TSIDI TO'II, Arizona, March 30 -- The Navajo Nation Government issued the following news release on March 28, 2024: On Wednesday, members of the 25th Navajo Nation Council joined the Birdsprings Chapter in celebrating the historic ribbon cutting for the Navajo Route 71 (N71) road improvement project. The project paved nearly seven miles of dirt road located south of Indian Route 15 and east of the Birdsprings Chapter and paved an access road to the Little Singer Community School, which serves   more

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, March 30 -- Albemarle County Public Schools issued the following news release: "I know that I speak for all members of the School Board of Albemarle County when I say that we are concerned about our students' use of social media platforms such as Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, Snapchat and others," Dr. Rebecca Berlin, White Hall District representative, said at Thursday night's meeting. Berlin continued, presenting concerns about the platforms' deceptive practices to a  more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- The District of Columbia Superintendent of Education issued the following news on March 29, 2024: Earlier this month, I was honored to join Mayor Bowser and other District education leaders at the first-ever DC High-Impact Tutoring Summit. Mayor Bowser previewed several key investments from her forthcoming Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) budget which include $4.8 million to continue and support high-impact tutoring (HIT) across the District. I am so grateful to Mayor Bowser for   more

OKLAHOMA, March 30 -- The Human Rights Campaign issued the following news release on March 29, 2024: Just ten members of the public are allowed to speak during the public comment period at the Oklahoma State Board of Education monthly meetings. And yesterday, all ten speakers used their time to call out State Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters for his failure to protect the state's LGBTQ+ students and keep Oklahoma schools safe. Their message was clear: Ryan Walters must be remov  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, March 30 -- The Wisconsin Republican Party issued the following news: With municipal elections only four days away, the Republican Party of Wisconsin has made it a top priority to prepare and support local candidates for public office. Since September of last year, the RPW has hosted 29 Farm Team Trainings for prospective local candidates to learn the ins and outs of campaigning from campaign managers, strategists, and organizers. "Since 2021, RPW has offered crucial resour  more

JUNEAU, Alaska, March 30 -- Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, issued the following statement on March 29, 2024: * * * If you read the mainstream papers and blogs and spend just a little bit of time on social media these days, you will see, read, and be told that the education sky is falling. The people promoting this narrative might be right, but not just because of funding. Education in Alaska needs reform. I've been very transparent in my conversations with the Legislature, school district admi  more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- The District of Columbia Superintendent of Education issued the following news on March 29, 2024: Earlier this month, I was honored to join Mayor Bowser and other District education leaders at the first-ever DC High-Impact Tutoring Summit. Mayor Bowser previewed several key investments from her forthcoming Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) budget which include $4.8 million to continue and support high-impact tutoring (HIT) across the District. I am so grateful to Mayor Bowser for   more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- The House Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions issued the following testimony by Tyler A. Sims, a shareholder at Littler Mendelson, involving a joint hearing with the Higher Education and Workforce Development Subcommittee on March 12, 2024, entitled "Safeguarding Student-Athletes from NLRB Misclassification." NLRB is the National Labor Relations Board. * * * Chairmen Good and Owens, Ranking Members DeSaulnier and Wilson, an  more

OKLAHOMA, March 30 -- The Human Rights Campaign issued the following news release on March 29, 2024: Just ten members of the public are allowed to speak during the public comment period at the Oklahoma State Board of Education monthly meetings. And yesterday, all ten speakers used their time to call out State Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters for his failure to protect the state's LGBTQ+ students and keep Oklahoma schools safe. Their message was clear: Ryan Walters must be remov  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, secured more than $100 million for 101 New Hampshire projects in the final government funding bills for fiscal year (FY) 2024. The federal investments, appropriated through the Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) process, will go towards a range of Granite State priorities throughout the state, including   more

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release on March 28, 2024: Today, the DCCC announced that Sue Altman has been added to the committee's highly competitive 'Red to Blue' program, signaling that the DCCC is invested in providing Sue, a top-tier candidate, with the support needed to continue building a winning campaign as she runs for New Jersey's 7th congressional district. "Sue Altman is a relentless advocate for New Jerseyans' fu  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 30 -- The Trust for Public Land issued the following news release: Trust for Public Land (TPL) and Macy's continue their longstanding partnership and commitment to creating a more sustainable future by supporting TPL's transformative Community Schoolyards(TM) initiative. As part of Macy's, Inc.'s social purpose platform, Mission Every One, from April 1 through April 30, the brand will host a special round-up in-store and online donation campaign to support the t  more

SANTA ANA, California, March 29 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for Central District of California issued the following news release: The former senior director of fiscal services at an Orange County public school district pleaded guilty today to embezzling approximately $15.9 million from the district over several years. Jorge Armando Contreras, 53, of Yorba Linda, pleaded guilty to one count of embezzlement, theft and intentional misapplication of funds from an organization receiving fede  more