OAKLAND, California, June 1 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on May 31, 2024: California Attorney General Rob Bonta, New Jersey Attorney General Mathew J. Platkin, and Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle A. Henry today led a coalition of 16 attorneys general in filing a multistate amicus brief in support of the U.S. Department of Education's 2024 Title IX Final Rule amidst several lawsuits filed by conservative states and groups seeking to undermine   more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 30 -- Ballard Spahr, a law firm, issued the following news release: Ballard Spahr represented national real estate lender BridgeInvest in closing its recent $34.5 million loan to a commercial real estate firm for the acquisition of a multifamily rental property in northern New Jersey, which was converted from a shuttered hospital building. BridgeInvest, which focuses on short-term financing for select commercial and residential assets across the country, helped   more

JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, May 30 -- Forbes Media issued the following news release: The combined wealth of tycoons on the 2024 Forbes list of Taiwan's 50 Richest rose to US$174 billion from $155 billion last year, as tech tycoons benefited from the AI boom. The complete list can be found here, and in the June issue of Forbes Asia. After a modest 1.3% expansion in 2023, Taiwan's economy, propelled by an exports surge, revved up in the first quarter of 2024, logging a 6.5% rise, the fastest pace   more

FLORHAM PARK, New Jersey, June 1 -- Conduent, a business process services and solutions company, issued the following news release on May 30, 2024: Conduent Incorporated (Nasdaq: CNDT), a global technology-led business solutions and services company, today announced being named a Newsweek's Top 100 Global Most Loved Workplaces(R) for 2024. The recognition is Conduent's second consecutive appearance on Newsweek's Top 100 Global Most Loved Workplaces(R). The ranking is produced through collabora  more

FLORHAM PARK, New Jersey, June 1 (TNSres) -- Conduent, a business process services and solutions company, issued the following news release on May 31, 2024: Conduent Incorporated (Nasdaq: CNDT), a global technology-led business solutions and services company, today announced that NelsonHall, a global analyst firm, has named the company a market leader in the 2024 NelsonHall Evaluation and Assessment Tool (NEAT) for Multi-Process HR Transformation Services for Large Enterprises. This year's Nels  more

WASHINGTON, May 31 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release on May 30, 2024: Today, New Jersey Republican Tom Kean Jr. inevitably endorsed Donald Trump, the Republican Party's presumptive nominee, for president in 2024 after dodging the question for months. The endorsement and the fact that Kean Jr. is once again "officially in Trump's corner" comes as no surprise, given that he has "supported some restrictions on abortion and voted for deeply conser  more

BOISE, Idaho, May 29 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following news release: Idaho Attorney General Raul Labrador joined a 19-state coalition asking the Supreme Court to declare unconstitutional the efforts of California, Connecticut, Minnesota, New Jersey, and Rhode Island to dictate the future of American energy policy. Those five states have brought unprecedented litigation against the nation's most vital energy companies for an alleged "climate crisis," and are demandi  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, May 29 -- NICE, an enterprise software solutions provider, issued the following news release on May 28, 2024: NICE (Nasdaq: NICE) today announced that the Carabinieri (Arma dei Carabinieri), Italy's national police force headquartered in Rome, Italy, is deploying NICE Inform, one of the solutions in NICE's Evidencentral platform, to modernize and improve the reliability of voice recording and incident reconstruction for 514 emergency communication centers across Italy which  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, May 30 (TNSres) -- John Wiley and Sons issued the following news release: New survey results from Wiley suggest people still feel connected at work despite the prevalence of hybrid and remote work environments and the rise of artificial intelligence (AI). According to the latest Wiley Workplace Intelligence report, Human Connection: The Crucial Secret to Thriving in the Digital Age (https://www.everythingdisc.com/blogs/human-connection-the-crucial-secret-to-thriving-in-the  more

TITUSVILLE, New Jersey, May 30 (TNSres) -- Johnson & Johnson issued the following news release: * * * * Seltorexant, an investigational first-in-class therapy, met all primary and secondary endpoints in pivotal Phase 3 study in patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) with insomnia symptoms, as presented at ASCP 2024 * Approximately 60 percent of MDD patients on standard-of-care oral antidepressants experience residual insomnia symptoms/1, underscoring the high level of unmet need * Pos  more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, May 30 -- Johnson & Johnson issued the following news release on May 28, 2024: * * * The Company/1 enters agreement with Numab Therapeutics to acquire its wholly owned subsidiary/2 for the global rights to NM26, a Phase 2-ready investigational, first-in-class bispecific antibody targeting two clinically proven pathways in atopic dermatitis (AD) NM26 has the potential to offer distinctive benefits versus existing treatments and address key unmet needs for AD patients  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, June 1 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release: The Attorney General's Office is investigating an officer-involved shooting that occurred on May 27, 2024, in Keansburg, Monmouth County, New Jersey. According to the preliminary investigation, at approximately 1:07 p.m., officers from the Keansburg Police Department were dispatched to a residence on Seabreeze Way for a welfare check. Officers entered the residence and encountered a  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, May 29 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on May 28, 2024: Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today announced that the Department of Law and Public Safety (LPS) will be taking steps to help ensure a fair and smooth-running election during the 2024 primary election. He established the initiative prior to the 2022 general election to identify and address voting rights or civil rights violations arising during early voting and   more

TRENTON, New Jersey, June 1 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on May 31, 2024: Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today announced the retirement of Judith A. Nason from the New Jersey Racing Commission (NJRC). As Executive Director, Nason played a critical leadership role in effectuating the NJRC's core mission to ensure the safety and integrity of the horse racing industry in New Jersey. "Judy Nason has been an exemplary public servant for ov  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, May 31 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on May 30, 2024: Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today announced his appointment of a new Acting County Prosecutor for Gloucester County, selecting the lead attorney from the New Jersey Division of Criminal Justice's (DCJ) Human Trafficking Unit for the role, as the current prosecutor approaches retirement. Assistant Attorney General Elizabeth Vogelsong-Parvin will replace Acting  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, June 1 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on May 31, 2024: Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division on Civil Rights (DCR) announced today that, together with California and Pennsylvania, they have filed the first of several amicus briefs defending Title IX, the landmark law prohibiting sex-based discrimination in education, from yet another federal court challenge that threatens the rights of students in schools a  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, May 29 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on May 28, 2024: Governor Phil Murphy and the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) today announced the acceleration of the State's offshore wind solicitation schedule, expediting the projected opening of the fifth offshore wind solicitation from Q3 2026 to Q2 2025. By advancing New Jersey's solicitation schedule, the Murphy Administration builds upon the momentum of the state's growing offsh  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, June 1 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release on May 31, 2024: With the grand opening of the Union County Veterans Service Office, Governor Phil Murphy today announced that all New Jersey veterans and their families now have in-county access to a dedicated Veterans Service Office (VSO), which provide life-changing services through the state and federal government. This opening marks the fulfillment of the Governor's Fiscal Year 2024 promise to   more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 31 (TNSres) -- Drexel University issued the following news release: New Jersey's 2017 cash bail reform law -- which eliminated financial barriers to avoiding pretrial detention -- successfully reduced the state's jail population without increasing gun violence, according to a study published this month in JAMA Network Open from researchers at Drexel University's Dornsife School of Public Health and Boston University. "We know that removing financial barriers to   more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, May 31 -- NICE, an enterprise software solutions provider, issued the following news release on May 30, 2024: NICE (Nasdaq: NICE) today announced the launch of new industry-leading WFM capabilities, enabling organizations to effortlessly manage their front and back office workstreams in the digital era. NICE's new Inventory Insights capability, coupled with TTI, merges omnichannel, contact center, and back office into a common planning interval, subsequently revealing cross  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, May 30 -- The Oceantic Network, formerly the Business Network for Offshore Wind, issued the following news release on May 29, 2024: Oceantic Network today announced three winners of its 2024 Rising Star Student Scholarship, which supports college-bound high school seniors who have demonstrated impeccable academic achievement and a keen interest in pursuing a career in offshore wind and ocean renewable energy. The 2024 scholarship winners hail from Mississippi, New Jersey, a  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, May 29 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release: Attorney General Gentner Drummond is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to declare unconstitutional the efforts of California, Connecticut, Minnesota, New Jersey and Rhode Island to dictate American energy policy. Those five states have brought unprecedented litigation against the nation's most vital energy companies, and they demand billions of dollars in damages. As litigation proceeds   more

PRINCETON, New Jersey, May 31 -- Princeton University's School of Public and International Affairs issued the following news: Speaking at the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs' graduate hooding and awards ceremony and undergraduate Class Day on Monday, May 27, Dean Amaney Jamal urged graduating students to engage in constructive dialogue and condemn dehumanization at all turns. "You have been taught to analyze critically and to find common ground - skills that will serve you  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, May 30 -- Prudential Financial, a financial services company, issued the following news: On May 21, Prudential Financial announced the recipients of the second annual Prudential Community Grants Program during a ceremony at Prudential's headquarters in Newark, New Jersey. The program, launched in 2023, was created to support neighborhood-based solutions that foster community vitality through grants to residents and organizations in Newark. Among this year's recipients are a  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, May 30 (TNSres) -- Prudential Financial, a financial services company, issued the following news: New research from Prudential's Group Insurance team underscores the mental health challenges many women face after giving birth. Delivering a baby is one of the most common reasons women file a short-term disability claim. And while the claims process may be considered straightforward, the post-pregnancy period can have a substantial impact on maternal mental health. Through n  more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, May 29 (TNSres) -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * Study examines how Black men in a hospital-based violence intervention program consider "survivor" and "victim" labeling * * * The way Black men see themselves after a firearm injury - whether as a survivor or victim - could change over time and have implications on their mental health, according to a Rutgers Health study. The study, published in the Journal of Urban Health, examined the role o  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, May 26 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson joined an Alabama led 19-state coalition asking the Supreme Court to declare unconstitutional the efforts of California, Connecticut, Minnesota, New Jersey, and Rhode Island to dictate the future of American energy policy. Those five states have brought unprecedented litigation against the nation's most vital energy companies for an alleged "clim  more

PARSIPPANY, New Jersey, May 30 -- Sun Chemical, a member of DIC Group, issued the following news release: Sun Chemical, the leading supplier of packaging materials, including inks, coatings, and adhesives, will be at the forefront of numerous key events during drupa 2024 in collaboration with several of its key partners, showcasing the company's industry insights and expertise that is helping shape the future of packaging. Highlighted events and sessions include: Sustainable Packaging Showroo  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, May 29 -- Thomas Edison State University issued the following news release: The W. Cary Edwards School of Nursing and Health Professions at Thomas Edison State University (TESU) announced a record enrollment of 48 students in its Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) Program's May cohort. The accomplishment occurs against the backdrop of a persistent and escalating nationwide nursing shortage. Three cohorts of aspiring nurses per year - many with non-nursing bac  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, May 30 -- John Wiley and Sons issued the following news release on May 29, 2024: Wiley, one of the world's largest publishers and a global leader in research and learning, today announced a new partnership with OA Switchboard, a community-driven initiative that facilitates information sharing about open access publications between funders, institutions and publishers. OA Switchboard enables funders, institutions, and publishers to send, receive and respond to a pre-defined  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, May 30 (TNSres) -- John Wiley and Sons issued the following news release: Wiley, one of the world's largest publishers and a global leader in research and learning, today announced a new three-year open access agreement with the University National Center of Scientific and Technical Documentation (CNUDST) in Tunisia. This agreement, which represents Wiley's first in Tunisia and second in Africa, provides scholars with reading access to Wiley's complete journal portfolio an  more