WASHINGTON, June 24 -- The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities issued the following report on June 23, 2021, entitled "Using Asset Verification Systems to Streamline Medicaid Determinations". The report was written by senior policy analyst Farah Erzouki and Jennifer Wagner, director of medicaid eligibility and enrollment. * * * State Medicaid agencies operate electronic asset verification systems (AVSs) that collect information directly from financial institutions to determine whether cert  more

BOSTON, June 24 -- The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute issued the following news release on June 23, 2021: A new study by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute researchers has given scientists their first look at the genomic landscape of tumors that have grown resistant to drugs targeting the abnormal KRASG12C protein. Their work shows that, far from adopting a common route to becoming resistant, the cells take a strikingly diverse set of avenues, often several at a time. The findings, reported online tod  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- The U.S. Energy Storage Association issued the following statement: * * * Yesterday, Governor Mills announced she has signed LD 528 into law, establishing a goal of 400 MW of energy storage by 2025, and 500 MW by 2030. With the bill's passage, Maine becomes the 9th state to pass an energy storage target. ESA Interim CEO Jason Burwen released the following statement: "It's the Summer of Storage in New England. Maine is now the latest state in the region to enact policies  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 24 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on June 23, 2021: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing $2,160,000 in supplemental funding for five current successful Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) grantees in Maine. The Maine recipients are among nine groups in New England selected to receive a total of $3.35 million. The recipients of Brownfields RLF funding in Maine are the Androscoggin Valley Council of G  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 24 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on June 22, 2021: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing $330,000 in supplemental funding for a current successful Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) grantee in Connecticut, the Naugatuck Valley Council of Governments (NVCOG). The NVCOG is among nine groups in New England selected to receive a total of $3.35 million. The supplemental funds announced today are going t  more

BROOKLYN, New York, June 24 (TNSPer) -- The National Student Nurses Association issued the following news release: The National Student Nurses' Association (NSNA) appointed Mary Foley, PhD, RN, FAAN, as American Nurses Association (ANA) Consultant to the NSNA Board of Directors (BOD). With her substantial leadership involvement in ANA, on both the national and state level, knowledge of NSNA, as well as a proven capacity for encouraging growth and mentorship among future nurses, Dr. Foley will c  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, June 24 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following feature story: During May, researchers returned to sea for the ecosystem monitoring cruise. This was the first ecosystem monitoring cruise since operations were stopped in 2020 to reduce risks posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. This one-year hiatus is the longest gap in sampling in the nearly 45-year record of oceanographic observations made on this recurring cruise. Scientists and crew ab  more

WASHINGTON, June 24 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following floor statement: * * * U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) on Wednesday delivered remarks on the U.S. Senate floor arguing that the 60 vote threshold to pass legislation is dangerous under the current political climate, and that the Senate should value the will of the voters, who elected a majority of Democrats in Congress, over Senate tradition. "The argument to keep the 60 vote threshold to guarantee policy   more

ORONO, Maine, June 24 (TNSOps) -- The University of Maine issued the following news release: This summer, Rhian Waller will return to an area of the Atlantic Ocean that she last explored 16 years ago. And she's inviting everyone interested in the deep sea and deep sea animals to watch the underwater discoveries with her in real time. In 2005, Waller was a postdoctoral fellow at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution taking part in a NOAA Ocean Exploration expedition called Deep Atlantic Stepping  more