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04/01/2025   PR Web Government - Legislative

Chapters Health Announces the Naming of its President and CEO to Becker's Hospital Review Greater Leaders in Healthcare List TEMPLE TERRACE, Fla., April 1, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Chapters Health System, the nation's premiere not-for-profit chronic illness care organization, proudly...

04/01/2025   PR Web Government

Chapters Health Announces the Naming of its President and CEO to Becker's Hospital Review Greater Leaders in Healthcare List TEMPLE TERRACE, Fla., April 1, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Chapters Health System, the nation's premiere not-for-profit chronic illness care organization, proudly...

04/01/2025   Washington Attorney General News
WA co-leads multistate suit against HHS, Sec. Kennedy to overturn cuts to public health grants

OLYMPIA — Attorney General Nick Brown today joined a coalition of 24 states in filing a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., for abruptly and illegally terminating $11 billion in critical public health grants to the states.

ATG-JoshM Tue, 04/01/2025 - 08:35
04/01/2025   PR Web Government - Legislative

This April, the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (AAOMS) is raising awareness about early detection and self-exams during Oral Cancer Awareness Month. ROSEMONT, Ill., April 1, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Every hour, one person in the United States dies from oral and...

04/01/2025   PR Web Government

This April, the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (AAOMS) is raising awareness about early detection and self-exams during Oral Cancer Awareness Month. ROSEMONT, Ill., April 1, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Every hour, one person in the United States dies from oral and...

04/01/2025   PR Web Government - Legislative

Heller Fundraising Group celebrates 20 years of empowering over 120 nonprofits to raise more than $1 billion through strategic consulting and fundraising support. Founded by Peter Heller in 2004, the firm specializes in capital campaigns, major gift programs, and feasibility studies....

04/01/2025   PR Web Government

Heller Fundraising Group celebrates 20 years of empowering over 120 nonprofits to raise more than $1 billion through strategic consulting and fundraising support. Founded by Peter Heller in 2004, the firm specializes in capital campaigns, major gift programs, and feasibility studies....

04/01/2025   PR Web Government - Legislative

The new fund launched by the Center for Disaster Philanthropy will support programs that address ways to improve a community's ability to withstand a disaster WASHINGTON, April 1, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP), a nonprofit organization that...

04/01/2025   PR Web Government

The new fund launched by the Center for Disaster Philanthropy will support programs that address ways to improve a community's ability to withstand a disaster WASHINGTON, April 1, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP), a nonprofit organization that...

03/31/2025   PR Web Government - Legislative

A legislative triumph, Erin's Law requires public schools to implement child sexual abuse prevention programs. This mandatory approach helps reach a wide audience of children who might otherwise not receive such education. The arm of Erin's Law is supported by Erin's Law Foundation whose...

03/31/2025   PR Web Government

A legislative triumph, Erin's Law requires public schools to implement child sexual abuse prevention programs. This mandatory approach helps reach a wide audience of children who might otherwise not receive such education. The arm of Erin's Law is supported by Erin's Law Foundation whose...

03/31/2025   PR Web Government - Legislative

Georgia's largest bail bonds company recognized for community partnerships ATLANTA, March 31, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --A 2nd Chance Bail Bonds and A 2nd Chance Monitoring were recently recognized with a Community Partner Award at the annual Community Partners Luncheon hosted by Gwinnett...

03/31/2025   PR Web Government

Georgia's largest bail bonds company recognized for community partnerships ATLANTA, March 31, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --A 2nd Chance Bail Bonds and A 2nd Chance Monitoring were recently recognized with a Community Partner Award at the annual Community Partners Luncheon hosted by Gwinnett...

03/30/2025   PR Web Government - Legislative

Offering Scholarship for Addiction Treatment in honor of Abbie Jenkins-Webb NASHVILLE, Tenn., March 30, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Tulip Hill Healthcare proudly announces the launch of the Abbie Jenkins-Webb (AJW) Scholarship Foundation, a new initiative dedicated to providing individuals...

03/30/2025   PR Web Government

Offering Scholarship for Addiction Treatment in honor of Abbie Jenkins-Webb NASHVILLE, Tenn., March 30, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Tulip Hill Healthcare proudly announces the launch of the Abbie Jenkins-Webb (AJW) Scholarship Foundation, a new initiative dedicated to providing individuals...

03/29/2025   PR Web Government - Legislative

Renogy, a global leader in off-grid power solutions for campers and outdoor enthusiasts, is proud to announce an expanded partnership with Water Mission, a nonprofit engineering organization that builds safe water, sanitation, and hygiene solutions in developing countries and disaster...

03/29/2025   PR Web Government

Renogy, a global leader in off-grid power solutions for campers and outdoor enthusiasts, is proud to announce an expanded partnership with Water Mission, a nonprofit engineering organization that builds safe water, sanitation, and hygiene solutions in developing countries and disaster...

03/28/2025   Washington Attorney General News
AG Brown opposes White House elimination of regulations implementing nation’s bedrock environmental law

OLYMPIA — Attorney General Nick Brown led a coalition of 19 attorneys general opposing the Council of Environmental Quality (CEQ)’s interim final rule that repeals its regulations implementing the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). NEPA, written by former Washington Senator Henry M. “Scoop” Jackson, established the nation’s bedrock environmental law requiring the federal government to study environmental impacts before taking significant actions.

ATG-JoshM Fri, 03/28/2025 - 16:47
03/28/2025   Washington Attorney General News
CONSUMER ALERT: Washingtonians data privacy rights following the 23andMe bankruptcy

OLYMPIA — Following 23andMe’s recent bankruptcy filing, the Attorney General’s Office reminds Washingtonians of their right to genetic data privacy and ability to request data deletion. 23andMe is a direct-to-consumer genetic testing company that collects and analyzes individual’s sensitive and unique genetic information.

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03/28/2025   PR Web Government - Legislative

The EDSAFE AI Alliance, in partnership with aiEDU: The AI Education Project, Common Sense Media, and The Tech Interactive are hosting National AI Literacy Day. National AI Literacy Day is a nationwide day of action, inviting students, parents, educators, and other community members to...

03/28/2025   PR Web Government

The EDSAFE AI Alliance, in partnership with aiEDU: The AI Education Project, Common Sense Media, and The Tech Interactive are hosting National AI Literacy Day. National AI Literacy Day is a nationwide day of action, inviting students, parents, educators, and other community members to...

03/27/2025   PR Web Government - Legislative

Carnegie announces a new partnership with Tuition Exchange (TE), a non-profit consortium of over 700 colleges and universities, to launch an innovative college search and lead generation tool. This collaboration leverages Carnegie's expertise in lead generation to help TE member...

03/27/2025   PR Web Government

Carnegie announces a new partnership with Tuition Exchange (TE), a non-profit consortium of over 700 colleges and universities, to launch an innovative college search and lead generation tool. This collaboration leverages Carnegie's expertise in lead generation to help TE member...

03/27/2025   PR Web Government - Legislative

The Philadelphia Children's Alliance (PCA) is proud to mark 35 years of service to Philadelphia families. PCA will honor this milestone during Child Abuse Prevention Month this April, which culminates with their biggest annual fundraiser, the Bear Affair, on Thursday, May 1 at the...

03/27/2025   PR Web Government

The Philadelphia Children's Alliance (PCA) is proud to mark 35 years of service to Philadelphia families. PCA will honor this milestone during Child Abuse Prevention Month this April, which culminates with their biggest annual fundraiser, the Bear Affair, on Thursday, May 1 at the...

03/27/2025   PR Web Government - Legislative

The new working group is developing standardized, objective approaches to verify the accuracy of marginal electricity emissions data and will make all outputs freely available to the public to jumpstart more effective climate action. OAKLAND, Calif., March 27, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --...

03/27/2025   PR Web Government - Legislative

Certified TWAIN Direct solutions help generate more revenue, greatly reduce incompatibility risks and decrease support burden for resellers. FAIRFIELD, N.J., March 27, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The TWAIN Working Group (TWG), the leader in imaging acquisition standards, and Keypoint...

03/27/2025   PR Web Government

The new working group is developing standardized, objective approaches to verify the accuracy of marginal electricity emissions data and will make all outputs freely available to the public to jumpstart more effective climate action. OAKLAND, Calif., March 27, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --...

03/27/2025   PR Web Government

Certified TWAIN Direct solutions help generate more revenue, greatly reduce incompatibility risks and decrease support burden for resellers. FAIRFIELD, N.J., March 27, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The TWAIN Working Group (TWG), the leader in imaging acquisition standards, and Keypoint...

03/27/2025   PR Web Government - Legislative

Mender Donates Five Percent of Net Profits to a Regional Array of Wildlife and Conservation Causes EULESS, Texas, March 27, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Mender, an IT asset disposition (ITAD) company that extends the life of IT assets through recycling and resale, has announced its 2024...

03/27/2025   PR Web Government

Mender Donates Five Percent of Net Profits to a Regional Array of Wildlife and Conservation Causes EULESS, Texas, March 27, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Mender, an IT asset disposition (ITAD) company that extends the life of IT assets through recycling and resale, has announced its 2024...

03/26/2025   PR Web Government - Legislative

Raceway Car Wash is the exclusive sponsor of Valleywise Health Foundation's Arizona Gives Day Fundraising Campaign, supporting community health initiatives. With 17 locations across Arizona, Raceway will promote the campaign and encourage donations leading up to April 1, 2025. Funds...

03/26/2025   PR Web Government

Raceway Car Wash is the exclusive sponsor of Valleywise Health Foundation's Arizona Gives Day Fundraising Campaign, supporting community health initiatives. With 17 locations across Arizona, Raceway will promote the campaign and encourage donations leading up to April 1, 2025. Funds...

03/26/2025   PR Web Government - Legislative

Products That Count has announced the expansion of its Board of Directors with three new product executives: Kou Raghavan (United Parks), G Shah (Carelon), and Nabil Bukhari (Extreme Networks). They join an esteemed group of industry leaders dedicated to advancing product leadership....

03/26/2025   PR Web Government

Products That Count has announced the expansion of its Board of Directors with three new product executives: Kou Raghavan (United Parks), G Shah (Carelon), and Nabil Bukhari (Extreme Networks). They join an esteemed group of industry leaders dedicated to advancing product leadership....

03/26/2025   Washington Attorney General News
AG Brown urges legal professionals to stand strong in the face of bullying and political retribution

OLYMPIA  Attorney General Nick Brown, as part of a coalition of 21 attorneys general, issued an open letter to the legal community warning of illegal attempts by the Trump administration to deter lawyers from challenging the administration’s actions or representing clients disfavored by the administration. The attorneys general call on the legal community to resist attempts at bullying or retribution and uphold the values of their profession.

ATG-JoshM Wed, 03/26/2025 - 10:44
03/26/2025   PR Web Government - Legislative

Advocates, policymakers, and community leaders gathered today to defend universal service programs that ensure affordable and accessible communication services for all Americans. The event, "Keep Our Communities Connected," underscored the critical role of Universal Service and E-Rate...

03/26/2025   PR Web Government

Advocates, policymakers, and community leaders gathered today to defend universal service programs that ensure affordable and accessible communication services for all Americans. The event, "Keep Our Communities Connected," underscored the critical role of Universal Service and E-Rate...

03/26/2025   PR Web Government - Legislative

Gala Event Marks NAHREP's 25th Anniversary and Honors Homeownership and Housing Policy Leaders SAN DIEGO, March 26, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Oralia Herrera was installed on March 25th as the 2025 National President of the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals...

03/26/2025   PR Web Government

Gala Event Marks NAHREP's 25th Anniversary and Honors Homeownership and Housing Policy Leaders SAN DIEGO, March 26, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Oralia Herrera was installed on March 25th as the 2025 National President of the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals...

03/26/2025   PR Web Government - Legislative

Boys Hope Girls Hope, a leading nonprofit empowering young people to overcome obstacles and achieve their educational and career goals, is rebranding as Hope Ignites. This new name and visual identity reflect the organization's vision to inspire hope and ignite lasting change in the lives...

03/26/2025   PR Web Government

Boys Hope Girls Hope, a leading nonprofit empowering young people to overcome obstacles and achieve their educational and career goals, is rebranding as Hope Ignites. This new name and visual identity reflect the organization's vision to inspire hope and ignite lasting change in the lives...

03/26/2025   PR Web Government - Legislative

Nonprofit Group Prevent Blindness Offers a Variety of Free Educational Resources to Help Educate the Public and Raise Awareness of Women's Vision and Eye Health Issues. CHICAGO, March 26, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Prevent Blindness, the nation's leading nonprofit eye health organization,...

03/26/2025   PR Web Government

Nonprofit Group Prevent Blindness Offers a Variety of Free Educational Resources to Help Educate the Public and Raise Awareness of Women's Vision and Eye Health Issues. CHICAGO, March 26, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Prevent Blindness, the nation's leading nonprofit eye health organization,...

03/25/2025   Washington Attorney General News
AG Nick Brown testifies in support of ‘permit to purchase’ legislation

OLYMPIA — Attorney General Nick Brown today told legislators they can save lives by passing permit to purchase legislation for gun buyers (HB 1163).

ATG-JoshM Tue, 03/25/2025 - 15:21
03/24/2025   Washington Attorney General News
AG Brown joins 20 other AGs to petition a federal judge to prevent shutdown of the Department of Education

OLYMPIA  Attorney General Nick Brown today joined a coalition of 21 state attorneys general in filing a motion for a preliminary injunction as part of their lawsuit to stop President Donald Trump’s unlawful attempt to dismantle the Department of Education.

ATG-JoshM Mon, 03/24/2025 - 16:33
03/17/2025   Washington Attorney General News
AGs warn against potential new passport application rules targeting trans individuals

OLYMPIA — Washington Attorney General Nick Brown today joined a coalition of 12 attorneys general in submitting a comment letter to the U.S. Department of State opposing proposed changes to the passport application process that would prevent transgender individuals from obtaining a passport that matches their gender identity. 

“These discriminatory rules would add confusion and costs for taxpayers merely to satisfy the president’s fixation on dehumanizing an entire class of people,” Brown said. 

ATG-JoshM Mon, 03/17/2025 - 15:12
03/13/2025   Washington Attorney General News
Federal court orders reinstatement of fired probationary federal employees

Judge rules workers were illegally fired by the Trump administration

SAN FRANCISCO – Today, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, presided over by Judge William H. Alsup, granted a Preliminary Injunction in a lawsuit joined by Washington against the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and its Acting Director, Charles Ezell, finding the termination of probationary federal employees illegal because OPM had no authority to order it. 

ATG-JoshM Thu, 03/13/2025 - 16:56
03/13/2025   Washington Attorney General News
Washington joins 20 states to protect students against Trump’s dismantling of the U.S. Department of Education

OLYMPIA — Washington state joined a lawsuit with 20 other states to stop the Trump administration from dismantling the U.S. Department of Education. Washington Attorney General Nick Brown said that Trump’s move is illegal and would destroy a critical federal agency that ensures tens of millions of students receive a quality education and critical resources.

On March 11, the Trump administration announced the department would fire approximately 50% of its workforce as part of its goal of a “total shutdown” of the department.

ATG-JoshM Thu, 03/13/2025 - 08:24
03/12/2025   Washington Attorney General News
Washington state Attorney General’s Office joins coalition of states filing an Amicus Brief in support of Perkins Coie

SEATTLE — Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown today led a coalition of 21 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in support of Perkins Coie, the Seattle law firm targeted by President Donald Trump for representing clients and taking positions disfavored by the president.

ATG-JoshM Wed, 03/12/2025 - 10:01
03/10/2025   Washington Attorney General News
Washington state sues Adams County to stop illegal federal immigration enforcement

SPOKANE — Washington Attorney General Nick Brown said in a lawsuit filed today that the Adams County Sheriff’s Office is illegally collaborating with federal immigration officials and aiding the Trump administration’s efforts to enlist local officials for federal civil immigration work.

ATG-JoshM Mon, 03/10/2025 - 09:09
03/06/2025   Washington Attorney General News
Judge freezes company bank accounts in lawsuit over “probates for profit” scheme at AG Brown’s request

Millions of dollars unaccounted for, ringleader currently at-large

ATG-JoshM Thu, 03/06/2025 - 13:18
03/06/2025   Washington Attorney General News
WA, RI attorneys general condemn Bondi’s threats to undermine American justice

OLYMPIA — Washington State Attorney General Nick Brown and Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha released the following statement in response to U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi’s character attacks on prosecutors and illegal threats to fire them for their political beliefs. Brown and Neronha are both former U.S. Attorneys who worked for the U.S. Department of Justice that Bondi now oversees.

ATG-JoshM Thu, 03/06/2025 - 12:02
03/06/2025   Washington Attorney General News
Multistate coalition secures court order blocking Trump administration from freezing federal funds

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A federal judge today blocked the Trump administration from abruptly freezing trillions of dollars in federal funds to the states, a move he said had resulted in “catastrophic consequences” across the country, hitting particularly hard on vulnerable populations.

The order came in a lawsuit filed by 23 states’ attorneys general, including Washington Attorney General Nick Brown.

ATG-JoshM Thu, 03/06/2025 - 09:52
03/05/2025   Washington Attorney General News
Multistate coalition secures nationwide preliminary injunction against Trump’s defunding of medical and public health innovation research

SEATTLE – Washington State Attorney General Nick Brown and a coalition of 21 other attorneys general have secured a nationwide preliminary injunction in Massachusetts v. NIH. The order prevents the Trump administration, the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) from cutting billions of dollars in funds that support cutting-edge medical and public health research at universities and institutions across the country regardless of whether their states have joined the lawsuit. 
 

ATG-JoshM Wed, 03/05/2025 - 15:15