WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Rep. Maggie Goodlander, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * "No Utility Giant Should Get a Blank Check": Goodlander Fights Mega-Merger That Would Hand One Company All of New England's Nuclear Power, Including Seabrook * As Granite Staters face a more than 16% jump in electricity rates, Goodlander and 11 colleagues urge FERC to reject the $66.8 billion NextEra-Dominion deal unless the companies prove it won't raise costs Concord, N.H. -Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander (NH-02), a former top antitr more PR

MANOA, Hawaii, Sept. 30 -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: * * * $3.3M NIH grant funds UH study of microplastics, infant brain development Sep 30, 2026 How do everyday plastics and 'forever chemicals' shape a child's earliest months of life? A new University of Hawaii at Manoa study is set to find out by following 300 local families. Funded by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, part of the National Institutes of Health, the Hawaii-based study tracks families from the first trim more PR

ROBINS AFB, Georgia, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Air Force Reserve Command posted the following news: * * * 315th OSS Airmen recognized for Artemis II support * JOINT BASE LINDSEY GRAHAM, S.C. - NASA Exploration Ground Systems' landing and recovery director recognized 315th Operations Support Squadron Airmen Aug. 27 for their support of the agency's Artemis II mission. Liliana Villarreal presented the recognition to squadron members who provided contingency search, rescue and recovery support for the Artemis II astronauts during the mission's la more PR

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Sept. 29 -- The U.S. Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: * * * 75th Field Artillery Brigade, Singapore Complete Monthlong Exercise * FORT SILL, Okla. -Soldiers assigned to the 75th Field Artillery Brigade and the Singapore Armed Forces successfully concluded Exercise Daring Warrior 2026, finishing the bilateral training event with a decisive joint live-fire operation. Soldiers assigned to the 75th Field Artillery Brigade and the Singapore Armed Forces successfully concluded Exercise Daring Warrior 2026, fini more PR

SEMINOLE, Oklahoma, Sept. 30 -- Seminole State College posted the following news: * * * A National Championship and a Lifelong Friendship * Bill Wantland, now 92, was still a high school senior when Tommy Kelton asked him to become his debate partner at Seminole Junior College. Together, they won a national championship in 1952. Their victory in Pueblo, Colorado, remains one of only two national titles in the history of the institution now known as Seminole State College. The Belles won the other in women's basketball in 1976. For Wantlan more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet, Coons, Warren, Wyden, Gallego Introduce Bill to Impose Sanctions on Israeli Settlement Construction in the E1 Area of the West Bank * Washington, D.C. -Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, joined U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.), a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, to intr more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR Calls for Courts to Take Notice and Congress to Prioritize No BAN Act After White House Boasts of 96% Reduction in Legal Immigration from Muslim Countries September 30, 2026 The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today said that all members of Congress should sponsor the NO BAN Act and that courts should take notice after the official White House rapid re more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 (TNSLrpt) -- The Government Accountability Office issued the following report: * * * Disaster Assistance: FEMA Actions Needed to Better Support People with Disabilities in Disasters * #Fast Facts People with disabilities are more likely than other survivors to face hardship due to a major disaster. The Federal Emergency Management Agency supports state and local partners who help disaster survivors, including people with disabilities. However, FEMA no longer trains its partners on including people with disabilities in more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Oct. 1 -- Earthjustice issued the following news release: * * * September 30, 2026 Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration Greenlighting of International Deep-Sea Mining Exploration Permit The groups seek transparency in NOAA decision to advance The Metals Company application - Honolulu, HI -- Conservation groups filed a lawsuit today challenging the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA's) certification of a seabed mineral exploration application from The Metals Company USA. This is the first more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. RL34209) on Sept. 18, 2026, entitled "Fishery Resource Disaster Assistance" by natural resources policy analyst Anthony R. Marshak. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY Oceanic conditions, climate, human activities, and weather events can affect fishery resources and commercial infrastructure, such as boats, shoreside processing, and ports. Congress authorized the Secretary of Commerce (the Secretary) to provide disaster assistance to the fishi more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Sept. 30 -- Gov. Josh Green, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * GOVERNOR GREEN ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENTS TO LAND USE COMMISSION, HAWAII TEACHER STANDARDS BOARD FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 29, 2026 HONOLULU -- Governor Josh Green today announced the appointments of Cyrus Johnasen to the state Land Use Commission, as well as Kristen Lum Brummel and J. Elise Hannigan to the Hawaii Teacher Standards Board (HTSB). Land Use Commission Cyrus Johnasen is a Hawaii Island-based executive, communications strategis more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Hirono, Chu Recognize Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions Week * While the Trump Administration slashes funding for Minority-Serving Institutions, Members of Congress recognize the importance of AANAPISIs in expanding access to higher education for all WASHINGTON, D.C. -U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) and U.S. Representative Judy Chu (D-CA), Chair Emerita of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucu more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Sept. 30 [Category: BizTravel] -- Outrigger Hospitality Group posted the following news release: * * * OUTRIGGER Waikiki Paradise Hotel hosts Lei Ceremony, Live Music, Artists & Artifacts to Celebrate Princess Ka'iulani's 151st Birthday * HONOLULU - The OUTRIGGER Waikiki Paradise Hotel will host a community gathering on Friday, October 16, from 5 to 9 p.m. to honor the legacy of Princess Ka'iulani on her 151st birthday. The evening will begin with a traditional lei draping ceremony at Ka'iulani Triangle Park (150 Ka'iulan more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Sept. 30 -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: * * * Public invited to comment on UH Maunakea Master Plan update Sep 30, 2026 The University of Hawaii is asking the community to weigh in on proposed updates to the 2022 Master Plan for the University of Hawaii Maunakea Lands: E O I Na Leo (Listen to the Voices), which outlines the process for UH management of Maunakea lands. The proposed updates would align portions of the plan with Act 255/Hawaii Revised Statutes Chapter 195H, as amended, which e more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Rep. Jill Tokuda, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Tokuda Recognizes Hawaiian History Month, Calls Out Trump's Attacks * WASHINGTON, D.C. -U.S. Representative Jill N. Tokuda (HI-02), joined by Representative Ed Case (HI-01), introduced a resolution supporting the designation of September 2026 as Hawaiian History Month and reaffirming the Federal trust responsibility to the Native Hawaiian Community. Senators Brian Schatz and Mazie Hirono introduced a similar resolution in the Senate. "Honoring Hawa more PR

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Sept. 29 -- The U.S. Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: * * * US Army Pacific, regional partners gather to discuss collective security * AUCKLAND, New Zealand -Army leaders from more than 25 nations gathered here for the 50th annual Indo-Pacific Armies Management Seminar (IPAMS) hosted by the New Zealand Army and United States Army Pacific. The annual conference brought together senior landpower leaders from across the region to participate in open dialogue with their Indo-Pacific counterparts on a wide ran more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency issued the following news release: * * * USDA Announces Fiscal Year 2027 Sugar Loan Rates, Allotment and Marketing Allocations; Fiscal Year 2026 Reallocations * (Washington, D.C., Sept. 30, 2026) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) today announced sugar loan rates for crop year 2026 (fiscal year 2027). CCC also announced sugar beet and sugarcane allotments and processor marketing allocations for the fiscal year 2027, a more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen Statement on Senate Vote on Privileged Resolution Seeking Answers on West Bank Violence * Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) released the following statement regarding the Senate's vote this evening on his 502B privileged resolution requiring the Department of State to report to Congress on increasing violence in the West Bank - including the killings of American citizens - and the daily injustices facing Palestinians. Th more PR