WASHINGTON, April 23 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The National Consumer Law Center posted the following news release: * * * As Trump Administration Rolls Back Consumer Protections, California Finding New Ways to Save Consumers Millions in Unaffordable Predatory Financial Services Fees April 23, 2025 -- Press Release AB 1365 by Assemblymember Garcia soared through two Assembly Committees this week; the bill moves CA forward on CalAccount - a voluntary, no-fee, no-penalty banking option for Calif  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 25 -- The Utility Reform Network issued the following news release on April 24, 2025: * * * New big tent coalition, Campaign for Affordable Power, urges Gov. Newsom and lawmakers to support affordability package Coalition applauds Senate's SB 254 release; calls for swift passage alongside CAP's affordability measures for both immediate relief and long term savings Sacramento, CA -- The Utility Reform Network (TURN) and the Campaign for Affordable Power (CAP)   more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Free Press, an advocacy group that is part of the media reform or media democracy movement, issued the following news release: * * * The Black Future Newsstand Arrives in L.A. on May 2 LOS ANGELES -- On May 2, the "Black Future Newsstand Presents: Riot to Repair Soundscape Exhibition" will open in Los Angeles, offering an immersive multimedia experience that invites audiences to step into a reimagined world where Black narratives are celebrated and uplifted. The exhib  more

SACRAMENTO, California, April 24 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Pacific Legal Foundation issued the following news release: * * * Board game company files lawsuit challenging constitutionality of Trump tariffs New York, NY; April 24, 2025: Today, Stonemaier Games, an American board game company, filed a federal lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's tariffs, which dramatically increase production costs and could be financially devastating. The business, represented by Pacific Legal Foun  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 25 -- The Asian American Journalists Association issued the following news release: * * * Congratulations to AAJA's 2025 U.S. Executive Leadership Program Cohort The Asian American Journalists Association is pleased to announce the 30th cohort of the 2025 U.S. Executive Leadership Program (ELP). This year, 24 participants will take part in virtual and in-person training sessions, focused on strengthening their leadership and management skills. The program will  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 24 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice posted the following news release: * * * Earthjustice Statement on DOI 'Emergency Permitting' Announcement San Francisco, CA -- The Department of the Interior (DOI) announced it will implement emergency permitting procedures to fast-track the approval of fossil fuel, mining, and other projects. Using President Donald Trump's National Energy Emergency declaration, DOI will shorten processes that typically take 1-2 ye  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 24 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice posted the following news release: * * * Earthjustice Statement on Trump Administration's Deep Seabed Mining Executive Order Washington, D.C. -- Today, President Donald Trump issued an executive order on deep seabed mining. The order, among other things, directs the Secretaries of Interior and Commerce to move toward issuing permits to deep sea mining corporations in both U.S. and international ocean waters. "This  more

DUARTE, California, April 25 -- City of Hope issued the following news release: * * * For Colon Cancer That No Longer Responds to Treatment, A New Drug Combination Offers Hope Patients in a Phase 3 clinical trial who received sotorasib and panitumumab lived longer, suggesting the combination therapy could become the new standard of care. LOS ANGELES -- A novel combination therapy offers better outcomes for patients with KRAS G12C metastatic colorectal cancer that have stopped responding to c  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 24 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice posted the following news release: * * * Report: Trump Administration Considers Attacking Six National Monuments for Energy Development The Washington Post reported today that the Trump administration is considering an attack on at least six national monuments across the American West to hand over to industry some of America's most important public lands. The report indicates that the Interior Department is considerin  more

MOUNTAIN VIEW, California, April 25 -- 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 and Maldives Space Research Organisation Team Up for Astronomy Science and Education Mountain View, CA - The SETI Institute and the Maldives Space Research Organisation (MSRO) will collaborate on astronomy research, space s  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, April 24 -- The American Mathematical Society issued the following news release: * * * Seven Mathematicians Named to American Academy of Arts and Sciences Seven mathematicians were among the nearly 250 members elected in 2025 to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences: Ian Agol, University of California, Berkeley (AMS Fellow, AMS life member) Frank Calegari, University of Chicago (AMS Fellow, AMS member) Jonathan Christopher Mattingly, Duke University (AMS Fello  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 25 -- The Utility Reform Network issued the following news release: * * * California residents demand Governor and Lawmakers control skyrocketing utility bills, according to new poll Polling data shows California voters demand rate relief and reining in utility profits Sacramento, CA -- California utility consumers are demanding lawmakers rein in skyrocketing rates and hold for-profit investor-owned utilities (IOUs) accountable, according to new polling dat  more

OAKLAND, California, April 25 -- The Institute for College Access and Success issued the following news release on April 24, 2025: * * * TICAS Condemns Effort to Politicize Accreditation and Weaken Higher Education Quality In response to President Trump's executive order on accreditation on April 23, Sameer Gadkaree, President of The Institute for College Access & Success (TICAS), issued the following statement: "The federal government should not dictate what is taught in college classrooms   more