WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Accuracy in Media issued the following news: * * * "Totally Committed" to DEI: University of Kentucky Faculty Caught Breaking State Law Accuracy in Media continues to carry out undercover investigations to find out whether universities are complying with DEI bans across the country. We have found that even in red majority states, rogue university officials continue to carry out DEI programming covertly. AIM investigations have exposed DEI continuing in North Carolina, F more PR

OLYMPIA, Washington, Feb. 17 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * AG Brown asks court to enforce order preventing FEMA from unlawfully cutting disaster preparedness funding * Attorney General Nick Brown and a multistate coalition today filed a motion asking the District Court of Massachusetts to enforce its order prohibiting the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) from terminating the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 17 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Asks Court To Enforce Order Preventing Trump Administration From Unlawfully Cutting Billions In Disaster Preparedness Funding * Boston -Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell and a coalition of 23 states today filed a motion asking the District Court of Massachusetts to enforce its December 11, 2025 order that prohibited the Federal Emergency M more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 17 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Asks Court to Enforce Order Preventing Trump Administration from Unlawfully Cutting Billions in Disaster Preparedness Funding * LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and a coalition of 23 states today filed a motion (PDF) asking the District Court of Massachusetts to enforce its order that prohibited the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) from terminating t more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, Feb. 18 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on Feb. 17, 2026: * * * Attorney General Mayes Fights to Restore Billions in Federal Disaster Preparedness Funding Unlawfully Cut by Trump Administration Attorney General Mayes and a coalition of 23 states today filed a motion asking the District Court of Massachusetts to enforce its December 11, 2025 order that prohibited the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) from terminating the Build more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Feb. 17 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Asks Court to Enforce Order Preventing Trump Administration from Unlawfully Cutting Billions in Disaster Preparedness Funding * Motion asks court to require FEMA to restore critical disaster resilience program and make billions in funding available to the communities relying on them OAKLAND - California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a coalition  more PR

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Feb. 17 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General Clark Asks Court to Enforce Order Preventing Trump Administration From Unlawfully Cutting Billions in Disaster Preparedness Funding * Motion Asks Court to Require FEMA to Restore Critical Disaster Resilience Program and Make Billions in Funding Available to the Communities Relying on Them Attorney General Clark and a coalition of 23 states today filed a motion as more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Feb. 17 -- North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Jeff Jackson Asks Court to Enforce Order Requiring FEMA to Reinstate NC's $200 Million Infrastructure Program * Download this video here. RALEIGH - Today, Attorney General Jeff Jackson asked a court to enforce its earlier order requiring FEMA to reinstate the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) disaster mitigation program. Attorney  more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 17 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL ASKS COURT TO ENFORCE ORDER PREVENTING TRUMP ADMINISTRATION FROM UNLAWFULLY CUTTING BILLIONS IN DISASTER PREPAREDNESS FUNDING * Motion Asks Court to Require FEMA to Restore Critical Disaster Resilience Program and Make Billions in Funding Available Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 23 states, filed a motion asking the District C more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 17 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Asks Court to Enforce Order Preventing Trump Administration from Unlawfully Cutting Billions in Disaster Preparedness Funding * Motion Asks Court to Require FEMA to Restore Critical Disaster Resilience Program and Make Billions in Funding Available to the Communities Relying on Them (Hartford, CT) - Attorney General William Tong and a coalition of 23 st more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R47166) entitled "Career and Technical Education - A Primer:" (Continued from Part 1 of 2) * * * CTE Program Challenges This section discusses challenges that CTE program providers have experienced with program delivery, increasing student access, and replicating evidence-based practices, as well as resources that have been used to address these challenges./31 Delivery, Access, and Replicati more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 17, 2026: * * * Chairmen Guthrie and Palmer Announce Hearing on Safe Drinking Water Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, and Congressman Gary Palmer (AL-06), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Environment, announced a hearing titled From Source to Tap: A Hearing to Examine Challenges and Opportunit 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 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 17, 2026: * * * Comer and Higgins Investigate Violent Online Network 764 House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) and Subcommittee on Federal Law Enforcement Chairman Clay Higgins (R-La.) are examining the Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI) capabilities to track and apprehend the violent onli more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Comer Announces 2025 Service Academy Nominations for Kentucky's 1st District * WASHINGTON-Today, Congressman James Comer (R-Ky.) announced the sixteen local high school students from Kentucky's 1 st Congressional District who have received nominations for appointments to the United States service academies. "On behalf of Kentucky's 1st Congressional District, I am proud to congratulate more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Rep. Harold Rogers, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Rogers Joins ACPT and ExxonMobil for Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony in Ashland * ASHLAND, KY (February 17, 2026) - U.S. Rep. Harold "Hal" Rogers (KY-05) joined executives from ACP Technologies (ACPT) and ExxonMobil on Tuesday for a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new production facility in Ashland. This pilot facility will be used to produce carbon-based materials that ExxonMobil plans to use a more PR

ERLANGER, Kentucky, Feb. 17 [Category: National Defense] -- Disabled American Veterans issued the following news: * * * DAV statement on VA Interim Final Rule concerning disability ratings and medication * DAV is extremely disappointed and alarmed by VA's decision to issue an Interim Final Rule today that could potentially reduce disability compensation for millions of disabled veterans. The new regulation would allow VA to reduce disability compensation ratings for veterans who take medicat 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

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: * * * Full List of FY 2026 Federal Funding for Kentucky Secured by Senator McConnell * SENATOR MITCH McCONNELL FISCAL YEAR 2026 APPROPRIATIONS ACCOMPLISHMENTS NEARLY $2.6 BILLION FOR KENTUCKY AGRICULTURE ($11.350 MILLION FOR KENTUCKY) * $10 million for the University of Kentucky's new Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Building * $1.35 million for hospital infrastructure improvements at more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Kentucky Public Service Commission Limits LG&E / KU Electric and Gas Rate Hikes * FRANKFORT, KY - Louisville Gas & Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities (LG&E/KU) will be raising electric and gas rates for more than one million Kentucky residents. Under the terms of two decisions issued Monday by the Kentucky Public Service Commission in case numbers 2025-00113 and 2025-00114, the actual more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Lawsuit Seeks Endangered Species Protection for Hellbenders * WASHINGTON-The Center for Biological Diversity sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today to force the agency to set a binding date to enact federal protections for hellbender salamanders under the Endangered Species Act. The agency was required to finalize protections for Eastern hellbenders in December 202 more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Feb. 18 -- New Jersey Acting Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release on Feb. 17, 2026: * * * Acting AG Davenport: Trump Administration Must Obey Court Order and Restore Critical FEMA Program Protecting New Jersey from Natural Disasters Multistate Coalition Seeks Enforcement of 2025 Court Ruling Prohibiting Trump Administration from Terminating Essential Disaster Response Program * Acting Attorney General Jennifer Davenport and a coalition o 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

LEXINGTON, Kentucky, Feb. 18 -- The University of Kentucky issued the following Q&A on Feb. 17, 2026, by Carl Agner with Serenity Wright, senior executive director for innovation, community health and societal impact at UK Innovate: * * * Q&A: How UK Innovate's TRUST Hub translates research into community impact Breadcrumb The University of Kentucky's TRUST Hub - Translating Research through Universal Solutions Together - is working to address some of Kentucky's most pressing issues. Serenit more PR