WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- The Congressional Budget Office issued the following cost estimate for a bill (S. 3095) that requires the Secretary of Agriculture to convey a parcel of property of the Forest Service to Perry County, Arkansas: * * * S. 3095 would direct the Forest Service to convey a federal office building and about one acre of surrounding federal land in Perry County, Arkansas, to the county, without consideration and subject to valid existing rights, if the county requests the proper  more

RUSSELLVILLE, Arkansas, Feb. 23 -- Arkansas Tech University issued the following news: * * * Conference Builds ATU Student Leadership Capacity * Twenty-four Arkansas Tech University students attended a leadership conference organized by the ATU Student Government Association on Saturday, Feb. 21. Dr. Dana Tribble, ATU assistant professor of student affairs administration, provided the conference keynote address. Her presentation was entitled "Lead Where You Are: Building Identity, Influenc  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

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 23, 2026: * * * Department of the Interior NEPA Reforms Will Help America Build Today, the U.S. Department of the Interior announced final National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) regulations that will modernize the permitting review process for the department. Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement in response: "Today  more

BENTONVILLE, Arkansas, Feb. 24 -- Walmart issued the following news on Feb. 23, 2026: * * * Introducing Scintilla In-Store: The Future of Third-Party Retail Execution at Walmart Today, Walmart Data Ventures is introducing Scintilla In-Store, a transformative platform for supplier field representatives that connects data to action at the store level. As the newest addition to the Scintilla portfolio, Scintilla In-Store unifies essential tools, real-time data, actionable metrics, and supplier-a  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

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

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The National Women's Law Center posted the following news release: * * * NWLC and Student Advocacy Groups Demand Department of Education Action on Student Sexual Violence Complaints Under Title IX * Today the National Women's Law Center (NWLC), with nine survivor advocacy organizations, delivered a letter to Secretary of Education Linda McMahon and Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Kim Richey, demanding that the Department of Education fulfill   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- Rep. Brittany Pettersen, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Pettersen, Hurd Lead CO Congressional Delegation in Introducing Bipartisan Legislation to Expand Water Infrastructure Funding * U.S. Representatives Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) and Jeff Hurd (CO-03) led Members of the Colorado Congressional delegation in introducing the Rural Water Security Act, bipartisan legislation to expand federal water infrastructure assistance to rural communities  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 -- The Senate Judiciary Committee issued the following information for an executive business meeting at 10:15 a.m. on Feb. 26, 2026, at 106 Dirksen Senate Office Building: Legislation * HR. 6719, Combating Online Predators Act * S. 3398, Stop Sextortion Act * S. 3397, ECCHO Act * S. 3394, SAFE Act * S. 3798, Safe Access to Cash Act of 2026 * * * Nominees * Robert Cekada, to be Director, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives Andrew B. Davis, to be Unit  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Feb. 23 -- The University of Arkansas Little Rock campus issued the following news: * * * UA Little Rock Raises $500,000 Early in Enduring Opportunity Challenge * UA Little Rock has reached the first milestone in the Enduring Opportunity Scholarship challenge, raising $500,000 five months ahead of schedule. The Enduring Opportunity Scholarship was created to permanently sustain UA Little Rock's commitment to affordability, supporting initiatives such as the Half-Off   more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Feb. 23 -- The University of Arkansas Little Rock campus issued the following news: * * * UA Little Rock School of Nursing Earns Accreditation Through 2030 * The University of Arkansas at Little Rock School of Nursing has received continued full approval for its Associate Degree Program from the Arkansas State Board of Nursing (ASBN) through 2030, following a comprehensive review that identified no program deficiencies. Dr. Sloan Davidson, director of the School of N  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- Rep. Steve Womack, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Womack Elected to Ninth Term as Chairman of West Point Board of Visitors * Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) was reelected today to serve as the Chairman of the West Point Board of Visitors (BOV). The United States Military Academy at West Point BOV is charged with providing independent advice and recommendations on institutional matters, including morale and discipline, curriculum, instruction, phys  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- The House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education released the following written testimony by Zalman Rothschild, assistant law professor and Horn Family distinguished research scholar in law and religion at Yeshiva University Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, from a Feb. 10, 2026, hearing entitled "Defending Faith and Families Against Government Overreach: Mahmoud v. Taylor": * * * Chairman Kiley, Ranking Member Bonami  more