LINCOLN, Nebraska, Feb. 28 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following letter on Feb. 26, 2024, with 21 attorneys general: * * * To: The Honorable Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, 2707 Martin Luther King Jr Avenue, SE, Washington, D.C. 20528 The Honorable Xavier Becerra, Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 200 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20201 The Honorable Christopher Wray, Director, Federal Bureau o  more

WILKES-BARRE, Pennsylvania, Feb. 28 -- Wilkes University issued the following news: Marie Yovanovitch, former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine and New York Times bestselling author of the memoir Lessons from the Edge, will deliver the Wilkes University Max Rosenn Lecture in Law and Humanities at 2 p.m. on Sunday, March 10, 2024, at the Dorothy Dickson Darte Center for the Performing Arts. Marie Yovanovitch served three times as U.S. Ambassador, most recently in Kyiv as the U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine  more

GROVE CITY, Pennsylvania, Feb. 28 (TNSres) -- The Grove City College issued the following news release: Grove City College students can get valuable work experience under an innovative internship program that also seeks to benefit worthy, but resource-strapped, nonprofits, start-ups, and small businesses in Western Pennsylvania. E+I Fellows is an initiative of the College's Center for Entrepreneurship + Innovation (E+I) that connects students with regional host organizations to design and exec  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- George Washington University issued the following news: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports there have been at least 35 measles cases in 15 states in 2024, most related to international travel. In January, there were nine measles cases in Pennsylvania, eight of them in Philadelphia. Measles is an infectious disease and it can be dangerous especially for babies and young children. According to the CDC, symptoms appear seven to 14 days after contact wit  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Feb. 28 -- Gov. Josh Shapiro, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on Feb. 27, 2024: Today, Governor Josh Shapiro toured the Community College of Allegheny County (CCAC) with local and legislative leaders to learn about how CCAC is giving students the freedom to chart their own course to successful careers and addressing critical workforce needs in Pennsylvania. Governor Shapiro and his Administration are currently working with higher education institutio  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Feb. 28 -- The Pennsylvania House Republicans issued the following news release: Department of State Secretary Al Schmidt, Acting Commissioner of the Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs Arion Claggett, Deputy Secretary for Regulatory Programs Kalonji Johnson, Deputy Secretary for Elections and Commissions Jonathan Marks, and Director of the Buruea of Finance Operations Kim Mattis testified this morning before the House Appropriations Committee. House Republ  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Feb. 28 -- The Pennsylvania House Republicans issued the following news release on Feb. 27, 2024: Acting Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Dr. Debra Bogen, Executive Deputy Secretary Kristen Rodack, Deputy for Administration Danielle Pierre, and Chief Financial Officer Andrea Race, were joined today by Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs (DDAP) Secretary Dr. Latika Davis-Jones, Deputy Secretary Kelly Primus, and Bureau Director of Quality Assurance and Administr  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Feb. 28 -- The Pennsylvania Senate Republicans issued the following news release on Feb. 27, 2024: Officials from the Pennsylvania Game Commission (PGC) and the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) detailed how they plan to spend their considerable reserves to support the state's wildlife and aquatic resources during a hearing with the Senate Appropriations Committee today. * * * PA Game Commission & PA Fish and Boat Commission The Game Commission's budget h  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Feb. 28 (TNSres) -- The Pennsylvania Treasurer issued the following news release on Feb. 26, 2024: As the world reflects on the two years of carnage that followed Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Sen. Dave Argall (R-29) and Pennsylvania Treasurer Stacy Garrity announced today that a new law has taken effect that bans companies connected to the governments of Russia and Belarus from receiving state contracts, grants, or tax credits. * * * "My constituents of Ukrainian de  more

WILLIAMSPORT, Pennsylvania, Feb. 27 -- The Pennsylvania College of Technology issued the following news: An organization promoting sustainable agriculture recently presented a Lifetime Service Award to Chef Michael J. Ditchfield, a 2023 Pennsylvania College of Technology retiree and current part-time instructor. Each year, Pasa Sustainable Agriculture presents Pasabilities Awards to honor farm, community and business leaders who serve as examples for advancing sustainable agriculture through i  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Feb. 27 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: Advocate Penn State Capital Day will return on March 18 for an in-person advocacy event in the Pennsylvania State Capitol for the first time since 2022. During Capital Day, students, along with select staff, from University Park and Commonwealth Campuses will hold meetings with elected officials from across the commonwealth to talk about their Penn State experiences and advocate for funding for P  more

SELINSGROVE, Pennsylvania, Feb. 28 -- Susquehanna University issued the following news: Susquehanna University's radio station, WQSU The Pulse, went mic to mic against commercial radio stations from across the commonwealth and walked away with two Pennsylvania Association of Broadcasters Excellence in Broadcasting awards -- bringing the station's total to 12 in the past six years. WQSU won the following awards: * Outstanding Use of Digital Media for WQSU's podcast "Behind the Crime," the WQSU  more

GREENVILLE, Pennsylvania, Feb. 28 -- Thiel College issued the following news release: Thiel College history and religion double major Demir Schroyer '23, of Hermitage, Pa., had his thesis, "How Christian Persecution Influenced the Symbolism in Revelation," published the Northeast Regional Honors Council's undergraduate journal. Schroyer's thesis was published in Illuminate, which is the honors council's undergraduate journal. Each year it publishes the scholarly and creative work of some of th  more

BLUE BELL, Pennsylvania, Feb. 28 (TNSres) -- Unisys, a technology solutions company, issued the following news release: Unisys (NYSE: UIS) has been named a leader in the 2023 ISG Provider Lens(TM) Multi Public Cloud Services Report. The report evaluates providers' ability to facilitate cloud migrations for private and public organizations. Citing Unisys' vast hybrid cloud experience, strong IT governance and robust financial operations (FinOps) services, ISG awarded the company seven leader de  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Feb. 28 -- The University of Pennsylvania School of Arts and Sciences issued the following news: At the 2nd Annual W.E.B. Du Bois Lecture in Public Social Science, sociologists Alden Morris and Tukufu Zuberi discuss Du Bois' contributions to the field and to humanity. Sociology is the study of society, of human structures, relationships, and behaviors. The founders of sociology include household names like Karl Marx, Max Weber and now W.E.B. Du Bois. But this wasn't  more

VILLANOVA, Pennsylvania, Feb. 28 -- Villanova University issued the following news release: Beginning in fall 2024, Villanova University will offer a new certificate in International Tax, expanding upon the professional offerings within the Charles Widger School of Law and its Graduate Tax program. The certificate will provide an additional credential for advanced tax specialists to further their technical knowledge and skills in an evolving field. The program curriculum will consist of five c  more

CHESTER, Pennsylvania, Feb. 28 -- The Widener University issued the following news: Widener's School of Nursing prepares the next generation of nurses to lead in any setting from patient care to research. At the graduate level, the school offers a series of nursing leadership programs that position students to advance in their careers as well as become leaders in clinical and health system settings. For Lauren Thomas, enrolling in the master's in executive nurse leadership program was an oppor  more