LEXINGTON, Kentucky, Feb. 21 -- The University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Foundation issued the following news: * * * $12.5 million gift from Markey Cancer Foundation will support Markey Cancer Center's mission, priorities * The University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Foundation has announced a $12.5 million gift -a $12 million endowed fund and a $500,000 nonendowed fund -to support the priorities of the UK Markey Cancer Center and the UK College of Medicine. The gift was approved Feb. 19 by the health care committee of the UK Board of Trustees more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Feb. 19 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release: * * * AFP-KY Reacts to KY Supreme Court Decision Aimed at Charter Schools * FRANKFORT, KY- Americans for Prosperity Kentucky (AFP-KY) today reacted to the Kentucky Supreme Court's decision to impede a statewide Charter School system, in a massive blow to Educational Freedom in the Commonwealth.  AFP-KY Director Heather LeMire released the following statement: "The children of Kentucky, who no longer have the opportunity to 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

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Rep. Andy Barr, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: * * * Barr Backs Trump Reinstating Tariffs, Calls for Protecting America First Trade Policies following SCOTUS Decision * Washington, D.C. -Today, U.S. Congressman Andy Barr (R-KY-06) released the following statement after President Donald Trump announced he will reinstate the America First trade agenda following today's disgraceful Supreme Court decision: "I fully support President Trump's decision to reinstate tariffs. We cannot stand by while the Supr more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 20, 2026: * * * Chairmen Guthrie, Joyce, and Palmer Investigate Failure of DC Water to Address Potomac Sewage Spill Today, Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Congressman John Joyce, M.D. (PA-13), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, and Congressman Gary Palmer (AL-06), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Environment sent  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Rep. Morgan McGarvey, D-Kentucky, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Morgan McGarvey on EPA Rolling Back Pollution Restrictions * Louisville, Kentucky (February 20, 2026) - Today, Congressman Morgan McGarvey released the following statement after Trump's EPA announced it would roll back pollution restrictions on coal-burning power plants: "The Trump administration is bragging about polluting our air and water with more mercury and toxins, while the rest of us are paying more and more for our utilit more PR

ERLANGER, Kentucky, Feb. 19 [Category: National Defense] -- Disabled American Veterans issued the following news: * * * DAV statement on the halting of VA rule * DAV applauds Secretary Collins' decision to halt the implementation of VA's rule regarding the impact of medication on evaluation ratings for service-connected disabilities. We appreciate the Secretary listening to and acting on the concerns of those who have served and sacrificed for this nation. No veteran should ever have to worry that taking medications they need due to their more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Continues to Reverse Democrats' War on Beautiful Clean Coal, Finalizes Repeal of Costly Restrictions on Baseload Power Generation * While at Mills Creek Power Plant in Kentucky, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the finalization of a deregulatory action to ensure affordable, dependable energy for American families and restore American energy dominance. In today's final action, EPA repealed the Biden Administration's 202 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

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment issued the following information for a hearing entitled "From Source to Tap: A Hearing to Examine Challenges and Opportunities for Safe, Reliable, and Affordable Drinking Water" at 10:15 a.m. on Feb. 24, 2026, at 2123 Rayburn House Office Building: Witnesses: * Eric Hill, General Manager, Russellville Water & Sewer Board, Russellville, Ala., on behalf of the National Rural Water Association; * Nicole Murley, Deputy Inspector General performing the duties of the more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Breitbart Exclusive: EPA Chief Lee Zeldin Ends Democrat War on 'Beautiful, Clean Coal' * WASHINGTON - Today, Breitbart News highlighted a key action the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking to ensure affordable, dependable energy for American families and restore American energy dominance. EPA Deputy Administrator David Fotouhi was alongside elected officials and other industry leaders at Mill Creek Power Plant in Louis more PR

NEW ALBANY, Indiana, Feb. 20 -- Indiana University Southeast campus posted the following news: * * * Are green shoots starting to emerge after a three-year manufacturing drought? Dr. Uric Dufrene, Sanders Chair of Business and Special Assistant to the Chancellor for Talent and Workforce Development at IU Southeast, is a frequent speaker and media contributor on local and regional business and economic trends. Since October 2022, the ISM Manufacturing Index has been above 50 only once, a January reading that barely cleared the expansion thre more PR

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, Feb. 21 -- Kentucky State University issued the following news: * * * LED lighting strategies aim to boost crop nutrition in indoor farms Kentucky State University graduate research assistant Akeza N. Germaine recently presented her research on advanced lighting systems for crop production at the CEA Ag World Conference in Durham, North Carolina. Her presentation, "Lighting for Quality: Boosting Crop Nutrition and Efficiency with Advanced LED Strategies," highlighted innovative approaches to improving crop nutrition and  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: * * * McConnell Statement on Supreme Court Tariff Ruling * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) issued the following statement following the Supreme Court's 6-3 decision invalidating the executive's use of International Emergency Economic Powers Act ( IEEPA) to impose tariffs unilaterally: "Today, the Supreme Court reaffirmed authority that has rested with Congress for centuries. "As a matter of policy, the empty merits of sweep more PR

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Feb. 20 [Category: Business] -- The Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry posted the following news: * * * Missouri Chamber renews effort to shorten injury lawsuit timeline * The Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry is continuing its push to reduce the statute of limitations for personal injury cases from five years to two years. A statute of limitations is the legal time limit in which a person must file a lawsuit after an alleged injury or incident occurs.  HB 2182, sponsored by Rep. Ian Mackey (D-St.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 [Category: Political] -- U.S. Term Limits issued the following news release: * * * Overwhelming Support for Congressional Term Limits in KY CD-01 Race * U.S. Term Limits (USTL), the leader in the non-partisan national movement to limit terms for elected officials, praises 2026 U.S. House of Representatives candidate for Kentucky, Robert Sutherby (district 1), for signing the pledge for an amendment to term limit Congress. Previously, candidates David Sims and John Williams as well as incumbent Rep. James Comer also signe more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: * * * Representatives Massie and Pingree Introduce Bipartisan "No Immunity for Glyphosate Act" * Contact: John Kennedy, 202-225-3465 (Massie) Gabrielle Mannino, 207-509-5904 (Pingree) Washington, D.C.- Representative Thomas Massie (R-KY) announces the introduction of the bipartisan No Immunity for Glyphosate Act (HR 7601). The legislation will undo the February 18 Executive Order that promotes the use of glyphosate and insulates manufacturers of  more PR

RICHARDSON, Texas, Feb. 21 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas Dallas campus issued the following news: * * * Study: How Communities Shape Burn Survivors' Return to Society By: Jessica Good In a study published in the journal Burns, researchers in the School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences combined geospatial mapping data with patient information from the Burn Model System (BMS) National Database. "When people experience severe burn injuries and reenter the community, they experience hardships. It can be difficult to communicate more PR

BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky, Feb. 20 -- Western Kentucky University posted the following news: * * * WKU Mesonet cuts ribbon on station in Clay County Kentucky Mesonet - the official weather and climate monitoring network for the Commonwealth - held a special ceremony to christen the first of five new stations added to its network in 2025. Officials cut the ribbon on its 81 st station, located ten miles east of Manchester, at the Clay County Court House Thursday afternoon. Clay County's Mesonet site, which first appeared online in March of 202 more PR

BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky, Feb. 20 -- Western Kentucky University posted the following news: * * * WKU Regents review new housing project renderings, approve academic programs, University Distinguished Professor and emeritus appointments * During its quarterly meeting on Friday (February 20), Western Kentucky University's Board of Regents received first-phase renderings for Elevate WKU, a transformational public-private partnership (P3) with Gilbane that will include construction of a new 1,000-bed residence hall on the current site of Dougla 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