ELGIN, Illinois, March 14 -- Judson University issued the following school news release: * * * - Bestselling author and nationally syndicated radio host Eric Metaxas to lead interview * * * Judson University announced today that author, diplomat and former U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy will keynote the eighth World Leaders Forum on October 8, 2019, in Schaumburg. In addition to serving as the first female ambassador to Japan, Kennedy is the eldest child of President John F. Kenne more PR

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee issued the following statement by Chairman Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, at a hearing entitled "New Space Race: Ensuring U.S. Global Leadership on the Final Frontier": "This morning we will deal with the new space race. In his famous 1962 speech announcing that the United States would land on the Moon by decade's end, President John F. Kennedy said, "no nation which expects to be the leader of other nations can exp more PR

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law issued the following news release: The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and pro bono counsel Fish & Richardson P.C. and Robinson Bradshaw filed an amicus curiae or "friend of the court" on Friday with the United States Supreme Court in support of the Plaintiffs' position that partisan gerrymandering claims are subject to judicial review in two lawsuits concerning Maryland's (Lamone v. Benisek) and North Carol more PR

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law issued the following news release: A new report from the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, released today, alleges that the practice of incarcerating people who owe fees and fines as a method of "forcing" payment and thereby generating revenue for municipal budgets, has criminalized poverty, expanded mass incarceration, and increased economic inequality in the State of Arkansas. The report, "Too Poor to Pay:  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law issued the following news release: Today, the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and Free Press Action release model legislation for Congress to consider in its ongoing online privacy debates. This bill prioritizes combating civil rights harms from the invasive privacy practices of tech and big data companies. "Congress needs to prohibit the use of personal data to discriminate in employment, housing, lending, more PR

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law issued the following news release: * * * - Groups claim legislation would impose severe burdens on Virginians ability to register and to cast vote * * * The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and the Virginia Civic Engagement Table recently sent a letter to Virginia Governor Ralph Northam calling on him to veto Senate Bill 1038, a bill that would make voter registration more difficult and could potentially r more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 15 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * - Symposium featuring former astronauts and other Apollo mission luminaries examines the program's legacy. * * * On Sept. 12, 1962, in a speech given in Houston to pump up support for NASA's Apollo program, President John F. Kennedy shook a stadium crowd with the now-famous quote: "We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but b more PR

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., has introduced legislation (S. 748) to amend the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 "to strengthen protections relating to the online collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of children and minors." The bill was introduced on March 12 and was co-sponsored by Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo. It was referred to the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee. For more information, Sen. Edward J. Markey, 255 D more ST

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., has introduced legislation (S. 768) to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for the refinancing of certain Federal student loans. The bill was introduced on March 13 and has 34 co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., Michael Bennet, D-Colo., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Cory Booker, D-N.J., Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., Benjamin Cardin, D-Md., Robert Casey Jr., D-Pa., Catherine Cortez Ma more ST

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., has introduced legislation (S. 787) to make housing more affordable. The bill was introduced on March 13 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., and Edward J. Markey, D-Mass. It was referred to the Senate Finance Committee. For more information, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, 317 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510; 202/224-4543; or in the state at 2400 President John F. Kennedy Federal Bldg., 15 New Sudbury St., B more ST

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- The Peace Corps issued the following news release: Peace Corps Director Jody Olsen joined returned Peace Corps volunteers and members of the diplomatic community March 12 for a forum at the State Department entitled "The Lasting Value of Peace Corps Service." Hosted by the State Department employee affinity group Returned Peace Corps Volunteers @ State, the event was held in the Dean Acheson Auditorium and livestreamed for staff at U.S. embassies around the world. The  more PR