ALBANY, New York, Feb. 11 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Urges Congress to Pass Senate's Kids Online Safety Act * NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James and a bipartisan coalition of 39 other attorneys general today called on Congress to pass the Senate version of the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), S. 1748, to protect children and their data. In a letter to congressional leaders, Attorney General James a  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Feb. 11 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Skrmetti Urges Congress to Pass Kids Online Safety Act * Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti today, together with a bipartisan coalition of 40 attorneys general, urged Congressional leadership to protect children from online harm and pass the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA). The letter was circulated to House and Senate leadership in advance of potential consideratio  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Feb. 11 -- Pennsylvania Attorney General David W. Sunday issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Sunday Urges Congress to Pass Kids Online Safety Act * HARRISBURG - Attorney General Dave Sunday, along with a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general, urged Congressional leadership to protect children from online harm by passing the Pa. Senate's Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA). The letter, signed by 40 attorneys general, was circulated to House and Senate l  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The National Association of Attorneys General issued the following news release: * * * Bipartisan Coalition of Attorneys General Urges Congress to Advance Senate Kids Online Safety Act * Washington, D.C. - February 10, 2026 -Today the National Association of Attorneys General sent a letter on behalf of a bipartisan coalition of 40 state and territorial attorneys general to congressional leadership urging support for the Sena  more

LONDON, England, Feb. 11 (TNSJou) -- BMJ Group issued the following news release about Tobacco Control: * * * Legalisation of cannabis + retail sales linked to rise in its use and co-use of tobacco Patterns evident in higher risk groups and those with historically lower levels of cannabis use * The legalisation of cannabis and the start of retail sales of the drug in the US are linked to both a rise in its recreational use and concurrent use of tobacco, as well as a fall in sole tobacco use  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities issued the following research by Brendan Duke, senior director for federal fiscal policy: * * * Republican Megabill Trades Essential Support to Low-Income People for Skewed Tax Cuts The sprawling megabill passed by the Republican-controlled Congress and signed by President Trump in July 2025 will redistribute trillions of dollars upward over the next decade, making it harder for families with modest income  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48852) on Feb. 10, 2026, entitled "Geofence and Keyword Searches: Reverse Warrants and the Fourth Amendment:" (Continued form Part 1 of 2) * * * Constitutionality of Geofence Searches As previously discussed, determining the constitutionality of geofence searches typically involves two discrete analyses - whether the collection of geofence data itself constitutes a Fourth Amendment search,   more

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 11 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Whitmer Makes Appointments to Boards and Commissions * LANSING, Mich. - Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced appointments to the following boards and commissions: Michigan Tax Tribunal; Certificate of Need Commission; Advisory Council on Deaf, Deafblind, and Hard of Hearing; Mental Health Diversion Council; State Officers Compensation Commission; Michigan State Housing Dev  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Feb. 12 -- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints issued the following news release: * * * Great University of the Lord': President Oaks' Vision Enshrined at BYU At a special presentation following his devotional address at Brigham Young University (BYU) on Tuesday, February 10, 2026, a plaque was unveiled honoring President Dallin H. Oaks of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints with an inscription from his talk. "I firmly believe," the quote says, "  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Heinrich, Kaine, Cassidy, Curtis Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Combat Illegal, Unreported, Unregulated Fishing by Foreign Countries * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Bill Cassidy (R-La.), John Curtis (R-Utah.) introduced the Protecting Global Fisheries Act, bipartisan legislation to combat illegal, unreported, unregulated (IUU) fishing. Predatory IUU fish  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Feb. 12 -- The Institute for Justice posted the following news release on Feb. 11, 2026: * * * IJ to SCOTUS: A Conversation Cannot be a Crime Upsolve Asks Supreme Court to Protect the Right of Non-Lawyers to Give Basic Legal Advice to New Yorkers Facing Debt-Collection Lawsuits * Today, a New York nonprofit--Upsolve--partnered with the Institute for Justice (IJ) to ask the Supreme Court of the United States to take up a case that would allow trained, non-lawyer voluntee  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 11 [Category: Media] -- PEN America, an organization that says it stands at the intersection of literature and human rights to protect free expression, posted the following news release: * * * Let Utah Read Event 2/13 Brings Authors and the Community Together to Defend Books * (SALT LAKE CITY)- Let Utah Read is hosting its annual read-in event on Fri., Feb. 13, bringing together authors and the community to defend books and literary freedom. Ahead of the event, the ACLU of Uta  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 11 [Category: BizMedia] -- NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast, posted the following news: * * * NBCUniversal's Presentation of Milan Cortina Olympics Is Most-Watched Winter Games Since Sochi 2014 Through Opening Tuesday Led by Peacock, Milan Cortina Winter Olympics Already the Most Streamed Full Winter Games Ever * NBCUniversal's presentation of the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics is averaging 26.5 million viewers through last night on NBC, Peacock, NBCUniversal Digital Plat  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- No Labels, a political organization that advocates for centrism and bipartisanship, issued the following commentary on Feb. 10, 2026, by senior policy analyst Peyton Lofton: * * * Do You Have to Show ID to Vote? Congress Is About to Weigh In The SAVE Act would create a national photo ID requirement for federal elections and require proof of citizenship to register. Here's what's in the bill and why it matters. * Most Americans assume you have to prove you're a U.S. c  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Peters, Collins, Ossoff, Merkley Reintroduce Bipartisan SWAT Act to Target Invasive Insect Hurting Fruit Growers * Bill Would Fund Mitigation and Research on Spotted Wing Drosophila Which Continue to Threaten Cherry, Blueberry, and Other Fruit Crops Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Susan Collins (R-ME), Jon Ossoff (D-GA) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) have reintroduced bipartisan legis  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Lee Proposes Bipartisan Rehabilitation Incentives to Reduce Repeat Crime * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) today submitted a letter to the U.S. Sentencing Commission proposing bipartisan sentencing guidelines that will incentivize early rehabilitation to reduce repeat offenses and increase public safety. U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-DE), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), James Lankford (R-OK), Thom Ti  more

LOGAN, Utah, Feb. 11 -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * USU Doctoral Student Leads National Effort to Expand Treatment Access for Misophonia * For individuals living with misophonia, everyday sounds can trigger intense emotional and physical reactions that disrupt daily life. Though the condition has likely always existed, misophonia remains under-recognized, under-researched and without widely accessible, evidence-based treatment. Utah State University doctoral studen  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 [Category: Medical] -- The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network posted the following news release: * * * Utah Cancer Survivors, Patients Call on Lawmakers to Raise State Tobacco Tax * The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) is leading efforts this legislative session to reduce the toll of tobacco on Utahns. Along with partner organizations, ACS CAN is urging state lawmakers to support HB 337 which would increase the cigarette tax by $2.00 per   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * WHAT THEY'RE SAYING: Creators Praise Sens. Schiff and Curtis' Bipartisan CLEAR Act to Implement Transparency Safeguards in AI Model Development * More than 25 groups representing creators and artists support the bipartisan bill to protect intellectual property in AI development Washington, D.C. - In case you missed it, this week, U.S. Senators Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and John Curtis (R-Utah) intr  more