BELLEVUE, Washington, Feb. 19 [Category: Sociological] -- MomsRising, an online and on-the-ground organization of more than one million mothers and their families, posted the following news release: * * * "Affordable Health Care, Not ICE Cruelty": Care in Action, MomsRising Together Launch Six-Figure Ad Buy Across Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and Ohio * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Care in Action and MomsRising Together launched a six-figure CTV campaign across WI-03, PA-07, PA-08, and OH-01. As fa more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 20 (TNSjou) -- The American College of Surgeons issued the following news release on Feb. 19, 2026: * * * Bypassing Closest Hospital for Emergency General Surgery Linked to Increased Complications and Prolonged Hospital Stay Multi-state analysis shows patients travelling further for urgent surgery present with more advanced disease Key Takeaways * Patients going past the nearest hospital equipped to provide surgical care for emergency abdominal surgery had 12% higher more PR

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 18 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Releases Statement on Live Nation Lawsuit * New York Attorney General Letitia James today released the following statement after the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York rejected Live Nation's attempt to have all claims dismissed in an antitrust lawsuit filed by Attorney General James, a bipartisan coalition of 40 other attorneys general, a more PR

ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON, New York, Feb. 20 -- Bard College issued the following news release: * * * Bard College Center for Indigenous Studies (CfIS) Hosts Annual Symposium With Keynote Speaker Miranda Belarde-Lewis on March 9-10 Bard College Center for Indigenous Studies (CfIS) presents its third annual symposium, An Invitation to Interconnectedness: Indigenous Approaches to Information, Knowledge, Justice, and Belonging, taking place March 9-10 on Bard's Annandale campus. Organized by CfIS as p more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 (TNSLrpt) -- State Job Openings and Labor Turnover December 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics - Feb. 19, 2026 (22 pages) * * * Job openings rates decreased in 6 states in December, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the month, hires rates decreased in 3 states and increased in 1 state. Total separations rates increased in 9 states and decreased in 2 states. Nationally, the job openings, hires, and total separation more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 20 (TNSLrpt) -- Changing Compensation Costs in the Chicago Metropolitan Area December 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Midwest Region - Feb. 19, 2026 * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 4.9 percent in the Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ending in December 2025, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Mic more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 20 (TNSLrpt) -- Changing Compensation Costs in the Minneapolis Metropolitan Area December 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Midwest Region - Feb. 19, 2026 * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 3.8 percent in the Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ending in December 2025, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Sen. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Budd Joins CTE Caucus Co-Chairs in Leading Bipartisan Resolution to Recognize February as Career and Technical Education Month * Washington, D.C. -U.S. Senator Ted Budd (R-N.C.) joined his Senate co-chairs on the Career and Technical Education (CTE) Caucus, Senators Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Todd Young (R-Ind.), and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), in introducing a bipartisan resolution recognizing February 2026 more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Rep. Gwen Moore, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Gwen Moore Announces State of the Union Guest * "I'm excited to invite Kara Pitt-D'Andrea, Executive Director of Milwaukee's Renaissance Child Development Center, to the State of the Union. As a small business leader, Kara has seen firsthand how ACA premium tax credits provide affordable health care and economic stability for working families and early childhood educators, including se more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following recall alert on Feb. 19, 2026: * * * Name of Product: Meijer one-piece footed 12-, 18-and 24-month children's sleepwear Hazard: The recalled sleepwear violates the mandatory flammability standard for children's sleepwear, posing a risk of burn injuries to children. Remedy: Refund Recall Date: February 19, 2026 Units: About 211,520 Consumer Contact: Meijer toll-free at 800-927-8699 or online at https://www.m more PR

MOLINE, Illinois, Feb. 20 -- Deere and Co., a manufacturer of agricultural, construction, forestry machinery and diesel engines, issued the following news release: * * * Deere Reports First Quarter Net Income of $656 Million * First quarter shipments ahead of plan as order books strengthen * Diverse customer segments and geographies enable resilience and growth * Net income guidance range increased to $4.5 billion - $5.0 billion * Deere & Company reported net income of $656 million for th more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration issued the following warning letter to Elanco Animal Health USA from the Center for Veterinary Medicine: * * * Recipient: Jeffrey Simmons, President and CEO, Elanco Animal Health USA, 2500 Innovation Way, Greenfield, IN 46140, United States Issuing Office: Center for Veterinary Medicine, United States Re: NADA 141-550 Pradalex(TM) (pradofloxacin injection) CMS #: 710613 WARNING LETTER Dear more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, Feb. 20 -- FFRF Action Fund, an organization that says it develops and advocates for legislation, regulations and government programs to preserve the constitutional principle of separation between state and church, posted the following news: * * * 'Theocrat' leads Ten Commandments bill in Tennessee The FFRF Action Fund names Tenn. state Rep. Michael Hale as its "Theocrat of the Week" for leading legislation to post the Ten Commandments in the state's public schools. Hous more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, Feb. 20 -- FFRF Action Fund, an organization that says it develops and advocates for legislation, regulations and government programs to preserve the constitutional principle of separation between state and church, posted the following news: * * * Secular star Rep. Raskin explains the Constitution at Shariah law hearing The FFRF Action Fund salutes state-church ally U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., for his stellar speech at an unnecessary congressional hearing that fearmonge 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

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Human Rights First issued the following news: * * * ICE Air Expands Deportation and Domestic Transfer Flights to Record Levels in First Year of Second Trump Administration ICE Air Operations has been dramatically expanded under the second Trump administration, operating with minimal transparency or public oversight. Human Rights First's ICE Flight Monitor reports that from January 20, 2025, to January 20, 2026, the Trump administration conducted 2,253 deportation flight more PR

ENCINO, California, Feb. 20 -- Marcus and Millichap issued the following news release on Feb. 19, 2026: * * * Marcus & Millichap Arranges $2.7M Sale of Skilled Nursing Facility and Rehabilitation Center in Stevens Point, Wisconsin STEVENS POINT, Wis. - Marcus & Millichap (NYSE: MMI), a leading commercial real estate brokerage firm specializing in investment sales, financing, research and advisory services, announced today the sale of Portage County Health Care Center, a skilled nursing and re more PR

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, Feb. 19 [Category: BizHospital] -- Sanford Health posted the following news release: * * * Marshfield Clinic using new heart arrhythmia technology * Jeff Starck Marshfield Clinic Media Relations 715-389-4978 / starck.jeffrey@marshfieldclinic.org MARSHFIELD, WIS. - Marshfield Clinic is using the newest technology to help treat dangerous heart arrhythmias for patients. Marshfield Clinic performed the first implant in Wisconsin of the Medtronic OmniaSecure, th more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Feb. 20 -- New Jersey Acting Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release: * * * Acting AG Davenport Sues Trump Administration to Protect Energy Affordability Programs in New Jersey Multistate Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration's Attempts to Slash Critical Energy Affordability Projects Funded by Congress * Acting Attorney General Jennifer Davenport joined a coalition of 13 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit challenging the Trump Administ more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- No Labels, a political organization that advocates for centrism and bipartisanship, issued the following commentary on Feb. 18, 2026, by Deputy Research Director Austin Milks: * * * A Tariff Showdown: Congress, the President, and the Supreme Court The House votes to roll back emergency tariffs as the Senate and the Supreme Court weigh executive trade powers * Tariffs are once again at the center of debate in Washington. The House recently voted to roll back emergency more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury Office of the Comptroller of the Currency issued the following news release on Feb. 19, 2026: * * * OCC Announces Enforcement Actions for February 2026 The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today released enforcement actions for February 2026. The enforcement actions released are terminations. The OCC terminates enforcement actions when a bank has demonstrated compliance with all articles of an enforcement action; or wh more PR

AMES, Iowa, Feb. 19 -- Iowa State University issued the following news release: * * * Science Briefing: High magnetic fields reveal atom-level structures of drugs, materials * AMES, Iowa - A tiny, solid sample of a drug, complete with active and inactive ingredients, spun at 50,000 revolutions per second while tilted at the "magic angle" of nearly 55 degrees relative to a high magnetic field. A special instrument at the National Magnetic Resonance Facility at the University of Wisconsin-Ma more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Rep. Bryan Steil, R-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * Steil Joins Colleagues, Introduces Legislation to Authorize Wisconsin Civil War Memorials at National Battlefields * Janesville, WI - Congressman Bryan Steil (WI-01) joined Congressman Scott Fitzgerald (WI-05) in introducing legislation to authorize Wisconsin memorials at Antietam National Battlefield and Manassas National Battlefield Park. These memorials will recognize the service and sacrifice o more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights Secures 31 Agreements with Colleges and Universities to End Partnerships with The Ph.D. Project * Today, the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced that it has secured thirty-one resolution agreements (RAs) with institutions of higher education to cease their partnerships with The Ph.D. Project, an organization more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 19 -- Clean Air Task Force, an organization that says it works to safeguard against the impacts of climate change by catalyzing the development and deployment of low-carbon energy and other climate-protecting technologies, issued the following news on Feb. 18, 2026: * * * U.S. EPA sued over illegal repeal of climate protections Health, environmental groups challenge the Trump EPA's harmful, unscientific, and illegal repeal of the endangerment finding and eliminatio more PR

LAFAYETTE, Louisiana, Feb. 20 (TNSjou) -- The University of Louisiana Lafayette campus issued the following news: * * * UL Lafayette researcher reveals first direct evidence of rare cosmic process in ancient stardust A University of Louisiana at Lafayette researcher has uncovered the first direct evidence of a rare chemical process deep inside an exploding massive star by analyzing ancient stardust billions of years older than our sun. The discovery, led by Dr. Ishita Pal in collaboration wi more PR

KENOSHA, Wisconsin, Feb. 18 -- The University of Wisconsin Parkside campus posted the following news: * * * UW-Parkside Launches Bold AI Fluency Initiative * KENOSHA, Wis. - The University of Wisconsin-Parkside is launching a campus-wide initiative to achieve AI fluency for students, faculty, and staff by 2028. Through strategic partnerships with Microsoft and Kenosha-based Ordify AI, the university will integrate artificial intelligence into the curriculum and campus operations to prepare g more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, Feb. 20 -- Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce issued the following statement on Feb. 19, 2026 * * * WMC Statement on Assembly Speaker Vos' Retirement from the Wisconsin State Assembly Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) President/CEO Kurt R. Bauer released the following statement after Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Vos announced he will not seek reelection in 2026, after serving as Speaker since 2013: "Speaker Vos has been a true champion of free enterprise and a stro more PR