WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 -- The Council of Chief State School Officers issued the following news release: * * * CCSSO Releases Statement on Nomination of Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education Washington, D.C. (February 12, 2025) -- Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) Chief Executive Officer Carissa Moffat Miller released the following statement on the nomination of Kirsten Baesler as Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education at the U.S. Department o  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Feb. 11 [Category: Religion] -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation posted the following news release: * * * FFRF blasts North Dakota's radical Christian nationalist resolution The Freedom From Religion Foundation is sounding the alarm on an outrageous new resolution introduced in the North Dakota Legislature that calls upon the state and its citizens to "acknowledge the Kingship of Jesus Christ over all the world." HCR 3020 cites a half dozen bible verses to justify it  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 12 [Category: Media] -- PEN America, an organization that says it stands at the intersection of literature and human rights to protect free expression, posted the following news release: * * * North Dakota Bill Threatens to Undermine Faculty Tenure System (NEW YORK) - PEN America today criticized a proposed North Dakota bill for making "a mockery of the tenure system" by injecting administrator control and politics into the process of post-tenure review for faculty, effectively  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 [Category: Medical] -- The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network posted the following news release: * * * Prior Authorization Reform Gets 'Do Pass' From Senate Committee BISMARCK, N.D. -- For the more than 4,500 North Dakotans who will be diagnosed with cancer in 2025, medical prior authorization can delay treatment, increase stress, and have a negative impact on their care. The Senate Industry and Business Committee of the North Dakota Legislature today took a s  more

OAKLAND, California, Feb. 11 -- Amazon Watch, an organization that says it protects the rainforest and advances the rights of indigenous peoples in the Amazon Basin, issued the following news release: * * * Prominent Attorneys to Monitor Oil Tycoon's Controversial SLAPP Suit Against Greenpeace Amid Major Legal Concerns Group aims to bring transparency to North Dakota court in one of the most significant environmental and free speech cases in U.S. history Energy Transfer v. Greenpeace Trial M  more