News from March 2026
By C. M. Ingle | Mar 4, 2026
Two days before a major winter storm was set to impact Texas, two brine tanker trucks used by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) were taken out of service due to mechanical problems.
By C. M. Ingle | Mar 4, 2026
Pilots in the United States reported 10,994 laser strikes to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in 2025, a 14 percent decrease from the previous year.
By T. J. Graves | Mar 4, 2026
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has revoked the Air Carrier Certificate of StarFlite Aviation, a Houston-based operator, citing concerns over falsified pilot training records and unqualified management personnel.
By H. B. Edwards | Mar 4, 2026
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed H.R. 6472, the Territorial Student Access to Higher Education Act, a bill that aims to help students from U.S. territories access higher education by allowing them to pay in-state tuition rates at...
By T. J. Graves | Mar 4, 2026
Jason Mance Van Orsdol, 47, of Henryetta, Oklahoma, has pleaded guilty to a federal charge of transmitting threatening communications across state lines.
By T. J. Graves | Mar 4, 2026
A Lebanon County resident, Angel Lopez-Guzman, 38, has been sentenced to 138 months in prison for drug trafficking and firearms offenses.
By R. C. Jamison | Mar 4, 2026
Chairman Rick Scott and Ranking Member Kirsten Gillibrand of the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging have sent a letter to the chief executive officers of CVS, Walgreens, and Walmart.
By F. E. Simons | Mar 4, 2026
The U.S. Department of State has suspended operations at the U.S. Embassy in Kuwait City, according to an announcement made on March 5, 2026.
By T. J. Graves | Mar 4, 2026
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is organizing a webinar focused on scams targeting older adults.
By T. J. Graves | Mar 3, 2026
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has announced sanctions against Sergey Sergeyevich Zelenyuk and his company, Matrix LLC, which operates as Operation Zero.
By T. J. Graves | Mar 3, 2026
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has announced new sanctions against more than 30 individuals, entities, and vessels linked to Iran’s petroleum sales and its ballistic missile and advanced conventional...
By C. M. Ingle | Mar 3, 2026
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has proposed a rule to cut off MBaer Merchant Bank AG (MBaer) from the U.S. financial system.
By T. J. Graves | Mar 3, 2026
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has imposed sanctions on five senior officials in Nicaragua, targeting those leading financial, communications, and military agencies that support the Murillo-Ortega...
By T. J. Graves | Mar 3, 2026
Preliminary data from the June 2025 annual survey on foreign portfolio holdings of U.S. securities has been released by the U.S. Department of the Treasury, in collaboration with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and the Board of Governors of...
By T. J. Graves | Mar 3, 2026
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) announced the winners of its 2025 Best in American Living Awards at the NAHB International Builders’ Show in Orlando.
By F. E. Simons | Mar 3, 2026
NFIB has filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit in the case Corner Post, Inc. v. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
By C. M. Ingle | Mar 3, 2026
Second Century Ventures, the investment arm of the National Association of Realtors (NAR), has announced that applications are now open for the 2026 REACH Commercial technology growth program.
By F. E. Simons | Mar 3, 2026
In a recent opinion piece for the Washington Examiner, Louis Bertolotti, Principal of Federal Government Relations at the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), discussed the challenges faced by small businesses in the auto repair...
By T. J. Graves | Mar 3, 2026
Following President Trump's State of the Union address, Shannon McGahn, executive vice president and chief advocacy officer of the National Association of Realtors (NAR), commented on the focus given to housing issues.
By C. M. Ingle | Mar 3, 2026
Wage garnishments can present challenges for small business owners who may not be fully aware of their legal obligations.
