WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * "BIGGEST LOSER," "UNDER FIRE," "FLUNKED" - Knives Out for Tom Kean Jr. As He Fails to Stand Up for Jersey * Kean Jr. has even managed to tick off local Republicans Congressman Tom Kean Jr. was already locked in a " toss-up " race in a district won by Governor Sherrill. But now Kean Jr. has dug himself into an even deeper hole by refusing to stand up to Trump - on Gateway, on c  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

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- The America First Policy Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on Feb. 24, 2026, by Executive Director Matthew T. Rooney to Save Jersey: * * * 'America First' Policies are Delivering for New Jersey As President Donald Trump delivers his annual State of the Union address, Americans are evaluating what the federal government has accomplished over the past year and what still needs to be done. For New Jersey, the question is simple: are families safer, mo  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Feb. 23 -- The U.S. Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: * * * Amphibious Squadron 11 Holds Change of Command * OKINAWA, Japan -Capt. John P. Baggett was relieved by Timothy R. Carter as commodore of Amphibious Squadron (PHIBRON) 11 during a change of command ceremony held on the flight deck of the forward-deployed amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7), while in port in White Beach, Okinawa, Japan, Feb. 23. Baggett, a native of Harrison, New Jersey,   more

WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia, Feb. 24 -- William and Mary issued the following news: * * * Appalachians shaped by the Ice Age * Hike north on the Appalachian Trail and the scenery slowly transforms. Rugged, steep ridgelines in Tennessee and Virginia soften into the broad summits and smooth peaks of Pennsylvania and New Jersey. According to new research from William & Mary Assistant Professor of Geology Joanmarie Del Vecchio, this contrast speaks to an ancient past. Using climate models of the la  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

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

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Booker, Marshall Urge CMS to Pilot Home-Delivered Medically Tailored Meals for High-Risk Medicare Patients * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Roger Marshall (R-KS) sent a letter to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Mehmet Oz and Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) Director Abraham Sutton, urging CMMI to develop and test a model that ev  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 25 -- The Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, an organization that defends the right of Catholics to participate in American public life without defamation or discrimination, issued the following commentary on Feb. 24, 2026, by Communications Director Michael P. McDonald: * * * Conservative Media Embrace Transgender Language The AP Style Guide sets the tone for both print and electronic media, even conservative outlets are impacted. Consider what the AP Style Guide   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- House Democratic Caucus issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Aguilar on Bloomberg: People are feeling the pinch, and the President hasn't offered any solution that would make life better. * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, House Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar joined Bloomberg's Balance of Power with host Joe Mathieu to discuss the State of the Union, affordability crisis, ongoing shutdown at the Department of Homeland Security and the possibility of a foreig  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Rep. Jefferson Van Drew, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Van Drew Asks Residents Still Without Power to Report Outages Through Online Form * Northfield, NJ - In the aftermath of the recent winter storm, Congressman Van Drew's office is working directly with electric utility providers to report power outages across South Jersey and to help restore services as quickly as possible. To make sure every affected location is being reported  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Rep. Nellie Pou, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Pou to Welcome Gateway Tunnel Worker as State of the Union Guest * WASHINGTON, DC - Congresswoman Nellie Pou (D-NJ-09) will attend the State of the Union speech in the House chamber, joined in the visitors' gallery by Justin Fowler, a resident of New Jersey's Ninth District and a 20-year member of Laborers' International Union of North America Local 472, who will be there to represent  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * During Rare Disease Week, at State of the Union, Gottheimer Focuses on Bipartisan Package of Legislation to Find Cures * Above: Gottheimer and his sister Emily with their mother, Gwenn Feldman, who passed from Sarcoidosis. WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, in honor of Rare Disease Week, U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) announced a bipartisan package of legislation to help find cures. Gottheim  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. 24 (TNSinfo) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration issued the following information collection: Title: Bus Testing Program. OMB Control Number: 2132-0550. Background: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) is requesting Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 3-year approval of an extension without change for a currently approved collection. The Federal Transit Administration (FTA)  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

SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey, Feb. 24 -- Seton Hall University posted the following news: * * * Heart of the University, Fourth Faculty Retreat 2025-26 * The "Heart of the University" Retreat Series gives faculty and administrators of all faiths the opportunity for input and guided reflection. The series is co-sponsored by the Office of Mission and Ministry and the Center for Vocation and Servant Leadership. The fourth retreat, given by Professor Marisa Case on the theme of "A Catholic Philoso  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * House Democrats' Litigation Task Force Files Bicameral Amicus Brief to Supreme Court Defending Birthright Citizenship Against Trump Attacks The Litigation Task Force led 216 House and Senate Democrats in filing a bicameral amicus brief standing up for the essential constitutional principle of birthright citizenship in Trump v. Barbara, currently befor  more

RARITAN, New Jersey, Feb. 25 -- Johnson and Johnson Innovative Medicine issued the following news release on Feb. 24, 2026: * * * Johnson & Johnson seeks FDA approval of IMAAVY(R) (nipocalimab-aahu) as the first-ever FDA-approved treatment for warm autoimmune hemolytic anemia (wAIHA) Data from the pivotal ENERGY trial showed IMAAVY(R) produced a rapid and durable hemoglobin responsea in wAIHA Currently no FDA-approved therapies are available for wAIHA, a rare, heterogeneous, life-threatening  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Feb. 24, 2026: * * * Justice Department Files Lawsuit Against New Jersey for Interfering with Federal Immigration Laws Yesterday, the Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against the State of New Jersey and New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill over New Jersey's new Executive Order No. 12 that interferes with the federal government's enforcement of its immigration laws. "Federal agents are risking their   more

UNION, New Jersey, Feb. 23 -- Kean University issued the following news release: * * * Kean University to Host 18th Annual Human Rights Conference Focused on 'Sustainability in Action' * Ireland's first female president, Mary Robinson, will be a keynote speaker at Kean University's 18th Annual Human Rights Conference on Friday, March 27. Centered on the theme of Sustainability in Action, the conference will explore the intersection of human rights and sustainability, highlighting how collect  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 [Category: Political] -- Reproductive Freedom for All (formerly the NARAL Pro-Choice America) posted the following news release: * * * MEMO: Who Trump Is Really Governing For * TO: Interested Parties FROM: Reproductive Freedom for All RE: What Trump Won't Tell You in His State of the Union Address DATE: February 24, 2026 Tonight, Trump will stand before Congress and tout the first year of his second presidency as a success-but he has not delivered the "golden a  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

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

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Feb. 24 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators posted the following news: * * * New Jersey Joins S2S DHR and NRII * AAMVA congratulates New Jersey on successfully implementing State-to-State Driver History Record (S2S DHR) and the Medical Examiner Certification Integration Final Rule (NRII) solution on February 23, 2026. All migration activities have been completed on schedule, and Commercial Driver Licens  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- No Labels, a political organization that advocates for centrism and bipartisanship, issued the following commentary on Feb. 24, 2026, by senior policy analyst Peyton Lofton: * * * State of the Split How State of the Union Boycotts, Outbursts, and Responses Have Changed Over Time * The State of the Union was once a moment of national unity. A president lays out an agenda. Members of Congress sit in the same room. The country watches together. Not anymore. This yea  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 24 -- Northeastern University issued the following news: * * * Northeastern's co-ops, global network are biggest draws for applicants * Northeastern's co-op program and global opportunities are the biggest draws for applicants Experiential learning, career outcomes, research opportunities and global campus network are key to the university's draw among students and their parents. by Cody Mello-Klein February 24, 2026 When Aiden Tran stepped foot on Northeast  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 (TNSFR) -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is considering requests to amend operating licenses for several nuclear power facilities in Illinois, New Jersey and South Carolina. The applications involve Braidwood Station and Byron Station in Illinois; Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station in South Carolina; and Salem Nuclear Generating Station in New Jersey. For each request, the NRC proposes a determination that the changes involve no hazards consideration. The proposed amendme  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

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Pallone Underscores Trump's Cost-of-Living Crisis with Gateway Worker as Guest at State of the Union * WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) will attend President Trump's State of the Union address tonight with Derrick Healy, a New Jersey Gateway Tunnel construction worker and member of the Laborers' International Union of North America who was forced off the job when the T  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Feb. 24 [Category: BizEducation] -- Pearson Education issued the following news release: * * * Pearson and Adobe Launch First Firefly Professional Certification to Advance GenAI Skills in Creative Work * HOBOKEN, N.J. -Feb. 24, 2026 - As generative AI continues to reshape the creative industries, Pearson (FTSE:PSON.L), the world's lifelong learning company, and Adobe today announced the launch of the first professional certification for Adobe Firefly, setting a new stand  more

SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey, Feb. 24 -- Seton Hall University posted the following news: * * * Pirates Pitch Awards $16K for Student Startups * Do you have a business idea you can't stop thinking about? Ever watch Shark Tank and imagine yourself confidently pitching your venture to a panel of investors? Now is your moment. The Center of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Seton Hall University's Stillman School of Business is excited to announce the 16th Annual Pirates Pitch Startup Competitio  more

SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey, Feb. 24 -- Seton Hall University posted the following news: * * * Professor Wunder to Deliver the 2026 Phi Alpha Theta Lecture * The Department of History at Seton Hall University is pleased to welcome an acclaimed cultural historian Amanda Wunder, Ph.D., to deliver the 2026 Phi Alpha Theta lecture "Spanish Fashion in the Age of Velazquez: A Tailor at the Court of Philip IV." Professor Wunder's lecture will be preceded by an induction ceremony to welcome new stude  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Watson Coleman to Attend the "People's State of the Union" focused on Americans Left Behind by the Trump Agenda * February 24, 2026 Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) will attend the "People's State of the Union" on the National Mall this evening, joining constituents, advocates, and her colleagues to elevate the voices of Americans directly impacted by the Trump Administ  more

GLASSBORO, New Jersey, Feb. 25 (TNSjou) -- Rowan University issued the following news: * * * Rowan-Virtua SOM student contributes to published precision oncology research Second-year Rowan-Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine student Wynn Bastianelli recently contributed to a peer-reviewed research paper published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology: Precision Oncology, highlighting her early involvement in academic research and her interest in pediatric oncology. The publication stems fro  more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Feb. 25 -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * Aim High: Detachment 485 Is Named Air Force ROTC Team of the Year Among 145 detachments nationwide, the Ravens of Rutgers-New Brunswick have emerged as a nationally recognized top-tier program By Mike Lucas The Ravens of Rutgers University-New Brunswick are soaring - and top brass have taken notice. Detachment 485 has been named the 2025 Air Force Reserve Officers' Training Corps Team of the Year. Th  more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Feb. 25 (TNSjou) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * When Influencers Raise a Glass, Young Viewers Want to Join Them By Andrew Smith An attractive influencer couple chats in a kitchen as they prepare dinner. A wine bottle sits on the counter. Someone takes a sip. It looks less like an ad than a slice of ordinary life, the kind of moment that can pass unnoticed during an aimless scroll on social media. But a randomized experiment from Rutgers Hea  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Democrats Introduce The American Homeownership Act To Stop Wall Street's Housing Grab and Get Homes Back into the Hands of Families * Bill ends tax breaks and housing benefits for Wall Street, corporate landlords and reinvests the savings into building new housing and helping Americans achieve homeownership Bill Text | Fact Sheet Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 24, 2026: * * * Senate Democrats Introduce The American Homeownership Act To Stop Wall Street's Housing Grab and Get Homes Back into the Hands of Families Bill ends tax breaks and housing benefits for Wall Street, corporate landlords and reinvests the savings into building new housing and helping Americans achieve h  more

SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey, Feb. 24 -- Seton Hall University posted the following news: * * * Seton Hall Esports at Garden State Combine * On February 7, Seton Hall Esports proudly participated in the inaugural Garden State Esports College Combine, a groundbreaking recruiting and development event. The Combine brought together 65 of the top student competitors from across the state and 29 colleges from around the country, creating one of the most impactful collegiate recruiting environments Ne  more

PRINCETON, New Jersey, Feb. 24 -- Princeton University School of Public and International Affairs posted the following news: * * * SPIAccolades -- February 2026 * Adela Raz, the director of the Afghanistan Policy Lab, has been appointed to the Independent Expert Advisory Panel for the Multidimensional Vulnerability Index (MVI). Established by the U.N. General Assembly, MVI measures structural vulnerability and limited resilience among developing countries and serves as a diagnostic tool to  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

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology and the Law released the following testimony by Chris Miller, senior vice president and general counsel at the Verizon Consumer Group, Basking Ridge, New Jersey, from a Feb. 10, 2026, hearing entitled "Arctic Frost Accountability: Oversight of Telecommunications Carriers' Responses to Jack Smith's Witch Hunt": * * * Chairman Blackburn, Ranking Member Klobuchar, and members of the Subcommittee, my name is Chris Mil  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Rep. Nellie Pou, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * World Cup Warning: Pou Again Blasts DHS Funding Delays * WASHINGTON, DC - Congresswoman Nellie Pou (D-NJ-09), the top Democrat on the House Homeland Security Task Force overseeing World Cup security, served as Ranking Member at today's hearing and demanded actions from the Trump administration over stalled funding, poor coordination, and mounting security concerns as the tournament rapidly approach  more