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News Tipoffs - Delaware Editors Newsletter for Friday February 20, 2026 ( 10 items )  

Auditor General DeFoor Releases Audits for Volunteer Firefighters' Relief Associations in 26 Counties
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Feb. 19 -- Pennsylvania Auditor General Timothy DeFoor issued the following news release: * * * Auditor General DeFoor Releases Audits for Volunteer Firefighters' Relief Associations in 26 Counties * HARRISBURG - Auditor General Timothy DeFoor today announced the release of audit reports for 47 volunteer firefighters' relief associations (VFRAs) in Allegheny, Beaver, Bucks, Cambria, Centre, Chester, Clinton, Columbia, Crawford, Cumberland, Delaware, Elk, Fayette, Fo  more

Congressman Carson Secures $13.08 Million for Indianapolis
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Rep. Andre Carson, D-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Carson Secures $13.08 Million for Indianapolis * WASHINGTON, DC -Congressman Andre Carson (IN-07) has secured $13.08 million for Indiana's 7th Congressional District. Congressman Carson requested funding for these projects, known as Community Project Funding, under guidelines issued by the House Appropriations Committee. Community Project Funding is restricted to a limited number of pr  more

DuPont Announces Regular Quarterly Dividend on Common Stock
WILMINGTON, Delaware, Feb. 20 -- DuPont issued the following news release on Feb. 19, 2026: * * * DuPont Announces Regular Quarterly Dividend on Common Stock DuPont (NYSE: DD) today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly dividend of twenty cents ($0.20) per share on the outstanding Common Stock of the Company (par value $0.01 per share) payable on March 16, 2026, to holders of record of said stock at the close of business on March 2, 2026. * * * About DuPont DuPont   more

Funding Education Opportunity: About One in Four Students is Chronically Absent
LOS ANGELES, California, Feb. 19 -- The Reason Foundation issued the following news: * * * Funding Education Opportunity: About one in four students is chronically absent School districts may need to implement new policies to encourage students to attend school more regularly. By Jude Schwalbach When public schools remained closed for months during the COVID-19 pandemic, they sent students and families a harmful message: missing a lot of school is ok. Before the pandemic, only 15% of stud  more

Patina Group to Operate Monsieur Dior by Dominique Crenn Within House of Dior Beverly Hills
BUFFALO, New York, Feb. 20 -- Delaware North issued the following news release: * * * Patina Group to operate Monsieur Dior by Dominique Crenn within House of Dior Beverly Hills Beverly Hills, CA -Patina Group is pleased to announce it will operate Monsieur Dior by Dominique Crenn, the new restaurant located within the House of Dior Beverly Hills on Rodeo Drive. The collaboration brings together one of the world's most celebrated luxury fashion houses, a Michelin-starred culinary visionary, a  more

Ranking Member Shaheen, Sens. Blumenthal, Coons, Whitehouse Issue Readout of Travel to Chisinau, Moldova
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following readout of his travel to Chisinau, Moldova on Feb. 18, 2026, with Sens. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, Chris Coons, D-Delaware, and Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island: * * * Yesterday, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Chris Coons (D-DE) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI  more

Senators Coons, Shaheen, Whitehouse, Blumenthal, Travel to Ukraine
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on Feb. 19, 2026: * * * Senators Coons, Shaheen, Whitehouse, Blumenthal, travel to Ukraine U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) travelled to Odesa, Ukraine where they reiterated the ironclad, bipartisan support for Ukraine in the U.S. Congress and among the American people. Throughout the visit, Senator Coons and his  more

Supreme Court Appointment Process - Consideration by the Senate Judiciary Committee Topic of CRS Report (Part 2 of 2)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R44236) on Feb. 17, 2026, entitled "Supreme Court Appointment Process - Consideration by the Senate Judiciary Committee:" (Continued from Part 1 of 2) * * * Hearings Supreme Court nominations since 1949 have routinely received public confirmation hearings before either the Senate Judiciary Committee or a Judiciary subcommittee./38 In 1955, hearings on the Supreme Court nomination of John M.   more

Temple University Press is "the city's publisher"
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Feb. 19 -- Temple University posted the following news: * * * Temple University Press is "the city's publisher" * Since its founding in 1969, Temple University Press has been dedicated to publishing academic books on urban studies, building strong partnerships with many of Philadelphia's arts and cultural institutions and publishing open educational resources. Meant for academics, the general public and children, Temple Press books have wide appeal. In Temple Un  more

U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights Secures 31 Agreements with Colleges and Universities to End Partnerships with The Ph.D. Project
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights Secures 31 Agreements with Colleges and Universities to End Partnerships with The Ph.D. Project * Today, the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced that it has secured thirty-one resolution agreements (RAs) with institutions of higher education to cease their partnerships with The Ph.D. Project, an organization  more