TEMPE, Arizona, Sept. 4 (TNSPer) -- Arizona State University issued the following news: Derrick Beetso, a 2010 alumnus of the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at Arizona State University, has been named to take the helm of the college's Indian gaming and tribal self-governance programs. Beetso, a citizen of the Navajo Nation, earned his JD and certificate in Indian law as part of ASU Law's nationally recognized Indian Legal Program. As director of the Indian gaming and tribal self-governance more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- Matt Ginsburg, associate general counsel at the AFL-CIO, and Alex van Schaick, counsel at Communications Workers of America, have issued a joint public comment on the Wage and Hour Division proposed rule entitled "Increasing the Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors". The comment was written on Aug. 27, 2021, and posted on Aug. 28, 2021: * * * The AFL-CIO and CWA ("the Unions") submit these comments in response to the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking by the U.S. Department o more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- John A. Costa, international president of the Amalgamated Transit Union, Silver Spring, Maryland, has issued a public comment on the Wage and Hour Division proposed rule entitled "Increasing the Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors". The comment was written and posted on Aug. 27, 2021: * * * The Amalgamated Transit Union, AFL-CIO/CLC (ATU) appreciates the opportunity to submit comments on the proposed rulemaking to increase the minimum wage for federal contract workers t more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- Karla Walter, senior director for American Worker Project at Center for American Progress, has issued a public comment on the Wage and Hour Division proposed rule entitled "Increasing the Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors". The comment was written on Aug. 26, 2021, and posted on Aug. 27, 2021: * * * Thank you for the opportunity to submit comments on the proposed rulemaking to increase the minimum wage for federal contract workers to $15 per hour in 2022 and index it  more ST

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 (TNSRep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R41074) on Sept. 1, 2021, entitled "Architect of the Capitol: Evolution and Implementation of the Appointment Procedure" by Congress specialist Ida A. Brudnick: * * * SUMMARY According to its website, the Architect of the Capitol (AOC) is responsible "for the operations and care of more than 18.4 million square feet of facilities, 570 acres of grounds and thousands of works of art." Pursuant t more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 (TNSRep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R41330) on Aug. 27, 2021, entitled "National Monuments and the Antiquities Act" by natural resources policy specialist Carol Hardy Vincent: * * * Summary The Antiquities Act of 1906 (54 U.S.C. Sec.Sec.320301-320303) authorizes the President to proclaim national monuments on federal lands that contain historic landmarks, historic and prehistoric structures, or other objects of historic or scient more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 2 (TNSOps) -- The American College of Surgeons issued the following news release on Sept. 1, 2021: Today the American College of Surgeons (ACS) announced the recipient of its Lifetime Achievement Award: L.D. Britt, MD, MPH, DSc (Hon), FACS, FCCM, MAMSE, FRCSEng(Hon), FRCSEd(Hon), FWACS(Hon), FRCSI(Hon), FCS(SA)(Hon), FRCSGlasg(Hon). Dr. Britt will receive the Award Sunday evening, October 24, during the virtual Convocation ceremony that highlights the ACS Annual Clinic more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 -- Sari Bilick, senior public health organizer at Human Impact Partners, Oakland, California, has issued a public comment on the Wage and Hour Division proposed rule entitled "Increasing the Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors". The comment was written and posted on Aug. 27, 2021: * * * Thank you for the opportunity to submit comments on the proposed rulemaking to increase the minimum wage for federal contract workers to $15 per hour in 2022 and index it to inflation. Huma more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 -- James P. Hoffa, general president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, has issued a public comment on the Wage and Hour Division proposed rule entitled "Increasing the Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors". The comment was written and posted on Aug. 27, 2021: * * * The International Brotherhood of Teamsters (the "Teamsters Union") submits these comments in response to the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking by the U.S. Department of Labor's ("DOL") Wage and Hour Divi more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- Marc H. Morial, president and CEO of National Urban League, New York, has issued a public comment on the Wage and Hour Division proposed rule entitled "Increasing the Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors". The comment was written and posted on Aug. 27, 2021: * * * On behalf of the National Urban League and our 91 affiliates in 36 states and the District of Columbia, I write today in support of the proposed rulemaking to increase the minimum wage for federal contract work more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 -- The National Women's Law Center has issued a public comment on the Wage and Hour Division proposed rule entitled "Increasing the Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors". The comment was written and posted on Aug. 27, 2021: The comment was co-signed by Emily Martin, vice president for education and workplace justice; Julie Vogtman, director of job quality and senior counsel; and Diana Ramirez, senior manager of policy and coalitions, workplace justice. * * * The National W more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- Benjamin S. Beach, legal director at PowerSwitch Action, Oakland, California, has issued a public comment on the Wage and Hour Division proposed rule entitled "Increasing the Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors". The comment was written and posted on Aug. 27, 2021: * * * Thank you for the opportunity to submit comments on the proposed rulemaking to increase the minimum wage for federal contract workers to $15 per hour in 2022 and index it to inflation. PowerSwitch Actio more ST

SANTA MONICA, California, Sept. 3 (TNSRes) -- Rand issued the following commentary: * * * By Sale Lilly Senior Policy Analyst, Professor in the Pardee RAND Graduate School The name jumped off the page at me: Bill Mathers, of the RAND Corporation. It wasn't some research report I was reading, not a policy paper or news commentary. This was Chinese science fiction, an epic novel about distant galaxies and alien intrigues. And yet, here was Bill Mathers, of the RAND Corporation. The author, a  more PR

FLINT, Michigan, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Daniel Kildee, D-Michigan, issued the following news release: Congressman Kildee (MI-05), Chief Deputy Whip of the House Democratic Caucus, announced today that the city of Flint will receive $2,283,960 in federal funding to protect children and families from exposure to lead-based paint. The grant, awarded through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), will fund a comprehensive program to identify and remove lead-based paint hazards in home more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-California, issued the following statement, which was published in the Congressional Record on Aug. 31, 2021, entitled "Remembering William J. 'Bill' Boarman, 26th Public Printer of the U.S.": I rise today to pay tribute to a great friend of the U.S. Government Publishing Office and of the U.S. Congress itself, former Public Printer William J. "Bill" Boarman, who passed away on August 22, 2021. Appointed by President Barack Obama, Bill served as the 2 more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- Nicole G. Berner, general counsel, and John M. D'Elia, assistant general counsel, at the Service Employees International Union, have issued a public comment on the Wage and Hour Division proposed rule entitled "Increasing the Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors". The comment was written and posted on Aug. 27, 2021: * * * The Service Employees International Union ("SEIU") submits these comments in response to the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking by the U.S. Department of La more ST

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Aug. 31 -- The University of St. Thomas issued the following news: Although the words "Work in Progress" are in the title of a new podcast produced by the Melrose and The Toro Company Center for Principled Leadership, its host landed a guest worthy of an established podcast following: Pulitzer Prize-winning author Ayad Akhtar. The new University of St. Thomas podcast has episodes discussing capitalism with Akhtar, social networking, as well as upcoming conversations with s more PR