SACRAMENTO, California, March 15 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, posted the following news release and letter on March 14, 2023: California Governor Gavin Newsom, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker, Maine Governor Janet Mills, Maryland Governor Wes Moore, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy, New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham, New York Governor Kathy Hochul, North Carolina Governor Roy Coope  more

OLYMPIA, Washington, March 16 -- Gov. Jay Inslee, D-Washington, posted the following news release and letter on March 14, 2023: California Governor Gavin Newsom, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker, Maine Governor Janet Mills, Maryland Governor Wes Moore, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy, New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham, New York Governor Kathy Hochul, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper, Or  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, March 17 (TNSper) -- Portland General Electric, an electric utility company, issued the following news release on March 16, 2023: Portland General Electric (PGE) (NYSE:POR) today announced the appointment of Benjamin (Ben) Felton as the company's new Chief Operating Officer, effective April 3, 2023. In his role, Felton will lead the utility operations groups, including generation, distribution, engineering, project management, environmental, construction, safety and other oper  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, March 14 (TNSrpt) -- Lewis and Clark College issued the following news: * * * Lewis & Clark has recently become a signatory to the CANIE Accord, a public commitment to climate action that aligns international education with global climate agreements. * * * Lewis & Clark has recently become a signatory to the CANIE Accord, a public commitment to climate action that was developed in consultation with leaders from higher education institutions, media, national governments, cor  more

SALEM, Oregon, March 15 -- The Oregon State Legislature issued the following news release on March 14, 2023: The Oregon Senate unanimously passed Senate Bill 628, sponsored by Senate Majority Leader Kate Lieber. This bill would require health insurers to cover life-changing immunoglobulin therapy (IVIG) treatment to children with Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal Infections and Pediatric Acute-onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome (PANDAS/PANS). "No child   more

SALEM, Oregon, March 18 -- The Oregon State Legislature issued the following news release: The Oregon Legislature's Joint Ways and Means Committee has scheduled a series of public hearings on the state budget. Members of the public will have the opportunity to testify at each of these scheduled hearings regarding their perspectives and priorities around the state budget. The series of hearings will start on April 8, 2023 at Portland Community College- Sylvania Campus. Members of the committee   more

SALEM, Oregon, March 16 -- The Oregon State Legislature issued the following news release on March 15, 2023: The Oregon Senate passed Senate Bill 545, a piece of legislation that will give consumers and businesses more flexibility to use consumer-owned food containers and reduce waste in Oregon. The bill, which passed with bipartisan support and was introduced and carried by Senator Janeen Sollman, (D-Hillsboro), updates regulations so restaurants can fill consumer-owned containers with food.   more

CORVALLIS, Oregon, March 18 (TNSawa) -- Oregon State University issued the following university news: Oregon State University has named Emily Ho and Yanyun Zhao as its 2023 University Distinguished Professor recipients, the highest academic honor the university bestows on faculty. Ho is professor in the College of Public Health and Human Sciences and director of the Linus Pauling Institute. Her research addresses nutritional approaches to chronic disease and preventing cancer. Zhao is a profes  more

CORVALLIS, Oregon, March 18 (TNSper) -- Oregon State University issued the following university news: David Bearden, interim dean of Oregon State University's College of Pharmacy since December 2020, has been named dean of the college. Bearden has served in numerous college leadership positions since joining OSU in 2001. His appointment as dean is effective March 20. "I'm excited for this opportunity to lead the OSU College of Pharmacy as we continue to tackle major challenges in advancing he  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, March 14 (TNSper) -- The University of Wisconsin Madison campus issued the following news: UW-Madison Provost John Karl Scholz Monday was named as the new president of the University of Oregon in Eugene, Ore. "It's a wonderful opportunity to help lead one of America's leading research universities, with broad strengths across the arts and humanities, social sciences, and physical, biological and mathematical sciences, along with several excellent professional schools," says  more