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. 24 -- The U.S. Department of War issued the following news: * * * Air Force Secretary Outlines Priorities * The Department of the Air Force's priorities are readiness, modernization, defending the homeland -including the entire hemisphere, border security, missile defense, nuclear deterrence and people, said Air Force Secretary Troy Meink, who spoke yesterday during the Air and Space Forces Association's 2026 Warfare Symposium in Aurora, Colorado. From a conventional deter  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- The U.S. Space Force issued the following news: * * * Aligning air, space power: Operational perspectives at the AFA Warfare Symposium * AURORA, Colo. (AFNS) - As the character of warfare continues to evolve, leaders from Buckley Space Force Base underscored the operational importance of integrating air and spacepower during a panel discussion at the 2026 Air and Space Forces Association Warfare Symposium in Aurora, Feb. 23. The symposium convenes air and space leade  more

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, Feb. 25 -- Calvin University issued the following news: * * * Alumni Michael and Wendi VanWoerkom Make Transformational Gift to Calvin University's Aerospace Engineering Program Calvin University alumni Michael '95 and Wendi VanWoerkom '96 have made a significant gift to support the long-term growth of Calvin University's new aerospace engineering concentration, positioning the university to become a national leader in aerospace education within Christian higher educat  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. 24 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet, Colleagues Release Legislation Requiring Refunds of Trump's Illegal Tariffs * Bill Instructs the Trump Administration to Prioritize Small Businesses; Requires Full Refund With Interest of Illegal Trump Tariffs Within 180 Days Washington, D.C. -Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, a senior member of the Senate Finance Committee with jurisdiction over trade and tariffs, joined Senate   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet, Ricketts, Coons, Colleagues Call on Taiwan to "Meet the Moment," Boost Defense Spending to Deter China * Washington, D.C. -Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, joined U.S. Senators Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.) and Chris Coons (D-Del.), members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, along with other Senate and House colleagues, on   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

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 (TNSinfo) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation issued the following information collection: Title of Collection: Diversions, Return Flow, and Consumptive Use of Colorado River Water in the Lower Colorado River Basin. OMB Control Number: 1006-0015. Form Number: Forms LC-72, Custom Forms. Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection. Respondents/Affected Public: The respondents will include the Lower Basin States (Arizona, California  more

GRAND JUNCTION, Colorado, Feb. 25 -- Colorado Mesa University issued the following news: * * * CMU Business Professor Mitch Hagy Brings the Entrepreneurial Mindset to the Classroom Before racing in France, launching several successful businesses, or teaching at Colorado Mesa University, Mitch Hagy's workdays started before sunrise in the cornfields of Indiana. At 14, he spent his first summer job detasseling corn, riding machinery through rows of wet fields and pulling tassels by hand. The   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Rep. Gabe Evans, R-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Evans announces guest ahead of 2026 State of the Union Address * Rep. Evans and his guest highlight the importance of Family, Service, and the American Dream ahead of the State of the Union Address WASHINGTON - Ahead of what is expected to be a historic State of the Union Address, Congressman Gabe Evans announced he will bring his wife, Anne, as his guest. This evening will highlight bo  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Rep. Joseph Neguse, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Neguse Delivers Retroactive Rural Schools Payments Following Enactment of His Bill * Lafayette, CO - Today, Colorado Congressman Joe Neguse announced that, thanks to the implementation of his bill, the Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act ( signed into law in December 2025), the U.S. Forest Service will issue $182 million in retroactive Secure Rural Schools (SRS) payments for 2024.  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Rep. Jason Crow, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Crow to Bring Colorado Small Business Owner as State of the Union Guest * WASHINGTON - Congressman Jason Crow (D-CO) will bring a Colorado small business owner who has been harmed by President Donald Trump's tariff and immigration policies to Tuesday's State of the Union Address. Jay Park operates two small business restaurants in Aurora and Parker. Over the past year, he has seen the price of his   more

BOCA RATON, Florida, Feb. 25 (TNSjou) -- Florida Atlantic University, a component of the state university system in Florida, issued the following news: * * * Marine Plastic Pollution Alters Octopus Predator-Prey Encounters Study Snapshot: Plastics release thousands of chemicals into the ocean - including oleamide, an industrial lubricant, which is also naturally produced by many organisms. By mimicking natural signals, plastic-derived oleamide may quietly alter how marine life senses food and  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 24 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The American Civil Liberties Union, an organization that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., posted the following news release: * * * Five Individuals Launch Class-Action Lawsuit Over Warrantless Immigration Arrests in North Carolina * NORTH CAROLINA -A lawsuit was filed today on behalf of five individuals -and a class of similarly situated people -to prevent unlawful   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- The U.S. Department of War issued the following news: * * * Hegseth, Arsenal of Freedom Tour Look to Space From 'Mile High City' * Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and the War Department's Arsenal of Freedom tour arrived in Denver -also known as the "Mile High City" -today, where the secretary and his delegation visited a pair of commercial space companies in the city's suburbs. The nationwide tour, which Hegseth launched seven weeks ago, shows the department's support   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Hickenlooper, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Refund Businesses for Trump's Illegal Tariffs, Relieve Working Families * This bill would require small businesses to be paid back first, builds on Hickenlooper's Small Business RELIEF Act WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper, and 21 of his Senate colleagues introduced the Tariff Refund Act of 2026 to force the Trump administration to fully r  more

BOULDER, Colorado, Feb. 25 (TNSjou) -- The Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences issued the following news: * * * House fires release harmful compounds into the air CIRES and CSU scientists used lab experiments to investigate how emissions from structure fires differ from forest fires * Wildfires have increased in frequency and severity over the past few decades. More fires are burning at the wildland-urban interface (WUI), where homes and other buildings meet the nat  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- The Institute for Energy Research issued the following commentary: * * * In Gov. Newsom's California, It Makes Sense to Get Gasoline from the Bahamas This story is baffling. Bloomberg reports that California is starting to import gasoline from the Bahamas, while the state sits on enormous oil resources it refuses to develop. Bloomberg reports: US supplies of gasoline are being shipped out of the country to travel thousands of miles via the Bahamas before finally ending  more

DENVER, Colorado, Feb. 24 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Making Colorado a Food Freedom State: Governor Polis and Legislators Highlight the Tamale Act * DENVER - Today, Governor Polis joined Majority Leader Monica Duran and Representative Ryan Gonzales to celebrate bipartisan food freedom legislation, deemed "the Tamale Act." HB26-1033 - Expanding the Colorado Cottage Foods Act makes Colorado a food freedom state, allowing Coloradans who make delici  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

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 (TNSxrep) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institutes of Health issued the following news release: * * * NIH-supported trial reduces HIV incidence by 70% in rural populations Study used technology to extend reach of existing infrastructure, linking people to care. * A study funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) reduced new HIV cases by 70% in rural Kenya and Uganda by pairing digital tools with tailored HIV services delivered by c  more

ITASCA, Illinois, Feb. 24 [Category: Transportation] (TNSxrep) -- The National Safety Council posted the following news: * * * NSC Projects 12% Decrease in U.S. Traffic Fatalities in 2025 * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Preliminary analysis from the National Safety Council estimates 37,810 motor vehicle crash deaths in the United States in 2025 - a 12% decrease from 2024, even as overall miles driven increased by 0.9%. Nine states and the District of Columbia experienced decreases of more than 15%: D  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

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Feb. 24 -- The University of Arkansas Little Rock campus issued the following news: * * * Planetarium Reopening Signals New Era of Immersive Learning at UA Little Rock * As the University of Arkansas at Little Rock prepares to reopen its newly renovated planetarium in fall 2026, excitement is building across campus for the return of a beloved landmark and the possibilities it represents for the future of science and community connection. Thanks to a $1.2 million gift  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Rep. Jeff Crank, R-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Crank Votes to Reduce Regulatory Burdens and Increase Consumer Home Appliance Choice * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Representative Jeff Crank (CO-05) voted in favor of H.R. 4626, The Home Appliance Protection and Affordability Act. The Home Appliance Protection and Affordability Act reduces regulatory burdens for home appliances to increase consumer choice and prevents the weaponization of energy  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

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 24-cv-03403; D. Colo. filed Dec. 9, 2024) involving Ian G. Bell: * * * On February 23, 2026, the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado entered a final consent judgment as to Ian G. Bell in the SEC's civil enforcement action that charged Bell in connection with an alleged fraudulent day-trading scheme. According to the SEC's complaint, Bell, between July 2020 and March 2023, fr  more

DENVER, Colorado, Feb. 24 -- The University of Colorado posted the following news: * * * Strategic Plan Refresh: Collective Effort Will Drive the University Forward * Energy filled the Jake Jabs Event Center on Feb. 18 when more than 160 employees gathered in person, with an additional 140 guests online, to learn about the university's Strategic Plan Refresh and to hear from a panel of Denver leaders about the university's impact on the city and beyond. The community conversation brought t  more

DENVER, Colorado, Feb. 24 [Category: Health Care] (TNSjou) -- National Jewish Health, a respiratory hospital, issued the following news release: * * * Study Suggests Asthma LABA Medications Do Not Increase Severity of Food Allergy Reactions During Oral Food Challenges New research from National Jewish Health suggests that long-acting beta-agonists (LABAs), commonly used in combination asthma inhalers, are not associated with more severe reactions during oral food challenges in children with a  more

RENO, Nevada, Feb. 25 -- The University of Nevada issued the following news: * * * Center for Land Surface Hazards receives Track II NSF funding $15 million will employ interdisciplinary science to study dangerous natural hazards Michelle Werdann, '21 Ben Mason, associate professor in the Department of Geological Sciences and Engineering, is part of the recently funded Center for Land Surface Hazards (CLaSH), which integrates several disciplines to better understand land surface hazards su  more

GREELEY, Colorado, Feb. 25 -- The University of Northern Colorado issued the following news: * * * Supporting the Whole Student: A Look at Well-Being Resources How UNC prioritizes "humans first" thinking by providing a holistic safety net, from food and financial aid to mental health support Written by Student Writer Austin Watts Last year, 45% of undergraduate students and 36% of graduate students at the University of Northern Colorado (UNC) reported experiencing loneliness, according to a  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following news release: * * * US Department of Labor cites 3 companies after hazardous gas exposure fatally injures workers at Colorado dairy farm * DENVER - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited three companies after its investigation determined workers died after exposure to hazardous gas at Prospect Ranch in Weld County, Colorado. OSHA's investigation found that on August 20,   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