ROCKVILLE, Maryland, June 24 (TNSgov) -- The American Kidney Fund issued the following news release: The American Kidney Fund (AKF) applauds Rhode Island for making living organ donor protections state law with HB 5489, signed into law earlier this week by Gov. Dan McKee. The bill, named The Unfair Discrimination Against Organ Donors in Disability Income, Life and Long-Term Care Insurance Act, is now in effect and prohibits insurers from denying life, health, disability and long-term care insur  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, June 22 (TNSgov) -- The American Mathematical Society issued the following news release: Mathematics, gerrymandering, and voting rights were at the heart of a June 2023 decision by the U.S. Supreme Court that the Alabama legislature drew congressional maps that minimized Black voting power in the state. "In considering redistricting in Alabama, the Supreme Court received several amici briefs and examined alternate maps submitted by mathematical scientists," said Karen  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 24 (TNSgov) -- GLBTQ Legal Advocates and Defenders issued the following news release: Rhode Island continues to be a leader in supporting and protecting LGBTQ+ people and families with the passage of a new law that makes it easier for parents who have had a child through assisted reproduction to confirm their parentage through adoption. Governor Dan McKee signed "An Act Relating To Domestic Relations -- Adoption Of Children" (2023-H 5226A, 2023-S 0121A) into law Jun  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 23 (TNSgov) -- GLBTQ Legal Advocates and Defenders issued the following news release: GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) and Mombian have partnered to create "LGBTQ Paths to Parentage Security," a resource for LGBTQ+ parents and others that answers frequently asked questions about how LGBTQ+ parents can ensure their child-parent relationships will be secure and recognized in every state. It reflects the latest options and terminology as more states like Rhode I  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 21 (TNStalk) -- Reproductive Equity Now, an organization that says it advances reproductive justice and eliminates barriers to safe and legal abortion care, issued the following statement on June 20, 2023: * * * Reproductive Equity Now today celebrated Julie Rikelman's confirmation to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, which covers Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Puerto Rico, and Rhode Island. Rikelman represented the Mississippi abortion clinic i  more

TAMPA, Florida, June 19 (TNSper) -- The National Council of Architectural Registration Boards issued the following news: Jennifer R. Arbuckle, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP, of North Ferrisburgh, Vermont, was elected as a regional director at the National Council of Architectural Registration Board's (NCARB) 2023 Annual Business Meeting. Arbuckle was nominated to serve on the NCARB Board of Directors by Region 1 (New England Conference), which represents the licensing boards of Connecticut, Maine, Massac  more