CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 13 (TNSrep) -- The American Bar Association issued the following news: * * * ABA book provides a guide to the ICWA and its legal and cultural significance The American Bar Association Family Law Section has released a new book, "The Indian Child Welfare Act Handbook: A Legal Guide to the Custody and Adoption of Native American Children, Fourth Edition," a comprehensive resource that assists lawyers, social workers, counselors and others whose professions and interests  more PR

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 13 -- AEP Ohio, an American Electric Power company, issued the following news release: * * * AEP Ohio Updates PUCO on Data Center Load Under Contract: Figures Show Data Center Tariff is Working AEP Ohio filed an update at the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) showing that its Data Center Tariff is working as designed to ensure new infrastructure investments are right-sized and all costs are allocated to data centers, protecting residential, commercial and industr more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Feb. 14 -- The American Society of Pension Professionals and Actuaries issued the following news on Feb. 13, 2026: * * * RI, OK May Fine-Tune State-run Retirement Programs By John Iekel Measures before the legislatures of Rhode Island and Oklahoma would amend their state-run retirement programs in ways that would enhance coverage and participation. Rhode Island Coverage by Rhode Island Secure Choice will expand if a bill under consideration is enacted. Rep. Evan Shanl more PR

ALVA, Oklahoma, Feb. 14 -- Northwestern Oklahoma State University issued the following news release: * * * Annual Northwestern Presidential Lecture Series set for March 10 Graphic featuring an American flag background with five white stars at top. White text reads ALVA, Okla. -- Northwestern Oklahoma State University will welcome author Jim Rasenberger to the annual Presidential Lecture Series on Tuesday, March 10, in the Student Center Ballroom, from 1 to 2:30 p.m. This year's session is ti more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 13, 2026: * * * Appropriations, Homeland Security Republicans Slam Democrats' DHS Shutdown for Risking Safety and Security of Americans Today, House Appropriations Committee and House Homeland Security Republicans issued statements on Senate Democrats' refusal to pass the full-year Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding bill for Fiscal Year 2026, w more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 [Category: Health Care] -- Ascension, a faith-based healthcare organization, posted the following news release: * * * Ascension Q2 FY26 Financial Results Show $333M Net Income Improvement Year Over Year as Operational Momentum Continues * Reporting a net income of $608 million, Ascension today announced strong financial results through Q2 FY26, which concluded on December 31, 2025. This performance demonstrates continued success in increasing operational efficiency, broad more PR

TEMPE, Arizona, Feb. 14 -- Arizona State University issued the following news: * * * ASU endowment reaches $1.7 billion, earns top 100 national ranking By Michelle Stermole Arizona State University's endowment reached $1.7 billion in assets at the end of fiscal year 2025, placing it on the industry's top 100 list of U.S. higher education endowments by asset size, according to newly released data. The endowment, managed by the ASU Foundation for a New American University, finished the fisca more PR

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Feb. 13 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Hilgers Urges USDOJ to Investigate 150 Climate Groups Using Foreign Funding to Influence U.S. Energy Policy * Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers joined a coalition of 19 Attorneys General requesting that the U.S. Department of Justice (USDOJ) investigate over 150 U.S.-based climate activist groups taking money from foreign entities to influence domestic energy po more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 [Category: Political] -- U.S. Term Limits issued the following news release on Feb. 13, 2026: * * * B.J. Roberson Pledges to Support Congressional Term Limits Union, OK - U.S. Term Limits (USTL), the leader in the national, non-partisan movement to limit terms for elected officials, is gathering support from state lawmakers across the nation. Its mission is to get 34 states to apply for an amendment proposal convention specific to term limits on Congress. Oklahoma state ho more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Feb. 10 -- Bechtel issued the following news release: * * * Bechtel Selected for Preparatory Engineering on Oklahoma Aluminum Project First new U.S. primary aluminum smelter in decades * Bechtel has been selected by Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) and Century Aluminum to perform preparatory engineering and early execution planning for a new primary aluminum smelter in Inola, Oklahoma -- an investment expected to create thousands of jobs and support long-term econ more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 14 (TNSLrpt) -- Consumer Price Index, South Region January 2026 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Southeast Region - Feb. 13, 2026 * * * Regional prices rose 0.3 percent in January, up 1.9 percent over the year * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the South region increased 0.3 percent in January, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.4 per more PR

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Feb. 13 -- Oklahoma State University posted the following news: * * * Cheering her on: OSU-CHS staff member launches affordable cheer program for youth * Media Contact: Kayley Spielbusch | Digital Communications Specialist | 918-561-5759 | kspielb@chs-externalaffairs.com Every child interested in cheerleading deserves the all-star experience without paying the all-star price tag. This belief is why Nicole Ezell founded City Belle Athletics. Ezell, an academic assi more PR

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Feb. 14 -- Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences issued the following news: * * * Cheering her on: OSU-CHS staff member launches affordable cheer program for youth Every child interested in cheerleading deserves the all-star experience without paying the all-star price tag. This belief is why Nicole Ezell founded City Belle Athletics. Ezell, an academic assistant in the Office of Educational Development at OSU Center for Health Sciences, has a lifelong l more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: * * * Cole Introduces Legislation to Aid Tribal Police in Searching for Missing Children * | CONTACT : Olivia Porcaro (link sends email) 202-225-6165 Washington, D.C. - This week, Representative Tom Cole (R-OK), along with Reps. Darrell Issa (R-CA), Rick Larsen (D-WA), and Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-NM), introduced H.R. 7490 (link is external), the Tribal Warrant Fairness Act, to grant the United States Ma more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Feb. 10 (TNSrpt) -- The Consumer Choice Center, an independent, non-partisan consumer advocacy group that promotes policies fit for growth, lifestyle choice and technological innovation through research and educational outreach, issued the following news release: * * * New Report Ranks Nicotine Pouch Access Across the U.S. CONSUMERS SHOULD HAVE ACCESS TO SMOKING ALTERNATIVES * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Consumer Choice Center has released its first Nicotine Pouch Accessibi more PR

BRISTOL, Connecticut, Feb. 13 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN's women's and men's college basketball are on pace for their best seasons in more than a decade * * Women's college basketball viewership up 33% year over year, on pace for best season in 17 years * Men's college basketball viewership up 25%, pacing for best season in 11 years * ESPN networks account for nine of the top 20 women's games and 10 of the top 20 more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Feb. 11 (TNSrep) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City issued the following news release: * * * Oklahoma Experiences Hiring Slowdown: Latest Edition of the Oklahoma Economist Released The Oklahoma Economist is a quarterly publication that provides economic information and insights on the state's economy. * OKLAHOMA CITY - The Oklahoma City Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City released its latest issue of the Oklahoma Economist, titled "Hiring in Okla more PR

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 13 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Hochul Announces the Recipient of the Dr. Hazel Dukes Fellowship * Governor Kathy Hochul today announced Dr. DeeDee M. Bennett Gayle as the recipient of the Dr. Hazel Dukes Fellowship, in honor of one of New York State's most treasured civil rights and public education leaders. Dr. Bennett Gayle is an Associate Professor at the State University of New York at Albany and a member of t more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 14 -- Jackson Walker, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Jackson Walker Announces Election of 20 Attorneys to Partnership Jackson Walker is pleased to announce the election of 20 attorneys to the firm's partnership. On Friday, February 13, 2026, the following attorneys were named partners: * Allison Allman * Ali Andrews * Jordan Byrne * Tyson Ehlinger * Sean Gallagher * Ryan Holm * Rony Kishinevsky * Cody Martinez * Nathan McCune * Taylor McDowell * Za more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- The U.S. Department of War issued the following news: * * * Joint Interagency Task Force, FBI Deepen Drone Partnership to Bolster National Defense * Army Brig. Gen. Matt Ross, Joint Interagency Task Force 401 director, visited the FBI's National Training Center for counter-small unmanned aircraft systems in Huntsville, Alabama, yesterday to solidify a strategic alliance to protect the nation from unmanned aerial threats. The visit centered on increasing collaboration more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Feb. 14 -- New Jersey Acting Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release on Feb. 13, 2026: * * * Acting AG Davenport Urges Congress to Pass Kids Online Safety Act and Protect Children Online Acting Attorney General Jennifer Davenport announced today that she has joined together with a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general from around the country in urging Congressional leadership to protect children from online harm and pass the Senate versio more PR

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Feb. 13 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release: * * * Nebraska Files Brief Supporting Louisiana's Challenge to Biden-Era Abortion Drug Rule * LINCOLN- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers today led 21 States in filing a brief in support of Louisiana's lawsuit challenging a Biden-era rule that expanded access to abortion drugs through mail and telehealth, despite contrary state laws. The case challenges a 2023 Food and Drug Administr more PR

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Feb. 14 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release on Feb. 13, 2026: * * * Five arrested in human trafficking operation in Idabel Attorney General Gentner Drummond's Human Trafficking Response Unit, in conjunction with Skull Games Solutions and nearly a dozen other law enforcement agencies, arrested five individuals during a trafficking bust Thursday night at an Idabel motel. The operation followed a two-day advanced human traffic more PR

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Feb. 14 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release on Feb. 13, 2026: * * * Multi-County Grand Jury indicts man in fake Ryan Walters letter scheme The Multi-County Grand Jury indicted a Massachusetts man this week for falsely impersonating former State Superintendent Ryan Walters. According to the indictment, Owen Thomas Cunningham, 48, sent letters in August 2024 to school superintendents across Oklahoma. The letter directed scho more PR

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Feb. 14 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release on Feb. 13, 2026: * * * Attorney General's Multi-County Grand Jury indicts three on human trafficking charges Three individuals are facing felony charges in two separate human trafficking cases after Attorney General Gentner Drummond's Multi-County Grand Jury indicted them on multiple counts this week. These indictments follow investigations by the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics (OBN more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- The White House issued the following news on Feb. 13, 2026: * * * President Trump Delivers Biggest Regulatory Relief in History This week, President Donald J. Trump announced the single largest deregulatory action in American history: the full revocation of the disastrous Obama-era "Endangerment Finding" and the consumer mandates that depended on it. This decisive action dismantles the flawed 2009 determination that Democrats weaponized to justify over $1.3 trillion in  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48828) entitled "State and Local Homeland Security: DHS Preparedness Grants" by Shawn Reese, emergency management and homeland security policy analyst. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY After the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, Congress expanded support for state and local homeland security efforts. This included creating the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and giving it the auth more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 (TNSFR) -- State University of New York Buffalo campus Department of Anthropology has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects recovered from Davenport Farm in Ulster County, New York. The inventory identifies the remains of at least four individuals of Native American ancestry. These individuals were removed from the Davenport Farm site, located on land once owned by Bruce Davenport, during the mid-20th century. Archaeologist Mary Ann Niemczyc more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48846) on Feb. 6, 2026, entitled "The U.S. Courts of Appeals: Background and Circuit Splits from 2025." The report is written by deputy assistant director Michael John Garcia, supervisory attorneys Craig W. Canetti and Tamsin G. Harrington. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY The U.S. Courts of Appeals frequently act as the final arbiters of questions of law within their respective jurisdicti more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 (TNSFR) -- The University of Iowa Office of the State Archaeologist Burials Program has completed an inventory of human remains that show a cultural affiliation to one of two Native American tribes. The inventory identified a single human tooth representing one juvenile or very young adult. The molar was originally recovered in 1974 during excavations involving the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. After the initial recovery, the materials were managed by the U.S. Army Corps o more PR

BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky, Feb. 13 -- Western Kentucky University posted the following news: * * * WKU Forensics earns top spot at 2026 Kentucky Forensics Association * WKU Forensics team members competed at the Kentucky Forensics Association tournament. Back row (from left): Elizabeth Allen, Tess Segal, Ameya Puranik, Jade Ismail, Somtoo Nkurumeh, Victory Okoroji, Aly Johnson, Chase Shockley, JaKayla Brown, Josh St. Peter, Nik Schintgen; middle row (from left): Sophie Todaro, Fade Akinbayo, A more PR