RIVERSIDE, California, March 4 -- The University of California Riverside campus issued the following news: * * * New York Times columnist is 2026 Hays lecture speaker * Jamelle Bouie, a New York Times political columnist and a provocative voice on social media, will be the speaker for the 2026 Hays Press-Enterprise Lecture at UC Riverside. The talk, "What's the Matter with American Democracy?" will be from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 2 at the University Theatre, 900 University Avenue  more

WASHINGTON, March 4 -- Rep. Hillary Scholten, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Scholten Publishes Article on Federal Water Protections in Harvard Law School Journal of Legislation * WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Representative Hillary Scholten (D-MI-03) published (link is external) an article in the Harvard Law School Journal of Legislation on the necessity of strong, bipartisan federal protections for U.S. water resources. The piece, " The Retreat of Cooperative Federalism:  more