WASHINGTON, April 2 (TNSPer) -- The Amalgamated Transit Union issued the following news release: International Vice President Paul Bowen has announced his retirement, effective April 1, after 43 years as a dedicated and committed member of the ATU. "From his leadership as President of Local 26-Detroit, MI, to serving on the Detroit Regional Transit Authority where he was appointed by the Detroit City Council, to getting members back to work and negotiating countless contracts, Paul has 43 year more PR

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, March 31 (TNSPer)-- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota, Andrew M. Luger, issued the following news release : Andrew M. Luger has taken the oath of office to become the United States Attorney for the District of Minnesota. U.S. Attorney Luger was nominated by President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. on November 12, 2021, and confirmed by the U.S. Senate on March 23, 2022. He took the oath of office from Chief U.S. District Judge John R. Tunheim this afternoon. He succe more PR

WATERVILLE, Maine, March 31 (TNSconf) -- Colby College issued the following news release: At its 201st Commencement on May 22, 2022, Colby College will confer honorary doctoral degrees to seven individuals who have made important and meaningful contributions through their professional pursuits, commitment to community, and generosity of spirit. The honorands will join the Class of 2022, faculty members, and guests to celebrate the academic achievements of Colby's graduating seniors. This year's more PR

WASHINGTON, March 30 (TNStalk) -- EMILY's List issued the following statement: * * * EMILY's List, the nation's largest resource for women in politics, endorsed Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis for reelection in California. Laphonza Butler, president of EMILY's List, released the following statement. "EMILY's List is proud to endorse Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis for reelection in California. Since 2019, Lt. Gov. Kounalakis has led with integrity and fought for equality throughout her state. After becom more PR

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Labor-Management Standards has asked the Office of Management and Budget to approve an extension of information collection entitled "Notice of Employee Rights Under National Labor Relations Act Complaint Process." A March 30, 2022, notice published in the Federal Register by Karen Torre, chief of the Division of Interpretations and Regulations, opens a 60-day public comment period. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: President Barack Oba more ST

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, April 1 (TNSconf) -- Harvard Law School issued the following news on March 31, 2022: The Hon. Loretta Lynch '84, who was Attorney General of the United States from 2015 to 2017, will be this year's speaker for the Class Day ceremonies at Harvard Law School, the Dean of Students and class of 2022 class marshals announced today. Class Day will take place on the Harvard Law School campus on Wednesday, May 25. Lynch has had a distinguished career in both private practice  more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Illinois, March 30 (TNSconf) -- Governors State University issued the following news release: African American computer scientist, researcher, inventor, and educator, Dr. Juan Gilbert has created a model to break racial and gender barriers and change lives at the University of Florida (UF), where Gilbert leads a strategic model that has generated the most Black Ph.D.'s in computer science in the nation and an impressive number of Black computer science faculty. His strategies  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- The White House issued the following news release: President Biden announces his intent to appoint qualified and diverse leaders to the President's Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). The President's Board will advance the goal of the HBCU Initiative, established by the Carter Administration, to increase the capacity of HBCUs to provide the highest-quality education to its students and continue serving as engines of opportunity. In  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, issued the following weekly column: Barely beginning his second year, President Joe Biden is already in the running for the most damaging administration to U.S. interests in quite some time. Under his watch, the terrorist-led Taliban has regained power in Afghanistan and Vladimir Putin has directed an unprovoked invasion against Russia's innocent neighbor in the most unjustified, brazen and destabilizing act of European aggression since World W more PR

LOGAN, Utah, March 29 -- Utah State University issued the following news: Thomas J. Vilsack, the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, will serve as USU's commencement speaker for its 135th Logan campus commencement ceremony this spring, which will be conducted in person at the Dee Glenn Smith Spectrum for the first time in two years. Vilsack, philanthropist Lisa Eccles, and former Utah legislator Lyle W. Hillyard will receive honorary doctorate degrees during the ceremony on Thursday, May 5. "We ar more PR

WASHINGTON, March 31 (TNSPol) -- VoteVets issued the following news release on March 30, 2022: The largest progressive group of veterans in the country, representing over 1.5 million veterans, military families, and their supporters is today announcing its final 2022 election endorsements for the first quarter of the year. VoteVets is endorsing: Admiral (Ret.) Mike Franken (Senate - Iowa), Luke Mixon (Senate - Louisiana), Anthony Brown (Attorney General - Maryland), Nathan Click (NC-13), Chris more PR