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Americans for Tax Reform: Ronald Reagan Legacy Project Commends the Bipartisan Group of Governors That Proclaimed "Ronald Reagan Day" in Their States (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Americans for Tax Reform issued the following commentary:
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The Ronald Reagan Legacy Project Commends the Bipartisan Group of Governors that Proclaimed "Ronald Reagan Day" in Their States
Rachel Loren
The Ronald Reagan Legacy project celebrates the 115th anniversary of Ronald Reagan's birthday.
Each year, in honor of the nation's 40th President, the Ronald Reagan Legacy Project sends proclamation requests to governors urging them to proclaim February 6 as "Ronald R more PR
Attorney General Bonta: Any Federal Legislation to Protect Kids Online Must Allow States to Continue Critical Work in This Space (10)
SACRAMENTO, California, Feb. 10 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Bonta: Any Federal Legislation to Protect Kids Online Must Allow States to Continue Critical Work in This Space
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OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a coalition of 40 attorneys general in sending a letter to Congress supporting the passage of the bipartisan U.S. Senate version of the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), S. 1748 and urging polic more PR
Bennet, Klobuchar, Lankford, Boozman Introduce Resolution to Recognize Winter Olympic Team (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release:
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Bennet, Klobuchar, Lankford, Boozman Introduce Resolution to Recognize Winter Olympic Team
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Washington, D.C. -Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet and U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), James Lankford (R-Okla.), and John Boozman (R-Ark.) introduced a bipartisan resolution honoring Team USA Olympic and Paralympic athletes competing in the 2026 Winter Games. The Olympic Games officially beg more PR
Boyle Releases Report Finding Personal Bankruptcies at Highest Levels in Years Under Donald Trump (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 (TNSbrep) -- Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pennsylvania, ranking member of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release:
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Boyle Releases Report Finding Personal Bankruptcies at Highest Levels in Years Under Donald Trump
A new report by House Budget Committee Ranking Member Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02) finds that personal bankruptcies are rising across the country under President Donald Trump, with filings increasing in 47 states and the District of Columbia durin more PR
Commissioner Tim Tipton Awarded Governor's Medal of Valor (10)
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Feb. 10 -- Gov. Kevin Stitt, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news:
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Commissioner Tim Tipton Awarded Governor's Medal of Valor
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OKLAHOMA CITY (February 10, 2026) - Yesterday, Governor Kevin Stitt presented Commissioner Tim Tipton with the Governor's Medal of Valor in recognition of his decades of devoted service and many contributions to public safety.
"On behalf of all four million Oklahomans, I can tell you this: We stand by our law enforcement and support more PR
Committee Announces American Indian and Alaska Native Public Witness Hearing Dates and Testimony Instructions (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release:
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Committee Announces American Indian and Alaska Native Public Witness Hearing Dates and Testimony Instructions
Today, the House Appropriations Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee announced the Fiscal Year 2027 American Indian and Alaska Native public witness hearing dates and instructions for providing a written public testimony.
The su more PR
Energy Department Awardee to Build First American Aluminum Smelter Since 1980 (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news release on Feb. 10, 2026:
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Energy Department Awardee to Build First American Aluminum Smelter Since 1980
Project demonstrates the economic viability of domestic smelting and reduces U.S. reliance on imports.
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U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright today joined executives of Century Aluminum to celebrate progress toward constructing a primary aluminum smelter in Inola, Oklahoma--a project supported through a more PR
ESPN's 'No Love Lost' Valentine's Day schedule and College GameDay at No. 1 Arizona highlight men's college basketball programming, Feb. 10-15 (10)
BRISTOL, Connecticut, Feb. 10 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release:
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ESPN's 'No Love Lost' Valentine's Day schedule and College GameDay at No. 1 Arizona highlight men's college basketball programming, Feb. 10-15
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* No. 16 Texas Tech vs. No. 1 Arizona headlines a Saturday ESPN Blockbuster, with College GameDay live from Tucson
* Valentine's Day on ABC features a ranked rivalry doubleheader
* Friday Night Hoops showcases undefeate more PR
Four College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology students selected as OSU Outstanding Seniors (10)
STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Feb. 10 -- Oklahoma State University posted the following news:
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Four College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology students selected as OSU Outstanding Seniors
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Media Contact: Kristi Wheeler | Manager, CEAT Marketing and Communications | 405-744-5831 | kristi.wheeler@okstate.edu
Four College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology students were selected as Oklahoma State University Outstanding Seniors for the 2025-26 academic year by the OSU Alumni As more PR
Grape management course blends instruction and hands-on learning for producers (10)
STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Feb. 10 -- Oklahoma State University posted the following news:
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Grape management course blends instruction and hands-on learning for producers
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Media Contact: Dean Ruhl | Communications and Media Relations Specialist | 405-744-9152 | dean.ruhl@okstate.edu
As Oklahomans continue to explore the grape-growing landscape, Oklahoma State University's Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture will help spread knowledge with its 2026 Grape Management course more PR
HAWAII A.G. LOPEZ LEADS MULTISTATE EFFORT URGING CONGRESS TO PASS KIDS ONLINE SAFETY ACT (10)
HONOLULU, Hawaii, Feb. 11 -- Hawaii Attorney General Anne E. Lopez issued the following news release:
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ATTORNEY GENERAL ANNE LOPEZ LEADS MULTISTATE EFFORT URGING CONGRESS TO PASS KIDS ONLINE SAFETY ACT
Attorney General Anne Lopez led a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general from around the country, with a letter urging Congressional leadership to protect children from online harm and pass the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA).
The letter, signed by 40 attorneys general, was circulated to more PR
Kan. A.G. Kobach Releases Opinion That Kansas's In-State Tuition Policies Violate Federal Law (10)
TOPEKA, Kansas, Feb. 11 -- Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach issued the following news release on Feb. 10, 2026:
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Kobach releases AG opinion that Kansas's in-state tuition policies violate federal law
Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach today issued an Attorney General Opinion that concludes that a Kansas statute granting in-state tuition to illegal aliens violates federal law.
"For more than 20 years, Kansas has been violating federal law with impunity. Now, the Trump Department of J more PR
Leading Patient Advocacy Organizations Join Effort to Bring Medicaid Expansion to the 2028 Ballot in Florida (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 [Category: Medical] -- The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network posted the following news release:
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Leading Patient Advocacy Organizations Join Effort to Bring Medicaid Expansion to the 2028 Ballot in Florida
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Tallahassee, Florida - The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) and the American Heart Association (AHA) are joining forces to support a proposed ballot initiative allowing voters to decide whether Florida should expand Medicaid. Flo more PR
Lucas Bill to Hold China Accountable Passes (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Rep. Frank Lucas, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release:
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Lucas Bill to Hold China Accountable Passes
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Washington, DC - Yesterday, Congressman Frank D. Lucas's (OK-03) Pressure Regulatory Organizations To End Chinese Threats to Taiwan Act, or the PROTECT Taiwan Act, passed out of the House.
Currently, under the Taiwan Relations Act, the President is required to notify Congress if China poses an immediate threat to Taiwan's security. If this notification more PR
Mayors Applaud Passage of Housing for the 21st Century Act by U.S. House of Representatives (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The U.S. Conference of Mayors issued the following news:
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Mayors Applaud Passage of Housing for the 21st Century Act by U.S. House of Representatives
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, the House passed the bipartisan Housing for the 21st Century Act. The bill, introduced by Chairman French Hill (R-AR), Ranking Member Maxine Waters (D-CA), Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance Chair Mike Flood (R-NE) and Subcommittee on Hou more PR
Md. A.G. Brown Urges Congress to Pass Kids Online Safety Act (10)
BALTIMORE, Maryland, Feb. 11 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release:
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Attorney General Brown Urges Congress to Pass Kids Online Safety Act
Attorney General Anthony G. Brown, alongside a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general from around the country, urged Congressional leadership to protect children from online harm and pass the Senate version of the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA).
The letter, signed by 40 attorneys general, was circulated to more PR
Oklahoma State University: Spears Business Earns National CFP Board Recognition for Undergraduate Financial Planning Degree Program (10)
STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Feb. 11 -- Oklahoma State University Spears School of Business issued the following news:
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Spears Business earns national CFP Board recognition for undergraduate financial planning degree program
Oklahoma State University's Department of Finance has been recognized by the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards for its undergraduate financial planning degree track as a registered CFP Certification Education Program.
This gold-standard designation makes OSU o more PR
RELEASE: Senator Mullin Hosts Massive Telephone Town Hall, Highlights Oklahoma Impacts if Democrats Block DHS Funding (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release:
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RELEASE: Senator Mullin Hosts Massive Telephone Town Hall, Highlights Oklahoma Impacts if Democrats Block DHS Funding
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Washington, D.C. - Yesterday, U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) hosted a live telephone town hall event with tens of thousands of Oklahomans across the state. During the call, Senator Mullin highlighted the critical agencies within the Department of Homeland Security that w more PR
Secular Groups Applaud Okla. Board for Rejecting Nation's First Religious Public School (10)
MADISON, Wisconsin, Feb. 10 [Category: Religion] -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation posted the following news release on Feb. 9, 2026:
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Secular groups applaud Okla. board for rejecting nation's first religious public school
A coalition of organizations today applauded the Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board for rejecting Ben Gamla Jewish Charter School's application to form the nation's first religious public charter school.
This would have been a flagrant violation of Oklahoma more PR
Six Head Coaches Named To AFCA Board Of Trustees (10)
WACO, Texas, Feb. 10 [Category: Sports] -- The American Football Coaches Association posted the following news:
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Six Head Coaches Named To AFCA Board Of Trustees
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Texas Tech head coach Joey McGuire, New Mexico head coach Jason Eck, San Diego State head coach Sean Lewis, Montana State head coach Brent Vigen, Michigan State head coach Pat Fitzgerald, and Old Dominion head coach Ricky Rahne have been named to the Board of Trustees of the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA). Kentu more PR
Spears Business announces Top 5 Senior awards for each academic department (10)
STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Feb. 10 -- Oklahoma State University posted the following news:
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Spears Business announces Top 5 Senior awards for each academic department
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Media Contact: Stephen Howard | Director of Marketing & Communications | 405-744-4363 | stephen.howard@okstate.edu
Oklahoma State University's Spears School of Business has named the Top 5 Seniors in each of its eight academic units.
Eligible honorees must receive undergraduate degrees in fall 2025, spring 2026 or summer more PR
Spears Business earns national CFP Board recognition for undergraduate financial planning degree program (10)
STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Feb. 10 -- Oklahoma State University posted the following news:
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Spears Business earns national CFP Board recognition for undergraduate financial planning degree program
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Media Contact: Stephen Howard | Director of Marketing & Communications | 405-744-4363 | stephen.howard@okstate.edu
Oklahoma State University's Department of Finance has been recognized by the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards for its undergraduate financial planning degree track as more PR
Spring enrollment brings good news for CU; overall students, credit hour production is up (10)
LAWTON, Oklahoma, Feb. 10 -- Cameron University issued the following news release:
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Spring enrollment brings good news for CU; overall students, credit hour production is up
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Enrollment is up at Cameron University this semester.
Enrollment for the spring term has increased 1.8 percent from last spring. Records show that 3,400 students are currently taking classes at Cameron, up 60 from a year ago. Along with the bump in enrollment, the amount of coursework taken by Aggie students sho more PR
Subcommittee Chair Bice Delivers Floor Remarks on America 250 Time Capsule Legislation (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Rep. Stephanie Bice, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Administration Subcommittee on Modernization and Innovation, issued the following news release on Feb. 9, 2026:
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Subcommittee Chair Bice Delivers Floor Remarks on America 250 Time Capsule Legislation
Subcommittee on Modernization & Innovation Chair Bice (OK-05) led today's debate on S.3705, the Semiquincentennial Congressional Time Capsule Act. The bill passed under suspension and is headed to the President's d more PR
TechNet Appoints Jennifer Harris as Executive Director for Texas and the South (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 [Category: Computer Technology] -- TechNet, a network of technology CEOs and senior executives that promotes the growth of the innovation economy, issued the following news release:
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TechNet Appoints Jennifer Harris as Executive Director for Texas and the South
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Washington, D.C. -TechNet, the national, bipartisan network of tech CEOs and senior executives, today announced the appointment of Jennifer Harris as Executive Director for Texas and the South. Based in Texa more PR
UTulsa among 8 institutions honored by NAFSA for campus internationalization excellence (10)
TULSA, Oklahoma, Feb. 10 -- The University of Tulsa posted the following news:
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UTulsa among 8 institutions honored by NAFSA for campus internationalization excellence
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Today, NAFSA: Association of International Educators announced that The University of Tulsa has been selected to receive a 2026 Senator Paul Simon Award for Campus Internationalization, named after the late Sen. Paul Simon of Illinois.
"It is wonderful to be recognized by our leading national association, NAFSA, with more PR
Vote For OKC Zoo in USA Today 10 Best Readers' Choice Polls (10)
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Feb. 11 -- The Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden issued the following news release on Feb. 10, 2026:
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VOTE FOR OKC ZOO IN USA TODAY 10BEST READERS' CHOICE POLLS
Now through Monday, March 9, 2026, the Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden is encouraging fans to vote in three USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice polls to distinguish the Zoo, its habitats, and programs as the best of the best in the nation! The OKC Zoo is tapped for three honors from USA Today's 1 more PR
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