BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 6 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Secures Agreement With Trump Administration To Protect Millions In Education Funding Related To Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, And Accessibility Initiatives * Boston -Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today co-led a coalition of 19 attorneys general in securing an agreement with the Trump Administration to prevent it from withholding federal more PR

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

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Alsobrooks, Wyden Continue to Build the Case Against RFK Jr. After releasing a 54-page report chronicling every day of RFK Jr.'s costly, chaotic, and corrupt reign as Secretary, Senators Alsobrooks and Wyden continue to build their case for why RFK Jr. must resign or be fired. * RFK Jr. continues to harm the American people. On September 4, 2025, Ranking Member Ron Wyden and Senator Angela Al 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

SACRAMENTO, California, Feb. 6 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Defeats Trump Administration in Court Again, Continues Protecting Over $10 Billion in Child Care and Family Assistance Funding * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today secured a court order that continues blocking the Trump Administration's illegal attempt to freeze over $10 billion in federal funding for childcare and family assistance program more PR

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 6 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Stops Freeze of $10 Billion for Childcare and Assistance to Families * February 6, 2026 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today released the following statement after winning a second court order that prevents the Trump administration from carrying out its freeze of over $10 billion in funding for childcare and support for vulnerable families  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

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 6 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL STOPS $10 BILLION FREEZE OF CHILD CARE AND ASSISTANCE TO FAMILIES * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul today released the following statement after winning a preliminary injunction that prevents the Trump administration from carrying out its freeze of over $10 billion in funding for child care and support for vulnerable families. "This is another win that s more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 6 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Secures Agreement with Trump Administration to Protect Millions in Education Funding Related to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Initiatives * Agreement Protects Nearly $400 Million in Federal Education Assistance for Connecticut (Hartford, CT) - Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general in securing an  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Boozman, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Resolution Honoring Team USA Ahead of 2026 Winter Games * WASHINGTON -U.S. Senators John Boozman (R-AR), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Michael Bennet (D-CO), and James Lankford (R-OK) introduced their bipartisan resolution honoring Team USA Olympic and Paralympic athletes ahead of the 2026 Winter Games. The Olympic Games will begin this evening in Italy. Boozman, Klo more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Cato Institute issued the following news release: * * * Cato Legal Expert: Trump ICE Crackdown Violates 10th Amendment Recently, federal District Judge Katherine Menendez issued a ruling denying a motion for a preliminary injunction blocking the deployment of thousands of ICE and other federal agents to Minneapolis. The lawsuit, filed by the state of Minnesota and the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul, argues that President Donald Trump's ICE crackdown in Minnesota viol more PR

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Feb. 7 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Feb. 6, 2026, by policy fellow Catrin Wigfall: * * * How college majors shape political ideology What students study in college shapes not only their career prospects but also their political views, according to a new working paper from the Social Science Research Network. After examining surveys of aro more PR

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Feb. 7 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Feb. 5, 2026, by economist John Phelan: * * * Is Minnesota's Paid Family and Medical Leave scheme running out of money? We are now a little over a month into the operation of Minnesota's new Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) scheme. How is it going? In mid-January, CBS News reported on the first roun more PR

ST. CLOUD, Minnesota, Feb. 2 -- The Central Minnesota Community Foundation issued the following news release: * * * Bernick Family Foundation Awards $300K in Grants The Bernick Family Foundation in partnership with the Central Minnesota Community Foundation is granting $300,000 to 16 organizations. All grants go toward supporting youth, education, fitness and well-being programs primarily in greater Minnesota. Eligible organizations were required to be a 501(c)3 organization, school or govern more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, chairman of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 5, 2026: * * * Chairman Arrington: Minnesota is not an isolated incident; it's the symptom of inadequate guardrails Today, Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-Texas) released the following statement on this week's implementation of the One Big Beautiful Bill's enhanced work requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). "The r more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2026: * * * Comer Requests Financial Records From Companies Linked to Rep. Ilhan Omar's Husband Today, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) is raising serious concerns about financial disclosures filed by Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) indicating that her husband holds ownership stakes in two com more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release: * * * Pam Bondi's Annual Review: Political Prosecutions, Epstein Cover-Ups, and Undermining Elections Today marks one year since Pam Bondi was confirmed as Attorney General, and her first year has been a disaster for Americans' freedom and justice. Since her confirmation, she has used the Department of Justice to do Donald Trump's personal bidding against his perceived political enemies, stonewall the r more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2026: * * * E&C Democrats Demand Answers from Trump Administration on Unethical Hepatitis B Experiment on Newborns CDC Awarded Grant Funding to a Study Intending to Withold Hepatitis B Immunization Shots from Newborns in Guinea-Bissau, A Country Where Nearly One in Five Adults Lives with the Disease "These ethical failures have le more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 3 -- The Environmental Law and Policy Center issued the following news release: * * * Reintroduced Bill would Protect and Restore Driftless Region WASHINGTON, DC - Congresswoman Ashley Hinson (IA-02) and Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) have reintroduced bipartisan legislation aimed at preserving and restoring the Driftless Area, which spans parts of Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. The Driftless Area Landscape Conservation Initiative (DALCI) Act provides far more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Feb. 6 -- Faegre Drinker Biddle and Reath, a law firm, issued the following commentary on Feb. 5, 2026, by associate Kaylee A. Racs, partner Jennifer G. Chawla and partner Paul A. Rosenthal: * * * From Blockbuster to Browser: Supreme Court to Define the Modern VPPA "Consumer" Salazar v. Paramount Global At a Glance * In Salazar, plaintiff Michael Salazar alleges that Paramount disclosed his video-viewing information to Meta through installation of the Meta Pixel on i more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Reserve System has received a notice from a group acting in concert to acquire voting shares of Park Financial Group Inc., Minneapolis, Minnesota. This proposed transaction would allow the group to indirectly acquire voting shares of Park State Bank, Duluth, Minnesota. The group of notificants includes the 2012 Revocable Trust of Lynne Singer Redleaf, with Lynne Singer Redleaf serving as trustee, and Benleaf, LLC, with Andrew J. Redleaf acting as manage more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Feb. 7 [Category: BizFood/Beverage] -- General Mills, a food company, posted the following news release: * * * GHOST(R), Cinnamon Toast Crunch(TM) and Lucky Charms(TM) Team Up to Deliver Protein-Packed Cereals Beloved General Mills classic flavors are reimagined with 17 grams of protein per serving, fueling your day like a legend . * Get ready to level up your breakfast game! General Mills, in continued collaboration with lifestyle and sports nutrition brand GHOST(R more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Washington, issued the following news release: * * * Gluesenkamp Perez Releases Statement After Voting to Reopen the Government Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-03) released the following statement after voting to end the partial government shutdown and fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) at preexisting levels for two weeks as bipartisan negotiations towards a full-year funding package continue: "I, like many of the people I r more PR

WINONA LAKE, Indiana, Feb. 7 -- Grace College issued the following commentary on Feb. 5, 2026, by Fred Wentorf, chair of the Department of Engineering: * * * The Benefits of a Christian Liberal Arts Mechanical Engineering Program Receiving a mechanical engineering degree from a Christian liberal arts college comes with many advantages. It gives students a lens to see our Creator as an engineer, a way to learn in a diverse environment, and exposure to several opportunities that impact the worl more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Klobuchar, Bennet, Lankford, Boozman Introduce Resolution to Recognize Winter Olympic Team * WASHINGTON-U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Michael Bennet (D-CO), James Lankford (R-OK), and John Boozman (R-AR) introduced their bipartisan resolution honoring Team USA Olympic and Paralympic athletes ahead of the 2026 Winter Games. The Olympic Games will begin this evening in Italy. Klobuchar, Bennet more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Klobuchar, Blackburn Bill to Support Organizations Assisting Law Enforcement in Investigation of Child Exploitation Passes Judiciary Committee * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) advanced their bipartisan Safe Cloud Storage Act unanimously out of the Senate Judiciary Committee. This legislation would provide limited liability protections to law enforceme more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: * * * Lankford, Colleagues Introduce Resolution to Recognize Winter Olympic Team * OKLAHOMA CITY, OK -US Senators James Lankford (R-OK), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Michael Bennet (D-CO), and John Boozman (R-AR) introduced their bipartisan resolution honoring Team USA Olympic and Paralympic athletes ahead of the Winter Games. The Olympic Games will begin this evening in Italy. Lankford, Klobuchar, Bennet, and more PR

ROCHESTER, Minnesota, Feb. 6 [Category: BizHospital] -- The Mayo Clinic issued the following news release: * * * Marriott foundations give $100 million to Mayo Clinic for healthcare transformation * ROCHESTER, Minn. -Mayo Clinic gratefully announces a gift of $100 million from The Bill and Donna Marriott Foundation and The J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott Foundation to support Bold. Forward. Unbound. in Rochester, Mayo Clinic's $5 billion investment in transforming healthcare through integra more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * Meet Some of the Child Rapists, Sex Offenders, Gang Members, and Violent Offenders Agitators Tried to Shield from Arrest * Despite these agitators' obstruction, ICE law enforcement still arrested and removed these violent criminal illegal aliens from our communities WASHINGTON -Over the past year, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has documented numerous incidents in which r more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Rep. Rob Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Menendez and Espaillat Lead Congressional Hispanic Caucus Roundtable on Deaths Caused by Trump Administration's Extreme Anti-Immigrant Agenda Yesterday, Congressional Hispanic Caucus ("CHC") Vice Chair of Policy Congressman Rob Menendez (NJ-08) and CHC Chair Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) led a CHC Policy Roundtable with Members of Congress and immigration experts and advocates on the rise in fatal inc more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. Rob Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2026: * * * Menendez, Watson Coleman, and McIver Hold Know Your Rights Information Session For Constituents * Information Session Follows ICE Activity in Jersey City and Hoboken JERSEY CITY, NJ - Yesterday, Congressmembers Rob Menendez, Bonnie Watson Coleman, and LaMonica McIver held a virtual Know Your Rights information session with the American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey (ACLU-NJ) more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- Rep. Rob Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Menendez, Watson Coleman, and McIver Host Town Hall on Protecting Our Communities Tonight, Congressman Rob Menendez (NJ-08), Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12), and Congresswoman LaMonica McIver (NJ-10) held a town hall to hear directly from New Jersey residents as communities across the country grapple with aggressive immigration enforcement and rising concerns about holding the Trump Ad more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Feb. 1 -- Minneapolis Public Schools issued the following news: * * * Boisey Corvah and Zion Webster named new Student Board Representatives The Minneapolis Board of Education has announced sophomores Boisey Corvah and Zion Webster will serve as the 2026 Student Board Representatives. Zion and Boisey were selected for their roles by fellow students on the Minneapolis Public Schools' (MPS) CityWide Student Leadership Board after an application and interview process. The more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Moulton Joins CPC, CBC, and CAPAC in Demanding Trump Fire DHS Secretary Kristi Noem * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Congressman Seth Moulton (MA-06) joined the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), and the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), in condemning the escalating abuse of power by immigration enforcement agencies within the Department of Homeland Sec more PR

OLYMPIA, Washington, Feb. 6 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * Multistate coalition protects about $1.4 billion in K-12 funding for Washington * Attorney General Nick Brown and a coalition of 18 other attorneys general have secured an agreement with the U.S. Department of Education that protects about $1.4 billion funding equal access to education for students from low-income families, English learners, children with disabilities, and oth 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. 3 (TNSrpt) -- The National Partnership for Women and Families issued the following news release: * * * New Analysis: Paid Leave Policies in 14 States Are a Win for Businesses, Families and the Economy Businesses, economies and families benefit from paid family and medical leave; so could the entire U.S. * As the nation prepares to mark the anniversary (Feb. 5) of the Family and Medical Leave Act, the only federal law guaranteeing workers time off, a new report from the Nati more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- No Labels, a political organization that advocates for centrism and bipartisanship, issued the following commentary on Feb. 4, 2026: * * * How U.S. Presidents Have Handled Immigration: From Kennedy to Trump A look at U.S. immigration policy through the decades Peyton Lofton After two fatal shootings by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in Minnesota, Congress is once again debating how far the federal government should go to enforce immigration law, as w more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Rep. John Joyce, R-Maryland, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, issued the following news release: * * * O&I Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Ongoing Fraud in Medicare and Medicaid Programs Today, Congressman John Joyce, M.D. (PA-13), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, led a hearing titled Common Schemes, Real Harm: Examining Fraud in Medicare and Medicaid. "What's happening in Minnesota's Medicai 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. 6 -- The White House issued the following news on Feb. 5, 2026: * * * President Trump Showcases Historic Successes, Future Vision in Exclusive NBC Interview In a commanding, nearly hour-long Oval Office exclusive with NBC News anchor Tom Llamas, President Donald J. Trump delivered a clear-eyed assessment of his Administration's remarkable record of achievement and success delivering on his America First agenda. More than one year into his second term, President Trump showcase more PR

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Feb. 13 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release: * * * Reno nurses announce Feb. 18 strike * Nurses at Saint Mary's Regional Medical Center in Reno, Nev., have given notice to their employer, Prime Healthcare, that they will hold a strike for one day. Reno nurses will strike on Feb. 18, amidst a week of strikes at Prime facilities in Nevada and California. Nurses at Saint Mary's are represented by National Nurses Organizing Commi more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Sen. Ashley Brooke Moody, R-Florida, issued the following news release on Feb. 5, 2026: * * * Senator Moody's Drone Espionage Act to Crack Down on Spying through Video Surveillance of Military Installations Advances to Senate Floor Senator Ashley Moody's Drone Espionage Act to crack down on spying through video surveillance of military installations passed out of the Senate Judiciary Committee this morning, clearing a legislative hurdle required to advance to a vote on t more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- The Senate Indian Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Lonna Jackson-Street, chairwoman of the Spirit Lake Tribal Council, Fort Totten, North Dakota, 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": * * * Chairman Murkowski, Vice Chairman Schatz, Senator Hoeven and Members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today on the  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Rep. Kelly Morrison, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Rep. Kelly Morrison Conducts Unannounced Oversight Visit to Whipple Detention Facility * On Thursday evening, February 5, U.S. Representative Kelly Morrison (MN-03) conducted an unannounced oversight visit of the Whipple detention facility in Minneapolis. This was her third visit overall, and her first visit since a federal judge ruled on Monday (link is external) that the Trump Administra more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Feb. 6 (TNSrpt) -- UnitedHealth Group issued the following news release on Feb. 4, 2026: * * * New Report Reveals Americans Are Getting Sick More Often, Earlier in Life UnitedHealthcare and Health Action Council release findings to help identify and address rising health risks and make care more affordable * UnitedHealthcare and Health Action Council (HAC), a nonprofit employer coalition, today released their ninth annual white paper highlighting emerging health tren more PR

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Feb. 7 -- The University of Northwestern issued the following news: * * * Find Your Calling Through the Master of Arts in Theological Studies Program By Tara Berfeldt Considering pursuing a graduate degree in theology? At UNW, we offer the Master of Arts in Theological Studies (MATS). This graduate program is designed to equip students with biblical knowledge and training for effective ministry. Offered fully online, our MATS program is built to fit into your busy schedu 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

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Feb. 7 -- Xcel Energy issued the following news release on Feb. 6, 2026: * * * Xcel Energy receives approval for Mankato-Mississippi River Transmission Line Project New 345 kV line will relieve congestion, connect more renewable energy and strengthen reliability for customers across Minnesota * Xcel Energy (NASDAQ: XEL) and its partners received approval Thursday from the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission to move forward with its Mankato-Mississippi River Transmi more PR