BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 3 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Secures $17.85 Million Settlements With Pharmaceutical Companies Lannett And Bausch Over Widespread Price Manipulation Scheme; Announces New Complaint Against Novartis And Sandoz * BOSTON -Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell joined a coalition of 48 states and territories in securing two settlements totaling $17.85 million against pharmaceuti more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 3 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Announces Settlements with Lannett and Bausch Totaling $17.85 Million Over Conspiracies to Inflate Prices and Limit Competition, Announces New Complaint Against Novartis AG, Sandoz AG, and Sandoz Group AG * LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a coalition of 50 states and territories announcing two additional settlements (PDF) in the long-running generic more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Feb. 3 -- North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Jeff Jackson Reaches $17.85 Million Settlement with Lannett and Bausch Over Generic Drug Price Fixing; Sues Novartis and Sandoz * If you bought certain generic prescription drugs in the United States between May 1, 2009, and December 31, 2019, you could be eligible for money. RALEIGH -Attorney General Jeff Jackson reached two settlements totaling $17.85  more PR

BRISTOL, Connecticut, Feb. 3 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * Batter Up! SEC Network Features Nearly 140 SEC Baseball and Softball Games During 2026 Slate * * Nearly 190 Games Across ESPN Linear Networks: ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, SEC Network and ACC Network * SECN+ to showcase more than 675 regular season games during 2026 season * Rally Cap Returns Sunday, April 12 at 8 p.m. ET Throughout the 2026 baseball and softball regula more PR

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Feb. 3 -- Oklahoma State University posted the following news: * * * Benbrook honored as Outstanding Young Alumni for national journalism career * Media Contact: Oklahoma State University | Department of Brand Management | 405-744-6260 | news@okstate.edu From cheering in Boone Pickens Stadium to interviewing the president of the United States, Julia Benbrook's path reflects the Cowboy Code's call to "dream as big as the sky." Benbrook, a 2017 Oklahoma State Universi more PR

NEW YORK, Feb. 3 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The American Civil Liberties Union, an organization that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., posted the following news release: * * * Civil Rights Groups Urge Oklahoma Officials to Reject Application for Ben Gamla Religious Public Charter School * OKLAHOMA CITY -A coalition of civil rights organizations today urged the Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board to reject B more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 3, 2026: * * * Cole on the Senate Amendment to H.R. 7148: "Funding the Government is Not an Optional Exercise." Today, House Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK) delivered the following remarks while leading debate on the House Floor in support of the Senate Amendment to H.R. 7148, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026. Read Chairman Cole more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: * * * Cole Re-Votes in Favor of Five Full-Year Funding Bills to Restore Government Stability * | CONTACT : Olivia Porcaro (link sends email) 202-225-6165 Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Tom Cole (R-OK) voted in favor of the Senate Amendment to H.R. 7148 (link is external), the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2026 (link is external). This bill, which enacts five full-year Fiscal Year 2026 appropria more PR

DOVER, Delaware, Feb. 4 -- Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings issued the following news release on Feb. 3, 2026: * * * AG Jennings secures $17.85 million settlement with Lannett and Bausch over conspiracies to inflate prices Attorney General Kathy Jennings today joined a coalition of 48 states and territories announcing two settlements with Lannett Company, Inc. ("Lannett") and Bausch Health US, LLC and Bausch Health Americas, Inc. ("Bausch"), totaling $17.85 million to resolve allegati more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: * * * Department of the Interior Expands Training Pathway for Native Youth in Wildland Fire Careers * WASHINGTON - The Department of the Interior announced today a new partnership between the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Bureau of Indian Education to prepare Native students for careers in wildland firefighting, strengthening the workforce while creating clear school-to-career pathways for tribal  more PR

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Feb. 3 -- Oklahoma State University posted the following news: * * * Engineering a better lift: Multidisciplinary OSU team crafts new model for strength training * Media Contact: Tanner Holubar | Communications Specialist | 405-744-2065 | tanner.holubar@okstate.edu Traditional weight training can come with mental and physical barriers that sometimes feel heavier than the weight itself. A multidisciplinary, student-led initiative at Oklahoma State University aims to  more PR

BRISTOL, Connecticut, Feb. 3 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN men's college basketball schedule delivers six days of conference showdowns and ranked matchups, Feb. 3-8 * * Tobacco Road takes center stage as No. 4 Duke visits No. 14 North Carolina Saturday night, with College GameDay live from Chapel Hill that morning * ESPN Saturday night tripleheader features Duke-UNC, No. 25 Tennessee at Kentucky and No. 8 Houston at No more PR

BRISTOL, Connecticut, Feb. 3 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN NBA Full Court Press: ESPN presents three days of NBA coverage, including the season debut of NBA Sunday Showcase on ABC presented by Popeyes * ESPN's coverage of the 2025-26 NBA regular season continues with three days of star-studded matchups. It all tips off on Wednesday, February 4, with a doubleheader on ESPN beginning at 7 p.m. ET. The New York Knicks, led  more PR

BRISTOL, Connecticut, Feb. 3 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN's industry-leading college baseball coverage returns for 2026 with expanded linear presence and more than 4,000 games through the Men's College World Series * * 24 of the top 25 preseason ranked teams featured across ESPN * At least 65 matchups between Top 25 teams * Exclusive home of The Road to Omaha ESPN's industry-leading coverage of Division I college more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Hill Democrats probing Trump's mineral megadeals * Top House and Senate Democrats are investigating the Trump administration's unprecedented move to directly invest or take equity stakes in more than a half-dozen mining and mineral companies. Senate Energy and Natural Resources ranking member Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), House Natural Resources ranking member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) and House O more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 3, 2026: * * * House Repasses Five Full-Year Funding Bills, Restores Government Stability Today, the House of Representatives passed the Senate Amendment to H.R. 7148, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, with a vote of 217 to 214. This legislation, which enacts five full-year FY26 appropriations bills previously passed by this chamber, is now on i more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Lankford Joins Amicus Brief Upholding Fourteenth Amendment, Protecting American Citizenship * WASHINGTON, DC -US Senators James Lankford (R-OK) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) along with Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH-04), Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, joined an amicus brief urging the Supreme Court to uphold the Fourteenth Amendment by not granting citizenship to the children of aliens unlawfully  more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Feb. 4 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Brown Announces Settlements with Lannett and Bausch Totaling $17.85 Million Over Conspiracies to Inflate Prices and Limit Competition, Announces New Complaint Against Novartis, Sandoz AG, and Sandoz Group AG Consumers Could Be Eligible for Compensation if They Purchased Certain Generic Prescription Drugs in the United States Between May 1, 2009, and December 31,  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * MEMO: Sierra Club and Partners Rally to Make Polluters Pay for Climate Disasters * Washington, DC \- Last week, Sierra Club joined partners from across the country for a "Make Polluters Pay" Week of Action, a coordinated set of advocacy actions and events dedicated to holding Big Oil and Gas companies accountable for their climate mess. The week of action included rallies, press conferences more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: * * * Mexican couple sentenced for manufacturing, selling thousands of counterfeit IDs nationwide * TULSA, Okla. -An investigation by ICE Homeland Security Investigations Dallas uncovered a nationwide counterfeit document scheme resulting in the federal sentencing of two Mexican nationals who produced and sold thousands of fake IDs. Karina Garcia-Salazar, 47 more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Feb. 4 -- New Jersey Acting Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release on Feb. 3, 2026: * * * Acting AG Davenport Files Multistate Complaint Against Novartis and Sandoz Alleging Prescription Drug Price Fixing Complaint Alleges Conspiracy to Fix Prices for Generic Drugs, Driving up Costs for Patients * Acting Attorney General Jennifer Davenport and the Division of Consumer Affairs (DCA) announced today that New Jersey filed a multistate complai more PR

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Feb. 4 -- The Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden issued the following news release on Feb. 3, 2026: * * * OKC ZOO UNVEILS ALL-NEW DINOSAUR EXPEDITION, PRESENTED BY MATHIS HOME The Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden invites guests to connect with extinct wildlife in wild new ways with the debut of Dinosaur Expedition presented by Mathis Home, opening Friday, March 6, 2026. This immersive exhibit adjacent to the Eleanor Kirkpatrick and Junior League of Oklahoma more PR

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Feb. 4 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release on Feb. 3, 2026: * * * Drummond: Operation Blunt Force dismantles criminal enterprise Attorney General Gentner Drummond announced today that his Organized Crime Task Force, working alongside 27 law enforcement partners nationwide, arrested 20 individuals linked to a sophisticated criminal enterprise. The Hao Chen Organization was responsible for approximately one million pounds of m more PR

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Feb. 3 -- The Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation posted the following news: * * * OMRF scientists create biological tools to help diagnose rare genetic diseases * A powerful new technology developed at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation could dramatically speed up the process of diagnosing rare genetic diseases. The breakthrough is a collection of biological tools that will enable scientists to precisely recreate patient-specific genetic mutations in resear more PR

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Feb. 3 -- Oklahoma State University posted the following news: * * * OSU media professors honored as 2026 Center for Community News Faculty Champions * Media Contact: Oklahoma State University | Department of Brand Management | 405-744-6260 | news@okstate.edu Drs. Rosemary Avance and Andrew M. Abernathy -both assistant professors in Oklahoma State University's School of Media & Strategic Communications -have been recognized as 2026 Faculty Champions by the Center for  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: * * * RELEASE: President Trump Signs Senator Mullin's "Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act" Into Law * Washington, D.C. - After years of relentless advocacy by Mikaela Naylon, and many others, President Trump signed U.S. Senators Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) and Michael Bennet's (D-CO) "Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act" into law. This bill was included in the funding package, H.R. 7148. This legis more PR

GLASSBORO, New Jersey, Feb. 4 -- Rowan University issued the following news: * * * Rowan-Virtua SOM student named Pisacano Leadership Foundation Scholar Maduka Gunasinghe, a fourth-year medical student at Rowan-Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine, has been named a 2025 Scholar by the Pisacano Leadership Foundation, the leadership development arm of the American Board of Family Medicine. Gunasinghe is one of only ten medical students nationwide selected for the highly competitive honor, whic more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: * * * Signed into Law: Lankford Provisions Target Drug Middlemen to Lower Prescription Costs for Americans * WASHINGTON, DC -US Senator James Lankford (R-OK) celebrated the signing of the latest federal funding package into law, highlighting key provisions he championed to lower prescription drug costs for American families by cracking down on Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) and bringing greater transp more PR

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Feb. 2 -- Oklahoma State University posted the following news: * * * Snyder helps guide student writers at OSU-OKC * Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma City English professor Michael Snyder wears a lot of hats on campus -from advising Honors students to mentoring creative writers -but at the heart of it all is his love of literature. "Teaching is a beautiful thing because you get to work closely with other human beings, and you get to help them develop their skills no more PR

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Feb. 4 -- Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma City issued the following news: * * * Snyder helps guide student writers at OSU-OKC Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma City English professor Michael Snyder wears a lot of hats on campus -- from advising Honors students to mentoring creative writers -- but at the heart of it all is his love of literature. "Teaching is a beautiful thing because you get to work closely with other human beings, and you get to help them develo more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 (TNSFR) -- The State Museum of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, has announced its intent to repatriate 10 lots of unassociated funerary objects to the Delaware Nation, Oklahoma, Delaware Tribe of Indians and Stockbridge Munsee Community, Wisconsin. This notice details items recovered from several sites in Sussex County, New Jersey, and Pike County, Pennsylvania. The 10 lots include a variety of cultural items such as pottery, pipes, groundstone, chipped stone, faunal remains, and pe more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 (TNSFR) -- The State Museum of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, has announced its intent to repatriate 11 lots of unassociated funerary objects to the Delaware Nation, Oklahoma, Delaware Tribe of Indians and Stockbridge Munsee Community, Wisconsin. This notice, published by the National Park Service on Feb. 3, 2026, identifies cultural items removed from eight Pennsylvania counties. The 11 lots include personal adornments, pipes, pottery, groundstone, chipped stone, and metal trade  more PR

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Feb. 3 -- Oklahoma State University posted the following news: * * * Student entrepreneurs win $40,500 in scholarship money at Riata Business Plan Competition * Media Contact: Stephen Howard | Director of Marketing & Communications | 405-744-4363 | stephen.howard@okstate.edu After months of preparation, student entrepreneurs at Oklahoma State University were rewarded for pitching their original business ideas to industry experts. The Riata Center for Innovation and  more PR

RUSSELLVILLE, Arkansas, Feb. 3 -- Arkansas Tech University issued the following news: * * * Tech Tidbits: Three-Game Homestand Begins Thursday * The difference between a good season and a championship season is often defined by a handful of moments. Arkansas Tech University's 86-85 overtime women's basketball win at Northwestern Oklahoma State University on Saturday provided one of those moments that keeps the dream of a conference title alive. The Golden Suns (14-3 overall, 10-3 Great A more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 (TNSFR) -- The University of Florida Museum of Natural History has completed an inventory of human remains and 940 associated funerary objects and determined a cultural affiliation with the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians, Seminole Tribe of Florida and Seminole Nation of Oklahoma. The collection includes remains representing at least two individuals recovered from Monroe County sites. One individual and 940 funerary objects, including faunal bone, pumice, pottery, and shell, were more PR

ADA, Oklahoma, Feb. 2 -- The Chickasaw Nation, a federally-recognized Native American tribe, issued the following news release: * * * Veteran's expertise in insects leads to a blessed life * Chickasaw Hall of Fame member and Army veteran Gene Nashoba Thompson has a philosophy whose ingredients reflect his faith and, if followed, form a recipe for an easy and enjoyable life. "God gives us a very straightforward priority in life," Thompson said. "He's number one, our spouse is number two, ou more PR