CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 24 (TNSres) -- The American Bar Association issued the following news release: A new report from the American Bar Association Commission on Immigration criticizes the federal government's widespread electronic monitoring of migrants and recommends that the program be curtailed. The report, "Electronic Monitoring of Migrants: Punitive not Prudent," was released today and is available online here. The report was written for the commission by three students with the Immig more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 23 [Category: Medical] -- The American Medical Association issued the following news release: In response to a Dear Colleague letter calling on the Senate to reverse devastating Medicare cuts that went into effect on Jan. 1, American Medical Association President Jesse M. Ehrenfeld, M.D., MPH, released the following statement. "In a short time, nearly a third of the Senate has signed a letter calling on Congress to scrap the 3.37 percent Medicare payment cut. This bipar more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 24 (TNSres) -- The Appraisal Institute issued the following news release: The Appraisal Institute, the leading association of real estate appraisers, released the highlights of its First Quarter Board Meetings, February 22-23, 2024. Chief Executive Cindy Chance, PhD, updated the Board on organizational change and progress since the last special meeting in mid-December, at which the Board approved funding to support the next phase of her reorganization plan. President San more PR

NORTHFIELD, Illinois, Feb. 24 (TNSres) -- The College of American Pathologists issued the following news release: The College of American Pathologists (CAP) updated the "Principles of Analytic Validation of Immunohistochemical Assays" guideline to provide increased precision and accuracy of clinical immunohistochemical assays. This update assesses evidence published since the release of the original guideline in 2014 and provides new recommendations on how to analytically validate/verify immuno more PR

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Feb. 23 -- Illinois Realtors issued the following news: * * * January year-over-year home sales managed to edge higher in Illinois despite another month of sparse housing inventory, according to data from Illinois REALTORS(R). * * * In January 2024, statewide home sales (including single-family homes and condominiums) of 6,896 homes sold was 0.8 percent higher than 6,839 sold in January 2023. In January there were only 15,186 homes for sale statewide, a 22.1 percent de more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 23 [Category: Business] -- The National Marine Manufacturers Association issued the following news release: Last week, NMMA attended Utah's Outdoor Recreation Day on the Hill hosted by the Utah Department of Natural Resources and Division of Outdoor Recreation. Located in Utah's Capitol building, a variety of outdoor recreation industries gathered to talk with Utah legislators and fellow industry leaders. Legislators were able to learn about the outdoor industry's impact more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 23 -- The Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute issued the following news release: The Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI) has named 10 PCI Titans of the Industry for their exceptional and unique contributions to the precast concrete industry. These dedicated professionals have provided exceptional contributions and have demonstrated outstanding leadership, service, and innovation. To celebrate PCI's 50th anniversary in 2004, 50 PCI and industry members were h more PR

PARK RIDGE, Illinois, Feb. 24 -- The Urban and Regional Information Systems Association issued the following news: URISA's GIS Leadership Academy (GLA) has been presented regularly since 2007. Nearly 2,000 individuals have attended over the years. Some have attended two or even three times as their circumstances (a new employer or promotion perhaps) have changed. Regularly receiving five-star reviews from attendees, the training program has grown through word-of-mouth recommendations and some  more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Feb. 24 -- The Veterans of Foreign Wars issued the following news release: VFW Life member Clayton Yantis is a Pawnee, Illinois, veteran #StillServing as the Illinois state lead for The Fallen Outdoors, an all-volunteer nonprofit. During his time in the Army, Yantis completed his Master Resiliency Certification to provide low-level counseling and resiliency skills to veterans. Today he uses that training as a member of The Fallen Outdoors team to help veterans mentally a more PR