DALLAS, Texas, Feb. 26 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release: * * * $1.1 Million Grant from FHLB Dallas and Texas Regional Bank Helps Transform Historic Hotel into Affordable Housing Apartments in Brownsville, Texas * BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS, February 26, 2026-The Housing Authority of the City of Brownsville (HACB) celebrated the grand opening of the historic El Jardin, reborn as an affordable residential c  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 26 [Category: Energy] -- The American Gas Association issued the following news release: * * * Broad Coalition of 31 backs AGA Supreme Court challenge to furnace restrictions * Twenty-one states and 10 organizations are urging the U.S. Supreme Court to review a federal appeals court ruling that upheld a Biden-era rule blocking the sale of non-condensing natural gas furnaces and certain commercial water heaters. The petition, led by the American Gas Association, Americ  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

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Wicker Leads SASC Hearing to Consider Two Senior Pentagon Nominations * Watch Video Here WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today led a hearing to consider nominations for senior pentagon positions overseeing homeland defense and force sustainment. Mr. Mark R. Ditlevson, nominated to be Assistant Secretary of Defense for  more

STATE COLLEGE, Pennsylvania, Feb. 26 -- AccuWeather, a provider of commercial weather forecasting services, issued the following news release: * * * Fewer Tornadoes, But Higher Risk of Damaging Winds and Flooding Downpours Expected This Year Compared to 2025 Season AccuWeather long-range experts say the 2026 severe weather season is shaping up to be markedly different from last year's exceptionally active spring, with hundreds more tornadoes compared to the historical average. While tornado   more

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 25 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Gov. Whitmer Delivers 2026 State of the State: Building A Michigan for All * February 25, 2026 Contact: press@michigan.gov Focused on literacy, housing, health care in final year, Governor highlights strong record of bipartisan progress on kitchen-table issues amid national economic uncertainty and political division LANSING, Mich. - Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer delivered her 2  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * HYDE-SMITH, GOSAR REINTRODUCE 'GRIP ACT' TO BLOCK STATE GUN REGISTRIES * Bicameral Legislation Intended to Prohibit the Use of Federal Dollars to Keep Gun Owner Registries WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) has again teamed with U.S. Representative Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) to continue a bicameral fight to prohibit states, localities, or any other organization from using  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Feb. 26 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Ameren, a provider of electric power services, posted the following news release: * * * Improved energy reliability coming soon to communities in southwest Illinois, southeast Missouri * Key Takeaways: * Communities in southwest Illinois and southeast Missouri will soon benefit from improved energy reliability delivered by the Grand Tower Crossing Project. * Ameren Transmission Company of Illinois (ATXI), Ameren Illinois (AIC) and   more

CLINTON, Mississippi, Feb. 26 -- Mississippi College issued the following news: * * * Mississippi College partners with William Carey on accelerated law degree program A new partnership between Mississippi College and William Carey University allows students interested in pursuing a law degree access to an accelerated pathway. A Memorandum of Understanding between WCU and the MC School of Law, signed Feb. 25, allows qualified William Carey students to earn both their bachelor's degree and Ju  more

CANTON, Ohio, Feb. 23 -- The National Football League posted the following news: * * * HBCU Legacy Bowl Week standouts: Seven 2026 NFL Draft prospects who impressed Charles Davis, NFL Media Analyst With each year, the Allstate HBCU Legacy Bowl gets bigger and better. Saturday's game at Yulman Stadium in New Orleans was the most impressive one in the five years since its inception. The 100-plus 2026 NFL Draft prospects in attendance competed all week long and the coaching staffs did outstandi  more

SANTA MONICA, California, Feb. 27 (TNSrep) -- Rand issued the following news release on Feb. 26, 2026: * * * State Medicaid Budgets to Decline by Hundreds of Billions over the Next Decade; Impacts Vary Widely Across States State Medicaid budgets are projected to experience reductions of $664 billion between 2025 and 2034 due to provisions in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), according to a new study (https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RRA4098-1.html) by nonprofit, non-partisan R  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, D-Mississippi, ranking member of the House Homeland Security Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 26, 2026: * * * Ranking Members Larsen, Thompson and Carson Statement After DOD Reportedly Shot Down CBP Drone Today, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Homeland Security Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Rick Larsen (D-WA), and Ranking Member of the House Subc  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. 26 -- Rep. Valerie Foushee, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Foushee, Ansari, Kamlager-Dove Introduce Legislation to End the OB-GYN Care Crisis in Federal Prisons * WASHINGTON, DC (February 26, 2026) -Today, Congresswoman Valerie Foushee (NC-04), Congresswoman Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03), and Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37) introduced the Ensuring OBGYN Care in Prisons Act, which would require all Bureau of Prisons facilities with femal  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 [Category: Business] -- The U.S. Chamber of Commerce posted the following news release: * * * U.S. Chamber, Gulf Coast Chamber Host U.S. Representative Mike Ezell for Roundtable on Tax Reform * GULFPORT, MS - Today, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Gulf Coast Chamber of Commerce hosted U.S. Representative Mike Ezell (R-MS-04) for a roundtable discussion in Gulfport, Mississippi with local business leaders on the pro-growth business tax provisions in President Trump's   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Coast Guard accepts delivery of 62nd Fast Response Cutter named for 9/11 hero * KEY WEST -The U.S. Coast Guard accepted delivery of the 62nd Fast Response Cutter, USCGC Vincent Danz (WPC 1162), on Thursday in Key West. The Vincent Danz is the fourth FRC to be homeported to Guam. "Accepting delivery of the Vincent Danz, Guam's newest Fast Response Cutter, demonstrates   more

OXFORD, Mississippi, Feb. 27 -- The University of Mississippi issued the following news: * * * RebelTHON Breaks $300,000 Mark for Children's of Mississippi Ole Miss students dance, raise money and make history with a record-setting year for children's health care * University of Mississippi students donned costumes, shared dance moves and made memories to raise a record $305,211.38 during the 2026 RebelTHON fundraiser. For the past 14 years, Ole Miss students have gathered in late winter   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 (TNSrep) -- The Violence Policy Center issued the following news release: * * * States with Weaker Gun Laws and Higher Gun Ownership Have Highest Gun Death Rates, New 2024 Data Confirm Mississippi, New Mexico, Alaska, Alabama, and Wyoming Have Highest Gun Death Rates in the Nation Hawaii, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, and Rhode Island Have Lowest Gun Death Rates in the Nation * Just-released data from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) s  more

JEFFERSON, Louisiana, Feb. 26 [Category: BizHospital] -- Ochsner Health System issued the following news release: * * * Women's heart screening event hosted by Ochsner Health * NEW ORLEANS - Ochsner Health will host a women's heart screening event on Saturday, March 7, from 9 - 11 a.m. at Ochsner Health Center - Algiers, 3401 Behrman Place, New Orleans, LA 70114. The event is designed to provide critical heart health screenings at no cost to women ages 18-65, with a focus on the early detect  more