COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Feb. 4 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson announces settlements with generic prescription drug companies totaling $17.85 million over conspiracies to inflate prices and limit competition * If you purchased certain generic prescription drugs in the United States between May 1, 2009, and December 31, 2019, you could be eligible for money (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - Attorney General Alan Wilson today jo  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Feb. 4 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Brenna Bird Leads Coalition to Urge EPA to Change Formaldehyde Rule to Help Iowa Farmers * DES MOINES-Attorney General Brenna Bird announced today she is leading a coalition of 19 attorneys general to ask the Trump administration to fix President Biden's unworkable formaldehyde rule. Formaldehyde ensures families have access to safe food and that farmers can protect lives  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Feb. 4 -- The Pennsylvania House Republicans posted the following news: * * * Brown, Leadbeter, Warner Proposal Wages War Against Child Predators * Would allow chemical castration to serve as option of consequence HARRISBURG - To protect children in the Commonwealth from becoming victims of heinous sexual crimes, Reps. Marla Brown (R-Lawrence), Robert Leadbeter (R-Columbia) and Ryan Warner (R-Fayette) announced their intentions to introduce legislation that would  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Escobar Reiterates Her Opposition to Any New Migrant Detention Facilities in El Paso * Yesterday, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) sent a letter to Department of Homeland (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Acting Director Todd Lyons expressing her concerns over potential new immigration detention facilities in her district. The letter can  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Rep. Troy Downing, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Downing Testifies in Support of Bill to Strengthen Irrigation, Protect Montana Endangered Species * Today, Congressman Troy Downing (MT-02) delivered testimony before the House Committee on Natural Resources in support of his bill, H.R. 6568, the Lower Yellowstone River Native Fish Conservation Act. The bill reaffirms that the Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) retains exclusive ownership, operational contr  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration is amending standard instrument approach procedures and takeoff minimums for various airports across the U.S. These updates are part of a routine effort to maintain the safety and efficiency of the National Airspace System. Changes to these procedures are required when the agency adopts revised criteria or when physical changes occur in the airspace, such as the addition of obstacles or the commi  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau has issued an order granting a request to bypass standard invoicing hurdles for 23 rural health care funding commitments. The decision in "Rural Health Care Support Mechanism Petition for Waiver of ENA Healthcare Services, LLC" (WC Docket No. 17-310) ensures that service providers are compensated for broadband and telecommunications work even when administrative barriers arise. Under standard Rural Health   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- The House Education and Workforce Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-420) on the Tipped Employee Protection Act (H.R. 2312). The report was advanced by Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Michigan, on Dec. 30, 2025. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to revise the definition of the term "tipped employee." Committee Action 117TH CONGRESS Second Session--Legislative Action On December 13, 2022, Representative Steve Womack (R-AR) introduc  more

HELENA, Montana, Feb. 3 -- The Montana Democratic Party issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Democrats and Republicans Demanding Answers from Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen * Tuesday, February 3, 2026 CONTACT press@montanademocrats.org Helena, MT - The Daily Montanan is reporting this week that both Democratic and Republican legislators from the Legislative Audit Committee are demanding answers from Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen about a taxpayer-funded political m  more

BOZEMAN, Montana, Feb. 5 -- Montana State University issued the following news: * * * NASA awards grant to Montana State for quantum space communications By Skip Anderson, MSU News Service A new $750,000 EPSCoR grant from NASA will help researchers at Montana State University work to limit the impact of atmospheric turbulence in quantum laser communications links between ground stations and space terminals. The project, titled "Programmable Photonics for Quantum Space Networks," is funded th  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Feb. 5 -- The National Federation of State High School Associations issued the following commentary on Feb. 4, 2026: * * * National Coaches of the Year Measure Success in Multiple Ways By Karissa L. Niehoff Last month, the NFHS recognized 24 individuals as National Coaches of the Year. As one might expect, the accomplishments of these high school coaches are extraordinary, as noted in the press release (https://nfhs.org/stories/2024-25-national-coaches-of-the-year-sele  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Sen. Tim Sheehy, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Sheehy Secures $32 Million for Montana in Latest Funding Package Senator Tim Sheehy issued the following statement after President Trump signed the latest funding package into law that includes $32 million for projects in Montana: "I'm proud to deliver on these commonsense investments to upgrade critical infrastructure, increase access to high-quality health care, and ensure the needs of Montana's comm  more

CORVALLIS, Oregon, Feb. 3 -- Oregon State University posted the following news release: * * * Where fires used to be frequent, old forests now face high risk of devastating blazes * CORVALLIS, Ore. - A new analysis shows that the Pacific Northwest's mature and old-growth forests are most at risk of severe wildfire in areas that historically burned frequently at lower severity. The study by scientists at Oregon State University and USDA Forest Service Research & Development is important bec  more