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2026 Draft: 10 Debate-worthy Prospects to Track at the NFL Combine (10)
CANTON, Ohio, Feb. 21 -- The National Football League posted the following commentary on Feb. 20, 2026, by NFL.com analyst Bucky Brooks:
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2026 draft: Ten debate-worthy prospects to track at the NFL combine
Bucky Brooks, NFL.com Analyst
When the NFL Scouting Combine commences in Indianapolis, executives, coaches and scouts around the league will be doing their best to learn as much as they can about the prospects whose profiles still include questions.
Some answers will be delivered in more PR
Ancient teeth, enduring patterns: Mummy study supports oral-cardiovascular disease link (10)
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Feb. 20 -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news release:
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Ancient teeth, enduring patterns: Mummy study supports oral-cardiovascular disease link
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When it comes to our teeth and hearts, ancient mummies have a lot to tell us.
From an analysis of computed tomography (CT) scans of 37 Egyptian mummies, researchers at Vanderbilt Health and their colleagues determined that dental cavities and periodontal disease were highly prevalent in this more PR
Attorney General Alan Wilson fights to protect free speech from big tech censorship (10)
COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Feb. 21 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news:
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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 state more PR
Attorney General Labrador Urges DOJ to Investigate Foreign-Funded Climate Groups Operating in U.S. (10)
BOISE, Idaho, Feb. 19 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following news release:
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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 regist more PR
Capitol Hill Report, 02-20-26 (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release:
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Capitol Hill Report, 02-20-26
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Audio from this afternoon's call is available HERE.
Topics include: the Supreme Court's tariff decision, immigration, Iran, the SAVE Act and the Epstein Files.
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Original text here: https://www.grassley.senate.gov/news/news-releases/capitol-hill-report-2-20-26 more PR
Center of the American Experiment Issues Commentary: Could the 2026 Session Deliver Long Over-due Childcare Licensing Reform? (10)
GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Feb. 20 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Feb. 19, 2026, by economist Martha Njolomole:
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Could the 2026 session deliver long over-due childcare licensing reform?
On Wednesday, the Minnesota Department of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF) -- formerly part of the Department of Human Services (DHS) -- presented its new proposed childcare li more PR
Des Moines ANGB to gain ANG Cyber Operations Squadrons (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news:
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Des Moines ANGB to gain ANG Cyber Operations Squadrons
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ARLINGTON, Va. (AFNS) -
The Department of the Air Force has selected Des Moines Air National Guard Base, Iowa, as the preferred location to convert re-missioned manpower to support Air National Guard cyber operations.
The 2025 defense budget divested 50% of the ANG Tactical Air Control Party and Control and Reporting Center missions across the force. The 2025 more PR
Ga. A.G. Carr Pushes for Permanent Halt of Medicare and Medicaid Funding for Child Sex-Change Procedures (10)
ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 21 -- Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr issued the following news release:
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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 more PR
Gov. Reynolds, IEDA announce approval of first BIG incentives (10)
DES MOINES, Iowa, Feb. 20 -- Gov. Kim Reynolds, R-Iowa, issued the following news release:
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Gov. Reynolds, IEDA announce approval of first BIG incentives
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Arconic and Vermeer corporations drive over $230M in new manufacturing investments
Today, the Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) Board approved the first awards for the Business Incentives for Growth (BIG) program, which launched last month.
BIG supports capital investment and quality job creation projects that strengthen more PR
Grassley Launches 46th Year of Annual 99 County Meetings with Q&As in 13 Counties (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release:
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Grassley Launches 46th Year of Annual 99 County Meetings with Q&As in 13 Counties
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WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) hit the ground running this week to begin his 46 th consecutive year of meeting face-to-face with Iowans in every county.
Grassley started his annual 99 county meetings on Tuesday in Union County with a tour of a local business, followed by a question-and-answer session more PR
Grassley Statement on Supreme Court Tariff Decision (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release:
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Grassley Statement on Supreme Court Tariff Decision
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WASHINGTON - Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), a senior member of the Senate Finance Committee and chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today issued the following statement regarding the Supreme Court's decision on tariffs:
"While Congress gave some of its authority on importations to the president when it passed the 1977 International E more PR
Habitat management cutting at Mt. Ayr Wildlife Area (10)
DES MOINES, Iowa, Feb. 19 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release:
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Habitat management cutting at Mt. Ayr Wildlife Area
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The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is conducting a habitat project on 60 acres of the Mount Ayr Wildlife Area, primarily on the wooded ditches on the south side west of the old shop, and on the north side directly north of Walnut Creek Marsh.
The project focuses on removing less desirable species like eastern red ce more PR
ICYMI: Nonpartisan Whistleblower Advocacy Group Defends Grassley's Arctic Frost Whistleblowers (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release:
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ICYMI: Nonpartisan Whistleblower Advocacy Group Defends Grassley's Arctic Frost Whistleblowers
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BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA - The Government Accountability Project (GAP), a nonpartisan whistleblower protection and advocacy organization, issued a statement defending whistleblowers' legal right to release Arctic Frost records to U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), including more PR
IEDA Board Approves First BIG Incentives for Five Companies, Plus Quality-of-Life and Innovation Projects (10)
DES MOINES, Iowa, Feb. 21 -- The Iowa Economic Development Authority issued the following news on Feb. 20, 2026:
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IEDA Board approves first BIG incentives for five companies, plus quality-of-life and innovation projects
Arconic and Vermeer corporations drive over $230M in new manufacturing investments
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Today, the Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) Board approved awards for five companies, which will assist in the creation of 536 jobs and result in $268.2 million in new capita more PR
Iowa Law Professors are Cultivating Rurality at the University of Iowa and Beyond (10)
IOWA CITY, Iowa, Feb. 21 -- The University of Iowa College of Law issued the following news:
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Iowa Law professors are cultivating rurality at the University of Iowa and beyond
2026 Obermann Symposium brings scholars together to reimagine rural research, collaboration, and community engagement.
Written by: Blake Etringer
The Iowa City Public Library will come alive in March with scholars, community leaders, and professionals from across the U.S. for the 2026 Obermann Symposium, Cultivat more PR
ITC Finds Injury From Indian Spring Imports (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 (TNSFR) -- The International Trade Commission determined that the domestic industry is materially injured by imports of overhead door counterbalance torsion springs from India.
ITC reached this decision following investigations into whether these products were subsidized by the Indian government or sold in the United States at less than fair value.
These investigations began on Oct. 29, 2024, after IDC Group Inc., Minneapolis, Minnesota, Iowa Spring Manufacturing Inc., Adel more PR
Missouri Chamber renews effort to shorten injury lawsuit timeline (10)
JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Feb. 20 [Category: Business] -- The Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry posted the following news:
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Missouri Chamber renews effort to shorten injury lawsuit timeline
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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 more PR
MSU hosts institute students helping solve statewide, global challenges (10)
STARKVILLE, Mississippi, Feb. 20 -- Mississippi State University posted the following news:
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MSU hosts institute students helping solve statewide, global challenges
High school students from across the Magnolia State convened at Mississippi State today [Feb. 20] as participants of the eighth-annual World Food Prize Mississippi Youth Institute, hosted by MSU's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
The Mississippi Youth Institute provides high school students the opportunity to resea more PR
Nationwide Coalition Challenges Trump Administration's Attempt to Withhold Support From Noncitizen Victims of Crime (10)
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Feb. 21 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island issued the following news on Feb. 20, 2026:
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Nationwide Coalition Challenges Trump Administration's Attempt to Withhold Support from Noncitizen Victims of Crime
Legal Filing Seeks Immediate Court Intervention to Protect Violence Prevention Funding
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The R.I. Coalition Against Domestic Violence and a nationwide group of other state domestic violence and sexual assault coalitions filed today an amende more PR
NFL: Rams Promoting Nate Scheelhaase to Offensive Coordinator (10)
CANTON, Ohio, Feb. 21 -- The National Football League posted the following news:
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Rams promoting Nate Scheelhaase to offensive coordinator
Grant Gordon, Digital Content Editor
Nate Scheelhaase's third season in the NFL coaching ranks will be as the Los Angeles Rams offensive coordinator.
A rising star in league circles, the 35-year-old Scheelhaase is being promoted from L.A.'s pass game coordinator to its new OC, NFL Network Insider Tom Pelissero reported Friday.
Scheelhaase succeeds more PR
NISC Hosts 2026 Annual Meeting Building Momentum Toward Key National Conferences (10)
LAKE ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Feb. 20 -- National Information Solutions Cooperative, a provider of software solutions to utility and telecommunication companies, issued the following news release on Feb. 18, 2026:
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NISC Hosts 2026 Annual Meeting Building Momentum Toward Key National Conferences
National Information Solutions Cooperative (NISC), a leading provider of software solutions to energy and communications providers, hosted its 2026 Annual Meeting on Feb. 11. Members from across the U more PR
Nunn Secures Over $400,000 in Federal Investment to Expand Education and Tourism at American Gothic House Center (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Rep. Zach Nunn, R-Iowa, issued the following news release:
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Nunn Secures Over $400,000 in Federal Investment to Expand Education and Tourism at American Gothic House Center
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ELDON, IA - Representative Zach Nunn (IA-03) today announced a $412,500 federal investment to construct a new community education classroom at the American Gothic House Center in Eldon-expanding year-round educational programming, strengthening tourism, and reinforcing Southeast Iowa's role a more PR
Q&A: Raise the Volume, Lower the Debt (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, issued the following news release:
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Q&A: Raise the Volume, Lower the Debt
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Q: Why do you keep raising the volume in Washington about the nation's debt?
A : America will celebrate the 250 th anniversary of our nation's independence this year on the Fourth of July. We are blessed to live in the land of opportunity and have an obligation to pass on the promise of prosperity for generations to come. Just consider, in 1776 a 33-year more PR
Sanford Health leaders to discuss next generation of care (10)
SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, Feb. 19 [Category: BizHospital] -- Sanford Health posted the following news release:
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Sanford Health leaders to discuss next generation of care
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Sanford Health leaders are joining top industry experts next week at one of the most prestigious health care events of the year to discuss how the business of health care is meeting the future of technology.
ViVE takes place Feb. 22-25 in Los Angeles. The four-day health care innovation event brings together leade more PR
Stretchy plastics conduct electricity via tiny, whisker-like fibers (10)
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Feb. 20 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news:
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Stretchy plastics conduct electricity via tiny, whisker-like fibers
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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -A stretchy, conductive type of plastic could help power the next generation of implantable biomedical devices, like longer-lasting pacemakers or glucose monitors, according to Enrique Gomez, professor of chemical engineering at Penn State.
Using advanced imaging technology to examine a stretchy m more PR
Surface Transportation Board Issues Decision Involving Sunflower State Industrial Railway (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Surface Transportation Board issued the following decision (Docket No. FD 36714, Sub-No. 1) entitled "Sunflower State Industrial Railway LLC - Petition For Declaratory Order":
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Digest:/1 This decision denies a request to reopen the Board's March 2025 decision declining to issue a declaratory order. It also rejects a notice that proposes to operate private track within a right-of-way subject to interim trail use.
On June 24, 202 more PR
Trump EPA Sued for Reapproving Dicamba Volatile Herbicide Responsible for Massive Drift Damage to Crops, Trees, Wild Areas (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 [Category: Food/Beverage] -- The Center for Food Safety issued the following news release:
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Trump EPA Sued for Reapproving Dicamba Volatile Herbicide Responsible for Massive Drift Damage to Crops, Trees, Wild Areas
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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 decision more PR
Trump EPA Sued for Reapproving Dicamba, Volatile Herbicide Responsible for Massive Drift Damage to Crops, Trees, Wild Areas (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release:
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Trump EPA Sued for Reapproving Dicamba, Volatile Herbicide Responsible for Massive Drift Damage to Crops, Trees, Wild Areas
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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 decis more PR
University of Iowa Plays Leadership Role in NASA's STRIVE Mission (10)
IOWA CITY, Iowa, Feb. 21 -- The University of Iowa College of Engineering issued the following news:
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University of Iowa plays leadership role in NASA's STRIVE mission
The University of Iowa will contribute to a major new space mission designed to help NASA better understand Earth and improve capabilities to foresee environmental events and mitigate disasters.
The project, known as STRIVE -- Stratosphere-Troposphere Response using Infrared Vertically-resolved light Explorer -- was recen more PR
Walberg, Raskin Lead Bipartisan Effort to Curb Civil Asset Forfeiture Abuse (10)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Michigan, issued the following news release:
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Walberg, Raskin Lead Bipartisan Effort to Curb Civil Asset Forfeiture Abuse
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Today, Congressmen Tim Walberg (R-MI) and Jamie Raskin (D-MD) introduced the Fifth Amendment Integrity Restoration (FAIR) Act, a comprehensive reform to our nation's civil asset forfeiture laws. The bipartisan FAIR Act raises the level of proof necessary for the federal government to seize property, reforms the IRS structu more PR
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