WASHINGTON, April 28 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R44770) on April 27, 2021, entitled "History, Evolution and Practices of the President's State of the Union Address: Frequently Asked Questions" by senior research librarian Maria Kreiser and Congress and the legislative process Michael Greene: Summary The State of the Union address is a communication from the President to Congress in which the chief executive reports on the current condition of the Uni more PR

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- The Peace Corps issued the following news release on April 26, 2021: Nominations for the Peace Corps' Lillian Carter Award will open and be accepted until Sunday, May 23, 2021. This biennial award honors outstanding individuals who served in the Peace Corps at age 50 or older. The Lillian Carter Award was established in 1986 in honor of President Jimmy Carter's mother, Lillian Carter, who, at age 68, served as a Peace Corps health volunteer in India. Lillian Carter's co more PR

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- The Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee issued the following testimony by Ex-Acting Comptroller of the Currency Brian Brooks as part of a remote hearing entitled "The Reemergence of Rent-a-Bank?" on April 28, 2021: * * * Thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today to discuss the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency's (OCC's) True Lender Rule and its importance for access to credit, bank balance sheet management, and the safety and sound more PR

MERCED, California, April 28 (TNSAwa) -- The University of California Merced issued the following news: While this year's ceremony looked quite different from years past due to the coronavirus pandemic, the presentation of the Alice and Clifford Spendlove Prize in Social Justice, Diplomacy and Tolerance remained an important celebration. Alicia Garza, author, civil rights activist and co-founder of #BlackLivesMatter and the Black Lives Matter Global Network, became the 13th recipient of the pr more PR

DAHLONEGA, Georgia, April 29 (TNSGra) -- The University of North Georgia issued the following news release: What started as a garden to provide fresh produce for the University of North Georgia (UNG) Food Pantry on the Oconee Campus continues to add new features, even as it retains its original mission, as the Adcox-Brantley Pollinator Research Garden. The space now serves as a pollinator garden and outdoor lab with Susan Brantley, senior lecturer of biology, and Dr. Gary Adcox, director of ca more PR