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News Tipoffs - Wyoming Editors Newsletter for Friday February 20, 2026 ( 15 items )  

21 Attorneys General, 60 Members of Congress File Amicus Briefs Supporting Louisiana's Lawsuit to Protect Women and Children from Dangerous Mail-Order Abortion Drugs
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Feb. 19 -- Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill issued the following news: * * * 21 Attorneys General, 60 Members of Congress File Amicus Briefs Supporting Louisiana's Lawsuit to Protect Women and Children from Dangerous Mail-Order Abortion Drugs * Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill is thanking her fellow Republican attorneys general and 60 U.S. lawmakers for filing amicus briefs in support of her lawsuit against the FDA to vacate a Biden-era rule that removed a  more

Americans for Tax Reform: Trump Accounts - List of Companies and Individuals Providing Contributions for Children
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Americans for Tax Reform issued the following commentary on Feb. 18, 2026: * * * Trump Accounts: List of Companies and Individuals Providing Contributions for Children John Kartch and Rachel Loren Trump Accounts for kids were enacted as part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, also known as the Working Families Tax Cut. Senator Ted Cruz (R - Texas) led the Trump Accounts effort in congress. In addition to the $1,000 provided by the U.S. Treasury, individuals and compan  more

Attorney General James Releases Statement on Live Nation Lawsuit
ALBANY, New York, Feb. 18 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Releases Statement on Live Nation Lawsuit * New York Attorney General Letitia James today released the following statement after the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York rejected Live Nation's attempt to have all claims dismissed in an antitrust lawsuit filed by Attorney General James, a bipartisan coalition of 40 other attorneys general, a  more

BLS Issues Report on State Job Openings and Labor Turnover December 2025
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 (TNSLrpt) -- State Job Openings and Labor Turnover December 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics - Feb. 19, 2026 (22 pages) * * * Job openings rates decreased in 6 states in December, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the month, hires rates decreased in 3 states and increased in 1 state. Total separations rates increased in 9 states and decreased in 2 states. Nationally, the job openings, hires, and total separation  more

Curtis Statement on New USPTO Community Engagement Office in Utah
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Sen. John Curtis, R-Utah, issued the following news release: * * * Curtis Statement on New USPTO Community Engagement Office in Utah * SALT LAKE CITY, UT- U.S. Senator John Curtis (R-UT) issued the following statement on the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)'s announcement that a new community engagement office will be opened at the University of Utah: "Today's announcement is an investment in American ingenuity and reinforces Utah's leadership in research, te  more

FEMA Approves $7.5 Million to Support Recovery in Wyoming
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: * * * FEMA Approves $7.5 Million to Support Recovery in Wyoming DENVER -- Under the leadership of President Trump and Secretary Noem, FEMA has approved $7.5 million in funding to support recovery for past disasters in Wyoming for Public Assistance projects, which typically includes debris removal, emergency protective measures and the repair or replacement of   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

Inside the Headset Presented by CoachCommBrent Vigen, Head Coach - Montana State
WACO, Texas, Feb. 19 [Category: Sports] -- The American Football Coaches Association posted the following news: * * * Inside the Headset Presented by CoachCommBrent Vigen, Head Coach - Montana State * On this week's episode of Inside the Headset - Presented by CoachComm, we sit down with Brent Vigen, head coach at Montana State University, for a conversation about his career and winning the FCS National Championship. Coach Vigen shares the story of his path into the coaching profession, be  more

Lujan, Barrasso 988 Bill Advances in Senate 988 Bill Advances in Senate
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Barrasso 988 Bill Advances in Senate 988 Bill Advances in Senate * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) applauded the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee for recently passing their bipartisan legislation to increase the efficiency of the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline through assessing challenges to transmitting geolocation information. "The 988  more

Marshfield Clinic using new heart arrhythmia technology
SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, Feb. 19 [Category: BizHospital] -- Sanford Health posted the following news release: * * * Marshfield Clinic using new heart arrhythmia technology * Jeff Starck Marshfield Clinic Media Relations 715-389-4978 / starck.jeffrey@marshfieldclinic.org MARSHFIELD, WIS. - Marshfield Clinic is using the newest technology to help treat dangerous heart arrhythmias for patients. Marshfield Clinic performed the first implant in Wisconsin of the Medtronic OmniaSecure, th  more

MEMO: An 'Energy Dominance' outlook for 2026
WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 [Category: Environment] -- The Wilderness Society posted the following news release: * * * MEMO: An 'Energy Dominance' outlook for 2026 * After the 2024 election, the Trump administration wasted no time advancing a dangerous fossil fuel agenda that prioritized oil and gas profits over the health and wellbeing of communities and public lands. By declaring a national energy emergency and directing agencies to " unleash " fossil fuel production, the administration opened m  more

Montana Ranks in Top States With Highest Purchasing Power
HELENA, Montana, Feb. 19 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Montana Ranks in Top States With Highest Purchasing Power * * February 19 2026 HELENA, Mont. - Governor Greg Gianforte today announced Montana ranks in the top three states in the nation with the largest increases in purchasing power for consumers from 2020 to 2024. "With affordability top of mind for all Americans, Montanans continue to be better equipped to handle still-high inflation   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

University of Utah to Expand Innovation Support Across West in Partnership With USPTO
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Feb. 20 -- The University of Utah issued the following news release: * * * U to expand innovation support across West in partnership with USPTO Federal patent officials to celebrate new community engagement office's opening Friday in Research Park * The University of Utah has entered into a new agreement with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to host a community engagement office on the U campus, strengthening access to intellectual property (IP) education,   more

Utah selected for new USPTO community engagement office location
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce Patent and Trademark Office issued the following news release: * * * Utah selected for new USPTO community engagement office location * Grand opening of new community engagement office to serve as innovation center for local/regional innovators ALEXANDRIA, VA-The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) today announced the selection and grand opening of a new community engagement office location in Utah to serve innovators in part of t  more