WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 -- Associated Builders and Contractors issued the following news release on Jan. 18, 2024: Testifying today on behalf of Associated Builders and Contractors before the U.S. House Committee on Education and The Workforce Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, Brandon Mabile, strategic development manager for Performance Contractors Inc., Baton Rouge, Louisiana, discussed policies needed to expand construction career pathways for high school stud  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Jan. 20 -- The Children's Defense Fund issued the following news release on Jan. 19, 2024: LA--Children's Defense Fund-Texas welcomes a federal court decision to block parts of a Texas law that would have effectively required booksellers to rate the literature they sell to schools based on vague and arbitrary standards of "explicitness". The Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals handed down its ruling on Wednesday, according to Texas Tribune. The court said the legislatio  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Jan. 18 -- The Association for Talent Development issued the following news release: Matthew McConaughey, one of Hollywood's most sought-after leading men, will open the 2024 ATD International Conference & EXPO in New Orleans, Louisiana, on May 20, 2024. McConaughey launched his career in the cult classic Dazed and Confused. Since then, he has won an Academy Award for his portrayal of Ron Woodruff in Dallas Buyers Club; appeared in more than 40 feature films that have gro  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Jan. 19 -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release: * * * PETA Calls for Investigations * * * PETA is calling for investigations by federal and state authorities after a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) report showed that the primate research center at Tulane University is keeping hundreds of monkeys in squalid, unprotected outdoor enclosures filled with trash and rat and goose feces in violation of the federal Animal Welfare  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Jan. 17 -- Americans for Prosperity issued the following news release on Jan. 16, 2024: Over the holidays Americans for Prosperity sat down with new U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) for a wide-ranging conversation on his guiding principles and his vision for the country in 2024 and beyond. In the first-of-its-kind interview for the new Speaker released today, Johnson shares his story growing up the son of a firefighter in Louisiana, what the American dream means to h  more