MADISON, Wisconsin, April 4 -- A Better Wisconsin Together, a state-based research and communications hub for progressives, issued the following statement on April 3, 2024, by Director Mike Browne: * * * In yesterday's spring election, Wisconsin voters showed how much they value our democracy and freedom to vote, braving wintry weather to make their voices heard on everything from Presidential nominees to local issues like public school funding and the values of our school boards and circuit c  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 3 [Category: Medical] -- The American Cancer Society issued the following news release: ATLANTA, April 3, 2024 - American Cancer Society (ACS) scientists are presenting research studies at the annual meeting of the American Association of Cancer Research (AACR), April 5-10 in San Diego, California. The meeting is the focal point of the cancer research community, where scientists, clinicians, other health care professionals, survivors, patients, and advocates gather to sh  more

SACRAMENTO, California, April 4 -- The California Chamber of Commerce issued the following news release on April 3, 2024: The California Chamber of Commerce today released its initial 2024 job killer list which, to date, includes nine bills dealing with labor and employment, taxation, unemployment insurance, environmental and health care issues. CalChamber expects several additions to the list in the coming weeks. "These proposals would add significant costs and burdens to California's small b  more

SACRAMENTO, California, April 4 -- The California Manufacturers and Technology Association issued the following news release on April 3, 2024: The California Manufacturers & Technology Association (CMTA) announced today it honored California Assemblymember Tim Grayson, representing Assembly District 15, as the first-ever recipient of the prestigious Legislator of the Year Award. CMTA presented the award to Asm. Grayson at the organization's Annual Board & Membership Meeting in Palm Springs on   more

SACRAMENTO, California, April 4 -- The California Farm Bureau issued the following statement on April 3, 2024: * * * California Farm Bureau President Shannon Douglass commented on the release of Gov. Gavin Newsom's updated California Water Plan. "Farm Bureau congratulates Gov. Newsom and his administration on the update of California Water Plan 2023, the latest iteration of a long-term strategy that has guided our state's water management approach for nearly 70 years," Douglass said. "We're e  more

SACRAMENTO, California, April 4 -- The California Manufacturers and Technology Association issued the following news release: Find out California's manufacturing news in the latest Manufacturing Minute episode with CMTA's Vice President of Communications, Ananda Rochita. Manufacturing Minute is powered by Tri Tool Technologies. This week's Manufacturing Minute brings significant strides in decarbonization efforts across various energy-intensive industries in California. Several of CMTA's boar  more

OAKLAND, California, April 4 -- The Center for Environmental Health issued the following news release on April 3, 2024: Today the nonprofit watchdog the Center for Environmental Health (CEH) sent legal notices of violation to Big Tobacco giants Philip Morris International and Altria and retailers Gopuff, Walgreens, Rite Aid, Lucky, and NicoKick for failing to provide Prop 65 warnings to inform their customers of the birth defects and reproductive harm that could result from nicotine exposure th  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 4 -- The Center for Food Safety issued the following news release on April 3, 2024: Today, Center for Food Safety (CFS) announced plans to sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) for violating the Endangered Species Act (ESA) by continuing to ignore the imperiled Iowa skipper butterfly's imminent risk of extinction. The Iowa skipper, a bright yellow-orange butterfly, is being driven to the brink of extinction primarily due to industrial agriculture's contin  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 (TNSres) -- The Environmental Working Group issued the following news release: The Environmental Working Group is sponsoring legislation that would ban the use of the highly toxic herbicide paraquat in California. Past and recent peer-reviewed scientific studies have found a strong connection between paraquat exposure and an elevated risk of Parkinson's disease. If passed and signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom, Assembly Bill 1963, authored by Assemblymember Laura Friedma  more

LOS ANGELES, California, April 4 -- Friends of the Earth issued the following news release: Friends of the Earth has filed a lawsuit (https://foe.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/2024.04.02.FOE-v-DOE-Complaint-FINAL.pdf) against the U.S. Department of Energy for its faulty environmental review associated with a $1.1 billion award to continue operating Diablo Canyon, California's last remaining nuclear power plant. The award is being provided to Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) pursuant to the U.S.   more

MCLEAN, Virginia, April 4 -- The Food Processing Suppliers Association issued the following news release: The Food Production Solutions Association announced that it has hired Matthew R. Ott as its new President and CEO. This announcement was made by Brian Perkins, FPSA Chair and President of Provisur Technologies Inc, during the Association's Executive Exchange & Conference held in Indian Wells, California. As part of this announcement, Perkins shared, "The Boards of both FPSA and the FPSA Fo  more

MILTON KEYNES, England, April 4 -- The Airline Passenger Experience Association issued the following news release: The Professional Clothing Industry Association Worldwide (PCIAW(R)) and APEX (Airline Passenger Experience Association are proud to announce its exclusive partnership for professional clothing representation at the APEX / IFSA Global EXPO with Future Travel Experience (FTE) Global, the largest combined exhibition in the Americas for the international airline industry. On 28-30th O  more

SANTA MONICA, California, April 4 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following news release: Firearm homicides have risen faster relative to the overall national trend in states such as Wisconsin, Delaware, and Minnesota, while firearm suicides have risen faster in Alaska, North Dakota, and Montana, according to a new tool from RAND that allows users to examine state-level firearm death rates over the past four decades. The visualization tool shows that some states have seen reductions in violence re  more

SAN RAFAEL, California, April 4 -- The First Amendment Coalition issued the following news release: One month after a high-profile pursuit and shootout with San Bernardino County sheriff's deputies in September 2022 that ended with the deaths of Anthony Graziano and his 15-year-old daughter Savannah, independent reporter Joey Scott asked the sheriff's department to disclose copies of all audio and video recordings of the incident. Scott was investigating the sheriff's claim that Savannah may ha  more

LA JOLLA, California, April 4 (TNSres) -- The Scripps Research Institute issued the following news: * * * Scripps Research chemical biologists design an early "proof-of-concept" vaccine that could lead to the first effective treatment of xylazine overdose in people. * * * Xylazine is an FDA-approved sedative and pain reliever for use in animals, but it has severe adverse effects when used in humans. It is now illicitly being added to opioids, like fentanyl and heroin, as well as cocaine--lea  more

MANHATTAN BEACH, California, April 4 -- The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network issued the following news release on April 3, 2024: Today, the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN) announced the participating celebrities who will be lending their voices to this year's PanCAN PurpleStride, the ultimate walk to end pancreatic cancer. PurpleStride will take place nationwide in nearly 60 communities on one big day, April 27, 2024, as survivors, supporters, celebrities and special guests walk in so  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 4 (TNSres) -- The State Bar of California issued the following news release: The State Bar of California today released a report from an external investigation into former Deputy Executive Director Robert (Bob) Hawley's "ghostwriting" of reports in connection with the Rule 2201 Program during the 2010 to 2015 period. Part of the State Bar Rules of Procedure, the Rule 2201 Program refers attorney discipline cases to outside Special Deputy Trial Counsel (SDTC) whe  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops issued the following news release: Pope Francis has appointed Monsignor Parsegh Baghdassarian, I.C.P.B., as Auxiliary Bishop of the Armenian Catholic Eparchy of Our Lady of Nareg in the United States and Canada. Bishop-elect Baghdassarian is a priest of the Institute of the Patriarchal Clergy of Bzommar (I.C.P.B.), a religious order, and currently serves as pastor of St. Gregory the Illuminator Armenian Catholic Cathedral in Glendal  more