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Today, the Last Prisoner Project, a nonprofit dedicated to drug policy and criminal justice reform, penned a letter to the U.S House of Representatives urging its members to support the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act (H.R....

A major reform proposal would put the careers of all the leaders of Congress - of both parties and both the House and Senate - in jeopardy if the general public is highly dissatisfied with them over an extended period of time. "It's a new way to hold...

The professional fireworks entertainment industry, along with the live events industry, has been almost completely shut down since the COVID-19 pandemic hit the nation nine months ago. The vast majority of Independence Day celebrations were cancelled...

The City of South Miami has selected municipal communications expert and crisis management veteran Elliot Cohen and his firm, My PR Guru, LLC to handle the city's outreach and communications efforts....

Easy access to hand sanitizer during a worldwide pandemic may be the best measure to prevent the spread of COVID19 and other germs aside from wearing a mask. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), if soap and water are not...

The Renew Democracy Initiative is excited to announce that Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman (ret.) will be joining its board of directors. In taking significant personal and professional risks to do what he believed to be right, LTC Vindman exemplified the...

The following Op-Ed is by Dr. D. Lee Pippin, DD, PhD, JD., Director, Voice of the Founding Fathers, a Florida non-profit corporation dedicated to community outreach and social justice through social-political commentary and educational programs. Any...

Uranium Energy Corp  ("UEC" or the "Company") is pleased to report the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW) has approved a bipartisan bill entitled the American Nuclear Infrastructure Act (ANIA). Among other provisions, the...

Northcliff Resources Ltd. ("Northcliff" or the "Company") , on behalf of Sisson Mines Ltd., is pleased to announce that the Minister of the Department of Environment and Climate Change ("DECC") has approved a two-year extension of the construction...

The following Op-Ed is by Dr. D. Lee Pippin, DD, PhD, JD., Director, Voice of the Founding Fathers, a Florida non-profit corporation dedicated to community outreach and social justice through social-political commentary and educational programs. It...

The following Op-Ed is by Dr. D. Lee Pippin, DD, PhD, JD. Voice of the Founding Fathers is a Florida non-profit corporation dedicated to community outreach and social justice through social-political commentary and educational programs. Every...

The Tibetan Presidential Elections is due on the 3rd of January 2021. What is unique about this Electoral exercise is that polling will be taking place simultaneously across almost every continent, given the global footprint of the Tibetan Diaspora!...

Office Productivity Concepts, Inc. presents its P3 Personal Enclosure as a possible solution to containing the potential spread of COVID-19 in the workplace. THE PROBLEMEmployers want workers to return to the office due to decreased productivity and...

In lieu of an in-person update to the media, Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada's Chief Public Health Officer, issued the following statement today: "As the resurgence of COVID-19 activity continues in Canada, we are tracking a range of epidemiological...

The Foundation for Climate Restoration Looks Forward to Collaboration with John Kerry, the Incoming Administration's Special "Climate Envoy"....

Today, the Committee for Economic Development of The Conference Board (CED) sent a letter to President-elect Biden presenting policy proposals with which the incoming Administration can defeat the pandemic, safely reopen the economy, and lead the...

A recently released report from Clario and Demos shows that people in the US may be surrendering to cybercriminals and lack confidence in the Government's ability to step in and provide police forces with the skills and resources required to pursue...

Today the leadership of the U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) participated in a virtual meeting with President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris. Mayors have developed a strong working relationship with the President-elect over...

American Jewish Committee (AJC) welcomed the selection by President-elect Biden of Antony Blinken, his longtime national security advisor and a former Deputy Secretary of State, as the nation's 71st Secretary of State. Blinken held the No. 2 post in...

In lieu of an in-person update to the media, Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada's Chief Public Health Officer, issued the following statement today: "As the resurgence of COVID-19 activity continues in Canada, we are tracking a range of epidemiological...

In a special message, distributed to its members and supporters via email and social media, the Coalition for American Veterans addressed the election of Joe Biden and outlined its plans for the next four years. "Over the next four years, the voices...

JMJ Media, LLC announces the launch of WeDemandaRecount.Com which provides articles showing significant problems in the 2020 presidential election and allows the public to participate in a poll regarding the necessity of a recount....

"German industry's expectations from the G20 summit are moderate. Since the inauguration of U.S. President Donald Trump, the G20 has been more concerned with damage control, obstructionism and national egoism than with solving global problems....

Nineteen leading healthcare organizations today called on Congressional leaders to ensure that providers who put themselves at financial risk to deliver better quality, closely coordinated and more cost-effective care continue to have strong...

As the COVID-19 pandemic is still sweeping through the globe, with the Asia and Pacific region hit hard by the contagion, growth uncertainties are clouding economies to varying degrees. Economic activity in the Asia and Pacific is expected to...

As the COVID-19 pandemic is still sweeping through the globe, with the Asia and Pacific region hit hard by the contagion, growth uncertainties are clouding economies to varying degrees. Economic activity in the Asia and Pacific is expected to...

Incapsulate announces the City of Virginia Beach, Virginia is the latest city to modernize operations using Incapsulate's cloud-based platform to streamline, automate and analyze its pandemic relief efforts. The City of Virginia Beach sought an...

The Latino Corporate Directors Association will launch via Facebook Live the first of its kind California Boardroom Equity Scorecard and Tracker, a valuable resource for stakeholders and shareholders and the only publicly available tool that tracks...

Charles Johnson, husband of a black woman who died in childbirth and a patients' rights leader, was terribly disappointed at pictures showing Governor Gavin Newsom at the infamous French Laundry dinner unmasked and undistanced with the head of the...

Exit polling of Florida voters conducted by Zogby Analytics on behalf of the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) finds that voters strongly favor continued border restrictions and tight limits on admission of foreign guest workers...

Exit polling of Pennsylvania voters conducted by Zogby Analytics on behalf of the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) finds that voters strongly favor continued border restrictions and tight limits on admission of foreign guest workers...

Exit polling of North Carolina voters conducted by Zogby Analytics on behalf of the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) finds that voters strongly favor continued border restrictions and tight limits on admission of foreign guest...

Exit polling of Ohio voters conducted by Zogby Analytics on behalf of the Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) finds that voters strongly favor continued border restrictions and tight limits on admission of foreign guest workers during...

A coalition of organizations have called for an on-line rally and press conference 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. EST, Wednesday, November 18th to support the release of Pascal Shakoure Charpentier who was arrested on July 6th, 2020, and is still being held by...

Today the ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®) released data from a new public opinion survey conducted by Lake Research Partners, showing that the COVID-19 crisis has elevated already high levels of concern about...

The Foundation for Climate Restoration welcomes Joseph R. Biden as the 46th President of the United States. The President Elect has committed to "marshall the forces of science and the forces of hope in the great battles of our time," including "the...

Sam Jane Brown, the renowned author and advocate for transparency, has recently focused her attentions on the constant, detrimental mix of negative government and media messaging. Brown has researched and written about the global cycles of government...

The Nevada State Treasurer's Office announces the launch of NVigate, a new program and online platform providing students and parents access to essential information, programs and services to make informed decisions about planning, saving and...

A veteran Democratic strategist and former Obama-Biden administration senior aide, Robert Diamond, will merge his firm, Stratagem Public Affairs, with Capitol Counsel, joining as a partner and lead of its executive branch practice.  Diamond brings a...

On the heels of the US elections, US executives are responding to uncertainty from the impending changes in legislation, regulations and policy by rethinking their corporate strategies in the US and abroad, according to the Ernst & Young LLP (EY US)...

The Government of Canada is rebuilding the nation-to-nation, Inuit-Crown and government-to-government relationship with Indigenous peoples through supporting the realization of their visions of self-determination. A key part of this work is through...

The Supreme Court today hears arguments in California vs. Texas, the lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Andrew Dreyfus, president & CEO of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (Blue Cross), released the...

Khaled Salem, the candidate for U.S. Senate in the upcoming 2022 election, today issued a request that foreign governments release all American detainees. In particular, Khaled urged Egypt and Saudi Arabia to release Americans they are detaining as a...

Alternet Systems, Inc. (USOTC: ALYI) today highlighted President Elect Biden's support for the Electric Vehicle (EV) industry and the potential benefit ALYI could enjoy from the EV market wide momentum generated from EV conducive policy.  The Wall...

The voting history of the people who collectively make the laws we live by is the only tangible evidence of their position on any given issue.  It's indeed the best way to know what a representative is willing to do to support or defeat a proposal in...

The Texas Blockchain Council has launched with the goal of making Texas the most favored jurisdiction in the United States for blockchain business and investment. The TBC is a nonprofit trade association representing the Texas business community...

U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D - NJ) and Eric H. Holder, Jr., the 82nd Attorney General of the United States and Chairman of the National Democratic Redistricting Committee will be featured guest speakers at Hope & Justice, The Fortune Society's annual...

In an election that appears to have generated the highest voter turnout in the city's history, Tammy Kim beat out thirteen other candidates to take first place in the November 3, 2020 Irvine City Council race. Kim won her City Council seat with more...

The Peace Alliance and other partnering organizations are rapidly joining together to share a simple yet pivotal statement designed to lift up the voices of the overwhelming number of Americans who want a nonviolent response to the election process...

The polls were wrong... again. On Election Day, they had Biden defeating Trump by some 10 points. The Trends Journal accurately...