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A coalition of 80 global leaders and over 25 organizations across corporate, philanthropic, civil society, advocacy, academic, and health sectors today called on world leaders attending the United Nations General Assembly this month to convene a...

Today the U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) Executive Committee convened virtually to wrap up the 89th Annual Meeting. Mayors had planned to meet in person in Austin, Texas earlier in the month, but that was not possible due to COVID-19 and public...

The Biden administration's horribly botched withdrawal from Afghanistan has created a ripple effect of terrible outcomes. It has dealt a blow to America's standing in the world, resulted in the restoration of a brutal theocratic regime, provided a...

Thousands of dead fish have been washing up on the shores of the Mar Menor for days. Something similar already happened in 2019, and although solutions are on the table, corresponding authorities have not yet taken the necessary measures. On top of...

Dalit women's rights activists in the National Council of Women Leaders (NCWL) are voicing serious concerns about how India is failing to meet its legal and moral obligations to protect Dalit women and girls from sexual violence. The NCWL is calling...

The Global Justice Foundation, a nonprofit foundation focused on commercial corruption, has released a comprehensive legal analysis detailing how Ahmed AlRajhi, Saudi Arabia's current Minister of Labor and Chairman of Tameer, an Emirati real estate...

Thousands of dead fish have been washing up on the shores of the Mar Menor for days. Something similar already happened in 2019, and although solutions are on the table, corresponding authorities have not yet taken the necessary measures. On top of...

All education begins with free access to information. But what happens when the lifeguards at the pool of knowledge restrict students to the shallow end for their "own good"? In a series of hard-hitting articles and interviews, AcademicInfluence.com...

Cajon Valley Union School District remains in collaboration with Congressman Issa's team. They are working diligently to help our families to return home. One family consisting of two adults, and five children returned back to the US yesterday...

Today, the American Council of Cannabis Medicine (ACCM) announced a nationwide advocate mobilization program. Designed to bring massive public support for upcoming proposed legislation, designed to advance a comprehensive medical cannabis package....

On August 16th, the day before school started in the Cajon Valley Union School District, one family reached out to Fraidoon and Mohammad, Family and Community Liaisons for the Cajon Valley Union School District, to please hold their spot at their...

The following statements were issued by Dan Stein, President of the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR), and Mark Morgan, former Acting Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection and FAIR Senior Fellow, in response to last...

Hackensack Meridian Health is proud to announce that Project HEAL, a hospital-based violence intervention program based at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, has aided nearly 50 clients through a multi-disciplined program to address community,...

Public policymakers continue to address the challenges to workers compensation due to COVID-19, according to the 2021 Regulatory and Legislative Trends Report from the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI)....

Voyage Media, an open platform that connects storytellers with audiences to create film, television and podcast content, today announced it has launched its highly anticipated "True War Stories: Mission Report" podcast series -- the third series in...

Townsend Calkin Tapio Public Affairs, a leading political and public affairs firm based in Sacramento, has changed its name to I Street Public Affairs and added two new partners....

An historic investment in human infrastructure that includes salaries for Direct Support Professionals will narrow the economic, racial and opportunity gaps that have existed for far too long, according to a U.S. Labor Department official....

A new book from Brian Johnston, Western Director of the National Right to Life Committee, breaks open the myth of Roe v Wade. Evil Twins ? Roe and Doe, How the Supreme Court Unleashed Medical Killing dispels the idea that Blackmun wrote the decisions...

Today, Congresswoman Betty McCollum (DFL-Minn.) launched the Congressional Celiac Disease Caucus, along with U.S. Representatives Jake Auchincloss (D-MA), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Matt Cartwright (D-PA), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Brian Fitzpatrick...

Restore Liberty, a citizen-led organization, is sponsoring a peaceful veteran gathering on Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021.The Reaffirm and Remember Muster 2021 begins promptly at 10:00 a.m. ET, at the bottom of the steps at the Abraham Lincoln Memorial. This...

Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas has mailed out nearly 1.8 million Second Installment property tax bills. Payments are due Oct. 1. The new bills will bring the total amount billed countywide for 2020 to more than $16.1 billion, an increase of more...

Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions (CRES) today called on U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) to swiftly bring to the House floor the freestanding bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), which passed the U.S. Senate in...

Two significant court rulings have put a halt to the Biden administration's efforts to end an effective border security program and the deportation of illegal aliens already in the United States. The question is now whether or not they will comply in...

Leading gubernatorial candidate Kevin Paffrath, a JFK-style Democrat, will be visiting eight cities campaigning this weekend. He is planning multiple, local campaign stops where he will be meeting supports and talking to the media. Mr. Paffrath will...

Former Atlanta City Councilmember Alex Wan has announced his bid to again represent Council District 6. This follows the recent announcement by District 6 Councilmember Jennifer Ide that she will not seek reelection in November; Ide succeeded Wan...

Reston-based consulting firm Counter Threat Solutions LLC (CTS) has once again earned recognition as one of Inc. magazine's fastest growing private companies. This marks the second consecutive year CTS has been named to the prestigious list, which...

America First Political Committee Chairman KW Miller today demanded that the U.S. Military be fully deployed in Afghanistan to rescue all Americans who were left behind by Joe Biden. America is a 'leaderless nation,' a global embarrassment. "The...

The Global Digital Asset & Cryptocurrency Association (GDCA)'s Advocacy Subcommittee Chairwoman Jill Richmond released the following statement in conjunction with GDCA member-endorsed letters submitted to the leadership of the U.S. House Ways & Means...

A group of 15 civil rights, business and education advocacy organizations asked Education Secretary Miguel Cardona today to detail the administration's plans for resuming state assessment and school improvement requirements set by federal law and...

First Political Committee Chairman KW Miller Addresses the Afghanistan Catastrophe in 'Powerful State of the Union Speech.'  "Afghanistan is just the tip of the iceberg in the complete failure of the leftist socialist Joe Biden government, which...

Rhode Island Housing and Mortgage Finance Corporation (RIHousing) is allocating emergency rental assistance (ERA) to local tenants and landlords affected by the COVID-19 pandemic using Rent Relief software and services from Yardi®. RIHousing's ERA...

The group gathering signatures to qualify a recall of controversial San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin has come up short....

Results of a newly released Long Island University Steven S. Hornstein Center for Policy, Polling and Analysis national poll reveal what Americans think of the federal infrastructure bill proposal.  ...

The nonprofit group Consumer Watchdog applauded the decision by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to investigate Tesla's Autopilot feature and crashes related to it....

Khaled Salem, popular candidate for U.S. Senate running against incumbent Chuck Schumer in 2022, today released a statement to President Biden in favor of substantially increasing U.S. military support for Israel. Salem acknowledged the recent "Human...

Alcohol Justice, the San Rafael, California-based alcohol industry watchdog and the California Alcohol Policy Alliance (CAPA) are charging California legislators with GUI (Governing Under the Influence) for accepting special interest money and...

Leading gubernatorial candidate Kevin Paffrath, a JFK-style Democrat, will be in Los Angeles and San Diego campaigning today. He is planning multiple, local campaign stops in Los Angeles and San Diego. Mr. Paffrath will be available for interviews at...

TekSavvy Solutions Inc. ("TekSavvy") today applauded the unanimous resolution passed by the Ontario Big City Mayors (OBCM), which calls upon the federal Cabinet to reinstate a key 2019 CRTC decision that would lower Canadian internet prices (the 2019...

Vaccination is the most effective tool to reduce the risk of COVID-19 for Canadians and to protect broader public health. It is our most important instrument and so we continue to take action to get as many Canadians vaccinated as possible. The...

CEO of American Human Rights Organization and candidate for U.S. Senate against incumbent Chuck Schumer in 2022, Khaled Salem, said today, in the strongest terms, "Fight back against Hamas and Hezbollah. Call out Iran as the 'heinous pimp' of global...

Today, OSFI confirmed that the exclusion of sovereign-issued securities from the leverage ratio exposure measure for deposit-taking institutions (DTIs), introduced at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic, will not be extended past December 31, 2021. ...

Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas will post the Second Installment property tax bills online after 10 a.m. today at cookcountytreasurer.com. The new bills will bring the total amount billed countywide for 2020 to more than $16.1 billion, an increase...

Esper, a fast-growing govtech startup, recently announced an $8M Series A led by Cota Capital with participation from 8VC, Gaingels, and Stand Together Ventures Lab. To date, this round brings Esper's total funding to over $14M in capital raised....

With the September 14 recall on the horizon, the nonpartisan Pacific Research Institute today released Saving California, a new book offering realistic, market-based reforms to 10 of the state's major policy challenges. The authors are current or...

First Book, a nonprofit social enterprise dedicated to educational equity as a path out of poverty, today released the findings of a nationwide survey of 2,004 educators serving kids in need that examines their spending priorities for American Rescue...

Family Research Council submitted a public comment to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) regarding the proposed rule with the deceptively innocuous title, "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Updating Payment Parameters and...

The following statement can be attributed to Dan Stein, president of the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR), in response to the Biden administration's extension of the Title 42 public health order:...

In the first initiative of its kind, an £85 million approach to funding for affordable housing with variable tenures that can last from one day to a lifetime is launched today by Orchard & Shipman.   Working with specialist advisors Revenue and...

K2 Integrity, the preeminent risk, compliance, investigations, and monitoring firm co-founded by Jeremy M. Kroll and Jules B. Kroll, welcomes today's announcement by the U.S. Department of the Treasury that Himamauli Das, K2 Integrity Senior Managing...

Magnolia Medical Technologies, Inc., inventors of Steripath®, the only FDA 510(k)-cleared device platform indicated to reduce blood culture contamination for sepsis testing,1 today commended the U.S. House of Representatives following the passage of...