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

TAMPA, Florida, Feb. 26 [Category: Education] -- The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business issued the following news release: * * * AACSB Recognizes 25 Schools Extending Business Accreditation and 6 Schools Extending Accounting Accreditation * AACSB International (AACSB) announced today that 25 institutions have extended their business accreditation and six have extended their accounting accreditation. AACSB now has 1,072 accredited institutions in 70 countries and territor  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- The U.S. Department of War issued the following news: * * * Acquisition Reform Means a Focus on Warfighter Success * The War Department aims to modernize how acquisition -the buying of weapons and other materiel from manufacturers -is done to ensure American warfighters get the best tools, at the right price, and as quickly as possible. In November 2025, for instance, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced a reorganization of the existing program executive offices i  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

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 26 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Sues DHS, FEMA to Recover Grants to Combat Terrorism * LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel yesterday joined a group of state attorneys general in filing a lawsuit (PDF) against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Emergency Management Agency for illegally and abruptly ending millions in grants to states to prevent targeted violence and terrori  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

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: * * * AMC interim commander emphasizes Airmen, aircraft readiness importance at AFA * AURORA, Colo. (AFNS) - Lt. Gen. Rebecca Sonkiss, who took over as Air Mobility Command 's interim commander earlier this month, addressed servicemembers, industry and journalists on the state of mobility readiness at the 2026 Air and Space Forces Association Warfare Symposium in Aurora, Colorado, Feb. 24. Readiness was the central theme   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

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

RICHMOND, Virginia, Feb. 24 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news: * * * As her VCU roots deepen, so does her fundraising for pediatric care Payton Hardinge went from student to staff in 2011, and her work at Children's Hospital Foundation is funding advances in muscular dystrophy research, family support and other areas. By Joan Tupponce Payton Hardinge jokes that she came to Virginia Commonwealth University only for college but never left. "I am a VCU lifer," she   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

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 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

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

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

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

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

DENVER, Colorado, Feb. 27 -- The Colorado Supreme Court issued the following news release on Feb. 26, 2026: * * * Colorado Supreme Court Model Criminal Jury Instructions Committee releases annual update The Colorado Supreme Court Model Criminal Jury Instructions Committee has released its annual update to Colorado's model jury instructions for use in criminal trials. The model jury instructions may be found online at https://www.coloradojudicial.gov/model-criminal-jury-instructions-committee  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Feb. 26 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland issued the following news: * * * DAF leaders emphasize warfighting readiness at AFA Warfare Symposium * AURORA, Colorado - Senior Department of the Air Force leaders emphasized that warfighting readiness, modernization and investment in Airmen and Guardians remain central to maintaining deterrence and preparing for future conflict during a panel discussion at the Air and Space Forces Associa  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

DENVER, Colorado, Feb. 27 -- The Denver Foundation issued the following news: * * * 2026 Policy Positions As a community foundation, we are proud to provide grants to nonprofits in the community to advance our mission. For 100 years, we have activated this kind of funding to meet the most pressing needs of the community. Several years ago, we heard from the community that we could supplement our grantmaking by offering our voice to policy and advocacy efforts. In this way, we could support s  more

DENVER, Colorado, Feb. 26 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Department of Local Affairs Announces Inaugural Transit Oriented Communities Infrastructure Grant Awards * STATEWIDE - The Governor's Office announced that the Colorado Department of Local Affairs (DOLA), in partnership with Colorado Energy Office (CEO) and Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT), awarded over $13.3 million total from the inaugural Transit Oriented Communities Infrastruct  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

DENVER, Colorado, Feb. 26 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Polis Memorializes Verbal Disaster Declaration for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Weld County * DENVER - Today, Governor Polis signed an Executive Order to memorialize Lt. Governor Primavera's verbal disaster declaration for the highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreak in Weld County. The Executive Order memorializes the Lt. Governor's verbal disaster declaration from Januar  more

ROBINS AFB, Georgia, Feb. 26 -- The U.S. Air Force Reserve Command posted the following news: * * * Healy Highlights Reserve Advantage during AFA Symposium * AURORA, Co. - AURORA, Colorado-The commander of Air Force Reserve Command told Airmen and Guardians attending the Air and Space Forces Warfare Symposium that Reserve Airman are an advantage to the Department of the Air Force. "The Air Force Reserve is a force advantage," said Lt. Gen. John Healy, Air Force Reserve Command commander a  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Feb. 27 -- Littler, a law firm, issued the following commentary on Feb. 26, 2026, by shareholders Zoe M. Argento and Bradford J. Kelley: * * * AI Transcription and Note-Taking Technologies: Seven Points for Employers to Consider At a Glance * AI note-taking tools can boost productivity and engagement by letting employees focus on meetings while automatically generating summaries, action items, and searchable records to support follow-up and knowledge management. *  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

AURORA, Colorado, Feb. 25 -- The University of Colorado School of Public Health posted the following news release: * * * National Study Finds Strengths, Gaps in EMS Pediatric Readiness Before Children Reach the Hospital * A new national study shows that while many emergency medical services (EMS) agencies across the United States are well-equipped to care for children, important gaps remain in training, quality improvement, and coordination of care before young patients reach the hospital.   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla Secures Commitment From Senior Interior Nominee to Protect Chuckwalla National Monument * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) secured a commitment from Stevan Pearce, nominee for Bureau of Land Management Director at the Department of the Interior, to protect California's Chuckwalla National Monument amid the Trump Administration's efforts to abolish protections   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * PASSED: Cortez Masto's Bill to Protect the Water Supply for More than One Million Nevadans * FTP for TV stations of her remarks is available here. Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) passed her bill to allow the Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA) to construct a new water pipeline to provide water delivery redundancy for over one million Nevadans. The Sloan Can  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- The Peterson Institute for International Economics issued the following commentary by senior fellow Cullen S. Hendrix: * * * "Bankability" of critical minerals is in the eye of three beholders Key Takeaways * Questions about "bankability," or investor and lender confidence, are now the main barrier to investment in critical minerals. * The United States' market-based financing tools contrast with China's strategy of government-backed projects that yield lower profit m  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Public Lands Council, an organization that represents cattle and sheep producers who hold public lands grazing permits, issued the following news release on Feb. 26, 2026: * * * PLC Delivers Lesser Prairie-Chicken Delisting Today, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) finalized removal of the Northern and Southern Distinct Population Segments (DPS) of lesser prairie-chicken from the Endangered Species Act (ESA) list. The Public Lands Council (PLC) filed litigation to  more

LONDON, England, Feb. 26 (TNSjou) -- Queen Mary University of London issued the following news: * * * Single daily pill shows promise as replacement for complex, multi-tablet HIV treatment regimens A phase 3 clinical trial, led by Professor Chloe Orkin of Queen Mary University of London, has shown that a new, daily oral tablet that combines two current HIV treatment medications - bictegravir and lenacapavir (BIC/LEN) - may simplify treatment significantly for people with HIV who currently tak  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 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 1:24-cv-01705; D. Colo. filed June 18, 2024): * * * Securities and Exchange Commission v. Western Sierra Resource Corporation, Roger Johnson, and Dennis Atkins, No. 1:24-cv-01705 (D. Colo. filed June 18, 2024) On February 23, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission obtained final judgments against Colorado-based penny-stock issuer Western Sierra Resource Corporation ("Western Sierra  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Feb. 26 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland issued the following news: * * * SECAF opens 2026 AFA Warfare Symposium with 'Innovating Faster: Acquisition Transformation' AURORA, Colorado - After nearly 10 months on the job, Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink was back in front of a crowd of Airmen, Guardians, allies, partners and industry leaders, excited to deliver his keynote at the 2026 Air and Space Forces Association Warfare Symp  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee issued the following information for a nominations hearing at 10 a.m. on March 5, 2026, at 253 Russell Senate Office Building: Nominees: * Mr. Matthew Anderson, of Colorado, to be Deputy Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration * Mr. Arvind Raman, of Indiana, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technolog  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Feb. 26 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland issued the following news: * * * Senior Air, Space Force leaders discuss defense of homeland AURORA, Colorado - The War Department's 2026 National Defense Strategy, released Jan. 23, prioritizes defending the homeland as its first line of effort. Yesterday, during a panel on homeland defense at the Air and Space Forces Association's annual warfare symposium in Aurora, Colorado, three senior  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Rep. Brad Sherman, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Sherman, Sen. Elizabeth Warren & 160 Lawmakers Introduce Direct File Act to Guarantee Free, Easy Tax Filing for Americans * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Brad Sherman (D-CA) and Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), along with Reps. Beyer (D-VA), Hoyer (D-MD), Chu (D-CA), Pocan (D-WI) and Senators Wyden (D-OR) and Coons (D-DE) led 160 lawmakers in both the House and Senate in introducing the D  more

AURORA, Colorado, Feb. 26 -- The University of Colorado School of Public Health posted the following news release: * * * Simple One-Question Test May Identify Hoarding Behavior in Alzheimer's and Other Brain Disorders * Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz have developed a simple, one-question screening tool that could help doctors quickly identify hoarding behaviors in patients with memory loss and other brain disorders. Early detection, they said, could lead to early interv  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Feb. 26 -- TheDream.US, a college and career success program for immigrant youth, issued the following news release on Feb. 24, 2026: * * * Gaby Pacheco Issues New "State of the Dreamers" Address In a new video released today, TheDream.US President & CEO Gaby Pacheco issues a "State of the Dreamers" address, noting that 25 years after the Dream Act was first introduced, Dreamers' prospects "of studying and succeeding and fully contributing to this nation - is becoming har  more

SYDNEY, Australia, Feb. 26 -- The University of New South Wales posted the following news: * * * Meningococcal B vaccination does not reduce gonorrhoea, trial results show Results from a major randomised control trial provide strong evidence that the meningococcal B vaccine is not effective at preventing gonorrhoea among gay and bisexual men. Contrary to existing evidence from observational studies, the meningococcal B vaccine (4CMenB) has no effect on preventing the acquisition of gonorrhoe  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

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen Joins Warren, Sherman, Over 150 Lawmakers in Introducing Direct File Act to Guarantee Free, Easy Tax Filing for Americans * U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Chris Coons (D-De.), and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee, and Representatives Brad Sherman (D-Calif.), Don Beyer (D-Va.), Judy Chu (D-Calif.), St  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

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Sherman, 160 Lawmakers Introduce Direct File Act to Guarantee Free, Easy Tax Filing for Americans * The Direct File Act would reverse Trump administration decision to cancel Direct File, building on widely successful pilot If fully implemented, Direct File is projected to save families up to $23 billion annually in fees, time, and tax credits Bill One-Pager (PDF) | Bill Text (P  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