This Week in Policy & Public Interest News: 13 Stories You Need to See
A roundup of the week's most newsworthy policy and public interest press releases from PR Newswire, including Habitat for Humanity's new campaign and the launch of a new ethics accelerator.
NEW YORK, May 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- With thousands of press releases published each week, it can be difficult to keep up with everything on PR Newswire. To help journalists covering the policy and public interest industries stay on top of the week's most newsworthy and popular releases, here's a roundup of stories from the week that shouldn't be missed.
The list below includes the headline (with a link to the full text) and an excerpt from each story. Click on the press release headlines to access accompanying multimedia assets that are available for download.
Carnegie Council Launches the Ethics Accelerator The Ethics Accelerator will seek to generate publicly available instruments and principles that policymakers and practitioners can immediately leverage and deploy. As the initiative expands to tackle additional novel issues within international affairs, so will Carnegie Council's library of available Ethics Accelerator assets, including ethical frameworks, multimedia educational materials, and governance blueprints.
Ownership America Applauds the Bipartisan, Bicameral Introduction of the Employee Equity Investment Act The EEIA would create an investment facility within the existing SBA Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) program designed to mobilize private investment towards creating, growing, and sustaining employee-owned businesses. The program would operate at no subsidy cost to the taxpayer and would also remove contracting barriers for employee-owned businesses.
Minnesota Legislature Approves $5 Million Funding for Evidence-Based BARR System BARR Center will work with the Minnesota Department of Education on the application and school selection process. The schools will be geographically distributed, and priority will be given to schools serving Black, Indigenous, and students of color, and those experiencing poverty.
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