IRVING, Texas, June 30 (TNSres) -- The American Association for Respiratory Care issued the following news on June 29, 2023: After two long years of the pandemic, 2022 was the year we expected everything would return to normal. Vaccines were readily available to all who wanted them, treatments were in place for people who did get the virus, and respiratory therapists and their colleagues had better strategies to treat even the most severe cases. Everyone looked forward to the return of pre-pan  more

RESTON, Virginia, June 30 (TNSper) -- The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics issued the following news release: The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Board of Trustees (BoT) elected three new Board of Trustees Members-At-Large during its meeting in February. These newly elected leaders began their three-year terms in May. * Johnathon Caldwell, Lockheed Martin Space * Keoki Jackson, The MITRE Corporation * Karen Willcox, University of Texas at Austin I  more

MIDLAND, Texas, June 29 (TNSgov) -- The Alliance Defending Freedom issued the following news release: Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys representing a North Dakota pharmacy will be available for media interviews Thursday following oral arguments at the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, Midland-Odessa Division, in State of Texas and Mayo Pharmacy v. Becerra. In March, ADF attorneys added their client, Mayo Pharmacy--an independent pharmacy in Bismarck, North Dakota, run   more

DALLAS, Texas, June 28 (TNSres) -- The American Heart Association issued the following news release: * * * The American Heart Association launches project to study complex issue of how race and ethnicity factor into clinical care algorithms and risk prediction tools * * * There are both risks and documented examples of patients receiving differential care as a result of how race is factored into guiding clinical algorithms./[1] Race-corrected algorithms may have unintended negative impacts o  more

DALLAS, Texas, July 1 (TNStalk) -- The American Heart Association issued the following joint statement on June 30, 2023: * * * Statement of the American Cancer Society, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, American Heart Association, American Lung Association, Americans for Nonsmokers' Rights, The Center for Black Health & Equity (formerly the National African American Tobacco Prevention Network) and the Tobacco-Free Kids Action Fund (public health intervenors in the case) Starting   more

CHEVY CHASE, Maryland, June 20 (TNStalk) -- The American Society of Addiction Medicine issued the following commentary: * * * The U.S. House of Representatives Must Rise to the Moment: Cutting Methadone's Red Tape Means Saving Lives By Malik Burnet, Cara Poland, Carlos Tirado, Lucinda Grande, and Margaret Jarvis From the halls of Congress to the clinics where we practice addiction medicine in Maryland, Michigan, Texas, Washington State, and Pennsylvania, fentanyl and other drugs dominate the  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 (TNSgov) -- The Asian Americans Advancing Justice issued the following news release: Asian Americans Advancing Justice - AAJC and Southeast Asia Resource Action Center (SEARAC) welcome the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in United States v. Texas last week, which will reinstate prosecutorial discretion at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for immigration arrests. The policy guidance was first issued in 2021 by the Biden administration but suspended in 2022 by the   more

WASHINGTON, June 28 (TNSgov) -- The Animal Welfare Institute issued the following news release: The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) has filed a complaint with the National Institutes of Health (NIH), raising significant issues about Baylor University's mistreatment of rats in an undergraduate Learning & Behavior Lab course and the institution's failure to respond to AWI's documented concerns. Students taking an undergraduate psychology class at the Texas university were led to believe that the   more

WASHINGTON, June 29 (TNSper) -- The Center for Sportfishing Policy (formerly the Center for Coastal Conservation) issued the following news release on June 28, 2023: Yesterday, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo announced the 2023 Regional Fishery Management Council (RFMC) appointments. The recreational fishing community thanks the Administration for considering their preferred candidates and appointing many recreation-friendly council members. These include: Michelle Duval of Pennsylvania and Pa  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, June 29 (TNSres) -- Associated General Contractors of America issued the following news release: * * * Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas and Hanford-Corcoran, Calif. Experience Largest Number and Percentage of Gains; Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, Texas and Monroe, Mich. Have Most Extensive Construction Job Losses * * * Construction employment increased in 230, or 64 percent, of 358 metro areas between May 2022 and May 2023, according to an analysis by the Associated General  more

DOVER, Delaware, July 1 (TNSgov) -- Consumer Reports issued the following news release on June 30, 2023: Today, the Delaware General Assembly advanced a new privacy bill supported by Consumer Reports. If the bill is signed into law by Governor John Carney, Delaware would become the 12th state, after California, Utah, Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, Iowa, Indiana, Tennessee, Montana, Florida, and Texas to extend baseline privacy rights to consumers, including the right to access, delete, and st  more

SANTA BARBARA, California, June 28 (TNSres) -- Direct Relief issued the following news: From the wildfires that have burned through California subdivisions to the hurricanes that have drowned cities and towns in Florida, Louisiana and Texas, natural disasters are forcing millions of Americans to evacuate their homes each year. In 2022 alone, 3.4 million Americans had to flee their homes because of hurricanes, floods and other natural disasters, according to the Census Bureau. Too often, they f  more

GALVESTON, Texas, June 29 (TNSgov) -- Earthworks issued the following news release: A coalition of Gulf Coast and environmental groups are urging the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to provide an additional 60 days for public comment on plans to dredge the Matagorda Bay shipping channel through an EPA Superfund site. The project is intended to increase oil exports which would devastate the fishing community, increase toxic mercury pollution and harm public health. The letter also asks for an extr  more

HOUSTON, Texas, June 29 (TNSrpt) -- Environment Texas issued the following news release: State and local governments across the United States could save their taxpayers nearly $11 billion in lifetime expenses by purchasing electric vehicles as opposed to gasoline- and diesel-fueled vehicles for their light-duty fleets. That's according to Electric Vehicles Save Money for Government Fleets, a new report by U.S. PIRG Education Fund, Environment America Research & Policy Center and Frontier Group.  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 (TNSrpt) -- The Entertainment Software Association issued the following news release: The Entertainment Software Association partnered with Women In Government to host a virtual panel discussion on the power of video games in aging. The webinar included a renowned lineup of policy and technology experts: Texas State Representative Jessica Gonzalez (D) as moderator with Studio Elsewhere Founder and CEO Mirelle Phillips and AARP Senior Research Advisor Brittne Kakulla, PhD, as  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, June 27 (TNSgov) -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation issued the following news release and letter on June 26, 2023: Allowing chaplains in public schools would violate the state and U.S. constitutions, insists a letter that prominent national groups sent to Texas school boards and charter schools today. The Freedom From Religion Foundation, the American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Texas and Americans United for Separation of Church and State sent their letter foll  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, July 1 (TNSgov) -- The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities issued the following edited news release on June 30, 2023: The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) denounces the Supreme Court's decision to block the Biden Administration's plan to forgive $430 billion in student loan debt for nearly 43 million Americans. "The aspiration of students attending Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) to better their lives are often hindered by the conce  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, June 29 (TNSpp) -- The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities issued the following news release: The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities hosted an event in Mexico as part of its HACU on the Road visits. HACU has visited national and international campuses for over 10 years to speak to education and community leaders about important issues in higher education, and to highlight HACU's programs and initiatives. A HACU on the Road event was held on June  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, June 30 (TNStalk) -- The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities issued the following statement on June 29, 2023: * * * The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) condemns the Supreme Court's decision in the cases of Students for Fair Admissions Inc. v. President and Fellows of Harvard College and Students for Fair Admissions Inc. v. University of North Carolina, which resulted in striking down Affirmative Action programs at Harvard University an  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, June 29 (TNSpp) -- The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities issued the following news release: The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities will host a half-day, pre-conference Inaugural Women's Leadership Symposium, Oct. 27, 2023, in Chicago, Ill. The Symposium will bring together women in higher education with women in executive leadership positions to dialogue and explore topics related to navigating work environments, building strategic networks, an  more

WASHINGTON, June 30 (TNSres) -- The Institute for Energy Research issued the following commentary: Texas has been enduring an early heat wave that has broken temperature records and strained the state's independent power grid. The Texas power grid operator, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), and some utilities had called on residents to voluntarily cut back on air conditioning and appliance use. ERCOT expected power use would reach 81,191 megawatts, topping the grid's record pea  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, June 30 (TNSgov) -- The Intercultural Development Research Association issued the following news release on June 29, 2023: IDRA condemns today's U.S. Supreme Court decision, which makes it more difficult for colleges to consider all aspects of a student's identity, qualifications and experiences - including their racial and ethnic background - in the admissions process. In a 6-3 majority opinion by Chief Justice John Roberts, the Supreme Court continues its pursuit of an ex  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 (TNSgov) -- LULAC, the League of United Latin American Citizens, issued the following news release: The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) commends the 8-1 Supreme Court decision that effectively reverses the actions of a Texas federal judge. The ruling allows the Biden Administration to revive guidelines by which undocumented immigrants can be deported based on their danger to public safety in the United States. This decision represents a step forward in estab  more

DES PLAINES, Illinois, June 29 (TNSpp) -- The National Insurance Crime Bureau issued the following news release: In light of the recent severe storms and tornadoes that hit a wide-ranging area of the U.S. recently, including Texas, Florida, Ohio, Michigan and Oklahoma, the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB), the insurance industry's association dedicated to predicting, preventing, and prosecuting insurance crime, is providing information and tips to help consumers navigate the insurance and  more

WASHINGTON, June 30 (TNSgov) -- The National Cattlemen's Beef Association issued the following news release: Last night, the National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA) and litigation partners filed a motion in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas asking the court to strike down the Biden administration's Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) rule in light of the Supreme Court's decision in Sackett v. EPA. "In Sackett v. EPA, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the EPA had ove  more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 28 (TNSgov) -- Public Citizen issued the following news release on June 27, 2023: A budget item for additional funding for particulate matter monitoring supported by Public Citizen became law last week. The fate of the funds was in question after similar measures had fallen victim to a Gov. Greg Abbott line-item veto in previous legislative sessions. The item adds $2.5 million to the state budget that the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality will distribute to differen  more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 27 (TNSper) -- The American Association of Nurse Practitioners issued the following news: The American Association of Nurse Practitioners(R) (AANP), the largest professional membership organization representing the nation's 355,000 licensed nurse practitioners (NPs), is pleased to announce Stephen A. Ferrara, DNP, as the association's new president. On June 25, Ferrara succeeded April N. Kapu, DNP, who had served with distinction as AANP President since 2021. "Dr. Ferrara i  more

WACO, Texas, June 28 (TNSres) -- Texas Farm Bureau issued the following news release: A summer cookout for Fourth of July will cost consumers slightly less than last year's record prices but significantly higher than two years ago, according to the American Farm Bureau Federation's (AFBF) marketbasket survey. The national average cost of a summer cookout for 10 people is $67.73 and $63.60 in Texas, about 6% less than the national average. The national grocery bill is down 3% from 2022, but st  more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 30 (TNStalk) -- The Texas Freedom Network issued the following statement on June 29, 2023: * * * The Supreme Court today released a ruling that race-based university and college admissions are unlawful, effectively ending affirmative action policies. In the opinion announcing the decision, Chief Justice Roberts emphasized that the consideration of race in the admissions process violates the 14th Amendment's equal protection clause. * * * Texas Freedom Network Executive D  more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 27 (TNSgov) -- Americans United for Separation of Church and State issued the following news release and letter on June 26, 2023: Allowing chaplains in public schools would violate the state and U.S. constitutions, according to a letter sent to Texas school districts and charter schools today by the American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Texas, Americans United for Separation of Church and State, and the Freedom From Religion Foundation. * * * SB 763 requires all Texa  more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 27 (TNSgov) -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas issued the following news release on June 26, 2023, and a letter: Allowing chaplains in public schools would violate the state and U.S. constitutions, according to a letter sent to Texas school districts and charter schools today by the American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Texas, Americans United for Separation of Church and State, and the Freedom From Religion Foundation. The letter follows the passage of Se  more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 27 (TNSgov) -- The American Civil Liberties Union, an organization that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., issued the following news release on June 26, 2023: Allowing chaplains in public schools would violate the state and U.S. constitutions, according to a letter sent to Texas school districts and charter schools today by the American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Texas, Americans Unite  more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 27 (TNStalk) -- The Texas Public Policy Foundation issued the following statement on June 26, 2023: * * * Today, following Governor DeSantis' release of his proposed border security plan, TPPF Secure & Sovereign Texas Policy Director Melissa Ford Maldonado released the following statement: "Texas has long been at the forefront of the battle to protect our communities and uphold the rule of law along the border. It's heartening to see presidential candidates join the state  more

WASHINGTON, June 29 (TNStalk) -- The Trust for Public Land issued the following statement on June 28, 2023 : * * * Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation [USDOT] announced more than $2.2 billion of RAISE grant funds with over $10 million designated for two landmark trail projects being led by Trust for Public Land (TPL) in Texas and New York. The Five Mile Creek Trail in Dallas, Texas and the proposed Long Island Greenway- East in Long Island, New York are two of TPL's most important na  more

WASHINGTON, June 29 (TNSrpt) -- The U.S. Mortgage Insurers issued the following news on June 28, 2023: * * * In 2022, the industry helped over 1 million low down payment borrowers secure mortgage financing. Texas, Florida, California, Illinois, and Ohio ranked as the top states for mortgage financing with private MI. * * * U.S. Mortgage Insurers (USMI), the association representing the nation's leading private mortgage insurance (MI) companies, today released its annual report on mortgage fi  more

DALLAS, Texas, June 28 (TNSgov) -- VoteVets issued the following news release on June 27, 2023: The largest progressive group of Veterans in America, VoteVets PAC, is today endorsing Dr. Brian Williams to be the next Member of Congress from Texas' 32nd Congressional District. "Dr. Williams stepped up and served this nation in uniform as his father did before him," said Jon Soltz, Iraq War Veteran and Chairman of VoteVets PAC. "With the skills he acquired, he could have gone anywhere and done a  more