LANSING, Michigan, Sept. 30 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Nessel Urges Consumers to Claim Compensation for Inflated Generic Drug Prices * LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is urging consumers to check their eligibility for compensation for certain generic drug purchases and to submit a claim for compensation. The U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut this month granted preliminary approval of a plan, filed by Michigan and a coalition of 47 other more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Sen. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Budd, Coons USCIRF Reauthorization Bill Passes Senate with Wide Bipartisan Support * Washington, D.C. -U.S. Senators Ted Budd (R-N.C.) and Chris Coons (D-Del.) released the following statements after their legislation to reauthorize the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) through Fiscal Year (FY) 2028 passed the Senate unanimously last evening. The bill extends the authorization of the independent, bipartisan US more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Rep. Janelle Bynum, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Bynum, Oregon Delegation Demand an End to Trump Administration's Violations of Due Process for Immigrants * Today, Representatives Janelle Bynum (OR-05), Suzanne Bonamici, Andrea Salinas, Val Hoyle, and Maxine Dexter, along with U.S. senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, demanded the Trump administration end the practice of "mega master" immigration hearings that expedite the review of hundreds of immigrants' cases in a day, resulting in a fast-tra more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. September 22, 2026 National Park Service, Division of Regulations 7206 National Seashore Lane Berlin, MD 21811 Re: RIN 1024-AE97, Bicycle Use in Park Areas To Whom It May Concern, Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the proposed rule regarding bicycle use in areas administered by the National Park Service. Background The Continental Divide Trail Coalition (C more ST

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho, Oct. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Idaho National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * Deployable Energy selected to test its nuclear battery at DOME September 30, 2026 (IDAHO FALLS, IDAHO) - The U.S. Department of Energy's National Reactor Innovation Center selected Deployable Energy to test the company's nuclear battery technology inside the Demonstration of Microreactor Experiments, or DOME, testbed at the Idaho National Laboratory in 2027. Houston-based Deployable Energy plans to complete a full- more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Region 10 Brings Feed It Onward Initiative to Boise, Idaho, for Food Waste Prevention Week * BOISE, IDAHO -U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today its partnership with the city of Boise to reduce food waste as part of the agency's Feed It Onward initiative. EPA and the city marked Food Waste Prevention Week with a spotlight on innovative local solutions that are making a measurable difference for families and the environment more PR

AMES, Iowa, Sept. 30 -- Iowa State University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences posted the following news: * * * Iowa State livestock scientist Youngs named Top Agri-food Pioneer by World Food Prize Foundation * AMES, Iowa -Iowa State University Professor Curt Youngs has been named a 2026 Top Agri-Food Pioneer by the World Food Prize Foundation. He is among 40 global innovators from 30 countries selected for their transformative food systems work that is driving change in agriculture and global food security. TAP honorees will be rec more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service is seeking public comments on properties nominated for listing or related actions in the National Register of Historic Places. The nominations include properties in Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, Texas and Virginia. Among them are the Goodyear Farms Cemetery in Arizona, Plymouth Elementary School in Florida, Lincoln School in Iowa, Shawnee Grade School in Kansas, Centennial Building in Missouri, and Rosewood Elementar more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Simpson Releases Statement on 50th Anniversary of the Hyde Amendment * WASHINGTON-Today, Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson released the following statement on the 50th anniversary of the Hyde Amendment, which prohibits federal funding of elective abortions. Congressman Simpson has long advocated against taxpayer-funded abortions and recently cosponsored three pro-life bills, reaffirming his commitment to protecting the unborn. "The Hyde Amendmen more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Risch Names Disciples Coffee as September Small Business of the Month * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), senior member and former chairman of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, announced the selection of Disciples Coffee in Boise as the Idaho Small Business of the Month for September 2026. Disciples Coffee will be recognized for its contribution to Idaho in the Congressional Record of the U.S. Senate. "Started more PR

IOWA CITY, Iowa, Sept. 30 -- The University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts and Sciences posted the following news: * * * Seeking sustainable nuclear energy practices * Harindu Rajapaksha, who recently completed his doctorate in chemistry, is the winner of the Graduate College's 2026 D.C. Spriestersbach Dissertation Prize in the category of Mathematics, Physical Sciences, and Engineering. His research focuses on better understanding the behavior and stability of elements found in nuclear waste in an effort to improve its management. After more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: * * * September 30,2026 Senate Unanimously Approves Bipartisan Taxpayer Assistance and Service Act Washington, D.C.--U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) today applauded the Senate's unanimous approval of the Taxpayer Assistance and Service (TAS) Act, a package of 65 bipartisan reforms to modernize the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), strengthen taxpayer ri more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release: * * * September 30, 2026 Chairman Risch Opening Remarks at Nominations Hearing on September 30 WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today gave the following opening remarks at a full committee nomination hearing. Witnesses included Justin Bytheway to be ambassador to the Kingdom of Tonga, William Flens to be ambassador to the Republic of Chad, Do 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. 30 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden Introduces Bill to Ban Data Centers on Public Lands * #Wyden bill follows public reporting that Trump administration is trying to transfer over 17,000 acres of public land in the West for data center development Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Ron Wyden today introduced legislation that would ban the development, sale or transfer of federally-owned public lands for the purpose of constructing new data centers and associated infrastructure in Or more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley, Bonamici, Salinas, Hoyle, Dexter, Bynum Oppose Trump's Undermining of Due Process and Politicizing Immigration Courts * #Oregon lawmakers demand an end to expedited "mega master" hearings in Portland, Tacoma, and other immigration centers. Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, along with U.S. Representatives Suzanne Bonamici, Andrea Salinas, Val Hoyle, Maxine Dexter and Janelle Bynum, today demanded the Trump more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley, Bonamici, Salinas, Hoyle, Dexter, Bynum Oppose Trump's Undermining of Due Process and Politicizing Immigration Courts * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, along with U.S. Representatives Suzanne Bonamici, Andrea Salinas, Val Hoyle, Maxine Dexter and Janelle Bynum, today demanded the Trump administration end the practice of "mega master" immigration hearings that expedite the review of hundreds of immigr more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley, Bonamici, Salinas, Hoyle, Dexter, Bynum Oppose Trump's Undermining of Due Process and Politicizing Immigration Courts * #Oregon lawmakers demand an end to expedited "mega master" hearings in Portland, Tacoma, and other immigration centers. Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, along with U.S. Representatives Suzanne Bonamici, Andrea Salinas, Val Hoyle, Maxine Dexter and Janelle Bynum, today demanded the Trump ad more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Rep. Val Hoyle, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley, Bonamici, Salinas, Hoyle, Dexter, Bynum Oppose Trump's Undermining of Due Process and Politicizing Immigration Courts * Oregon lawmakers demand an end to expedited "mega master" hearings in Portland, Tacoma, and other immigration centers. Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, along with U.S. Representatives Suzanne Bonamici, Andrea Salinas, Val Hoyle, Maxine Dexter and Janelle Bynum, today demanded the Trump adm more PR