ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 23 -- The American Counseling Association issued the following news on April 21, 2025: * * * Medicaid Cuts Threaten State Behavioral Health Systems Proposals to cut Medicaid by up to $880 billion over the next decade have raised concerns among state leaders and health officials. With a projected 29% decline in per-resident state Medicaid funding, many states could be forced to consider raising taxes, cutting other essential programs or scaling back Medicaid service  more

LOS ANGELES, California, April 23 [Category: Political] -- The Simon Wiesenthal Center issued the following news: * * * Anti-Israel Hate Platformed at Coachella Music Festival: "After Nova, How Can Music Festivals Promote Hate Speech?" The Simon Wiesenthal Center, a global Jewish human rights organization, condemns the incendiary and anti-Israel hate displayed by the band Kneecap during their performance at the Coachella Music Festival, where the words "FIsrael" were projected onstage alongsi  more

PLANO, Texas, April 22 [Category: Sociological] -- The First Liberty Institute, an organization that says it is dedicated to defending liberty for all Americans, issued the following news release: * * * California Mayor Who Allowed Puppet During Public Comment but Stopped Citizen from Praying Warned Action Illegal Ventura, CA --First Liberty Institute sent a letter to Ventura, California Mayor Dr. Jeannette Sanchez-Palacios after she interrupted and ordered First Liberty client Tarin Swain to  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 [Category: Science] -- The Food and Water Watch posted the following news release: * * * California's Climate Superfund Passes First Assembly Committee Groups Rallied in Sacramento to Support Bill Yesterday, the Assembly version of the Polluters Pay Climate Superfund Act passed out of its first California Assembly Committee - the Natural Resource Committee - in a 9-4 vote. The Polluters Pay Climate Superfund Act is a vital bill that would require fossil fuel corporati  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 22 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Institute for Justice posted the following news release: * * * Federal Court Temporarily Halts Ruinous Financial Surveillance for Southern California Money Services Businesses SAN DIEGO --Today a San Diego federal court put a temporary halt to a financial surveillance rule that threatened Esperanza Gomez's small business and intruded on the financial privacy of her customers. The order covers all Southern California businesses targete  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 [Category: Energy] -- Growth Energy, a trade association that represents ethanol producers, issued the following news release: * * * Growth Energy to CARB: LCFS Changes Still Undermine Renewable Fuels WASHINGTON, D.C.--Growth Energy, the nation's largest biofuel trade association, called on California to embrace renewable fuels in comments submitted this week to the California Air Resources Board (CARB). The comment came in response to CARB's Third 15-Day Changes to the  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 23 -- Common Sense Media issued the following news release: * * * Kids' Online Safety Bill Backed by Common Sense Media Clears Major Hurdle in California Legislature AB 56 would require warning labels on social media platforms SAN FRANCISCO, April 22, 2025 -- Legislation to protect kids online backed by Common Sense Media, California's Attorney General, and Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan cleared a significant hurdle today in the California state legislatu  more

LOS ANGELES, California, April 22 -- The National Immigration Law Center issued the following statement: * * * NILC Statement on the Defeat of Bill Aimed at Stripping Education from Tennessee Kids Based on their Immigration Status WASHINGTON -- Kica Matos, president of the National Immigration Law Center (NILC), issued the following statement after the Tennessee Legislature adjourned sine die without passing extreme legislation that would have deprived students of their constitutional right   more

WASHINGTON, April 22 [Category: Energy] -- The Renewable Fuels Association posted the following news release: * * * RFA Provides Comments, New Analysis on California LCFS Changes Cropland Used to Meet California Ethanol Demand Down 20 Percent, New Analysis Shows The Renewable Fuels Association on Monday filed comments with the California Air Resources Board regarding proposed modifications to the state's Low Carbon Fuel Standard, including CARB's decision to maintain "unnecessary and unwork  more

LA JOLLA, California, April 23 -- The Scripps Research Institute issued the following news: * * * A repurposed anti-inflammatory drug may help treat alcohol use disorder and related pain Scripps Research scientists find that apremilast, an FDA-approved anti-inflammatory drug, reduced both drinking and pain sensitivity in preclinical models of alcohol use disorder. LA JOLLA, CA--A preclinical study from scientists at Scripps Research finds that a drug already FDA-approved for treating inflamm  more

MOUNTAIN VIEW, California, April 23 -- SETI Institute, a research and education organization whose mission is to lead humanity's quest to understand the origins and prevalence of life and intelligence in the Universe, issued the following news release: * * * SETI Institute Launches ARISE Lab, Bringing SETI and Radio Astronomy to Community Colleges ARISE Lab: ARDC's Radio-based Interactive Education in SETI Lab The SETI Institute announced it will expand its pilot program funded through a gra  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 22 [Category: Environment] -- The Trust for Public Land posted the following news release: * * * Trust for Public Land Helps Expand Educational, Recreational Opportunities at River Bend Nature Center Faribault, MN - Trust for Public Land (TPL) is excited to announce the organization has helped add over 45 acres to River Bend Nature Center (RBNC), expanding opportunities for hands-on environmental education and outdoor recreation in the Faribault School Distric  more