MONONA, Wisconsin, Feb. 18 -- A Better Wisconsin Together, a state-based research and communications hub for progressives, posted the following statement on Feb. 17, 2026: * * * A Better Wisconsin Together Applauds Governor Evers' Record of Accomplishments and His Call to Keep Working for Wisconsin in State of the State Address Governor Evers' Offer a Stark Contrast to Likely GOP Gubernatorial Nominee Tom Tiffany and GOP Legislature's Backward Looking Agenda * In his final State of the Stat  more

OLYMPIA, Washington, Feb. 17 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * AG Brown asks court to enforce order preventing FEMA from unlawfully cutting disaster preparedness funding * Attorney General Nick Brown and a multistate coalition today filed a motion asking the District Court of Massachusetts to enforce its order prohibiting the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) from terminating the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 17 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Asks Court To Enforce Order Preventing Trump Administration From Unlawfully Cutting Billions In Disaster Preparedness Funding * Boston -Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell and a coalition of 23 states today filed a motion asking the District Court of Massachusetts to enforce its December 11, 2025 order that prohibited the Federal Emergency M  more

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 17 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Asks Court to Enforce Order Preventing Trump Administration from Unlawfully Cutting Billions in Disaster Preparedness Funding * LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and a coalition of 23 states today filed a motion (PDF) asking the District Court of Massachusetts to enforce its order that prohibited the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) from terminating t  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Airlines for America issued the following news: * * * A4A Announces Additions to Government Affairs Leadership Team Airlines for America (A4A), the trade association representing the leading U.S. airlines, today announced three additions to its Global Government Affairs team: Mark Copeland, Chance Costello and Jessica Monahan. Collectively, they bring deep bipartisan experience across the House, Senate and private sector and will further strengthen A4A's advocacy on beh  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Feb. 18 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on Feb. 17, 2026: * * * Attorney General Mayes Fights to Restore Billions in Federal Disaster Preparedness Funding Unlawfully Cut by Trump Administration Attorney General Mayes and a coalition of 23 states today filed a motion asking the District Court of Massachusetts to enforce its December 11, 2025 order that prohibited the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) from terminating the Build  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Feb. 17 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Asks Court to Enforce Order Preventing Trump Administration from Unlawfully Cutting Billions in Disaster Preparedness Funding * Motion asks court to require FEMA to restore critical disaster resilience program and make billions in funding available to the communities relying on them OAKLAND - California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a coalition   more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Feb. 17 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General Clark Asks Court to Enforce Order Preventing Trump Administration From Unlawfully Cutting Billions in Disaster Preparedness Funding * Motion Asks Court to Require FEMA to Restore Critical Disaster Resilience Program and Make Billions in Funding Available to the Communities Relying on Them Attorney General Clark and a coalition of 23 states today filed a motion as  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Feb. 17 -- North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Jeff Jackson Asks Court to Enforce Order Requiring FEMA to Reinstate NC's $200 Million Infrastructure Program * Download this video here. RALEIGH - Today, Attorney General Jeff Jackson asked a court to enforce its earlier order requiring FEMA to reinstate the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) disaster mitigation program. Attorney   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 17 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL ASKS COURT TO ENFORCE ORDER PREVENTING TRUMP ADMINISTRATION FROM UNLAWFULLY CUTTING BILLIONS IN DISASTER PREPAREDNESS FUNDING * Motion Asks Court to Require FEMA to Restore Critical Disaster Resilience Program and Make Billions in Funding Available Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 23 states, filed a motion asking the District C  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 17 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Asks Court to Enforce Order Preventing Trump Administration from Unlawfully Cutting Billions in Disaster Preparedness Funding * Motion Asks Court to Require FEMA to Restore Critical Disaster Resilience Program and Make Billions in Funding Available to the Communities Relying on Them (Hartford, CT) - Attorney General William Tong and a coalition of 23 st  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency issued the following news release: * * * Dairy Producers in Wisconsin Reminded to Obtain 2026 Dairy Margin Coverage by February 26 * Madison, WISCONSIN. February 17, 2026- The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is encouraging dairy producers to enroll in Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC), an important safety net program that help s offset milk and feed price differences. This year's DMC signup began Jan. 12 and the de  more

REDWOOD SHORES, California, Feb. 17 [Category: BizComputer Technology] -- Oracle, a developer of hardware and software products, posted the following news release: * * * Designing Data Centers for the Communities and Natural Environments Where We Operate * When Oracle evaluates locations for a new AI data center, we start with a simple truth: we're joining a community. And we know as a new member of the community, how we design and build our AI data centers is critical to the long-term relat  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 (TNSrpt) -- First Focus Campaign for Children issued the following news release: * * * 40 Senators, 80 Representatives, named Champions or Defenders Amid the failure of this Congress to protect the nation's children, a new report finds that 120 lawmakers stand out for their efforts to fight harmful legislation and advance bills that promote children's best interests. First Focus Campaign for Children's 2025 Legislative Scorecard, released today, identifies 40 senators and  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Moulton Signs Bicameral Letter Urging HHS To Examine Impact of Immigration Enforcement On Child Care Workforce * Congressman Seth Moulton (MA-06) joined other lawmakers in sending a bicameral letter to Alex J. Adams at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The letter urges HHS's Administration for Children and Families (ACF) to examine how recent immigration policies and enforcemen  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Feb. 18 -- New Jersey Acting Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release on Feb. 17, 2026: * * * Acting AG Davenport: Trump Administration Must Obey Court Order and Restore Critical FEMA Program Protecting New Jersey from Natural Disasters Multistate Coalition Seeks Enforcement of 2025 Court Ruling Prohibiting Trump Administration from Terminating Essential Disaster Response Program * Acting Attorney General Jennifer Davenport and a coalition o  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Feb. 17 -- The University of Wisconsin posted the following news: * * * New wage agreement reached for campus Building Trades employees * A new collective bargaining agreement with the Wisconsin State Building Trades Negotiating Committee, which covers campus Building Trades employees, has been approved by the Joint Committee on Employee Relations, the state legislature and Gov. Tony Evers. The agreement includes a 2.95 percent general wage adjustment for employees with  more

BROOKFIELD, Wisconsin, Feb. 18 -- The National Funeral Directors Association issued the following news release: * * * NFDA Embalming & Restorative Art Seminar Returns to Pittsburgh with Expanded Hands-On Training and Flexible Scheduling Options The National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) will host its 2026 Embalming & Restorative Art Seminar in early May at the Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science (PIMS), offering funeral service professionals an immersive, skills-focused learning e  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news: * * * Rebecca Cooke Loves Socialists Commie Rebecca Cooke loves her socialist pals Zohran Mamdani and Bernie Sanders. Despite Cooke's charade to hide the fact she is a Democrat political operative that has raked in cash working for dark-money groups, she'll never be able to hide her love for Socialism. "Socialist Bernie Sanders, Socialist Zohran Mamdani, and Commie Rebecca Cooke are three peas  more

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, Feb. 17 [Category: BizComputer Technology] -- Rockwell Automation, an industrial automation and information company, issued the following news release: * * * Rockwell Automation Cuts Maintenance Costs, Finds Savings for Perth County Ingredients * MILWAUKEE, Wis., February 17, 2026 -Rockwell Automation, the world's largest company dedicated to industrial automation and digital transformation, is pleased to announce that Perth County Ingredients (PCI), a leading supplier   more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Feb. 18 -- Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce issued the following news release: * * * State of the State: WMC Highlights Wisconsin's Competitiveness Crisis In advance of Governor Tony Evers' State of the State address, Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC), warned that Wisconsin is falling behind on key competitiveness metrics, citing WMC Foundation's new Wisconsin Competitiveness Report. WMC President/CEO Kurt R. Bauer urged the Governor to address the state's workf  more

LANGLEY, England, Feb. 18 -- Travelport, a technology company that powers travel bookings, issued the following news release on Feb. 17, 2026: * * * Travelport and Fox World Travel Extend Strategic Relationship Leading North American travel management company renews commitment to Travelport's next-generation technology platform * Travelport, a multi-source content provider that powers bookings for hundreds of thousands of travel suppliers worldwide, today announced a multi-year agreement wi  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Feb. 17 -- The University of Wisconsin posted the following news: * * * UW-Madison ranked among America's Best Large Employers for 2026 The annual rankings were based primarily on survey responses from more than 217,000 employees working at companies within the U.S. that employ more than 1,000 people. * The University of Wisconsin-Madison ranked in the top 700 among " America's Best Large Employers" for 2026 in a survey by Forbes. UW-Madison came in at No. 251 on the   more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Feb. 17 -- The University of Wisconsin posted the following news: * * * UW-Madison researchers awarded prestigious Sloan Fellowships One of the oldest of its kind, the Sloan Research Fellowship program promotes research among some of the country's best young scientists. By Chris Barncard Six University of Wisconsin-Madison faculty members have been awarded prestigious Sloan Research Fellowships, honoring their creativity, innovation and research accomplishments. The A  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Feb. 17 -- The University of Wisconsin posted the following news: * * * With a gift honoring Sen. Herb Kohl's legacy, Music Hall to be renamed and serve as future home of La Follette School * The gift from Herb Kohl Philanthropies, totaling $30 million, dedicates $10 million to support ongoing programming and $20 million for building renovations. By Tommy Jaime Herb Kohl Philanthropies has announced a pledge to extend the late Sen. Herb Kohl's longstanding support of th  more