TRENTON, New Jersey, Feb. 10 -- New Jersey Acting Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release on Feb. 9, 2026: * * * Acting AG Davenport Secures Settlement with Trump Administration That Will Protect $1 Billion in Education Funding for New Jersey Acting Attorney General Jennifer Davenport announced today that a coalition of 19 attorneys general has secured an agreement with the Trump Administration that will prevent the federal government from unlawfully withholding   more

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 9 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Secures Agreement with Trump Administration to Protect Millions in Education Funding * LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general in securing an agreement (PDF) with the Trump administration to prevent it from withholding federal funding from state and local education agencies that refuse to abandon lawful programs and polic  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service issued a proposal to decrease the assessment rate for onions grown in designated counties in Idaho and Malheur County, Oregon. The recommendation, stemming from the Idaho-Eastern Oregon Onion Committee, suggests lowering the rate from $0.07 to $0.05 per hundredweight. The committee met on April 17, 2025, and voted unanimously to reduce the fee for the 2025-2026 fiscal period and subsequent years. Th  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Feb. 9 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Continues to Oppose Proposal to Undo Reporting Requirements That Help Address Race-Based Disparities in Special Education * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today co-led a coalition of 16 attorneys general in filing a comment letter opposing the U.S. Department of Education (U.S. ED)'s proposal to remove certain reporting requirements that help  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 9, 2026: * * * Big Ugly Bill Drives Deeper Cuts into Americans' Health Care December Report Confirms Harm to Hospitals, Patients, and Health Care Workers is Still on the Rise * Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and House Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone Jr., D-N.J., today released their latest report exp  more

SALEM, Oregon, Feb. 9 [Category: Education] -- The Oregon School Boards Association posted the following news: * * * Bonds, Ballots and Buildings Conference offers building blocks for success * Small groups work together to build a Lego version of Hogwarts School in a workshop at the Bonds, Ballots and Buildings conference Friday, Feb. 6, in Salem. (Photo by Lionel Lynner) After losing a $172.5 million bond attempt last November, the Oregon Trail School District is considering another try,  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued the following news release: * * * CFTC Targets Relationship Investment Scams with National and International Initiatives this Valentine's Week * WASHINGTON -As Valentine's Day approaches, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's Office of Customer Education and Outreach is leading national and international awareness efforts to warn the public about relationship investment scams, a form of fraud that costs Americans an e  more

SALEM, Oregon, Feb. 9 -- Gov. Tina Kotek, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Governor, Senate President, House Majority Leader, Multnomah County Chair, City of Portland Leaders Issue Statement in Support of 'Oregon's Arena' * Moda Center is a critical economic and cultural hub for Oregon responsible for an estimated $670 million in annual regional economic impact, nearly 4,500 jobs, and more than 240 days of sports, community, and entertainment programming every year. Renov  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- George Washington University posted the following news: * * * GW Milken Institute School of Public Health Recognizes 14 Emerging Leaders in Community Health * Each year, the Geiger Gibson Program in Community Health at the George Washington University's Milken Institute School of Public Health, in partnership with the National Association of Community Health Centers, honors young leaders whose dedication and work advance the health center mission of providing care and i  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 [Category: Law/Legal] -- Judicial Watch issued the following news release: * * * Judicial Watch Senior Attorney T. Russell Nobile to Testify before Congress on Restoring 'Trust and Integrity in Federal Elections * (Washington, DC) - Judicial Watch announced that T. Russell Nobile, a senior Judicial Watch attorney and election law expert, will provide testimony on Tuesday, February 10, before the House Committee on House Administration at a hearing titled: "Make Elections G  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Feb. 10 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Feb. 9, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Opposes Proposal to Undo Reporting Requirements that Help Address Race-Based Disparities in Special Education Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today joined 15 other attorneys general in filing a comment letter opposing the U.S. Department of Education's (Department) proposal to remove certain reporting requirements that help the Department  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley Denounces Unjust Sentencing of Hong Kong Democracy Advocate Jimmy Lai * Washington, D.C. - Today, Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley-a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and past Chair of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)-issued this statement following the sentencing of Jimmy Lai, an entrepreneur and democracy advocate in Hong Kong who has been impris  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Pallone Introduces Resolution Calling for Ban on Racist Mascots in School Settings * NJ 6th District Congressman's Resolution Calls for Ending Racist School Mascots Amid Trump Administration's Efforts to Reverse State Bans WASHINGTON, D.C. -Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today introduced a resolution calling for an end to unsanctioned Native American mascots and imagery in schools,   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 [Category: Health Care] -- Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine posted the following news release: * * * Physicians Praise OHSU for Opening Path Toward Closure of Oregon Primate Research Center * PORTLAND, Ore.-The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine applauds the Oregon Health & Science University Board of Directors' approval of a resolution authorizing negotiations with the National Institutes of Health to transition the Oregon National Primate Research  more

YELLOW SPRINGS, Ohio, Feb. 9 -- Antioch University posted the following news: * * * The Birth of Camphill Academy Afrika * This essay is part of Antioch Voices, a forum for Antiochians to speak out about issues important to them. Opinions expressed here belong to the author alone and do not necessarily reflect the official position of Antioch University. If you'd like to share your own voice, the first step is to send a short description of what you are planning to write about to communicati  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- The House Appropriations Committee released the following testimony by Agriculture Inspector General John Walk from a Feb. 3, 2026, hearing on the oversight of the agency: * * * Good morning, Chairman Harris, Ranking Member Bishop, and Members of the Subcommittee. Thank you for the opportunity to testify about the Office of Inspector General's (OIG) fiscal year (FY) 2025 oversight results and our plans for FY 2026. Our investigations, audits, inspections, analytics, and o  more

OLYMPIA, Washington, Feb. 10 -- The Washington State Department of Health issued the following news release on Feb. 9, 2026: * * * State revokes, suspends licenses, certifications, registrations of health care providers The Washington State Department of Health has revoked or suspended the licenses, certifications, or registrations of the following health care providers in our state. The department has also immediately suspended the credentials of people who have been prohibited from practici  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley, Bynum Celebrate $3.8 Million in Federal Funding for Expansion of Redmond Airport * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, along with U.S. Representative Janelle Bynum, today announced $3.8 million in federal funding to kickstart the expansion of Redmond Airport. "My visit to the Redmond Airport last fall showed me firsthand how this funding is a solid and key inves  more