DES MOINES, Iowa, Feb. 19 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: * * * Air quality permits for review, published 02/19/2026 * DES MOINES - The DNR Air Quality Bureau has the following draft permits up for review. The permits help protect Iowans' health and the air where we live. DNR's permitting staff review the applications to ensure facilities comply with state and federal air quality standards. The public has the right and is encouraged to comment o more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Americans for Tax Reform issued the following commentary on Feb. 18, 2026: * * * Washington Democrats Can't Get Enough of Your Money Jack Sepulvado Democrats in the Washington have repeatedly raised taxes since they took control of both houses of the state legislature in 2018. Their policies have directly contributed to the beginning of an exodus from the state. Despite this, Washington Democrats have continued to pass legislation that will only make it more difficult  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

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management has initiated a revision of the Northwestern and Coastal Oregon and Southwestern Oregon Resource Management Plans to address forest health and declining timber production. This planning effort aims to align timber harvest levels with the historically higher yields required by the Oregon and California Revested Railroad Lands Act of 1937. According to the notice, the revision is prompted by destructive w more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Rep. Janelle Bynum, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Bynum Celebrates Delivery of Funding to Milwaukie and Oregon City * Today, Congresswoman Janelle Bynum (OR-05) joined local leaders to celebrate the delivery of federal funding to communities in Oregon's Fifth Congressional District. The Congresswoman first celebrated $1,092,000 in funding for the Water Transmission Main Project at Oregon City Hall, which will provide clean drinking water for genera more PR

PORTLAND, Oregon, Feb. 20 -- Detroit, a subsidiary of Daimler Trucks North America, issued the following news on Feb. 19, 2026: * * * Detroit introduces its 2027 heavy-duty Gen 6 engines Detroit, Daimler Truck North America's powertrain brand and leading manufacturer of heavy-duty truck engines and commercial vehicle components, today announced its new Gen 6 heavy duty engine portfolio, comprised of the DD13, DD15 and DD16. The next evolution of its popular engines is fully compliant with the 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. 19 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Funding for 15 Bonamici Community Projects Signed into Law * WASHINGTON, D.C. [2/19/26] - Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici announced that legislation containing the 15 community projects she championed was recently signed into law. These projects will bring more than $16 million in federal investment to NW Oregon. "This federal funding uplifts local priorities," said Congresswoman Bonamici. "Th more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Collins, Warnock Lead Bipartisan Group of Senators to Urge Education Department's Timely Execution of Federal TRIO Programs * Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, Maine's U.S. Senator Susan Collins, and Georgia's U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock led a bipartisan group of Senators in urging U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon to ensure the timely delivery of federal funds from TRIO. 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

PORTLAND, Oregon, Feb. 19 -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news: * * * OHSU-led panel: Exercise is essential for seniors in cancer treatment, who are cancer survivors * For cancer survivors older than 65, exercise is essential during treatment, throughout recovery and beyond, according to a consensus statement recently published in the journal Cancer. The work, led by Oregon Health & Science University physicians and professors, was part of a multidisciplinary p more PR

PORTLAND, Oregon, Feb. 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon posted the following news release on Feb. 19, 2026: * * * Oregon Business Owner Sent to Prison for Employment Tax Crimes The owner of a tree removal business was sentenced to prison today for willfully failing to pay over employment taxes to the IRS on behalf of the company she owned and operated. Joyce Leard, 47, was sentenced to 15 months in federal prison and three years' supervised release. Leard was  more PR

PORTLAND, Oregon, Feb. 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon posted the following news release on Feb. 18, 2026: * * * Portland Man Pleads Guilty to Assaulting a Federal Law Enforcement Officer A Portland man pleaded guilty today after assaulting a federal officer at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) office in South Portland. Robert Jacob Hoopes, 25, pleaded guilty to aggravated assault of a federal employee with a dangerous weapon resulting in bod more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Rep. John Garamendi, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Garamendi Joins 70 Democrats in Demanding Answers from Education Secretary on ICE's Impact on Students * This week, Congressman John Garamendi (CA-08) joins Democratic House Committee on Education and the Workforce Ranking Member Bobby Scott (D-VA-03), Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee Ranking Member Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) and 68 House Democrats in demandi more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Merkley Slam Education Secretary McMahon's Attempts to Block Congressional Oversight, Renew Push for Data on Student Loan Servicers' Performance "Under your tenure as Secretary, ED has not only ignored repeated Congressional requests for servicer performance data but now appears to have progressed to active obstruction of efforts to obtain this information directly from the servicers." * Wa more PR

OLYMPIA, Washington, Feb. 19 -- The Washington State Department of Health issued the following news release on Feb. 17, 2026: * * * State revokes, suspends licenses, certifications, registrations of health care providers The Washington State Department of Health has revoked or suspended the licenses, certifications, or registrations of the following health care providers in our state. The department has also immediately suspended the credentials of people who have been prohibited from practic more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley Won't Attend State of The Union, Will Instead Hold Virtual Town Hall for Oregonians on February 24 * The Fate of The Union: Senators to co-host virtual town hall the same day as the State of the Union to answer Oregonians' questions about protecting the Constitution and resisting Donald Trump's assaults on the Bill of Rights. Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkle more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley Won't Attend State of The Union, Will Instead Hold Virtual Town Hall for Oregonians on February 24 * The Fate of The Union: Senators to co-host virtual town hall the same day as the State of the Union to answer Oregonians' questions about protecting the Constitution and resisting Donald Trump's assaults on the Bill of Rights. Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley t more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley, Colleagues Investigate Trump's Repeal of Bedrock Climate Safeguard * Senators sound alarm over political motivations to undermine climate science and harm public health Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said today they have joined Senate colleagues in launching an investigation into Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin's decision to r more PR