SALEM, Oregon, April 11 (TNSres) -- The Oregon School Boards Association issued the following news: A low-drama legislative session makes for some productive reading with the 2024 OSBA/COSA Legislative Report. A minimum of distractions meant education advocates were able to focus legislators' attention on solving schools' challenges. The annual report is a collaboration between OSBA and the Coalition of Oregon School Administrators. It offers a quick synopsis of the session and all the educati more PR

PORTLAND, Oregon, April 13 (TNScapv) -- The Mercy Corps issued the following statement on April 12, 2024, with 251 organizations: * * * An open call to all UN Member States to stop fueling the crisis in Gaza and avert further humanitarian catastrophe and loss of civilian life. We, the undersigned organisations, call on all States to immediately halt the transfer of weapons, parts, and ammunition to Israel and Palestinian armed groups while there is risk they are used to commit or facilitate s more PR

EUGENE, Oregon, April 9 -- The Western Environmental Law Center issued the following news release with nine conservation groups on April 8, 2023: Today, 10 conservation groups challenged the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ("the Service") over its failure to list western wolves under the Endangered Species Act (non-stamped complaint here [https://westernlaw.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/2024.04.08_NRM_Wolves_Complaint_zz.pdf]). The Service's "not warranted" finding ignores obvious threats to th more PR

LA GRANDE, Oregon, April 9 -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release: To memorialize the more than 25,000 young salmon who were killed when a tanker truck overturned near Lookingglass Creek on March 29, PETA plans to place a sky-high message near the site reminding everyone that the crash victims were thinking, feeling individuals who didn't want to die. "The fish who were killed in this crash felt the same terror and agony that any dog, cat, or human wou more PR

EUGENE, Oregon, April 13 -- The Western Environmental Law Center posted the following news release on April 12, 2024: Today, the Biden administration's Bureau of Land Management (the Bureau) released its final oil and gas leasing rule (https://www.blm.gov/sites/default/files/docs/2024-04/BLM-Fluid-Minerals-Leasing-FinalRule.pdf). The rule contains welcome and decades-overdue fiscal reforms and provides discretionary guidance for best land stewardship practices, but falls short of managing a cli more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 9 -- The Institute of Food Technologists issued the following news release: The Institute of Food Technologists Student Association (IFTSA), a student-governed community of members of the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT), has elected Jenna Fryer from Oregon State University to its Board of Directors where she will serve as the Vice President of Events and Experiences. Fryer's term will start on September 1, 2024, and last for one year. IFTSA is a mission-driven or more PR

PORTLAND, Oregon, April 12 -- The Mercy Corps issued the following statement on April 11, 2024: * * * A catastrophic and largely overlooked year-long war in Sudan has led to a humanitarian disaster that UN officials describe as "one of the worst humanitarian nightmares in recent history." The relentless fighting has forced nearly 9 million people to flee their homes and triggered a widespread food security crisis, with 18 million people facing acute hunger and reported deaths due to starvation more PR

DENVER, Colorado, April 11 (TNSres) -- The National Wildlife Federation issued the following news release: A new report emphasizes the importance of pairing Indigenous knowledge with Western science to maintain and enhance old growth forests so they are more resilient to climate change impacts. The report was led by Indigenous practitioners, researchers from Oregon State University and the University of Washington, and U.S. Forest Service staff. "Indigenous Peoples hold thousands of years of i more PR

PORTLAND, Oregon, April 12 -- The National Psoriasis Foundation issued the following news release: Three dedicated National Psoriasis Foundation (NPF) Youth Ambassadors have been selected to receive scholarships to support their post-secondary education. Each scholar will receive $1,000 as a result of an application and evaluation process that included an essay and a review of their participation in the NPF Youth Ambassador program. The NPF Youth Ambassadors program was launched in 2016. It fo more PR

SALEM, Oregon, April 13 -- The Oregon School Boards Association issued the following news: Cybersecurity was the headliner for the 2024 PACE Day, but most of the major threats to schools had a star turn Thursday, April 11. That breadth was precisely why Ray Brown traveled from his Scappoose School District to the Sunriver Resort near Bend for the conference. "I try to keep up on the regulations to keep our schools out of trouble," said Brown, the South Columbia Family School principal. Prope more PR

SALEM, Oregon, April 10 -- The Oregon School Boards Association issued the following statement on April 9, 2024: * * * School district board members' statements of economic interest are due by Monday, April 15. Board members who are in office as of April 15 of this year must file the public reports covering their 2023 property holdings, income sources and other financial interests. The statements do not require amounts. More than 6,000 state, county and local positions fall under the Oregon e more PR

SALEM, Oregon, April 9 -- The Oregon School Boards Association issued the following news: Students stood front and center in many respects over the weekend during the country's largest annual gathering of school board members. Among them were two from Oregon: Riley Templeton, a Yoncalla High sophomore, and Javier Quintana, a Phoenix High junior. They served on two student panels on rural schools at the National School Boards Association's Annual Conference in New Orleans, which will wrap up Mo more PR

WASHINGTON, April 10 [Category: National Defense] -- The Military Officers Association of America issued the following news: By MOAA Staff MOAA National serves in an advisory capacity for state-specific issues such as income tax exemption. Please contact your local MOAA council as state legislation must originate at the state level. Military retirees and surviving spouses in New Mexico will benefit from a tax bill signed into law March 6, while lawmakers in Maryland and Oregon considered inc more PR