ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, June 4 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Education Activity issued the following news release on June 3, 2024: Dr. Beth Schiavino-Narvaez assumed the role of Director of DoDEA on June 1, 2024, following former Director Tom Brady's retirement on May 31, 2024. Dr. Schiavino-Narvaez had been the Chief Academic Officer for the Department of Defense Education Activity since April 2020 and has more than 30 years of experience in education. Prior to joining DoDEA in 2016 to  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, June 5 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following statement on June 4, 2024: * * * Governor Ned Lamont released the following statement regarding the executive actions President Joe Biden announced today on border security: "The executive actions President Biden announced today underscores his commitment to securing our border - a commitment that Congress must now support through bipartisan action. To be effective, his executive actions need more border sec  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, May 30 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release: Attorney General Anthony G. Brown and a coalition of 13 attorneys general today urged the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to open a civil rights investigation into the July 2020 murder of Garrett Foster. Mr. Foster was protesting racial injustice when he was shot and killed by Daniel Perry in Austin, Texas. A jury found Mr. Perry guilty of murder in April 2023. However, earlier this mon  more