WASHINGTON, March 1 (TNSPol) (TNSRes) -- Citizens Against Government Waste issued the following statement on Feb. 28, 2022: * * * Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) released a new issue brief, "Federalism and Federal Grants," co-authored by CAGW President Tom Schatz and State Government Affairs Associate Ryan Lanier, which details how the federal grantmaking process has changed the balance of power between Washington and the states. The record amount of money provided by Congress to the  more PR

AKRON, Ohio, March 2 (TNSOps) -- Community Legal Aid Services issued the following commentary: By Steven McGarrity Executive Director Last night, Americans across the country who tuned into the State of the Union Address before Congress may have walked away with varying impressions of the President's remarks. But one theme that rang loudly for all of us to hear was that for far too long, too many Americans have lived in abject poverty. It was 58 years ago this month that then-President Lyndo more PR

WASHINGTON, March 1 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following feature: By Katie Lange Army Sgt. 1st Class Matthew Leonard had completed nearly 20 years of service when he died in a firefight in the jungle of Vietnam. He sacrificed his life to save his platoon, and for that he earned the Medal of Honor. Leonard was born Nov. 26, 1929, in Eutaw, Alabama. Not a lot has been published about his family or childhood, but Leonard was a Boy Scout who went to the segregated Ullman High Sc more PR

LAWRENCE, Massachusetts, March 3 -- MassDevelopment issued the following news release: MassDevelopment has issued a $7.1 million tax-exempt bond on behalf of Greater Lawrence Community Action Council, Inc. (GLCAC), which will use proceeds to demolish its outdated existing child care center at 585 Andover St. in Lawrence and build a new two-story, 28,790-square-foot child care center in its place. The organization will construct the new child care center in the existing parking lot of the curren more PR

JACKSON, Mississippi, March 2 (TNSOps) -- Jackson State University issued the following news on March 1, 2022: Jackson State University relaunched the Institute for Social Justice and Race Relations on Thursday, Feb. 24, in the College of Liberal Arts. The relaunch signals a new milestone in the university's history. The original institute opened in 2013, but a lack of funding halted programming four years later. "The overall goal is to create a social science laboratory and a digital platform more PR