WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: * * * Alaska Delegation Welcomes $150M Investment in Beluga-Healy Transmission Project * ANCHORAGE, ALASKA--U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan and Lisa Murkowski and Congressman Nick Begich (all R-Alaska) today celebrated an announcement from the U.S. Department of Energy of up to $150 million in Defense Production Act (DPA) funding to strengthen electrical transmission between Southcentral and Interior Alaska. The Alaska Energy Authority's (AEA) Beluga-Healy Tran more PR

DES MOINES, Iowa, Oct. 5 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Brenna Bird Leads Coalition Demanding 9/11 Victims and Families Get Frozen Taliban Funds * DES MOINES--Attorney General Brenna Bird today announced she, joined by a bipartisan group of 29 other state attorneys general, has filed a friend of the court brief at the United States Supreme Court on behalf of the victims and families of victims of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks demanding they be awarded financial judg more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Oct. 5 -- Pennsylvania Attorney General David W. Sunday issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Sunday Joins Coalition Demanding 9/11 Victims and Families Get Frozen Taliban Funds * HARRISBURG - Attorney General Dave Sunday has joined a bipartisan group of 31 state attorneys general in filing a brief with the United States Supreme Court on behalf of the victims and families of victims of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. The brief demands that those victims be awarded financial judgments from fro more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: * * * BLM Celebrates Responsible Mining, Community Outreach, and Public Land Stewardship Award Winners * WASHINGTON -The Bureau of Land Management is recognizing hardrock mineral operators for their superior efforts toward Unleashing American Energy during the 18th annual Mineral Development Awards ceremony, hosted by the National Mining Association. These awards commend operators who have made exemplary contributions to th more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics issued the following news: * * * U.S. Airlines' August 2026 Aviation Fuel Cost up 4.8%, Consumption down 4.4%, and Fuel Cost per Gallon up 9.5% from July 2026 October 5, 2026 This release is published on a fixed schedule as required by the Office of Management and Budget, and statistics in this release may be revised when inputs to the statistics are corrected or updated. Data on the program page of this website are the most up-to-date and comple more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- The Democratic Governors Association posted the following news: * * * NEW: Bernadette Wilson "Sued Repeatedly Over Unpaid Bills" Oct 05, 2026 New reporting from Anchorage Daily News dives into Alaska gubernatorial candidate Bernadette Wilson's failed business record after it was revealed she and her company were sued three times over unpaid bills that resulted in nearly $75,000 in payments. Over the course of just five years, "judges ordered Wilson and her garbage-collection company to pay $74,807 after three business more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * Oct 5, 2026 WHAT THEY'RE SAYING: Democrats' "Recipe for Flipping Red-State Senate Seats" and "Advantage in Candidate Quality" Generate "Momentum" Across the Map With just one month to go until Election Day, an "extraordinary run of polls for Democrats" shows Republicans confronting "an increasingly precarious political map," as "growing disapproval of President Trump's handling of the economy and the Iran war have fueled Democrats' ch more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news release: * * * Energy Department Announces Alaska Railbelt Transmission Project to Receive Defense Production Act Funding, Securing Alaska Military Installations and Local Communities October 5, 2026 WASHINGTON--The U.S. Department of Energy today announced its intent to deploy Defense Production Act (DPA) funding to develop a second high-voltage connection between Southcentral and Interior Alaska, strengthening grid infrastructure essential to national defense. T more PR

NEW YORK, Oct. 5 [Category: Sociological] -- The Counter Extremism Project issued the following news release: * * * Extremist Content Online: White Supremacists Encourage Violence Against Immigrants on Telegram * Extremist Content Online: White Supremacists Encourage Violence Against Immigrants on Telegram; Spread Footage of Neo-Nazi Rally on X (New York, N.Y.) -- The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports on the methods used by extremists and terrorist groups on the Internet to spread propaganda and incite violence. In this week's issue: more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration issued the following news release: * * * FAA Funds Drone Research to Support Safe Integration * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today announced it awarded $12 million to 19 companies for drone research and testing projects that will help safely expand drone operations in the National Airspace System. These awards were made through the Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) Program. The program f more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- The U.S. Department of War issued the following news: * * * Navy Commissions USS Ted Stevens, Honoring Senator's Defense Advocacy * The Navy commissioned its newest destroyer, the USS Ted Stevens, into active service during a formal ceremony in Whittier, Alaska, Oct. 3. The commissioning marks an immediate, decisive leap in naval warfighting readiness and surface fleet lethality. As the second Flight III destroyer, the ship provides combatant commanders with unmatched integrated air and missile defense capabilities, d more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: * * * NOAA Funds Six New Projects to Restore Habitat in Collaboration with Recreational Anglers October 05, 2026 Funding through the National Fish Habitat Partnership will support the healthy habitats that recreational fisheries rely on to grow, eat, and reproduce. - NOAA Fisheries is announcing funding for six new projects that will restore habitat in collaboration with recreational anglers through the National more PR

OXFORD, Mississippi, Oct. 3 -- The University of Mississippi posted the following news: * * * Oxford Attorney Celebrates Dad's 'Rock Hound' Legacy * OXFORD, Miss. - George Haymans IV spent his childhood in the backseat of his father's Ford Bronco, parked on muddy oil fields where fortunes teetered on the edge of a drill bit. Weekends weren't for rest; they were for watching men chase the earth's hidden promise. "They would drill for two days straight and would start getting antsy looking at the readings," said Haymans, an Oxford attorney.  more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Oct. 5 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association issued the following news: * * * Shackelford, Blythe Re-elected; Members Approve All Bylaws and Standing Rules Proposals * William "Bill" Shackelford of Centreville, VA, has been re-elected National President of NARFE, the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association. His third two-year term will begin January 1, 2027. "I am grateful for the confidence NARFE members have placed in me and fo more PR