OLIVET, Michigan, Feb. 23 -- The University of Olivet posted the following news: * * * 8 Colleges in Michigan With Esports Teams * Michigan colleges offer a range of esports programs that allow students to compete at a high level while pursuing a degree. Key Takeaways * From community colleges to large public universities, students can find both varsity and club esports programs across Michigan. * Many Michigan colleges provide esports scholarships, professional-grade arenas, coachi  more

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 23 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Supports Lawsuit Challenging IRS Rule That Threatens Wind and Solar Projects and Could Drive Up Energy Bills * LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and a coalition of 13 other attorneys general supported a lawsuit challenging a new Internal Revenue Service (IRS) rule (PDF) that makes it harder for wind and solar energy projects to qualify for long-standing federal  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Feb. 23 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Rejects Trump Administration's Tax Policy Limiting Clean Energy Projects and Increasing Costs * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta joined a coalition of 17 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia opposing an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) notice (Notice 2025-42) that limits the eligibil  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 23 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL SUPPORTS LAWSUIT CHALLENGING IRS RULE THAT THREATENS WIND, SOLAR PROJECT DRIVING UP ENERGY BILLS * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined a coalition of 14 attorneys general supporting a lawsuit challenging a new Internal Revenue Service (IRS) notice that makes it harder for wind and solar energy projects to qualify for long-standing federal tax credits.   more

MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, Feb. 23 -- Central Michigan University issued the following news: * * * New Book Examines Impact of Purity Culture * Philosophy, Anthropology and Religion faculty member Sara Moslener has published a new book that investigates purity culture in white evangelical Christianity and its profound impact on gender, sexuality, race, and national identity in the United States. With a blend of history, current research, and sustained analysis, After Purity: Race, Sex, and   more

MOUNT PLEASANT, Michigan, Feb. 23 -- Central Michigan University issued the following news: * * * CMU team claims second place at University of Florida Stock Pitch Competition * When four Central Michigan University finance students walked into the University of Florida Stock Pitch Competition, they knew they weren't the biggest name in the room. They didn't need to be. Ethan Schweitzer, a junior finance and logistics management double major from Traverse City, Mich., Trevor Carnovsky, a  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 23 [Category: BizMedia] -- CNN posted the following news: * * * CNN's Special Coverage of The State of the Union and Democratic Response * February 23rd, 2026 The network will provide top-tier political analysis and unique reporting across platforms Follow live coverage on CNN, CNN Apps, CNN.com and streaming for subscribers CNN's All Access streaming subscription offering to provide exclusive Voter Livecast Washington, DC -(February 23, 2026) - CNN will provid  more

BIRMINGHAM, Michigan, Feb. 23 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Clark Hill, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Crain's Detroit Business Names Two Clark Hill Lawyers to 2026 Notable Women in Law List * Clark Hill's Maria Dwyer and Anne-Marie Welch were both selected as Crain's Detroit Business "Notable Women in Law" for 2026. The recognition honors legal professionals for their career accomplishments, mentorship, leadership and being champions of justice for clients and the broader commun  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 23 [Category: Medical] -- The American Cancer Society posted the following news release: * * * Declines in Cervical Cancer Incidence in U.S. Varied Substantially by State, Aligning With HPV Vaccination Rates, New ACS Study Finds * ATLANTA, February 23, 2026 -A new study by researchers at the American Cancer Society (ACS) shows cervical cancer incidence rates in women ages 20-31 declined by 27% in the United States between 2016-2021, when the human papillomavirus (HPV)   more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 20 -- Delta Air Lines issued the following news: * * * Inside a connection at Detroit Metropolitan Airport At Detroit, a connection isn't just a stop -- it's part of the trip. See how smart design, local touches and seamless movement help travelers make the most of time between flights. I arrived at Detroit Metropolitan Airport with two hours between flights -- enough time to grab coffee, get some work done and see how easy the connection really was. First priority:   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- The Democratic Governors Association posted the following news on Feb. 23, 2026: * * * Michigan GOP Primary Gets More Expensive and Chaotic as Perry Johnson Announces $10M in Spending New reporting (https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2026/02/23/republican-governor-hopeful-perry-johnson-launching-record-10-million-ad-blitz/88799607007/) from The Detroit News reveals that Michigan GOP candidate Perry Johnson is pledging to spend $10 million over the next six   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration has proposed to amend the airway structure over Alaska. The proposal seeks to revoke very high frequency omnidirectional range (VOR) Federal Airway V-320 and establish U.S. Area Navigation (RNAV) Route T-550 near Anchorage. The FAA determined that portions of V-320 are unusable due to navigational signal limits between the McGrath VORTAC and the Anchorage VOR/DME. While an identical identifier e  more

DETROIT, Michigan, Feb. 24 -- The Foundation for Economic Education posted the following commentary on Feb. 23, 2026, by local government editor Harry Phibbs: * * * The European Tiger Roars How Poland forged its economic freedom. * Poland was pivotal to the fall of Communism in Europe. The Solidarity protests in the 1980s gave hope that political change was possible, even among those who feared that totalitarian states might prove permanent with their grim monolithic structures. Poland's su  more

DETROIT, Michigan, Feb. 24 -- The Foundation for Economic Education posted the following commentary on Feb. 22, 2026, by orthopaedic surgeon Bryan Theunissen: * * * Why Is American Healthcare So Expensive? Because it doesn't operate as a market. * Americans are told that high medical costs are inevitable. Medicine is complex. Technology advances. The population is aging. Saving lives, we're assured, simply costs more. But that explanation collapses the moment we look at parts of medicine t  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration has published a list of petitions received under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program from Jan. 1, 2026, through Jan. 31, 2026. This notice identifies individuals seeking compensation for injuries or conditions related to vaccines listed in the Vaccine Injury Table. While the Secretary of Health and Human Services is named as the respondent, the United States  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- The House Education and Workforce Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 119-491) on the Employee Benefit Security Administration Investigations Transparency Act (H.R. 2869). The report was advanced by Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Michigan, on Feb. 10, 2026. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose H.R. 2869, the EBSA Investigations Transparency Act, amends the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to require that the Secretary of Labor report annually on cases in enforcem  more

BLOOMINGTON, Indiana, Feb. 20 -- Indiana University issued the following news: * * * Franco earns $737K USDA grant to integrate biodiversity into soil health framework More than half of the world's biodiversity lives underground in soils, including thousands of animal species that play crucial roles in maintaining soil health--the bedrock of global food security and environmental resilience. Yet current methods for assessing soil health are missing this vital component of soil life. Assistan  more

LONG BEACH, California, Feb. 24 (TNSxrep) -- California State University Long Beach campus issued the following news: * * * Mapping language: CSULB researchers seek California's 'coolest' Spanish By Andrew Edwards Survey says: Los Angeles area Spanish speakers proclaim they converse in the Golden State's coolest version of the language. "Everyone associates the city's Spanish with coolness," graduate student Alejandra Rivas '24 said. Rivas is among the Cal State Long Beach students contri  more

ENCINO, California, Feb. 24 -- Marcus and Millichap issued the following news release on Feb. 23, 2026: * * * Marcus & Millichap Arranges $2.65M Sale of 12-Unit Multifamily Property in Grand Rapids, Michigan GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - Marcus & Millichap (NYSE: MMI), a leading commercial real estate brokerage firm specializing in investment sales, financing, research and advisory services, announced today the sale of Midtown Place, a 12-unit multifamily property in Grand Rapids, Michigan, for $2.65  more

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 24 -- The Michigan Department of Education issued the following news release on Feb. 23, 2026: * * * MDE Awards Nearly $1M in Grants to Districts to Help Students Explore Educator Careers Program Is Part of Efforts to Address Teacher Shortage * The Michigan Department of Education (MDE) has selected 23 school districts and charter schools to receive the Future Proud Michigan Educator EXPLORE grant to assist students who are interested in careers in education. MDE ha  more

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 24 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on Feb. 23, 2026: * * * Billionaire Duggan and James Donor Gave Trump PAC $1 Million to Block New Bridge Duggan and James still haven't told Moroun to stop blocking the Gordie Howe Bridge * One of Mike Duggan and John James' largest campaign donors gave $1 million to a Donald Trump super PAC to block the Gordie Howe Bridge from opening--and neither Duggan nor James have called on Matthew Moroun to   more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Feb. 24 -- Michigan Medicine, the academic medical center of the University of Michigan, issued the following Q&A on Feb. 23, 2026, by Beata Mostafavi with Ashley Hesson, director of research for the Cardio-Obstetrics Program and high risk maternal fetal specialist at U-M Health Von Voigtlander Women's Hospital: * * * 2 heartbeats, 1 future: Why pregnancy is a critical window for women's heart health How a cardio-obstetrics team is leading research to reduce women's long   more

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 23 -- Michigan State University posted the following news: * * * Why chronic pain lasts longer in women: Immune cells offer clues * Chronic pain lasts longer for women than men, and new research suggests differences in hormone-regulated immune cells, called monocytes, may help explain why. In a new paper in Science Immunology, researchers at Michigan State University reported that a subset of monocytes releases a molecule to switch off pain. These cells are mor  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- Rep. John Moolenaar, R-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Moolenaar Announces Guest to State of the Union Address * Today, Congressman John Moolenaar announced his guest to President Donald Trump's State of the Union Address: Jeffrey Smith, MD, FACS, of Gratiot County. Doctor Smith is board certified by the American Board of Surgery, practicing since 1994. Doctor Smith is the president and founder of Great Lakes Surgical Associates and serves communitie  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Rep. John Moolenaar, R-Michigan, chairman of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party, issued the following news release on Feb. 23, 2026: * * * Moolenaar Supports New Federal Partnership on Foreign Funding at Universities Today, the departments of Education and State established a partnership to increase the transparency of foreign gifts made to American universities and identify possible threats. "China   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

MIDLAND, Michigan, Feb. 23 -- Northwood University issued the following news: * * * Northwood University DECA Students Qualify for International Competition * Nine Northwood University students are set to compete at the Collegiate DECA International Career Development Conference in Louisville, Kentucky, following the Michigan Collegiate DECA State Career Development Conference, Feb. 7-8, in Bay City. A total of 32 Northwood students competed against top DECA talent from universities across  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Feb. 24 -- The Reason Foundation issued the following news: * * * Pension Reform News: Rules on how public pensions should invest in crypto Plus: Alaska could take on billions in extra costs by rolling back reforms, unfunded public pension liabilities are a debt, and more. In This Issue: Articles, Research & Spotlights * Rules on How Public Pensions Should Invest in Crypto * Alaska Could Take on Billions by Rolling Back Reforms * Florida Lawmakers Should Avoid A  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 23 [Category: Business] -- The Private Equity Stakeholder Project issued the following news: * * * Private equity firms vying for Russian oil and gas assets * Major U.S. private equity firms are jockeying to pick up Russian oil major Lukoil's overseas fossil fuel assets. Under pressure to sell due to Western sanctions, The Carlyle Group has reached a tentative deal to purchase most of Lukoil's international oil and gas assets, which include oil fields in multiple coun  more

CEDARVILLE, Ohio, Feb. 23 -- Cedarville University posted the following news: * * * Students Help Develop Proto, a New AI Education Platform * by Cara Ramer, Student Public Relations Writer As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes increasingly common in homes and classrooms, the question is not whether children will interact with it, but who is shaping those systems, with what values and for what purpose. The Role of AI in Christian Education Many parents and educators are concerned abo  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- Rep. Lauren Underwood, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Underwood Secures $11 Million for Local Projects Selected for Community Project Funding * WASHINGTON - Representative Lauren Underwood, a member of the House Appropriations Committee, announced that she has secured $10,954,800 in Community Project Funding from the recently enacted FY2026 Appropriations bills to support childcare, career training, clean water infrastructure throughout northern I  more

DAVIS, California, Feb. 23 -- The University of California Davis issued the following news: * * * Bird Flight Research Advances Drone Technology and Wild Raptor Care New UC Davis Research Facility Unites Veterinary Medicine, Aerospace Engineering By Andy Fell An unassuming metal barn erected recently at the southern edge of the University of California, Davis campus houses some advanced video technology for a uniquely UC Davis project. Leveraging UC Davis' historic strengths in veterinary  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Feb. 23 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: * * * AI energy use: New tools show which model consumes the most power, and why Software can help developers assess AI model energy use, which is necessary to lower costs and strain on the grid * AI users and developers can now measure the amount of electricity various AI models consume to complete tasks with open-source software and an online leaderboard developed at the University of Michigan.   more

OXFORD, Mississippi, Feb. 24 -- The University of Mississippi issued the following news: * * * Public Health Professor Named W.K. Kellogg Fellow Tess Johnson to build leadership capacity while advancing youth mental health initiatives in Mississippi * University of Mississippi professor Tess Johnson looks to enhance community, wellness and leadership skills as she starts a new fellowship in the W.K. Kellogg Leadership Network. The WKKF Community Leadership Network with the Center for Creat  more

MIDLAND, Michigan, Feb. 23 -- Northwood University issued the following news: * * * University of the Aftermarket Unveils 2026 Courses for Automotive Professionals * The 2026 University of the Aftermarket course lineup is a comprehensive portfolio of online and in-person programming designed to equip professionals with the leadership, strategic, and operational skills needed to succeed in today's rapidly evolving aftermarket industry. Developed in collaboration with Northwood University fa  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following news release: * * * US Department of Labor report to Congress shows continued growth of employee ownership, details initiative to promote worker-owned businesses * WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Labor today announced that its Employee Benefits Security Administration issued a report to Congress providing updates on its initiative to promote employee ownership, increase workers' financial security, and enhance their  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Michigan, chairman of the House Education and Workforce Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 23, 2026: * * * Walberg Continues Investigation into MN Fraud in Federal Nutrition Programs Today, Education and Workforce Committee Chairman Tim Walberg (R-MI) sent a letter to Minnesota Governor Tim Walz following the Committee's earlier investigation into the state's failure to prevent fraud in two federal nutrition programs. In the letter  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * William Beaumont Hospital to Pay $30,000 in EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit * Settles federal suit charging hospital with refusing to provide reasonable accommodation rights under the ADA DETROIT - William Beaumont Hospital, a healthcare provider now known as Corewell Health East, will pay compensatory damages and provide other relief to settle a disability discrimination suit  more

KALAMAZOO, Michigan, Feb. 23 -- Western Michigan University posted the following news: * * * WMU College of Aviation receives federal funding to expand workforce development * KALAMAZOO, Mich.-A new federal funding boost will help aviation opportunities take off at Western Michigan University. WMU's College of Aviation will receive $819,000 to bolster aviation workforce training under an appropriations bill recently signed into law. "At a time when the industry is seeing a shortage of airc  more