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

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- A multidisciplinary group of scholars has introduced a systems-level framework designed to evaluate the reliability of research findings across various academic fields. The proposal, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, arrives amid ongoing debates regarding the integrity of scientific data. Kathleen Hall Jamieson, director of the Annenberg Public Policy Center, joined other researchers to outline seven primary components for assessing whether  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

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

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Rep. Betty McCollum, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman McCollum & Ranking Member Raskin Highlight Political Retribution Against Minnesotans by Immigration Agents * On Thursday, Congresswoman Betty McCollum and House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jamie Raskin wrote to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Acting Director Todd Lyons to express concern over a pa  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Feb. 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota posted the following news release on Feb. 17, 2026: * * * Fifth Defendant Convicted in Statewide Methamphetamine Trafficking Conspiracy Linked to Sinaloa Cartel ST. PAUL - Eric Anthony Rodriguez, age 47, was found guilty in U.S. District Court for one count of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and one count of possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine, announced U.S. Attorney  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

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Feb. 17 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Grady to Join Panel on Future of Data Centers * Taft Chicago partner Graham Grady will be a panelist discussing The Next Frontier: Shaping the Future of Data Centers on Feb. 19. The panel will dissect the forces rapidly transforming the data center landscape. Key discussion points will include the shift toward hyper-efficient and sustainable data center design, the impact of regulat  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 (TNSFR) -- The International Trade Commission determined that the domestic industry is materially injured by imports of paper file folders from Cambodia. These products, provided for under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the U.S., were found by the U.S. Department of Commerce to be subsidized by the Cambodian government. The ITC instituted this investigation on Oct. 21, 2024. The action followed petitions filed by the Coalition of Domestic Folder Manufacturers, located in   more

ADA, Oklahoma, Feb. 17 -- The Chickasaw Nation, a federally-recognized Native American tribe, issued the following news release: * * * Jaime Lewis kicks it up a notch at the Native All-American Football Game * For Chickasaw citizen and Kingston High School senior Jaime Lewis, stepping onto the field at U.S. Bank Stadium was more than just another football game -it was a glimpse into the future he hopes to build. "It was truly an honor being able to play out on that field," Lewis said. "Jus  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Feb. 17 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Taft, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Licata Quoted in Article on Collaboration Between Attorneys and PR People * Taft Chicago partner Tony Licata was quoted in the Ragan Consulting Group article "Think Lawyers and PR People Don't Mix? Here's the Recipe." In the article, Licata shares insights on the benefits of collaboration between attorneys and public relations professionals. He emphasizes establishing professional,   more

BROOKLYN PARK, Minnesota, Feb. 18 -- The Marine Retailers Association of the Americas issued the following statement on Feb. 17, 2026: * * * Pricing Transparency The marine industry must rethink its outdated pricing system as transparency becomes a consumer expectation. By Matt Gruhn Why This Is Hard -- and Why We Can't Avoid It Anymore Let's start with an uncomfortable truth: today's consumers are demanding pricing transparency -- and the boating industry isn't there yet. This isn't beca  more

ROCHESTER, Minnesota, Feb. 17 [Category: BizHospital] -- The Mayo Clinic issued the following news release: * * * Mayo Clinic installs first magnetic nanoparticle hyperthermia system for cancer research in the US * ROCHESTER, Minn. - Mayo Clinic collaborated with New Phase Ltd. to install the first magnetic nanoparticle-mediated hyperthermia machine for cancer research in the U.S. Hyperthermia is a procedure that uses heat to damage and kill cancer cells. The investigational machine will sup  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

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Rep. Rob Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Menendez Presses New Jersey State Investment Council on Palantir Investments * Today, Congressman Rob Menendez pressed the New Jersey State Investment Council on the State's investment of $130,000,000 in pension funds in Palantir Technologies Inc. ("Palantir") shares. Palantir has profited from expansive federal contracts supporting the Department of Homeland Security ("DHS") and Immigration 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

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

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Feb. 18 -- The National Council on Family Relations issued the following news: * * * Peruse New NCFR Journal Research Articles Published Feb. 8-14 * Keep up with the latest research from NCFR's three scholarly journals -- Journal of Marriage and Family (JMF), Family Relations: Interdisciplinary Journal of Applied Family Science (FR), and Journal of Family Theory & Review (JFTR). Newest Journal Issues: FR February 2026 issue (https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/1741372  more

BROOKINGS, South Dakota, Feb. 17 -- South Dakota State University issued the following news: * * * Harding Distinguished Lecture to explore history of horses, humans on Great Plains By Ellen Koester This is the Year of the Fire Horse, according to the Chinese zodiac, which means it's the perfect time for the 2026 Harding Distinguished Lecture. Archeologist and author William Taylor will present "Horses and the Human Story in South Dakota and the American West: New Perspectives from the Ancie  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Feb. 17 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release: * * * St. Joseph Health nurses to hold rally for patient safety * Registered nurses from St. Joseph Health in Brazos Valley, Texas, will hold a rally on Thursday, Feb. 19, as they prepare for upcoming negotiations for their first contract since forming a union last December, announced National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United (NNOC/NNU). Nurses say safe staffing,   more