WASHINGTON, March 19 -- The American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges issued the following news release: The American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC) is pleased to award the AAVMC Dr. Catherine A. Knupp scholarship for the second consecutive year. Two students will receive a one-time award of $25,000 to support their academic pursuits. The 2024 recipients are Bonnie Dighero-Kemp (Oregon State University) and Samantha "Samm" Clark (Louisiana State University). Th  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, March 19 (TNScapv) -- The Mercy Corps issued the following news release on March 18, 2024: * * * Aid Groups Call on European Leaders to Urgently Prioritize Forgotten Crises in East and Central Africa, Enhance Diplomatic Engagement and Increase Funding for Durable and Long-Term SolutionsAid Groups Call on European Leaders to Urgently Prioritize Forgotten Crises in East and Central Africa, Enhance Diplomatic Engagement and Increase Funding for Durable and Long-Term Solutions.   more

MEDFORD, Oregon, March 21 -- The Alliance Defending Freedom issued the following news release: Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys filed a motion Wednesday that asks a federal district court to restore an Oregon youth ministry's access to grant funding while its lawsuit continues against state officials who stripped the ministry of previously approved funds simply because it asks employees and volunteers to sign a statement of faith. 71Five Ministries filed the lawsuit earlier this month to pr  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- Americans for Tax Reform issued the following commentary on March 20, 2024: * * * Oregonians Keep Their "Kicker" Refund As Schemes To Raise Taxes Flop Of all the quirky elements of life in Oregon, perhaps nothing is as unique - and treasured - by residents of all political stripes than the Kicker income tax refund. Passed by the legislature in 1979 and enshrined into the constitution by voters in 2000, the Kicker is a longstanding defense against politicians eager to   more

WASHINGTON, March 20 (TNSres) -- The Association of Research Libraries issued the following news on March 19, 2024: The 10th biennial Library Assessment Conference (LAC) will take place November 7-9, 2024, in Portland, Oregon. Preconference workshops will be offered Wednesday, November 6. This event brings together 400 members of the library profession to build and further a vibrant library assessment community. The conference attracts practitioners and researchers working in the broad fields   more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: CHIPS Communities United (CCU), a coalition of labor unions, environmental organizations, and community groups, is urging Intel Corporation, as a selected recipient of $8.5 billion in public funding from the U.S. Department of Commerce, to follow through on its pledged commitment for responsible labor, environmental, and community practices. CCU advocates for a fair, equitable, and sustainable implementation of the CHIPS  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, March 19 -- Medical Teams International issued the following news release: Last year, more than half a million people in search of work, shelter, and a more hopeful future traveled on foot through the treacherous 60-mile stretch of jungle connecting Central and South America. Known as the Darien Gap, it is arguably one of the world's most dangerous migration routes. Risks include exposure to disease, harsh terrain, criminal activity, and violence, especially against women. In  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, March 23 -- The National Association of State Energy Officials issued the following news: NASEO is pleased to announce the appointment of Brooks Rumenik, Energy Office Director for the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services and Tom Elliott, Energy Analyst from the Oregon Department of Energy, as co-chairs of the NASEO Rural Energy Working Group. Brooks Rumenik serves as the Director of Energy for the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services'  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 (TNSres) -- The Governors Highway Safety Association issued the following news release on March 21, 2024: * * * $125,000 in grants to Hawaii, Idaho, Maryland, Oregon and Texas will provide safer walking, biking and scooting options for youth in underrepresented communities * * * The Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) has awarded a total of $125,000 from the National Road Safety Foundation (NRSF) to five states to partner with community-based groups to implement   more

PORTLAND, Oregon, March 22 -- The Institute for Justice issued the following news release: The Oregon Department of Agriculture informed small dairy farmers that it has withdrawn a policy that would have subjected farms milking only a handful of animals to expensive regulations designed for massive dairies. However, since the withdrawal is only temporary and the department is not conceding that it lacked the power to enforce the new requirements, a lawsuit filed by four dairies represented by t  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, March 19 (TNSres) -- The Mercy Corps issued the following news release on March 18, 2024: * * * Over 1 million people are starving across the Gaza Strip as the weaponization of hunger continues * * * New IPC acute food security analysis released today warns that famine is imminent in Gaza's northern governorates, with some famine thresholds already exceeded and half of Gaza's population - 1.11 million people - facing the most catastrophic level of hunger. There is a risk of  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 [Category: Political] -- The NAACP issued the following news release: This week, NAACP President & CEO, Derrick Johnson was joined by EPA Administrator Michael Regan along with a contingent of developers, investors, elected officials, and fellow civil rights leaders, on a daylong trip to Portland, Oregon to tour various sustainable buildings and discuss pathways to funding sustainable developments through the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF). The fund, which has been a  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, March 22 -- The Northwest Evaluation Association, an organization that says it creates academic assessments for pre-K-12, issued the following news release on March 21, 2024: NWEA, a K-12 assessment and research organization, announced three new case studies today highlighting the value of its innovative, early literacy assessment tool, MAP(R) Reading Fluency(TM). Naperville, IL, and Houston County, GA, educators shared how they use the assessment tool in their early grades an  more

SALEM, Oregon, March 22 -- The Oregon School Boards Association issued the following news: The Legislature has barely ended its 2024 session and already work has resumed on one of the central challenges for 2025: determining an adequate and equitable State School Fund. Educator salaries are a fundamental component of the school funding discussion. Staff costs run around 85% of school districts' budgets, and they are the biggest point of difference between what the Legislature says schools shou  more

MILPITAS, California, March 21 -- SEMI, an association serving the manufacturing supply chain for the electronics industry, issued the following news release on March 20, 2024: SEMI, the industry association serving the global electronics design and manufacturing supply chain, today applauded the United States Department of Commerce's announcement of a Preliminary Memorandum of Terms for an award under the CHIPS and Science Act to support four new Intel Corporation semiconductor manufacturing s  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- The Semiconductor Industry Association issued the following news release statement on March 20, 2024: * * * The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) today released the following statement from SIA President and CEO John Neuffer commending semiconductor manufacturing incentives announced by the U.S. Department of Commerce and Intel Corporation. The incentives, which are part of the CHIPS and Science Act, will support four Intel manufacturing projects in Arizona, Ohio  more