BRISTOL, Connecticut, Feb. 17 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * 2026 PLL and WLL Lexus Championship Series Exclusively on ESPN+ Feb. 27-Mar. 8 * * Annual event includes Women's Lacrosse League games * All 16 games will stream on ESPN+ on the ESPN App on mobile and connected TV devices ESPN+ will exclusively showcase the 2026 PLL and WLL Lexus Championship Series beginning Friday, Feb. 27 and running through Sunday, Mar. 8. Th  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

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 17 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Urges Court To Preserve Block On Trump Administration's Unlawful Termination Of Haiti's Temporary Protected Status Designation * Boston -Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today co-led a coalition of 18 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in Miot, et al. v. Trump, et al. in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Colu  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

SURREY, England, Feb. 18 -- Air Cargo News issued the following news: * * * AIT Worldwide Logistics acquired by Greenbriar Equity Group By Rebecca Jeffrey AIT Worldwide Logistics (AIT) has been sold to Greenbriar Equity Group in a deal that represents one of the largest private acquisitions ever in the global freight forwarding sector. Chicago-based freight forwarder AIT said that the Connecticut-based specialist investor's $15bn in cumulative capital commitments and more than 25 years of i  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

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 17 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Takes Action to Defend Temporary Protected Status for Haitian Immigrants * February 17, 2026 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James co-led a coalition of 17 other attorneys general in defending the legal status of hundreds of thousands of Haitian immigrants, including many who have lived and worked in the United States for over a decade. The coali  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

NEW YORK, Feb. 18 (TNSLrpt) -- Changing Compensation Costs in the New York Metropolitan Area December 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Northeast Region - Feb. 17, 2026 * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 3.4 percent in New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ending in December 2025, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Acting Regional Commissioner Michael G. Phinney noted that o  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal & Goldman Introduce Legislation to Protect Against Political Prosecutions * [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and U.S. Representative Dan Goldman (D-NY) introduced new legislation to enact guardrails to prevent the Trump Administration and future Administrations from misusing the justice system to target or coerce political opponents. "Under President  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R47166) entitled "Career and Technical Education: A Primer" by education policy specialists Cassandria Dortch and Rebecca R. Skinner. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY Career and technical education (CTE), sometimes referred to as vocational education, provides secondary and postsecondary education students with the skills and knowledge required for specific jobs or fields of work. CTE is a ke  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R47166) entitled "Career and Technical Education - A Primer:" (Continued from Part 1 of 2) * * * CTE Program Challenges This section discusses challenges that CTE program providers have experienced with program delivery, increasing student access, and replicating evidence-based practices, as well as resources that have been used to address these challenges./31 Delivery, Access, and Replicati  more

STORRS, Connecticut, Feb. 17 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * Curating Green Space in an Urban Jungle * While it may be known as "the concrete jungle," New York City has thousands of parks across its five boroughs, totaling more than 30,000 acres. Stephanie Lucas '10 ( CAHNR ) has put her degree from the Department of Plant Science and Landscape Architecture to good use working at one of these parks, Madison Square Park Conservancy, over the past 15 years.   more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, Feb. 17 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN's global Digital & Social reach: No. 1 in Q1 FY26 * February 17, 2026 ESPN Digital & Social reached a record average of 517 million global unique users per month throughout the first quarter of its fiscal year (October-December 2025), up 32% YoY, across digital, YouTube and social media platforms, according to recently released Comscore data. * The first quar  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

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Feb. 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut posted the following news release on Feb. 17, 2026: * * * Former Connecticut Resident Sentenced to 90 Months for Operating $4 Million Investment Fraud Scheme, Tax Evasion David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JOHN A. MASANOTTI, JR., 71, of Bonita Springs, Florida, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in New Haven to 90 mo  more

STAMFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 18 (TNSrep) -- Gartner, an information technology research and advisory company, issued the following news release: * * * Gartner Survey Finds 91% of Customer Service Leaders Under Pressure to Implement AI in 2026 AI Will Significantly Reshape Frontline Roles with More than 80% of Organizations Planning to Expand Human Agent Responsibilities * Customer service and support leaders are facing increased executive expectations to invest in AI, according to a survey b  more

STAMFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 18 -- Gartner, an information technology research and advisory company, issued the following Q&A on Feb. 17, 2026, with director analyst Lauren Kornutick: * * * Global AI Regulations Fuel Billion-Dollar Market for AI Governance Platforms Q&A with Lauren Kornutick * The cost of unmanaged AI risk is escalating. According to Gartner, by 2030, fragmented AI regulation will quadruple and extend to 75% of the world's economies, driving $1 billion in total compliance sp  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 17 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Lamont Announces Expansion of Artificial Intelligence Postsecondary Education and Workforce Training Through Connecticut's Tech Talent Accelerator * (HARTFORD, CT) - Governor Ned Lamont today announced the launch of the third phase of the Connecticut Tech Talent Accelerator (TTA 3.0), a statewide higher education innovation challenge designed to expand artificial intelligence (  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 17 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Lamont Proposes Two New Incentives for Police Officers and Firefighters To Encourage Hiring and Retention * (HARTFORD, CT) - Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he is presenting a legislative proposal to the Connecticut General Assembly this session that will establish two new incentives benefitting state and local police officers and firefighters with the goal of encourag  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Rep. Jim Himes, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Himes Secures Millions in Federal Investment for Southwestern Connecticut * Washington, DC - Congressman Jim Himes (CT-04) announced that he secured over $12 million in federal funding for housing, community safety, public services, and critical infrastructure projects throughout Southwestern Connecticut. Funding for these projects - selected by Congressman Himes for their benefit to the people of   more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, Feb. 17 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * Historic Saturday featuring nation's top four teams headlines ESPN's men's college basketball schedule, Feb. 17-22 * * No. 4 Arizona at No. 2 Houston (ABC) and No. 1 Michigan vs. No. 3 Duke (ESPN) cap landmark day * College GameDay live from Washington, D.C. ahead of Wolverines-Blue Devils ESPN's industry-leading coverage of men's college basketball continues wit  more

HIGH POINT, North Carolina, Feb. 17 -- High Point University issued the following news release: * * * HPU Students Make Career Connections with Employers at Life Skills Career Summit * High Point University students learned about a variety of jobs and internships as they met with recruiters from nearly 100 national, regional and local employers during HPU's annual Life Skills Career Summit at the Nido and Mariana Qubein Arena and Conference Center on Feb. 10. HIGH POINT, N.C., Feb. 17, 202  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Larson Statement on the Passing of Reverend Jesse Jackson * East Hartford, CT - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement on the passing of the civil rights leader (link is external), Reverend Jesse Jackson. "Reverend Jackson fought for a better America for everyone - from his lifelong advocacy for civil rights to his decades of dedicated leadership in Democratic po  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Feb. 18 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Brown Urges Court to Preserve Block on Trump Administration's Unlawful Termination of Haiti's Temporary Protected Status Designation Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined a coalition of 18 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in Miot, et al. v. Trump, et al. in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, opposing the Trump   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

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee issued the following testimony by Curtis LeGeyt, president and CEO of the National Association of Broadcasters, from a Feb. 10, 2026, hearing entitled "We Interrupt This Program: Media Ownership in the Digital Age": * * * Good morning, Chairman Cruz, Ranking Member Cantwell and members of the committee. My name is Curtis LeGeyt, and I serve as President and Chief Executive Officer of the National Association of Br  more

STORRS, Connecticut, Feb. 17 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * Neag School Researchers Seek to Use Innovative Methods and Analysis to Reimagine Special Education Policy * In December, experts from around the nation gathered at UConn Storrs to take the first steps toward changing special education policy and re-establishing civil rights protections for Students of Color. Led by Neag School of Education faculty Nicholas S. Bell and Zachary Collier, as well as Ve  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 [Category: Sociological] -- The American Economic Liberties Project posted the following news release: * * * New State-Level Model Leg. Reins in Excess Utility Profits to Lower Costs * Washington, D.C. - Amid an acute energy affordability crisis, the American Economic Liberties Project today released new model legislation that would provide relief to utility customers by reining in unjust and unreasonable monopoly utility profits. "A major driver of the energy affordabi  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Feb. 18 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release on Feb. 17, 2026: * * * Drummond calls for federal action to protect Oklahoma children from online harm Attorney General Gentner Drummond today urged Congressional leadership to act on behalf of Oklahoma families by passing the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA). He and 39 attorneys general circulated a letter to House and Senate leadership in advance of potential consideration of the   more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Feb. 17 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release: * * * Pritzker Budget Facts: Illinois' Worst in Nation Fiscal Reality * Feb 17, 2026 by AFP SPRINGFIELD, IL - As Democrats' favorite governor, J.B. Pritzker, prepares to deliver his eighth State of the State address, Americans for Prosperity-Illinois (AFP-IL) wants to set the record straight on the governor's worst-in-the-nation fiscal track record. Throughout his time in of  more

STORRS, Connecticut, Feb. 17 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * Researchers Launch Initiative to Improve Power Outage Predictions and Grid Resilience * Researchers at the University at Albany and University of Connecticut are working on a new initiative to better predict storm-related power outages, reduce restoration times, and strengthen the resilience of the electric grid. The initiative, called the North American Forecasting Weather, Outage, Load & Damage  more

STORRS, Connecticut, Feb. 17 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * School of Social Work Alumni Share Career Pathways with BSW Students * Social work, says UConn alumna Ilene Garcia, is a lot like a game of telephone. Somewhere along the way-between systems, agencies, schools, courts, and community providers-the original message can get lost. Resources don't reach families. Needs go unmet. Communication breaks down. "And then there's a loss of connection," Gar  more

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 18 -- SUNY University at Albany issued the following news: * * * UAlbany, UConn Researchers Launch Initiative to Improve Power Outage Predictions and Grid Resilience By Mike Nolan Researchers at the University at Albany and University of Connecticut are working on a new initiative to better predict storm-related power outages, reduce restoration times, and strengthen the resilience of the electric grid. The initiative, called the North American Forecasting Weather, Ou  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Feb. 18 (TNSjou) -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: * * * Recognizing barriers is first step to easing travel burdens Study reveals stark contrast between car and transit access to methadone treatment. By Chris Moody A new study, on which Virginia Tech was a collaborator, provides the clearest picture to date of how profoundly transportation mode shapes access to methadone treatment for opioid use disorder in Connecticut. The research, co-authored by College  more