NORFOLK, Virginia, April 9 -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release: For its impact, creativity, and powerful message, a 2018 ad starring Wu-Tang Clan's RZA--reminding people to treat all animals with respect and compassion--has won the top spot in PETA's first-ever March Adness showdown, a five-round competition among 32 of the group's best ads, from an anti-fur message featuring the cast of The Golden Girls to a vegan Super Bowl ad starring James Cromwe  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 9 -- The Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation issued the following news release on April 8, 2024: The Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation today announces an update to one of its guidance documents on ethylene oxide (EO) sterilization. Ethylene oxide usage is currently a pressing issue, with the medical device industry facing cost concerns and a regulatory landscape transformed by the recent Environmental Protection Agency   more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 9 -- Alliance for Chemical Distribution (formerly the National Association of Chemical Distributors) issued the following news release on April 8, 2024: Today, Alliance for Chemical Distribution (ACD), formerly the National Association of Chemical Distributors (NACD), commends Representative Dan Crenshaw (R-TX-02) for introducing a Congressional Review Act Joint Resolution to repeal the burdensome changes the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) made to its Risk  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 9 -- The American Consumer Institute Center for Citizen Research issued the following news: The American Consumer Institute (ACI) has formally expressed its concerns to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) regarding the proposed increase in risk-based capital (RBC) charges for residual tranches and interests of asset-backed securities from 30 percent to 45 percent for life insurance companies. In a detailed letter addressed to Philip Barlow, Chai  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 9 -- The American Medical Group Association issued the following news release on April 8, 2024: AMGA today recommended Congress ensure providers have the financial stability and regulatory flexibility necessary to meet the care needs of their patients while continuing the transition to value-based care. In a letter to Congressional leadership, AMGA urged Congress to recognize the threat to the nation's healthcare system posed by a seemingly endless cycle of payment c  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 9 (TNSres) -- The Association of Fundraising Professionals issued the following news on April 8, 2024: While year-end remains the busiest giving season in the US, long-term declines in charitable giving trends remained in Q4 2023. FEP's latest quarterly data, released and announced at AFP ICON 2024 (https://data.givingtuesday.org/fep-report/), acutely shows the growing challenge for American nonprofits: a near-universal decline in fundraising metrics, including dollar  more

SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, April 9 -- The BoatUS Foundation issued the following news release: * * * Boat Safe Great Lakes, Carefree Boat Club, Gull Lake Marine and BoatUS Foundation make it easy to improve powerboat-handling skills * * * If you have always wanted to see what boating is like, or you're a boat operator with a desire to grow your powerboat-handling skills or give yourself a boost of confidence behind the helm, now is your chance. On-water training provider Boat Safe Great Lakes, C  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 9 (TNSres) -- The Association of the U.S. Army issued the following news: The U.S. military should maintain a more permanent presence in Poland to effectively deter Russian aggression and reassure U.S. allies, according to a report by the nonpartisan Center for Strategic International Studies. "The United States should ... [increase] the number of permanent forward-stationed maneuver forces to deter and effectively respond to Russian aggression," the report says. "Th  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Common Cause issued the following news release on April 8, 2024: Today, Common Cause filed an amicus brief in the Supreme Court of the United States urging the court to decide Donald J. Trump v. United States expeditiously in order to avoid perceptions of political bias and to allow a lower court trial of the former president on conspiracy and corruption charges to be held before the November presidential election. "The American people deserve a trial and a verdict on th  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 8 [Category: Construction] -- Associated General Contractors of America issued the following news release: Jordan Foster Construction Wins AGC Construction Safety Excellence Awards Grand Prize as 57 Other Companies Win Awards for Quality Construction Safety & Health Programs Jordan Foster Construction was recognized for having the nation's top construction safety and health program in 2023 by the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC). The association, which  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 9 -- LIBRE Initiative issued the following statement on April 8, 2024, by Policy Director Isabel Soto: * * * In March, 303,000 jobs were added to the economy, exceeding expectations. 23.4 percent of the job gains were in government, and a similarly high percent also came from the healthcare industry. Hispanic labor force participation ticked downward, meaning it remains below the level it was pre-COVID. If labor force participation had fully recovered in March there  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 9 (TNSres) -- The National Association of State Energy Officials issued the following news: With the support of the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, NASEO has developed a publication, "Supporting Energy Efficient Manufactured Homes with Loan Loss Reserves: Program Implementation Options for State Energy Offices" [active link not provided by source], outlining the necessary steps to design a loan loss reserve fund that support  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The National Partnership for Women and Families issued the following statement on April 8, 2024, by President Jocelyn Frye: * * * "Today, we join with our friends and allies in Virginia vowing to continue the fight for paid leave, following the disappointing news that Governor Youngkin vetoed SB 373 - legislation that would have provided eight weeks of paid leave to many working Virginians. "With this veto, Governor Youngkin has turned his back on the more than 3.5 mill  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 9 -- The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials issued the following news release on April 8, 2023: On Friday, Nirav D. Shah, CDC's Principal Deputy Director, Dr. Demetre Daskalakis, Director of CDC's National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, and Dr. Vivien Dugan, Director of CDC's Influenza Division, met with members of the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO), the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologis  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 9 -- The Transportation Intermediaries Association issued the following Q&A on April 8, 2024, with Vincent Carrano, Certified Transportation Broker at Fenichey LLC: * * * TIA loves to celebrate our diverse membership. Meet Vincent Carrano, Certified Transportation Broker at Fenichey LLC in Wallingford, CT. How did you get involved in the industry? How many years have you been working in the industry? I was "born into" the industry. As the third generation of the C  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 8 [Category: Transportation] -- The American Trucking Associations issued the following news release: The trucking industry criticized Governor Tony Evers' rejection of a commonsense reform to the state's civil litigation system, which would have capped non-economic damage awards at $1 million. SB 613 passed the State Assembly by voice vote and the State Senate 21-11, but it was vetoed by Governor Evers. Capping these subjective, nonmonetary losses is critical to ens  more