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The Blockchain Research Institute, in collaboration with the Washington DC-based Chamber of Digital Commerce and other experts have produced a 120-page report on how the Biden-Harris administration could reimagine US technology strategy and...

This spring, over 30,000 volunteer Field Advocates from the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) will join together in advocating for effective suicide prevention legislation. Beginning now through May, AFSP Advocates will participate in...

Netwrix, a cybersecurity vendor that makes data security easy, today announced government industry findings from its global 2021 Netwrix Cloud Data Security Report which found that detecting and resolving data leakage is a top security challenge for...

Job performance Overall, Governor Andrew Cuomo's job performance remained solid, with 55% saying his job as governor was positive (excellent and good combined) and 45% saying it was negative (fair and poor combined). Less than a quarter of surveyed...

The state of New York Monday will legalize paid surrogacy, a milestone event that will help thousands of people struggling with fertility build families. "This is a triumph for modern families," said Nazca Fontes, the...

Nugg Club, the nation's first true cannabis subscription box featuring full-sized products curated by experts and personalized to each customer, announced today the launch of Schedule 1, a new cannabis brand that seeks to provide instrumental support...

'We Will Decide' (https://wewilldecide.com/) announced its official launch, offering useful American political information collected in one digital place that is individualized for each registered user. We Will Decide follows Congressional action,...

Two years after the Plante administration's refusal to deploy body-worn video cameras ("body cams") for officers of the Montréal Police department (SPVM), Ensemble Montréal is once again calling for body cams to be put into use at the SPVM as quickly...

Commissioner of Official Languages Raymond Théberge made the following statement today: "Today, I learned of the Quebec government's position on the modernization of the Official Languages Act. I am pleased to see that the two levels of government...

2020 was a record year for Americans giving up their citizenship, according to the experts and tax specialists of Americans Overseas. A record 6,705 Americans gave up their citizenship in 2020 A 260% increase from 2019 when 2,577 Americans gave up...

Leading up to National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, AIDS United and its Public Policy Council, composed of 55 of the nation's leading organizations dedicated to ending HIV, are announcing they have launched the Racial Justice Index. AIDS United is...

A new, nationwide study of United States adults by FR Data Insights casts doubts on the potential effectiveness of the new stimulus bills pushed by Congress and the new administration. Response data suggests that recipients are unlikely to increase...

Kicking off his Recall Road Trip against Governor Gavin Newsom, Joe Collins and partners 1776 Forever Free and Recall Gavin Newsom 2020 collected hundreds of signatures at the Los Angeles City Hall on Sunday. The South-Central LA native will be...

American Jewish Committee (AJC) welcomed a U.S. State Department official's statement confirming that President Biden "embraces and champions" the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) Working Definition of Antisemitism. "We must...

More than 44 million people in the United States are buried under $1.6 trillion dollars in federal student loan debt. And every year the crisis continues to get worse, preventing people from buying houses, saving for retirement, and realizing their...

SynED, a national non-profit focused on education, today released ReportOUT, a quarterly publication that highlights innovative educational initiatives that promise different perspectives and lasting changes, with its latest edition entitled "Beyond...

CaseWorthy, the leading provider of Case Management software for nonprofit and government organizations, introduces an all-new brand image today with a fresh logo, an immersive, vibrant website and even a friendly mascot. At a time when the need for...

Veterans for Responsible Leadership (VFRL), a nonpartisan organization representing veterans from many eras, today condemned the behavior of current and former military personnel who were reported to make up a disproportionate number of those...

The Concord Coalition said today that new 10-year economic projections published by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) demonstrate why Congress and the president should be increasingly focused on adopting a COVID-19 relief package that is truly...

Global Energy Leader K.W. Miller ripped into the Biden Administration Agenda to destroy the U.S. Energy Industry today. "Biden and his handlers are willfully and purposefully enabling Chinese State-Owned Companies to continue destroying the critical...

Leading veterans service organizations DAV (Disabled American Veterans), Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA), and the VFW (Veterans of Foreign Wars) today released two reports ? The Independent Budget: Veterans' Agenda for the 117th Congress,...

Ric Edelman, Distinguished Lecturer at Rowan University and one of the most acclaimed financial advisors in the nation, today released a proposal that eliminates poverty in retirement for all future generations of Americans. Called RISE (Retirement...

The phrase "Everything that's going on" has rarely been so potent. Presidential Election results have been openly challenged in Congress. The Capitol building itself has been physically attacked by a wild but disturbingly directed mob. The Covid-19...

Global travel risk management and international medical and security assistance provider, Healix International, has won an Open Procurement Procedure to be appointed by the UK Government to look after the global healthcare of its 25,000 travelling...

America's mayors are using their voices to demand Congress finally take action to support cities by passing the fiscal relief for local governments included in President Biden's American Rescue Plan. A letter to Congress now has 402 signatures from...

The Lehigh County Controller's Office reviewed Lehigh County's prescription drug plan administered through Highmark which lost savings of almost $1.4 million, while battling a lack of transparency and openness about drug costs. The report sheds light...

Talos Energy Inc. ("Talos," or the "Company") today commented on recent Secretarial and Executive Orders (the "Orders") pertaining to oil and natural gas activities on federal lands and reiterated its ability to continue normal operations for both...

New research commissioned by immigration specialist InvestUK has revealed the British public's positive perceptions of the new Hong Kong British National Overseas (BNO) Visa scheme, ahead of its opening for applications from 31 January 2021. The...

The following is a statement from Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa on two executive orders signed by President Biden that lower the cost and expand the availability of health care services for many hardworking Americans....

The University of South Florida today announced the launch of an interdisciplinary center dedicated to serving Tampa Bay as the major training and knowledge hub for issues related to social and criminal justice. The Center for Justice Research &...

One of the most common myths about BDSM is that people who engage in it are authoritarian, abusive, sexist, aggressive and even psychologically maladjusted. However, a recent survey finds that taking on a dominant/sadistic role in BDSM doesn't mean...

American Electric Power  has named Amanda Riggs Conner vice president ? FERC and RTO Strategy & Policy, effective Jan. 30. Conner will be responsible for ensuring AEP's generation and grid development businesses are represented in policy matters at...

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox is pleased to release Federal Circuit Appeals from the PTAB and ITC: Summaries of Key 2020 Decisions. The fourth annual report provides insights into last year's significant rulings in appeals from the United States...

Today, the National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD®) and its Rare Action Network (RANtm) published the 6th Edition of the State Report Card, the annual report rating each state and Washington, DC on the most important issues directly affecting...

Today eHealth (eHealth.com)  announced support for a proposal to re-open enrollment under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) for Americans whose lives and health care coverage have been disrupted by COVID-19.   "We strongly support the Biden...

Results of a breaking Long Island University Steven S. Hornstein Center for Policy, Polling and Analysis national poll reveal America's first impression of President Biden and opportunities for common ground in 2021....

A new issue brief from the American Academy of Actuaries applies actuarial expertise to provide an understanding of how COVID-19 could impact long-term care insurance (LTCI), including LTCI delivery, demand, and markets, as well as new public policy...

Soon after his inauguration, U.S. President Biden signed a number of executive orders and bills to bring the United States back to a position of world leadership. The two U.S. congressmen who championed the "Prohibition on slaughter of dogs and cats...

For too long, conservatives have failed to pass on their sapient values to the next generation. To correct this travesty, the SAPIENT Being's World of Writing Warriors (WOWW) Program, utilizing 50 essential textbooks for the 2020 decade covering the...

Fifty women today signed a letter in the New York Times, led by Girls Who Code founder and CEO Reshma Saujani, calling on the Biden Administration to create a task force dedicated to implementing a "Marshall Plan for Moms," to pay mothers for their...

Food safety advocates are calling on the United States Department of Agriculture to better protect consumers with new enforceable standards that will reduce, with an aim to ultimately eliminate, Salmonella types of greatest public health concern...

The Teamsters Union applauds President Biden's efforts to reform and strengthen Buy American policies through the Made in America Executive Order signed today....

Today, the Center for the Study of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) at Virginia Union University released, "A Pledge of Allegiance to Historically Black Colleges and Universities: Key Priorities of the Biden/Harris...

United Steelworkers (USW) International President Tom Conway issued the following statement in response to the announcement that President Joe Biden would today sign an executive order tightening domestic content requirements and narrowing exceptions...

Vision Films Inc. ("Vision") announces that immediately following the Clean Energy for America (CE4B) Inaugural Ball, the documentary Hot Money will be available on VOD and DVD in the U.S. and Canada. Co-executive producers, Retired General Wesley...

Today, Khaled Salem, the 2022 U.S. Senate candidate in New York, revealed an innovative consumer financial protection policy based on low interest loans. He urges President Biden and both houses of Congress to take up the idea, which involves...

The Teamsters congratulate President Biden on his issuance of two executive orders yesterday that among other things ensure workers are protected on the job, no matter their race, sexual orientation or gender identity....

On Saturday, January 23rd, 2021, at 10 am, a group of concerned citizens led by Karyn Turk, Mrs. Florida 2016, will peacefully protest Big Tech Censorship at Bed, Bath & Beyond at 1400 C University Commons in Boca Raton, Florida. This protest is...

The Robert R. McCormick Foundation, GCR Consulting and the Executive Service Corps are launching the second cohort of the Leadership in Democracy Program in late January 2021. The Program strives to develop high-capacity civic leaders, representative...

Faced with myriad crises ? most notably, dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic and its economic and fiscal fallout ? newly inaugurated President Joe Biden wasted no time in exacerbating those crises and inducing an immigration and border crisis, charged...