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News Tipoffs - Delaware Editors Newsletter for Wednesday February 25, 2026 ( 21 items )  

AG Nessel Joins Multistate Lawsuit Challenging the Kennedy Vaccine Schedule and Unlawful Overhaul of Federal Childhood Immunization Policy
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

Agricultural Research Service: An Indoor Air Scrubber for Removing Ammonia in Poultry Houses
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 (TNSjou) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service issued the following news: * * * An Indoor Air Scrubber for Removing Ammonia in Poultry Houses Researchers from the USDA's Agricultural Research Service (ARS) are helping poultry farmers protect their flocks and their employees, while improving poultry production. ARS researchers recently developed an indoor air scrubber that purifies the air in chicken houses and reduces ammonia levels by 87% to   more

Ariz. A.G. Mayes Leads Multistate Lawsuit Challenging the Kennedy Vaccine Schedule and Unlawful Overhaul of Federal Childhood Immunization Policy
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

Attorney General Bonta Co-Leads Multistate Lawsuit to Block Trump Administration's Unlawful Overhaul to Childhood Vaccine Schedule
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

Attorney General Ken Paxton Sues Radical Network that Ships Abortion Drugs into Houston, San Antonio, Dallas, Fort Worth, Austin, El Paso, and Other Texas Cities
AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 24 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Ken Paxton Sues Radical Network that Ships Abortion Drugs into Houston, San Antonio, Dallas, Fort Worth, Austin, El Paso, and Other Texas Cities * Attorney General Ken Paxton sued Aid Access GmbH, Aid Access B.V. (collectively "Aid Access"), Remy Coeytaux, and Rebecca Gomperts, who operate an international abortion-by-mail enterprise that illegally ships abortion-inducing dru  more

Attorney General Phil Weiser joins lawsuit challenging HHS Secretary Kennedy's illegal overhaul of federal childhood immunization policy
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

Attorney General Rayfield Files Lawsuit Challenging the Kennedy Vaccine Schedule and Unlawful Overhaul of Federal Childhood Immunization Policy
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

Attorney General Tong Sues to Block RFK Jr. Vaccine Overhaul
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

Del. A.G. Jennings, DOJ Employee to Accompany Rep. Sarah McBride and Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester to State of the Union Address
DOVER, Delaware, Feb. 25 -- Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings issued the following news release on Feb. 24, 2026: * * * AG Jennings, DOJ employee to accompany Rep. Sarah McBride and Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester to State of the Union Address Attorney General Kathy Jennings today announced that she will attend the State of the Union Address as a guest of Congresswoman Sarah McBride, while Director of Outreach and the DOJ's Immigration Assistance Maria Mesias-Tatnall will attend as a guest o  more

Geisinger Health Entities to Pay $450,000 in EEOC Disability and Retaliation Lawsuit
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

Highmark BluePrints for the Community invests over $600,000 in community health initiatives
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Feb. 24 [Category: BizInsurance] -- Highmark, a health insurance company, issued the following news release: * * * Highmark BluePrints for the Community invests over $600,000 in community health initiatives * Wilmington Del. (February 24, 2026) - Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield in Delaware (Highmark Delaware) is proud to invest in eight Delaware community-based organizations through the large grant cycle of BluePrints for the Community, a grant program of the Highm  more

N.J. Acting Davenport Sues RFK Jr. for Endangering Children by Removing Vaccines From Childhood Immunization Policy
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

Nearly 100 Groups Are Standing Up for a Strong, Robust, and Independent CFPB
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 [Category: Financial Services] -- Americans for Financial Reform, which describes itself as a nonpartisan and nonprofit coalition of more than 200 civil rights, consumer, labor, business, investor, faith-based and civic and community groups, posted the following news release: * * * Nearly 100 Groups Are Standing Up for a Strong, Robust, and Independent CFPB Any attack on the CFPB's independence or ability to fulfil its consumer protection mandate is an attack on the finan  more

Ohio Wesleyan University Adds Master of Accountancy to Case Western Reserve Pathway
DELAWARE, Ohio, Feb. 24 -- Ohio Wesleyan University issued the following news release: * * * Strengthening the Workforce Ohio Wesleyan University is expanding its graduate school pathway partnership with Case Western Reserve University's Weatherhead School of Management to add a Master of Accountancy. With the addition, Ohio Wesleyan students now have early admission opportunities in four high-demand Case Western Reserve master's programs: Business Analytics & Intelligence, Finance, Supply   more

Pa. Gov. Shapiro Takes Legal Action Against Trump Administration's Dangerous Overhaul of Immunization Panel, Longstanding Childhood Vaccine Schedule
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

Private equity's role in healthcare bankruptcies resurfacing
CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 24 [Category: Business] -- The Private Equity Stakeholder Project issued the following news: * * * Private equity's role in healthcare bankruptcies resurfacing * Private equity's healthcare bankruptcies are destabilizing care and communities Private equity played an outsized role in healthcare bankruptcies in 2025, according to an updated Private Equity Bankruptcy Tracker released by PESP. While private equity represents roughly 7 percent of the U.S. economy, privat  more

Senator Blunt Rochester Delivers Remarks With State of the Union Guest on the Chaos of the Trump Administration
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on Feb. 24, 2026: * * * Senator Blunt Rochester Delivers Remarks with State of the Union Guest on the Chaos of the Trump Administration U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) today joined Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), and Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), and Andy Kim (D-N.J.) at a press conference ahead of tonight's State of the Union addres  more

Senator Coons Announces State of the Union Guest Dr. Neil Hockstein, Delaware Physician and Health Care Leader
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on Feb. 24, 2026: * * * Senator Coons announces State of the Union guest Dr. Neil Hockstein, Delaware physician and health care leader U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) announced that Dr. Neil Hockstein, Chair of the Delaware Health Care Commission, will be his guest for President Donald Trump's State of the Union address tonight. As the Trump administration guts Medicaid, rolls back the Affordable Ca  more

Senator Coons Marks Fourth Anniversary of Russian Invasion of Ukraine
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on Feb. 24, 2026: * * * Senator Coons marks fourth anniversary of Russian invasion of Ukraine U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) released the following statement marking the fourth anniversary of Russia's full-spectrum invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022: "Four years ago, Vladmir Putin launched his brutal, unprovoked, full-spectrum invasion of Ukraine. As the fighting enters its fifth year, Ukra  more

Senator Coons Statement on 2026 State of the Union Address
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on Feb. 24, 2026: * * * Senator Coons statement on 2026 State of the Union address U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) released the following statement after attending President Trump's State of the Union address: "Tonight, Delawareans and Americans across our nation who believe our country is on the wrong track looked for reasons for hope from President Trump and found none. I hear from Delawareans ev  more

Washington-led coalition wins Ninth Circuit ruling for school mental health grants
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