PHOENIX, Arizona, April 20 -- The Arizona State Senate Republican Caucus issued the following news release: Despite school board elections becoming increasingly politically polarizing, Governor Katie Hobbs is proliferating the secrecy of where candidates stand on important issues impacting Arizona's children by vetoing commonsense legislation that provided necessary transparency to voters. SB 1097, sponsored by Senator Justine Wadsack, would have added a school board candidates' party designat  more

SACRAMENTO, California, April 20 -- Consumer Attorneys of California issued the following news release on April 18, 2024: Consumer Attorneys of California (CAOC) today released another round of endorsements supporting candidates running in districts across the state. CAOC's endorsed candidates include: SD 3 - Christopher Cabaldon * "As the former Mayor of West Sacramento, Christopher Cabaldon has a deep knowledge of how state policies on homelessness, housing, the environment and the economy   more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: FROM: Jordy Zeigler, DGA Political Director TO: Interested Parties DATE: 4/19/24 RE: Amidst GOP Convention Battle, Both Insurgent Candidate Bird and Congressman Reichert Are Too Extreme for Washington This weekend, Washington Republicans from across the state are convening for their State Convention where, for the first time, they will select a candidate to endorse in the GOP primary for governor. Despit  more

KISSIMMEE, Florida, April 19 -- Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Florida, issued the following news release on April 18, 2024: Today, Governor Ron DeSantis signed legislation to enable schools to host chaplain programs and patriotic organizations on campus. "Faith leaders and civic organizations are important additional resources for students who may be facing challenges or need to build community and camaraderie," said Governor Ron DeSantis. "I'm pleased to be able to expand the variety of options that s  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, April 19 (TNSres) -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation issued the following news release on April 18, 2024: In an amicus brief filed today, the Freedom From Religion Foundation and the Secular Coalition for Arizona are asking a federal district court to dismiss a case that a religion-spouting board member has brought against her school board in Arizona. The case arises from last May, when FFRF and Secular Coalition for Arizona requested Peoria (Ariz.) Unified School Dist  more

MIAMI, Florida, April 20 -- Miami-Dade County Public Schools issued the following news release on April 19, 2024: The Miami-Dade County School Board has been awarded the Association of School Business Officials (ASBO) International's Certificate of Excellence in Financial Reporting Award (COE) for high-quality financial reporting of its Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2023. The District's participation in the COE program for the past 40 years is a  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, April 20 -- The Minnesota Senate Republican Caucus issued the following news on April 19, 2024: On Thursday, April 19, the Minnesota Senate passed a partisan elections policy bill (https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/text.php?number=SF4729&version=latest&session=ls93&session_year=2024&session_number=0) that adds costly burdens to local governments, reduces community representation in local elections, and fails to deliver integrity and transparency to Minnesota's elections. Am  more

AUSTIN, Texas, April 16 -- The Texas Association of School Boards issued the following news release: The Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) announced today the selection of Kelly Rasti as its new associate executive director of Governmental Relations to advance the organization's work in promoting educational excellence for all Texas public school children. Rasti joins TASB from Northside ISD, where she is currently serving as the executive director of Outreach and Advocacy for the San   more

ARLINGTON, Texas, April 20 -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: A new exhibit at the National World War II Museum in New Orleans features the story of Reby Cary, a Coast Guardsman and the first African American professor at The University of Texas at Arlington. UTA Libraries Special Collections worked with the museum and supplied a photo of Cary from the UTA News Service Photograph Collection for the exhibit. Cary taught the University's first African  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- The Aspen Institute issued the following news release: The winner of Aspen Challenge: Brooklyn was announced Thursday, April 18 at the culminating Solution Showcase. At the event, student creativity, tenacity, collaboration, perseverance, and civic leadership were on full display. Teams representing 20 schools across Brooklyn North High Schools accepted one of the five presented challenges, and had ten weeks to design solutions that would create a better, more equitable   more

PUEBLO, Colorado, April 20 -- Colorado State University Pueblo campus issued the following news release: Robert H. Rawlings Foundation, Andrew Trainor, Dr. Patricia Orman, and Las Comadres will be honored as part of the Colorado State University Pueblo 2024 President's Blue and Red Gala on Saturday, May 18. Proceeds from the Gala directly benefit future generations of CSU Pueblo students through scholarships and programs. The 2024 President's Blue and Red Gala will begin at 5:30 p.m. with cock  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, April 20 -- Enterprise Mobility, a provider of car rental, carsharing, fleet management, car sales and transportation services, issued the following news release on April 19, 2024: For many organizations, transportation is an essential component of doing business. But managing your business's transportation needs all on your own can be daunting, and facing challenging inefficiencies and knowledge gaps can divert focus from your core operations and ultimately impact your bot  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- The National Education Association issued the following news release on April 19, 2024: Hundreds of public school educators today will join with First Lady Jill Biden, a lifelong educator and NEA member, National Education Association President Becky Pringle, and American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten in Bloomington, Minnesota to launch the 2024 Educators for Biden-Harris coalition. "In a time when some extreme politicians are focused on banning book  more

NEW YORK, April 20 -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued the following news on April 19, 2024: New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams today announced that, thanks to strong fiscal management, the city will make multiple new investments, including more than $500 million in city and state funding for educational programs for young New Yorkers in Mayor Adams' Executive Budget next week. First, the city will protect $514 million -- the majority of which w  more

SCRANTON, Pennsylvania, April 16 -- President Biden issued the following remarks at a campaign event at the Carpenters Training Center: * * * THE PRESIDENT: Guys, you come up here. Come on. Come on. Good to see you, buddy. PARTICIPANT: Yeah, you too. THE PRESIDENT: Come on. With the Bells and the Bidens, like all of you -- my dad used to have an expression. He'd say, "Family is the beginning, the middle, and the end" -- "the beginning, the middle, and the end." (Addressing Megan Bell's   more

AUSTIN, Texas, April 16 -- The Texas Association of School Boards issued the following news release: The Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) announced today the selection of Kelly Rasti as its new associate executive director of Governmental Relations to advance the organization's work in promoting educational excellence for all Texas public school children. Rasti joins TASB from Northside ISD, where she is currently serving as the executive director of Outreach and Advocacy for the San   more

NEW YORK, April 14 -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued the following transcript of an interview with Gary Byrd of Hear from The Mayor Radio Show: * * * Gary Byrd: You know what happens each and every Sunday of the month, the second Sunday, WBLS is proud to welcome the 110th mayor of New York City, the second mayor of color, and the first hip hop mayor in the city's history. It's time to hear from the mayor, Mayor Eric L. Adams on 107.5 WBLS. Mr. Mayor, good morning, and welcome. Mayor Er  more