WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release on March 7, 2024: Last February, thousands of seniors sent letters with the AARP to President Joe Biden ahead of his annual State of the Union address. Their message: "Urge Congress to keep their hands off our Social Security and Medicare." Those efforts worked. Biden used his annual speech as an opportunity to get both Republicans and Democrats to not make any cuts to those programs. "So folks, as w  more

BROOKLYN, New York, March 6 -- Brooklyn Law School issued the following news: What if the United States could innovate its way to a democracy that better serves the people, and what would our nation look like if we built it from scratch in the digital age? As the 2024 U.S. presidential election cycle kicks off in earnest with Super Tuesday, those questions inspired a panel discussion hosted at Brooklyn Law School Monday evening featuring four guest speakers who have observed the nation's polari  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- Rep. Alma S. Adams, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on March 6, 2024: Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (D, NC-12), will attend President Biden's State of the Union address tomorrow night at the U.S. Capitol with the rest of the U.S. Congress and her guest, Mecklenburg County's elected Sheriff Garry L. McFadden. A thirty-seven-year veteran of the Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department (CMPD), Sherriff McFadden is one of the most decorated law enfor  more

SYRACUSE, New York, March 7 -- Syracuse University's Newhouse School of Public Communications issued the following news on March 5, 2024: North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper will deliver the keynote address at the awards ceremony for the Toner Prizes for Excellence in Political Reporting on Monday, March 25, in Washington, D.C. NPR White House Correspondent Asma Khalid, who hosts "The NPR Politics Podcast," will serve as master of ceremonies. The Toner Prizes, sponsored by Syracuse University's S.  more

NEW YORK, March 8 -- PEN America issued the following news release on March 7, 2024: PEN America will honor Paul Simon with the PEN/Audible Literary Service Award at its annual gala on Thursday, May 16, to celebrate his indelible lyrics, boundless contributions to our canon and elevation of essential cultures over nearly six decades. Almar Latour, CEO of Dow Jones and publisher of The Wall Street Journal, will receive the Business Visionary award, reflecting his company's commitment to the free  more