WOODS HOLE, Massachusetts, Oct. 30 -- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution issued the following news release: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) is pleased to announce that Admiral John Richardson recently joined the WHOI Board of Trustees. Richardson, a four-star admiral in the United States Navy, retired from his position as the 31st Chief of Naval Operations in August of this year. "Admiral Richardson graduated from the MIT-WHOI joint degree program in 1989," says Chairman of the B  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * - Morrison, a Lorain, Ohio Native, Passed away in August * * * Last night, U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Rob Portman (R-OH) introduced a resolution to honor the life, work, and legacy of Toni Morrison, one of America's most formidable scholars, educators, and authors. For more than five decades, Morrison, a Lorain, OH native, captivated audiences, sharing stories through the African American   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * - Morrison, a Lorain, Ohio Native, Passed away in August * * * Last night, just ahead of National Author's Day, the Senate passed a resolution U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Rob Portman (R-OH) introduced to honor the life, work, and legacy of Toni Morrison, one of America's most formidable scholars, educators, and authors. For more than five decades, Morrison, a Lorain, OH native, captivated au  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- The House Natural Resources subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Land issued the following testimony by Brownsville Mayor Juan 'Trey' Mendez at a hearing on legislation (H.R. 4139) to provide for the boundary of the Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Park to be adjusted, to authorize the donation of land to the U.S. for addition to that historic park: "For 80 years, the Brownsville community and the National Park Service have worked together on projects  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- The Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture issued the following news: * * * - Programming Lineup Features Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch, Susan Rice, Beverly Guy-Sheftall and Treva Lindsay * * * To commemorate upcoming Veterans Day and the centennial of World War I, the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture has announced a public program on the museum's latest book, We Return Fighting: World War I and the Shapin  more

FARMINGTON, Connecticut, Oct. 26 -- The New Mexico Wildlife Federation issued the following news release: The New Mexico State Game Commission voted Friday to reconsider a rule that purports to give the state's blessing to private landowners who close certain rivers and streams to public access. The commission also voted Friday to rescind a rule under which the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish routinely has issued extra licenses for bighorn sheep and other high-demand species to outfitte  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- The Partnership for Public Service issued the following news release: * * * - Center for Presidential Transition event to include a conversation with two former White House chiefs of staff and a preview of its 2020 plans * * * On Thursday, November 7, the nonpartisan, nonprofit Partnership for Public Service's Center for Presidential Transition will host a discussion with former White House chiefs of staff Joshua Bolten and Denis McDonough on both the importance and nee  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: This week, Senator Portman praised Senate passage of the FY 2020 Commerce, Justice, Science, Interior, Agriculture, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies funding bill. This Senate-passed legislation will fund several of Portman's key priorities including the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI), the National Park Service (NPS) Centennial Challenge, the Migratory Birds of the Amer  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: Last night, just ahead of National Author's Day, the Senate passed a resolution introduced by U.S. Senators Rob Portman (R-OH) and Sherrod Brown (D-OH) to honor the life, work, and legacy of Toni Morrison, one of America's most formidable scholars, educators, and authors. For more than five decades, Morrison, a Lorain, Ohio native, captivated audiences, sharing stories through the African American lens with her c  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Technology Policy Institute issued the following news release: Tech platforms like Google, Facebook and Amazon are beset by critics who claim they have amassed so much market power that antitrust regulation must be rethought and retooled. With both consumers and the platforms in mind, Tom Lenard of the Technology Policy Institute is urging legislators to, first, do no harm, remember history and think twice before upending antitrust law. In "Curbing Digital Dominance," Le  more