JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, March 2 -- Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Hanaway, Nebraska, Iowa File Brief To Support Uniform Labeling Requirements For Herbicides Used In Farming * JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -Today, Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway led a 15-state coalition that filed an amicus brief in the United States Supreme Court to support uniform labeling requirements for herbicides used in farming. This action supp more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 2 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL JOINS COALITION IN OPPOSING FEDERAL RULE THAT WOULD LIMIT STUDENT LOAN ACCESS FOR HEALTH CARE WORKERS * Chicago - Attorney General Raoul, as part of a coalition of states, submitted a comment letter opposing a proposed rule by the U.S. Department of Education that would cap federal student loans for graduate students in nursing, physician assistance and other he more PR

COLUMBIA, Missouri, March 2 -- The University of Missouri School of Journalism issued the following news release: * * * Based on a True Story documentary film conference begins March 4 * By: Austin Fitzgerald Based on a True Story (BOATS), a three-day slate of documentary films, master classes, workshops and panel discussions leading into the True/False Film Fest, returns March 4-6. Hosted by the Murray Center for Documentary Journalism at the Missouri School of Journalism, the events wi more PR

BRISTOL, Connecticut, March 2 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN reaches multi-year contract extension with Senior MLB Insider Jeff Passan * ESPN today announced it has reached a multi-year contract extension with Jeff Passan. The Senior MLB Insider will continue his role as one of ESPN's leading journalists and MLB voices, delivering breaking news, analysis and in-depth reporting across ESPN platforms. As part of the new agree more PR

TOPEKA, Kansas, March 2 -- Gov. Laura Kelly, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * February Total Tax Collections at $506.3M; 10.3% Below Estimate * TOPEKA - The State of Kansas ends February 2026 with total tax collections at $506.3 million. That is $58.4 million, or 10.3%, below the estimate. Total tax collections were down 7.6% from February 2025. "February's report reflects that revenues collected were down nearly $59 million, at the same time the Legislature is building t more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, March 3 -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics posted the following news release on March 2, 2026: * * * First & Second Round Hosts Identified for 2026 NAIA Men's Basketball Championship Hosts have been identified for the 2026 NAIA Men's Basketball National Championship First & Second Rounds, presented by Ballogy, which begins March 13, culminating with 16 final-site qualifiers from the field of 64 that will be announced on Thursday, March 5, at YouTub more PR

WASHINGTON, March 2 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service is opening a 12-month petition finding process to evaluate the status of the lesser prairie-chicken under the Endangered Species Act. This action follows a court order from the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, which vacated previous listing rules for the bird. The species is a grassland bird that inhabits specific ecoregions across the following states: * Colorado * Kansas * New more PR

DETROIT, Michigan, March 3 -- The Foundation for Economic Education posted the following commentary on March 1, 2026, by Christopher E. Baecker, vice president of the Bexar County Taxpayer Association: * * * Ticket to Ride There's no such thing as a free bus. * "Removing the financial barrier to ride has decreased car dependency" in other cities. Who said this? New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani on his free bus fares plan? No. It's one of his fellow travelers here in San Antonio in a recen more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, March 3 -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics posted the following news release on March 2, 2026: * * * Host Locations Named for 2026 NAIA Women's Basketball Championship First & Second Round The 16 host locations for the 2026 NAIA Women's Basketball National Championship First & Second Round have been announced, marking the beginning of the 64-team tournament Friday and Saturday, March 13-14. The full field of qualifiers will be revealed Thursday, Ma more PR

LINCOLN, Nebraska, March 2 -- The University of Nebraska posted the following news: * * * Huskers win six awards in BEA Festival of Media Arts * Students in the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's College of Journalism and Mass Communications won two first-place honors, a third-place honor and three awards of excellence in the Broadcast Education Association's Festival of Media Arts. Students in the Nebraska Broadcasting Society, a registered student organization within the college, won first more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Rep. Andrew Garbarino, R-New York, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news: * * * ICYMI: FIFA Host City Official, Law Enforcement Stakeholders Testify "Before the Whistle" on Preparedness for World Cup, America 250 This week, the House Committee on Homeland Security convened a hearing to examine how state and local governments are working alongside private sector partners and federal agencies to prepare for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, a more PR

WASHINGTON, March 3 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division received notifications from the Information Warfare Research Project Consortium disclosing updates to its membership with the addition and withdrawal of numerous parties. These filings were submitted to the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission in accordance with section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993. The purpose of these notifications is to invoke the provisions o more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 3 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on March 2, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Leads Coalition in Opposing Federal Rule That Would Limit Student Loan Access for Healthcare Workers Attorney General Anthony G. Brown co-led a coalition of 24 attorneys general and two governors in submitting a comment letter opposing a proposed rule under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1) by the United States Department of Educatio more PR

SANTA BARBARA, California, Feb. 27 -- Direct Relief issued the following news: * * * Medical Aid Supports Health Services in Yemen, South Sudan, and More Direct Relief's Humanitarian Activity for the week of 02/20/2026 - 02/27/2026 * Over the past week, Direct Relief has delivered 514 shipments of requested medical aid to 48 U.S. states and territories and 22 countries worldwide. The shipments contained 14.5 million defined daily doses of medication. Medications and supplies shipped this w more PR

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, March 2 [Category: BizHospital] -- Sanford Health posted the following news release: * * * Nebraska to play Iowa State in spring VB match at Pentagon * SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - The Nebraska Cornhuskers volleyball team will make its Sanford Pentagon debut in April with a spring match against Iowa State. First serve is set for 1 p.m. on April 11. Big Ten Network will televise the match. Tickets will go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. Tickets can be purchased at ticketmaster.c more PR

LINCOLN, Nebraska, March 2 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release: * * * Nebraska, Iowa, and Missouri File Brief in Support of Effort to Stop California from Imposing Labeling Requirements on Critical Farming Inputs * LINCOLN -Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers today led a 15-State coalition that filed an amicus brief in the United States Supreme Court to support uniform labeling requirements for critical farming inputs, ensuring farmers have access t more PR

BOURBONNAIS, Illinois, March 2 -- Olivet Nazarene University posted the following news: * * * Olivet Nazarene University Adds Women's Flag Football and Pickleball to Growing Athletics Program * Olivet Nazarene University is adding two new athletic programs -Women's Flag Football as a varsity intercollegiate sport and Pickleball as a club sport -with both anticipated to begin competition in 2026-2027. The additions are the latest sign of growth for Tiger Athletics, which currently fields 21 more PR

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, March 2 [Category: BizHospital] -- Sanford Health posted the following news release: * * * Sanford to address solutions to strengthen rural workforce * March 2, 2026 SIOUX FALLS, S.D. -Sanford Health is joining national health care leaders this week in Texas for one of the country's premier health care leadership events to focus on real-world strategies to address today's most pressing challenges. ACHE 2026 Congress on Healthcare Leadership takes place today t more PR

WASHINGTON, March 2 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall Applauds Fort Riley's 39th Medal of Honor Recipient Recognized at WH Ceremony * Washington - Today, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), applauded the awarding of the Medal of Honor by President Trump at a White House ceremony where three U.S. Army soldiers were recognized for extraordinary valor. Among the honorees was Command Sergeant Major (Ret.) Terry P. Richardson o more PR

TAMPA, Florida, March 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida posted the following news release: * * * Software Distributor Sentenced To 22 Months in Prison for Conspiracy to Traffic in Illicit Microsoft Certificates of Authenticity Heidi Richards (52, Brandon) has been sentenced to 22 months in federal prison after a jury found her guilty of conspiring to traffic in illicit Microsoft certificate of authenticity (COA) labels. The Court also ordered Richards to  more PR

LAWRENCE, Kansas, March 2 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news: * * * Study reveals cosmic tug-of-war behind the Crab Pulsar's zebra stripes * LAWRENCE -For the past two decades, scientists have wondered about a bright, distinct striped pattern seen in radio waves emanating from the Crab Pulsar, the remnant of a supernova observed by Chinese and Japanese astronomers in the year 1054. In 2024, a contemporary theoretical astrophysicist from the University of Kansas published more PR

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer and Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins issued the following commentary on March 2, 2026, to The Hill: * * * Op-Ed by Ambassador Jamieson Greer and Secretary Brooke Rollins: US Agriculture is Back On Top and the World is Buying Ambassador Jamieson Greer and Secretary Brooke Rollins published an op-ed in The Hill laying out the Trump Administration's two-fold approach to create a level playing field for American farmers, ranchers more PR

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, March 3 -- The University of Missouri St. Louis campus issued the following news: * * * Education PhD candidate Chris Worth wins AAIDD 2026 Student Award Worth's doctoral research focuses on "dignity of risk" and its impact on the "act of becoming" for emerging adults with disabilities. By Burk Krohe Chris Worth was born at the age of 11. Not literally, of course, but in Worth's mind, that's when his life truly began. As a disabled person, he was fully institutionalize more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, March 3 -- The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S., a veterans service organization, issued the following statement on March. 1, 2026: * * * VFW Expresses Condolences for US Casualties of Operation Epic Fury The following is a message from VFW National Commander Carol Whitmore * On behalf of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) and its Auxiliary, we are deeply saddened by the news that three American service members were killed in action and five others seriously wound more PR

WASHINGTON, March 3 -- The White House sent to the Senate on March 2, 2026, the nominations of 20 individuals for positions in the federal government: * * * Jeffrey Brodsky, of Florida, to be a Governor of the United States Postal Service for a term expiring December 8, 2029. Adam Cassady, of Virginia, to be Ambassador at Large for Cyberspace and Digital Policy. Kaveh Farzad, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy (International Affairs). William Gallo, of Florida, to be a Gove more PR