TAMPA, Florida, Nov. 11 (TNSfund) -- The American Association of Kidney Patients issued the following news release: The American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP), the largest independent kidney patient organization in the nation, announced the opening of the 2023 grant cycle for its AAKP Jenny Kitsen Patient Safety Award. The award funds a lecture or program that advances new approaches for increasing kidney patient safety knowledge and/or the dissemination of new research pertaining to ef  more

CHEVY CHASE, Maryland, Nov. 11 (TNSgov)(TNScapv) -- The American Society of Addiction Medicine issued the following news release and letter: On November 10th, ASAM and the Legal Action Center (LAC) co-led a letter to the U.S. Senate Finance Committee in response to the committee's Enhancing the Mental Health Workforce discussion draft. Signed by leading organizations working to advance mental health (MH) and substance use disorder (SUD) care, the letter thanks the committee for its ongoing effo  more

LONG BRANCH, New Jersey, Nov. 10 (TNSawa) -- The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission issued the following news release: At its 80th Annual Meeting in Long Branch, New Jersey, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission presented Douglas Grout, New Hampshire's Governor Appointee, and Dr. Jason McNamee, Rhode Island Administrative Commissioner, the Captain David H. Hart Award for 2020 and 2022, respectively. The Commission instituted the Hart Award in 1991 to recognize individuals who  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Nov. 11 (TNSRep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on Nov. 10, 2022, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Northeast Region - October 2022": Prices in the Northeast Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), increased by 0.3 percent in October, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table A.) Regional Commissioner Alexand  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 (TNStalk) -- EMILY's List issued the following statement on Nov. 9, 2022: * * * Today EMILY's List, the nation's largest resource for women in politics, congratulates Rep. Jahana Hayes on her victory in Connecticut's 5th Congressional District. EMILY's List President Laphonza Butler released the following statement. "EMILY's List is thrilled to congratulate Rep. Jahana Hayes on her victory today. Her leadership through the global pandemic and her work as the representative  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 10 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Nov. 10, 2022: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reached settlements with two New England companies engaged in the sales or installation of devices that tamper with emission controls on diesel vehicles. The first settlement, with Diesel Fuel Systems, Inc. of Bangor, Maine, resolved EPA's allegations that the company sold and installed aftermarket parts, known as "defeat d  more

WESTBOROUGH, Massachusetts, Nov. 11 (TNSgov) -- The New England First Amendment Coalition issued the following news release: The New England First Amendment Coalition will present to a delegation of Iraqi public officials next month as part of a U.S. Department of State-funded civics program. The State Department's International Visitor Leadership Program supports short-term visits to the United States for foreign leaders to learn about a variety of topics, including the First Amendment. World  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 (TNStalk)(TNScapv) -- The National Association for Behavioral Healthcare posted the following joint letter on Nov. 10, 2022, with 60 organizations: * * * RE: Enhancing the Mental Health Workforce Discussion Draft To: Dear Chair Wyden, Ranking Member Crapo, Senator Stabenow, and Senator Daines, The undersigned 61 organizations want to begin by thanking you and the rest of the Senate Finance Committee for your ongoing efforts to address the mental health (MH) and substance   more

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Nov. 11 (TNSconf) -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news on Nov. 10, 2022: Ethiopian native, Yeshi Mengistu, the academic attache at the Consulate General of Israel to New England, will speak about the Ethiopian Jewish holiday Sigd and the Ethiopian immigration to Israel Monday, Nov. 21 at noon at the University of Rhode Island The talk will be in the Hardge Forum in the Multicultural Student Services Center, 74 Lower College Road, Kingston Campus.   more