WASHINGTON, June 6 [Category: Political] -- Democracy Forward, an organization that says it advances democracy and social progress through litigation, policy and public education and regulatory engagement, issued the following news release: * * * Longstanding Diversity Law Will Stand as Challenge Dismissed * Alabama Association of Real Estate Brokers Triumphs in Defense of Representation Montgomery, AL - Today, a special interest group's challenge to Alabama's longstanding requirement that  more

WASHINGTON, June 7 (TNSFR) -- A notice from the U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service has detailed pending nominations and related actions concerning the National Register of Historic Places, impacting numerous sites in nine states and District of Columbia. This public announcement serves to inform stakeholders about various cultural and historical resources under review for listing or status changes. The nominations encompass a diverse array of properties spanning multiple stat  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 [Category: Health Care] -- Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine posted the following news release: * * * The Physicians Committee Is Assisting Farmers Who Are Growing Healthful Plant-Based Foods, and Phasing Out Animal Agriculture * The Physicians Committee is piloting a farm transition grant program to assist farmers who are growing healthful plant-based foods while phasing out animal agriculture. One grant recipient is a former poultry farmer in Alabama who is n  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Sewell Calls on U.S. Labor Secretary to Save Job Corps * Washington D.C. - U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07) joined 198 of her House colleagues in a bipartisan letter to U.S. Department of Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer urging her to continue the Job Corps program. On May 29, the U.S. Department of Labor issued a notice that it will begin a phased pause in operations at contractor-operated J  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Tuberville Discusses Importance of Protecting Women's Sports, Boosting School Choice * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) spoke with several of President Trump's nominees, including Penny Schwinn, nominee to be Deputy Secretary of Education at the Department of Education, Kimberly Richey, nominee to be Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights at the Department of Education, and   more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Tuberville Speaks About Importance of Protecting Alabama's Family Farms * WASHINGTON - Yesterday, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) spoke about the importance of protecting Alabama's family farms during a Senate Special Committee on Aging hearing. During the hearing, Sen. Tuberville spoke with Zippy Duvall, President of the American Farm Bureau Federation, Jim Alderman, Owner of Alderman Farms  more