WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- The U.S. Army issued the following news release: * * * 4th Infantry Division showcases Ivy Sting 4: A leap forward in command and control On Feb. 6, the 4th Infantry Division at Fort Carson, Colorado, completed Ivy Sting 4, a significant demonstration of the Army's Next Generation Command and Control, or NGC2, program. This event marks another stepping stone in the Army's efforts to enhance operational capabilities through advanced technology and accelerated delivery fo more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Feb. 10 -- New Jersey Acting Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release on Feb. 9, 2026: * * * Acting AG Davenport Secures Settlement with Trump Administration That Will Protect $1 Billion in Education Funding for New Jersey Acting Attorney General Jennifer Davenport announced today that a coalition of 19 attorneys general has secured an agreement with the Trump Administration that will prevent the federal government from unlawfully withholding  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 9 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Secures Agreement with Trump Administration to Protect Millions in Education Funding * LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general in securing an agreement (PDF) with the Trump administration to prevent it from withholding federal funding from state and local education agencies that refuse to abandon lawful programs and polic more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy and Regulatory Affairs released the following written testimony by Caroline Nagy, associate director of housing policy at the Americans for Financial Reform, from a Jan. 22, 2026, hearing entitled "Housing Affordability: Saving the American Dream": * * * Chairman Burlison, Ranking Member Frost, and members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to present testimony on behalf 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

LOGAN, Utah, Feb. 9 -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * Bee Bandits: USU Ecologists Study Mutualistic Plant-Pollinator-Microbe Interactions * LOGAN, Utah -From fundamental biological units as tiny as genes to complex societies, ecological systems rely on cooperation. All manner of organisms can benefit from working together to survive in a dog-eat-dog world. "Mutualism is a common example of interspecies cooperation," says Utah State University ecologist Valerie Marti more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet, Neguse Statement On Trump's Support for Nexstar Media-Tegna Merger * Washington, D.C. - Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and Representative Joe Neguse issued the following statement after President Donald Trump endorsed the Nexstar Media-Tegna merger. The deal violates federal law and the national broadcast ownership cap, and jeopardizes the growth and independence of Colorado's loc more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * DeGette Reintroduces Colorado Wilderness Act to Protect 720,000 Acres from Trump Administration Sell-Off * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Diana DeGette (CO-01) reintroduced the Colorado Wilderness Act, a landmark bill that would permanently protect more than 720,000 acres of wilderness across 36 distinct areas in Colorado with the highest level of federal protection available. The legisl more PR

NOTTINGHAM, England, Feb. 9 -- The British Geological Survey issued the following news release: * * * Extensive freshened water confirmed beneath the ocean floor off the coast of New England for the first time * For the first time, a science team has directly documented and extensively sampled a freshened water system beneath the ocean floor off the coast of New England in the USA. This major discovery comes from the initial analyses of sediment cores recovered during the International Ocean more PR

DENVER, Colorado, Feb. 9 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Gov. Polis Adds Lifelong Sportsperson and Agriculture Economics Expert to the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission * DENVER - Today, Governor Polis appointed Chris Sichko to fill the vacancy on the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission for a term expiring June 2027. "I am excited to appoint Chris Sichko, a Colorado native, lifelong angler, sportsperson and economist to the Colorado Parks a more PR

DENVER, Colorado, Feb. 9 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Gov. Polis Announces Boards and Commissions Appointments * Air Quality Control Commission The Commission develops and maintains a comprehensive program for the prevention and control of air pollution in Colorado. The major goal of this program is to meet national ambient air quality standards. for terms expiring January 31, 2029: * Jonathan Davis of Loveland, Colorado, to serve as a memb more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 [Category: Science] -- The Food and Water Watch posted the following news release on Feb. 9, 2026: * * * Groups File Opening Brief In Colorado Factory Farm Water Pollution Case Lawsuit challenges Colorado's failure to protect water, public health from unchecked factory farm pollution * Food & Water Watch and the Center for Biological Diversity have filed an opening brief (https://www.foodandwaterwatch.org/2026-2-6_opening-brief_stamped/) in the Colorado Court of Appeals. more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Secretary Rollins and Under Secretary Lindberg Pen Joint Op-Ed in the Dallas Morning News "Trump Administration is Delivering Water to Americans in Need" * (Washington, D.C., February 9, 2026) - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins and Under Secretary of Agriculture for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs (TFAA) Luke J. Lindberg published a joint opinion piece in the Dallas  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- The House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions released the following written testimony by Bradford J. Kelley, a shareholder at Littler Mendelson P.C., from a Feb. 3, 2026, hearing entitled "Building an AI-Ready America: Adopting AI at Work": * * * Chairman Allen, Ranking Member DeSaulnier, and members of the Subcommittee: Thank you for the opportunity to testify on how the United States can build an AI ready workforce and workpl 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

BOZEMAN, Montana, Feb. 10 (TNSjou) -- Montana State University issued the following news: * * * Montana State study of turtle fossil narrows timeline of Cretaceous species migration By Diana Setterberg, MSU News Service Before leaving on a fossil-hunting trip for a summer 2021 field paleontology class, a Montana State University junior made an apparently fate-tempting plea. "I kept joking through that whole class, 'Oh, please, just anything but a turtle,'" said Jack Prall, now a doctoral st more PR

DENVER, Colorado, Feb. 9 [Category: Health Care] -- National Jewish Health, a respiratory hospital, issued the following news release: * * * National Jewish Health Welcomes Radiologist Brian M. Smiley, MD * DENVER - National Jewish Health is pleased to welcome Brian M. Smiley, MD, a nationally trained cardiothoracic radiologist with deep expertise in interstitial lung disease, lung cancer screening and cardiovascular imaging. Dr. Smiley brings a collaborative, multidisciplinary approach to a more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Pallone Introduces Resolution Calling for Ban on Racist Mascots in School Settings * NJ 6th District Congressman's Resolution Calls for Ending Racist School Mascots Amid Trump Administration's Efforts to Reverse State Bans WASHINGTON, D.C. -Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today introduced a resolution calling for an end to unsanctioned Native American mascots and imagery in schools,  more PR

AURORA, Colorado, Feb. 9 -- The University of Colorado School of Public Health posted the following news release: * * * Regular Exercise Reduces Atrial Fibrillation Recurrence by Nearly 50% After Catheter Ablation, Study Shows * New research from CU Anschutz scientists suggests that staying physically active after heart rhythm treatment may significantly reduce the risk of atrial fibrillation (AF) returning, offering patients a simple, low-cost way to support long-term heart health. The st more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Rep. Brittany Pettersen, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Pettersen, State & Local Leaders Unveil Federal & State Legislative Response to Evergreen High School Shooting * EVERGREEN, CO -Today, at a press conference, U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) with State Representative Tammy Story, Jefferson County Sheriff Reggie Marinelli, and members of the Evergreen community, outlined a coordinated legislative response following the traged more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining issued the following information for a legislative hearing at 10 a.m. on Feb. 12, 2026, at 366 Dirksen Senate Office Building: The purpose of the hearing is to receive testimony on the following bills: * S. 462, to provide for economic development and conservation in Washoe County, Nevada, and for other purposes (Rosen); * S. 1349, to withdraw the National Forest System land in the more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee issued the following information for a hearing entitled "Restoring Integrity: Preventing Fraud in Child Care Assistance Programs" at 10 a.m. on Feb. 12, 2026, at 430 Dirksen Senate Office Building: Witnesses * Henry Wilde, Co-Founder and CEO, Acelero, Inc., Madison, WI * Paula Polito, Ph.D., Owner, Beary Cherry Tree Child Care Center, Jefferson Parish, LA * Liz Denson, President and CEO, Early Connections Learn more PR

YELLOW SPRINGS, Ohio, Feb. 9 -- Antioch University posted the following news: * * * The Birth of Camphill Academy Afrika * This essay is part of Antioch Voices, a forum for Antiochians to speak out about issues important to them. Opinions expressed here belong to the author alone and do not necessarily reflect the official position of Antioch University. If you'd like to share your own voice, the first step is to send a short description of what you are planning to write about to communicati more PR

DENVER, Colorado, Feb. 9 -- The University of Colorado posted the following news: * * * Three Tips for Healthy Relationships from a Couples Therapist * Scientists have discovered one thing that can help us live longer, happier, and healthier lives. It's not getting your steps in, eating a variety of vegetables, or always clocking eight hours of sleep (though none of those are bad ideas!). According to the Harvard Study of Adult Development, the quality of our relationships-friendships, famil more PR

BOULDER, Colorado, Feb. 10 -- The University of Colorado Boulder Leeds School of Business issued the following Q&A on Feb. 9, 2026, by Katy Marquardt Hill with Jason Thatcher, professor of information systems in the Leeds School of Business: * * * Can a chatbot make you feel less lonely? As AI chatbots like ChatGPT, Google Gemini and Microsoft Copilot get better at engaging in conversation and picking up on emotional cues, millions of Americans are interacting with them in everyday life. A Ju more PR

EVANSTON, Illinois, Feb. 10 -- The International Society for Stem Cell Research issued the following news release on Feb. 9, 2026: * * * Working Group Members Appointed to the Global Workforce Development in Stem Cell Research and Regenerative Medicine Initiative The Effort Is a Collaboration Between the International Society for Stem Cell Research and Canada's Stem Cell Network * The International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) and the Stem Cell Network (SCN) today announced the ap more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- The House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions released the following testimony by Tanya L. Goldman, a fellow with Workshop, from a Feb. 3, 2026, hearing entitled "Building an AI-Ready America: Adopting AI at Work": * * * Thank you, Chairman Allen, Ranking Member DeSaulnier, and members of the Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subcommittee, for the opportunity to testify on the impacts of artificial intelligence (AI) for wor more PR