SAN BERNARDINO, California, Jan. 5 -- California State University San Bernardino campus issued the following news: Journalism pioneer and award-winning editorial writer Jane Eisner will be the featured speaker at the fourth annual Rabbi Hillel Cohn Endowed Lecture on the Contemporary Jewish Experience held virtually by Cal State San Bernardino's College of Social and Behavioral Sciences on Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021. Eisner, who was the first woman to serve as executive editor of the influential   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R46585) entitled "Climate Change Risk Mitigation by U.S. Foreign Assistance Agencies" by Nick M. Brown and Emily M. Morgenstern, analysts in foreign assistance and foreign policy: SUMMARY Many in Congress have a keen interest in climate change, and determining how best to address that issue is a source of continuing discussion. Gaining increased attention in such discussions are federal efforts to reduce   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 4 -- Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., issued the following news release: Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) announced that she introduced the District of Columbia statehood bill at the opening of the 117th Congress today with 202 original cosponsors, shattering the previous record of 155 original cosponsors of the bill, which she set in 2019. The House passed the bill overwhelmingly in June, which was the first time either chamber of Congress had passed the bill. "T  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- The Heritage Foundation issued the following statement on Jan. 5: * * * Heritage senior research fellow Daren Bakst released the following response Tuesday to the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) finalization of a new science rule that will be critical to increasing transparency at the agency: "Today is a victory for transparency and open government. The EPA finalized a rule that will provide the public and outside scientific experts better access to the science i  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 8 -- Northeastern University issued the following news: President-elect Joe Biden will likely have an easier time ushering through $2,000 pandemic checks, a public healthcare option, and other legislative must-haves now that both Georgia Senate contests are settled in the Democrats' favor, Northeastern professors say. But he still faces headwinds from Republicans and even from within his own party that could temper his ambitions, they add. The margins of victory for  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris Transition Team issued the following news release on Jan. 7: President-elect Joe Biden announced additional key members of his economic and jobs team: Governor Gina Raimondo, nominee for Secretary of Commerce; Mayor Marty Walsh, nominee for Secretary of Labor; Isabel Guzman, nominee for Small Business Administrator; and Don Graves, nominee for Deputy Secretary of Commerce. With two dozen cabinet nominees anno  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris issued the following news release on Jan. 5: President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris announced additional members of the White House staff. This announcement includes individuals from the Office of the Cabinet Secretary, Office of Political Strategy and Outreach, Office of Public Engagement, and the Office of Management and Administration. These offices will play key roles in coordin  more