ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 2 [Category: Aerospace] -- The Aerospace Industries Association issued the following news release: Arlington, Va. (April 2, 2024) - Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) President and CEO Eric Fanning today released the following statement on the Department of Defense's first-ever Commercial Space Integration Strategy: "The commercial space industry has always been a critical contributor to our national security and American way of life, so we appreciate the Adminis  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 3 [Category: Aerospace] -- The Aerospace Industries Association issued the following news release: Arlington, Va (April 3, 2024) - Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) President and CEO Eric Fanning is urging House Speaker Mike Johnson to take up the Senate-passed National Security Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2024. In a recent letter, Fanning highlighted the importance of the bill to the health of American defense industrial base, as well as the country's bro  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 4 -- The American Counseling Association issued the following news release: The dream of many licensed professional counselors to practice across state lines continues to move forward with Governor Katie Hobbs signing into law her state's Counseling Compact legislation. This milestone makes Arizona the 34th state to ratify the Counseling Compact, which allows professional counselors licensed and residing in a Compact member state to practice in other member states w  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 4 -- The American Medical Group Association issued the following news release on April 3, 2024: AMGA today objected to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) cut in the finalized 2025 benchmark rate for Medicare Advantage (MA) plans. AMGA is concerned the cut in the benchmark payments by 0.16% does not account for the increased cost of providing care and the increase in utilization. "AMGA providers will have to absorb yet another round of payment reducti  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 4 -- The Association of the U.S. Army issued the following news: The Army faces "devastating" effects if the $95 billion supplemental spending bill pending before Congress isn't passed, Army Undersecretary Gabe Camarillo said. Speaking April 3 at a breakfast hosted by the Association of the U.S. Army as part of its Coffee Series, Camarillo explained that since the Oct. 1 start of fiscal year 2024, the Army has been paying for operations including support for NATO mis  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 4 (TNSres) -- The Association of the U.S. Army issued the following news: Military families experienced a number of quality-of-life improvements in 2023, according to a new report from Blue Star Families. "2023 was a year of incremental progress for military family quality of life. Increases to service member base pay, Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH), and extended Temporary Lodging Expense (TLE) benefits may have provided some military families better financial sta  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 4 -- The Center for Individual Freedom issued the following statement on April 3, 2024, by President Jeffrey Mazzella: * * * Today, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced its plan to vote later this month to reinstate crippling Title II regulations - commonly and misleadingly referred to as "net neutrality" regulations - on the internet. In response, Center for Individual Freedom President Jeffrey Mazzella released the following statement: "Utility-  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 3 [Category: Construction] -- Associated General Contractors of America issued the following news release: Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, Ariz. and Fairbanks, Alaska Top Lists of Year-over-Year Rise in Industry Employment While New York City and Decatur, Ill. Experience Worst Number and Percent of Construction Job Losses Construction employment rose in 227, or 63 percent, of 358 metro areas between February 2023 and February 2024, according to an analysis by the Associated  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 4 -- The Health Industry Distributors Association issued the following news release: The Health Industry Distributors Association (HIDA) has launched the HIDA Learning Center, an online education hub offered free to members at HIDA.org/LearningCenter. "We're excited to announce the launch of the HIDA Learning Center as a one-stop professional development hub for our members," said HIDA President and CEO Matthew J. Rowan. "These educational resources are designed to   more

MCLEAN, Virginia, April 4 -- The Food Processing Suppliers Association issued the following news release: The Food Production Solutions Association announced that it has hired Matthew R. Ott as its new President and CEO. This announcement was made by Brian Perkins, FPSA Chair and President of Provisur Technologies Inc, during the Association's Executive Exchange & Conference held in Indian Wells, California. As part of this announcement, Perkins shared, "The Boards of both FPSA and the FPSA Fo  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 4 -- The National Association of Chain Drug Stores issued the following news release on April 3, 2024: NACDS is applauding today the enactment of Idaho House Bill (HB) 596. The legislation -- signed on April 1 by Governor Brad Little (R-ID) -- will help reduce prescription drug prices and preserve Idahoans' access to pharmacies and pharmacy services. HB 596 includes important PBM reforms that confront PBMs' inflationary effects on drug prices and their tactics that f  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 4 -- The National Taxpayers Union issued the following statement on April 3, 2024, by Executive Vice President Brandon Arnold: * * * The Federal Communications Commission this week announced that they will attempt to re-classify internet providers under Title II - what's known as so-called "net neutrality." These rules stifle innovation and threaten the United States's position as the world's leader in broadband. NTU Executive Vice President Brandon Arnold issued t  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 3 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Physical Therapy Association issued the following news: If it seems like there are a lot of moving parts when it comes to keeping up with proposed state legislation across the country, that's because there are. But staying on top of everything just got easier: APTA now offers a user-friendly member benefit that can help you track bills important to the physical therapy profession, and even receive notifications on their progr  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 4 -- The National Motor Freight Traffic Association issued the following news release on April 3, 2024: The National Motor Freight Traffic Association, Inc. (NMFTA), a cybersecurity industry leader within the supply chain, announced today the appointment of Cara Walls as Director of Cybersecurity. Walls joins the organization with over a decade of experience in cybersecurity leadership for highly regulated global industries and companies such as Coyote Logistics, UM  more

RESTON, Virginia, April 4 (TNSres) -- The Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging issued the following news release: A new radiotheranostic system has the ability to detect and treat ovarian cancer noninvasively, according to new research published in the April issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine. Combining the highly specific huAR9.6 antibody with PET and therapeutic radionuclides, this theranostic platform may provide more personalized treatment to improve health outcomes for o  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 4 -- LIBRE Initiative issued the following statement on April 3, 2024, by Strategic Director Jeffrey Baldwin on Vice President Kamala Harris: * * * "Despite what Vice President Harris would like to have us believe, the Latino community in North Carolina is hurting. Bidenomics has been disastrous for Latinos. Full stop. Inflation means that Latino families are being forced to pay more and get less for everyday goods and services. As a result, North Carolina families  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 4 -- Trout Unlimited issued the following news release on April 3, 2024: The U.S. Department of Interior (DOI) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced today that nearly 225,000 acres of public land in the Thompson Divide has been withdrawn from all forms of mineral entry, appropriation, and disposal for the next twenty years. "The Thompson Divide is home to the headwaters of some of Colorado's most storied trout streams including the Roaring Fork, the  more