COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Feb. 17 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson defends integrity in South Carolina's elections * (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson has moved to dismiss a lawsuit brought by the South Carolina NAACP challenging aspects of South Carolina's election laws, including features of the law designed to ensure integrity in the absentee voting process. Depending on a voter's ci more PR

DES MOINES, Iowa, Feb. 17 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Brenna Bird Urges YouTube to Stop Censoring Conservative Voices * DES MOINES-Attorney General Brenna Bird announced she is leading a coalition of 16 states in a letter urging YouTube to treat conservative commentators fairly. That request reflects YouTube's own testimony to the U.S. House of Representatives in September 2025 that it "takes seriously the importance of prote more PR

CLEMSON, South Carolina, Feb. 17 -- Clemson University posted the following news: * * * Campus Recreation to host Well-Being Workshops in March * Student Affairs Campus Recreation will offer Well-Being Workshops in March designed to help participants strengthen their personal well-being and cultivate happiness. Open to students, faculty and staff, the interactive workshop will explore how the principles of well-being and happiness can enhance wellness in personal, group and professional  more PR

GREENVILLE, South Carolina, Feb. 16 -- Furman University posted the following news: * * * Clay Wallace '26 receives Furman's first Yenching Scholar fellowship * Clay Wallace '26 had an idea when acceptance notices would be circulating about a two-year graduate fellowship program at Yenching Academy. One early morning, still bleary-eyed, he reached for his bedside phone. And there it was - an email from the academy housed at Peking University in Beijing, China. "I took a second, took a brea more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 (TNSrpt) -- First Focus Campaign for Children issued the following news release: * * * 40 Senators, 80 Representatives, named Champions or Defenders Amid the failure of this Congress to protect the nation's children, a new report finds that 120 lawmakers stand out for their efforts to fight harmful legislation and advance bills that promote children's best interests. First Focus Campaign for Children's 2025 Legislative Scorecard, released today, identifies 40 senators and more PR

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Feb. 17 -- Gov. Henry McMaster, R-South Carolina, posted the following news: * * * Gov. Henry McMaster, Lt. Gov. Pamela S. Evette, and First Lady Peggy McMaster's Weekly Schedule, February 17, 2026 * COLUMBIA, S.C. - Gov. Henry McMaster, Lt. Gov. Pamela S. Evette, and First Lady Peggy McMaster's schedules for the week of February 17, 2026, include the following: Wednesday, February 18 to Friday, February 20: Gov. McMaster will attend the National Governors Associa more PR

GREENVILLE, South Carolina, Feb. 17 -- Furman University posted the following news: * * * Greenville Journal spotlights Furman's bicentennial kickoff * Jay King of Greenville Journal wrote an extensive piece about Furman University's 200-year anniversary, which officially opened with a convocation and other events Thursday, Feb. 12. He noted comments from President Elizabeth Davis, President Emeritus David Shi '73 and alumnus Regenald Garrett '98, senior pastor at Jubilee Baptist Church, all more PR

GREENVILLE, South Carolina, Feb. 17 -- Furman University posted the following news: * * * Greenville native Jesse Jackson dies at 84 * Civil rights leader the Rev. Jesse Jackson passed away on Feb. 17, 2026, at age 84 after a lengthy illness. Jackson was a Greenville native who grew up near Cleveland Street. He was a 1959 graduate of Sterling High School, the same high school Joseph Vaughn '68 graduated from a few years after Jackson. He was denied entry to Furman University due to segrega more PR

GREENWOOD, South Carolina, Feb. 18 -- Lander University issued the following news: * * * Lander's Give Day Sets New Fundraising Record, Surpassing $108,000 Karen Petit Lander University's annual Give Day set a new milestone, raising more than $108,000 and marking the most successful Give Day in the University's history. The record-breaking total reflects strong participation and generosity from Lander's alumni, friends, faculty, staff and supporters who came together to support scholarships more PR

CLEMSON, South Carolina, Feb. 17 -- Clemson University posted the following news: * * * Landscape architecture graduate student wins Data Visualization Competition * Clemson Libraries Celia Castellano, a graduate student in Clemson's Master of Landscape Architecture program, received first place in Clemson Libraries' first-ever Graduate Student Data Visualization Competition for her project "Making Greenville Greener." The competition gave graduate students a chance to showcase their ski more PR

NEW YORK, Feb. 17 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund posted the following news: * * * LDF Mourns the Loss of Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr., Civil Rights Champion and Arbiter of Justice * The Legal Defense Fund (LDF) mourns the loss of the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr., the legendary civil rights leader, politician, advocate, and ordained minister whose powerful voice galvanized generations in the fight for civil rights, human rights, and racial justice. A towering figure more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Scott Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Develop, Demonstrate, and Deploy Technologies to Accelerate Nuclear Waste Cleanup * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and Tim Scott (R-S.C.) introduced the Combining Laboratory Expertise to Accelerate Novel Solutions for Minimizing Accumulated Radioactive Toxins (CLEAN SMART) Act, legislation that would build on the su more PR

CHARLESTON, South Carolina, Feb. 18 -- The Medical University of South Carolina issued the following news release: * * * MUSC Shawn Jenkins Children's Hospital launches advanced pediatric endoscopy program and pancreas center Center brings advanced, minimally invasive pancreatic and GI care to children across the Southeast. * The MUSC Shawn Jenkins Children's Hospital has officially launched the MUSC Advanced Pediatric Endoscopy Program and Pancreas Center. The program expands access to spe more PR

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Feb. 18 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release on Feb. 17, 2026: * * * Drummond calls for federal action to protect Oklahoma children from online harm Attorney General Gentner Drummond today urged Congressional leadership to act on behalf of Oklahoma families by passing the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA). He and 39 attorneys general circulated a letter to House and Senate leadership in advance of potential consideration of the  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Rep. Nancy Mace, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Nancy Mace Condemns Solicitor Gipson For Logan Federico's Death, Supports Impeachment * CHARLESTON, S.C. (Feb. 17, 2026) - Congresswoman Nancy Mace issued the following statement in response to the South Carolina House Constitutional Law subcommittee hearing on the potential impeachment of Fifth Circuit Solicitor Byron Gipson: "Solicitor Byron Gipson's soft on crime policies have failed  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- Rep. Nancy Mace, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Nancy Mace Demands Unredacted Epstein Co-Conspirator Memorandum From Southern District Of New York * WASHINGTON, D.C. (Feb. 16, 2026) - Today, Congresswoman Nancy Mace (SC-01) sent a formal letter to U.S. Attorney Walter Joseph "Jay" Clayton III demanding immediate access to the unredacted version of a critical December 19, 2019 memorandum titled "Investigation into Potential Co-Conspirato more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Rep. Nancy Mace, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Nancy Mace Invites Lowcountry Students To Participate In 2026 Congressional Art Competition * CHARLESTON, S.C. (Feb. 17, 2026) - Today, Congresswoman Nancy Mace (SC-01) announced the 2026 Congressional Art Competition for high school students across South Carolina's 1st Congressional District. This annual nationwide competition, sponsored by Members of Congress, gives talented young artist more PR

PIERRE, South Dakota, Feb. 18 -- South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Jackley Opposes Rule Expanding Access to Abortion Drugs Via Mail and Telehealth South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has joined a coalition of 22 Attorneys General who support Louisiana's lawsuit challenging a Biden-era rule that expanded access to abortion drugs through the mail and telehealth, despite contrary state laws. "The United States Supreme C more PR

PLANO, Texas, Feb. 17 [Category: Sociological] -- The First Liberty Institute, an organization that says it is dedicated to defending liberty for all Americans, issued the following news release: * * * Sixteen Attorneys General Demand Answers to YouTube's Censorship of Conservative Commentator Steve Deace * Sixteen Attorneys General sent a letter to YouTube executives demanding answers regarding YouTube's treatment of politically conservative content creators and channels since January 1, 20 more PR

NEW YORK, Feb. 17 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * US: Jesse Jackson Dies at 84 * (New York) - Reverend Jesse Jackson, a defining force in the struggle for civil and human rights in the United States, died on February 17, 2026, at the age of 84. Born in Greenville, South Carolina in 1941, Jackson marched alongside Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Selma and was present at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis when King was assassinated in 1968. In 1971,  more PR