LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 27 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Reaches $100 Million Settlement with Walmart for Deceiving Drivers and Customers Over Delivery * LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and a bipartisan group of attorneys general and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reached a $100 million multistate settlement with Walmart yesterday over allegations that the company deceived customers and drivers who participated  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Americans for Tax Reform issued the following statement on Feb. 26, 2026: * * * South Carolina Senate Approves Bill Moving Palmetto State to 1.99 Percent Flat Income Tax Rate The South Carolina Senate voted yesterday to approve an amended version of H. 4216, tax reform legislation passed by the South Carolina House of Representatives last year that would put the state's income tax on the path to elimination. Before passage, South Carolina Senators amended H. 4216 so tha  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Feb. 27 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson announces residential care employee charged with stealing thousands from vulnerable adult * (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced that his office's Vulnerable Adults and Medicaid Provider Fraud unit (VAMPF) has arrested Dennie Lynn Driver, 49 years old, of Lexington, S.C. Driver faces the following charges: * On  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Feb. 27 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson challenges Biden-era Department of Energy policy * (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson joined a 21-state friend-of-the-court brief challenging a Biden-era Department of Energy rule that imposes costly efficiency standards for consumer furnaces and commercial water heaters. "Under the guise of 'expertise,' the Biden adminis  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Feb. 27 -- North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Jeff Jackson Reaches $100 Million Multistate Settlement with Walmart for Deceiving Drivers and Customers Over Delivery * Thursday, February 26, 2026 Contact: comms@ncdoj.gov 919-538-2809 North Carolina's drivers to receive up to $2 million RALEIGH - Today, Attorney General Jeff Jackson and a bipartisan group of attorneys general, along with the   more

GREENVILLE, South Carolina, Feb. 27 -- Furman University posted the following news: * * * Axios CEO Jim VandeHei and wife Autumn '94 visit Furman University * Furman University hosted Axios CEO and Co-Founder Jim VandeHei and his wife, The Zotheka Foundation President and Co-Founder Autumn Hanna VandeHei '94 for a discussion with students about the future of artificial intelligence. Jim, who was also co-founder of POLITICO, led a discussion with students at a Cultural Life Program and the   more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 28 (TNSLrpt) -- Union Members in South Carolina 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Southeast Region - Feb. 27, 2026 * * * In 2025, union members accounted for an estimated 2.7 percent of wage and salary workers in South Carolina, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See chart 1 and table 1.) Regional Commissioner Victoria G. Lee noted that the estimated number of workers belonging to unions was 63,000. Nationwide, uni  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary on Feb. 27, 2026, by David Axe, a journalist, author and filmmaker: * * * Sound of Silence - The Russian Military Comms Collapse Russian military communications collapsed in early February along much of the 1,200 km (750 mile) front line. For Ukrainian forces it was a rare opportunity to counterattack. * Three weeks later, it's possible to draw some important lessons that should inform Western arm  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Feb. 27, 2026: * * * Chairman Scott Highlights End of Debanking, Calls for Balanced Bank Regulation Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott today applauded recent progress ending debanking practices and removing "reputation risk" from federal bank supervision, urging regulators to restore balance and ensure rules support both fi  more

CLEMSON, South Carolina, Feb. 27 -- Clemson University posted the following news: * * * Collaborative concert features consortium premiere inspired by Van Gogh and a reimagining of "Pictures at an Exhibition" * College of Arts and Humanities The Clemson University Symphonic Band, under the leadership of Director of Bands Mark Spede, will join Clemson Cantorei, led by Director of Choirs and Vocal Studies Anthony Bernarducci, for a collaborative concert at the Brooks Center for the Performin  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 28 -- Columbia University Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory issued the following news: * * * How Can AI Address Climate Justice When Women's Voices Are Silenced? Unless women's lived realities are embedded in AI's foundations, it risks reinforcing the very inequities it claims to solve. By Pavithra Priyadarshini Selvakumar and Marco Tedesco Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly becoming central to environmental decision-making. But unless women's voices, labor and lived real  more

FLORHAM PARK, New Jersey, Feb. 27 [Category: Industrial Materials] -- BASF Corp. issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Sheri Biggs visits BASF Seneca to learn about local manufacturing * SENECA, SC, February 27, 2026 - BASF's Seneca site recently welcomed Congresswoman Sheri Biggs, who represents South Carolina's third Congressional District and is currently serving her first term in the U.S. House of Representatives. The visit provided an opportunity for the Congresswoman a  more

TAMPA, Florida, Feb. 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida posted the following news release: * * * Convicted Felon Sentenced to 10 Years for the Interstate Transportation of Stolen Avionics Equipment * Tampa. Florida - Mario Mercier Hernandez (61, New Port Richey) has been sentenced by United States District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle to the statutory maximum of 10 years in federal prison for the interstate transportation of stolen property. Mercier ple  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release on Feb. 27, 2026: * * * IN THE STATES: Democrats Claim Victory At the Polls and in the Courts While Trump and Republicans Fail to Sell Their Toxic Agenda As Donald Trump's disastrous State of the Union address began, Democrats were continuing to clinch victories across the country. In Pennsylvania, Democratic candidates Ana Tiburcio and Jennifer Mazzocco claimed victory in two special elections, success  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release on Feb. 27, 2026: * * * Measles Cases in the U.S. Surpass 1,100 in 2026 Under Trump and RFK Jr.'s Leadership Today, according to the Centers for Disease Control, the U.S. has surpassed 1,100 cases of measles in 2026, with the disease spreading across the country. There have been 10 new outbreaks reported in 2026, and 90% of confirmed cases are outbreak-associated. Under Donald Trump and Health and Human  more

HARTSVILLE, South Carolina, Feb. 23 -- The South Carolina Governor's School for Science and Mathematics issued the following news release: * * * GSSM Robotics Teams Earn Top Honors at FTC Upstate Qualifier, Advance to State Championship Robotics teams from the South Carolina Governor's School for Science & Mathematics (GSSM) earned top honors at the FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) Upstate Qualifier, with Team Excalibur advancing to the state championships after receiving the event's highest award.  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Feb. 24 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of South Carolina posted the following news release: * * * Lowcountry Attorney Charged with Defrauding $1.5M from Mt. Pleasant Law Firm and Clients CHARLESTON, S.C. -- William Christopher Swett, 42, of Johns Island, has been charged with wire fraud and money laundering for defrauding his employer and clients of at least $1.5 million. According to the charging documents, Swett worked as a personal injury att  more

GREENVILLE, South Carolina, Feb. 27 -- Furman University posted the following news: * * * Politics expert Brent Nelsen reacts to State of the Union address * Furman University's Brent Nelsen, a regular guest on FOX Carolina News, spoke with anchor Justin Dougherty following President Trump's State of the Union address Feb. 24. Nelsen, the Jane Fishburne Hipp Professor of Politics and International Affairs, commented on key talking points in the nearly two-hour speech. He noted that the mid  more

OXFORD, Ohio, Feb. 27 -- Miami University posted the following news: * * * Promotion and tenure granted to 35 * Miami University's board of trustees approved the promotion and/or tenure of 32 faculty members and three librarians at its Feb. 27 meeting. The actions take effect July 1. " It is a privilege to recognize these outstanding educators and scholars for their achievements and commitment to their disciplines," said Chris Makaroff, interim provost and executive vice president of acade  more

BINGHAMTON, New York, Feb. 28 -- Binghamton University issued the following news: * * * Pulitzer Prize-winning author delivers talk at Binghamton University's Downtown Center For Black History Month, historian and author Edda Fields-Black highlights Harriet Tubman's central role in the largest slave rebellion in U.S. history By Kim Mousseau On Tuesday, Feb. 24, Edda L. Fields-Black, a Pulitzer-Prize-winning historian and author of Combee: Harriet Tubman, the Combahee River Raid, and Black F  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Rep. Nancy Mace, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Nancy Mace Issues Statement Ahead Of Bill Clinton Deposition * WASHINGTON, D.C. (Feb. 27, 2026) -Congresswoman Nancy Mace (R-SC) released the following statement after the deposition of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and ahead of former President Bill Clinton's deposition today: "Yesterday's deposition with former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will be public soon, and you  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Rep. William Timmons, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Timmons on Fox News: Hillary Clinton comes out swinging after GOP grilled her during marathon Epstein deposition * Rep. William Timmons, R-S.C., told Fox News Digital it was "frustrating" to see Hillary Clinton "obstinate and sort of annoyed at the process." "She had an excuse for everything. But when you've got a pattern of involvement and a pattern of association, the American peo  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Scott, Booker reintroduce resolution celebrating Black History Month * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Tim Scott (R-SC) and Cory Booker (D-NJ)celebrated the Senate passage of a bipartisan resolution commemorating Black History Month and the important contributions made by Black Americans throughout United States history. The resolution recognizes that all Americans benefit from the rich historical   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Tim Scott highlights end of debanking, calls for balanced bank regulation * WASHINGTON -U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC), Chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, this week applauded recent progress ending debanking practices and removing "reputation risk" from federal bank supervision, urging regulators to restore balance and ensure rules support both financial stability and economic growth.  more

CLEMSON, South Carolina, Feb. 27 -- Clemson University posted the following news: * * * The Pursuit brings Tigers together to give back * It's a sunny April afternoon at Clemson University. The flowers are beginning to bloom, classes are wrapping up for the day, and hundreds of students in identical green shirts are scattered across campus, preparing to take off. Suddenly, their phones buzz in unison with the first clue, sending them sprinting in all directions and marking the beginning of T  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 [Category: Education] -- The American Council on Education issued the following news release: * * * University of Pittsburgh Chancellor Joan Gabel Named 2026 Council of Fellows Mentor Award Recipient * ACE awarded Joan Gabel, chancellor of the University of Pittsburgh (Pitt), with the 2026 ACE Council of Fellows/Fidelity Investments Mentor Award today at the ACE Council of Fellows Gathering, part of the ACE Experience 2026. The Council of Fellows/Fidelity Investments Me  more