WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 [Category: Sociological] -- AARP (formerly American Association of Retired Persons) issued the following news release: * * * AARP's Annual Movies for Grownups(r) Awards to Take Place February 8 in Beverly Hills WASHINGTON --AARP today announced that the new date for the annual Movies for Grownups(r) Awards is confirmed for Saturday, February 8, 2025 in Beverly Hills, California. The event had been originally scheduled on January 11, 2025, but was postponed due to the devas  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 21 [Category: Insurance] -- The American Property Casualty Insurance Association issued the following news release: * * * APCIA President and CEO Statement on California FAIR Plan WASHINGTON, DC--The American Property Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA) Issued the following statement from David A. Sampson, APCIA president and CEO regarding the California FAIR Plan. Sampson was a member of the federal Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission and served in t  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 [Category: Science] -- The Food and Water Watch issued the following news release: * * * Brooke Rollins Embraces Big Ag Priorities At Senate Hearing Support for EATS Act signals pro-corporate agenda for USDA Washington, D.C. -- At Department of Agriculture Secretary nominee Brooke Rollins' Senate Confirmation hearing today, the prospective Donald Trump-appointee embraced several Big Ag legislative and regulatory priorities that would bolster corporate factory farms to th  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 [Category: Financial Services] -- The Independent Community Bankers of America issued the following news release: * * * Controversial Credit Union Leverages Tax Exemption to Acquire Community Bank, Fueling Need for Policy Action Washington, D.C. (Jan. 22, 2025) -- Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey today issued the following statement after the latest announced acquisition of a tax-paying community bank by a tax-exempt cr  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 [Category: Financial Services] -- The Independent Community Bankers of America issued the following news release: * * * Controversial Credit Union Leverages Tax Exemption to Acquire Community Bank, Fueling Need for Policy Action Washington, D.C. (Jan. 22, 2025) -- Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) President and CEO Rebeca Romero Rainey today issued the following statement after the latest announced acquisition of a tax-paying community bank by a tax-exempt cr  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 [Category: Environment] -- The Defenders of Wildlife issued the following news release: * * * Defenders of Wildlife Slams Expected Bay-Delta Executive Order Defenders of Wildlife Ashley Overhouse, Water Policy Advisor, today issued the following statement in response to President Trump's planned tour of the fire ravaged areas in Los Angeles today and expected Executive Order that could impact Bay-Delta water operations: "Conflating the health of the Bay-Delta in northern  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Jan. 26 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice issued the following news release: * * * Earthjustice Responds to Trump Executive Order Attacking Endangered Species in California Under the Guise of Wildfire Relief San Francisco, CA -- President Trump issued an executive order directing his administration to take several actions that would imperil endangered species in California to benefit the state's highest water users. This included invoking a provision under t  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 [Category: ThinkTank] -- Common Cause issued the following news release: * * * Elon Musk, X Sue to Halt CA's New Flagship Anti-Disinformation Law Sacramento -- Elon Musk and his company, X, have filed a lawsuit to halt the implementation of one of California's flagship anti-disinformation laws. The company is challenging the constitutionality of AB 2655, which makes social media companies responsible for the election-related disinformation that proliferates on their platfo  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: * * * Environmental Organizations Act to Protect California Waiver for Clean Trucks WASHINGTON, D.C. - On Friday, several of the nation's leading environmental organizations, including the Sierra Club, moved to intervene to defend California's low-nitrogen oxide (NOx) Heavy-Duty Omnibus (HDO) waiver. The low-NOx HDO program requires new combustion engine trucks and buses to progressively reduce  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Jan. 27 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice issued the following news release: * * * Governor Green Faces Lawsuit Challenging Water Commission Appointment Honolulu, Hawai`i -- Today, a coalition of citizens from across the Hawaiian Islands filed a lawsuit in state environmental court against the Green administration for its unlawful nomination process for the loea (cultural expert) seat on the Commission on Water Resource Management. The suit, brought by the e  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 [Category: Financial Services] -- The Mortgage Bankers Association posted the following news release: * * * MBA Opens Doors Launches Disaster Relief Program for Children's Hospital Los Angeles Contact Brittney Prophete (202) 557-2799 Share to WASHINGTON, D.C. (January 23, 2025) - The MBA Opens Doors Foundation (Opens Doors) today launched the MBA Opens Doors Disaster Relief Program, which will provide an additional $100,000 to Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA)  more

SANTA MONICA, California, Jan. 28 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following commentary on Jan. 27, 2025: * * * Evidence-Based Solutions to Protect Against Mass Attacks By Richard H. Donohue and John S. Hollywood Mass attacks like the New Year's Day incident in New Orleans stir public emotion and have tragic consequences. While the investigations into this case will take time, we know from our work that there are things law enforcement and the public can do to mitigate and perhaps stop mass casua  more

SANTA MONICA, California, Jan. 28 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following commentary on Jan. 27, 2025: * * * The Public's Call for Health: Heeding the Signals and Embracing Opportunities By Linnea Warren May, Anita Chandra, Tim McDonald and Christopher D. Nelson It's January, a time when people inevitably resolve to live healthier lives, replacing bad habits with good ones like improved diet and increased exercise. But what outdated habits could America seek to change in the interest of solvin  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 (TNSres) -- Resources for the Future issued the following issue brief (No. 25-03) on January 27, 2025 by Dallas Burtraw and Nicholas Roy entitled "Harnessing Carbon Value to Lower Costs in California." This report, titled "Digging Deep: Critical Mineral Supply Chains, Electric Vehicles, and the Role of Technological Innovation," finds that innovation can help address concerns about the availability and affordability of critical minerals needed for EV batteries and motors. T  more

MENLO PARK, California, Jan. 28 (TNSres) -- SRI International issued the following news: Our first PARC Forum of 2025 asked: What emerging technologies are poised to fundamentally transform the way we work, play, and live? SRI's PARC Forum brings together some of the world's leading thinkers for conversations at the intersection of technology, business, and society. Our FutureFest 2025 conversation focused on the future of "moonshots" -- the audacious, complicated, expensive, and deeply impac  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 [Category: Science] -- The Food and Water Watch issued the following news release: * * * Trump to Visit Los Angeles Amid Ongoing, Devastating Wildfires Tomorrow, President Trump is expected to visit the areas ravaged by the ongoing wildfires plaguing Los Angeles. Food & Water Watch California Director Nicole Ghio released the following statement: RELATED CONTENT * Brooke Rollins Embraces Big Ag Priorities At Senate Hearing * Worsening Bird Flu Outbreak Highlight  more