WASHINGTON, June 6 -- The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence issued the following news release on June 3: Yesterday, a study published (https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMsa1916744?query=featured_home) in the New England Journal of Medicine found that handgun ownership is associated with a higher risk of suicide by firearm. The study, conducted by Stanford and led by Stanford professor of medicine at Stanford Health Policy and of law at Stanford Law School David Studdert, LLB, ScD, M  more

BANGOR, Maine, June 6 -- The Center for Biological Diversity issued the following news release: President Trump issued an executive order today allowing commercial fishing in the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument. The announcement, made amid the COVID-19 pandemic and continuing national protests against police violence, follows a federal court ruling in December that rejected a challenge by commercial fishing group to the monument's designation. President Obama created t  more

DARTMOUTH, New Hampshire, June 6 -- The Dartmouth College Geisel School of Medicine issued the following news release: As communities across the U.S. have struggled to cope with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, many have focused on the lack of widespread testing as a major barrier to safely reopening the country. As progress has been made on this front, concern has shifted to testing accuracy, predominantly with antibody tests, which are designed to identify prior infection. But according  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, June 6 -- The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry issued the following news on June 5: The Allagash Wilderness Waterway Foundation (AWWF) and the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry's Bureau of Parks and Lands (BPL) released Allagash Explorer: A Take-Along Companion for Maines Wilderness Waterway. A pocket guide designed to inspire, inform and educate travelers about the Allagash Wilderness Waterway (AWW), copies are available at Shermans   more

AUGUSTA, Maine, June 6 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following statement on June 5 in response to the President's visit to Maine: "What Maine people heard was more of the same incendiary rhetoric and insults he uses to try to divide us and to stoke tension and fear. What Maine people heard was largely devoid of fact and absent of reality. What Maine people saw was a rambling, confusing, thinly-veiled political rally. "I have spent the better part of my career listening to loud men t  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- President Trump issued the following proclamation on modifying the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument: In Proclamation 9496 of September 15, 2016, and exercising his authority under section 320301 of title 54, United States Code (the "Antiquities Act"), the President established the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument, reserving for the care and management of objects of historic and scientific interest approximately 4,913 square m  more

BANGOR, Maine, June 6 -- President Trump issued the following transcript in a roundtable on supporting commercial fishermen: THE PRESIDENT: Okay. And I heard there was some controversy with respect to the current governor. She never asked me a question. By the way, you have everything right on tape. She assured I came here, because when she said I shouldn't come, I said, "Now I know I'm coming." (Laughter.) I'm like Paul. MR. LEPAGE: You should see the crowd outside, the crowd that's gathered   more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Rep. Jim Langevin, D-Rhode Island, issued the following statement regarding President Trump's decision to roll back protections for the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument, which was established by President Obama as the nation's first marine national monument in the Atlantic Ocean: "The Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument is a fragile national natural treasure that is home to beautiful sea life, including deep-sea corals that are   more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-California, issued the following news release: Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) sent a letter to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention calling on the agency to develop coronavirus testing guidelines that will help identify presymptomatic and asymptomatic cases. These cases present a high risk of spread in congregate settings, and challenges with their detection must be addressed as states reopen. "Across the country, outbreaks are becom  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release on June 5: U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) participated in a teleconference with the Maine Dental Association to discuss coronavirus-related challenges facing Maine's dentists. Topics of discussion on today's call included the economic challenges facing many dental practices, the importance of the Paycheck Protection Flexibility Act, legislation introduced by Senator King which was signed into law today,   more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- The American Council on Education issued the following news release: A hearing Thursday in the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions hearing looked into the question dominating the higher education community this summer: how to safely reopen campuses this fall. College presidents called to testify included Christina Paxson of Brown University and Mitch Daniels of Purdue University, who have been visible proponents of reopening physical campuses, as wel  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, June 6 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following joint statement with Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, in response to the Trump administration's announcement that it is removing environmental protections for national marine monuments in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of New England: "If President Trump had done his job and taken the threat of COVID-19 more seriously, our fishermen and our nation would be better positioned to weather thi  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- The Center for American Progress issued the following statement by Christy Goldfuss, senior vice president for energy and environment policy: President Donald Trump is expected to announce that his administration is rolling back protections for the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument off the coast of New England, allowing commercial fishing to take place there. This is an illegal use of authority that will gut 84 percent of protections for oceans in t  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, June 6 -- Gov. Phil Scott, R-Vermont, issued the following news release: As state data and expanded testing and tracing capacity continue to support reopening, Governor Phil Scott announced the resumption of limited indoor seating at restaurants and bars and a data-driven approach to allow travel to and from designated areas without a 14-day quarantine requirement. "One of the many things that Vermont is so well known for is our great local food and craft brews, so I know   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 6 -- WGBH Boston issued the following news release: Boston public media producer WGBH is collaborating with the social media platform TikTok to bring short-form educational content to new digital audiences. The project, part of TikTok's $50 million Creative Learning Fund, addresses increased demand for informative and inspirational content on social media as audiences grapple with the global pandemic. WGBH is producing educational science content for TikTok. The con  more