MERRILLVILLE, Indiana, June 6 -- NiSource, a regulated utility company, issued the following news: NiSource Inc. (NYSE: NI) today announced that its Board of Directors appointed Deborah Hersman to the board. Hersman is an experienced safety executive, having served as Chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and CEO of the National Safety Council and, since January, as Chief Safety Officer at Waymo LLC, the self-driving car technology subsidiary of Alphabet Inc. "Deborah is  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * - Paying a Fair Share Act would ensure multi-million-dollar earners pay at least 30 percent effective tax rate * * * With income inequality soaring to a level not experienced in America since prior to the Great Depression, U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), along with Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), introduced legislation to prevent America's top earners from paying  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Guy Reschenthaler, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman Guy Reschenthaler (PA-14) voted to secure our borders by opposing H.R. 6, the so-called "American Dream and Promise Act of 2019," which would only encourage and reward illegal entrants and incentivize further illegal immigration. While the legislation is billed as a fix for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) population, it is actually much broader and would even al  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Donna Shalala, D-Florida, issued the following speech, which was published in the Congressional Record on June 3, recognizing Eduardo Padron on his retirement as president of Miami-Dade College: I rise to recognize my dear friend, Eduardo Padron, on the occasion of his retirement as President of Miami-Dade College and his brilliant service to the South Florida community. Dr. Padron has spent his career giving back to the community that welcomed him when he arrived fr  more

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisconsin, issued the following news release: * * * - The Paying a Fair Share Act would prevent President Trump from letting the wealthiest Americans pay lower tax rates than many middle-class families * * * With income inequality soaring to a level not experienced in America since prior to the Great Depression, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin helped reintroduce legislation to prevent America's top earners from paying lower tax rates than middle-class f  more

WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * - VA MISSION Act's Community Care Program rolls out today, one year after becoming law * * * U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) - member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs - today recognized the one-year anniversary and the implementation of The John S. McCain III, Daniel K. Akaka, and Samuel R. Johnson VA Maintaining Internal Systems and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks, or the   more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * - Paying a Fair Share Act would ensure multi-million-dollar earners pay at least a 30 percent effective tax rate * * * With income inequality soaring to a level not experienced in America since prior to the Great Depression, U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) today introduced legislation to prevent America's top earners from paying lower tax rates than middle-class families. The Paying  more

LOS ANGELES, California, June 6 -- The Los Angeles Philharmonic Association issued the following news release: In his final project as the Los Angeles Philharmonic's Artist-Collaborator, MacArthur Grant-winning opera director Yuval Sharon reimagines fellow MacArthur winner Meredith Monk's landmark work ATLAS: an opera in three parts at Walt Disney Concert Hall, Tuesday, June 11, with additional performances June 12 and 14. Conducted by Paolo Bortolameolli and performed by the LA Phil New Music   more