ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Feb. 25 -- The Chesapeake Bay Program issued the following commentary on Feb. 24, 2026, by Director of Communications Rachel Felver: * * * A little fish with big significance for clean water Four states share the same state fish--and a commitment to protecting the habitat it needs for survival * Did you know that four states in the Chesapeake Bay watershed recognize the same species as their official state fish? Pennsylvania was the first to declare the brook trout its  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * DHS Calls Out Sanctuary Governor Spanberger for Banning Work with ICE Law Enforcement Ahead of Her Response to President Trump's State of the Union Address * These sanctuary policies that release criminals from jails directly back into American neighborhoods play Russian Roulette with American lives WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released the following state  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 25 -- Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr issued the following news release on Feb. 24, 2026: * * * Carr Leads 19-State Coalition to Preserve Access to Critical Crime-Fighting Tool Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr is leading a 19-state coalition in fighting to preserve access to automatic license-plate readers (ALPR) - a critical law enforcement tool that has helped to solve murders, kidnappings, and armed robberies. "The evidence is clear - automatic license-plate   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * Geisinger Health Entities to Pay $450,000 in EEOC Disability and Retaliation Lawsuit * Settles federal suit charging Pennsylvania health care system with denying workers with disabilities their rights to reasonable accommodations under the ADA PHILADELPHIA - Geisinger Health, Geisinger Health System Foundation and Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, collectively a Pennsylvania h  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Feb. 24 -- Gov. Patrick Morrisey, R-West Virginia, issued the following news: * * * Governor Morrisey Urges Swift Passage of Fiscally Responsible Budget * Charleston, W.Va. - Governor Morrisey urged lawmakers to adopt a state budget that fully funds school choice, protects healthcare and public safety, delivers meaningful tax relief, and strengthens West Virginia's long-term competitiveness. "Every dollar we allocate reflects a choice about who and what we stand   more

HUNTINGTON, West Virginia, Feb. 24 -- Marshall University posted the following news release: * * * Marshall at the 23rd West Virginia Undergraduate Research Day at the Capitol * The 23rd annual West Virginia Undergraduate Research Day at the Capitol (URDC), sponsored by Marshall University, West Virginia State University, West Virginia University and the University of Charleston, offered undergraduate students the opportunity to share their work directly with legislators, higher-education le  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Miller, Colleagues Hold Hearing on Health Care Workforce Shortage * Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) participated in a Ways and Means Health subcommittee hearing on the current and worsening health care workforce shortage in America and Medicare's role in financing the training of physicians through graduate medical education (GME) payments. A video and full transcri  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Miller, Colleagues Introduce Resolution Commemorating the 10-Year Anniversary of Liquified Natural Gas Exports * Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV), alongside her House colleagues, introduced a resolution recognizing the 10th anniversary of the first export shipment of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) produced in the continental United States. On February 24, 2016, the Unit  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Feb. 24 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia posted the following news release on Feb. 23, 2026: * * * Office of U.S. Attorney Moore Capito Collects $4,322,154.61 in Civil and Criminal Actions in Fiscal Year 2025 United States Attorney Moore Capito announced today that the Southern District of West Virginia collected $4,322,154.61 in criminal and civil actions in Fiscal Year 2025. Of this amount, $2,400,940.61 was collected i  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Feb. 25 -- The Reason Foundation issued the following commentary on Feb. 24, 2026, by senior policy analyst Jude Schwalbach: * * * Why New Hampshire's K-12 open enrollment laws aren't good enough New Hampshire's existing open enrollment law needs additional reforms because the current law lets districts stop students from transferring out of them. * Data show that an overwhelming majority of parents support letting students attend the public schools they want rather  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Markey and Wyden Lead Effort to Stop Trump Assault on Hospitals Providing Health Care to Transgender Americans * Lead call on the Trump administration to stop getting between doctors and families Text of the Letters (PDF) Washington (February 23, 2026) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Subcommittee on Prim  more

AKRON, Ohio, Feb. 19 -- FirstEnergy issued the following news release: * * * Stronger, Smarter Power Grid to Improve Reliability for 6,000+ Customers in Berks County New transmission substation and power line to strengthen grid, support economic growth * READING, Pa. - A major upgrade to the electric grid is underway to bring more electricity to the region and support faster power restoration for more than 6,000 FirstEnergy Pennsylvania (FE PA) customers in Berks County. Led by Mid-Atlanti  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Feb. 24 -- The West Virginia Department of Education issued the following news release: * * * Students Learn Culinary and Business Skills at WV Schools for the Deaf and the Blind * Charleston, W.Va. -As part of Public Schools Week, the West Virginia Department of Education (WVDE) is pleased to highlight a new offering at the West Virginia Schools for the Deaf and the Blind (WVSDB). Students are exploring new learning opportunities through the school's Appalachia Pr  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Feb. 25 -- The West Virginia Attorney General John B. McCuskey issued the following news release on Feb. 24, 2026: * * * West Virginia leads 21-state coalition urging Supreme Court to block federal rule eliminating natural gas appliances West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey is leading a 21-state coalition, urging the United States Supreme Court to reverse a D.C. Circuit decision that upheld sweeping Biden-era Department of Energy (DOE) efficiency standards poi  more