LOGAN, Utah, Feb. 26 -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * 2025 Metrics Report on Utah's Land, Water Air & Energy Released * Utah State University's Janet Quinney Lawson Institute for Land, Water and Air released its first yearlong metrics report this week, offering a snapshot of public data relevant to Utah's land, water, air and energy contained in the Institute's online metrics repository. To elevate the mission of connecting decision makers with high-quality researc  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Feb. 26 -- Pennsylvania Attorney General David W. Sunday issued the following news: * * * AG Sunday, Partners Reach $100 Million National Settlement with Walmart for Deceiving Drivers and Customers Over Spark Program Deliveries * Pennsylvania's Drivers will Receive up to Approximately $1.4 Million HARRISBURG - Attorney General Dave Sunday, along with a bipartisan group of Attorneys General and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), reached a $100 million multistate s  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Feb. 27 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on Feb. 26, 2026: * * * Attorney General Mayes, FTC Reach $100 Million Multistate Settlement with Walmart for Deceiving Drivers and Customers Over Delivery Issues Attorney General Kris Mayes and a bipartisan group of attorneys general and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reached a $100 million multistate settlement with Walmart today over allegations that the company deceived customers and dri  more

LOGAN, Utah, Feb. 26 -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * ArtSci at USU: March 2026 Events Preview * LOGAN, Utah - March at Utah State University is alive with creativity, inquiry and collaboration across the College of Arts & Sciences. Read below for more details about these coming events and subscribe to the weekly events reminder email. Paper & Clay Exhibition Feb. 9 through March 6, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tippetts & Eccles Galleries Paper & Clay is a national jurie  more

DENVER, Colorado, Feb. 26 -- Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Phil Weiser, FTC reach $100M nationwide settlement with Walmart for deceiving drivers and customers for delivery services * Feb. 26, 2026 (DENVER) - Attorney General Phil Weiser and a bipartisan group of attorneys general along with the Federal Trade Commission reached a $100 million multistate settlement with Walmart today over allegations that the company deceived cu  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 26 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL REACHES $100 MILLION SETTLEMENT WITH WALMART FOR DECEIVING DRIVERS, CUSTOMERS OVER DELIVERY * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul, with a bipartisan group of 11 attorneys general and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), reached a $100 million multistate settlement with Walmart today over allegations that the company deceived customers and drivers who participa  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Feb. 26 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Wilson reaches $100 million multistate settlement with Walmart for deceiving drivers and customers about delivery * South Carolina's drivers to receive approximately $1 million (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - Attorney General Alan Wilson, a bipartisan group of attorneys general, and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reached a $100 million multistate settlement with Walmart  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet, Shaheen, Tillis, Colleagues Support Ukraine on Fourth Anniversary of Russia's Full-Scale Invasion * Washington, D.C. -Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, joined U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), the co-chairs of the Senate NATO Observer Gro  more

CANTON, Ohio, Feb. 24 -- The National Football League posted the following news: * * * Bucky Brooks 2026 NFL mock draft 2.0: Jets grab edge rusher, receiver; Rams double dip on DBs Bucky Brooks, NFL.com Analyst With the league gathering in Indianapolis for the 2026 NFL Scouting Combine, it's a good time to provide my second projection of how the entire first round will play out in Pittsburgh when the 2026 NFL Draft takes place on April 23-25. It will be interesting to see how this week's eve  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. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Cortez Masto Leads Bipartisan Legislation to Help Lower Gas Prices, Create Western Fuel Reserve * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) joined Senator John Curtis (R-Utah) as the Democratic lead on legislation to help lower gas prices in the West. The Western Refined Fuel Reserve (WRFR) Act would require the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish a fuel reserve th  more

CANTON, Ohio, Feb. 23 -- The National Football League posted the following news: * * * Daniel Jeremiah's top 50: 2026 NFL Draft prospect rankings 2.0 Daniel Jeremiah, NFL Media analyst With college all-star games and further tape study in the books, NFL Network draft guru and former NFL scout Daniel Jeremiah updates his ranking of the top 50 draft-eligible prospects heading into the on-field events and workouts at the 2026 NFL Scouting Combine. Programming note: NFL Network and NFL+ will ha  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release on Feb. 26, 2026: * * * DNC Secures Legal Victory in Utah, Breaking Down Barriers for Utahns with Disabilities to Register to Vote As the RNC attempts to kick Americans off of the voting rolls, the DNC is defending the rights of voters across the country * Today, in a major victory for Utahns with disabilities, the state of Utah corrected a violation of Section 7 of the National Voter Registration Act  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Feb. 27 -- Earthjustice issued the following news release: * * * Senator Lee Formally Begins Process to Fast-Track Destruction of Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in Utah Threatens to bring chaos to a crown jewel of the nation's public lands system and upend public lands protection * Washington, D.C. -- Anti-public-lands crusader Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) has formally begun the process to fast-track the destruction of Grand Staircase-Escalante National Mo  more

TAMPA, Florida, Feb. 27 -- The Shriners Hospitals for Children issued the following news: * * * From Shriners Patient to Team USA: Salt Lake City Skier Noah Bury Headed to First Winter Paralympics At just 23 years old, former Shriners Children's Salt Lake City patient Noah Bury is headed to the 2026 Milano Cortina Paralympics for his first Winter Games, just three years after competing in para alpine skiing for the first time. Noah qualified to compete in the slalom at the Winter Games and w  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration issued the following recall notice: * * * GO Raw LLC. Expands Voluntary Recall of Quest Diet Cat Food Products Due to Low Thiamine Levels and Enacts Stop Sale of All Quest Products Summary Company Announcement Date: February 26, 2026 FDA Publish Date: February 26, 2026 Product Type: Animal & Veterinary Food & Beverages Pet Food Reason for Announcement: May contain low levels of thiamine   more

MERRIFIELD, Virginia, Feb. 26 [Category: Environment] -- The National Wildlife Federation posted the following news release: * * * Grand Staircase-Escalante Resolution Threatens Public Lands, Indigenous Self-Determination * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Removing protections for Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument through the Congressional Review Act sets a dangerous precedent for our country's national monuments. The resolution, introduced by the Utah republican delegation, would overturn the m  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Feb. 26, 2026: * * * Justice Department Sues Five Additional States for Failure to Produce Voter Rolls Today, the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division announced it has filed federal lawsuits against five states -- Utah, Oklahoma, Kentucky, West Virginia, and New Jersey -- for failure to produce their full voter registration lists upon request. This brings the Justice Department's nationwide total   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, issued the following news release: * * * Lee, Durbin Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Improve Efficiency in Crime Sentencing * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) today introduced two pieces of bipartisan legislation with Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) to protect Americans' constitutional right against unjust imprisonment and cut government waste to help law enforcement focus resources on the most dangerous criminals. Details on the Smarter   more

LOGAN, Utah, Feb. 26 -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * Meet Wolverine: USU Police Department Welcomes Newest K-9 Officer * The Utah State University Police Department's K-9 team is growing with the addition of its newest member, Wolverine. Wolverine joins USU PD 's current dogs, Sage and Zoomer, in keeping the campus community and all the Cache Valley safe. Wolverine isn't your average pup. He was donated to USU through a federal program as a certified explosives-de  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 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Sierra Club Statement on Trump Administration's Attack on Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressional Republicans began the process of overturning the management plan for Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in Utah. These members of Congress are utilizing a baseless interpretation of the Congressional Review Act, which only allows Congres  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Feb. 26 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news: * * * Tennessee Attorney General Joins Multi-State Letter Raising Antitrust Convers Over Proposed Netflix-Warner Bros. Merger * Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti has joined a coalition of state attorneys general urging the U.S. Department of Justice to conduct a thorough antitrust review of the proposed merger between Netflix and Warner Bros., warning that the deal could harm c  more

LOGAN, Utah, Feb. 26 -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * Two ArtSci Professors Named Teachers of the Year * LOGAN, Utah -Utah State University professors Andreas Malmendier and Sydney O'Shay have been named Teachers of the Year in the USU College of Arts & Sciences. The two will be honored at the ArtSci award ceremony on March 25 and are also in the running for the university-wide Eldon J. Gardner Teacher of the Year Award. Andreas Malmendier is recognized for sustain  more

LOGAN, Utah, Feb. 26 -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * USU Undergraduates Present at 2026 Research on Capitol Hill * Utah State University students filled the Capitol Rotunda on Thursday, presenting their undergraduate research findings to legislators, staff and community members alongside students from the University of Utah. More than two dozen of USU's brightest undergraduates presented their research at the annual Research on Capitol Hill, showcasing solutions f  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, issued the following news release: * * * Utah Delegation Recognizes Huntsman Cancer Institute for Service to Utah Families * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) thanked the Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) for its dedicated service to Utahns affected by cancer in a letter published today. Joining Senator Lee in recognizing HCI's contributions to cancer research and care is Utah's entire congressional delegation: Senator John Curtis (R-UT) an  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- The Federal Trade Commission issued the following news release: * * * Walmart Agrees to $100 Million Judgment to Settle FTC, States' Charges Over Deceptive Earnings Claims Related to the Company's Spark Driver Delivery Service * Walmart, Inc. has agreed to a $100 million judgment to settle allegations from the Federal Trade Commission and 11 states that the company caused delivery drivers to lose tens of millions of dollars' worth of earnings, by deceiving them about t  more