ARLINGTON, Virginia, May 31 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release: * * * AFP-MN Slams Gov. Walz Campaign Stops as MN Government Shutdown Approaches * ST. PAUL, MN - Americans for Prosperity-Minnesota (AFP-MN) called out Governor Tim Walz for his cross-country campaign stops on Saturday as state government employees received 30-day layoff notices ahead of a potential government shutdown thanks to his party's failure to finalize a budget.  Wal  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, May 31 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release: * * * AFP-SC Issues Statement on Tim Walz's Visit to Columbia * COLUMBIA, SC-- Today, Minnesota Governor and failed Vice-Presidential candidate Tim Walz will be in Columbia touting the same progressive agenda South Carolinians soundly rejected last November. Coincidentally, Walz's travel to South Carolina and California this weekend coincides with each state's importance in th  more

SAN BERNARDINO, California, May 31 -- California State University San Bernardino campus issued the following Faculty in the News wrap-up for May 30, 2025: * * * Michelle Lorimer and Michael Karp (history), Kelly Campbell (psychology), Diane Vines (nursing) and Brian Levin (criminal justice, emeritus) were mentioned in various news media reports recently. CSUSB-Palm Desert indigenous education grant defunded under Trump administration (https://kesq.com/news/2025/05/28/csusb-palm-desert-indigen  more

CANOGA PARK, California, May 31 -- The Free Speech Coalition issued the following news: * * * FSC Submits Statement to House Committee in Support of FIRM Act and Against Discriminatory Debanking The House Financial Services Committee has advanced H.R. 2702, the Financial Integrity and Regulation Management (FIRM) Act. It's a meaningful move in the fight to stop discriminatory banking practices that target adult businesses and other marginalized communities. Free Speech Coalition submitted a   more

OAKLAND, California, May 31 -- Media Justice issued the following commentary on May 29, 2025: * * * Lessons from our Resistance to Trump's First 100 Days and the Tech Broligarchy By Rumsha Sajid On May 14th, 2025, we wrapped up our political education series, WTF: The Rise of the Tech Broligarchy, with a powerful finale: WTF Do We Do Now? Over the course of seven sessions, more than 1,200 comrades came together to confront the corporate takeover unfolding before us. Looking back on our ser  more

LOS ANGELES, California, May 29 -- Equality California posted the following joint statement on May 27, 2025, with the TransFamily Support Services and Our Schools USA: * * * LGBTQ+ Advocates Condemn Trump Administration's Attack on Transgender Student-Athletes, Urge CIF to Uphold Inclusive Sports Policies LOS ANGELES -- Equality California, TransFamily Support Services, and Our Schools USA released the following joint statement in response to the Trump administration's threat to withhold fede  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, May 31 -- The National Credit Union Administration issued the following news release: * * * NCUA Prohibits One Individual; Terminates Cease & Desist Order In May 2025 ALEXANDRIA, Va. (May 30, 2025) - The National Credit Union Administration issued one prohibition order in May 2025. The individual named below is permanently prohibited from participating in the affairs of any federally insured depository institution. Notice of Prohibition: * Desiree Canepa, a former empl  more

WASHINGTON, May 31 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news: * * * NRCC Statement on California Democrat Convention * If you're covering the California Democrat Convention, a showcase of extreme priorities and failed leadership, please consider the following statement: "Out of touch Congressional Democrats are rushing to share the stage with certified loser and national punchline Tim Walz and Cory Booker. This convention is a train wreck of priorities th  more

WASHINGTON, May 30 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Bipartisan Coalition of CA Delegation Members Demand Restoration of Critical Disaster Resiliency Program * LOS ANGELES, CA -- U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) joined U.S. Representative Jimmy Panetta (D-Calif.-19), Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), and a bipartisan group of California delegation members in demanding the restoration of the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Bui  more

SANTA MONICA, California, May 31 -- Rand issued the following commentary on May 28, 2025, to The Conversation: * * * Is the Bar Higher for Scientific Claims of Alien Life? By Oliver Swainston and Christopher Carter The search for extraterrestrial life has long gone back and forth between scientific curiosity, public fascination, and outright scepticism. Recently, scientists claimed the "strongest evidence" of life on a distant exoplanet (PDF)--a world outside our solar system. Grandiose hea  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 31 [Category: Environment] -- The Trust for Public Land posted the following news release: * * * Trust for Public Land Statement on President's Budget Proposal Undermining the Great American Outdoors Act * The FY26 President's Budget Request proposes a rollback of the landmark, bipartisan Great American Outdoors Act, jeopardizing full, dedicated funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF). Dr. Carrie Besnette Hauser, President and CEO of Trust for  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 30 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice posted the following news release: * * * Urgent Intervention by Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Needed to Stop Eviction of Mapuche Community * Malargue, Mendoza, Argentina --A May 24th order from a court in the department of San Rafael, Mendoza, Argentina could forcibly evict Lof El Sosneado families from their homes and land. As a last resort to prevent the evictions, the community submitted a request for pr  more