News by subject: POL

The New York City Regional Center ("NYCRC") is pleased to announce the full repayment of another loan in its private placement EB-5 offerings. This repayment brings the total amount of EB-5 loan proceeds repaid to $852,500,000. ...

Former United States Senate candidate, businessman, and Oklahoma based faith leader Jackson Lahmeyer is starting a podcast called "Unfiltered" this week to address the most...

On the heels of Climate Week NYC 2022, Climate Advocate and Zoetic Global Chairman Jerome Ringo convened members of the U.S. Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), dignitaries from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), and leading Green...

In an exciting development, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed the FDA Modernization Act 2.0, S.5002, a bill that was reintroduced yesterday by Senators Rand Paul, R-Ky., and Cory Booker, D-N.J., who co-sponsored the original bill (S.2952). This...

CHIRLA in partnership with dozens of immigrant rights organizations locally, including CARECEN-LA, Asian Americans Advancing Justice Southern California, and national organizations boosts mobilization efforts to urge Congress for bipartisan support...

Eighteen retired military personnel from the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps sent a letter to President Biden urging him to increase support for domestic energy development today. The former military leaders express the importance of...

Detective Gordon Chase of the Cocoa Police Department was assigned a cold case regarding the homicide of a young woman six years prior. During the initial interview, two suspects were cleared when they passed voluntary polygraph examinations....

Akin Gump welcomes Jan Walter as a senior policy advisor to the firm's Washington, D.C.-based public law and policy (PLP) practice. Based in Geneva, Jan is the first member of the PLP group located outside the United States, a strategic expansion of...

The American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM) commitment to donate $24.1 million in in-kind educational coursework in nutrition and food as medicine to physicians and other medical professionals nationwide was...

Foodsmart, the category-leading...

The National Military Family Association (NMFA) and MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger have long worked together to fight rising hunger and food insecurity in the military community and ensure America's service...

Consumer Watchdog today called on Governor Gavin Newsom to call a special session of the California legislature to address the historic nearly $2 per gallon extra Californians are paying at the pump as opposed to US drivers. The consumer group...

In a new "Great Minds...

Smithfield Foods, an American food company and one of the world's leading vertically integrated protein producers, submitted commitments to fighting hunger and food insecurity to the White House in advance of its Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and...

As West Coast cities face rising crime, soaring housing costs, sprawling homelessness, and devastated downtowns, the nonpartisan Pacific Research Institute today launched the "Free Cities Center," an ambitious initiative cultivating innovative ideas...

Almost fifty-five Hindu American organizations representing more than 155,000 residents of Bergen County, NJ and surrounding areas signed a coalition letter condemning a hateful resolution recently passed by the Teaneck Democratic Municipal Committee...

Tiba Biotech , a preclinical biopharmaceutical company, today announced it has entered into a five-year, multi-million US dollar agreement with the Australian state government of New South Wales (NSW) to develop next-generation mRNA vaccines against...

The White House announced its support for the Childhood Cancer STAR Reauthorization Act, legislation crafted by the St. Baldrick's Foundation and Alliance for Childhood Cancer to allow the programs from the Childhood Cancer STAR Act to continue for...

National Clean Energy Week (NCEW) today announced that U.S. House of Representatives Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) will deliver remarks during the 2022 NCEW Policy Makers Symposium, September 27-29. He will be joined by nearly two dozen...

Johnson Controls, the global leader for smart, healthy and sustainable...

The personal injury lawyers of Burger Law are now accepting clients who lived or worked on the U.S. Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune in North Carolina between 1953 and 1987 for at least 30 days and experienced health problems. After President Joe Biden...

Today, the Council for Innovation Promotion, a new coalition that will advocate for the preservation of U.S. intellectual property, formally launched. "Our Founding Fathers enshrined intellectual property rights in the U.S. Constitution for good...

President Biden and his team in the White House must take personal responsibility for this new Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) now law. The President's legacy ? and the future of thousands of Black, Native American and other farmers of color ? hangs in...

Douglas Lute is a former U.S. Ambassador to NATO and former U.S. Deputy National Security Advisor, where he worked for six years at the White House, spanning two presidential administrations. In addition, Ambassador Lute served for 35 years on active...

Today, on National Voter Registration Day, Ben & Jerry's, alongside Black Voters Matter, is unveiling a sweet new look and mission to their popular flavor, "Change is Brewing" ? a cool combination of cold brew ice cream, marshmallow swirls, and fudge...

Hundreds of mass shooting victims, survivors, physicians and gun safety advocates from across the country will gather in front of the U.S Capitol from 1 to 3 p.m. on Thursday, September 22, to call on the Senate to pass S. 736, the federal assault...

Today, the Honourable Marco Mendicino, Minister of Public Safety, issued the following statement: "As Minister of Public Safety, I am pleased to respond to the Report of the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security entitled A Path...

A new report by the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) finds that one in ten students in our nation's public schools are considered Limited English Proficient (LEP), requiring an annual expenditure of $78 billion to provide remedial...

Today, Rob Cheng, CEO of American cybersecurity firm PC Matic, issued the following statement applauding recent cybersecurity language included in the FY-2023 Senate Homeland Security Appropriations bill:...

At today's United We Stand Summit at the White House to counter hate-fueled violence, a bipartisan group of former Directors of the White House Domestic Policy Council from the last three presidential administrations announced Dignity.us,  a...

Vote Like a Madre 2022 launches with support from Eva Longoria, America Ferrera Lin-Manuel Miranda, Jessica Alba, Rosario Dawson, Angélica María, Angélica Vale, Gloria Calderón Kellet, Ariana DeBose, Carolina Sandoval, and Michaela Jaé Rodriguez,...

The Marconi Society is pleased to announce The Decade of Digital Inclusion 2022, a complimentary virtual symposium to be held on November 2 and 3 and in-person gala that will take place at the University of California, Berkeley's Pauley Ballroom on...

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, and "Medicare for All" proponents contend that people are not satisfied with their current health care coverage. But the results of a new national survey commissioned by the nonpartisan Pacific Research Institute, a...

AmeriPro Health LLC, a portfolio of healthcare companies committed to making patient logistics and last-mile healthcare delivery more efficient and valuable, today announced that three more rural Georgia counties have voted to transfer their EMS/911...

Penstock Group announced today the launch of ClearFile, a comprehensive solution offered to health plans to streamline the regulatory filing process to obtain and maintain qualified health plan (QHP) certification. Joe Boyle has joined Penstock as...

Life After Hate, the organization founded to help people leave the violent far-right, connect with humanity, and lead compassionate lives, launched a free virtual course aimed at helping the community understand the depth and breadth of violent...

Mayor R. Rex Parris of the City of Lancaster visited his "Smart Sister City" counterparts in Namie, Japan this weekend, where the two municipalities engaged in discussions on how to advance a hydrogen-powered future. The cities signed a Memorandum of...

The National Police Association (NPA) announced today that it has filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the National Institutes of Health (NIH), for its refusal to act on a request for records. The NPA's December 2021 FOIA request...

"If the attention over the next two months will be on inflation and the Democrats, Republicans will have a very good election night," says Dr. Louis Perron, an internationally renowned expert in winning elections. "If the focus will be on Trump and...

Stagwell today released the results of the September Harvard-CAPS Harris Poll, a monthly collaboration between the Center for American...

After two years of considerable improvement, Americans' knowledge of some basic facts about their government has fallen to earlier levels, with less than half of those surveyed able to name the three branches of government for the 2022 Annenberg...

CEO of World's First and North America's Only Commercial-Scale SAF Producer to Attend Event As Proof Positive of Bill's Efficacy...

The American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) issued formal comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on the agency's proposed payment policy changes for Calendar Year (CY) 2023. In both letters, AAOS urged the agency...

More than 2 billion vehicle checks have now been completed using a search tool designed to raise consumer awareness about open recalls. The Vehicle Recall Search Service (VRSS) has identified 29 million vehicles on the road with an open recall since...

Convergence Center for Policy Resolution, the bridge-building leader in consensus-driven problem-solving, has launched a significant expansion and acceleration of its work to bridge toxic divisions and address intractable issues in America, according...

Leading civic education providers iCivics and the Center for Civic Education today announced the release of a new short-form video series to educate middle and high school students about the U.S. Constitution using a medium...

Today the United States Commission on Civil Rights celebrates 65 years since its creation by the 1957 Voting Rights Act on September 9, 1957. Through the landmark legislation, the Commission was given the authority to investigate voting rights and...

Looming Medicare cuts set to take effect in less than four months will jeopardize seniors' access to critical treatments and procedures, according to the Surgical Care Coalition (SCC). Advocating for patients, SCC leaders will meet with members of...

Today, a group of disgruntled residents and business owners joined with certain members of the Board of Trustees of the West Hollywood Chamber of Commerce to create a coalition to raise awareness among voters about the need for change in the City...

Women Business Collaborative (WBC) the leading alliance of organizations, companies and individuals working together to achieve equal position, pay and power for all women in business, today released a special White Paper on the trailblazing paths of...