SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 20 (TNSres) -- The Asian American Journalists Association issued the following news release: The Asian American Journalists Association is proud to announce our 2024 scholarship, internship, grant and fellowship winners. This year's recipients were chosen from a competitive selection of highly qualified candidates who have demonstrated passion and expertise in different areas of journalism. AAJA annually offers up to $20,000 in scholarships and grants to journali  more

COLUMBIA, Missouri, July 21 -- The Association of Health Care Journalists issued the following commentary on July 19, 2024: * * * Conversation with Medicare Director Focuses on Drug Price Negotiations By Prerna Mona Khanna, M.D., MPH, California Health Journalism Fellow In this Q&A session at Health Journalism 2024, Meena Seshamani, director of the Center for Medicare at CMS, provided updates on negotiations and implementation of Medicare's historic prescription drug price negotiations, impl  more

COLUMBIA, Missouri, July 20 -- The Association of Health Care Journalists issued the following commentary on July 18, 2024: * * * Largest Survey of Trans People Shows Satisfaction With Choices Despite Sharp Disparities By Marijke Rowland, California Health Fellowship The lead researcher for the largest survey of transgender people ever conducted in the United States shared preliminary findings with reporters at Health Journalism 2024 last month. The 2022 U.S. Transgender Survey polled more t  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 20 -- The State Bar of California issued the following news release: At its July 18 meeting, the State Bar of California's Board of Trustees voted to authorize the Board Chair and Executive Director to negotiate terms of and, if appropriate, execute a five-year bar exam agreement not to exceed $8.25 million with Kaplan North America, LLC. If an agreement is reached, Kaplan would create California-specific multiple-choice, essays, and performance test questions fo  more

LOS ANGELES, California, July 20 -- The California Wellness Foundation issued the following news release: The California Wellness Foundation is deeply disturbed by the shooting at former President Trump that resulted in a loss of life and critical injuries to several attendees at his campaign rally. This act of political violence is unacceptable and goes against the core principles of our democracy. The escalation of political tensions into violent acts is a deeply troubling trend that threate  more

NEW YORK, July 17 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary to UnHerd: * * * California Passes Deceptive Trans Policy in Schools By Leor Sapir, Erin Friday On Monday, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill (AB) 1995 into law. The so-called "Safety Act" is the first in America that prevents schools from adopting any policy that would require teachers and staff to inform parents when their child wants to be referred to and treated as a member of th  more

LOS ANGELES, California, July 20 -- The Simon Wiesenthal Center issued the following news: The Simon Wiesenthal Center (SWC) applauded Argentina's President Javier Milei for holding Iran responsible for the bombing of the Jewish Community Center on July 18, 1994, a terror attack that killed 85 and wounded 300+ innocent civilians in Buenos Aires--as well as holding Iran responsible for Hamas' October 7th attack upon Israel which killed more than 1,200 Israeli civilians and took more than 240 hos  more