary on April 29, 2026, by intern Abigail Wadkins-Daub: * * * Trump's Offshore Drilling Plan Puts Marine Mammals at Risk The Trump administration's proposed offshore drilling plan, which calls to open up vast areas of U.S. coastal waters to oil and gas leasing, is a significant escalation in an already destructive industry. Offshore drilling poses serious, well-documented threats to marine ecosystems, and expanding i more PR

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- The Medical Group Management Association issued the following letter on April 27, 2026: * * * The Honorable Scott Bessent, Secretary, Department of the Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20220 The Honorable Keith Sonderling, Acting Secretary, Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20201 The Honorable Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services 200 Independence Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20201 Dear Secretaries Bessent and Kennedy and Acting Sec more PR

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Murkowski, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Support AI/AN Health Organizations * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Patty Murray (D-WA) introduced legislation that would allow U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS) Commissioned Corps officers to be assigned to Urban Indian Organizations (UIOs). The PHS ACCESS Act addresses an oversight in current law to authorize these assignments and establishes an incentive program more PR

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Murkowski, Cortez Masto Propose Roadmap for Development of Next Generation Geothermal Infrastructure * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) unveiled the Next-Generation Geothermal Research and Development Act, a roadmap for America's research, development, and demonstration of next-generation geothermal systems. Next-generation geothermal technology uses the heat (100-400o+ C) from  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Murkowski, Sullivan, Begich Introduce Legislation to Convey Culturally Significant Site to Doyon, Limited * WASHINGTON -U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) today introduced legislation in the U.S. Senate and Congressman Nick Begich (R-Alaska) is introducing companion legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives to convey the Geese House Site from the National Park Service to Doyon, Limited. The bill would transfer ownership to Doyon, Limited more PR

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Advocacy issued the following news release: * * * Office of Advocacy Appoints Apollo Fuhriman as Region 10 Advocate The Office of Advocacy (Advocacy), the independent voice for small businesses within the executive branch, is pleased to announce Apollo Fuhriman has been named Region 10 Advocate. Fuhriman, who served in this role during the first Trump Administration, will once again work to slash unnecessary federal regulations affecting small businesses in Washington, Ida more PR

ASHLAND, Oregon, April 30 -- Southern Oregon University issued the following news: * * * Two SOU alumni author second book for educators Two alumni of the SOU School of Education's administrative licensure program and longtime education leaders in southern Oregon have published their second book together - "A School Leader's Playbook for Tough Conversations." Tiffany Burns - a full-time instructor in the School of Education who previously served 12 years as a principal in the Ashland School District - teamed with South Umpqua School Distric more PR