WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: * * * 11 charged in Florida for marriage fraud scheme targeting US service members * JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -The Homeland Security Task Force in Jacksonville announced a multijurisdictional enforcement operation targeting a Chinese transnational criminal organization for marriage fraud. The organization recruited U.S. service members to participate in fraudulent  more PR

NEW YORK, Feb. 11 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund posted the following news: * * * Advocates, Marylanders: We Need the Maryland Voting Rights Act Now * General Assembly Must Act to Empower Voters Now Amid Federal Attacks on Voting Rights and an Affordability Crisis Today, a coalition of voting rights organizations, impacted voters and state legislators gathered to demand the swift passage of the Maryland Voting Rights Act and other key voting rights leg more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary: * * * Lawmakers, Guns, and Money: Maryland Proposes New Gun Tax JT Taylor A proposed bill would chip away at the Second Amendment rights of Maryland residents with an 11% excise tax on firearms and ammunition, taking aim at gun owners who cannot seem to catch a break. Senate Bill 118, would impose an 11% excise tax on essential items for hunters and ordinary gun owners in Maryland. Lawmakers claim that the mon more PR

ROCKVILLE, Maryland, Feb. 11 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Society of Addiction Medicine posted the following news wrap up, ASAM Weekly for Feb. 10, 2026: * * * Stigma casts a long shadow over addiction. We've seen this with the removal of the X-waiver, which led to only a modest increase in buprenorphine prescribing ( Substance Use and Addiction Journal ), and with Overdose Prevention Centers (OPC,) whose success is often limited by the stigma beyond their walls ( JAMA Network Open  more PR

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 11 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Urges Congress to Pass Senate's Kids Online Safety Act * NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James and a bipartisan coalition of 39 other attorneys general today called on Congress to pass the Senate version of the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), S. 1748, to protect children and their data. In a letter to congressional leaders, Attorney General James a more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 11 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL LEADS COALITION OF ATTORNEYS GENERAL OPPOSING ROLLBACK OF CRUCIAL FAIR HOUSING REGULATIONS * Chicago -Attorney General Kwame Raoul today co-led a coalition of 24 state attorneys general in sending a comment letter to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) opposing an unlawful attempt to rollback regulations under the Fair Housing Act (FHA).  more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Feb. 11 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Skrmetti Urges Congress to Pass Kids Online Safety Act * Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti today, together with a bipartisan coalition of 40 attorneys general, urged Congressional leadership to protect children from online harm and pass the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA). The letter was circulated to House and Senate leadership in advance of potential consideratio more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Feb. 11 -- Pennsylvania Attorney General David W. Sunday issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Sunday Urges Congress to Pass Kids Online Safety Act * HARRISBURG - Attorney General Dave Sunday, along with a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general, urged Congressional leadership to protect children from online harm by passing the Pa. Senate's Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA). The letter, signed by 40 attorneys general, was circulated to House and Senate l more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The National Association of Attorneys General issued the following news release: * * * Bipartisan Coalition of Attorneys General Urges Congress to Advance Senate Kids Online Safety Act * Washington, D.C. - February 10, 2026 -Today the National Association of Attorneys General sent a letter on behalf of a bipartisan coalition of 40 state and territorial attorneys general to congressional leadership urging support for the Sena more PR

GERMANTOWN, Maryland, Feb. 11 [Category: BizEngineering] -- Amentum, a provider of technical and engineering services, issued the following news release: * * * Capturing the Cosmos: How an Amentum Engineer "Moonlights" to Record History * Today we're speaking with Ben Bair, an Amentum design engineer working on pressurized fluid systems for NASA's Artemis moon rocket. He's been with Amentum for nearly eight years now starting his career off as a starry-eyed intern in his senior year of colle more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Feb. 11 -- The University of Baltimore posted the following news: * * * Career coach adopts lifelong learning to serve students * La-Toya Gomez has been working in career services since pivoting from the finance industry in 2018. Now she's working as a career manager for The University of Baltimore's Career and Internship Center and career coach for the Merrick School of Business. Seeing the rising demand for knowledge about AI, La-Toya decided to enroll in the busines more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following tip sheet on Feb. 11, 2026: * * * Business Formation Statistics Monthly Data Release -- January 2026 The U.S. Census Bureau today released new Business Formation Statistics (BFS) for January 2026. The BFS provide timely and high frequency information on new business applications and formations in the United States and Puerto Rico. The BFS are a standard data product of the Census Bureau, developed in research collaboration wit more PR

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Feb. 11 -- The Chesapeake Bay Program issued the following commentary by Director of Communications Rachel Felver: * * * Old chemicals and new concerns Rachel Ferver, Director of Communications - Toxic contaminants persist in the Bay, but so do the efforts of the Bay Program to understand and reduce them While nitrogen, phosphorus and sediment are the pollutants most often linked to the Chesapeake Bay's water quality--largely because of their connection to the Chesapeake more PR

JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Maryland, Feb. 12 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base Andrews (316th Wing) issued the following news on Feb. 11, 2026: * * * Chief of Space Operations opens commandant's lecture series at Johns Hopkins By Airman 1st Class Mauricio Hidalgo 316th Wing Public Affairs U.S. Space Force Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman delivered opening remarks for the U.S. Space Force Delta 13 Commandant's Lecture Series at Johns Hopkins University, Washington, D.C., Feb. 4, 2026.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Rep. Jesus Garcia, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Garcia's Statement on Trump Administration Denial of a Major Disaster Declaration for Illinois * CHICAGO - Congressman Jesus "Chuy" Garcia (IL-04) issued the following statement on the Federal Emergency Management Administration's (FEMA) decision to deny a major disaster declaration for Illinois that would have provided disaster relief funds for the August 2025 storms: "The Trump admi more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Rep. April McClain Delaney, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman April McClain Delaney Condemns SAVE Act as Threat to Voting Rights * Today, Congresswoman April McClain Delaney (D-MD) released the following statement against the SAVE Act: "Once again, Republicans are prioritizing their own political survival over the people they represent and the democracy they're sworn to protect. I voted against the SAVE Act because it strikes at free  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Rep. April McClain Delaney, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman McClain Delaney Introduces New Bill Calling for GAO Study on the State and Local Impacts of Federal Firings * WASHINGTON, D.C. - This week, Congresswoman April McClain Delaney (D-MD) was joined by Congressman Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA) and U.S. Senator for Maryland Angela Alsobrooks to introduce the Fiscal Harms of Federal Firings Act, which would direct the Government Accounta more PR

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Feb. 12 -- Demand Progress issued the following news release on Feb. 11, 2026: * * * OpenAI Recklessness Shows Need for State AI Laws AI Companies Dismiss Safety Warnings in Pursuit of Profits * Washington, D.C. -- On Tuesday, the Wall Street Journal reported that OpenAI fired a top safety executive after she warned that a new "adult mode" for ChatGPT would harm users and that the company's child-exploitation safeguards weren't effective enough. Last month, Reuters  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- The Defense of Freedom Institute for Policy Studies issued the following news release on Feb. 11, 2026: * * * DFI Files Federal Civil Rights Complaint Against Maryland State Department of Education and Several Maryland School Districts for Title IX and FERPA Violations Complaint targets policies allowing boys in girls' sports and spaces and directing schools to hide students' gender transitions from parents * Today, the Defense of Freedom Institute for Policy Studies  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Rep. Joshua Harder, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * DOCTOR SHORTAGE: Harder Leads New Bill to Bring Providers Back to Valley Communities * San Joaquin County alone has 16 health professional shortage areas, statewide shortage of over 500,000 health care workers New legislation creates "health investment zones" with tax credits, incentives for providers that invest in at-risk areas WASHINGTON - Today, Rep. Josh Harder (CA-09) announced new l more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Education announced a final priority and definitions to guide discretionary grant programs. This action follows a notice published on Sept. 25, 2025, and aims to address student needs in mathematics and career-connected learning. The priority augments earlier standards established on Sept. 9, 2025, regarding literacy and educational choice. It also aligns with proposals from July 21, 2025, regarding artificial intelligence; Sept. 17, 2025, r more PR

AKRON, Ohio, Feb. 12 -- FirstEnergy issued the following news release on Feb. 11, 2026: * * * FirstEnergy Corp. Declares Increased Common Stock Dividend of 46.5 Cents Per Share Represents 2026 annual rate of $1.86 per share, pending continued Board approval. Compares to $1.78 per share in 2025 declared dividends * The Board of Directors of FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) today declared a quarterly dividend of 46.5 cents per share of outstanding common stock payable June 1, 2026, to shareholder more PR

BETHESDA, Maryland, Feb. 11 -- The Uniformed Services University posted the following news: * * * Forged in Service: A USU Student's Path from Allied Health to Medicine * When 2nd Lt. John Howard arrived at the Uniformed Services University (USU) School of Medicine in August 2025, he brought with him more than academic preparation-he carried years of enlisted military experience, hands-on clinical training, and a degree from USU's own College of Allied Health Sciences. Today, Howard represen more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48852) on Feb. 10, 2026, entitled "Geofence and Keyword Searches: Reverse Warrants and the Fourth Amendment" by legislative attorneys Peter G. Berris and Clay Wild. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY From thermal imaging and wiretaps to Global Positioning System (GPS) tracking and various forms of electronic eavesdropping, law enforcement's use of emerging technologies is sometimes in tension  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48852) on Feb. 10, 2026, entitled "Geofence and Keyword Searches: Reverse Warrants and the Fourth Amendment:" (Continued form Part 1 of 2) * * * Constitutionality of Geofence Searches As previously discussed, determining the constitutionality of geofence searches typically involves two discrete analyses - whether the collection of geofence data itself constitutes a Fourth Amendment search,  more PR

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Feb. 11 -- Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Moore Delivers 2026 State of the State Address * ANNAPOLIS, MD - Governor Wes Moore today delivered his fourth State of the State address before a joint session of the Maryland General Assembly. In his remarks, the governor highlighted the administration's first term accomplishments and announced new actions Maryland is taking to protect our people from the relentless attacks from Wa more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Hickenlooper, Senate Democrats Call On Secretary Noem to Reverse Termination of TPS for Haiti * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper, Lisa Blunt-Rochester, and the entire Senate Democratic Caucus demanded that Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem reverse her directive to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haiti. The policy was expected to take effect February 3 more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer Statement on January Jobs Report * WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) released the following statement today on the January jobs report: "Although last month saw modest job growth - with some 130,000 jobs added and the unemployment rate hovering around 4.3% - we ought to look at the January jobs report in the context of the past year. Since Donald Trump took office in Ja more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer: Mr. Putin, Do Not Misunderstand America's Commitment to Ukraine's Freedom * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) delivered remarks at a screening of "Children in the Fire," a documentary film about Ukrainian children impacted by Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, in the U.S. Capitol. Below is a transcript of his remarks:"I want to thank our Ukrainian guests, esp more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Larson, Ways and Means Democrats Introduce Resolution of Inquiry Probing 'DOGE' Election Interference Scheme at Social Security * Washington, D.C. - Today, House Social Security Subcommittee Ranking Member John B. Larson (CT-01) introduced a Resolution of Inquiry with Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (MA-01), and every Democrat on the Ways and Means Committee. Ways and Means Democrats introduc more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Feb. 12 -- Morgan State University issued the following news release: * * * Morgan to Add Men's and Women's Golf, Expanding Athletic Program Offerings With the Latest Athletics Additions, the University will Have Introduced Four New Sports Programs in Five Years; Inaugural Season Slated for 2027-28 * Morgan State University's Athletics Department seeks to expand its athletic program offerings and create more opportunities for student-athletes with the addition of men's  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation posted the following news release on Feb. 11, 2026: * * * Chesapeake Bay Watershed Restoration Efforts Receive $44.2 Million in Watershed Restoration Grants Grants support on-the-ground efforts to advance the goal and outcomes of the revised 2025 Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement * The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced more than $44 million in grant award more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- No Labels, a political organization that advocates for centrism and bipartisanship, issued the following commentary on Feb. 10, 2026, by senior policy analyst Peyton Lofton: * * * Do You Have to Show ID to Vote? Congress Is About to Weigh In The SAVE Act would create a national photo ID requirement for federal elections and require proof of citizenship to register. Here's what's in the bill and why it matters. * Most Americans assume you have to prove you're a U.S. c more PR

CENTER VALLEY, Pennsylvania, Feb. 12 -- Pennsylvania State University Lehigh Valley campus issued the following news: * * * Data-driven insight may help decode the evolving college choice landscape Penn State Lehigh Valley's director of enrollment management and campus strategy shares research on politics, perception and student decision-making By Ryan Abramson Shifting demographics, political debate and changing student expectations are reshaping higher education and making it more importa more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Raskin Demands DOJ Records Explaining Abrupt Demotion, Reported Potential Firing of Ed Martin Amid Reports That Martin Illegally Shared Grand Jury Information, Raskin Presses Bondi to Confirm What Finally Prompted Action After Long History of Misconduct * Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, is demanding more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 11, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Raskin's Opening Statement at Hearing Slamming Attorney General Bondi's Epstein Cover-Up, Betrayal of the Principle of Justice for All Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, delivered opening remarks at the full committee hearing examining Attorney General Pam Bondi's failed leadershi more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 11, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Raskin's Statement on Trump DOJ Spying on Democrats' Search History of Unredacted Epstein Files Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Committee on the Judiciary, issued the following statement after photographs revealed that Attorney General Pam Bondi has tracked the search history of Members of Congress more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on Feb. 11, 2026: * * * Senator Blunt Rochester, Senate Democrats Call on Secretary Noem to Reverse Termination of TPS for Haiti U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) led all 47 members of the Senate Democratic Caucus in demanding that Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem reverse her directive to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haiti. The policy took effect February 3, 202 more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Feb. 11 [Category: Education] -- The National Association of State Boards of Education posted the following news release: * * * States Move to Govern AI Use in Schools * Alexandria, VA -With the rapid emergence of artificial intelligence (AI) in education, state leaders have sought to get ahead of its implications, harnessing its potential for teaching and learning while addressing key concerns about cheating, data privacy, misinformation, and inequitable access. In a more PR

SELINSGROVE, Pennsylvania, Feb. 11 -- Susquehanna University posted the following news: * * * Students recognized in Philly design competition * "As a senior graphic design major, it feels very validating to have one of my projects chosen for the AIGA Philly Locally Sourced publication exhibit," Piecyk said. "Over the past few years, I have submitted projects to 10 competitions, and I have finally had success this year." Piecyk, of Armonk, New York, submitted a project titled Wild Rabbit P more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Feb. 11 -- The University of Baltimore posted the following news: * * * UBalt Law Hosts Symposium on Maryland's Expanded Voir Dire Pilot Program * The University of Baltimore School of Law recently hosted From the Bench to the Bar: Unveiling the Voir Dire Pilot Program, a timely and substantive symposium examining Maryland's Expanded Voir Dire Pilot Program and its potential impact on jury selection and the administration of justice across the state. The symposium expl more PR

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Feb. 12 -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: * * * URI Ph.D. candidate selected for prestigious NOAA fellowship Research focused on ethical and sustainable seafood markets earns Aida Pauls a spot in the competitive NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service-Sea Grant Joint Fellowship * Aida Pauls didn't expect a required course in socioeconomics to change her career path. While earning her master's degree in fisheries management at the University  more PR