ARLINGTON, Virginia, Aug. 29 -- The Association of the U.S. Army issued the following news: Gen. Daniel Hokanson, the 29th chief of the National Guard Bureau, delivered an upbeat message to the force about why National Guard members and their missions are vitally important. Speaking in Reno, Nevada, at the 2023 conference of the National Guard Association of the United States, Hokanson said it is worth stopping for a moment to recognize why men and women serve in the National Guard. "We don't  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 29 -- The Center for Biological Diversity issued the following news release on Aug. 28, 2023: In response to a Center for Biological Diversity petition and lawsuits, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today protected four populations of foothill yellow-legged frogs in California under the Endangered Species Act. The protected frog populations are in the southern Sierra Nevada foothills, North Feather River, Central Coast and South Coast. "This is a lifeline for the  more

DENVER, Colorado, Aug. 31 -- The Global Down Syndrome Foundation issued the following news release: This year, the Global Down Syndrome Foundation (GLOBAL) Awards Program hit the $1.1 million mark providing over 300 awards to local Down syndrome member organizations in 46 states and 6 countries since the program started in 2011. The 2023 GLOBAL Education Awards will go to 13 organizations in Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, Texas, Virgini  more

BROOKFIELD, Wisconsin, Sept. 2 (TNSres) -- The National Funeral Directors Association issued the following news release: * * * NFDA's 2023 Cremation and Burial Report Shows the States in the Western Region of the U.S. are Leading the Pack in Terms of the Highest Cremation Rates in the Country * * * The U.S. cremation rate is expected to increase in the United States from 60.5% in 2023 to 81.4% by 2045, according to the National Funeral Directors Association's (NFDA) 2023 Cremation and Burial  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Aug. 30 -- 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: The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Nevada filed a legal challenge this week on behalf of Silver State Hope Fund in Clark County court challenging Nevada's ban on Medicaid coverage for abortion, which creates sex-based discrimination for care i  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Aug. 30 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada issued the following news release: The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Nevada filed a legal challenge this week on behalf of Silver State Hope Fund in Clark County court challenging Nevada's ban on Medicaid coverage for abortion, which creates sex-based discrimination for care in violation of the protections voters added to the Nevada Constitution. Following the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v.  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Aug. 30 -- The Human Rights Campaign Foundation issued the following news release on Aug. 29, 2023: On Sunday, August 27th The Human Rights Campaign Foundation, the educational arm of the nation's largest LGBTQ+ civil rights organization, in association with Beeline Productions and the Shady Gang, and with support from BeyGOOD Foundation, held the inaugural Equality Ball--bringing authentic ballroom culture to Las Vegas at Palms Casino Resort to celebrate and uplift the beaut  more