SILVER SPRING, Maryland, May 21 (TNSPer) -- The Amalgamated Transit Union issued the following news release on May 20, 2021: Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) International Representative Stephan MacDougall has been appointed by International President John A. Costa with approval by the ATU General Executive Board as an ATU International Vice President. "I've known Steve for many years and worked with him on countless campaigns. His service to the labor movement and the ATU has spanned three dec  more

OTTAWA, Ontario, May 19 - The Canadian Intergovernmental Conference Secretariat posted the following news release on May 18, 2021, from the 43rd Annual Conference of the New England Governors and Eastern Canadian Premiers: The following statement is released on behalf of Nova Scotia Premier Iain Rankin, New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs, Prince Edward Island Premier Dennis King, Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey, Quebec Minister Nadine Girault, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont, Mas  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, May 21 -- The Connecticut Business and Industry Association issued the following statement on May 20, 2021: * * * The state's largest business organization issued the following response to today's release of the April 2021 employment report. "The latest jobs report features some concerning trends for the state's economic recovery that policymakers must consider," CBIA president and CEO Chris DiPentima said today. "The net decline in private sector jobs is troubling, as  more

SEATTLE, Washington, May 22 -- Estuaries and Coasts, a journal that says it focuses on ecosystems at the interface between the land and the sea, covering research on physical, chemical, geological or biological systems, as well as applications to management of those ecosystems from the Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation, published research articles, including the following topics, in its July 2021 edition: Original Papers: * Watershed Suspended Sediment Supply and Potential Impacts of   more

NORTHFORD, Connecticut, May 22 -- Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: House Appropriations Committee Chair Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) today met with local farmers and food system advocates at Cecarelli's Harrison Hill Farm to discuss how the federal government can better support agriculture and family farmers in Connecticut and throughout the Northeast. DeLauro was joined by Cecarelli's Harrison Hill Farm owner and operator Will DellaCamera, Connecticut Departmen  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) announced nearly $210 million in emergency funding for colleges, universities, and students in Massachusetts' 7th Congressional District under the American Rescue Plan. The funding will help local institutions cope with the severe financial fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic and continue serving their students safely. At least half of the funding each institution  more

ORONO, Maine, May 22 -- The University of Maine System issued the following news release: The University of Maine System is rescheduling consideration of its FY22 budget to evaluate whether a proposed state appropriation increase and projected strong fall enrollments would allow the System to hold in-state tuition rates flat for Maine students in the upcoming academic year to help families impacted by the pandemic. UMS has linked tuition adjustments to the rate of inflation since FY17; the Sys  more

LOWELL, Massachusetts, May 22 (TNSOps) -- The University of Massachusetts Lowell campus issued the following news release: UMass Lowell students are working with intelligence organizations to rapidly address national security challenges through a U.S. Department of Defense program new to New England. The course Hacking for Defense (H4D) enables UMass Lowell students majoring in different subjects to work together and use their entrepreneurship skills to help solve emerging security threats and  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 21 (TNSJou) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news: By Paul Govern According to an innovative large-scale clinical trial reported recently in the New England Journal of Medicine, a single daily baby aspirin (81 mg) or a single daily adult aspirin (325 mg) are equally safe and effective for prevention of adverse cardiovascular events for patients with established atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. Among the 40 medical centers that parti  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 -- The White House issued the following transcript of a news briefing via teleconference by the White House COVID-19 response team and public health officials with Andy Slavitt, acting administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, on May 21, 2021: * * * ACTING ADMINISTRATOR SLAVITT: Good morning. Today, Dr. Walensky will provide an update on the state of the pandemic, Dr. Fauci will provide an update on the latest science, and Dr. Murthy will provide an up  more