WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- The ERISA Industry Committee issued the following news release on Feb. 24, 2026: * * * As Arbitration Drive Up Healthcare Costs, Diverse Stakeholders Call for Stronger Federal Oversight The ERISA Industry Committee (ERIC) along with more than 60 groups representing employers, labor, patients, and consumers today urged The U.S. Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Treasury (the Tri-Departments) to take immediate action to address severe and negative conse  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Feb. 25 (TNSLrpt) -- Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Colorado 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Mountain-Plains Region - Feb. 24, 2026 * * * In 2025, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6 (which includes the unemployed, workers employed part time for economic reasons, and those marginally attached to the labor force), was 8.1 percent in Colorado, compared to the 8.0-percent rate for the nat  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Feb. 25 (TNSLrpt) -- Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Kansas 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Mountain-Plains Region - Feb. 24, 2026 * * * In 2025, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6 (which includes the unemployed, workers employed part time for economic reasons, and those marginally attached to the labor force), was 6.7 percent in Kansas, compared to the 8.0-percent rate for the nation,  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Feb. 25 (TNSLrpt) -- Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Missouri 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Mountain-Plains Region - Feb. 24, 2026 * * * In 2025, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6 (which includes the unemployed, workers employed part time for economic reasons, and those marginally attached to the labor force), was 6.4 percent in Missouri, compared to the 8.0-percent rate for the nat  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Feb. 25 (TNSLrpt) -- Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Montana 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Mountain-Plains Region - Feb. 24, 2026 * * * In 2025, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6 (which includes the unemployed, workers employed part time for economic reasons, and those marginally attached to the labor force), was 6.8 percent in Montana, compared to the 8.0-percent rate for the natio  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Feb. 25 (TNSLrpt) -- Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Utah 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Mountain-Plains Region - Feb. 24, 2026 * * * In 2025, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6 (which includes the unemployed, workers employed part time for economic reasons, and those marginally attached to the labor force), was 7.0 percent in Utah, compared to the 8.0-percent rate for the nation, the  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Feb. 25 (TNSLrpt) -- Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Wyoming 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Mountain-Plains Region - Feb. 24, 2026 * * * In 2025, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6 (which includes the unemployed, workers employed part time for economic reasons, and those marginally attached to the labor force), was 6.4 percent in Wyoming, compared to the 8.0-percent rate for the natio  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Feb. 24 -- The Student Press Law Center issued the following news: * * * Cash-starved and censored, America's student press is in crisis By Barbara Allen for the Student Press Report Editor's note: The Student Press Report is a national news desk covering student media and journalism education in higher ed. It is supported by lead partners the Student Press Law Center and Flytedesk, with secondary support from the Associated Collegiate Press, the Association of Universit  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Rep. Andrew Garbarino, R-New York, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news on Feb. 24, 2026: * * * Chairman Garbarino Opens Hearing on Security Collaboration Ahead of FIFA World Cup, America 250 Today, House Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Andrew R. Garbarino (R-NY) delivered the following opening statement in a Committee hearing examining how state, local, tribal, and territorial (SLTT) governments are working alongside priv  more

ADA, Oklahoma, Feb. 24 -- The Chickasaw Nation, a federally-recognized Native American tribe, issued the following news release: * * * University soccer standout leads by example * Rebecca Tweedy is a collegiate athlete and a leader on and off the field, balancing demanding academic studies with sports, family and other responsibilities, all while aiming to do her best in each endeavor. A Chickasaw citizen and senior at the University of Central Oklahoma (UCO), Edmond, Tweedy is a forward   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 24, 2026: * * * Collins Opening Statement from Hearing on the Administration's Priorities for Water Resources Development Act of 2026 Opening remarks, as prepared, of Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee Chairman Mike Collins (R-GA) from today's hearing, entitled, "Proposals for a Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2026  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Feb. 24 -- The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services issued the following news release: * * * DHSS publishes draft rule revisions regarding cannabis facilities * JEFFERSON CITY, MO - The Department of Health and Senior Services Division of Cannabis Regulation (DCR) has published a first draft of revision to 19 CSR 100-1.070 for facility ownership and employment, and a second draft of rule revisions to 19 CSR 100-1.100 for facilities generally. These draf  more

ROLLA, Missouri, Feb. 24 -- Missouri University of Science and Technology posted the following news: * * * Engineers Week Q&A: Bradley Clay helps transform his alma mater * Bradley Clay, a two-time Missouri S&T alumnus, puts his engineering and leadership skills to work as a member of the S&T staff. Here is a Q&A with Clay in commemoration of National Engineers Week 2026. What does a typical day look like for you as Missouri S&T's senior assistant director of construction services? I'm   more

ROLLA, Missouri, Feb. 24 -- Missouri University of Science and Technology posted the following news: * * * Engineers Week Q&A: Markus Baur energized by nuclear power * Markus Baur, of Rolla, earned a bachelor's degree in nuclear engineering at Missouri S&T in May 2025 and will complete his master's degree at an accelerated pace this spring. Here is a Q&A with Baur in commemoration of National Engineers Week 2026. Growing up in Rolla, Missouri S&T has always been part of your surroundings.   more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, Feb. 24 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN's men's college basketball week tips off with four Top-25 showdowns and College GameDay in Gainesville * * Saturday slate highlighted by four matchups of ranked teams * College GameDay live from Gainesville ahead of No. 20 Arkansas at defending national champion and No. 7 Florida ESPN's industry-leading men's college basketball coverage rolls on with six con  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. 25 -- Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 24, 2026: * * * Graves and Larsen Statement on Next Steps for the ALERT Act Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO), Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Ranking Member Rick Larsen (D-WA), released the following joint statement after today's vote in the House of Representatives on S. 2503, the ROT  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 24, 2026: * * * Graves Statement on ROTOR Act Vote and Commitment to Mark Up the Comprehensive ALERT Act Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) statement prior to today's vote in the House of Representatives on S. 2503, the ROTOR Act: "If the ROTOR Act is not approved by the House today, I commit to th  more

CHAMPAIGN, Illinois, Feb. 24 -- The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus issued the following news: * * * How does politics influence interpretive signs at National Park Service sites? * The Trump administration recently ordered the National Park Service to remove interpretive signs that discuss slavery at Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia, following an executive order issued last year stating that public monuments should not "inappropriately disparage Americans  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Sen. Jon Husted, R-Ohio, issued the following news release on Feb. 24, 2026: * * * Husted, Cantwell, Moreno, Schmitt, Marshall, Klobuchar, Baldwin, Fetterman introduce bill to improve railway safety Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) joins Sens. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio), Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.), Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) and John Fetterman (D-Pa.) in introducing the bipartisan Railway Safety Act of 2026. The bill  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Feb. 24 -- The University of Nebraska posted the following news: * * * Jagodinsky earns NEH grant to reveal untold history of habeas corpus * A new National Endowment for the Humanities grant will help University of Nebraska-Lincoln historian Katrina Jagodinsky illuminate how ordinary people across the American West used habeas corpus to challenge confinement and injustice, offering a new look at cases still shaping American courts today. With the grant, Jagodinsky is wr  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Feb. 25 -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics posted the following news release on Feb. 24, 2026: * * * John Roland, Jr. Named Pitcher of the Week After Tossing NAIA's First No-Hitter of 2026 John Roland, Jr., of Stillman (Ala.) collected the NAIA Pitcher of the Week award after tossing the first NAIA no-hitter of the 2026 season to open HBCUAC action. The sophomore right-hander was relentless in a 92-pitch, nine-inning complete-game effort, striking  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

COLUMBIA, Missouri, Feb. 24 -- The University of Missouri School of Journalism issued the following news release: * * * Mizzou students work to support company's quest to modernize cervical cancer care * Journalism students Ayesha Khan (left) and Josie Menley create content for Mission-Driven Tech, a health care technology company founded by Eve McDavid, BJ '08. Public Relations Student Society of America members conduct research and create content for alumna's medical technology company   more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Feb. 25 -- Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway issued the following news release on Feb. 24, 2026: * * * Attorney General Hanaway Announces Arrest in 26-Year-Old Cold Case Murder Today, Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway announced that Sentrell Wilson has been arrested and charged with First Degree Murder in the death of Candice Richie, who was murdered in Columbia in 2000. A Boone County Grand Jury indicted Mr. Wilson following a joint investigation  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Feb. 25 -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics posted the following news release on Feb. 24, 2026: * * * Corban's (Ore.) No. 1 Pair Opens Season as Pair of the Week Emmi Marks and Emma Bischoff of Corban (Ore.) have been named the NAIA Beach Volleyball Pair of the Week after a flawless opening weekend at the Corban Invitational. Marks, a senior from Salem, Oregon, and Bischoff, a junior from Medford, Oregon, helped No. 2 Corban put together an unbeaten  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 (TNSFR) -- The National Park Service has announced the upcoming repatriation of five sacred items from the Museum of Kansas City, Missouri, to the Osage Nation. The notice, published under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), identifies the items as "objects of cultural patrimony"--artifacts that hold such central importance to the tribe's traditional and historical identity that they could never be legally alienated by an individual. The col  more

COLUMBIA, Missouri, Feb. 24 -- The University of Missouri School of Journalism issued the following news release: * * * Potter Digital Ambassadors program expands to five states, helps community news orgs advance digital strategies * Brianna Davis (right) with St. Louis American Digital Director Dawn Suggs. By Austin Fitzgerald As it has each year for nearly a decade, the Reynolds Journalism Institute's Potter Digital Ambassadors program sent journalism students to community news organiz  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Feb. 25 -- The Reason Foundation issued the following commentary on Feb. 24, 2026, by senior policy fellow Hanna Liebman Dershowitz: * * * Why clearance rates matter: A practical metric for criminal justice system reform Clearance rates can help ensure that criminal justice system reforms deliver on their core promise: greater safety, achieved through effectiveness rather than excess. * For decades, debates about criminal justice reform have centered on incarceratio  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Rep. Eric Burlison, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Burlison Releases Statement on the Line of Duty Deaths of Christian County Deputies * WASHINGTON -Rep. Eric Burlison (MO-07) released the following statement after two Christian County deputies were killed in the line of duty and others were wounded during a violent incident in southwest Missouri. I am devastated by the loss of Deputy Michael Hislope and Deputy Gabriel Ramirez, who were kil  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Trump Administration Allows New Mexico Ranchers to Kill Endangered Mexican Wolf * ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.- A newly revealed U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service document allows Catron County ranchers to kill any one endangered Mexican gray wolf who happens to be in the area of two grazing allotments near Quemado, New Mexico. The permit doesn't identify which wolf the ranchers can shoot  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Feb. 25 -- Washington University in St. Louis issued the following news: * * * Fiber implant sheds new light on Alzheimer's disease progression By Beth Miller Alzheimer's disease, the most common type of dementia in older adults, begins in the hippocampus, a deep brain structure that plays a central role in learning and memory. Studying the progression of this chronic disease requires high-resolution monitoring of the deep brain over extended periods, which is challengi  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Feb. 24 -- The Washington University School of Medicine posted the following news release: * * * A risk factor for liver disease: your parent's body weight A new study from researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis shows that a person's risk of developing one of the most common chronic liver disorders is strongly correlated to the level of obesity of their parents. Analyzing data from a large birth cohort in the U.K., the researchers found an   more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Feb. 25 -- Washington University in St. Louis issued the following news: * * * WashU to establish pharmacy school, absorb PharmD program from UHSP By Kedra Tolson Washington University in St. Louis (WashU) and University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy (UHSP) today announced they have entered into an agreement whereby WashU will assume control of UHSP, ensuring the legacy of the 162-year-old institution and first college of pharmacy founded west of the Mississippi River.  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

BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky, Feb. 24 -- Western Kentucky University posted the following news: * * * What's Happening at WKU * Here is a listing of WKU events for Tuesday, February 24 through Saturday, March 14. All times are Central (unless noted). For more events, visit the WKU Events calendar at https://www.wku.edu/events. or follow @wkuevents on Instagram. ( More: How to Place Campus Events on WKU Events Calendar) Tuesday, February 24 Noon: Monthly Solar Observing Event. Outside Hardin P  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 24 [Category: Business] -- The Private Equity Stakeholder Project issued the following news: * * * Yes! Communities cited for health violations from wastewater lagoon * Yes! Communities is one of the largest owners of manufactured housing in the U.S., with 266 parks in its portfolio comprising over 77,000 home sites. The company is currently owned by Stockbridge Capital Partners, the Pennsylvania Public Schools Employees Retirement System (PA PSERS), and GIC, the sove  more