SACRAMENTO, California, July 16 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on July 15, 2024: OAKLAND - California Attorney General Rob Bonta today led 21 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in Pharmaceutical Res. & Manufacturers of Am. v. Stolfi in support of laws that increase drug price transparency. The amicus brief, filed before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, supports Oregon's defense of House Bill 4005, an Oregon law that requires pharmaceutical  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 18 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined 21 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief supporting an Oregon law that requires pharmaceutical manufacturers to report certain information about specific new prescription drugs and historical information about pricing for existing drugs. Raoul and the coalition filed the brief (https://illinoisattorneygeneral.gov/News-Room/Current-News/PhRMA%20v.%20S  more

SALEM, Oregon, July 19 -- Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum issued the following news release: Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum joined a coalition of 10 attorneys general in petitioning the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to initiate rulemaking to update its regulations to recognize extreme heat and wildfire smoke events as eligible for major disaster declarations under the Stafford Act. The petition also seeks to clarify that wildfire smoke events are eligible for Fire Managem  more

SALEM, Oregon, July 16 -- The Democratic Party of Oregon issued the following news: * * * This afternoon, Biden-Harris 2024 hosted a press call featuring Campaign Chair Jen O'Malley Dillon, National Advisory Board Member Senator Elizabeth Warren, President of Reproductive Freedom for All Mini Timmaraju, and Executive Director of Ohio Physicians for Reproductive Rights Dr. Lauren Beene in response to Donald Trump selecting J.D. Vance as his running mate. If elected, Vance will enable Trump to   more

GRAND JUNCTION, Colorado, July 19 -- Colorado Mesa University issued the following news release: The 15-member CMU Percussion Ensemble was honored to be invited to perform in the Edeta Arts Percussion Festival July 1-6. The festival took place in Valencia, Spain, with performances in the Valencia region, including the UNESCO City of Music, Lliria. The ensemble was one of eight traveling from the United States, including groups from University of Wisconsin Madison, University of Oregon, Texas Te  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, July 16 -- Portland Community College issued the following news: Story by Misty Bouse The semiconductor industry needs needs qualified workers and Portland Community College is taking the lead in providing relevant training and support for students who are on a pathway to careers in the advanced manufacturing world. This semiconductor pathway includes the Willow Creek Opportunity Center in Hillsboro where the mechatronics lab is the focal point for students in PCC's Microele  more

WILSONVILLE, Oregon, July 18 -- Teledyne FLIR issued the following news release: PARIS, June 17, 2024 -- Teledyne FLIR Defense, part of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated (NYSE:TDY), announced today at Eurosatory the official launch of its new SUGV(TM) 325 portable and modular robot. The SUGV 325 is a single-person-carry unmanned ground platform offering a versatile solution for dismounted and mobile operations. In its lightest configuration the rugged SUGV 325 weighs only about 20 pounds (9.1  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, July 18 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: In the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains, Virginia Tech researcher Tina Dura and her lab are making waves on the West Coast. "What separates these seismologists from other earthquake scientists is that they are looking for tiny fossilized algae in the sediment," said Jes Burns, host of Oregon Public Broadcasting program "All Science. No Fiction," during a recent episode. The broadcast, which aired in late June, spotligh  more