BETHESDA, Maryland, April 17 -- The Uniformed Services University issued the following research news: The 2024 Military Health System Conference in Portland, Oregon continues with further discussion of the new MHS strategic plan. Panelists and speakers from USU continued discussion at the Military Health System Conference in Portland, Oregon, on day two, with topics ranging from exciting new research to the strength of the Uniformed Services University's (USU) Postgraduate Dental School, our   more

BETHESDA, Maryland, April 17 -- The Uniformed Services University issued the following faculty news: By Zachary Willis, Hadiyah Brendel, and Sharon Holland "Uncertainty is the killer of readiness." Opening the first Military Health System Conference in over a decade, the Honorable Ashish S. Vazirani, acting Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, delivered a bold proclamation that echoed through the ballroom of the Oregon Convention Center in Portland. His words fell upon the  more

LARKSPUR, California, April 17 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: California took significant new climate action with another partner today: Norway. Governor Gavin Newsom welcomed a delegation from Norway led by His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon. Following a stop at San Quentin focused on criminal justice reform, the California and Norway delegations visited the Larkspur Ferry Terminal - home to one of the world's first clean hydrogen   more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The U.S. Air Force Auxiliary Civil Air Patrol issued the following news: Civil Air Patrol's Cadet Wings program is marking a major milestone after Cadet Maj. Thomas Clifton of the Alaska Wing's Southeast Composite Squadron became the 300th cadet to earn his private pilot certificate through the program. Clifton, 17, received his certificate after a check ride with a Federal Aviation Administration examiner April 9 at Eugene Airport in Oregon. "It is a great honor to be  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, April 17 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: Attorney General William Tong announced a new partnership with the U.S. Department of Transportation to review and resolve consumer complaints against airlines and ticket agents. The agreement strengthens and streamlines how the Office of the Attorney General and DOT will work together to review consumer complaints and identify violations of federal aviation consumer  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, April 17 -- Hawaii Attorney General Anne E. Lopez issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: Attorney General Lopez today joined a group of 19 attorneys general defending Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act--a key protection against racial discrimination in elections--against radical challenges raised in a Georgia redistricting lawsuit. In an amicus brief filed in Pendergrass v. Secretary of State of Georgia and two other consolidated cases, the attorneys general arg  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 17 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: Attorney General Kwame Raoul today joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief defending Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act against radical challenges raised in a Georgia redistricting lawsuit. In their amicus brief (https://ilag-dev.dotcms.cloud/dA/ff0a8e4e48/23-13914_13916_13921--Brief%20for%20DC%20NY%20et%20al%20as%20Amici%20Curiae%20for%20Pls-Ap  more

LANSING, Michigan, April 17 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced a new partnership with the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to review and resolve consumer complaints against airlines and ticket agents. The agreement streamlines how the Attorney General and DOT will work together to review consumer complaints and identify violations of federal aviation consumer protection requirements  more

NEW YORK, April 17 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: New York Attorney General Letitia James today co-led a coalition of 19 attorneys general defending Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965--a key protection against racial discrimination in elections--against challenges raised in a Georgia redistricting lawsuit. In an amicus brief filed in Pendergrass v. Secretary of State of Georgia and two other consolidated cases (https://ag.  more

WASHINGTON, April 17 -- The National Endowment for the Humanities issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) today announced $26.2 million in grants for 238 humanities projects across the country. Grants awarded today will underwrite a new permanent exhibition at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History in Pittsburgh on how the Nile River shaped ancient Egyptians' ideas of life and death; provide for treatment and digitization of photo co  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, April 17 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: By Jeremy Dunn, Air Force Research Laboratory Public Affairs The Aerospace Propulsion Outreach Program, or APOP, will hold its 15th annual symposium and poster session at the National Museum of the United States Air Force in Dayton, Ohio, April 19, 2024, from noon to 3 p.m. The event is possible due to the support of the Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, and the Air Force Li  more