SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 15 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Sept. 14, 2024: Governor Gavin Newsom today announced that he has signed the following bills: * AB 310 by Assemblymember Dr. Joaquin Arambula (D-Fresno) - State Department of State Hospitals: civil service psychiatrists. * AB 1855 by Assemblymember Dr. Joaquin Arambula (D-Fresno) - Open meetings: teleconferences: community college student body associations and student-run organizations.   more

ALBANY, New York, Sept. 14 -- The office of Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following transcript of the governor's fireside chat with Sade Baderinwa of WABC on Sept. 13, 2024: * * * Last night, Governor Kathy Hochul joined Sade Baderinwa for a fireside chat to discuss cell phones in schools, AI and technology, the workforce of tomorrow, and the media landscape. The Paley Center for Media is a leading, nonprofit 501(c)(3) cultural institution whose mission is to preserve media history  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 16 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-San Francisco District issued the following news story: By Patrice Creel, ERDC Office of Research and Technology Transfer VICKSBURG, Miss. - Spencer Harper, a coastal engineer with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) San Francisco District, reached the halfway mark in his research project with the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center's (ERDC) six-month detail program known as ERDC University, or ERDC-U.   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- Vice President Kamala Harris issued the following remarks on Sept. 12, 2024, at a campaign event at Greensboro Coliseum: * * * THE VICE PRESIDENT: Good evening, North Carolina! (Applause.) Good evening, Greensboro! (Applause.) Good evening. (Applause.) Yeah, we're doing this. Yes, we're doing this. (Applause.) We are doing this. (Applause.) Good evening. Oh, it's good to be back in Greensboro. Can we hear it for Jazmin, please? (Applause.) I'll tell you, when I hear o  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- Vice President Kamala Harris issued the following statement on Sept. 13, 2024, on the 30th anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act: * * * Thirty years ago today, the Violence Against Women Act was signed, becoming the first comprehensive federal law to focus on preventing and addressing violence against women and to provide justice and support for survivors. Written and championed by President Biden when he served in the Senate, this landmark legislation has trans  more