OCEANSIDE, California, Oct. 2 -- The campaign of Mike Levin, a Democrat running for election in California's 49th Congressional District, issued the following campaign news release: California 49th Democratic Congressional candidate Mike Levin has raised more than $2.2 million in the three months between 7/1/18 and 9/30/18. This extraordinary fundraising quarter was supported by tens of thousands of grassroots contributions. Levin enters the final month of the campaign with over $1.4 million ca more PR

DETROIT, Michigan, Oct. 1 -- Ex-State Sen. Gretchen Whitmer, a Democrat running for Michigan Governor, issued the following campaign news release: Today former President Barack Obama endorsed Gretchen Whitmer for Governor of Michigan. "I'm proud to endorse Gretchen Whitmer because Michigan's middle-class families need a governor who knows how to get things done," said former President Barack Obama. "Gretchen has spent her whole life getting real results for hardworking Michiganders, whether it more PR

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Oct. 2 -- Trinity University issued the following news release: Trinity University's 2018 DeCoursey Lecture will feature Bonnie Bassler, who will be speaking on "Tiny Conspiracies: Cell-to-Cell Communication in Bacteria." The lecture, which is free and open to the public, will be held on Monday, Oct. 9, at 7:30 p.m., at Trinity's Laurie Auditorium. Bassler's talk focuses on her work studying quorum sensing in bacteria. Bacteria are tiny ancient organisms. Harmful bacteria h more PR

SEATTLE, Washington, Oct. 2 -- The University of Washington issued the following news release: Sally Jewell has walked the halls of the White House and cared for a fifth of all U.S. land. She has practiced diplomacy at boardroom tables and leadership at one of the nation's most successful outdoor retail companies. She has climbed Mount Rainier seven times. Now, Jewell brings a lifetime of experience in business, nonprofits, government and the outdoors to the University of Washington, where one more PR

DETROIT, Michigan, Oct. 1 -- Ex-State Sen. Gretchen Whitmer, a Democrat running for Michigan Governor, issued the following campaign news release: Today former President Barack Obama endorsed Gretchen Whitmer for Governor of Michigan. "I'm proud to endorse Gretchen Whitmer because Michigan's middle-class families need a governor who knows how to get things done," said former President Barack Obama. "Gretchen has spent her whole life getting real results for hardworking Michiganders, whether it more PR

BLOOMINGTON, Indiana, Oct. 3 -- Indiana University issued the following news release: Indiana University President Michael A. McRobbie has announced that, with the approval of the IU Board of Trustees, the School of Global and International Studies will be named in honor of former U.S. Rep. Lee H. Hamilton and former U.S. Sen. Richard G. Lugar -- two immensely accomplished Indiana statesmen and two of the nation's most distinguished and influential voices in foreign policy. Proud Hoosiers comm more PR

NOVELTY, Ohio, Oct. 2 -- The campaign of Betsy Rader, a Democrat running for election in Ohio's 14th Congressional District, issued the following campaign news release: On Monday, President Obama released a set of endorsements that included Betsy Rader, the Democratic nominee for Congress in Ohio's 14th District. In announcing his endorsements, President Obama said that his endorsees are "Americans who aren't just running against something, but for something." Betsy Rader worked in the Innovat more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Oct. 1 -- Ned Lamont, a Democrat running for Connecticut Governor, issued the following campaign news release: Today, U.S. President Barack Obama endorsed Ned Lamont for Governor of Connecticut, citing Lamont's commitment to having the courage to stand up for what's right, protect working families, improve Connecticut's business climate, and create good-paying jobs. "When Ned Lamont stood up to his own party and opposed the war in Iraq more than a decade ago, he showed  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, a senior member of the House Judiciary and Homeland Security committees, ranking member of the Judiciary subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security and Investigations and a senior member of the House Budget committee, issued the following statement on the supplemental background investigation being conducted by the FBI into credible allegation of sexual assault against Judge Brett Kavanaugh: "It is imperative that any vote on whet more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 -- Rep. Raul M. Grijalva, D-Arizona, ranking Democratic member of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release: Ranking Member Raul M. Grijalva (D-Ariz) and Reps. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) and Michele Lujan Grisham (D-N.M.) led a pair of letters to Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke today, each signed by 61 of their House Democratic colleagues, urging him to halt work on any environmental impact statement (EIS) or monument management plan being prepared f more PR

BOISE, Idaho, Oct. 5 -- Boise State University issued the following news release: Boise State University has been named one of the most innovative national universities in the country by U.S. News and World Report. Boise State joins fellow western universities including Stanford, Cal Tech, University of Washington and UCLA on this year's list. It is Boise State's first time on the Most Innovative list, and just the second year Boise State has been categorized as a "National University," which  more PR

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, Oct. 2 -- The University of Virginia issued the following news release: The videotaped oral histories of African-American luminaries in a range of professions, including the late Julian Bond, Harry Belafonte, Rita Dove, Marion Wright Edelman, John Lewis, George Keith Martin, Ralph Sampson, former President Barack Obama and almost 1,800 more voices, can be heard through "The HistoryMakers," the nation's largest such archive. The University of Virginia Library recently more PR