PHOENIX, Arizona, Feb. 17 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Goldwater Institute posted the following news: * * * $50 Million Owed to Pinal Taxpayers: Will the Arizona Legislature Ensure Justice is Served? * It's been four years since The Arizona Supreme Court sided with the Goldwater Institute and found that Pinal County illegally collected $80 million in sales taxes. In the wake of that ruling, the state's Department of Revenue gave Pinal County taxpayers the opportunity to apply for refund s. A more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Rep. Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Beatty and Brown Lead Letter to HUD Opposing Rollback of Fair Housing Anti-Discrimination Enforcement * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (OH-03) and Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) submitted an official public comment letter to U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Scott Turner in strong opposition to HUD's proposed rule to eliminate the "disparate impact" st more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release: * * * BREAKING: DNC Stops Republicans From Kicking Nearly a Quarter Million NC Voters Off Voter Rolls Key win for voting rights comes after a year-long battle led by the DNC to protect registered voters and their votes from Republican attacks Multiple GOP efforts to overturn 2024 election results and disenfranchise voters in NC have now been successfully stopped by Democrats * In a major victory for more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Brown and Beatty Lead Letter to HUD Opposing Rollback of Fair Housing Anti-Discrimination Enforcement * Washington, DC - Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) and Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (OH-03) have submitted an official public comment letter to U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Scott Turner in strong opposition to HUD's proposed rule to eliminate the "disparate impact more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11326) on Feb. 17, 2026, by legislative attorney Cassandra J. Barnum: Here are excerpts: * * * Federal Prosecutorial Discretion: A Brief Overview From broad law enforcement priorities embraced by different presidential Administrations to individual choices by Department of Justice (DOJ) attorneys about what charges to bring in specific cases, the executive branch wields  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 [Category: Science] -- The Food and Water Watch posted the following news release on Feb. 17, 2026: * * * FL Residents Urge Sen. Boyd to Support Affordable Energy Legislation TECO customers have seen bills increase exponentially in the last 5 years, with a 22% increase in the last year alone * Today, affordable energy advocates and impacted residents organized by Food & Water Watch gathered outside of Senate President-Elect Jim Boyd's office to deliver a giant 'Florida's more PR

NEW YORK, Feb. 17 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * HRW Submission to the Independent Expert on Sexuality and Gender Identity * Human Rights Watch (HRW) welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the thematic report of the Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity on violence and discrimination experienced by lesbian, bisexual, and queer (LBQ) women. This submission draws  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: On BBC Newsnight, Kelly Defends Free Speech and Calls Out Trump's Damage to U.S. Alliances * In case you missed it, Arizona Senator Mark Kelly spoke with BBC Newsnight 's Victoria Derbyshire last night about President Donald Trump's record of going after institutions, journalists, members of Congress, and anyone that doesn't agree with him. Kelly made clear he will not be intimidated by Trump's more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Kaptur, Brown, Beatty, Landsman Send Letter to HUD Opposing Rollback of Fair Housing Anti-Discrimination Enforcement * Toledo, OH - Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), joined Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11), Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (OH-03), and Congressman Greg Landsman (OH-01) in submitting an official public comment letter (link is external) to US Department of Housing and Urban Develop more PR

HERNDON, Virginia, Feb. 17 [Category: Transportation] -- The RV Industry Association posted the following news: * * * Latest Tariff Developments * To see a comprehensive list of what tariffs are currently enacted, view our tariff tracker chart, which provides an easy-to-read overview of tariff impacts by country. View the Tariff Tracker Tariff Letters and Deals Below is an update of ongoing deals that have been announced so far. It is important to note that there are more details to co more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee issued the following testimony by Curtis LeGeyt, president and CEO of the National Association of Broadcasters, from a Feb. 10, 2026, hearing entitled "We Interrupt This Program: Media Ownership in the Digital Age": * * * Good morning, Chairman Cruz, Ranking Member Cantwell and members of the committee. My name is Curtis LeGeyt, and I serve as President and Chief Executive Officer of the National Association of Br more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 [Category: Sociological] -- The American Economic Liberties Project posted the following news release: * * * New State-Level Model Leg. Reins in Excess Utility Profits to Lower Costs * Washington, D.C. - Amid an acute energy affordability crisis, the American Economic Liberties Project today released new model legislation that would provide relief to utility customers by reining in unjust and unreasonable monopoly utility profits. "A major driver of the energy affordabi more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Schiff, Whitehouse, Colleagues Investigate EPA's "Fait Accompli" Repeal of Bedrock Climate Safeguard * Senators to Zeldin: "Presidential policy preferences do not give EPA carte blanche to bypass statutory mandates to engage in good faith with sound science and public input in favor of predetermined outcomes." WASHINGTON, D.C. -U.S. Senators Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff (both D-Calif.) more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- The Peterson Institute for International Economics issued the following commentary on Feb. 17, 2026, by senior research staffer Monica de Bolle: * * * Trump's latter day Monroe Doctrine is aimed at China The US intervention in Venezuela, attacks on vessels in the Caribbean, financial squeeze on Cuba, and its bailout of Argentina should perhaps have come as no surprise. After all, the Trump administration has made no secret of its intentions, as laid out in the 2025 Nati more PR

NEW YORK, Feb. 17 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * Philippine Supreme Court Grants Property Rights to Same-Sex Couples * In a watershed moment for same-sex couples in the Philippines, the Supreme Court ruled on February 5 that a cohabiting same-sex partner has co-ownership rights to property they helped acquire during the relationship. The case involved a lesbian couple who bought property together but registered it under one partner's name t more PR

MANILA, Philippines, Feb. 18 -- The Supreme Court of the Philippines issued the following news release: * * * Chief Justice Gesmundo, Netherland Ambassador Geraedts Hold Turnover Ceremony of Cybercrime Courts Equipment Chief Justice Alexander G. Gesmundo underscored the need to strengthen the digital capabilities of courts as the Supreme Court (SC) received equipment donated by the Netherlands during the Turnover Ceremony of Equipment for Cybercrime Courts on February 12, 2026, at the SC En B more PR

MANILA, Philippines, Feb. 18 -- The Supreme Court of the Philippines issued the following news release: * * * SAJ Leonen Calls for Institutional Reform, Accountability in Fight Against Corruption Supreme Court (SC) Senior Associate Justice (SAJ) Marvic M.V.F. Leonen stressed the urgent need for genuine institutional reform to curb corruption in government. Speaking at the Office of the Ombudsman Strategic and Operational Planning (2026-2032) on February 10, 2026, at the CAP-John Hay Trade an more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Rep. Bob Onder, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Onder Introduces the Curtailing Agency Reach and Bureaucracy Overreach on Net-Zero (CARBON) Act * February 17, 2026 Contact: Brooke Morgan (link sends email) (Washington, D.C.) - This past week, U.S. Congressman Bob Onder introduced H.R. 7554, the Curtailing Agency Reach and Bureaucracy Overreach on Net-Zero (CARBON) Act, to restore the original congressional intent of the Clean Air Act (CAA) 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

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Whitehouse Leads Senate Democrats' Investigation into EPA's Decision to Disregard Health Impacts in Air Pollution Standards Senators warn the agency's move risks families' health and could sacrifice more than $40 billion in public health gains to cut costs for polluters * Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Ranking Membe more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Whitehouse, Senate Democrats Investigate EPA's "Fait Accompli" Repeal of Bedrock Climate Safeguard U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW), led 41 Senators in launching an investigation into Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Z more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee issued the following testimony by Thomas M. Johnson Jr., co-chair of the issues and appeals practice at Wiley Rein LLP, and former general counsel of the Federal Communications Commission, from a Feb. 10, 2026, hearing entitled "We Interrupt This Program: Media Ownership in the Digital Age": * * * Chairman Cruz, Ranking Member Cantwell, and Members of the Committee, thank you for the invitation to testify today. I more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Washington Legal Foundation issued the following news release: * * * WLF Urges Supreme Court to Reinstate Trial Judges' Gatekeeping Role in the Fourth Circuit * "Allowing junk science in the guise of expert testimony to reach juries undermines the integrity of our federal justice system." -Cory Andrews, WLF General Counsel & Vice President of Litigation Click here to read WLF's brief. (Washington, DC)-Washington Legal Foundation (WLF) t more PR