BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 18 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Files Lawsuit Against The Trump Administration For Illegally Terminating Funding For Energy And Infrastructure Programs * Boston -Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today joined a coalition of 13 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration's unlawful decision to terminate funding for congressionally mandated e  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Feb. 18 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Challenges Trump Administration's Proposals to Deny Federal Funding from Providers of Gender-Affirming Care * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta yesterday joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general in submitting two comment letters opposing the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) proposed rules that would deny certain federal fun  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Feb. 18 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Files Lawsuit Against the Trump Administration for Illegally Terminating Funding for Energy and Infrastructure Programs * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today, alongside the Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development and the California Energy Commission, co-led a coalition of 13 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit challenging t  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Feb. 18 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Urges U.S. Senate to Reject SAVE America Act * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a coalition of 12 attorneys general in urging the U.S. Senate to reject the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE America) Act, warning that the legislation would nationalize election administration, impose sweeping new barriers to voter registrat  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Feb. 18 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General Clark Sues the Trump Administration for Illegally Terminating Funding for Energy and Infrastructure Programs * Attorney General Charity Clark today joined a coalition of 13 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration's unlawful decision to terminate funding for congressionally mandated energy and infrastructure programs. The lawsuit c  more

SALEM, Oregon, Feb. 18 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Dan Rayfield Files Lawsuit Against Trump Administration for Illegally Terminating Energy and Infrastructure Funding * AG Rayfield: Cutting these projects for political reasons doesn't save money - it will drive up monthly bills for Oregonians. Attorney General Dan Rayfield today and a coalition of 12 other attorneys general filed a lawsuit challenging the Trump Administr  more

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 18 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Leads Multistate Coalition Urging Senate to Reject Extremist SAVE America Act * February 18, 2026 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today led a coalition of 11 other attorneys general in urging the U.S. Senate to reject the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE America) Act, warning that the legislation would unlawfully nationalize elect  more

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 18 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Sues to Block Politically-Motivated Energy Funding Cuts * February 18, 2026 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today joined a coalition of 12 other attorneys general in suing the Trump administration for unlawfully terminating billions of dollars in congressionally approved federal funding for energy and infrastructure projects across the coun  more

DENVER, Colorado, Feb. 18 -- Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Phil Weiser sues Energy Secretary Chris Wright for illegally ending $600M in leading-edge energy projects in Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser today co-led a coalition of 13 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's unlawful decision to terminate and abandon funding for congressionally mandated energy and infrastructure programs cr  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 18 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL FILES LAWSUIT AGAINST THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION FOR ILLEGALLY TERMINATING FUNDING FOR ENERGY AND INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAMS * Chicago -Attorney General Kwame Raoul today, as part of a coalition of 13 attorneys general, filed a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's unlawful decision to terminate funding for congressionally mandated energy and infrastructure   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 18 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL LEADS COALITION IN OPPOSING TWO NEW RULES PREVENTING ACCESS TO GENDER AFFIRMING CARE FOR YOUTH * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul lead a coalition of 20 attorneys general, in submitting comment letters opposing two proposed rules by the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) that  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 17 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL URGES COURT TO PRESERVE BLOCK ON TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S UNLAWFUL TERMINATION OF HAITI'S TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS DESIGNATION * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined a coalition of 18 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in Miot, et al. v. Trump in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, opposing the Trump administration's  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 18 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL URGES SENATE TO REJECT SAVE AMERICA ACT, FEDERAL TAKEOVER OF ELECTION ADMINISTRATION * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 12 attorneys general, is urging the U.S. Senate to reject the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE America) Act, warning that the legislation would improperly nationalize election administration, impose sw  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 18 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Sues Trump Administration for Illegally Terminating Funding for Energy and Infrastructure Programs * (Hartford, CT) - Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 13 attorneys general suing the Trump Administration to block its unlawful decision to terminate energy and infrastructure programs created by Congress in laws such as the Inflation Reduc  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 18 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Leads Coalition Opposing Rules Preventing Access to Transgender Healthcare for Youth * (Hartford, CT) - Attorney General William Tong today co-led a coalition of 20 attorneys general submitting comment letters opposing two proposed rules by the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 18 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Urges Senate to Reject SAVE America Act * (Hartford, CT) -Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 12 attorneys general in urging the U.S. Senate to reject the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE America) Act, warning that the legislation would unlawfully nationalize election administration, impose sweeping new barriers to voter re  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: * * * BLM launches public comment on western Oregon timber plan to advance Trump administration priorities * WASHINGTON - The Bureau of Land Management is inviting public input for proposed updates to resource management plans that guide the administration of approximately 2.5 million acres of highly productive timberlands in western Oregon, an effort that underscores the T  more

SALEM, Oregon, Feb. 18 [Category: Education] -- The Oregon School Boards Association posted the following news: * * * Education Advocacy Day connects legislators to educators * Stacy Michaelson, OSBA Government Relations and Communications director, and Morgan Allen, COSA deputy executive director of policy and advocacy, prepare members to talk about the Oregon budget during the 2026 Education Advocacy Day in Salem. (Photo by Jake Arnold, OSBA) The 2026 Education Advocacy Day on Tuesday, F  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Feb. 18 [Category: Sociological] -- The Mercy Corps posted the following news release: * * * Four Years of War and Freezing Winters: Ukrainian Farmers Feed the Nation Amid Blackouts * Kyiv - Four years into full-scale war, civilians across Ukraine are battling freezing temperatures, rolling blackouts, and diminishing humanitarian support. Yet Ukrainian farmers continue to plant, harvest, mill, and move food, feeding their communities and keeping global grains supplies stabl  more

SALEM, Oregon, Feb. 18 -- Gov. Tina Kotek, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Kotek Responds to Dismissal of Federal Appeal in National Guard Case * Salem, OR - Governor Tina Kotek issued the following statement in response to yesterday's order by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit dismissing the federal government's appeal of a local U.S. District Court ruling to prohibit deployment of troops to Portland: "Reason and the rule of law have prevailed. Or  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Rep. Robert C. Scott, D-Virginia, ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release: * * * House Democrats Press ED on Negative Impact of Immigration Enforcement on Students House Committee on Education and Workforce Ranking Member Bobby Scott (D-VA-03) and Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee Ranking Member Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), and 69 House Democrats are pressing Secretary of Education Lin  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Feb. 19 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Feb. 18, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Files Lawsuit Against the Trump Administration for Unlawfully Terminating Funding for Energy and Infrastructure Programs Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today joined a coalition of 13 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's unlawful decision to terminate funding for congressionally mandated energy and  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Feb. 19 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Brown Joins Coalition in Opposing Two New Rules Preventing Access to Gender Affirming Care for Youth Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general in submitting comment letters opposing two proposed rules by the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) that  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Feb. 19 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Feb. 18, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Urges Senate to Reject SAVE America Act Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today joined a coalition of 12 attorneys general in urging the U.S. Senate to reject the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE America) Act, warning that the legislation would upend election administration, impose sweeping new barriers to voter registration, and  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Wyden Announce Over $4.2 Million for Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Centers * Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced that $4,250,606 in federal funding is coming to Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center to support critical health services for uninsured and underinsured Oregonians in Washington and Yamhill counties. "Access to quality health care sh  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Wyden Announce Over $4.2 Million for Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Centers * Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced that $4,250,606 in federal funding is coming to Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center to support critical health services for uninsured and underinsured Oregonians in Washington and Yamhill counties. "Access to quality health care shoul  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Feb. 19 -- The National Federation of State High School Associations issued the following news release on Feb. 18, 2026: * * * High School Flag Football Revisions Include Opportunity for Scoring Team to Retain Possession of the Ball if Trailing in Score In its first meeting to address rules changes in the sport, the NFHS Flag Football Rules Committee approved eight changes to the initial set of rules developed last year. All revisions recommended by the NFHS Flag Footb  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations released the following written testimony by Jeff Trandahl, CEO of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, from a Feb. 10, 2026, hearing entitled "All in for America250: Public-Private Partnerships Supporting America's Semiquincentennial on Our Public Lands": * * * Thank you, Chairman Gosar, Ranking Member Dexter, and members of the Subcommittee, for the opportunity to testify today about the impa  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations released the following testimony by Dieter Fenkart-Froeschl, president and CEO of the National Forest Foundation, Missoula, Montana, from a Feb. 10, 2026, hearing entitled "All in for America250: Public-Private Partnerships Supporting America's Semiquincentennial on Our Public Lands": * * * The National Forest Foundation (NFF) was chartered by Congress in 1990 to serve as the official national nonpr  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO American Federation of Teachers issued the following news release: * * * New Findings: Vast Majority of Working Families Live Paycheck to paycheck and Growing Number Rely on Debt to Afford Essentials, AFT Member Survey Finds * ORLANDO, Fla. -On Wednesday, the AFT and Protect Borrowers unveiled new findings from a survey of more than 7,500 AFT union members, revealing the dire financial situations working families face under President Donal  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- The Oregon Health Authority Public Health Data Modernization Office has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services National Coordinator for Health Information Technology addressing proposed regulatory changes. The agency is scrutinizing deregulatory actions that could undermine health information technology standards, implementation specifications, certification criteria and certification programs tied to public health data exchan  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Oregon Adopts New Building Codes to Reduce Energy Costs and Increase Energy Efficiency in Newly Constructed Homes * SALEM, Ore. -Today, the Oregon Building Code Division's Residential and Manufactured Structures Board (RMSB) voted to approve a package of updates to the state's residential energy code, including a requirement that new homes be built with energy-efficient heat pumps instead   more

NORMAN, Oklahoma, Feb. 18 -- The University of Oklahoma issued the following news: * * * OU Graduate Earns Prestigious Gates Cambridge Scholarship * NORMAN, OKLA. - University of Oklahoma alumna Farris Tedder's path to one of the world's most competitive graduate scholarships began long before she ever set foot in a laboratory. "My childhood was spent watching spiders weave webs and scrabbling after cockroaches," Tedder said. "My passion for insect behavior became my career when I studied   more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Feb. 19 -- Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued the following news release on Feb. 18, 2026: * * * Attorney General Neronha, coalition sue Trump Administration for illegal termination of energy and infrastructure funding Attorney General Peter F. Neronha today joined a coalition of 13 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration's unlawful termination of funding for energy and infrastructure programs created by Congress   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Members Heinrich, Klobuchar, Merkley, Huffman, Pingree, and Colleagues Call on Secretary Burgum to Halt Creation of Unified Wildfire Agency, Citing Dramatic Cuts at the Interior and Concerns with Fire Mismanagement * "Mismanagement of fire management has life-or-death consequences and places billions of taxpayer dollars at risk." Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ra  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- The Senate Intelligence Committee issued a report (S.Rpt. 119-51) on the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal 2026. The report was advanced by Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, on July 25, 2025. * * * (Continued from Part 1 of 2) TITLE VII--CLASSIFICATION REFORM AND SECURITY CLEARANCES Section 701. Notification of certain declassifications Section 701 amends the National Security Act of 1947 to require the DNI to notify the congressional intelligence committees and th  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 19 -- Skanska, a construction and development company, issued the following news release: * * * Skanska delivers OHSU's Vista Pavilion on time and under budget despite hillside challenges and around-the-clock activity Innovative construction solutions enabled completion of one of Oregon's most complex hospital projects safely, sustainably and on schedule * PORTLAND, OR - Skanska, a leading global construction and development firm, has completed construction of the Oregon Heal  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Feb. 18 -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news: * * * Study reveals low rates of routine screening for anxiety, intimate partner violence in Oregon * Despite national guidelines recommending routine screening for anxiety and intimate partner violence in women and adolescent girls, a new study from Oregon Health & Science University finds these screenings are rarely implemented in primary care settings, largely due to lack of awareness, workflow ch  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Surface Transportation Board issued the following decision (Docket No. FD 31676) entitled "Port of Tillamook Bay Railroad - Modified Rail Certificate": * * * In a decision served on June 1, 1990, and corrected by decision served on June 4, 1990, the Board's predecessor, the Interstate Commerce Commission, issued a modified certificate of public convenience and necessity under 49 C.F.R. Sec. 1150.23 to the Port of Tillamook Bay (Port)  more

BROOKFIELD, Wisconsin, Feb. 19 -- The National Funeral Directors Association issued the following news release: * * * Twenty-two Funeral Professionals Selected for Prestigious NFDA Meet the Mentors Program The National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) is proud to announce the 22 funeral professionals selected to participate in the 2026 Meet the Mentors program. This signature leadership experience, made possible through the generous support of the Funeral Service Foundation, will take pla  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Feb. 19 -- VoteVets issued the following news release: * * * VoteVets On Interim VA Rule That Would Decimate Benefits: "We are prepared to go to the mat in Congress to defeat this." WASHINGTON, DC - Below is the statement from former Congressman and Afghanistan Veteran Max Rose, Senior Advisor to VoteVets, on the VA's interim rule that would change the standard for determining disability ratings. Moving forward, the VA rule will judge how veterans function with medication, n  more

OLYMPIA, Washington, Feb. 18 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * WA sues federal agencies for illegally axing key clean energy programs * Federal agencies unlawfully terminated funding for congressionally mandated energy programs, including more than $27 million for the Pacific Northwest Hydrogen Hub, which aim to significantly reduce emissions driving climate change, Attorney General Nick Brown and 12 other attorneys general argued in a l  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 18, 2026: * * * Wyden and Alsobrooks Update Report Chronicling Harmful Actions RFK Jr. Has Taken in Last 365 Days In an over 70-page report, the Senators detail 365 days of RFK Jr.'s higher costs, chaos, and corruption * Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Senator Angela Alsobrooks, D-Md. today updated a report detailing how in  more