JONESBORO, Arkansas, Feb. 20 -- Arkansas State University posted the following news: * * * A-State Theatre Debuts Dolly Parton's '9 to 5: The Musical' * JONESBORO - Arkansas State University's Department of Theatre will begin the Spring semester with a production of "9 to 5: The Musical," featuring music by Dolly Parton. Performances will be held in the Fowler Center's Drama Theatre and are set for 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, Feb. 26 - 28 and 2:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 28 and March 1. Based on the hit 1980 film, "9 to  more PR

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Feb. 21 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson fights to protect free speech from big tech censorship South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson has joined a multistate letter to YouTube and its parent company, Alphabet Inc., raising concerns about the censorship of conservative speech. "Companies do not have to agree with consumers or those who use their services," Attorney General Wilson stated. "But disagreement doesn't mean suppression and  more PR

BOISE, Idaho, Feb. 19 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Labrador Urges DOJ to Investigate Foreign-Funded Climate Groups Operating in U.S. Attorney General Raul Labrador joined a 19-state coalition urging the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate over 150 American climate activist organizations suspected of violating federal law by taking nearly $2 billion from foreign entities to influence U.S. energy policy without registering as foreign agents. "Foreign entities have  more PR

RUSSELLVILLE, Arkansas, Feb. 19 -- Arkansas Tech University issued the following news: * * * ATU Plans Summer Campus Improvement Projects * Arkansas Tech University will invest $975,000 in renovating and enhancing its existing facilities on the Russellville campus during summer 2026 following action by the ATU Board of Trustees at its regularly scheduled meeting on Thursday, Feb. 19. The approved summer 2026 projects from educational and general funds will include an exterior renovation of the building that houses the campus post office ( more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 21 -- Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr issued the following news release: * * * Carr Pushes for Permanent Halt of Medicare and Medicaid Funding for Child Sex-Change Procedures Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr is urging the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to stop federal funding for child sex-change procedures. "Children are not social experiments, they are not science experiments, and they are not political theories. They're children, and they deserve to be protected," said Carr. "We have continued to more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, Feb. 20 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Goldwater Institute posted the following news wrapup: * * * Week in Review: Underdogs No More Going to court is hard enough without having the deck stacked against you from the start. In a major victory for individual liberty, Kansas residents who face off against government agencies in court will no longer be automatic underdogs now that Gov. Laura Kelly has signed Goldwater Institute-inspired legislation that ensures judges aren't biased in favor of government interpretations of the la more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Hickenlooper Travels to Southern Colorado, Talks Affordability, Trump Veto of AVC Bill, and More * In case you missed it, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper took to the road the past few days to visit Woodland Park, Pueblo, and Colorado Springs. He highlighted how issues like affordability, lack of support for veterans, water insecurity, health care, and child care are made worse by the Trump administration's reckless policies and decision more PR

RUSSELLVILLE, Arkansas, Feb. 20 -- Arkansas Tech University issued the following news: * * * National Society of Leadership and Success Back at ATU * Arkansas Tech University is reintroducing its National Society of Leadership and Success (NSLS) chapter and encouraging current ATU students to pursue induction. "NSLS is the largest and only accredited leadership honor society in the United States," said Megan Bell, director of the ATU Center for Student Engagement and First-Generation Success. "Our new chapter is part of this national orga more PR

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Feb. 20 -- Oklahoma State University posted the following news: * * * OSUIT nursing program maintains 100% NCLEX pass rate for three consecutive years * Media Contact: Hicham Raache | Communications Coordinator | 918-293-4678 | hicham.raache@okstate.edu Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology's nursing program graduates are passing their licensing test to become professional registered nurses at an exceptionally high rate. One hundred percent of nursing graduates from OSUIT passed the National Council Lic more PR

PINE BLUFF, Arkansas, Feb. 20 -- The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff posted the following news: * * * Testing Water Chemistry Important in Developing a Healthy Fishing Pond * A lot goes into developing a healthy fishing pond. Long before fish are stocked, fertilizer is spread or feed is delivered, fish producers should know whether their water quality is holding them back, according to Scott Jones, small impoundment Extension specialist at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. "Not unlike correcting soil chemistry to help turf gr more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 20 -- Texas A&M University, a component of the public university system in Texas, posted the following news from its agriculture program: * * * Texas A&M animal science faculty and graduate student earn national honors * A Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Department of Animal Science faculty member and a doctoral student received prestigious honors at the American Society of Animal Science, ASAS, Southern Section meeting in Rogers, Arkansas. Jason Smith, Ph.D., Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service bee more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 [Category: Food/Beverage] -- The Center for Food Safety issued the following news release: * * * Trump EPA Sued for Reapproving Dicamba Volatile Herbicide Responsible for Massive Drift Damage to Crops, Trees, Wild Areas * WASHINGTON- Farmers and conservation groups filed a lawsuit today challenging the Environmental Protection Agency's reapproval of the dangerous, drift-prone pesticide dicamba sprayed on genetically engineered cotton and soybeans. Federal court decisions in 2020 and in 2024 struck down the agency's pre more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Trump EPA Sued for Reapproving Dicamba, Volatile Herbicide Responsible for Massive Drift Damage to Crops, Trees, Wild Areas * WASHINGTON-Farmers and conservation groups filed a lawsuit today challenging the Environmental Protection Agency's reapproval of the dangerous, drift-prone pesticide dicamba sprayed on genetically engineered cotton and soybeans. Federal court decisions in 2020 and in 2024 struck down the agency's  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * Urologic Specialists of Oklahoma to Pay $90,000 in EEOC Pregnancy and Disability Discrimination Lawsuit * Medical practice settles federal lawsuit charging medical assistant was denied reasonable accommodations during high-risk pregnancy OKLAHOMA CITY - Urologic Specialists of Oklahoma, Inc., a medical practice that operates five clinics employing two dozen physicians in Oklahoma, Arkansas and Missouri, will pay $90,000 and furnish  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 20, 2026: * * * Westerman, Gosar, Begich Investigate NGOs Targeting Alaska's Willow Project This week, House Committee on Natural Resources Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.), Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Chairman Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) and U.S. Rep. Nick Begich (R-Alaska) inquired into six radical environmental groups' efforts to stop the Willow Project on Alaska's North Slope. Th more PR

BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky, Feb. 20 -- Western Kentucky University posted the following news: * * * WKU releases renderings for the first facility in its multi-year initiative to transform student housing on the Hill * Western Kentucky University released new renderings today (Friday) for the first facility in its multi-year initiative to transform student housing on the Hill, offering the campus community and public a detailed look at the design of a modern, student-centered residential complex that will anchor the next generation of on-campu more PR