WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service has issued a notice, published in the Federal Register on Jan. 25, 2024, entitled "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Initiation of 5-Year Status Reviews of 22 Species in the Southwest." The notice was issued by Jeffrey Fleming, Acting Regional Director, Southwest Region. * * * SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, are conducting 5-year status reviews under the Endangered Species Act, o  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 1 [Category: Libraries] -- The American Library Association posted the following news release: School librarians are invited to apply for a $5,000 award recognizing outstanding humanities programming in kindergarten through twelfth grade, the American Library Association (ALA) Public Programs Office announced. Previously for school libraries serving grades K-8, this year's Jaffarian Award is the first to include eligibility for schools also serving grades 9-12. Nominati  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Feb. 1 (TNSres) -- The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression issued the following news release: * * * The 2024 Spotlight on Speech Codes report found that the number of schools with the worst polices is increasing. * * * * Nearly 9 in 10 top U.S. colleges and universities have at least one policy that restricts student speech. * Private schools tend to have more restrictive policies than public schools, even though nearly all of them promise to follow  more

TULSA, Oklahoma, Feb. 1 -- The city of Tulsa issued the following news on Jan. 31, 2024: Today, Mayor G.T. Bynum shared the 2023 Office of the Mayor Annual Report, which consists of a variety of programs, projects, and events his team at the City of Tulsa worked on and championed over the past year. "2023 was an incredible year focused on growth and investment in Tulsa," Mayor G.T. Bynum said. "We made substantial progress on several important initiatives including homelessness and mental heal  more