MONONA, Wisconsin, Feb. 25 -- A Better Wisconsin Together, a state-based research and communications hub for progressives, posted the following news release on Feb. 24, 2026: * * * A Better Wisconsin Together Applauds New Lawsuit to Fund Public Schools Lawsuit filed this week that could help put an end to Wisconsin Republicans' decades-long starvation of local public schools * A Better Wisconsin Together is applauding a lawsuit filed this week (https://static1.squarespace.com/static/6992327  more

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 24 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Condemns Trump Administration's Proposal to Dismantle Water Quality Regulations and Curtail State Authority * LANSING -Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel joined a multistate coalition of 18 attorneys general in sending a comment letter (PDF) opposing a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed rule. The rule would rewrite water quality certification regulations   more

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 24 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Joins Multistate Lawsuit Challenging the Kennedy Vaccine Schedule and Unlawful Overhaul of Federal Childhood Immunization Policy * LANSING -Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel today will join a multistate lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's radical overhaul of the nation's childhood immunization schedule. The complaint, which will be filed later today, names Hea  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Feb. 25 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on Feb. 24, 2026: * * * Attorney General Mayes Leads Multistate Lawsuit Challenging the Kennedy Vaccine Schedule and Unlawful Overhaul of Federal Childhood Immunization Policy Complaint alleges RFK Jr. and CDC bypassed federal law, ignored scientific evidence, and endangered children by gutting recommended childhood vaccines. * Attorney General Kris Mayes today led a multistate lawsuit challen  more

EAST LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 23 -- Michigan State University posted the following news: * * * Ask the expert: How to signal chatbots aren't human -- without emotional harm * Content advisory: This story contains references to suicide. Resources and assistance are available through multiple campus programs. Online chatbots have rapidly become more than a quick source of information, with many people now turning to them for emotional support and comfort. As some of these relationships with c  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Feb. 24 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Co-Leads Multistate Lawsuit to Block Trump Administration's Unlawful Overhaul to Childhood Vaccine Schedule * Lawsuit also challenges Secretary Kennedy's appointments to key federal vaccine panel OAKLAND -In partnership with Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes, California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced co-leading a multistate lawsuit against t  more

DENVER, Colorado, Feb. 24 -- Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Phil Weiser joins lawsuit challenging HHS Secretary Kennedy's illegal overhaul of federal childhood immunization policy * Feb. 24, 2026 (DENVER) - Attorney General Phil Weiser today joined a multistate lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's radical overhaul of the nation's childhood immunization schedule. The complaint filed today names Health and Human Service  more

SALEM, Oregon, Feb. 24 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Rayfield Files Lawsuit Challenging the Kennedy Vaccine Schedule and Unlawful Overhaul of Federal Childhood Immunization Policy * Complaint alleges RFK Jr. and CDC bypassed federal law, ignored scientific evidence, and endangered children by gutting recommended childhood vaccines Attorney General Dan Rayfield and a coalition of states filed a lawsuit today challenging the  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 24 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Sues to Block RFK Jr. Vaccine Overhaul * RFK Jr. and CDC bypassed federal law, ignored scientific evidence, and endangered children by gutting recommended childhood vaccines (Hartford, CT) -Attorney General William Tong today joined 15 states announcing a lawsuit to block the Trump Administration's radical overhaul of the nation's childhood immunization  more

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, Feb. 24 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on Feb. 23, 2026, by policy fellow Bill Glahn: * * * Habeas reduced to a trickle As federal immigration authorities draw Operation Metro Surge down to the usual enforcement levels, the filing of habeas corpus petitions has dropped dramatically. Over this past weekend (February 21-22), only four new habeas  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- The Capital Research Center issued the following news on Feb. 24, 2026: * * * CRC News: Congress asks CRC about foreign funding of American NGOs CRC president's Scott Walter's testimony to the House Ways & Means Committee makes media hits all over America. * Jewish Insider--Foreign funding of U.S. nonprofits takes center stage at House hearing: At a hearing of the House Ways and Means Committee, witnesses offered ways to increase transparency in IRS financial disclosu  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Davids Brings Kansas Farmers Union Executive Director to State of the Union * WASHINGTON, D.C. \- Today, Representative Sharice Davids hosted a press conference with Nick Levendofsky, Executive Director of the Kansas Farmers Union, who is her guest for President Trump's State of the Union Address. During a virtual call earlier today, Davids and Levendofsky discussed the impact of reckless tariffs  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Feb. 24 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Dual-language programs may reduce school segregation, study finds * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -Two-way dual language immersion programs -which bring native English speakers and students who speak another language at home together in the same classroom -may modestly reduce school segregation, according to a new study led by a Penn State College of Education researcher. In a large-scale analys  more

OSHKOSH, Wisconsin, Feb. 25 -- The Experimental Aircraft Association issued the following news release on Feb. 23, 2026: * * * EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2026 invites aviation writers to be part of Author's Corner schedule Weeklong schedule features public signing opportunities, book sales * Aviation writers with an interest in appearing at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2026 are invited to apply for the weeklong Author's Corner schedule during the event, held July 20-26 at Wittman Regional Airport in   more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 24 [Category: BizEnergy] -- American Electric Power Corp. posted the following news release: * * * Engineers Reimagine 765-kV Innovation * At American Electric Power, transforming our future means more than imagining what's next - it means taking ownership, working together and turning bold ideas into real-world solutions. That mindset is on full display in the development of AEP Transmission's new 765-kV tower design, a project that reflects the power of innovation, tea  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 24 -- We Act for Environmental Justice issued the following news release: * * * Environmental Justice Advocates Decry Trump's EPA Latest Rollback of Mercury and Air Toxics Protections The latest EPA rollback of the 2024 Mercury and Air Toxics Standards follows the Trump administration's continued campaign of devastating harm for the sake of polluter profits * WASHINGTON - The Clean Air for the Long Haul coalition of environmental justice groups stand firmly against the Trump   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release on Feb. 24, 2026: * * * ICYMI: Farm Bankruptcies Spike 46% From Last Year as Trump's Toxic Agenda Brings Economic Pain to American Farmers As Donald Trump prepares for his State of the Union tonight, where he'll lie about the impact of his toxic economic agenda in his first year in office, new farming data shows that Trump's disastrous economic policies have negatively affected his supporters the most.   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 [Category: Business] -- The National Association of Manufacturers issued the following news release: * * * Manufacturers Spotlight AI, Advanced Technologies and America's Strong Food and Beverage Supply Chain in Milwaukee * 2026 NAM State of Manufacturing Tour Stops in Milwaukee, Wisconsin MILWAUKEE - The National Association of Manufacturers-official partner of America250-in partnership with Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce, continued its 2026 NAM State of Manufactur  more

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, Feb. 25 -- The Milwaukee School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * MSOE wins Top Workplaces for Higher Education Award Milwaukee School of Engineering has been named a Top Workplace for Higher Education. This new national honor celebrates colleges and universities that foster people-first workplace cultures where faculty, staff and administrators feel engaged, valued and empowered to thrive. The Top Workplaces for Higher Education award launched in 2026 an  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Feb. 25 -- New Jersey Acting Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release on Feb. 24, 2026: * * * Acting AG Davenport Sues RFK Jr. for Endangering Children by Removing Vaccines from Childhood Immunization Policy Complaint Alleges RFK Jr. and CDC Bypassed Federal Law in Gutting Scientific Panel and Changing Vaccine Schedule, Endangering Lives of Children * Acting Attorney General Jennifer Davenport today joined a coalition of 15 states in challen  more

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, Feb. 24 [Category: BizComputer Technology] -- Rockwell Automation, an industrial automation and information company, issued the following news release: * * * New Research Shows Top OEMs Cut Downtime Recovery by 40%, Strengthening Profitability Through Resilience-First Strategies * MILWAUKEE, Wis. -February 24, 2026 -Rockwell Automation (NYSE: ROK), the world's largest company dedicated to industrial automation and digital transformation, today released new global resear  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- No Labels, a political organization that advocates for centrism and bipartisanship, issued the following commentary on Feb. 24, 2026, by Deputy Research Director Austin Milks: * * * Supreme Court Rejects Trump Tariffs: What Happened and What Now? The Supreme Court blocked the tariffs. The Court ruled that the President cannot use the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) - a national emergency law passed in 1977 - to impose broad tariffs on imports from m  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Feb. 25 -- Gov. Josh Shapiro, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on Feb. 24, 2026: * * * Governor Shapiro Takes Legal Action Against Trump Administration's Dangerous Overhaul of Immunization Panel, Longstanding Childhood Vaccine Schedule RFK., Jr. removed vaccine experts with decades of experience from the nation's leading vaccine advisory committee and appointed avowed vaccine skeptics to make vaccine recommendations for our families. In January, the  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Feb. 25 (TNSjou) -- Pennsylvania State University College of Education issued the following news: * * * Dual-language programs may reduce school segregation, study finds By Stephanie Koons Two-way dual language immersion programs -- which bring native English speakers and students who speak another language at home together in the same classroom -- may modestly reduce school segregation, according to a new study led by a Penn State College of Education research  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

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, Feb. 24 [Category: BizComputer Technology] -- Rockwell Automation, an industrial automation and information company, issued the following news release: * * * Reducing Energy Consumed by Hydraulic Power Systems by up to 80% * Hydraulic systems power production equipment across a wide range of manufacturing sectors. Their electric motors use a significant portion of the total energy consumed by industry.* Green Hydraulic Power (GHP) was started in the United States to mak  more

ORLANDO, Florida, Feb. 24 -- The University of Central Florida posted the following news: * * * Research in 60 Seconds: Using Smart Tiny Bubbles to Treat Heart Disease * Whether it's solving the world's biggest problems or investigating the potential of novel discoveries, researchers at UCF are on the edge of scientific breakthroughs that aim to make an impact. Through the Research in 60 Seconds series, student and faculty researchers condense their complex studies into bite-sized summaries   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 [Category: Business] -- The National Association of Manufacturers issued the following news release: * * * Timmons: The State of Manufacturing Is Boundless if Policymakers Clear the Skies * Washington, D.C. - Ahead of the 2026 State of the Union address, National Association of Manufacturers President and CEO Jay Timmons released the following statement during the NAM State of Manufacturing Tour : "The state of manufacturing is boundless if policymakers will help clear   more

OLYMPIA, Washington, Feb. 24 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * Washington-led coalition wins Ninth Circuit ruling for school mental health grants * (Updated Feb. 24, 2026, to add the new deadlines set by the district court.) The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals sided with Washington and 15 other states today in their fifth court victory against the U.S. Department of Education's unlawful discontinuation of previously approved mental heal  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Feb. 23 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Xcel Energy issued the following news release: * * * Xcel Energy to power new Google data center in Minnesota * MINNEAPOLIS (Feb. 24, 2026) -Xcel Energy (NASDAQ: XEL) announced today it will power a new Google data center in Pine Island, Minnesota. The data center and associated Electric Service Agreement will provide a significant contribution to the state's economy, including a large buildout of new clean energy projects that will co  more