WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 23, 2026: * * * Appropriators Deliver Joint Report on Christian Persecution in Nigeria to White House Following President Trump's call-to-action and redesignation of Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC), the House Appropriations Committee and House Foreign Affairs Committee delivered a joint report on the persecution of Christians in Nigeria t  more

TULSA, Oklahoma, Feb. 24 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Tulsa District issued the following news on Feb. 20, 2026: * * * Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works announces 'Build Infrastructure, Not Paperwork' initiative for the Army's Civil Works program Story by Sara Goodeyon, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Tulsa District Today, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works Adam R. Telle announced a major initiative, "Building Infrastructure, Not Paperwork," for the Army's C  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 (TNSFR) -- The Cumberland Island National Seashore (CUIS), St. Marys, Georgia, intends to carry out the disposition of human remains and associated funerary objects to one of 11 Native American tribes. These items were recovered from federal lands in Camden County, Georgia. The U.S. Department of Commerce National Park Service issued a notice as part of administrative responsibilities under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). The recovery oc  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin, Lankford, Quigley, Edwards, Pappas Recognize 175th Anniversary Of The YMCA * February 23, 2026 Headquartered in Chicago, the YMCA delivers programming to 11 million adults and 6.5 million children each year WASHINGTON-U.S. Senate Democratic Whgip Dick Durbin (D-IL), U.S. Senator James Lankford (R-OK), and U.S. Representatives Mike Quigley (D-IL-05), Chuck Edwards (R-NC-11), and Chr  more

ADA, Oklahoma, Feb. 23 -- East Central University posted the following news: * * * ECU's Showtime to perform Steel Magnolias, March 5-7 * ADA, Okla. - East Central University's Showtime is excited to present "Steel Magnolias," March 5-7 at 7:30 p.m. in the Chalmers-Herman Blackbox Theatre, located inside the Hallie Brown Ford Fine Arts Center. A 1987 stage play by Robert Harling, "Steel Magnolias," is a poignant, humorous play set in a Louisiana beauty parlor that explores the bonds of six  more

SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, Feb. 23 -- The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation posted the following news release: * * * Four Colorado Safeway Workers Slam UFCW Union Officials With More Federal Charges for Illegal Strike Fines * Charge: UFCW Local 7 unlawfully subjected nonmember employees to 'internal disciplinary' fines for not abiding by a union boss-ordered strike Denver, CO (February 23, 2026) - Four employees at three separate Safeway grocery stores located near Denver have f  more

ROCHESTER, Minnesota, Feb. 23 [Category: BizHospital] -- The Mayo Clinic issued the following news release: * * * Mayo Clinic and Mercy advance collaboration to transform patient care * ROCHESTER, Minn. - Mayo Clinic announced today that researchers and solutions developers now have access to decades of high-level, de-identified data from Mercy through Mayo Clinic Platform 's secure, privacy-preserving infrastructure. Mercy, one of the 15 largest health systems in the U.S., has 55 acute care  more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Feb. 23 -- Oklahoma State University posted the following news: * * * Mechanical and aerospace graduate student earns national recognition for UAS weather research * Media Contact: Desa James | Communications Coordinator | 405-744-2669 | desa.james@okstate.edu Eduardo Michel, a master's student in the School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Oklahoma State University, earned third place in the student presentation competition at the 26th Aviation, Range and A  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 23 [Category: BizEnergy] -- American Electric Power Corp. posted the following news release: * * * New Data Center Announced; SWEPCO Role Cited in Supporting Local Economic Growth * For more information visit SWEPCO.com/ready or the NLEP project site NLEP.org/AWS SHREVEPORT, La. (Feb. 23, 2026) - Southwestern Electric Power Co. (SWEPCO) announced a new data center investment from Amazon that company leaders describe as the most significant economic development win Nort  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Feb. 23 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: * * * New Tinker electrical peaking plant enables energy resilience * Oklahoma Congressional representatives along with leaders from Tinker Air Force Base and Oklahoma Gas & Electric celebrated the opening of an electrical peaking plant in a ribbon-cutting ceremony held here Feb. 19, 2026. The plant is designed to generate up to 96 megawatts, enough to power 34,000 homes during  more

NORMAN, Oklahoma, Feb. 23 -- The University of Oklahoma issued the following news: * * * OU Researchers Are Transforming Electric Buses to Support Cities' Energy Resilience * OKLAHOMA CITY - To combat power outages and extreme weather events, a team led by University of Oklahoma researchers has helped launch a project utilizing electric school buses as a backup energy resource. Their work is both providing energy resilience and health solutions in Shawnee, Okla., and establishing a replicabl  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: * * * RELEASE: Senator Mullin Previews State of the Union: "Safer Streets, More Money in Your Pocket" * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), shared the following statement in advance of President Donald J. Trump's highly anticipated State of the Union address tomorrow night at 8pm CT/9pm ET. Senator Mullin's guest for the speech will be his loving wife of 28 years, Mrs. Chr  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Feb. 23 -- The Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation posted the following news: * * * Researcher leaves $500,000 to OMRF * Paul Kincade, Ph.D., devoted his life to medical research, spending his entire career probing the mysteries of the human immune system. That commitment continued upon his death, with the former vice president of research at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation making a $500,000 estate gift to OMRF. "I'm just so happy about this gift," said K  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Feb. 23 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson fights to protect parental rights from woke gender ideology * South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson has joined a multi-state amicus brief to protect parental rights from woke gender ideology. "Parents are not required to surrender to radical gender ideology," Attorney General Wilson stated. "Children who flee to a different state should be ret  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 23, 2026: * * * Senate Democrats Push DHS Shutdown into Double Digits Today, the shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security enters double digits. For ten days, DHS has been operating without appropriated funding, forcing workers in critical national security roles to work without pay. This didn't have to happen - Democrats shut the government down   more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Feb. 23 -- Oklahoma State University posted the following news: * * * Taking stock: Reminders on livestock care during wildfire season * Media Contact: Dean Ruhl | Communications and Media Relations Specialist | 405-780-5840 | dean.ruhl@okstate.edu As Oklahomans and their nearby neighbors in Kansas endure wildfire season, Oklahoma State University Extension specialists offer tips to keep your livestock safe, as well as help with recovery efforts. Livestock welfare a  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Feb. 24 -- The University of Oklahoma Health campus issued the following news: * * * University of Oklahoma's Research Excellence Propels It to Top 100 National Ranking Among U.S. Medical Institutions Research Conducted at OU Addresses Oklahoma's Most Pressing Health Challenges, Lifting the Health of the State and Beyond * The University of Oklahoma Health Campus was recently recognized for its increased momentum in advancing discoveries that change lives, achieving  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Feb. 23 [Category: Environment] -- The Union of Concerned Scientists posted the following news release: * * * US Supreme Court to Consider Fossil Fuel Industry Effort to Circumvent State Courts * CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (February 23, 2026)-The U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) today agreed to hear arguments from Suncor Energy and ExxonMobil challenging local governments' ability to seek relief for climate change damages in state courts. SCOTUS's approval of the petition will be   more

TULSA, Oklahoma, Feb. 23 -- The University of Tulsa posted the following news: * * * UTulsa awarded $12.6M for research projects in AI, cyber, energy * The University of Tulsa has received four federal appropriations supporting major research initiatives that will strengthen the nation's energy resilience, advance next-generation materials and manufacturing and position Oklahoma as a hub for secure autonomous-systems innovation. These awards will expand UTulsa's pilot-scale research infrastr  more