BOSTON, Massachusetts, Jan. 17 -- Boston University School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * The events also coincide with the culmination of a week-long celebration of the life of President Jimmy Carter. Whether one views these co-occurring occasions as signs of hope or despair, now is the time to turn to their words for solace and guidance, writes Yvette Cozier, associate dean for diversity, equity, inclusion & justice. * * * By Yvette Cozier, DSc Since it became a federal  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Jan. 20 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news: * * * Following Presidential Directive, Flags to Return to Full Staff for Remainder of Inauguration Day In accordance with a directive of President Trump, Governor Janet Mills has ordered that the United States and State of Maine flags be flown at full-staff for the remainder of today, Monday, January 20, 2025 for Inauguration Day. The United States and State of Maine flags will return to half-staff tomorrow, T  more

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 20 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Gov. Whitmer Raises Flags in Accordance with Presidential Proclamation Flags will return to half-staff on Tuesday to resume flag honors for former President Jimmy Carter  LANSING, Mich. --Today, in accordance with a presidential proclamation issued by President Trump, Governor Gretchen Whitmer has ordered U.S. and Michigan flags throughout the state of Michigan to be raised immediately   more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Jan. 20 -- Gov. Laura Kelly, D-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Kelly Honors Both Presidents Carter and Trump Monday TOPEKA - While Governor Laura Kelly continues with her directive that flags throughout Kansas remain at half-staff in honor of former President Jimmy Carter's passing, she wishes to congratulate President Trump ahead of his inauguration in Washington, D.C., as the 47th president of the United States. "I congratulate President Trump on   more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Jan. 20 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Murphy Directs U.S. and New Jersey Flags to Full-Staff on Presidential Inauguration Day Following Proclamation by President Trump TRENTON - Governor Phil Murphy today signed Executive Order No. 379, ordering U.S. and New Jersey flags to be raised to full-staff for the remainder of January 20, 2025 following the inauguration of President Donald J. Trump. Upon taking the oath of off  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI--Hagerty Joins Varney & Co. on Fox Business to Discuss Debanking Conservatives, Support for Hegseth, Panama Canal WASHINGTON --United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), a member of the Senate Appropriations, Banking, and Foreign Relations Committees and former U.S. Ambassador to Japan, today joined Varney & Co. on Fox Business to discuss the egregious debanking of conservatives, his strong s  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Jan. 21 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: * * * The precedents for Trump's and Biden's use of pardon power, expert discusses More stories from the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences The 24 hours between the end of former President Joe Biden's administration and the start of President Donald Trump's second term saw unusual uses of a president's constitutional power to pardon. Biden issued preemptive pardons protecting family members, administrators, an  more