SACRAMENTO, California, July 4 -- The Environmental Working Group issued the following news release on July 3, 2024: Today the Senate Health Committee voted to advance a bipartisan bill to ban six harmful dyes from food provided in the state's public schools during regular school hours. Assembly Bill 2316, by Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel (D-Encino), would ban Red Dye No. 40, Yellow Dye No. 5, Yellow Dye No. 6, Blue Dye No. 1, Blue Dye No. 2 and Green Dye No. 3 from such food. The dyes have be  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, July 4 -- The Carter Center issued the following news release: The 2024 Carter Center Weekend raised more than $2.8 million in donations and auction sales to support the Center's mission of waging peace and combating disease, profoundly impacting millions worldwide. The annual fundraiser held June 26-30 in San Diego, California, included presentations by Center staff, excursions, and social events, in addition to live and silent auctions. "We are incredibly grateful for the c  more

WASHINGTON, July 4 -- Equality California issued the following statement on July 3, 2024: * * * Equality California, the nation's largest statewide LGBTQ+ civil rights organization, released the following statement from Executive Director Tony Hoang in response to the Biden administration's comments on healthcare for transgender youth: "We are disappointed and disheartened by the statement released by the Biden administration opposing the full continuum of care for transgender youth. This sta  more

OAKLAND, California, July 3 -- As You Sow Foundation issued the following news release: Berkeley, California--JULY 3, 2024--Today, Fox News (NASDAQ: FOX) asked the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to exclude an As You Sow shareholder proposal asking Fox to disclose the risks of inadequate differentiation between its on-air news and its opinion content. The proposal highlights the financial and reputational risks associated with viewers mistakenly assuming that Fox opinion personalities   more

SAN RAFAEL, California, July 4 -- The First Amendment Coalition issued the following news release: Emilie Raguso was incredulous. Standing outside a conference room at a county office building on November 29, the veteran journalist and owner and founder of the Berkeley Scanner had been denied entry to a press conference called by Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price. The kind of press conference she'd attended -- without issue -- hundreds of times before. But that day, Price's media   more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, July 2 [Category: Education] -- The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities issued the following news release: The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities has issued the following statement in response to the California's 2024-25 State Budget signed by Governor Newsom. The full details of the finalized budget can be found here. "This year has brought significant budget challenges for California. The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities comm  more

SACRAMENTO, California, July 4 -- The Health Access California issued the following news release: * * * Amanda McAllister-Wallner began serving as Interim Executive Director for Health Access California this week, taking over for longtime leader Anthony Wright who was named the new Executive Director of Families USA McAllister-Wallner has served eight years at Health Access, including as Deputy Director since 2021. She will continue our consumer advocacy campaigns at both the state and federa  more

STUDIO CITY, California, July 4 -- The International Myeloma Foundation issued the following news on July 3, 2024: The International Myeloma Foundation (IMF) today announced that IMF Co-Founder Dr. Brian G.M. Durie's last day as IMF Chief Scientific Officer will be on July 8, 2024. Dr. Durie will continue to be a member of the IMF Board of Directors. In 1990, Dr. Durie, along with Brian Novis and Susie Novis Durie, founded the International Myeloma Foundation (IMF)--a non-profit that is dedica  more

LOS ANGELES, California, July 4 -- CodePink, a grassroots peace and social justice movement working to end U.S.-funded wars and occupations, to challenge militarism globally, issued the following news release: * * * CODEPINK Brings China Is Not Our Enemy Message to PBS Headquarters Across The Country Petition Deliveries Scheduled for New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles, and San Francisco * * * MULTIPLE CITIES - CODEPINK and other peace activists will deliver a petition to PBS headquarters a  more

LONG BEACH, California, July 4 -- Port of Long Beach issued the following news: The Port of Long Beach has been named the Best West Coast Seaport in North America for the sixth year in a row by readers of the shipping trade publication Asia Cargo News. The honor was announced during the Asian Freight, Logistics and Supply Chain Awards held June 25 in Shanghai. Asia Cargo News honors logistics industry members for demonstrating leadership and consistency in service quality, innovation, customer  more

SANTA MONICA, California, July 4 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following commentary on July 3, 2024 to the Institute for Future Conflict: * * * The Yemen Model By Alexandra Stark Since November 2023, Yemen's Houthis have launched dozens of attacks on commercial shipping vessels in the Red Sea. So far, they have managed to hijack one ship, sink another, and damage several more. But the Houthi attacks have had even further-ranging effects on global trade: up to 40 percent of traffic has been rer  more

SANTA MONICA, California, July 4 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following Q&A on July 3, 2024, with Ann Marie Dailey, policy researcher and nonresident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council: * * * Ann Marie Dailey is an expert on some of the most pressing questions now facing the United States and its global allies: How to help Ukraine. What to expect from Russia. How to position NATO for the next 75 years. She's a policy researcher at RAND and a nonresident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 4 -- The San Francisco Foundation issued the following news release: Northern California Grantmakers (NCG) hosted its annual conference welcoming hundreds of attendees across the philanthropic, public, and private sectors. Inspired by this year's theme, Imagine and Act, attendees were invited to expand their imagination to "envision philanthropy not as it is, but what it could be at its best." The day began with a powerful opening keynote by Malkia Devich Cyril,  more

SAN RAFAEL, California, July 4 -- The First Amendment Coalition issued the following news release on July 2, 2024: Today, Oaklandside reporter Jose Antonio Garcia sued Alameda County in federal court over its Ordinance 2023-31, which criminalizes merely being present within 200 feet of a "sideshow" for the purpose of observing it. This law has prevented Garcia, who writes using another family name, "Jose Fermoso," from covering sideshows as a newsworthy public safety issue, and is a violation o  more

WASHINGTON, July 2 [Category: Consumer Services] -- The Consumer Federation of America issued the following news release: On June 21, the California Association of Realtors (CAR) informed its members that in response to a "formal inquiry" initiated by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), the association was delaying its planned release of 21 new forms. Before then, these forms, especially proposed seller and buyer agreements, had received criticism both from within the industry and from the Co  more

TACOMA, Washington, July 4 -- The Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium issued the following news release: Take a journey underwater on July 13-14 and explore Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium's two vibrant aquariums to celebrate Sharks & Rays weekend. Experience a lush, tropical oasis of warm-water marine beauty in the recently renovated Tropical Reef Aquarium. Guests can see rays and seven species of sharks: blacktip reef sharks, whitetip reef sharks, grey reef sharks, nurse sharks, zebra sharks, a wh  more

NOVELTY, Ohio, July 4 (TNSres) -- ASM International posted the following news from University of California San Diego: Researchers at the University of California San Diego have developed a soft, stretchy electronic device that simulates pressure or vibration sensations when worn on the skin. This innovative device represents a step toward creating haptic technologies capable of reproducing a more varied and realistic range of touch sensations The device consists of a soft, stretchable electro  more