ROCKVILLE, Maryland, March 4 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Society of Addiction Medicine posted the following news wrapup for March 3, 2026: * * * This Week in the ASAM Weekly Addiction has often come with a struggle. For example, a prescription epidemic born 30 years ago has become a crisis of more than just opioids ( WKRC ). Cannabis use in adolescence has come to look more like a cause of psychiatric illness rather than just an exacerbator ( JAMA Health Forum ). Even the concept of lived experience has come a long way. No longe more PR

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Budd, Coons Lead Bipartisan Coalition to Reauthorize the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom * Washington, D.C. -U.S. Senators Ted Budd (R-N.C.) and Chris Coons (D-Del.) lead a bipartisan coalition including Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Ranking Member Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), and Ted Cruz (R-Texas) in introducing legislation to reauthorize the independent, bipartisan United States Commission on  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo, Welch Introduce Bill to Streamline Boating Registration Fees * Washington, D.C.- U.S. Senators Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) and Peter Welch (D-Vermont) today introduced the State Boating Act, which would empower states to fund crucial boating programs and aquatic invasive species control by ensuring they can collect fees at the point of boat registration, a practice halted by the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) in the last year. "Idaho has used a streamlined  more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 3 -- Gov. Abigail Spanberger, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Spanberger Announces $9 Million Expansion in Giles County by Interstate Group * RICHMOND, VA -Governor Abigail Spanberger today announced that Interstate Group LLC is investing $8.9 million to expand operations at the company's manufacturing facility in Giles County. The investment is expected to create 46 new jobs in the Commonwealth. "Interstate Group's decision to expand in Giles County underscores why Virginia continue more PR

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- The House Judiciary Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-497) on the Protection of Women in Olympic and Amateur Sports Act (H.R. 1028). The report was advanced by Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, on Feb. 17, 2026. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose and Summary H.R. 1028, the Protection of Women in Olympic and Amateur Sports Act of 2026, introduced by Rep. Greg Steube (R-FL), would amend the charter of the U.S. Olympic Committee to define "male" and "female," and to prohibit any athletic governing body recognized by the U.S. Ol more ST

COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 4 [Category: Think Tank] -- The Buckeye Institute, an independent research and educational institution that says its mission is to advance free-market public policy, posted the following news release: * * * The Buckeye Institute: SB230 Will Expand Access to Medical Care * Columbus, OH - On Wednesday, The Buckeye Institute testified (see full text below or download a PDF ) before the Ohio Senate Health Committee on the policies in Ohio Senate Bill 230, which, if adopted, will provide more access to healthcare by permitt more PR

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch, Crapo Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Streamline Boating Registration Fees * Bipartisan State Boating Act would reduce costs for states and recreators, help combat aquatic invasive species WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) today introduced the State Boating Act, bipartisan legislation to empower states to fund crucial boating programs and aquatic invasive species control by ensuring they  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 5 -- The Winter Wildlands Alliance has issued a public comment letter to the U.S. Forest Service expressing concerns regarding the agency's proposed rule revising the Project-Level Predecisional Administrative Review Process. This proposed regulatory change aims to streamline procedures but has raised alarms over its potential to limit public engagement and participation. WWA represents the interests of human-powered winter recreationists and has a grassroots network comprising 38 groups across 16 states. The organization emp more ST