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

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. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet, Colleagues Call on Secretary Burgum to Halt Creation of Unified Wildfire Agency * Denver -Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Committee's Subcommittee on Conservation, Climate, Forestry, and Natural Resources, joined U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Amy Klobuchar   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following tip sheet on Feb. 20, 2026: * * * Upcoming Online Product Calendar The U.S. Census Bureau provides anticipated release dates for its regular and recurring statistical products through its online product calendar. This calendar is regularly updated to reflect the most current information. American Community Survey 2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-year Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) The 2020-2024 American Community  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Golden statement on Supreme Court striking down Trump's tariffs * WASHINGTON -Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) today released the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the vast majority of tariffs implemented by President Donald Trump in his second term. "Today's ruling reaffirms that the most durable way to rebalance trade in favor of American workers isn't tariffs by executi  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Feb. 21 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following radio address: * * * Connecting Veterans with Good-paying Jobs in Maine This is Governor Janet Mills, and thank you for listening. You know, it's just not enough to simply say "thank you" and pat ourselves on the back for fulfilling a promise to honor our nation's veterans. As President Kennedy once said, "As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to liv  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

AUGUSTA, Maine, Feb. 20 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news: * * * Governor Mills Statement on U.S. Supreme Court Tariffs Ruling * Washington, D.C. \-Governor Janet Mills issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump : "The president's broad and arbitrary tariffs have always been unnecessary and harmful -and now the U.S. Supreme Court has rightfully declared them illegal. Through his tariffs, which are  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 19 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund posted the following news: * * * Legal Groups Representing Plaintiffs File Supreme Court Brief Supporting Core Constitutional Protection of Birthright Citizenship Courts have uniformly blocked President Trump's birthright citizenship executive order; Supreme Court arguments set for April 1 * Legal organizations representing a class of all babies who would be subject to President Trump's harmful, unconsti  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 19 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The American Civil Liberties Union, an organization that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., posted the following news release: * * * Legal Groups Representing Plaintiffs File Supreme Court Brief Supporting Core Constitutional Protection of Birthright Citizenship Courts have uniformly blocked President Trump's birthright citizenship executive order; Supreme Court argume  more

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, Feb. 20 -- Mississippi State University posted the following news: * * * MSU hosts institute students helping solve statewide, global challenges High school students from across the Magnolia State convened at Mississippi State today [Feb. 20] as participants of the eighth-annual World Food Prize Mississippi Youth Institute, hosted by MSU's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. The Mississippi Youth Institute provides high school students the opportunity to resea  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Feb. 21 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island issued the following news on Feb. 20, 2026: * * * Nationwide Coalition Challenges Trump Administration's Attempt to Withhold Support from Noncitizen Victims of Crime Legal Filing Seeks Immediate Court Intervention to Protect Violence Prevention Funding * The R.I. Coalition Against Domestic Violence and a nationwide group of other state domestic violence and sexual assault coalitions filed today an amende  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Pingree Statement on Supreme Court Decision to Strike Down Trump's Illegal Sweeping Tariffs * Today, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) released the following statement on the Supreme Court's decision rejecting President Trump's illegal tariffs: I'm relieved that the Supreme Court has finally acknowledged Trump's chaotic tariff policy as a clear case of executive overreach. This is a win for  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Pingree Tees Up Farm Bill Fight Over Pesticides, Big Chemical Immunity * Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), a longtime organic farmer and senior member of the House Agriculture Committee, announced today that she will be introducing an amendment to the Republican Farm Bill that fights back against chemical companies and protects the health of Americans. Republicans' Farm Bill includes provisi  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Collins' Statement on SCOTUS Striking Down Emergency Tariffs * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Susan Collins issued the following statement after the Supreme Court's decision to strike down emergency tariffs imposed by the President: "Today's Supreme Court ruling reaffirms that only Congress has the constitutional authority to impose tariffs, and the President can only do so under a clea  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Collins, Bipartisan Group Urge Timely Delivery of TRIO Programs at Education Department U.S. Senators Susan Collins, Jeff Merkley (D-OR), and Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) led a bipartisan group of Senators in writing to U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon to urge the timely delivery of federal funds from TRIO grant programs. TRIO is a long-standing set of federal programs that help  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senator King: SCOTUS Decision Deeming Tariffs Unconstitutional Is "Definition of Checks and Balances" * WASHINGTON, D.C. -U.S. Senator Angus King (I-ME) today released a statement following the Supreme Court's ruling against the White House's sweeping tariffs: "Today's Supreme Court ruling striking down the Trump White House's tariff policies is a civics lesson for both the President and the Co  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Feb. 21 -- Stevens Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Stevens Institute of Technology Installs Advanced X-Band Weather Radar to Strengthen Flood Monitoring and Severe Weather Forecasting for the New York Metropolitan Area New radar system, operated by the university's Davidson Laboratory, will provide high-resolution precipitation data to enhance real-time forecasting and community preparedness across the region * Stevens Institute of Technology an  more

VERMILLION, South Dakota, Feb. 21 -- The University of South Dakota issued the following news: * * * USD Department of History to Host 2026 Joseph and Rebecca Meyerhoff Annual Lecture The University of South Dakota's Department of History in the College of Arts & Sciences, in partnership with the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Center for Advanced Holocaust Research at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, is set to host the 2026 Joseph and Rebecca Meyerhoff Annual Lecture on Thursday,   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Joins Firefighters, Community Leaders to Celebrate Nearly $600,000 in Federal Funding to Help Build New Fire Station in Saxtons River * Welch meets with EMS providers to discuss bicameral 'EMS ROCS' Act BELLOWS FALLS, VT - Today, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) visited the Rockingham Municipal Fire Department's Bellows Falls Fire Station to celebrate new federal funding -championed and secur  more