NORFOLK, Virginia, April 15 [Category: Animals] -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release: * * * 'Hell on Wheels' is Coming to Kansas City: Realistic Pig Truck to Blast Dying Animals' Cries Outside Honey Baked Ham and Meaty Eateries Kansas City, Mo. - Diners at County Road Ice House and Easter shoppers considering going into Honey Baked Ham stores are in for an earful tomorrow when " Hell on Wheels "--PETA's hyper-realistic pig transport truck that looks  more

NEW YORK, April 15 [Category: Sociological] -- Everytown for Gun Safety posted the following news release: * * * 18 Years After Mass Shooting at Virginia Tech, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action Urge Action on Gun Safety to Honor Victims and Survivors BLACKSBURG, VA. - The Virginia chapters of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, both part of Everytown for Gun Safety's grassroots network, released the following statements ahead of the 18-year mark of the mass shooting at   more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 15 -- The American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators issued the following news: * * * AAMVA Leadership Academy Wraps Up The 2025 Class of AAMVA's Leadership Academy officially completed their training last week, wrapping up several days of professional development, leadership training, and networking. As part of the training course, the 19 up-and-coming jurisdiction leaders attended sessions on team building, coaching, effective presentation & speaking sk  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 15 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release: * * * AFP Continues Commitment to Trump Tax Cuts with New Ads and Grassroots Activities in States Across the Country # Apr 15, 2025 by AFP In 2017, AFP Launched Largest Conservative Campaign to Support TCJA, Doing So Again in 2025 ARLINGTON, VA-- Americans for Prosperity (AFP) is continuing the largest commitment by any group to support President Trump's pro-growth tax  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 16 -- America's Public Television Stations issued the following news release: * * * America's Public Television Stations Statement on the Rescission Package to Eliminate Public Broadcasting Funding WASHINGTON - April 15, 2025 - Kate Riley, President and CEO of America's Public Television Stations, made the following statement on the proposed rescission package to eliminate public media funding: "America's Public Television Stations are deeply disappointed that a pr  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 15 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Physical Therapy Association posted the following news: * * * APTA Releases 2024 Annual Report Now available: the 2024 APTA Annual Report, a snapshot of some of the association's biggest accomplishments in 2024, from two major wins in Medicare payment policy as well as dozens of state-level gains that benefit practice and patient access to innovative opportunities for the APTA community to learn, engage, and thrive. In a  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 15 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Institute for Justice posted the following news release: * * * Border Businesses Facing Ruin File Suit Against Federal Cash Surveillance ARLINGTON, Va. --Small businesses subject to new and intrusive financial surveillance that could ruin them are suing with the Institute for Justice (IJ) to protect their Fourth Amendment rights and the rights of their customers. The federal Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) yesterday impl  more

HERNDON, Virginia, April 15 [Category: Transportation] -- The RV Industry Association posted the following news: * * * California Launches AB 1755 Opt-In Website Per the requirements of SB 26 that was signed into law on April 2, 2025, California's Arbitration Certification Program (housed within the Department of Consumer Affairs) now has a website for manufacturers to opt-in to AB 1755 requirements. For instructions on the new procedures and how to opt-in, please visit the Department of Cons  more

MCLEAN, Virginia, April 15 -- The Center for Excellence in Education issued the following news release: * * * CEE Offers Webinar on Science is Elemental The Center for Excellence in Education (CEE) is offering high school teachers a cost-free opportunity on Wednesday, April 23, 2025, from 5:30-6:30 p.m. ET on Zoom. Learn about exciting workshops that engage students with fun science activities. Register here (https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_YskKdemhQu2xkC6ADQBywQ#/registration).   more

NORFOLK, Virginia, April 15 [Category: Animals] -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release: * * * Conway Cat Shootings Prompt New PETA Video: 'Cats Don't Go Missing by Themselves!' Conway, Ark. - Following reports that multiple cats have been shot and killed or seriously injured since late last year, PETA is bringing its new video series targeting people who let their cats wander outside to Conway. In the spot, a man appears to be relaxing on his porch un  more

HERNDON, Virginia, April 15 [Category: Transportation] -- The RV Industry Association posted the following news: * * * COVID-Era Buyers Show Strong Commitment To RVing Lifestyle Go RVing continues to provide additional insights into today's RV owners with the latest special report focused on COVID Buyers and other First-Time owners, an extension of the latest Go RVing RV Owner Demographic Profile. This report analyzes first-time RV buyers, with a spotlight on those who entered the market duri  more

NORFOLK, Virginia, April 15 [Category: Animals] -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release: * * * Feds Cite University of Virginia for Critical Animal Welfare Violation: PETA Statement Charlottesville, Va. - Please see the following statement from PETA Vice President Dr. Alka Chandna regarding a recent citation-- just posted on April 11 --issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to the University of Virginia (UVA) for a critical violation of the feder  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 [Category: Media] -- Pulitzer Center, an organization that say it combines journalism and engagement, posted the following news: * * * Fracking Investigation Wins Science Journalism Award A long exposure photograph shows EQT's Sizemore Well Pad in Knob Fork, West Virginia, on February 17, 2024. The Sizemore Well Pad rests near the homes of four families who abandoned their properties after experiencing three years of ongoing illness consistent with exposure to chemical co  more

ROANOKE, Virginia, April 16 (TNSres) -- The Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at Virginia Tech issued the following news: * * * Milestone' discovery may unlock the true biomedical might of exosomes A Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC discovery identified a process to potentially produce, warehouse, and deliver a wound-healing medicine for cancer patients, military troops, and industrial workers exposed to radiation. By Matt Chittum The Gourdie laboratory had a problem of its o  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 15 [Category: National Defense] -- The Association of the U.S. Army posted the following news: * * * Hoyle: Technology Driving Logistics Transformation Army efforts to transform the logistics enterprise center on using technology to drive precision sustainment, demand reduction and advanced power storage, said Lt. Gen. Heidi Hoyle, deputy Army chief of staff for logistics, G-4. In remarks April 3 at the monthly meeting of the Association of the U.S. Army's George   more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 15 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release: * * * ICYMI: AFP-New Hampshire Hosts Tax Day Protest Outside Chris Pappas' Office # Apr 15, 2025 by AFP Manchester, New Hampshire - Yesterday, Americans for Prosperity-New Hampshire (AFP-NH) held a protest outside Representative Chris Pappas' Office in response to his opposition to extending the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), even though failing to renew the TCJA woul  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 15 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Americans for Prosperity-Florida Talks Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Renewal with Rep. Brian Mast # Apr 15, 2025 by AFP West Palm Beach, FL --This week for Tax Day, Americans for Prosperity-Florida (AFP-FL) held an event with Congressman Brian Mast (FL-21) talking about the importance of renewing President Trump's highly impactful Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) as part  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 15 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release: * * * Important Tax Day Message Shared with AFP-LA as Fight to Renew Trump Tax Cuts Continues # Apr 15, 2025 by AFP Senator Cassidy Shares Tax Day Message as AFP-LA Applauds Louisiana Leaders in Washington Baton Rouge, LA --Today on Tax Day, Members of Louisiana's Congressional delegation are sharing important messages with grassroots mobilizer Americans for Prosperity-  more

BOONE, North Carolina, April 15 [Category: Sociological] -- Appalachian Voices posted the following news release: * * * Inaugural Southwest Virginia Solar Summit April 15, 2025 CONTACT Dan Radmacher, Media Specialist, (540) 798-6683, dan@appvoices.org WISE, Va. -- This May, the Solar Workgroup of Southwest Virginia is hosting the inaugural Solar Virginia Solar Summit for residents and local governments of Southwest Virginia. The event will be open to the public on May 21 between 3 and   more

NORFOLK, Virginia, April 15 [Category: Animals] -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release: * * * James Cromwell Spot Condemning 'Humane Meat' Myth Hits Whole Foods' Hometown Ahead of Easter Austin, Texas - "There's no forgiving you. Oh, for the love of God, we have to draw the line somewhere!" That's the message Babe and Succession star James Cromwell delivers while playing the role of a priest who refuses to absolve the man who invented "humane meat" ma  more

NORFOLK, Virginia, April 15 [Category: Animals] -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release: * * * PETA 'Dino' to Greet Secretary Kennedy to Urge End of Prehistoric Animal Tests Indianapolis - As Secretary Kennedy arrives at the Indiana State Library to hold a conference with Indiana Governor Mike Braun to help launch a "Make Indiana Healthy Again" initiative, they will be greeted by a massive PETA "dinosaur" with an important message: Get the National Ins  more

HERNDON, Virginia, April 15 [Category: Transportation] -- The RV Industry Association posted the following news: * * * RV Industry Association Launches Tax Parity Advocacy Campaign Overview Earlier this year, U.S. Representatives Rudy Yakym (R-IN) and Dina Titus (D-NV) introduced the Travel Trailer and Camper Tax Parity Act (H.R. 332), a bipartisan bill aimed at supporting RV dealers nationwide. The bill would enable all RV dealers to fully deduct the interest on floorplan loans for non-mot  more

HERNDON, Virginia, April 15 [Category: Transportation] -- The RV Industry Association posted the following news: * * * Senators Ernst, King, And Young Introduce Bill To Address RV Dealer Floor Plan Financing Challenges On Monday, April 7th, Senators Joni Ernst (R-IN), Angus King (I-ME) and Todd Young (R-IN) introduced S. 1314, the Travel Trailer and Camper Tax Parity Act. Senator Jim Banks (R-IN) has already joined as a cosponsor. This bill fixes an inadvertent drafting error in the 2017 Tax   more

MERRIFIELD, Virginia, April 15 [Category: Environment] -- The National Wildlife Federation posted the following news release: * * * State, National Conservation Organizations Urge Congress to Consider 'True Costs' of Budget Cuts WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 15, 2025) -- The National Wildlife Federation and 40 of its state and territorial affiliates urged congressional leaders to balance fiscal responsibility with essential funding and personnel needed to address the challenges faced by wildlife, h  more

NORFOLK, Virginia, April 15 [Category: Animals] -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release: * * * Thousands of Chickens Freeze to Death en Route to Greenville Slaughterhouse; PETA Demands Criminal Probe Greenville, N.C. - A just-released U.S. Department of Agriculture report reveals that thousands of chickens perished from cold exposure on trucks on one day in December--and hundreds of the survivors were found to have suffered wing injuries--while being h  more

TRIANGLE, Virginia, April 15 -- The AFL-CIO United Mine Workers of America issued the following news release: * * * UMWA, USW Fight to Uphold Life-Saving Silica Protections for America's Miners The United Mine Workers of America (UMWA), joined by the United Steelworkers (USW), filed a motion in federal court today to intervene in the ongoing administrative review proceeding concerning the Mine Safety and Health Administration's (MSHA) defense of the Silica Rule, which is crucial for the healt  more

NORFOLK, Virginia, April 15 [Category: Animals] -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release: * * * Victory! Taiwan FDA Deletes Animal Test Recommendation for Bone Health Claims After PETA Push Taipei - In a major win for animals and truth, the Taiwan Food and Drug Administration (TFDA) has permanently removed its recommendation that companies conduct tests on animals to establish bone health claims for marketing food and beverage products sold in Taiwan, a  more

NAPLES, Florida, April 15 -- The Foundation for Government Accountability issued the following news release: * * * West Virginia Leaders Deliver Bold Reforms to Take the Mountain State to New Heights From election integrity to economic growth, FGA applauds landmark session that reflects the values of West Virginians The Foundation for Government Accountability (FGA) applauds the West Virginia Legislature for a landmark session defined by bold leadership and commitment to the people it serves  more

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, North Carolina, April 15 -- Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Society, issued the following news release: * * * Winners Announced for 2025 Sigma Xi Student Research Showcase Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society presented awards for its 2025 Student Research Showcase. The virtual competition included 181 student participants across 13 disciplinary categories. Awards were given for first place ($500) and second place ($250) winners in the high school, undergra  more