WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) introduced legislation today that would prevent the federal government from enforcing its prohibition on marijuana in states, such as Colorado, where it is legal for residents to possess and use the drug. The legislation - known as the Respect States' and Citizens' Rights Act - would amend the Controlled Substances Act to prevent federal preemption of state's marijuana laws.  more

BIDDEFORD, Maine, April 3 -- The University of New England issued the following news release: Fourteen undergraduate students in the College of Arts and Sciences are learning the personal stories of American soldiers who fought in World War II and their families back home. They're also learning how to present those stories to a wide audience. In the course, History Hands-On, the students are putting together a museum exhibit, from idea to final installation. "The class is designed to introdu  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Johns Hopkins University's Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies issued the following news release: The Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) will host its third annual Betty Lou Hummel Memorial Lecture on April 9. U.S. Ambassador (Ret.) and alumnus Nicholas Burns ('80) will deliver the lecture, "Why America Matters," at the school's Washington, DC campus. The event is presented by the Johns Hopkins SAIS Foreign Policy Institute (F  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The Smithsonian Institution issued the following news release: * * * - Exhibition Will Explore Speech as Captured in Photography * * * The Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery will present "In Mid-Sentence," a selection of photographs from the museum's collection that, when seen together, showcase the camera's ability to capture people in dialogue. Featuring more than 25 images of people in the midst of public speeches, intimate confessions, shared jokes, political  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Doug Jones (D-Alabama) have introduced a bill that seeks to address the shortage of pilots in military service by authorizing the secretaries of each military department to create pilot scholarship programs for qualified members of the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (JROTC). The Ceiling and Visibility Unlimited (CAVU) Act is named after the renowned pilots'   more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The office of Sen. Doug Jones, D-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * - The CAVU Act would authorize military departments to award pilot scholarships to qualified JROTC members * * * U.S. Senators Doug Jones (D-Ala.) and Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) have introduced a bill that seeks to address the shortage of pilots in military service by authorizing the secretaries of each military department to create pilot scholarship programs for qualified members of the Junior  more