BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Feb. 19 -- Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill issued the following news: * * * 21 Attorneys General, 60 Members of Congress File Amicus Briefs Supporting Louisiana's Lawsuit to Protect Women and Children from Dangerous Mail-Order Abortion Drugs * Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill is thanking her fellow Republican attorneys general and 60 U.S. lawmakers for filing amicus briefs in support of her lawsuit against the FDA to vacate a Biden-era rule that removed a more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Alabama, chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 19, 2026: * * * Aviation Safety Bill to Address Factors in DCA Crash Released by House Committees' Bipartisan Leaders The comprehensive legislative response to the various aviation safety issues raised by the tragic 2025 midair collision between American Airlines Flight 5342 and a UH-60 Army Black Hawk helicopter at Ronald Reagan Washington National Air more PR

GREENWOOD, Indiana, Feb. 19 -- College Sports Communicators issued the following news on Feb. 18, 2026: * * * CSC Unite 2026 Attendance Grant Recipients and NCAA Inclusion Grant Winners Announced From more than 130 applicants, 22 members of College Sports Communicators have been selected to receive a CSC Unite 2026 Convention Attendance Grant and will attend the association's annual convention at the Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas on June 7-10, 2026. For 15 of the recipients, it will be th more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Feb. 19 -- The Reason Foundation issued the following news: * * * Funding Education Opportunity: About one in four students is chronically absent School districts may need to implement new policies to encourage students to attend school more regularly. By Jude Schwalbach When public schools remained closed for months during the COVID-19 pandemic, they sent students and families a harmful message: missing a lot of school is ok. Before the pandemic, only 15% of stud more PR

GADSDEN, Alabama, Feb. 20 -- Gadsden State Community College issued the following news: * * * Gadsden State Hosts College-Wide Black History Month Celebration Honoring Heritage, Leadership and Legacy Gadsden State Community College hosted a college-wide Black History Month Celebration on February 18, 2026 at its Wallace Drive Campus, bringing together students, faculty, staff and community partners for a meaningful program recognizing heritage, achievement and continued progress. The event  more PR

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Feb. 19 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Southern Poverty Law Center issued the following news: * * * Georgia Legislators and Advocates Announce Henry McNeal Turner Voting Rights Act * At a time when voting rights and fair elections are under coordinated attack nationwide, Georgia lawmakers are taking action. Today, Georgia legislators and voting rights advocates announced the introduction of the Henry McNeal Turner Voting Rights Act (Georgia VRA). Sponsored by Georgia Senat more PR

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Feb. 19 -- Gov. Kay Ivey, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Ivey Invites Alabama High School Students to Compete in National Civics Challenge Ahead of America's 250th Birthday * MONTGOMERY - Governor Kay Ivey on Thursday released a video message inviting Alabama high school students to take part in a national civics and American history competition as the nation prepares to celebrate its 250 th birthday. In Governor Ivey's video message, she  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Tuberville Op-Ed: Bring back the 'Miracle on Ice' spirit to Team USA * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) penned an op-ed in Fox News Digital calling for the U.S. Winter Olympians to leave woke politics at home and to proudly represent the country that gave them the opportunity and the platform to showcase their talents on the world stage. Read excerpts from Sen. T more PR

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, Feb. 19 -- Mississippi State University posted the following news: * * * MSU's Unified flag football records best club finish at nationals * Contact: Brock Turnipseed STARKVILLE, Miss.- Mississippi State's Special Olympics Club Unified flag football team is beginning 2026 with a second-place finish at the National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association, or NIRSA, tournament. It's the group's best performance in history. "Our Unified team continues to make sig more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 [Category: Environment] (TNSrpt) -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Sierra Club Report: PFAS Found in Nearly All Alabama's Waterways * MONTGOMERY, AL - A new report released today has found PFAS in nearly all of Alabama's waterways, confirming the statewide threat of these deadly toxins. PFAS are man-made "forever chemicals" that don't break down in the environment and are highly toxic to people. They are virtually unregulated by the US governme more PR

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, Feb. 19 -- The University of Alabama issued the following news: * * * UAB and McMaster University name 2025 Joint Pilot Grant awardees * Since March 2022, UAB and McMaster University have advanced a shared vision to strengthen institutional collaboration across research, education and global health initiatives. The University of Alabama at Birmingham and McMaster University have selected two research teams to receive the 2025 UAB/McMaster Joint Pilot Grants, supporting b more PR

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, Feb. 19 -- The University of Alabama issued the following news: * * * UAB leads study to mitigate the medication adherence barriers in those living with HIV * Aadia Rana, M.D. Medication adherence remains a challenge across all chronic conditions, commonly imposed by financial, physical or educational factors with impact on personal health outcomes. In infectious diseases like HIV, in addition to impacting individual health, reduced adherence to medications also results  more PR

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, Feb. 17 -- The University of Virginia Karsh Institute of Democracy issued the following news: * * * Visual Journalism on the Front Lines: Truth, Trust, and Democracy In an era of social media, deepfakes, and shrinking attention spans, images not only convey the news, but also influence public trust and hold power to account. By Natalie Ermann Russell "As humans, we're skeptical of everything, but we trust our eyes," said Sanjay Suchak, a former Karsh Institute pra more PR

SEATTLE, Washington, Feb. 20 (TNSjou) -- The University of Washington School of Medicine posted the following news release: * * * Ketamine rapidly reverses fentanyl withdrawal symptoms A new, reliable strategy allows fentanyl users to start treatment without prolonged suffering. * Drug overdoses caused an estimated 73,000 U.S. deaths last year, with the synthetic opioid fentanyl causing the majority of fatal overdoses. Buprenorphine, a medication for treating opioid-use disorder, is effec more PR

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Feb. 19 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news: * * * Witnessing service workers being treated poorly inspires bigger tips, study finds * LAWRENCE -An adage called the "waiter rule" states you can tell an individual's true character by the way they treat service workers. "It's a situation where you're not obligated legally to tip them or treat them well," said Jonathan Beck, assistant professor of marketing at the University of Kansas. "But how you treat th more PR