WASHINGTON, July 29 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: The Washington Post's Karen Tumulty profiled Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's decisive victory in 2018 and asked what lessons 2020 Democratic presidential candidates can draw from her victory in this critical swing state. Gov. Whitmer discusses how her laser-like focus on kitchen table issues, including infrastructure and education, fueled her victory. The DGA's historic 2018 cycle proved this roadmap to be   more

NEW YORK, July 30 -- Fox News Channel, a cable and satellite television news channel, issued the following news release: FOX News Channel (FNC) has signed retired Staff Sergeant Johnny "Joey" Jones as a contributor effective today. In this capacity, Jones will provide military analysis across all FOX News Media platforms, including FNC, FOX Business Network (FBN) and FOX Nation. He will make his official debut as a network contributor during FOX & Friends on Wednesday, July 31st. Enduring two   more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Aug. 2 -- Gov. JB Pritzker, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: Building on a strong team of diverse experts in their fields, Governor JB Pritzker announced the following appointments in his administration: GOVERNORS STATE UNIVERSITY Pedro Cevallos will serve on the Board of Trustees of Governors State University.* Cevallos is the president of PECECA Business Consultants, a management consulting firm which he started in March 2016. He spent 28 years prior as  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 -- The National Air Transportation Association issued the following statement on President Gary Dempsey: Today, National Transportation Safety Board Chairman Robert Sumwalt was confirmed to serve another three years in his current rol e. The Senate also reconfirmed NTSB Member Jennifer Homendy for another term. "Safety first is not just the name of our online training program, it is our guiding principle when fulfilling our mission throughout all lines of aviation business.   more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Aug. 2 -- The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards issued the following news: The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards is proud to announce that two National Board Certified Teachers selected have been named as the inaugural California Advocacy Program fellows. The two advocacy fellows were selected from a highly competitive group of National Board Certified Teachers (NBCTs) from across the state. * Lori Celiz, an NBCT at Ansel Adams Elementary  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, July 31 -- The New Mexico Wildlife Federation issued the following news release: In 2005, Joanna Prukop co-authored an article warning that coyote-killing contests threatened to tarnish the image of all hunting. It took the rest of New Mexico nearly 15 years to catch up with her. In reaching the conclusion to oppose coyote-killing contests, Prukop relied on the North American Model -- the philosophies, policies and laws that together guide wildlife conservation. Pruko  more

WASHINGTON, July 29 -- ProEnglish, an advocate of English language, issued the following news: A Florida congressman and Puerto Rico's non-voting representative have introduced a new bill in the 116th Congress that seeks to make Puerto Rico the 51st state; however, we are pleased to inform you that the English Language Unity Act currently has more co-sponsors in Congress than the Puerto Rico statehood bill. The Puerto Rico Admission Act of 2019 was sponsored by Rep. Darren Soto of Florida and   more

WASHINGTON, July 28 -- Rep. James McGovern, D-Massachusetts, issued the following speech, which was published in the Congressional Record on July 25, introducing the Freedom for Americans to Travel to Cuba Act (H.R. 3960): I am proud to introduce today H.R. 3960, the Freedom for Americans to Travel to Cuba Act of 2019, along with my colleagues, Representatives Tom Emmer (R-MN), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Rick Crawford (R-AR), Barbara Lee (D-CA), Darin LaHood (R-IL), Jose Serrano (D-NY), Guy Reschenth  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Aug. 1 -- The Society of Professional Journalists issued the following news: The Dori Maynard Diversity Leadership Program's 2019 Diversity Fellows are Aisha Al-Muslim, Daisy Contreras, Rebecca David, Stephanie Lin, Taheshah Moise and Hatzel Vela. This program aims to open minds and open doors in newsrooms around the country by giving fellows the opportunity to see first-hand how the Society of Professional Journalists works and what it has to offer. Funded by the SPJ Fo  more

LA JOLLA, California, July 29 -- The University of California's San Diego Campus issued the following news: * * * - Inaugural bipartisan forum from Aug. 12 to 16 at UC San Diego to draw two former National Security Advisors, Chinese Ambassador to U.S. and other major figures * * * As trade and technology conflicts between the U.S. and China continue to intensify with economic damages accruing in both countries, the University of California San Diego will host the first-ever high-level forum   more