FAIRFIELD, Connecticut, Feb. 25 (TNSPer) -- Save the Children, an organization that says it is giving children a healthy start in life, opportunity to learn and protection from harm, issued the following news release on Feb. 24, 2022: Save the Children, the leading independent child rights organization, announced today the election of five new members to its Board of Trustees. "We are pleased to welcome such a renowned group of individuals to what is already a fantastic board," said Janti Soer more PR

NEW YORK, Feb. 26 (TNSPol) -- The Columbia Law School issued the following Q&A on Feb. 25, 2022, by Kerrel Murray, associate professor of law: * * * President Biden's pick for the Supreme Court has experience in the knottiest areas of law and a strong work ethic, a former law clerk says. On February 25, President Joseph R. Biden Jr. announced the nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, to serve as associate justice on the  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 (TNSRep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R44770) on Feb. 22, 2022, entitled "History, Evolution, and Practices of the President's State of the Union Address: Frequently Asked Questions" by Maria Kreiser, senior research librarian and Michael Greene, Congress and legislative process analyst: * * * Summary The State of the Union address is a communication from the President to Congress in which the chief executive reports on the current more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Friends of the Mariana Trench, Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands, has issued a public comment on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration notice entitled "Marianas 5 Year Review". The comment was written and posted on Feb. 22, 2022: * * * To: Kristina Kekuewa, Pacific Islands Regional Director, NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, 1845 Wasp Blvd., Honolulu, Hawaii 96818 RE: Marianas 5 Year Review Dear Regional Director Kekuewa, The Friends of the Monu more ST

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- The House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection and Innovation issued the following testimony by Ezra Rosenberg, co-director of the Voting Rights Project of the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, involving a virtual hearing on Jan. 20, 2022, entitled "Securing Democracy: Protecting Against Threats to Election Infrastructure and Voter Confidence": * * * My name is Ezra Rosenberg and I am the Co-Director of the Voting Rights more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Rep. Frederica Wilson, D-Florida, issued the following news release: Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson (FL-24), Congressman Charlie Crist (FL-13), and Congresswoman Lois Frankel (FL-21) sent a letter to Florida Governor Ron DeSantis urging his Administration to rescind its September 28 Executive Order and December 10 emergency rule ending the care of children in licensed facilities. The September 28 EO and December 10 rule block facilities that care for unaccompanied chi more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Rep. Charlie Crist, D-Florida, issued the following news release: Congressman Charlie Crist (FL-13), Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson (FL-24), and Congresswoman Lois Frankel (FL-21) sent a letter to Florida Governor Ron DeSantis urging his Administration to rescind its September 28 Executive Order and December 10 emergency rule ending the care of children in licensed facilities. Joining Crist, Wilson, and Frankel in sending the letter to Governor DeSantis are Florida Rep more PR

DALLAS, Texas, Feb. 25 (TNSPol) -- The George W. Bush Presidential Center issued the following statement: * * * "Russia's attack on Ukraine constitutes the gravest security crisis on the European continent since World War II. "I join the international community in condemning Vladimir Putin's unprovoked and unjustified invasion of Ukraine. "The American government and people must stand in solidarity with Ukraine and the Ukrainian people as they seek freedom and the right to choose their own f more PR

PLATTEVILLE, Wisconsin, Feb. 22 (TNSOps) -- The University of Wisconsin-Platteville issued the following news release: Former Wisconsin Governor and current President of the University of Wisconsin System Tommy G. Thompson will deliver the principal speaker address at the 208th University of Wisconsin-Platteville spring commencement. The celebration will take place in the Ralph E. Davis Pioneer Stadium on Saturday, May 14. The two ceremonies will include the graduating class of 2022 and the gra more PR