LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 19 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Urges Senate to Reject SAVE America Act * LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has 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 registration, and dise  more

SALEM, Oregon, Feb. 20 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release: * * * AG Rayfield Leads Coalition Supporting Challenge to IRS Energy Policy That Could Raise Costs * Attorney General Dan Rayfield led a coalition of 15 other states today in supporting a lawsuit challenging a new Internal Revenue Service (IRS) rule that makes it harder for wind and solar energy projects to qualify for long-standing federal tax credits. The states argue the change will undermine  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Americans for Tax Reform issued the following commentary: * * * 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 companies have announce  more

CARSON CITY, Nevada, Feb. 20 -- Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Ford Applauds Supreme Court Ruling Reaffirming Limits on Presidential Tariff Authority * Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford today issued the following statement after the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that former President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs were unlawful, affirming lower court rulings and reinforcing constitutional limits on executive aut  more

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 20 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Wins Challenge to Trump Administration's Tariffs * February 20, 2026 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today won a major victory after the United States Supreme Court ruled that sweeping tariffs imposed by the Trump administration under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) violate the law. The court ruled in favor of Attorn  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 20 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL ISSUES STATEMENT AFTER SUPREME COURT AGREES WITH STATES THAT TRUMP'S TARIFFS ARE UNLAWFUL * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul today issued the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected the president's unprecedented and unlawful use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. Raoul and a coalition of attorneys general had previously s  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 20 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Statement as U.S. Supreme Court Strikes Down Trump Tariffs * Connecticut and Ten Other States Had Sued and Won in Court of International Trade and Court of Appeals (Hartford, CT) - Attorney General William Tong released a statement following the 6-3 decision from the U.S. Supreme Court invalidating President Donald Trump's use of the International Emerg  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal & Blackburn Demand Answers from Toy Maker for Exposing Sensitive Data Involving Children to the Public * [Hartford, CT] - Today, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) sent a letter to the Chief Executive Officer of Miko, Inc., launching an investigation into why the company exposed sensitive data involving children through an unsecured, publicly acc  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal Statement on Pause of Trump Administration Rule to Slash Disability Ratings for Thousands of Veterans * [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) today released a statement following the Trump Administration's decision to halt its new interim final rule at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) that would immediately change  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal Statement on Supreme Court Decision Striking Down Trump Tariffs * [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) released the following statement today after the Supreme Court ruled that President Donald Trump does not have the unilateral authority to issue sweeping tax hikes on consumer and household necessities in the form of tariffs without Congressional approval  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Feb. 20 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Feb. 19, 2026, by policy fellow Josiah Padley: * * * What are this session's options for curbing the chronic absenteeism crisis? Even a highly capable, incredibly thoughtful Minnesota teacher may be stymied in the classroom by a lack of consistent student attendance. When students aren't present, they l  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The General Services Administration issued the following news release: * * * Connect with GSA at the CT Business Matchmaker in Hartford on March 5 * HARTFORD, Conn. - Today, the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) announced that GSA's Office of Small Disadvantaged Business Utilization will participate in the Connecticut (CT) Business Matchmaker event on March 5, 2026. This is a high-impact networking event designed to connect businesses with government buyers an  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * DeLauro Statement on Supreme Court Striking Down President Trump's Unilateral Tariffs * US Representative Rosa DeLauro issued the following statement regarding news that the Supreme Court has ruled by a 6-3 margin that President Trump's blanket tariffs applied under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act are unconstitutional: "These tariffs raised prices. People in America are suff  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 19 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Healey Appoints Juana Matias as Secretary of Housing and Livable Communities * Boston -Today, Governor Maura Healey announced that she is appointing Juana Matias as Secretary of the Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities (HLC). Matias previously served as Regional Administrator for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and is a former Massa  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 19 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Lamont Announces $1.55 Million in State Funding Now Available for Eligible Entities To Expand Access to Locally Grown, Healthy Food for Those in Need * Governor Ned Lamont today announced that his administration is making $1.55 million in state funding available to support the Connecticut Department of Agriculture's Local Food Purchase and Assistance Grant program for the purch  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 20 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Lamont Announces Availability of AmeriCorps Connecticut Funding Opportunities * Governor Ned Lamont and Connecticut Higher Education Commissioner Timothy D. Larson today announced that the Connecticut Commission on Community Service (also known as Serve Connecticut) is now accepting applications for AmeriCorps Connecticut Formula funding to support single-state AmeriCorps progr  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 20 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Lamont Statement on U.S. Supreme Court Decision Striking Down President Trump's Tariffs * Governor Ned Lamont released the following statement regarding today's U.S. Supreme Court decision affirming that President Donald Trump does not have the authority to issue sweeping tax increases in the form of tariffs without Congressional approval:  "Today the Supreme Court made it cl  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Rep. Jahana Hayes, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Hayes Introduces Legislation Addressing Youth Mental Health * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congresswoman Jahana Hayes (CT-05) introduced the Supporting Trauma Informed Instructional Practices Act, legislation that authorizes grants to improve trauma support services and mental health care for children and youth in educational settings. This legislation would direct the Secretary of Education to provide   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Rep. Jim Himes, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Himes Statement on Supreme Court Tariff Ruling * Bridgeport, CT-Congressman Jim Himes (CT-04) today released the following statement: "Last week, Congress voted to reclaim its authority on tariffs against Canada and today, the Supreme Court validated what we've known for almost a year -that the President's sweeping tariffs were a gross abuse of the law. This ruling is an important reminder that t  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- Rep. Jim Himes, D-Connecticut, ranking member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, issued the following news release: * * * Himes, Meeks, Smith Oppose U.S. Military Force Against Iran, Urge Continued Diplomacy U.S. Representatives Jim Himes, Ranking Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence; Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee; and Adam Smith, Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committe  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Larson Commends Supreme Court Decision Overturning Illegal Trump Tariff Regime * East Hartford, CT - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01), a member of the House Trade Subcommittee, released the following statement on the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Trump's costly and unconstitutional tariffs. A recent report from the Yale Budget Lab (link is external) shows that Trump's tariffs would ha  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Larson, Williams, Escobar Introduce Legislation to Protect Elections from Illegal ICE Interference * Hartford, CT - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) announced the introduction of the Stop ICE Election Militarization Act with Reps. Nikema Williams (GA-05) and Veronica Escobar (TX-16) to protect American elections from illegal ICE interference. Their bill follows President Trump's threats to "  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Monday: Blumenthal & Robert Garcia to Receive Testimony from ICE Whistleblower at Forum on DHS Abuses * [WASHINGTON, DC] - On Monday, February 23, 2026 at 3 PM ET, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ranking Member of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, and U.S. Representative Robert Garcia (D-CA), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Refor  more

STORRS, Connecticut, Feb. 20 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * Polyploidy-Induced Senescence May Drive Aging, Tissue Repair, and Cancer Risk * UConn Center on Aging researchers published a new editorial in the journal Aging -US entitled " Polyploidy-induced senescence: Linking development, differentiation, repair, and (possibly) cancer? " In this editorial, Dr. Iman M. Al-Naggar, assistant professor of cell biology at UConn School of Medicine along with Dr.   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed: Investments in Submarine Production Lead to 3,500 New Jobs Coming to Quonset Point * NORTH KINGSTOWN, RI - After years of federal investment to boost submarine construction, the United States is ramping up production of nuclear-powered submarines like the ones built at shipyards in Quonset Point in Rhode Island; Groton, Connecticut; and Newport News, Virginia. The U.S. Navy's goal is to deli  more

STORRS, Connecticut, Feb. 20 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * Sir Cato T. Laurencin of UConn Receives Blaise Pascal Medal of European Academy of Sciences * The Blaise Pascal Medal was presented to Professor Sir Cato T. Laurencin, MD, PhD, KCSL during the European Academy Annual Symposium & Ceremony held in Geneva in December 2025. The award recognizes outstanding contributions to science and technology. In announcing the award, Rodrigo Martins, President of  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Feb. 21 (TNSjou) -- The University of California San Francisco campus issued the following news release: * * * Periods May Trigger Pain for Many Who Have Sickle Cell Disease UCSF study recommends that a menstrual history screening become a routine part of annual sickle cell care, and that patients connect with reproductive health specialists. * Pain related to sickle cell disease (SCD) increases during menstruation, as do emergency department (ED) visits and hospi  more

AMHERST, Massachusetts, Feb. 19 -- The University of Massachusetts issued the following news: * * * IN MEMORIAM: Robert L. Kent * Robert L. Kent, Jr., 91, former tenured professor of landscape architecture and regional planning at the UMass Amherst for 35 years, died February 13 at his home in Suffield, Connecticut. Bob co-founded SCAPE Unlimited in 1972 and Kent Design Inc. in Springfield in 1986, working on residential and commercial projects in Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Islan  more

NORWALK, Connecticut, Feb. 20 -- Xerox issued the following news release on Feb. 19, 2026: * * * Xerox Holdings Corporation Declares Dividend on Common and Preferred Stock Xerox Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ: XRX) announced today that its board of directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.025 per share on Xerox Holdings Corporation Common Stock. The dividend is payable on April 30, 2026, to shareholders of record on March 31, 2026. The board also declared a quarterly dividend of $20.00 pe  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Feb. 21 -- Yale University issued the following Q&A on Feb. 19, 2026, by Meg Dalton with Elisha Jackson, assistant professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences at Yale School of Medicine: * * * Office Hours: Getting to know... Elisha Jackson In a Q&A, Elisha Jackson discusses her research into health equity, the importance of the pelvic floor, and tips for strengthening pelvic floor muscles. * In her clinical work, Elisha Jackson has helped many patie  more