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

PHOENIX, Arizona, Feb. 17 -- The Arizona Commerce Authority issued the following news: * * * ACA and U of A Launch $35.5 Million Semiconductor Nano Fabrication Center TUCSON, AZ (February 17, 2026) - As the state is anticipated to add over 25,000 new jobs in the semiconductor industry in the coming years, the Arizona Commerce Authority and the University of Arizona are strengthening the workforce pipeline with a $35.5 million facility expansion. University, government and industry leaders un  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 [Category: Political] -- America First Legal, a civil rights organization, posted the following news release: * * * America First Legal Urges Utah Federal Court to Reject Rogue Judge's New Congressional Map * America First Legal (AFL) has filed an amicus brief in the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah, urging the court to block the unlawful use of a new congressional map. AFL's brief argues that this court-imposed congressional map violates federal law, includ  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Americans for Tax Reform issued the following commentary on Feb. 18, 2026: * * * Washington Democrats Can't Get Enough of Your Money Jack Sepulvado Democrats in the Washington have repeatedly raised taxes since they took control of both houses of the state legislature in 2018. Their policies have directly contributed to the beginning of an exodus from the state. Despite this, Washington Democrats have continued to pass legislation that will only make it more difficult   more

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

DENVER, Colorado, Feb. 19 -- The Colorado Department of Natural Resources Division of Parks and Wildlife issued the following news release on Feb. 18, 2026: * * * CPW sees success fighting aquatic nuisance species in 2025 despite Western Slope discoveries Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) Aquatic Nuisance Species (ANS) staff continue to see success in fighting the introduction and spread of invasive species in Colorado's water bodies through inspections, decontaminations and education in 2025  more

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

WOONSOCKET, Rhode Island, Feb. 19 [Category: BizConsumer Services] -- CVS Health posted the following news release: * * * CVS Pharmacy community health partnership with U.S. Soccer and National Women's Soccer League * Building on its relationship with the Washington Spirit, CVS expands its commitment to soccer through a new multi-year sponsorship with the league and federation, which includes a national community field investment and partnering with the Kansas City Current and Seattle Reign   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal Lands released the following testimony by Fruit Heights City (Utah) City Manager Darren Frandsen from a Feb. 10, 2026, hearing on the Fruit Heights Land Conveyance Act (H.R. 5478): * * * Chairman Tiffany, Ranking Member Neguse, and Honorable Members of the Subcommittee on Federal Lands, thank you for inviting me to testify on the Fruit Heights Land Conveyances Act. I appreciate Congressman Blake Moore and his office fo  more

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

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 18, 2026: * * * Lee Applauds Decision to End Timed-Entry Reservations at Arches National Park Senator Mike Lee, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, applauded today's announcement from the Department of the Interior and the National Park Service that Arches National Park will not require advanced timed-entry reserva  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, issued the following news release: * * * Lee Introduces Count the Crimes to Cut Act * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Mike Lee (R-UT) and Chris Coons (D-DE) introduced the Count the Crimes to Cut Act aimed at addressing the bloated federal criminal code. The bill is cosponsored by Senators Ted Cruz (R-TX), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Roger Wicker (R-MS), and Peter Welch (D-VT). "Our federal criminal code is massively over-inflated, with thousands of crimes   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Sens. Cruz, Lee, Coons Introduce Bill to Modernize Federal Criminal Code * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action and Federal Rights joined Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer Rights and Chris Coons (D-Del.) in introducing the   more

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

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF12608) on Feb. 18, 2026, by natural resources policy specialist Caitlin Keating-Bitonti: * * * U.S. Interest in Seabed Mining in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction: Brief Background and Recent Developments In 1980, Congress passed the Deep Seabed Hard Mineral Resources Act (DSHMRA; 30 U.S.C. Sec.Sec.1401 et seq.) as an interim measure to allow the United States to proceed with   more

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

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Feb. 20 (TNSjou) -- The University of Utah issued the following news release: * * * Physicists open door to future, hyper-efficient 'orbitronic' devices For the first time ever, researchers prove that atomic vibrations can transfer orbital angular momentum directly to electrons in a non-magnetic material, the most streamlined system yet in the exciting new field of 'orbitronics.' * To keep up with today's computing needs, researchers mine the quantum realm to find bett  more

LOGAN, Utah, Feb. 19 -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * USU Undergrad Physics Researcher Among Aggie Scholars Presenting to Utah Legislators Feb. 26 * Utah State University undergraduate researcher Trace Taylor is grateful. "Research fellowships, grants, internships and scholarships I've received as a USU student have allowed me to explore scientific research from the start of a project to its conclusion," says Taylor, a physics major with a mathematics minor. "And p  more

LOGAN, Utah, Feb. 19 (TNSrpt) -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * USU UWLP Releases Research: 'The Status of Women in Utah Politics: A 2026 Update' * Utah continues to receive national recognition for its strong economy, outdoor beauty and quality of life. Yet WalletHub, a leading aggregator of nationwide data, has ranked the state last in women's equality for 11 consecutive years. One specific area of concern is that women remain underrepresented across almost every le  more

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

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Joins Bipartisan Legislation to Modernize Federal Criminal Code * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and the Senate's only former public defender, joined U.S. Senators Mike Lee (R-Utah) and Chris Coons (D-Del.) in introducing the Count the Crimes to Cut Act, bipartisan legislation aimed at addressing the o  more