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. 23 -- Rep. Mike Flood, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Flood Announces FY27 Community Project Funding and Appropriations Guidance * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Congressman Mike Flood announced the processes to submit Community Project Funding (CPF) and Federal Appropriations requests for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2027. Community Project Funding (CPF) Requests in FY27 "The Community Project Funding process helps ensure that Congress, not jus  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

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Feb. 23 -- Gov. Jim Pillen, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Gov Pillen, USDOT Sec. Duffy Announce Partnership to Cut Red Tape * CONTACT: Laura Strimple, (402) 580-9495 Nebraska will be able to deliver vital road and bridge infrastructure projects at the Speed of Trump WASHINGTON, D.C. -Governor Jim Pillen and U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy announced a new agreement with Nebraska through the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to cl  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

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- The U.S. Department of War issued the following news: * * * Justified Accord 2026 Begins in Kenya, Tanzania * Exercise Justified Accord 2026 the U.S. Africa Command's largest annual, multinational exercise in East Africa, officially began yesterday across Djibouti, Kenya and Tanzania. Led by U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa, JA26 integrates approximately 1,500 personnel from Djibouti, Kenya, Tanzania, the United States and several other nations to build  more

STUTTGART, Germany, Feb. 24 -- The U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa, a service component of the U.S. Africa Command, issued the following news: * * * Justified Accord 2026 begins in Kenya, Tanzania, Djibouti NAIROBI, Kenya - Exercise Justified Accord 2026 (JA26), U.S. Africa Command' s largest annual, multinational exercise in East Africa, officially began Feb. 24 across Djibouti, Kenya and Tanzania. Led by U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF), JA26 integrat  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, Feb. 24 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * Let's go Bananas! ESPN and Disney+ to deliver more Banana Ball games than ever as collaboration expands * ESPN, Disney+ and the Savannah Bananas today announced a 25-game exclusive package in 2026, with every game streaming on the ESPN App and Disney+ and select games airing across ESPN networks and ABC, the largest Banana Ball distribution deal to date, beginning Febr  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Feb. 24 -- The University of Nebraska posted the following news: * * * Nebraska hop featured in local brew, first in program history * For the first time in program history, the Amundsen Lab's hop research program at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln has created a hop variety suitable for commercial sale. Margie, a hop developed from a Nebraska wild variety, is "a beast in the field," much like the pitbull-German shepherd mix it's affectionately named after. Margie is n  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Feb. 24 -- The University of Nebraska posted the following news: * * * Rural drug addiction project expands collaborations, reach * Now into its second phase, the Rural Drug Addiction Research Center is expanding both its collaborations with partners and the reach of its research. The Rural Drug Addiction Research Center, founded at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 2019, brings together scientists from a variety of disciplines to address the etiology, assessment, pr  more

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, Feb. 24 [Category: BizHospital] -- Sanford Health posted the following news release: * * * Sanford Pentagon to host The Invitational in 2026 & 2027 * SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - The women's basketball programs at the University of Nebraska, University of Minnesota, University of Kansas, and Kansas State University have agreed to play a doubleheader at the Sanford Pentagon in November 2026 and November 2027. On Nov. 14, 2026, Nebraska will face Kansas while Minnesota squa  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Rep. Adrian Smith, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Smith Welcomes Sustainable Beef CEO to State of the Union * Today, Congressman Adrian Smith (NE-03) announced David Briggs, CEO of Sustainable Beef in North Platte, as his distinguished guest at this year's State of the Union address.Click here (link is external) to download the image above "Nebraska is the Beef State, and nowhere is that more evident than in the Third District, where we lead the  more

ROCHESTER, New York, Feb. 25 -- The University of Rochester issued the following news: * * * URochester researchers awarded up to $22M to study a hidden driver of aging Lindsey Valich, Senior Communications Specialist The ARPA-H-funded collaboration will test whether reducing DNA-triggered inflammation can help older adults stay healthier for longer. What if people could stay healthier, stronger, and mentally sharper as they grow older--not by treating diseases one by one but by slowing a b  more

GALVESTON, Texas, Feb. 24 -- The University of Texas Medical Branch issued the following news release: * * * UTMB collaborates with University of Rochester on major ARPA-H-funded aging research initiative * The University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) is joining a national research consortium led by the University of Rochester to investigate a newly identified biological driver of aging, supported by up to a $22 million contract from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H)  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Feb. 24 -- The University of Nebraska posted the following news: * * * Veiman wins University Libraries essay contest * Abby Veiman, a junior from Papillion majoring in actuarial science and data science in the College of Arts and Sciences, wrote the winning essay, "Searching Smarter, Connecting Better," in a contest sponsored by the University Libraries. The contest asked students to imagine the academic library of tomorrow. The award is a $350 gift card and library swag.  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