MANHATTAN, Kansas, Feb. 26 [Category: Media] -- The Journalism Education Association issued the following news: * * * 2026 First Amendment Press Freedom Award schools recognized * In the 26th year of the First Amendment Press Freedom Award, 26 schools from 12 U.S. states and the United Kingdom have been named 2026 award recipients. Three additional schools received Press Freedom Commendations. The First Amendment Press Freedom Award is co-adjudicated by the Journalism Education Association  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 26 [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: * * * New ACLU Report Reveals How the Trump Administration is Using Local Police to Build a National Deportation-Policing Force Through the 287(g) Program * WASHINGTON - The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) today released a new report, De  more

OLYMPIA, Washington, Feb. 26 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * AG Brown co-leads amicus brief defending birthright citizenship at U.S. Supreme Court * Attorney General Nick Brown is co-leading a multistate amicus brief filed today defending birthright citizenship at the U.S. Supreme Court, standing up to President Trump's illegal effort to rewrite the Constitution and overturn federal law. On his first day in office in 2025, President   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 26 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Defends Birthright Citizenship At U.S. Supreme Court * BOSTON -Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today co-led a coalition of 24 attorneys general and the city of San Francisco in filing an amicus brief defending birthright citizenship at the U.S. Supreme Court, standing up to President Trump's illegal effort to rewrite the Constitution and  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Feb. 27 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on Feb. 26, 2026: * * * Attorney General Mayes Defends Birthright Citizenship Multistate Coalition Warns of Devastating Impacts to Children Nationwide * Attorney General Kris Mayes joined a multistate coalition today defending birthright citizenship at the U.S. Supreme Court, standing up to President Trump's illegal effort to rewrite the Constitution and overturn federal law. "The Fourteenth   more

SACRAMENTO, California, Feb. 26 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Continues Fight to Defend Birthright Citizenship at U.S. Supreme Court * Alongside multistate coalition, warns of devastating impacts to children nationwide OAKLAND - California Attorney General Rob Bonta today continued his defense of birthright citizenship by co-leading a coalition of 24 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in Trump v. Barbara at  more

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 26 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Urges U.S. Supreme Court to Reject Unprecedented Attack on Birthright Citizenship * NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today joined a coalition of 23 other attorneys general and the City and County of San Francisco in urging the United States Supreme Court to reaffirm that birthright citizenship is a constitutional guarantee that a president can  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 26 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL CONTINUES TO DEFEND BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP AT U.S. SUPREME COURT * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul today filed an amicus brief at the U.S. Supreme Court in defense of birthright citizenship. Raoul and a multistate coalition filed the brief in support of a legal challenge to President Trump's unlawful effort to rewrite the Constitution and overturn federal  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 26 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Files Brief Defending Birthright Citizenship at U.S. Supreme Court * Multistate Coalition Warns of Devastating Impacts to Children Nationwide (Hartford, CT) - Attorney General William Tong joined a multistate coalition today defending birthright citizenship at the U.S. Supreme Court, standing up to President Trump's illegal effort to rewrite the Constit  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Feb. 27 (TNSLrpt) -- Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Delaware 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Mid-Atlantic Region - Feb. 26, 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 9.0 percent in Delaware, compared to the 8.0-percent rate for the n  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 25, 2026: * * * Cantwell, Cruz, Colleagues Introduce Weather Act Reauthorization to Modernize Weather Forecasting and Research Act would establish an atmospheric river forecast improvement program, strengthen landslide preparedness, establish an official Fire Weather Services Program, and deploy new technology and tool  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities issued the following research by Wesley Tharpe, senior advisor for state tax policy, policy analysts Clara Wilson and Joanna LeFebvre, all of the State Fiscal Policy team: * * * Sound State Revenue Choices Essential to Counteract Harmful Policies and Build Forward State and local policymakers nationwide are facing a one-two punch entering 2026. For one, last summer's harmful Republican megabill paired enormous tax breaks for we  more

WILMINGTON, Delaware, Feb. 27 -- Chemours, a provider of titanium technologies, fluoroproducts and chemical solutions, issued the following news release on Feb. 26, 2026: * * * The Chemours Company Announces Private Offering of $600,000,000 of Senior Notes Due 2034 The Chemours Company ("Chemours") (NYSE: CC) today announced that it intends to offer $600,000,000 aggregate principal amount of new senior notes due 2034 (the "Notes"), subject to market and other conditions. The Notes will be sen  more

WILMINGTON, Delaware, Feb. 27 -- Chemours, a provider of titanium technologies, fluoroproducts and chemical solutions, issued the following news release on Feb. 26, 2026: * * * The Chemours Company Announces Upsizing and Pricing of Private Offering of $700,000,000 of 7.875% Senior Notes Due 2034 The Chemours Company (Chemours) (NYSE: CC) today announced the pricing of its previously announced private offering of $700,000,000 aggregate principal amount of new 7.875% senior notes due 2034 (the   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following recall alert on Feb. 26, 2026: * * * Name of Product: Children's Christmas Tree Toy Play Sets Hazard: The zipper pull on the music box compartment of the recalled Christmas Tree Toys contain levels of lead that exceed the federal lead content ban. Lead is toxic if ingested by young children and can cause adverse health issues. Additionally, the Christmas tree component fails to comply with various mechanical an  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following recall alert on Feb. 26, 2026: * * * Name of Product: Dupray Neat Steam Cleaners Hazard: The steam cleaner's boiler can rupture if it is overfilled, corroded and the pressure release valve malfunctions, posing risk of burn hazards or serious injury to users or bystanders. Remedy: Repair Recall Date: February 26, 2026 Units: About 651,145 (In addition, about 96,530 were sold in Canada) Consumer Contact: Dupr  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following recall alert on Feb. 26, 2026: * * * Name of Product: KiddoSpace Children's Flashcard Talking Toys Hazard: The recalled children's flashcard toy sets contain levels of lead that exceed the federal lead content ban and levels of phthalates that exceed the federal phthalates ban. Lead and phthalates are toxic if ingested by young children and can cause adverse health issues. In addition, the flashcards also viola  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following recall alert on Feb. 26, 2026: * * * Name of Product: TheKiddoSpace Children's Montessori Egg Toys Hazard: The recalled toys are intended for children under three years of age and the eggs can block a child's airway, posing a risk of choking and death to children. Remedy: Refund Recall Date: February 26, 2026 Units: About 200 Consumer Contact: TheKiddoSpace by email at info@thekiddospace.com, or online at w  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following recall alert on Feb. 26, 2026: * * * Name of Product: TheKiddoSpace Children's Sensory Swing Hazard: The recalled swing's flexible fabric can form loops that can entangle a child's head or neck, posing a risk of serious injury or death from strangulation. Remedy: Refund Recall Date: February 26, 2026 Units: About 140 Consumer Contact: TheKiddoSpace by email at info@thekiddospace.com, or online at thekiddos  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following recall alert on Feb. 26, 2026: * * * Name of Product: TheKiddoSpace Children's Story Books Hazard: The recalled book's felt parts can detach, posing a choking hazard. Remedy: Refund Recall Date: February 26, 2026 Units: About 140 Consumer Contact: TheKiddoSpace by email at info@thekiddospace.com, or online at thekiddospacestore.com/pages/product-recalls/story-book or www.thekiddospacestore.com and click "Pr  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following recall alert on Feb. 26, 2026: * * * Name of Product: TheKiddoSpace Fingerpainting Kits Hazard: The recalled children's fingerpainting kits contain the hazardous substances methanol and ethylene glycol and are intended for children under 12 years of age, which violate the Federal Hazardous Substances Act. The products also contain a regulated phthalate, which violate the federal phthalate ban; phthalates are to  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following recall alert on Feb. 26, 2026: * * * Name of Product: TheKiddoSpace LED Soccer Hover Balls Hazard: The surface temperature of the recalled toys' batteries exceeds the allowable limit, which violates the standard for toys, posing a risk of burn injuries. Remedy: Replace Recall Date: February 26, 2026 Units: About 650 Consumer Contact: TheKiddoSpace by email at info@thekiddospace.com, or online at www.thekidd  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following recall alert on Feb. 26, 2026: * * * Name of Product: TheKiddoSpace Peg Dolls in Cups Toys Hazard: The recalled toys are intended for children under three years old and the toy's peg dolls can block a child's airway, which violate the small parts ban, posing a risk of choking and death to children. Remedy: Refund Recall Date: February 26, 2026 Units: About 40 Consumer Contact: TheKiddoSpace by email at info  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following recall alert on Feb. 26, 2026: * * * Name of Product: TheKiddoSpace Print and Cursive Handwriting Kits Hazard: The pens in the recalled children's handwriting kits contain levels of lead in the nib that exceed the federal lead content ban. Lead is toxic if ingested by young children and can cause adverse health issues. Remedy: Replace Recall Date: February 26, 2026 Units: About 19,700 Consumer Contact: TheK  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following recall alert on Feb. 26, 2026: * * * Name of Product: TheKiddoSpace Reusable Water Balloons Hazard: The cord lock on the recalled water ballons' storage bags contain a regulated phthalate, which violate the federal phthalate ban. Phthalates are toxic if ingested by young children and can cause adverse health effects. Remedy: Replace Recall Date: February 26, 2026 Units: About 4,300 Consumer Contact: TheKidd  more

DOVER, Delaware, Feb. 27 -- Gov. Matt Meyer, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on Feb. 26, 2026: * * * Governor Matt Meyer Signs Executive Order Streamlining State Permitting Regulations WILMINGTON -- Today, Governor Matt Meyer signed an executive order to streamline permitting regulations across Delaware, making it easier to build affordable and workforce-focused homes, develop much-needed sustainable energy generation, expand access to broadband, and integrate public water and   more

DOVER, Delaware, Feb. 27 -- Delaware State University issued the following news: * * * DSU Ph.D. student honored for plant science research Mr. Mekhai Abrams, a DSU Ph.D. student in Integrative Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences, has been honored with the Marie Clark Taylor CGF Award in recognition of his plant science research. Mr. Abrams presented his wheat research on Feb. 17 at the Coalition for Grain Fiber (CGF) Conference in Kansas City, Kansas. During that conference, he als  more

FAIRFAX, Virginia, Feb. 25 -- George Mason University issued the following news: * * * Honors College student leads with purpose, passion, and a global vision * Honors College student Marisa Parikh embodies the drive, curiosity, and global mindset that define George Mason University students. She serves as president of Be the Change, a student-led organization dedicated to advancing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals on campus. Under her leadership, the group focuses on raising  more

HIGH POINT, North Carolina, Feb. 26 -- High Point University issued the following news release: * * * HPU Raises Record $300,000 for United Way of Greater High Point * High Point University faculty, staff and students gave a record $300,000 to United Way of Greater High Point during HPU's 2025 fundraising campaign. Pictured from left are Chris Bryan, who is serving as campaign chair for the United Way of Greater High Point, with HPU President Nido Qubein as he presented a check to Joe Barnes  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Feb. 27 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Feb. 26, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Defends Birthright Citizenship at Supreme Court of the United States Multistate Coalition Warns of Devastating Impacts to Children Nationwide * Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined a multistate coalition today defending birthright citizenship at the Supreme Court of the United States, standing up to President Trump's illegal effort t  more

CANTON, Ohio, Feb. 21 -- The National Football League posted the following news: * * * Team Gaither outlasts Team Robinson to win fifth annual Allstate HBCU Legacy Bowl Bobby Kownack, Digital Content Producer The fifth annual Allstate HBCU Legacy Bowl proved to be the game's most competitive iteration yet, treating fans at Tulane University's Yulman Stadium to four full quarters of highlights. The bowl, which showcases the top NFL draft-eligible players from Historically Black College and U  more

DALLAS, Texas, Feb. 27 -- Oncor Electric Delivery issued the following news release on Feb. 26, 2026: * * * Oncor Reports 2025 Results; Announces $47.5 Billion 2026-2030 Base Capital Plan Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC ("Oncor") today reported net income of $1.07 billion for the twelve months ended December 31, 2025 compared to net income of $968 million in the twelve months ended December 31, 2024. The increase in net income of $102 million was driven by overall higher net revenues prim  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- The Environmental Working Group issued the following news release: * * * New proposal in Congress would gut key provisions of landmark chemical safety law, putting families' health at risk Alliance for Health and Safe Chemicals warns proposals would fast-track approvals of potentially toxic chemicals, weaken protections and hand industry new power over EPA decisions * A new Senate draft bill would dismantle core protections of the nation's main chemical safety law and  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Feb. 27 (TNSrpt) -- The Reason Foundation issued the following commentary on Feb. 26, 2026, by Director of Criminal Justice Policy Vittorio Nastasi and criminal justice policy intern Maegan Smarkusky: * * * New 50-state report reveals gaps in identification and reentry document assistance for people leaving prison A new Reason Foundation report finds only 28 states mandate ID provision despite strong evidence linking employment access to reduced recidivism. * Among   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on Feb. 26, 2026: * * * Resolution Introduced by Senators Blunt Rochester and Tuberville to Celebrate Career and Technical Education Teachers Adopted by Senate Unanimously U.S. Senators Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) and Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.), the ranking member and chairman of the Senate Education & the American Family Subcommittee, introduced a resolution celebrating the impact of career and t  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Feb. 27 -- Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones issued the following news release on Feb. 26, 2026: * * * Attorney General Jay Jones Defends Birthright Citizenship at U.S. Supreme Court Multistate Coalition Warns of Devastating Impacts to Children and Families Nationwide * Delivering on another day one priority, Attorney General Jay Jones today joined a multistate coalition defending birthright citizenship at the U.S. Supreme Court, standing up to President Trump's illega  more

DENVER, Colorado, Feb. 26 -- Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser issued the following news release: * * * Weiser defends birthright citizenship in Supreme Court brief * Feb. 26, 2026 (DENVER) - Attorney General Phil Weiser joined a multistate coalition today on a brief defending birthright citizenship at the U.S. Supreme Court, standing up to President Trump's illegal effort to rewrite the Constitution and overturn federal law. On his first day in office in 2025, President Trump issued a  more