WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Americans for Tax Reform issued the following commentary on Feb. 18, 2026: * * * Trump Accounts: List of Companies and Individuals Providing Contributions for Children John Kartch and Rachel Loren Trump Accounts for kids were enacted as part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, also known as the Working Families Tax Cut. Senator Ted Cruz (R - Texas) led the Trump Accounts effort in congress. In addition to the $1,000 provided by the U.S. Treasury, individuals and compan 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. 18 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet, Warren, Colleagues Press Treasury and State to Explain Lifting of Sanctions on Three Enablers of Commercial Spyware Used Against Americans, Journalists, and Dissidents * Denver -Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, joined Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, and Se more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet, Whitehouse, Colleagues Investigate EPA's Decision to Disregard Health Benefits in Air Pollution Regulations * Denver -Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Committee's Subcommittee on Conservation, Climate, Forestry, and Natural Resources, joined Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Commi 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

DENVER, Colorado, Feb. 20 -- The Colorado Secretary of State issued the following news release on Feb. 19, 2026: * * * Eric Nelson Does Not Qualify for State Primary Ballot The Elections Division of the Colorado Secretary of State's Office announced today that Eric Nelson, Democratic candidate for Colorado House of Representatives, District 42, failed to submit the required number of signatures to appear on the June 30, 2026 State Primary ballot. Candidates for the Colorado House of Represen more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 19 (TNSrpt) -- 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: * * * Colorado Electric Transmission Authority could unlock faster, lower-cost transmission, finds CATF Denver, CO - As Colorado's electricity demand grows and the state pursues ambitious climate and electrifi more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Colorado Legislators Introduce Bill Countering Expensive Coal Plant Order * DENVER - Today legislators introduced HB26-1226 aimed at reducing the impact of the Department of Energy's 202(c) dubious "emergency" order to keep the Craig 1 coal unit operating past its planned retirement date at the end of 2025. That executive order could cost ratepayers up to $85 million annually, according to more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Rep. Jeff Hurd, R-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Jeff Hurd Releases Statement on H.J.Res.72 * WASHINGTON -Congressman Jeff Hurd released the following statement regarding his vote on H.J.Res.72: "Today's vote is grounded first and foremost in the Constitution. Article I gives Congress the authority to regulate commerce with foreign nations and to levy tariffs. Over time, Congress has delegated limited authority to the Executive Branch, more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following recall alert on Feb. 19, 2026: * * * Name of Product: Prismatic 3D Prints Book Nooks with Lights Hazard: The recalled book nooks violate the mandatory standard for consumer products containing button cell or coin batteries because the nooks include a spare lithium coin battery that can be easily accessed by children. In addition, the spare coin battery is not in child resistant packaging, and the packaging does more PR

DENVER, Colorado, Feb. 19 -- The Colorado Department of Natural Resources Division of Parks and Wildlife issued the following news release on Feb. 18, 2026: * * * CPW sees success fighting aquatic nuisance species in 2025 despite Western Slope discoveries Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) Aquatic Nuisance Species (ANS) staff continue to see success in fighting the introduction and spread of invasive species in Colorado's water bodies through inspections, decontaminations and education in 2025 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

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Sen. John Curtis, R-Utah, issued the following news release: * * * Curtis Statement on New USPTO Community Engagement Office in Utah * SALT LAKE CITY, UT- U.S. Senator John Curtis (R-UT) issued the following statement on the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)'s announcement that a new community engagement office will be opened at the University of Utah: "Today's announcement is an investment in American ingenuity and reinforces Utah's leadership in research, te more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Rep. Lateefah Simon, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Democratic Women's Caucus Caregiving Task Force Co-Chairs Simon, Dingell, and Pettersen and Rep. Bonamici Demand HHS Secretary Kennedy Withdraw Rule that Undermines Child Care Access * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Last week, Democratic Women's Caucus (DWC) Caregiving Task Force Co-Chair Congresswoman Lateefah Simon (CA-12) joined fellow Caregiving Task Force Co-Chairs Debbie Dingell (MI-06), and Brittany more PR

BOCA RATON, Florida, Feb. 20 (TNSjou) -- Florida Atlantic University, a component of the state university system in Florida, issued the following news: * * * Researchers Find New Bacteria in Stranded Florida Pygmy Sperm Whales Study Snapshot: Pygmy sperm whales are elusive, deep-diving marine mammals that are rarely observed alive, so much of what scientists know about them comes from stranded individuals - particularly along the southeastern U.S. In a new study published in the Journal of Wi more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 19 -- The Lower Colorado River Authority issued the following news release on Feb. 18, 2026: * * * LCRA exploring adding another major reservoir to help meet region's growing demands for water Studies underway to determine if Colorado County site is suitable for new water supply reservoir * Just months after bringing Texas' newest reservoir online, the Lower Colorado River Authority on Wednesday announced plans to explore building yet another reservoir to increase water  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 [Category: Environment] -- The Wilderness Society posted the following news release: * * * MEMO: An 'Energy Dominance' outlook for 2026 * After the 2024 election, the Trump administration wasted no time advancing a dangerous fossil fuel agenda that prioritized oil and gas profits over the health and wellbeing of communities and public lands. By declaring a national energy emergency and directing agencies to " unleash " fossil fuel production, the administration opened m more PR

FARGO, North Dakota, Feb. 20 -- The North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party issued the following news release on Feb. 18, 2026: * * * Mile High City Mayor to address North Dakota Democratic-NPL Convention BISMARCK - Denver Mayor Mike Johnston will address the delegates of the North Dakota Democratic-NPL Convention on March 7. Since the start of his administration, Denver has achieved historic reductions in street homelessness, enhanced public safety, expanded affordable housing, and invested in rev 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

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

NEW YORK, Feb. 20 -- The National Multiple Sclerosis Society issued the following news: * * * What's Next? The 2026 ACTRIMS Forum Looks to the Future of Multiple Sclerosis Research Young scientists were out in full force, among 1750 researchers and clinicians who attended the 11th Annual Americas Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis (ACTRIMS) Forum from February 4-- February 7. In fact, nearly all those who took the stage were new speakers at ACTRIMS. The theme of the m more PR

DALLAS, Texas, Feb. 19 -- Southern Methodist University issued the following news: * * * New study reveals significant detection gap for urban natural gas leaks * The complexities of urban environments-like variable winds off of tall buildings or surfaces-significantly impair the ability to detect natural gas leaks from underground pipelines, a new study shows. SMU researchers found that detection probability can be reduced by 16 percentage points for methane gas leaks from main pipelines  more PR

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 19 -- The Ohio Bankers League issued the following news on Feb. 18, 2026: * * * Dual Banking Bill Introduced Last week, Senator Bernie Moreno (R-OH) and Representative Warren Davidson (R-OH) introduced the American Lending Fairness Act of 2026, bipartisan legislation designed to strengthen federal lending standards and preserve the long-standing balance between state and national banking authority. OBL issued a statement supporting the bill's introduction, underscoring it more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Feb. 18 [Category: Sociological] -- The American Friends Service Committee issued the following news: * * * Palantir moves From Denver to Miami After mounting public pressure * DENVER, CO (February 18, 2026) Colorado residents and organizers celebrated a victory last night after Palantir Technologies suddenly announced that the company has moved their headquarters from Denver to Miami, Florida. Palantir is a tech and weapons company that uses artificial intelligen more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Rep. Jeff Hurd, R-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Hurd's Bipartisan Made in America Jobs Act Passes Transportation and Infrastructure Committee * WASHINGTON -This week, Congressman Jeff Hurd's Made in America Jobs Act (H.R. 7342) passed the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. This legislation authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to consider projects that bring manufacturing jobs back to economically distressed communities as eli more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Rep. Gabe Evans, R-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Gabe Evans and Nick Langworthy send letter to the Department of Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick highlighting AI Overregulation Concerns in Colorado and New York * WASHINGTON -Today Congressman Gabe Evans (CO-08) and Congressman Nick Langworthy (NY-23) sent a letter to Howard Lutnick, the Secretary of Commerce, regarding newly enacted state-level regulations on artificial intelligence (AI) and more PR

BROOKINGS, South Dakota, Feb. 20 -- South Dakota State University issued the following news: * * * SDSU work highlighted at National Bison Association conference By Allie Arp South Dakota State University students and faculty made their annual migration to the National Bison Association conference in Denver, Colorado, lost month. More than just attending, the SDSU representatives made considerable contributions to meeting's agenda from planning to presenting. Three of the conference's six e more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R44236) on Feb. 17, 2026, entitled "Supreme Court Appointment Process - Consideration by the Senate Judiciary Committee:" (Continued from Part 1 of 2) * * * Hearings Supreme Court nominations since 1949 have routinely received public confirmation hearings before either the Senate Judiciary Committee or a Judiciary subcommittee./38 In 1955, hearings on the Supreme Court nomination of John M.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Surface Transportation Board issued the following decision (Docket No. AB 1305, Sub-No. 1) entitled "Great Redwood Trail Agency - Adverse Abandonment - Mendocino Railway in Mendocino County, California": * * * Digest:/1 This decision denies an application for adverse abandonment of a 40-mile rail line in Mendocino County, Cal. On April 12, 2024, the Great Redwood Trail Agency (GRTA), an agency of the State of California (State), fil 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

DAVIS, California, Feb. 20 -- The University of California Davis issued the following statement on Feb. 19, 2026, by Chancellor Gary S. May: * * * Checking In With Chancellor May: Our Collaboration Drives Breakthroughs To the UC Davis Community: When I am asked what makes UC Davis special, one of the first thoughts that always comes to mind is our collaborative spirit. We learn together. We work together. We look out for one another. And together, on our Davis and Sacramento campuses and bey more PR

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Feb. 20 -- The University of Utah issued the following news release: * * * U to expand innovation support across West in partnership with USPTO Federal patent officials to celebrate new community engagement office's opening Friday in Research Park * The University of Utah has entered into a new agreement with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to host a community engagement office on the U campus, strengthening access to intellectual property (IP) education,  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce Patent and Trademark Office issued the following news release: * * * Utah selected for new USPTO community engagement office location * Grand opening of new community engagement office to serve as innovation center for local/regional innovators ALEXANDRIA, VA-The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) today announced the selection and grand opening of a new community engagement office location in Utah to serve innovators in part of t more PR