PHOENIX, Arizona, Feb. 13 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on Feb. 12, 2026: * * * Attorney General Kris Mayes and Coalition of Attorneys General Oppose Rollback of Crucial Fair Housing Regulations Attorney General Kris Mayes today joined a coalition of 24 state attorneys general in sending a comment letter to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) opposing an unlawful attempt to rollback regulations under the Fair Housing Act (FHA).  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Feb. 12 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson joins bipartisan letter urging Congressional support for the Kids Online Safety Act * (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - Attorney General Alan Wilson has joined a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general, urging Congressional leadership to protect children from online harm by passing the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA). The letter, signed by 40 attorneys general, wa  more

BOISE, Idaho, Feb. 11 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Labrador Announces $17.85 Million in Settlements in Ongoing Generic Drug Price-Fixing Conspiracy Cases If You Paid for Certain Generic Prescription Drugs in the United States Between May 1, 2009 and December 31, 2019, You Could be Eligible for Money * On February 2, 2026, Attorney General Labrador joined a coalition of 48 states and territories announcing settlements w  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, Feb. 12 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * Award winning SC Featured returns * * New season premiers this weekend, Sunday, Feb. 15, on SportsCenter * The Emmy-winning storytelling series continues its long-standing Sunday tradition within ESPN's. flagship news platform The acclaimed SC Featured storytelling brand is set to make its return for a new season this Sunday, Feb. 15 on SportsCenter. The Emmy-w  more

WHIPPANY, New Jersey, Feb. 13 -- Bayer USA, an enterprise with core competencies in the life science fields of health care and nutrition, issued the following news: * * * Bayer(R) Aspirin Partners with Celebrity Chef Jeff Mauro for Immersive Dark Dining Experience This American Heart Month This February, the brand continues its See Your Risks initiative by challenging denial and bringing unseen heart health risk factors into view. * This American Heart Month, Bayer(R) Aspirin continues its  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal Introduces Bill to Protect Americans from Increasing Electricity Costs * [Hartford, CT] - Today, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Josh Hawley (R-MO.) introduced the Guaranteeing Rate Insulation from Data Centers (GRID) Act to stop data centers from driving up energy costs. Over the last several years, data center construction has taken off, creating enormous stra  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal Introduces Bill to Stop Deceptive & Dangerous Gun Marketing * [Hartford, CT] - Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly (Ill.-02) in introducing a bicameral bill to investigate marketing practices of the gun industry and to implement consumer safety standards for guns. The Responsible Firearms Marketing Act would direct the Federal Trade Comm  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, issued the following news on Feb. 11, 2026: * * * Blumenthal Raises Alarm Over Skyrocketing Cost of VA Community Care at Hearing At a Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee hearing today, Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) stressed his concerns with the skyrocketing cost of community care, which is provided when the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is unable to deliver  more

STORRS, Connecticut, Feb. 12 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * Colder than Ice: Developing an Improved Quantum Degenerate Cooling Method * If you think about gaseous atoms, you probably picture them bouncing freely through space. This constant motion is the natural state of atoms in the gas state. But when gases are cooled to or near absolute zero (-460 degrees Fahrenheit), they stop moving, entering what is known as the quantum degenerate state. "When the  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * DELAURO, LARSON, COURTNEY APPLAUD $230 MILLION CONTRACT FOR F135 ENGINE PRODUCTION * Washington, D.C. - Today, Reps. John B. Larson (CT-01), Joe Courtney (CT-02), and Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) released the following statement on the U.S. Navy's announcement (link is external) of a $230.6 million contract to support the production of F135 engines. Work will be performed at Pratt & Whitney and a myr  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * DeLauro, Sanders, 167 Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Guarantee Paid Sick Leave to Every American Worker * WASHINGTON - Today, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro, Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee, along with Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, introduced legislation that would ensure the United Stat  more

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 12 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Hochul Announces Completion of Safety Enhancement Project Along Onondaga Lake Parkway in Onondaga County * Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the completion of safety enhancements along Onondaga Lake Parkway in the Village of Liverpool and Town of Salina, Onondaga County. The enhancements are designed to prevent over-height vehicles from striking the low-clearance railroad bridge   more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 12 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Lamont Proposes Creating Loan Program for Graduate Students Targeted by Trump Administration * (HARTFORD, CT) - Governor Ned Lamont today announced that in response to the Trump administration's recent overhaul of the federal student loan system, which will significantly impact the ability of many students to obtain low-interest federal loans covering the costs of graduate degr  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 12 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Lamont, Attorney General Tong, Commissioner Dykes, and Commissioner Juthani Statements on Trump Administration's Repeal of Landmark Endangerment Finding * (HARTFORD, CT) - Governor Ned Lamont, Attorney General William Tong, Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Commissioner Katie Dykes, and Connecticut Department of Public Health Commissioner Manisha Jut  more

MIAMI, Florida, Feb. 12 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Greenberg Traurig Announces Elevations of New Shareholders, Of Counsels, and Local Partners * NEW YORK - Feb. 12, 2026 - Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP today announced the elevation of 91 lawyers to shareholder, of counsel, and local partner. The 57 new shareholders span 23 offices and 13 primary practice areas. The 34 lawyers elevated to of counsel and local   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Justice lodged a proposed agreement to modify a long-standing environmental consent decree with the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. This filing involves the case of U.S. and California v. ITT LLC, Stamford, Connecticut, et al., which addresses groundwater contamination at the San Fernando Valley Superfund Site. The original litigation began in 1999 when federal and state authorities sued several parties to recover  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Feb. 12 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news: * * * KU, K-State faculty receive 2026 Higuchi-KU Endowment Research Achievement Awards * LAWRENCE -Four faculty members at two Kansas universities were named recipients of the Higuchi-KU Endowment Research Achievement Awards, the state higher education system's most prestigious recognition for scholarly excellence. The annual awards are given in four categories of scholarly and creative achievement. This year  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Larson Opposes Republican Bill to Nationalize Elections and Make it More Difficult for 21 Million Americans to Vote * Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) opposed the so-called "SAVE America Act," a Republican bill that advances President Trump's call to "nationalize elections" and would make it harder for 21 million Americans to vote (link is external), including married wome  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Larson Votes Against Bill That Could Allow Domestic Abusers to Access Deadly Weapons * Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) voted against H.R. 2189, a bill that was supposed to ensure law enforcement could access nonlethal tools, like tasers, but included a loophole that could allow domestic abusers to access devices that can be transformed into functioning firearms. In Dece  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Larson, Courtney, DeLauro Applaud $230 Million Contract for F135 Engine Production * Washington, D.C. - Today, Reps. John B. Larson (CT-01), Joe Courtney (CT-02), and Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) released the following statement on the U.S. Navy's announcement (link is external) of a $230.6 million contract to support the production of F135 engines. Work will be performed at Pratt & Whitney and a myri  more

WINDSOR, Connecticut, Feb. 12 [Category: Financial Services] -- LIMRA posted the following news release: * * * LIMRA Launches The Lifetime Income Initiative * LIMRA.com and LOMA.org will be off-line for scheduled maintenance February 21, 2026 from 6 - 10 a.m. ET. Industry-powered strategic marketing campaign designed to increase Gen Xers awareness of the value annuities provide in delivering protected lifetime income, and to grow the number of financial professionals recommending them. W  more

WINDSOR, Connecticut, Feb. 12 [Category: Financial Services] -- LIMRA posted the following news release: * * * LIMRA: U.S. Retail Annuity Sales Top $460 Billion in 2025, Marking Fourth Year of Record Sales * LIMRA.com and LOMA.org will be off-line for scheduled maintenance February 21, 2026 from 6 - 10 a.m. ET. Registered index-linked and fixed indexed annuities set sales records in 2025 WINDSOR, Conn., Feb. 12, 2026- Total U.S. annuity sales increased 6% to $461.3 billion in the 2025, a  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy Grills Unqualified Trump Nominee On His White Nationalist Views * WASHINGTON- U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Europe and Regional Security, questioned Jeremy Carl, nominee to be the U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for International Organizations, about his white identitarian worldview and writings. Murphy demanded  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy to Republicans On Trump's Attempts to Jail Democratic Lawmakers: We Can't Let This Democracy Die On Our Watch * WASHINGTON- U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) took to the floor of the U.S. Senate today to call on his Republican colleagues to recognize Donald Trump's unprecedented, attempted indictment of six Democratic lawmakers as a grave threat to our democracy and unite with Dem  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- The National Association of Higher Education Systems issued the following news release on Feb. 11, 2026: * * * CSCU Embarks on the Excellence in Teacher Residency Project to Address Teacher Shortages and Retention The Connecticut State Colleges and Universities (CSCU) are embarking on the Excellence in Teacher Residency project that will address the challenges of teacher shortages and retention, as well as supporting instructional quality. Central, Eastern, Southern, a  more

BELLEVUE, Washington, Feb. 12 [Category: Political] -- The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms issued the following news release: * * * NEW ENGLAND FIREARMS ADVOCACY CONFERENCE SCHEDULED FOR MAY 2026 * BELLEVUE, WA - The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms is calling on New England Second Amendment advocates and activists to mark their calendars for May 30, and save the date! CCRKBA, in conjunction with their New England partners -Connecticut Citizens   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * New HHS petition Calls on the Trump Administration to Authorize Affordable Generic GLP-1 Drugs for Americans * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, Public Citizen filed a petition requesting that the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) authorize generic competition for Novo Nordisk's semaglutide and Eli Lilly's tirzepatide, overcoming the drugmakers' patent barriers to improve acc  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 [Category: Political] -- The Independent Women's Forum posted issued the following news release: * * * NEW POLL: Rhode Island Women Alarmed as Winter Electricity Bills Spike * PROVIDENCE, RI -As Rhode Island endures one of the coldest winters in recent memory, residents are grappling with another harsh reality: monthly electricity bills that rank among the highest in the country. Rhode Island households experience electricity costs that are ten percent (10%) higher than  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Feb. 13 -- The Reason Foundation issued the following commentary on Feb. 12, 2026, by senior fellow Rod Crane: * * * Public pension debt should be scrutinized like other types of government debt Without comprehensive pension debt reform, states face continued financial pressures and diminished flexibility for future budgets. * Pension liabilities are retirement obligations contractually promised to public workers. In any sense of the word, an unfunded pension liabil  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Feb. 13 -- Save the Sound issued the following news release: * * * Save the Sound Profoundly Concerned over EPA's Recission of Endangerment Finding Decision will exacerbate climate-related costs, consequences for environmental and public health * Larchmont, NY -- Save the Sound is profoundly disappointed in the Environmental Protection Agency's decision today to rescind the federal Endangerment Finding, which since 2009 has been the lynchpin in the federal government  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Feb. 13 -- Southern Connecticut State University issued the following news: * * * Disability Studies Scholar to Keynote WGS Conference The 2026 Women's & Gender Studies Conference -- "(Re)making the World: A "How-To" Conference on Feminist, Crip, and Decolonial Worldmaking" -- will take place on the Southern Connecticut State University campus on Friday and Saturday, April 17 and 18, 2026, and will feature a keynote address by Dr. Nirmala Erevelles, professor of social  more

STORRS, Connecticut, Feb. 12 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * UConn Engineering Alum Powers Performance at McLaren Racing * When Abhiemanyu Sukumaran '24 (ENG) attended his first virtual meeting for UConn Formula SAE, he had no idea it would redefine his future. What began as curiosity during the COVID era quickly became a passion-and ultimately a launchpad into the pinnacle of motorsport. Today, Sukumaran is a Performance Analysis Engineer at the McLaren F  more

STORRS, Connecticut, Feb. 12 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * UConn Magazine: Our Candy Crush * The thieves who broke into a Sunoco convenience store in Bristol, Connecticut, on March 13, 2024, at 4:08 a.m. had a plan. Like the criminal masterminds who stole the French crown jewels from the Louvre, the Bristol bandits knew speed was of the essence, executing a smash-and-grab in which they took only the things of greatest value: cigarettes, lottery tickets, an  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Video: Blumenthal Raises Alarm Over Skyrocketing Cost of VA Community Care at Hearing * [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - At a Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee hearing today, Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) stressed his concerns with the skyrocketing cost of community care, which is provided when the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is unable to deliver health care to veterans in an acces  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- The American Center for Law and Justice posted the following news: * * * Windy City Victory: ACLJ Secures Major Win as Court Rejects Chicago's Attempt To Dismiss Lawsuit Against Unlawful Arrests of Christian Preachers By Liam Harrell Today, we are thrilled to announce a significant victory in our federal civil rights lawsuit against the city of Chicago on behalf of three courageous young Christian street preachers - Brett Raio, Perez Ndi, and Reetik Dhamala. As we've c  more

NORWALK, Connecticut, Feb. 13 -- Xerox issued the following news release on Feb. 12, 2026: * * * Xerox Distributes Pro Rata Warrants to Enhance Shareholder Value and Accelerate Deleveraging Xerox Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ: XRX) ("Xerox" or the "Company") today announced the distribution of warrants to purchase shares of Xerox common stock (the "Warrants"), to its eligible securityholders on February 12, 2026 (the "Distribution Date"), in accordance with its previously announced pro rata wa  more