WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 (TNSPol) -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary: * * * By Catrina Doxsee Program Manager and Research Associate, Transnational Threats Project Militia groups* recently captured the public's attention following their presence at racial justice protests in 2020 and participation in the January 6, 2021, Capitol attack. Yet, the modern militia movement has operated in the United States for the past three decades, and the inspirat  more

MORONGO VALLEY, California, Aug. 13 (TNSOps) -- The Mojave Desert Land Trust issued the following news release: The Mojave Desert Land Trust (MDLT) has acquired a 43-acre parcel within Sand to Snow National Monument. The parcel's proximity to Highway 62 gives further impetus to future plans for wildlife crossings over this treacherous road. On August 1, 2021, a bighorn sheep was killed trying to cross the highway in Morongo Valley. In July, residents reported a bear being hit by a car after cl  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- Mary Alice McCarthy, director of the Center on Education and Labor at New America, has issued a public comment on the Wage and Hour Division proposed rule entitled "Increasing the Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors". The comment was written on Aug. 11, 2021, and posted on Aug. 12, 2021: * * * Thank you for the opportunity to submit comments on the proposed rulemaking to increase the minimum wage for federal contract workers to $15 per hour in 2022 and index it to infla  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 (TNSPer) -- The NAACP issued the following news release on Aug. 12, 2021: The NAACP is pleased to welcome three new directors to our organization's strategy team. The Strategy Office is growing to strengthen the NAACP's ability to tackle key issues impacting the Black community. In recent weeks, the NAACP added well-known, trusted experts to our roster to lead our strategy. Dr. Jamie R. Riley joins the Association as Director, Race and Justice. Dr. Riley has worked as a rac  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- Saru Jayaraman, president and executive director of One Fair Wage, Cambridge, Massachusetts, has issued a public comment on the Wage and Hour Division proposed rule entitled "Increasing the Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors". The comment was written and posted on Aug. 10, 2021: * * * Thank you for the opportunity to submit comments on the proposed rulemaking to increase the minimum wage for federal contract workers to $15 per hour in 2022 and index it to inflation. On  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 (TNSOps) -- Project 21, an initiative of the National Center for Public Policy Research, issued the following news release: While Dr. Anthony Fauci is "concerned" that the annual Sturgis motorcycle rally in South Dakota will be a super-spreader COVID event, his concern for peoples' well-being appears selective. He never made such a proclamation about former president Barack Obama's massive 60th birthday bash. From leaked photos and local reports, the hundreds of people who   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, issued the following statement, which was published in the Congressional Record on Aug. 10, 2021, entitled "Honoring President Barack Obama on His 60th Birthday": I rise today to pay tribute to one of the nation's greatest presidents, Barack Obama, who turns 60 years old. It is fitting and proper that we take a moment to recount and appreciate the extraordinary accomplishments of President Barack Obama, the 44th president and one of the   more

NEW YORK, Aug. 10 -- The U.S. Department of State issued the following foreign press center briefing on Aug. 9, 2021, Mayor of Seattle Jenny A. Durkan entitled "Seattle's Climate Resilience and the Climate Mayors Program": * * * MODERATOR: Welcome to the Foreign Press Center's briefing with the mayor of Seattle, Washington, Jenny A. Durkan. My name is Katie, and I am today's moderator. Jenny A. Durkan is the 56th mayor of Seattle, becoming the city's first female mayor since the 1920s and its  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- Edgar Ndjatou, executive director of Workplace Fairness, Forestville, Maryland, has issued a public comment on the Wage and Hour Division proposed rule entitled "Increasing the Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors". The comment was written on Aug. 6, 2021, and posted on Aug. 9, 2021: * * * Thank you for the opportunity to submit comments on the proposed rulemaking to increase the minimum wage for federal contract workers to $15 per hour in 2022 and index it to inflation.  more