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Nearly 45,000 current and former National Guard officers have appealed to a prominent member of the extended Guard family to help win their No. 1 legislative priority. Retired Brig. Gen. J. Roy Robinson, the president of the National Guard...

Today, the Committee for Economic Development of The Conference Board (CED) released the following statement regarding the ongoing bipartisan infrastructure negotiations: The Committee for Economic Development of The Conference Board (CED) supports...

National Minority Quality Forum (NMQF) today announced that it has partnered with Microsoft Corp. to launch a Microsoft Health Policy Fellowship. The fellow will be an integral member of NMQF's policy team in the production of high-quality and...

As the 47th G7 summit commences in the UK marking President Biden's first official foreign trip, world-leaders have collectively promoted the need for a united front on global issues. But with tax reforms high on the agenda, tech and telecoms...

"Firing Line with Margaret Hoover," the PBS public affairs television program known for its news-making interviews with political figures and cultural icons, will debut its podcast Friday, June 11, at 8:30 pm ET. The first episode will feature former...

The following is a statement from Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa on the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure's passage of the $547 billion Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation (INVEST) in...

Executives at middle market businesses overwhelmingly agree that the state of the U.S. infrastructure is hampering economic growth nationally, locally and within their organizations, according to the RSM US Middle Market Business Index (MMBI)...

American Priority is proud to announce their annual #AMPFest21 will yet again be held on the beautiful grounds of Trump National Doral in Miami, Florida this year from October 7th-10th.  This year's theme is "American Revival" and has already...

Alex Stovall is a 26 year-old Army Reservist Chaplain candidate running for Congress to stand up to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), who he sees as the biggest problem in the U.S. House. If elected, Stovall would become the youngest Black...

On the heels of news that the Biden Administration will announce a global vaccine plan, which will include purchasing 500 million Pfizer coronavirus vaccines to donate to the world, newly released data by Data For Progress and David Binder Research,...

The text of the following statement was released by the Governments of the United States of America and the United Arab Emirates....

Today, Khaled Salem, running as a Democrat for the U.S. Senate against Chuck Schumer in 2022, sent a very strong message to President Biden, the U.S. Legislative branch and the U.S military to increase oversight regarding aid sent to Israel and Gaza....

EcoFlow, a portable power and renewable energy solutions company, was quick to respond when Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced the Disaster Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday, which ran from May 28 to June 6. The company exempted sales tax of all...

The Center for Individual Freedom (CFIF) today released key findings of a national survey measuring voters' health care priorities as U.S. COVID-19 cases continue to decline and many in Congress propose health care-related offsets to President...

The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) strongly condemns the dangerous decision by UnitedHealthcare to retroactively deny emergency care claims. ACEP firmly believes that the new policy is in direct violation of the federal Prudent...

A new study led by CT Strategies in collaboration with CBP (U.S. Customs and Border Protection) and the University of Houston's BTI Institute (A DHS Center of Excellence), surveyed and interviewed CTPAT (Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism)...

Today, a coalition of private and public actors launched a new public education initiative entitled United to Safeguard America from Illegal Trade (USA-IT) to combat black market trade. The campaign will run through 2021 and provide local officials,...

Today, The New York Women's Foundation, PowHer New York and The League of Women Voters of NYC launched A Mayor for NYC Women initiative with the release of responses to their newly created 2021 NYC Mayoral Questionnaire, a non-partisan project...

Landry & Kling Global Cruise Services, leaders in sourcing and logistics for vessel charters, floating accommodations and cruise events worldwide, has brokered the cruise vessel MS Silja Europa, in partnership with Bibby Marine UK, to serve as...

"My goals when declaring my candidacy for the non-partisan Las Vegas City Council was to bring back civility, debate, and democracy to the council chambers, while focusing on economic prosperity, and equitable progress for my fellow city residents....

Protect Our Election, a non-partisan 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to strengthening democratic institutions at the state and local level, today released the results of its 2020 Local Election Official Research Survey. The survey is the first...

Twelve leading education organizations announced a new effort today to help ensure all students receive the equitable educational opportunities they deserve. The newly formed Coalition to Advance Future Student Success is a recognition that the...

VERITY NOW, a leading coalition voice on promoting equity in auto safety, released the following statement from Catherine McCullough, a transportation policy expert and VERITY NOW coalition member, regarding Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton's...

With California recently declared by the Los Angeles Times as "the de-facto policy think tank of the Biden-Harris Administration," the Pacific Research Institute ? California's leading free-market think tank ? today launched a "Been There, Done That"...

PRIDE Industries has been honored as a VETS Indexes 3 Star Employer. This inaugural award recognizes top companies that hire veterans and are committed to recruiting, retaining, developing, and supporting veterans and others in the military...

The Body Shop US today has released new data that reveals that nearly 70 percent of consumers support the Equality Act, which would update the federal law that currently protects people from discrimination based on race, national origin, sex and...

The Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, the Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, and Parliamentary Secretary Neil Ellis, will give remarks at a live virtual event on the upcoming federal consultations for the Next Agricultural Policy Framework....

The Dental Access Partners (DAP) and Minnesota Dental Association (MDA) shared the following letter with Senator Benson regarding the dental proposals currently being negotiated between Senator Benson, the House, and the Governor's office. For over...

Access Ready Reporter Issue 15 -The Reporter Newsletter is a service of Access Ready Inc. which is a nonprofit cross disability advocacy organization promoting a policy of inclusion and accessibility across information technology through education...

Reston-based consulting firm Counter Threat Solutions LLC (CTS) announced that Demetrice (Dee) Baskerville has been promoted to Program Manager. In this role, Baskerville will oversee the management and growth of key government contracts as well as...

Digital Economy Alliance today announced its initiative to help boost the quality of economic growth in America. The Digital Economy Alliance will support innovative solutions that positively impact society, creating social value and social profit. ...

Stanley Black & Decker today announced that CEO Jim Loree will join the World Economic Forum to partake in a global panel discussion virtually tomorrow, June 2, from 12:00-12:45pm EST, along with Sharan Burrow, General Secretary, International Trade...

Dave Harden, who announced his run for Congress in Maryland's 1st district on May 10th, announced a batch of endorsements from former Diplomats, retired military, and national security experts.  They endorsed Harden in an "Open Letter to the...

U.S. Senate Candidate and American Human Rights CEO, Khaled Salem today announced that supports a worldwide protest against Hamas and Hezbollah terrorists in response to the unending, brutal treatment of Jewish people around the globe. Since the...

Today, National Kidney Foundation launches Voices for Kidney Healthtm, a diverse nationwide community of dedicated kidney patient and health professional advocates working with elected officials and other public leaders to create policies and...

Conservative Patriot talk show host and businessman, Robert Dempster, has announced that an Exploratory Committee has been formed to determine the viability of his possible run for office of Governor of the State of Michigan in 2022.  Conservative...

Attorney Zulu Ali has received the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of his achievement in law and activism. Recipients of the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award are Marquis Who's Who biography registry...

Clinical Enterprise, Inc., a Eurofins Scientific company, today announced it has been awarded a U.S. Government agreement to expand national COVID-19 testing. The agreement with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, in coordination with...

The United Steelworkers union (USW) provided detailed recommendations to the administration of California Gov. Gavin Newsom in advance of its "Just Transition Roadmap," urging it to include substantial protections for oil production workers and their...

Stride Health, the leading Portable Benefits platform for independent contractors, announced its participation in the "Gig Workers' Week of Action" initiative by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to help Americans gain access to...

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and acting Chief Financial Officer Steve Shinn will host a media briefing at 3 p.m. EDT Friday, May 28, to discuss the Biden-Harris Administration's fiscal year 2022 funding request for the agency following the White...

Today at a virtual webinar the Economic Policy Institute unveiled a groundbreaking study that shows the overwhelming positive economic impact of the Section 232 aluminum tariffs. Tom Conway, International President of the United Steelworkers union...

The Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) today released the Draft Plan Bay Area 2050. After three years of public discussion and technical work, Plan Bay Area 2050 is a long-range plan...

Offshore Wind California (OWC), a group of wind industry leaders, applauded an announcement by the Biden Administration today that the Departments of Interior and Defense have reached agreement on California sea-space and other issues, clearing the...

Khaled Salem, the popular candidate running for the U.S. Senate against Chuck Schumer in 2022, today implored the United Nations and the State of Israel to "finish the job" by ending efforts of the Hamas terrorist group in Gaza and the West Bank by...

On Wednesday, May 26, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. ET, Please join Thomas M. Conway, International President of United Steelworkers, Robert E. Scott, Senior Economist and Director of Trade and Manufacturing Policy Research at the Economic Policy Institute, and...

eMars/Compliant Client was created in 2001 to give construction company owners an easy, flawless, paperless way to be compliant with the Davis Bacon Act that enforces a prevailing wage and 31 other compliance issues. Compliant Client web was designed...

The U.S. Department of Commerce today issued its preliminary determination in the second administrative review of softwood lumber imports from Canada, and once again confirmed that Canadian imports are heavily subsidized and dumped into the U.S....

RGD Gaming LLC (https://rgdgaming.com/) announced it would begin distributing music CDs to shed a light on the current EIDL gridlock in Congress. Like many small businesses affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, RGD Gaming is still waiting on promised...

A bipartisan group of public affairs specialists and business leaders have joined together to launch UFOPac.org, believed to be the nation's first bipartisan political action committee related to UFOs. The political action committee will be dedicated...