TUSTIN, California, May 21 -- The California Policy Center, an organization that says it focuses on education reform, workplace freedom, government transparency and governance, issued the following news: * * * Charter School Emerges as Financial Lifeline for Struggling Orange County District By Will Swaim, President Times are tough in Orange Unified, Orange County's fourth-largest school district. Already facing a years-long decline in state funding that followed the district's plummeting en  more

DUARTE, California, May 21 -- City of Hope issued the following news release: * * * City of Hope Urges Bold Action to Address Rise in Cancer Among Younger Women With Cancer Rates in Women Under 50 now 82% Higher Than Men, Leading National Cancer Research and Treatment Organization Calls for Age-Specific Research, Expanded Risk Assessments, and Lifetime Survivorship Support LOS ANGELES - City of Hope(R), one of the largest and most advanced cancer research and treatment organizations in the U  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, May 20 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association issued the following news: * * * Federal Agencies Ordered to Pause RIFs for Two Weeks Thanks to an order from Judge Susan Illston for the U.S Court of Northern California, federal agencies will be required to pause their reduction-in-force (RIF) notices for at least two weeks. Judge Illston stated that "the president has neither constitutional nor, at th  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 20 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice posted the following news release: * * * Groups sue to protect critically endangered Gulf Rice's whale from oil and gas impacts Greenbelt, MD -- Four conservation groups filed suit today to properly protect rare species, including Rice's whales and Kemp's ridley sea turtles, from being harmed or killed by fossil fuel drilling and exploration in the Gulf of Mexico. Earthjustice filed suit on behalf of the Sierra Club  more

MILPITAS, California, May 20 [Category: Electronic Products] -- SEMI, an association serving the manufacturing supply chain for the electronics industry, posted the following news release: * * * SEMICON Southeast Asia 2025 Mega Show Opens in Singapore with Top Global C-suite Executives at Inaugural CEO Summit to Address Global Challenges and Strengthen Industry Resilience Celebrating its 30th milestone edition, the region's flagship semiconductor event features three days of innovation showc  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Senate Republicans Launch Illegal Attack on California's Clean Car Authority WASHINGTON-- Senate Republicans agreed today to override Senate rules and use the Congressional Review Act to block California's clean car waivers, which allow the state to set stronger standards to protect people and wildlife. The action, expected Wednesday, would be illegal. Both the Government A  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * Senate Republicans May Nuke the Filibuster WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today announced his intention to override the Senate Parliamentarian to pass three controversial Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolutions of disapproval this week, all of which target Clean Air Act emissions waivers issued to the state of California and impact 11 other states plus the  more