NORTHRIDGE, California, Jan. 28 -- California State University's Northridge Campus issued the following news release: As the distance grows from the end of Donald Trump's tenure as president of the United States, novelists and screenwriters will grapple with how to tell the story of that period of time in America. It was a marked by civil unrest and growing racial strife; a pandemic that killed more than 400,000 Americans in less than a year; record unemployment; an attempt by insurgents to st more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 -- The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law issued the following statement on Jan. 26: * * * The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law formally endorsed H.R.1, the 'For the People Act,' today, citing numerous provisions in the bill that expand voting rights and provide protection to communities historically targeted by voter suppression. The following is a statement from Damon Hewitt, executive Vice President of the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., has introduced legislation (S. 101) to "establish the Environmental Justice Mapping Committee." The bill was introduced on Jan. 28 and was co-sponsored by Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill. It was referred to the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. For more information, Sen. Edward J. Markey, 255 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510; 202/224-2742; or in state at 975 President John F. Kennedy Federal Bldg., 222 Milliken more ST

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., has introduced legislation (S. 82) to "require a joint task force on air travel during and after the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency." The bill was introduced on Jan. 28 and was co-sponsored by Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., and Roger Wicker, R-Miss. It was referred to the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee. For more information, Sen. Edward J. Markey, 255 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510; 202/22 more ST