WASHINGTON, March 25 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR-CA, CIPC Join 120+ Organizations in Sending Joint Letter to California Legislators Urging Action for Mahmoud Khalil, Condemn Administration's Targeting of Yunseo Chung The California Chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CA), along with the California Immigrant Policy Center (CIPC), and more than 120 organizations representing community   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 25 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice posted the following news release: * * * California Assemblymember Berman Introduces Legislation To Lower Energy Bills in California Sacramento, CA -- Today, Assemblymember Marc Berman (D-Menlo Park) announced the California Ratepayer Protection Act (AB 1167), a bill establishing commonsense guardrails for how monopoly utilities spend customer money. As California households continue to be crushed under the weight of  more

MCLEAN, Virginia, March 26 -- Chamber of Progress, a center-left tech industry policy coalition promoting a progressive future, issued the following news on March 25, 2025: * * * California Proposes Social Media Age Estimation Mandate Bill targets device manufacturers, app stores, and operating systems Today, California lawmakers introduced legislation limiting minors' access to social media platforms despite concerns that the bill jeopardizes the speech and privacy rights of all residents.  more

DUARTE, California, March 26 -- City of Hope issued the following news release: * * * City of Hope opens phase 1 clinical trial aiming to one day transform rectal cancer into a disease treatable with radiation therapy to avoid potential long-term side effects of surgery Physician scientists will evaluate an alternative use of an investigational enzyme inhibitor, papaverine, which is hypothesized to prime regions of tumors to be more susceptible to radiation therapy LOS ANGELES -- City of Hop  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 25 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice posted the following news release: * * * Endangered Species Coalition Responds to Republican-led Congressional Attacks on Endangered Species Act and Gray Wolves Washington, D.C. -- Today, the Republican-led House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries will consider legislation that would dramatically weaken the widely popular Endangered Species Act (ESA) and strip protections for gray wolve  more

LA JOLLA, California, March 26 -- Sanford Burnham Prebys issued the following news release: * * * Engineering antibodies with a novel fusion protein Fusing two immune system proteins leads to a new method of generating antibodies, opening opportunities for advancing drug discovery The Food and Drug Administration has approved more than 100 monoclonal antibodies to treat a range of diseases. Other antibodies are used by physicians to diagnose conditions or by scientists to advance research pr  more

MILPITAS, California, March 25 [Category: Electronic Products] -- SEMI, an association serving the manufacturing supply chain for the electronics industry, issued the following news release: * * * Global Fab Equipment Investment Expected to Reach $110 Billion in 2025 MILPITAS, Calif. -- March 25, 2025 -- Global fab equipment spending for front-end facilities in 2025 is anticipated to increase by 2% year-over-year (YoY) to $110 billion, marking the sixth consecutive year of growth since 2020,   more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 26 -- The Pacific Legal Foundation issued the following news release: * * * Lawsuit seeks to end racial discrimination in public service appointments Little Rock, AR; March 25, 2025: Do No Harm and the Foundation Against Intolerance & Racism (FAIR) filed a federal lawsuit today challenging two Arkansas laws that mandate race quotas in gubernatorial appointments to state licensing boards. "Arkansas cannot disqualify individuals from public service because of thei  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Petition Seeks California Endangered Species Protection for Pacific Pocket Mouse ORANGE COUNTY, Calif. -- As the Trump administration steps back from protecting imperiled animals, the Center for Biological Diversity today filed a petition to protect the Pacific pocket mouse under the California Endangered Species Act. The petition to the California Fish and Game Commissio  more

TUSTIN, California, March 26 -- The California Policy Center, an organization that says it focuses on education reform, workplace freedom, government transparency and governance, issued the following news: * * * Revive Nuclear Energy in America The United States used to be the undisputed leader in nuclear power and still has more operating reactors than any other nation, with 94 currently in service. But in the last 35 years, only one new nuclear power plant has been built in the U.S.--Plant   more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, March 25 [Category: Financial Services] -- The Security Industry Association posted the following news release: * * * Security Industry Association Supports California Legislation Providing Retail Security Tax Credit Modeled on legislation passed in New York in 2024, California AB 976 would offer small retailers a tax credit for security improvements. SILVER SPRING, Md. - On March 24, 2025, the Security Industry Association (SIA) testified before the California Assembl  more

AUSTIN, Texas, March 26 -- The Texas Public Policy Foundation issued the following news release: * * * TPPF Releases a New Research Paper Shedding Light on Taxpayer-Funded Lobbying Local governments are spending as much as $98 million to lobby the state government, using tax dollars that could go to public safety, infrastructure, or tax relief, according to a new report by the Texas Public Policy Foundation. "Local governments are lobbying state government for more government. The obvious ou  more