ELON, North Carolina, March 1 -- Elon University issued the following news release: * * * - In a visit to Greensboro to conclude Elon Law's 2018-19 Distinguished Leadership Lecture Series, former U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch reminded her audience that "government is more than who the president is." * * * From modest beginnings in Greensboro to serving her nation as U.S. Attorney General, throughout life, Loretta Lynch has witnessed the ebb and flow of political and social equality for more PR

BROOKLYN, New York, Feb. 28 -- Brooklyn Public Library issued the following news release: * * * - Week-long Festival Showcases the Private Lives and Artistic Process of the World's Best Writers and Literary Figures Featuring Director Talkbacks and Panel Discussions * * * Brooklyn Public Library (BPL), one of the largest and most diverse libraries in the nation, today unveiled the line-up for the second annual LitFilm: A BPL Film Festival About Writers. The library's week-long festival showc more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Rep. John Garamendi, D-California, issued the following news release: Today, Congressman John Garamendi (D-Davis, Fairfield, Yuba City) announced the House passage of the Sacramento-San Joaquin National Heritage Area Act. The legislation passed by a vote of 363 to 62. The bill provides $10 million for community-based efforts to conserve the Delta's cultural heritage, historical landmarks, and natural beauty. Congressman Garamendi, the former Deputy Secretary of the U.S.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today reiterated during a U.S. Senate hearing the need to restore the original intent of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which is to be a second chance and not a way of life. Secretary Perdue's comments come on the heels of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) publishing in the Federal Register a proposed rule to move more able-bodied more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- Rep. Markwayne Mullin, R-Oklahoma, issued the following statement after the House voted on a resolution (H.J. Res. 46) terminating the national emergency declared by President Trump: "Presidents of the United States have the lawful right to declare a national emergency in times of great crisis. Ninety percent of all heroin in the United States comes through our porous southern border. "Over 70,000 Americans died from drug overdoses in 2017. There were 1.7 million pounds  more PR

LJUBLJANA, Slovenia, Feb. 25 -- The U.S. Embassy in Slovenia issued the following news release: Biodiversity and how America uses its land were the topic that Public Affairs Officer J.B. Leedy discussed with the college students at the Bio-technical Educational Center in Ljubljana. The students of Ljubljana middle school OS Hinka Smrekarja had a relaxed discussion with Deputy Public Affairs Officer Brian Street, asking him questions about U.S. states, whether American students learn foreign la more PR