WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Joint Economic Committee, issued the following news release on June 3, 2026: * * * Americans Have Paid $43 Billion More for Gas as Bessent Dismisses Rising Costs as a "Blip" In response to Joint Economic Committee Ranking Member Maggie Hassan (D-NH)'s questions this morning, Secretary Scott Bessent called inflation under President Trump a "short-term blip." Bessent also vastly underestimated increased gas, and ov more PR

BOISE, Idaho, June 5 -- Boise State University issued the following news: * * * Boise State selected to lead Pacific-Intermountain semiconductor workforce network Boise State University has been selected as the lead institution for the Pacific-Intermountain Network for Education in Semiconductors, a regional node of the National Network for Microelectronics Education (NNME) designed to strengthen and scale the semiconductor workforce across the western United States. Funded by the U.S. Natio more PR

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii, June 3 -- The U.S. Pacific Air Forces issued the following news: * * * Enduring Partners 2026 Enhances US-Thai Collaborative Readiness CAMP MURRAY, Wash. - Military leaders from the United States and Thailand officially launched the fourth annual Enduring Partners exchange June 1. The exchange, which runs June 1-12, represents a comprehensive synchronization of the Washington Air National Guard and the Royal Thai Air Force, or RTAF, across a greater  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Marks 500 Days of Trump Administration with Another 100 Top Environmental Actions * Administrator Zeldin Highlights Another Tranche of Environmental Victories as EPA Continues Powering the Great American Comeback WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin announced 100 additional pro-environmental actions completed since the Trump EPA's one-yea more PR

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii, June 4 -- The U.S. Pacific Air Forces issued the following news: * * * Guam Air National Guard's newest Squadron hits major readiness milestone * ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam - The 293rd Combat Communications "Gamson" Squadron has reached a major milestone by passing its first comprehensive readiness evaluation, known as an Initial Operating Capability (IOC) inspection. This achievement proves the unit is prepared for action and highlights the growing more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, June 5 -- Hawaii Attorney General Anne E. Lopez issued the following statement on June 4, 2026, in response to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' decision regarding federal funding for Hawaii's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit: * * * DEPARTMENT OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL TO SEEK RECONSIDERATION OF U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES DECISION REGARDING MEDICAID FRAUD CONTROL UNIT The Department of the Attorney General remains committed to protecting Medicaid b more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, June 5 -- The Hawaii State Department of Education issued the following news: * * * HIDOE appoints Richard Fajardo as assistant superintendent for Office of Facilities and Operations The Hawaii State Department of Education (HIDOE) has appointed Richard Fajardo as assistant superintendent for the Office of Facilities and Operations (OFO), effective June 16. Fajardo has served as complex area superintendent for the Pearl City-Waipahu Complex Area since Jan. 2023, overseeing  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- The Hispanic Access Foundation issued the following news release: * * * Hispanic Access Foundation Elevates Latino Ocean Leadership at Capitol Hill Ocean Week and Premieres New Film, From Sea to Soul Hispanic Access Foundation joined national ocean leaders, policymakers, scientists, advocates, and community partners at Capitol Hill Ocean Week (CHOW), the nation's premier ocean policy conference, to elevate Latino leadership in ocean conservation, advocate for community-i more PR

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- President Trump issued the following statement on June 4, 2026, on the anniversary of the Battle of Midway: * * * Today, our Nation commemorates the Battle of Midway, the extraordinary air and sea victory that stripped Imperial Japan of its naval supremacy in the Pacific and set America's Armed Forces on a path to ultimate triumph in World War II. In the months following the attack on Pearl Harbor, Imperial Japan advanced across the Pacific with fierce momentum, seizing  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Schatz Presses Secretary Rubio On President Trump's China Trip, Impact Of Iran War On Indo-Pacific * WASHINGTON - During a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing, U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i) pressed U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on sales of advanced technologies to China and concessions on Taiwan made during President Donald Trump's recent trip to China. Schatz also questioned Rubi more PR

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Schatz Urges Secretary Rubio To Release Billions In Funding For Gavi Vaccine Alliance, Global Fund To Fight Diseases, Save Lives * WASHINGTON - During a Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing on the State Department's budget request for FY27, U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i) urged U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio to quickly release billions of dollars in funding that Congress has appropria more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, June 5 -- Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones issued the following news release on June 4, 2026: * * * Attorney General Jay Jones Opposes Federal Legislation That Would Weaken State Privacy Protections Federal data privacy law should not preempt Virginia's strong privacy laws - Attorney General Jay Jones joined a coalition of 18 attorneys general and state agencies in opposing the Securing and Establishing Consumer Uniform Rights and Enforcement over Data Act (SECURE D more PR

MANOA, Hawaii, June 4 -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: * * * Vassilis Syrmos approved as next UH Manoa chancellor The University of Hawaii Board of Regents (BOR) unanimously approved the appointment of Vassilis Syrmos as the next chancellor of UH Manoa, the flagship campus of the state's 10-campus public higher education system, during a special meeting on June 4. Syrmos was recommended for the position by UH President Wendy Hensel following a nation more PR