WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 -- The COVID-19 Consortium for Understanding the Public's Policy Preferences Across States issued the following report on Nov. 2 entitled "A 50-State COVID-19 Survey Report #22: Executive Approval Update". The report was a joint project of Harvard, Northeastern University, Northwestern University and Rutgers. Summary Memo -- November 2, 2020 The COVID-19 Consortium for Understanding the Public's Policy Preferences Across States Partners: Northeastern University, Harvard U  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued the following statement on Nov. 3 by Commissioner Richard Glick: * * * I dissent from today's order on rehearing as it is yet another abdication of the Commission's responsibility to protect consumers from unjust and unreasonable rates. As I explained in my dissent from the underlying order, this sweeping overhaul of PJM's energy and ancillary services markets abandons basic principles of competit  more

HOLYOKE, Massachusetts, Nov. 4 (TNSRes) -- ISO New England issued the following news release: ISO New England has launched a new landing page for completed economic studies and supporting documentation. Each year, the ISO solicits economic study requests from stakeholders interested in analyzing hypothetical future grid scenarios. Though these hypothetical, alternative systems should not be regarded as physically realizable plans or the ISO's vision of realistic future development, projections  more

ALBANY, New York, Nov. 4 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release on Nov. 3: New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced a major victory for voters across the nation in the effort to ensure every ballot cast in today's election is counted. Judge Emmet Sullivan of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issued a minute-order in which he instructed the United States Postal Service (USPS) to immediately send postal inspectors or inspecto  more

LONDON, England, Nov. 4 (TNSJou) -- The National Institute for Health Research issued the following news: Researchers behind a leading NIHR-funded study that shows a simple finger-prick test could help unnecessary prescribing of antibiotics among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), have won a prestigious healthcare award. The PACE study, led by experts from Cardiff University, the University of Oxford, and from King's College London, found that using a c-reactive protei  more

PLYMOUTH, New Hampshire, Nov. 4 (TNSRes) -- Plymouth State University issued the following news release: Those suffering from alcohol and drug disorders are often prescribed medications that are themselves addictive. The goal of breaking free and not swapping one destructive habit for another is an achievable alternative, as Suzanne Thistle '01 vividly illustrates in Chem-Free Sobriety, her new best-selling book. "In this book there are nuggets of wisdom to get and stay sober, to not drink and  more

AMHERST, Massachusetts, Nov. 4 (TNSMon) -- The University of Massachusetts-Amherst issued the following news: The UMass Donahue Institute has been awarded a new five-year, $6.5 million per year cooperative agreement to direct the Head Start National Center on Program Management and Fiscal Operations (NCPMFO), a role it has filled for the past five years under an earlier award. Under the new cooperative agreement, the institute will continue to work in collaboration with its partners: Family Hea  more