WASHINGTON, May 15 -- The Center for American Progress issued the following statement on May 14, 2021: * * * The Biden administration announced that CAP President and CEO Neera Tanden has been appointed as senior adviser to President Joe Biden. John Podesta, founder and director of CAP, released the following statement: Neera's intellect, tenacity, and political savvy will be an asset to the Biden administration as she assumes a new role as senior adviser to the president. While we will be so more PR

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency issued the following news release on May 14, 2021: The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Army Chaplain (Capt.) Emil J. Kapaun, of Pilsen, Kansas, who died as a prisoner of war during the Korean War, was accounted for March 2, 2021. After serving in World War II, Kapaun returned to active duty in the U.S. Army and served in the Korean War with the 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalr more PR

SEATTLE, Washington, May 11 (TNSPer) -- The University of Washington issued the following news release on May 10, 2021: Sally Jewell, U.S. Secretary of the Interior under President Barack Obama and former CEO of REI, has been appointed as the Edward V. Fritzky Endowed Chair in Leadership at the UW Foster School of Business for the 2021-2022 school year. Established in 2002, this prestigious faculty position is designed to bring distinguished leaders to campus to share their expertise with facul more PR

JUNO BEACH, Florida, May 14 -- Florida Power and Light, a subsidiary of NextEra Energy, issued the following news release on May 13, 2021: Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) today announced the new FPL Rodeo Solar Energy Center has begun serving customers, marking the completion of FPL's fifth solar energy center in DeSoto County and making DeSoto the county with the most FPL solar energy centers in Florida. The 74.5-megawatt (MW) FPL Rodeo Solar Energy Center comprises approximately 300,000  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 13 (TNSPer) -- The Center for American Progress issued the following news release on May 12, 2021: The Center for American Progress announced today that Frances Colon, Kelly Kryc, and Michael Williams will be joining the organization's Energy and Environment team later this month. Colon will be the team's senior director for international climate. At CAP, she will help develop strategies to strengthen U.S. partnerships with the international community to address climate change. more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 13 -- The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum issued the following news release on May 12, 2021: The John F. Kennedy Library Foundation announced that Anna Dougherty, a sophomore at Paul VI High School in Haddonfield, New Jersey, has won the national John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Essay Contest for High School Students. The winning essay describes the political courage of Dana Redd, the first black woman to serve as mayor of Camden, New Jersey. Mayor more PR

LANSING, Michigan, May 4 -- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: The John F. Kennedy Library Foundation today announced that Governor Whitmer is one of seven recipients for the special Profile in Courage Award. Governor Whitmer is recognized for her service during the COVID-19 pandemic. Ambassador Caroline Kennedy and her son, Jack Schlossberg, will present the awards for COVID Courage as part of a virtual ceremony that will air for the public on May 26, 2021 at more PR

WASHINGTON, May 12 (TNSPer) -- The National Venture Capital Association issued the following news release: The National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) has named communications veteran and former White House TV correspondent Sabrina Fang, Vice President of Communications and Marketing. "Sabrina brings diverse communications knowledge and expertise to help strengthen the voice of the U.S. venture capital and startup community at a critical time in our nation," said NVCA President and CEO Bob more PR

NEW YORK, May 14 (TNSAwa) -- The National Basketball Association issued the following news release on May 13, 2021: The NBA today announced the creation of the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Social Justice Champion award, a new annual honor that will recognize a current NBA player for pursuing social justice and upholding the league's decades-long values of equality, respect and inclusion. The award is named after six-time NBA champion and Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. T more PR

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Mike Quigley, D-Illinois, issued the following news release on May 11, 2021: U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), co-founder and co-chair of the Congressional Transparency Caucus, introduced the Access to White House Visitor Logs Act, to require every administration to publicly release visitor logs from the White House or any location where presidents regularly conduct official business. "This week, the White House reinstated the policy of publicly disclosing t more PR