ATLANTA, Georgia, April 6 (TNSres) -- The American College of Cardiology issued the following news release: * * * JACC recognizes the stand-out peer-reviewers whose work fortified the journal's mission to publish pertinent, new clinical research * * * This year, the American College of Cardiology honors five peer-reviewers for the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC) with the Simon Dack Award for Outstanding Scholarship and ten peer reviewers as Elite Reviewers. The Simon Da  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 6 (TNSres) -- The American College of Cardiology issued the following news release: * * * Mendieta will be honored alongside her mentor during convocation at ACC.24 * * * Guiomar Mendieta, MD, PhD, MSc, has earned the American College of Cardiology's William W. Parmley Young Author Achievement Award, due to her outstanding research paper published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. This award honors a primary author who published a paper in JACC and  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 6 (TNSres) -- The American College of Cardiology issued the following news release: * * * The awardees will be honored during ACC.24 in Atlanta * * * The American College of Cardiology has honored nine young researchers with the Young Author Achievement Award, due to their excellent research published in the JACC family of journals. All recipients will receive a commemorative plaque and be recognized at the JACC Journals Editor/Author Reception on Sunday, April 7 duri  more

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, April 5 -- The Center for a Humane Economy posted the following news release on April 4, 2024: Animal Wellness Action today applauded officials for charging an Alabama man in connection to an illegal dogfighting ring he allegedly ran at three properties across the state. This is the latest in a series of dogfighting raids by the federal government from Indiana to Georgia to New Jersey to Maryland, whose perpetrator was a senior Department of Defense official. The man, Carl  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 5 [Category: Business] -- The National Marine Manufacturers Association issued the following news release: Last month, NMMA and other members of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterways Association (AIWA) board of directors, met with 14 members of Congress representing states from Virginia to Georgia. Board members sought Congressional support to fund dredging and maintenance by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for the length of the 1,100-mile-long waterway, which stretches   more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 6 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations issued the following news release: The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Georgia) and Palestine Legal today announced the filing of a federal civil rights complaint with the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) demanding an immediate investigation into the hostile environment of anti-Palestinian, anti-Arab, and Islamophobic discrimination at Emory University. The comp  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 6 (TNSres) -- The Carter Center issued the following news release on April 5, 2024: The Carter Center today published "Modernizing Sino-U.S. Confidence-Building Measures: Cold War Case Studies and Chinese Perspectives," the latest installment in the Finding Firmer Ground report series examining how rising Sino-American tensions have prompted widespread discussion of a "New Cold War." Some analysts increasingly worry that flashpoints in the bilateral relationship could t  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 5 -- The Georgia Chamber of Commerce issued the following news release on April 4, 2024: The Georgia General Assembly completed the 2024 Legislative Session in the early morning hours of Friday, March 29, passing several pieces of key legislation that bolster our state's economy and further solidify Georgia's designation as the 'No.1 place for business.' The Georgia Chamber of Commerce and its Government Affairs Council, an advocacy organization comprised of over 500 go  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 5 -- The Georgia Public Policy Foundation issued the following commentary on April 4, 2024: * * * Georgia Landowner's Eminent Domain Case Could Force Judges to Resolve Long-Lingering Questions By Chris Butler, Investigative Journalist A Georgia railroad company wants to apply eminent domain to use land that Sparta residents Blaine and Diane Smith have had in their family for more than a century. The railroad leadership intends to construct a 4.5-mile long rail spur.   more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 5 -- The Georgia Public Policy Foundation issued the following commentary on April 4, 2024: * * * What Happened With Property Tax Reform This Year? By Chris Denson, Director of Policy and Research This truly seemed like one of those legislative sessions when everything was aligned for meaningful property tax reform. An election year. Actual, honest-to-goodness constituents contacted their legislators - not just the special interests that patrol the Gold Dome - seeki  more

WASHINGTON, April 6 -- The League of Conservation Voters issued the following news release on April 5, 2024: Today, the League of Conservation Voters (LCV) launched the latest wave in its digital campaign in support of the Biden administration's pause on permitting for LNG export facilities. This campaign is a continuation of the $2 million campaign LCV announced in January in response to the Biden-Harris administration's initial announcement. The digital campaign includes creator content and   more