WOONSOCKET, Rhode Island, Feb. 9 [Category: BizConsumer Services] -- CVS Health posted the following news release: * * * Aetna Medicaid and NACHC team up to improve outcomes in hypertension management * HARTFORD, CT, Feb. 9, 2026 - Aetna Medicaid, a CVS Health(r) company (NYSE: CVS ), and the National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC) today announced a new collaboration to improve blood pressure control rates in selected Aetna Medicaid member communities. According to the Ame more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, Feb. 10 -- The Arizona House Republicans issued the following news release on Feb. 9, 2026: * * * Rep. Nick Kupper Introduces Constitutional Measure to Protect Arizonans' Right to Refuse Medical Mandates State Representative Nick Kupper has introduced House Concurrent Resolution 2056 to allow Arizona voters to decide whether the right to refuse a medical mandate should be protected as a fundamental right in the Arizona Constitution. HCR 2056 would place a constitutional ame more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, Feb. 10 -- The Arizona House Republicans issued the following news release on Feb. 9, 2026: * * * Rep. Teresa Martinez Honors Pinal County Sheriff's Office Deputies for Child Rescue State Representative Teresa Martinez today recognized Pinal County Sheriff's Office Deputies Gregory Sanders and Jacob Montoya on the Arizona House floor for rescuing an eight-year-old boy from a human trafficking operation in January. The legislative proclamation, read before members of the Ari more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, Feb. 10 -- The Arizona House Republicans issued the following news release on Feb. 9, 2026: * * * Arizona House Passes Rep. Kolodin's Secure Elections Act Requiring Voter ID and Banning Foreign Money The Arizona House of Representatives today passed House Concurrent Resolution 2001, legislation sponsored by State Representative Alexander Kolodin advancing the Arizona Secure Elections Act, a constitutional measure to restore clear, enforceable election standards and put Arizo more PR

HELENA, Montana, Feb. 9 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: * * * Arizona Senator Ruben Gallego to Headline Montana Democratic Party's Annual Fundraising Event * Helena, MT - The Montana Democratic Party announced today that Arizona Senator Ruben Gallego will deliver the keynote address for the 48th Annual Mansfield Metcalf Dinner on Saturday, March 7th, 2026. "We are thrilled to host Senator Ruben Gallego," said Montana Democratic Party Executive Director Em more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, Feb. 10 -- The Arizona State Senate Republican Caucus issued the following news release on Feb. 9, 2026: * * * Senator Rogers Advances Legislation to Target Financial Exploitation Tied to Illegal Immigration Senator Wendy Rogers is advancing bold legislation aimed at protecting Arizona families and taxpayers by addressing the issue of illegal immigrants who exploit financial systems and evade federal authorities. SB 1421 prohibits financial institutions and remittance compa more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, Feb. 10 -- The Arizona State Senate Republican Caucus issued the following news release on Feb. 9, 2026: * * * Senate Finance Committee Advances Bill to Make Selling Your Home Less Costly Senate Republicans are advancing legislation to remove Arizona's state income tax on capital gains from the sale of a primary residence, a change aimed at protecting families and seniors who are selling the home they lived in and paid into for years. The Senate Finance Committee today appr more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Feb. 9 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Continues to Oppose Proposal to Undo Reporting Requirements That Help Address Race-Based Disparities in Special Education * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today co-led a coalition of 16 attorneys general in filing a comment letter opposing the U.S. Department of Education (U.S. ED)'s proposal to remove certain reporting requirements that help more PR

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Feb. 9 [Category: Political] -- Santa Fe Institute posted the following news release: * * * Boldness is key to avoiding self-censorship, model shows * Whenever an authority has influence over a population -be it a social media platform moderating user comments, a government imposing laws on its citizens, or an employer placing restrictions on employees -some people will push back against the authority's rules. In a study published in November in Proceedings of the Nati more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Feb. 9 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Building blocks of life discovered in Bennu asteroid rewrite origin story * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -Amino acids, the building blocks necessary for life, were previously found in samples of 4.6-billion-year-old rocks from an asteroid called Bennu, delivered to Earth in 2023 by NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission. How those amino acids -the molecules that create proteins and peptides in DNA -formed in s more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia posted the following news release on Feb. 9, 2026: * * * Colombian leader of international drug money laundering organization convicted Valentina Forero Alvarez has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering. Forero Alvarez led a sophisticated transnational criminal organization responsible for laundering more than $31 million in illegal narcotics proceeds through the United States f more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Committee Cliff Notes: Weekly Preview - Week of February 9, 2026 * Here's what to watch for from House Republican committees during the week: Appropriations On Tuesday, February 10, the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies will hold a hearing called "The Science of Reading." On Wednesday, February 11, the Subcommittee on Homelan more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, Feb. 10 -- FFRF Action Fund, an organization that says it develops and advocates for legislation, regulations and government programs to preserve the constitutional principle of separation between state and church, posted the following news: * * * Kill Ariz. bill inviting unconstitutional school board prayer The FFRF Action Fund cautions that a new legislative attempt in Arizona to insert religion into public school boards would blatantly sidestep constitutional law and o more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, Feb. 10 -- The Arizona House Republicans issued the following news release on Feb. 9, 2026: * * * House Passes Rep. Quang Nguyen's Fentanyl Bill to Crack Down on Drug Traffickers The Arizona House of Representatives today passed House Bill 2132, sponsored by Representative Quang Nguyen, Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, delivering tougher prison sentences for fentanyl dealers who flood Arizona communities with the lethal drug. HB 2132 strengthens state law by lower more PR

FLAGSTAFF, Arizona, Feb. 9 -- Northern Arizona University posted the following news: * * * How a new drone system can help fight forest fires and rescue POWs * A new project at Northern Arizona University aims to provide a flexible set of eyes in dense forest canopy, offering value both to U.S. defense systems and wildfire management in northern Arizona. Glasswing is an autonomous unoccupied aircraft system (UAS) that can fly beneath forest canopies, where dense vegetation, unreliable GPS  more PR

FLAGSTAFF, Arizona, Feb. 9 -- Northern Arizona University posted the following news: * * * In the Spotlight: Feb. 9-13, 2026 * Kudos to these faculty, staff and programs. Do you have a spotlight item to share with the NAU community? E-mail your announcements to Inside@nau.edu, or use our online submission form. * Six students from the Sports and Adventure Media certificate program-seniors Bryan Adams, Reese Clarke and Connor Emery and juniors Jessalyn Garcia, Alyssa Munoz and Adriana  more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Feb. 9 [Category: National Defense] -- The Association of the U.S. Army posted the following news: * * * LaNeve Sworn in as 40th Army Vice Chief of Staff * Gen. Christopher LaNeve, who most recently was the senior military assistant to the secretary of war, has been sworn in as the 40th Army vice chief of staff. In a ceremony Feb. 6 at Conmy Hall on Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, LaNeve received his fourth star, pinned on his uniform by his wife, Kim, his daughter, Ca more PR

ROCHESTER, Minnesota, Feb. 9 [Category: BizHospital] -- The Mayo Clinic issued the following news release: * * * Mayo Clinic study finds chemotherapy before surgery improves survival in early-stage pancreatic cancer * ROCHESTER, Minn. -A Mayo Clinic study is providing new insights into how treatment sequence can affect survival in patients with early-stage pancreatic cancer, suggesting that many patients may benefit from receiving chemotherapy before surgery. The findings, published in the more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Arizona State University McCain Institute issued the following news: * * * McCain Institute Celebrates Release of Political Prisoner Jesus Armas The McCain Institute celebrates the release of McCain Global Leader and Venezuelan opposition leader Jesus Armas. Since December 10, 2024, Armas has been unjustly held as a political prisoner under the regime of Nicolas Maduro. Yesterday, he was released after nearly 13 months of torture, isolation, and no due process. Since hi more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Feb. 10 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Feb. 9, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Opposes Proposal to Undo Reporting Requirements that Help Address Race-Based Disparities in Special Education Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today joined 15 other attorneys general in filing a comment letter opposing the U.S. Department of Education's (Department) proposal to remove certain reporting requirements that help the Department more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * Midwest Farms, LLC and Midwest Capital Services, LLC to Pay $334,500 in EEOC Sexual Harassment Lawsuit * Resolves federal suit charging female employees were sexually harassed and subjected to retaliation at work DENVER - Midwest Farms, LLC, and Midwest Capital Services, LLC, an agribusiness and related company operating several farms in rural Colorado, will pay $334,500 and provide o more PR

KINGMAN, Arizona, Feb. 10 -- Mohave College issued the following news release: * * * Mohave College helps families cut the cost of a degree before high school graduation College Partnerships with participating high schools offer FREE tuition * With the cost of attending a university continuing to rise, especially when housing and meals are included, families are encouraged to take a closer look at the Early College program at Mohave College. It allows many high school students to earn coll more PR

LONDON, England, Feb. 9 [Category: BizMedia] -- Taylor and Francis Group, a publishing company, posted the following news release: * * * The North American wild mountain sheep could face extinction unless we act to protect their habitat The charismatic, robust and impressive North American mountain sheep is losing its habitat to industrial mining, the changing climate and human activity. And unless action is taken to protect this popular and inherently American species, it could face extincti more PR

LONDON, England, Feb. 10 (TNSjou) -- Taylor and Francis Group issued the following news: * * * The North American wild mountain sheep could face extinction unless we act to protect their habitat A wilderness icon under threat: mountain sheep could face extinction without urgent action * The charismatic, robust and impressive North American mountain sheep is losing its habitat to industrial mining, the changing climate and human activity. And unless action is taken to protect this popular an more PR

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Feb. 9 [Category: Media] -- The Society of Professional Journalists posted the following news: * * * SPJ condemns 20-year prison sentence for Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai * Media Contact: SPJ Communications, communications@spj.org The Society of Professional Journalists strongly condemns the 20-year jail sentence given to Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai. This verdict is the equivalent to a death sentence to the 78-year-old founder of Apple Daily. SPJ has repeated more PR

COOKEVILLE, Tennessee, Feb. 9 -- Tennessee Technological University issued the following news release: * * * Tech's Appalachian Center for Craft to host 'Unyielding' artist-in-residence exhibition * Tennessee Tech University's Appalachian Center for Craft is pleased to present Unyielding, its annual artist-in-residence exhibition. Curated by the artists, the exhibition will be on view Feb. 15-March 29, 2026, in the Dogwood Gallery at the Appalachian Center for Craft. An opening reception w more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Feb. 9 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: * * * Top-down or bottom-up? Researchers discover how a distant solar system made its gas giants The discovery provides new insights into the question, 'how large can a planet be?' * The University of Michigan was part of a research team that used the world's most powerful space telescope to provide new insights into a longstanding question in astronomy. Namely, how do gas giants like Jupiter form more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Feb. 5 -- Vanderbilt University posted the following news release: * * * Vanderbilt Peabody College researchers win federal award to expand speech-language support for toddlers with cleft palate Toddlerhood is a critical window for developmental interventions. But up to 75 percent of children born with cleft or lip palate don't receive the speech-language support they may need until grade school. This lag puts them at risk of challenges with communication, social relatio more PR

OLYMPIA, Washington, Feb. 10 -- The Washington State Department of Health issued the following news release on Feb. 9, 2026: * * * State revokes, suspends licenses, certifications, registrations of health care providers The Washington State Department of Health has revoked or suspended the licenses, certifications, or registrations of the following health care providers in our state. The department has also immediately suspended the credentials of people who have been prohibited from practici more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio, Feb. 10 -- Wittenberg University issued the following news release: * * * Wittenberg Series Continues Monday, Feb. 23, 7 p.m. William A. Kinnison Endowed Lecture in History to feature Benjamin H. Irvin, Ph.D., social and cultural historian of early America and the United States, who will discuss disabled veterans and pension assistance after the Revolutionary War * Benjamin H. Irvin, Ph.D., associate professor of history at Indiana University and historian of the American more PR