BERKELEY, California, June 21 (TNSres) -- The National Association of Science Writers issued the following news: The National Association of Science Writers congratulates Bing Lin, Jordan Chapman, Maria Isabel Barros Guinle, Nina Foster, Sumeet Kulkarni, and Vivian La on receiving their 2024 NASW Diversity Summer Fellowships. Trainees in science writing and journalism must balance financial needs with new challenges, especially amid pandemic, economic, and media industry impacts. To ease this   more

LA JOLLA, California, June 21 (TNSres) -- The Scripps Research Institute issued the following news: * * * Scripps Research scientists found that a "one-two punch" of combining the immunosuppressive drug ruxolitinib with existing checkpoint inhibitor therapies may be a more effective way to fight some cancers, including Hodgkin lymphoma. * * * Checkpoint inhibitor therapies can be thought of as the molecular "brake release" for the immune system. These drugs eliminate the protein barriers tha  more

WASHINGTON, June 21 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations issued the following news release on June 20, 2024: The California chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CA), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed President Joe Biden's expansion of the Parole in Place program, announced Tuesday. This immigration relief measure will allow certain undocumented immigrants married to U.S. citizens to stay in the country and work legal  more

PASADENA, California, June 21 -- CALSTART, an organization that says it works with member companies to build a clean transportation industry, issued the following news release: Funded by the California Energy Commission and administered by CALSTART, the Energy Infrastructure Incentives for Zero-Emission Commercial Vehicles (EnergIIZE) Project will open its EV Jump Start funding lane on July 16, 2024, at 9 a.m. and will run through September 10, 2024, at 5 p.m. Pacific Time. This funding lane is  more

WASHINGTON, June 21 -- Small Business Majority issued the following statement on June 20, 2024: * * * Statement from Bianca Blomquist, California Director for Small Business Majority, on the California Supreme Court's ruling to keep the "Taxpayer Protection and Government Accountability Act" off the ballot in November "The California Supreme Court's decision to bar the deceptive 'Taxpayer Protection and Government Accountability Act' from appearing on the November ballot is a relief for small  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, June 21 (TNScapv) -- The American Consumer Institute Center for Citizen Research posted the following news on June 20, 2024: A coalition of esteemed organizations and individuals has strongly opposed California's proposed legislation, SB 1047 -- the Safe and Secure Innovation for Frontier Artificial Intelligence Systems Act. The group, which includes policy leaders and AI experts, warns that the bill could severely hamper technological advancement and economic growth within  more

STANFORD, California, June 21 -- The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching issued the following news release on June 20, 2024: The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching (Carnegie) today announced the addition of Dr. Sydnee Dickson, Utah State Superintendent of Public Instruction, and Aaron Rasmussen, co-founder of MasterClass, to its Board of Trustees. "Dr. Dickson's pioneering efforts to scale competency-based teaching and learning in Utah have inspired both policy  more

SAN RAFAEL, California, June 21 (TNScapv) -- The First Amendment Coalition issued the following news release on June 20, 2024: Today the First Amendment Coalition and the Student Press Law Center, along with 24 other organizations dedicated to free speech and freedom of the press, called on the Santa Clara District Attorney's Office to decline charges against a student journalist who was arrested while covering a demonstration at Stanford University. Dilan Gohill, a first-year Stanford student  more

DURANGO, Colorado, June 21 -- The Conservation Lands Foundation issued the following news release: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) released its final plan on June 21, for how it will steward 382,000 acres of public lands in northwestern California. The long anticipated plan updates management direction for public lands in Del Norte, Humboldt, Mendocino, Trinity, Siskiyou, Shasta, Tehama and Butte counties. These plans were last updated in the early 1990s. A diverse coalition of local advoca  more

COACHELLA, California, June 20 -- The Conservation Lands Foundation issued the following news release on June 19, 2024: In a community meeting held today by the Department of the Interior in Riverside County, CA, staff from the Conservation Lands Foundation demonstrated support for designating the Chuckwalla landscape near Coachella Valley and Joshua Tree National Park in Southern California a national monument. "The proposed Chuckwalla National Monument has gained widespread support because T  more

SACRAMENTO, California, June 21 -- The California State Association of Counties issued the following statement on June 20, 2024: * * * The following statement may be attributed to Graham Knaus, CEO of the California State Association of Counties "We commend the court for taking decisive action to protect Californians from unlawful changes to our state constitution that would have crippled essential government functions that our communities rely upon. If passed, this retroactive measure would  more

LOS ANGELES, California, June 20 (TNSres) -- The Environment California Research and Policy Center issued the following news release on June 18, 2024: * * * Better ways to meet critical mineral needs without extreme damage to deep-sea ecosystems * * * According to a new report released Tuesday, we do not need destructive deep-sea mining operations to meet our critical mineral needs -- even with California's ambitious goal to reach 100% clean energy by 2045. In fact, the world trashes more co  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 21 (TNSres) -- KFF, an organization that says it focuses on health policy, issued the following news release: * * * Two Battleground State Polls: In Arizona, Two Thirds of Women Voters Favor Ballot Initiative to Protect Abortion Access; in Michigan, Women Voters Largely Say the Issue Was Settled By 2022 Initiative * * * A new KFF poll of women voters reveals that the issue of abortion is boosting Democratic women's eagerness to vote most in states with potenti  more

SACRAMENTO, California, June 21 -- The American Economic Liberties Project issued the following news release on June 20, 2024: In response to news that the California Law Revision Commission--a body whose responsibilities include recommending reforms to California antitrust law to the state legislature--has invited monopolist Google to present at an upcoming meeting on the subject of technology platform governance, the American Economic Liberties Project and a coalition of advocacy groups sent   more

WASHINGTON, June 21 -- The Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges issued the following news release on June 20, 2024: Today, the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges (AGB) named Framroze "Fram" M. Virjee, president emeritus of California State University, Fullerton (CSUF), as its next president and CEO. With a background in board governance, university leadership, and law, Virjee brings a comprehensive mix of skills and expertise that make him an id  more

SAN SIMEON, California, June 21 -- The Georgia Public Policy Foundation issued the following commentary on June 19, 2024: * * * The American Dream Remains By Kyle Wingfield, President and CEO When I lived in Europe, I used to marvel at the chateaux and palaces dotting the Old World. Squinting at exquisite details and gawking at elaborate displays of wealth, I would think to myself, "We don't have anything like this in America." I was only partially right. Over the past month, a combination  more

LOS ANGELES, California, June 20 -- The Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce issued the following statement on June 18, 2024: * * * The Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce released the following statement regarding the Los Angeles City Council Travel, Trade, and Tourism Committee's action on the Los Angeles Convention Center Expansion Project. "The Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce applauds the Los Angeles City Council Travel, Trade, and Tourism Committee for taking action on the moderniz  more

LOS ANGELES, California, June 21 -- The Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce issued the following statement on June 20, 2024: * * * The Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce issued the following statement regarding the announced agreement reached to reform the Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA): "The Chamber applauds the agreement on PAGA reform between the Fix PAGA coalition, Governor Gavin Newsom, Senate President pro Tempore Mike McGuire, and Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas. The legislativ  more

OAKLAND, California, June 21 -- The Center for Environmental Health issued the following news release on June 20, 2024: Today, the Center for Environmental Health (CEH) filed suit against AOC, LLC for failing to report imports of toxic chemicals to the Environmental Protection Agency, a violation of the Chemical Data Reporting (CDR) rule under the Toxic Substances Control Act or TSCA. AOC, LLC is a chemical manufacturer located in Piperton, Tennessee. According to CEH's investigation, AOC fail  more

SACRAMENTO, California, June 21 -- The League of California Cities issued the following statement on June 20, 2024: * * * This morning, the California Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision ruling the "Taxpayer Protection and Government Accountability Act" initiative cannot be included on the November 2024 ballot. The League of California Cities Executive Director and CEO Carolyn Coleman issued the below statement: "No amount of funding from wealthy corporations will change the fact that  more

LOS ANGELES, California, June 21 -- The National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials Educational Fund issued the following news release on June 20, 2024: * * * The National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) today released a statement from Chief Executive Officer Arturo Vargas following President Biden and Former President Trump's invitation declination to attend the NALEO 41st Annual Conference in Las Vegas: "As is our tradition, and in this criti  more

LA JOLLA, California, June 21 (TNSres) -- The Scripps Research Institute issued the following news: * * * Jin is named a 2024 Pew Scholar and receives the McKnight Scholar Award, supporting her research in mapping the genes and cell types in brain development. * * * Early in life, networks of genes and molecules interact to form the body's brain cells. Genetic variants can disrupt this process, sometimes leading to disorders or developmental disabilities. But these neurobiological pathways a  more

LOS ANGELES, California, June 20 -- The National Immigration Law Center issued the following statement on June 18, 2024: * * * Kica Matos, president of the National Immigration Law Center and the NILC Immigrant Justice Fund, issued the following statement in response to the Biden administration's plan to provide relief for some immigrants who are married to U.S. citizens: "President Biden's announcement today represents the kind of courageous action we want and need from our elected leaders.  more

SANTA MONICA, California, June 21 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following commentary: * * * Talented Young Tech Workers Should Be Hired by Uncle Sam By Nelson Lim With tech layoffs at their highest since the dot-com crash, the job hunt is getting harder for the comp-sci crowd. Since the start of the year, more than 50,000 positions have been slashed at over 200 tech companies. Many in the industry are being forced to settle for pay cuts, if they can find a new gig at all. With tech giants tig  more

SANTA MONICA, California, June 21 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following commentary: * * * Corruption and the Russian Government Reshuffle By John Kennedy and Elena Grossfeld During the Cold War, Sovietologists tried to discern policy changes by examining which high-ranking members of the Communist Party attended the October Revolution Day celebrations on Red Square. In today's atmosphere of secrecy, deciphering the meaning of the recent changes in Putin's government requires a similar level   more

SANTA MONICA, California, June 21 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following news release: Abortion care providers in North Carolina report spending more time on administrative tasks, voice frustration with new required consent forms, have feelings of anxiety and burnout, and fear for the future pipeline of providers since the state adopted regulations in 2023 limiting abortion care, according to a new RAND report. In addition, abortion facilities reported reorganizing or changing clinical workflow  more

DIAMOND BAR, California, June 20 -- The Specialty Equipment Market Association issued the following news release: The Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) has announced the results of the 2024-2025 SEMA Board of Directors elections, with Bill Bader of Summit Motorsports Park, Doug Lane of Motor State Distributing, Kelle Oeste of V8TV Speed & Resto Shop, Kim Pendergast of Magnuson Superchargers, and Melissa Scoles of QA1 elected to serve on the Board. Pendergast is a current SEMA Board   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 21 (TNSres) -- KFF, an organization that says it focuses on health policy, issued the following news release: * * * Annual 50-State Surveys Examine Medicaid Eligibility, Enrollment, and Renewal Policies * * * The unwinding of pandemic enrollment protections in Medicaid helped accelerate states' expansion of eligibility for key groups and adoption of policy and system changes to streamline renewal processes for enrollees, according to findings from a new KFF su  more

LOS ANGELES, California, June 21 -- The Simon Wiesenthal Center issued the following news: The Simon Wiesenthal Center (SWC) condemned the UN's ongoing so-called "Commission of Inquiry" for justifying Hamas' murderous attacks on Israeli civilians last October 7th, which was the largest single day mass murder of Jews since the Nazi Holocaust, accusing the Israel Defense Forces of war crimes for its military actions to end Hamas' genocidal goals, whose leaders insist they will continue to pursue.  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 20 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice issued the following news release: Today, the U.S. Forest Service made progress toward President Biden's directive to protect mature and old-growth forests on national forestlands for the benefit of the climate and biodiversity. In an initial step toward meeting that vision, the Forest Service released a draft environmental impact statement (DEIS) for its Nationwide Old-Growth Amendment (NOGA), which was announced in Dec  more

SEATTLE, Washington, June 20 -- The Center for a Humane Economy issued the following news release: Hilary S. Franz, Commissioner of Public Lands for Washington state, wrote yesterday to U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland with "concerns about the plan to kill nearly a half-million barred owls over the next three decades" and expressed alarm at a "cost estimate at $235,000,000 over the 30-year time horizon." Commissioner Franz reacted to a proposed action by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife S  more