BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, March 17 -- Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Murrill joins multistate push for immediate confirmation of Mullin as DHS Secretary * Attorney General Liz Murrill today joined a coalition of 19 state attorneys general in urging Congress to swiftly confirm U.S. Sen. Markwayne Mullin as the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Led by Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond, the coalition sent a l more PR

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Capitol Hill Report, 03-16-26 * This afternoon's call is available HERE. Topics include: Grassley's meeting with the Carroll County Chamber of Commerce, Democrats' Department of Homeland Security shutdown, fuel prices, the Farm Bill and democracy in the Western Hemisphere. *** Original text here: https://www.grassley.senate.gov/news/news-releases/capitol-hill-report-03-16-26 more PR

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo Joins Cassidy to Urge U.S. Department of Labor to Ditch Democrat Heat Rule Proposal * Washington, D.C.- U.S. Senator for Idaho Mike Crapo joined U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy (R-Louisiana) and 15 additional Senate Republican colleagues in penning a letter to urge the U.S. Department of Labor to protect American workers from the Biden Administration's disastrous proposed heat rule. The Biden-era pro more PR

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * DCCC Statement on Joe Mitchell: Des Moines Lobbyist and Connected Political Insider, Career Politician, and Carpetbagger * " Few people are better connected with insiders than [Joe Mitchell]." In response to news today in IA-02, DCCC spokesperson Katie Smith released the following statement about Joe Mitchell: "Joe Mitchell is a Des Moines lobbyist, connected political insider more PR

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- The Democratic Governors Association posted the following news on March 17, 2026: * * * DGA Statement on Rob Sand Qualifying for the Ballot in Iowa DGA Executive Director Meghan Meehan-Draper released the following statement on Rob Sand being the only Democrat to qualify for the ballot in Iowa's governor's race: "Congratulations to Rob Sand on making the ballot in Iowa's governor's race. As state auditor and Iowa's former chief public corruption prosecutor, Rob has sp more PR

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Grassley Introduces Bipartisan Legislation Expanding Whistleblower Protections for Duty Bound and Government Corporation Employees * WASHINGTON - During Sunshine Week, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), co-chair of the Senate Whistleblower Protection Caucus, introduced two bills to extend whistleblower protections for duty speech disclosures and executive agency employees of government corporations. more PR

WASHINGTON, March 16 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Grassley Talks Oversight, Whistleblower Protection, Bipartisanship and More on "Jason in the House" Podcast * WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, joined former Rep. Jason Chaffetz's (R-Utah) "Jason in the House" podcast to kick off "Sunshine Week" with a discussion on congressional oversight and his work to protect whistleblowers. Grassl more PR

BROOKINGS, South Dakota, March 17 -- South Dakota State University issued the following news: * * * Midwestern Higher Education Compact Grant to support student success, workforce development for health professions in South Dakota The Midwestern Higher Education Compact has awarded South Dakota State University, in partnership with Black Hills State University, a $250,000 Strategic Impact and Innovation Grant to support success for students pursuing careers in health professions. The SDSU/B more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 17 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * "We the People" depicts inventors, dreamers, and innovators in all 50 states * Zora Neale Hurston remains one of America's best-known authors. Charles Henry Turner developed landmark studies about the behavior of bees and spiders. Brian Wilson founded the Beach Boys. George Nissen invented the trampoline. What do they all have in common? Well, for one thing, they were all innova more PR

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news: * * * NRCC Announces Joe Mitchell to First Round of Additions to MAGA Majority Program The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) today announced Joe Mitchell is on the initial list of 9 candidates for the 2026 MAGA Majority. "Joe Mitchell is a fighter who will deliver at every opportunity for Iowans. By working hand in hand with President Trump, he'll help make Iowa more safe and m more PR

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Rep. Zach Nunn, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Nunn Joins Effort to Eliminate Drill Pay Taxes for Iowa Guardsmen and Reservists * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Representative Zach Nunn (IA-03), a Colonel in the U.S. Air Force Reserve, joined Representative Andy Barr (KY-06) as an original cosponsor of the No Tax on Drill Pay Act, legislation to exempt pay earned by National Guard and Reserve members during drill weekends from federal income taxes. Under curre more PR

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, March 18 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release on March 17, 2026: * * * Drummond leads push for immediate confirmation of Mullin as DHS Secretary Attorney General Gentner Drummond is leading a coalition of 18 state attorneys general in urging Congress to swiftly confirm U.S. Sen. Markwayne Mullin as the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The coalition sent a letter yesterday to Senate Majority Leader John  more PR

DES MOINES, Iowa, March 17 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: * * * Public meeting to discuss phosphorus inactivation treatment at Silver Lake in Delaware County * DELHI - The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will host a public meeting on March 30 at 5:30 p.m. at the Maquoketa Valley High School auditorium to discuss an alum treatment planned to improve water quality at Silver Lake in Delaware County. DNR staff will present an overview  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Ricketts on the Senate Floor: Ricketts Addresses Historic Nebraska Wildfires * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, on the Senate floor, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) addressed the devasting wildfires in Western Nebraska. Senator Ricketts expressed his prayers for all Nebraskans affected by the disaster and applauded the heroic efforts of first responders. "My home state of Nebraska is currently exper more PR

BRADENTON, Florida, March 18 -- State College of Florida's Manatee-Sarasota Campus issued the following news on March 17, 2026: * * * SCF Hosted a Mathematics Conference for Florida Educators and Students State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota (SCF) hosted the 59th annual joint meeting of the Mathematical Association of America Florida section (MAA-FL) and the Florida Two-Year College Mathematics Association on Friday, Feb. 20 and Saturday, Feb. 21 at SCF Bradenton. Tommy Gregory, J.D.,  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- Rep. Bob Latta, R-Ohio, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy, issued the following news release on March 17, 2026: * * * Subcommittee on Energy Holds Hearing on the Lessons Learned from Winter Storm Fern Today, Congressman Bob Latta (OH-05), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Energy, led a hearing titled, Winter Storm Fern Lessons: Supplying Reliable Power to Meet Peak Demand. "In spite of generous subsidies and favorable public policy choices,  more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, March 17 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news: * * * Tennessee Pushes for Election Integrity at the United States Supreme Court * Tennessee has joined Missouri and 19 other states in filing an amicus brief urging the Supreme Court of the United States to review and overturn a federal appellate decision that struck down a Pennsylvania law requiring voters to handwrite the date on mail-in ballots. The multistate brief supports a peti more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, March 17 [Category: Transportation] -- The American Trucking Associations posted the following news release: * * * Trucking Industry Backs Dalilah's Law * Today, the American Trucking Associations, Truckload Carriers Association, National Tank Truck Carriers, and state trucking associations across the country issued the following joint statement in support of Dalilah's Law, which will be considered by the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee tomorrow, March 18 more PR

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senators Katie Britt, Bill Cassidy, Colleagues Call to Repeal Restrictive Biden-Era Heat Rule * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) joined Senator Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and 14 of their Senate Republican colleagues in urging the U.S. Department of Labor to protect American workers from the Biden Administration's disastrous proposed heat rule. The Biden-era proposed rule would m more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 17 -- The University of Chicago posted the following news: * * * Writer Yiyun Li to deliver Berlin Family Lectures beginning March 31 * Internationally renowned novelist and essayist Yiyun Li has become known for writing that probes life's hardest realities. Li, a recipient of the PEN/Jean Stein Book Award and a MacArthur Fellowship, writes about loss and cruelty with measured clarity, focusing less on devastating events themselves than on the complex, shifting way more PR

BIDDEFORD, Maine, March 18 -- The University of New England issued the following news on March 17, 2026: * * * Center for Global Humanities presents "Who Gets to Be Native in America?" What happens when rules around Native identity -- many of which were created by a U.S. government intent on wiping out Native people altogether -- inhibit Native Americans from creating successful, sustainable communities? This is the topic scholar Carrie Lowry Schuettpelz will take up when she visits the Cent more PR

WASHINGTON, March 17 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * White House Top Economic Advisor Says Iowans Hurting Due to War in Iran Are "The Last of Our Concerns." Do Miller-Meeks and Nunn Agree? * As Iowans see rising costs, higher gas prices, and uncertainty over their retirement and savings accounts due to the war in Iran, the White House chief economic advisor Kevin Hassett made a stunning admission that hurting consumers is "the last  more PR