WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Feb. 5, 2026: * * * Alsobrooks, Warren, Quigley, 55+ Lawmakers Press HHS on Health Impacts of Violent ICE Raids, Arrests on Children As reported in ABC News (https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/warren-slams-kennedys-disregard-child-welfare-amid-immigration/story?id=129861809), U.S. Senators Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) along with Representative Mike Quigley (D-Ill.), led over more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Feb. 7 -- The American Farm Bureau Federation issued the following statement on Feb. 6, 2026: * * * Farmers Appreciate EPA's Science-Based Approach American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall commented today on EPA finalizing the registration of dicamba products. "Farmers appreciate the decision by Administrator Lee Zeldin and the EPA to release a new registration and updated label for dicamba, an important herbicide that allows farmers to grow safe and healt more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 6 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL SECURES AGREEMENT TO PROTECT K-12 EDUCATION FUNDING * Chicago -Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul co-led a coalition of attorneys general in securing an agreement with the Trump administration to prevent it from withholding federal funding from state and local education agencies under a new and unlawful certification requirement. The requirement sought to elim more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Feb. 7 -- The California Chamber of Commerce issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2026: * * * Building an Affordable California Act Hits Key 25% Signature Threshold Ahead of Schedule as Diverse Coalition Lines Up to Support Measure Early momentum and broad coalition reflect strong voter support for reducing our cost of living by cutting red tape and building essential projects faster * Sacramento, CA--Today, the Building an Affordable California Act campaign more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 [Category: Computer Technology] -- The Computer and Communications Industry Association issued the following news release: * * * CCIA to Testify Against Hawaii Tech Bills Raising Free Speech, Privacy, and Innovation Concerns * Washington - The Computer & Communications Industry Association will testify today before the Hawaii House Economic Development & Technology Committee and Senate Labor and Technology Committee in opposition to two technology bills, SB 2761 and HB 250 more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- The Senate Indian Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Mark Patterson, Chair of the Hawaii Correctional System Oversight Commission, and former administrator of the Hawaii Youth Correctional Facility and Kawailoa Youth and Family Wellness Center, Honolulu, from a Jan. 28, 2026, hearing entitled "Justice and Safety for Native Children: Examining Title II of the Draft Native Children's Commission Implementation Act": * * * Chair, Vice Chair, and members of  more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Feb. 6 -- The Hawaii Department of Health issued the following news release on Feb. 5, 2026: * * * DOH ALERTS PUBLIC ABOUT COSTCO MINI BEIGNETS FILLED WITH CARAMEL, DUE TO UNDECLARED ALLERGEN The Hawai'i Department of Health (DOH) Food and Drug Branch (FDB) is alerting residents to a recall of Costco Mini Beignets Filled with Caramel, because the product contains undeclared hazelnuts and filberts, which are known allergens. The label does not indicate the presence of the all more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Lujan Join Effort to Uphold Protections for Kids in Immigration Detention * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and U.S. Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) joined 25 of their Senate colleagues in filing an amicus brief to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals urging the Court to uphold the 1997 Flores Settlement Agreement, which sets critical minimum standards for children in immigratio more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Hirono, Colleagues Launch Federal Workforce Caucus * U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Representatives James Walkinshaw (D-VA), Steny Hoyer (D-MD), and 21 colleagues in launching the Federal Workforce Caucus. The members are launching this caucus to bolster efforts to protect federal workers and strengthen merit-based federal civil service so these dedicate more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, chairwoman of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * MURKOWSKI LEADS HEARING ON JUSTICE AND SAFETY FOR NATIVE CHILDREN HIGHLIGHTING TIWAHE, 477, FVPSA, MISSING CHILDREN U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, convened a legislative hearing to examine Title II of her draft legislation, the Native Children's Commission Implementation Act. The bill aims  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Schiff, 55+ Lawmakers Press HHS on Violent Immigration Raids' Harmful Impacts on Children * "ICE and CBP['s]... disregard for child welfare undermines the government's core child-protection obligations. Yet your agency does not appear to be taking any action to speak out against or investigate the impacts of the Trump Administration's immigration agenda on children." WASHINGTON, D.C. -U more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Schatz Hails Crucial, Lifesaving Investments In National Security, State Department Appropriations Bill * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations, highlighted the critical and lifesaving investments the subcommittee made in its FY26 bill that was signed into law this week. Speaking on the Senate floor, more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Schatz Secures $1.3 Million Earmark To Support Hawaiian Language Early Childhood Education Centers * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i) secured $1.3 million in congressionally directed spending, also known as an earmark, in this year's appropriations deal for ?Aha Punana Leo. The funding will be used to train teachers, support families, and develop new early childhood education Hawaiia more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Schatz, Britt, Colleagues Press Meta For Answers On Delayed Protections For Children * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i), Katie Britt (R-Ala.), Chris Coons (D-Del.), James Lankford (R-Okla.), and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) wrote to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg asking why the company delayed rolling out protections for young users even after it knew of the grave risks its platforms posed to  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- The Senate Indian Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Lori Jump, CEO of StrongHearts Native Helpline, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, from a Jan. 28, 2026, hearing entitled "Justice and Safety for Native Children: Examining Title II of the Draft Native Children's Commission Implementation Act": * * * My name is Lorrie Jump, and I am a citizen of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians. I am a survivor of both domestic and sexual violence and have been more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Feb. 7 -- The University of Pennsylvania issued the following news: * * * Exploring 'One Thousand and One Nights' A seminar from Middle Eastern medievalist Paul Cobb gets students talking and thinking about the 'disorienting' storytelling in 'One Thousand and One Nights.' * Paul Cobb's course on "One Thousand and One Nights" isn't just a standard literary or historical exploration of a classic volume, but one that goes far beyond the printed page. "It's not a b more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. James Walkinshaw, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 5, 2026: * * * Walkinshaw Joins Warren, Alsobrooks, Quigley, 55+ Lawmakers Press HHS on Health Impacts of Violent ICE Raids, Arrests on Children Today, Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11) joined U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.), along with Representative Mike Quigley (D-Ill.), and over 55 colleagues in pressing Department of Health and Human Services (HH more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency issued the following news release: * * * When DNA Isn't Enough: How Video-Photo Superimposition Helped Identify a Fallen Service Member * JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii - For many military repatriation cases, identification relies on familiar tools such as DNA, dental records, and medical radiographs. When those methods work, they provide clear and decisive answers. But some cases fall outside that framework, especially ol more PR

WALLA WALLA, Washington, Feb. 7 -- Whitman College issued the following news: * * * The Good Doctor: Meet an Alum of Merit Making a Difference in Hawaii's Medical Community Elliot Kalauawa, M.D., '75 built a career on his home island delivering care to those who need it most By Danna Lorch Elliot Kalauawa, M.D., '75, Chief Physician Emeritus at Waikiki Health, got chills when he found out he had received the 2025 Alumni of Merit Award from Whitman College in recognition of his nearly 40-yea more PR