CHEYENNE, Wyoming, March 23 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Wyoming issued the following statement on March 22, 2024: * * * Ignoring the warnings of families, advocates, health care providers and transgender Wyomingites themselves, Gov. Mark Gordon signed into law a bill banning gender-affirming health care for transgender youth. The ACLU of Wyoming opposed Senate File 99. The bill represents vast government overreach that undermines the fundamental rights of parents, and by singling  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, March 22 -- The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust issued the following news release: The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust has granted nearly $13.9 million to help Wyoming hospitals and health centers purchase 143 ultrasound imaging devices and boost sonography and point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) training opportunities across the state. Walter Panzirer, a Trustee for the Helmsley Charitable Trust, said the grants will help improve access to quali  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- The Human Rights Campaign issued the following Weekly State Fights Report on March 18, 2024: * * * TOPLINE TAKEAWAYS: * 34 states are currently in session as of March 15 - 8 States have ended session as of March 15 * So far, HRC is tracking about 815+ bills: - 200+ HRC supports - 445+ HRC opposes - Five anti-LGBTQ+ bills have passed into law (Ohio: HB 68, Tennessee: HB 0878, Utah: HB 261 & Utah: HB 257, Wyoming: SF 9) - Five pro-equality bills have passed into la  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Third Way issued the following statement on March 19, 2024: * * * Third Way Senior Vice President from Climate and Energy Josh Freed issued the following statement in response to two pivotal announcements for advanced clean energy technologies. The first, from Google, Microsoft, and Nucor, creates a new demand aggregation consortium to speed the deployment of advanced nuclear and other emerging technologies. The second, from TerraPower, sets a timeline for the first US  more

WASHINGTON, March 21 [Category: Travel] -- The U.S. Travel Association issued the following news release: U.S. Travel Association announced today the appointment of two new members to its executive board and three new members to its governance committee. Diane Shober, executive director, Wyoming Office of Tourism and Victoria "Vic" Isley, president and CEO, Explore Asheville and the Buncombe County Tourism Development Authority, join the association's executive board. Dan Surette, chief sales   more