News by subject: STP

United Safety is joining fellow APTA members and industry partners on Tuesday, December 15th to collectively fight to #SavePublicTransit with a day of mobilization and engagement....

Duke Energy issued the following statement in response to today's ruling by the North Carolina Supreme Court in a case regarding a 2018 North Carolina Utilities Commission order that had addressed costs associated with coal ash management and safe...

Alley Cat Allies President and Founder Becky Robinson praised the unanimous vote by the Los Angeles City Council in favor of funding their new Citywide Cat Program for Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR). The Council's vote clears the way for the city to use...

Today, The Kennedy Forum released the Jim Ramstad Model State Parity Legislation, which will hold health insurers accountable for discriminating against those with mental health and substance use disorders by wrongly denying coverage of care....

Today, a bipartisan assembly of Governors representing 1 in 3 Americans issued support for a Call to Action to Defeat COVID-19 and Promote National Recovery and Renewal, developed and released by the COVID Collaborative.  This is the first time...

By an overwhelming majority vote of the Nevada Tax Commission, the United States Raelian Movement (USRM) yesterday won its appeal for state sales tax exemption in Nevada, according to Thomas Kaenzig, Presiding Bishop of the United States Raelian...

A renewed interest in homeownership during the COVID-19 pandemic has changed homebuyers' housing choices, widened the imbalance between housing supply and demand in California and created a more competitive housing market than ever before, according...

Building on its successful work to develop opportunities for immigrants and refugees and expand the city's international presence, the city of Aurora has unveiled a 10-year Immigrant Integration Plan, "Aurora is open to the world." "We can be a city...

The CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) today issued the following statement in response to the Federal Housing Finance Agency's (FHFA) announcement to increase the 2021 conforming loan limits for mortgages acquired by Fannie Mae and Freddie...

CHICAGO, Nov. 24, 2020 The Cook County Board of Commissioners today voted to waive late fees for two months on both property tax installments due in 2021, giving cash-strapped property owners more time to juggle their finances, Treasurer Maria Pappas...

The CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) has installed its 2021 Leadership Team. Leading the team is C.A.R. President Dave Walsh, a vice president and manager of a Compass Realty office in the Silicon Valley. Serving with Walsh are...

Older New Yorkers of color have fallen behind on rent payments and are struggling with food insecurity at far greater rates than their white counterparts during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to research presented today by AARP New York and leading...

Continued record low mortgage interest rates sustained California's housing market in October as home sales and prices took a breather from September's record high levels and still recorded double-digit increases from a year ago, the CALIFORNIA...

North Carolina is introducing the Coordinated Caregiving program for caregivers who are caring for loved ones at home. As part of the program, Seniorlink, a leading provider of technology-enabled health services, has been approved to provide remote...

Brad Lamm, CIP President & Founder at Breathe Life Healing Centers, discusses how legalizing the possession of hard drugs may affect the patterns of addiction and subsequent treatment of addicts across the state. Addiction and relapse have been on...

(AANA)?As the final step of the implementation of South Dakota Senate Bill 50, the South Dakota Board of Nursing this week adopted rules regarding full practice authority for Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) in the state. Enacted in...

An analysis by the Aurora Institute (@Aurora_Inst) has yielded recommendations for how states can allow more flexibility in how schools and districts determine what attendance means in the COVID-19 era of remote learning....

Double-digit home price increases fueled by a shortage of homes for sale pushed California's third quarter housing affordability to its lowest level in nearly two years, the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.) https://www.car.org/ said...

The stakes have never been higher for the millions of Californians who rely on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) for access to the vital health care services they and their loved ones count on every day. As the U.S. Supreme Court weighs the future of the...

Election Integrity Project, Nevada (EIPNv) sent a report on November 9 to Nevada's Secretary of State Barbara Cegavske showing that 1,411 Nevada registered voters, who later registered to vote in California, nonetheless appear to have voted in the...

Clean & Prosperous America today launched its grant-giving campaign to grassroots organizations working to turn out young voters in Georgia for the Special Senate Election on January 5, 2021....

In response to the rapidly rising cases of COVID-19, Governor Murphy signed Executive Order No. 192, which mandates that New Jersey employers abide by certain health and safety standards in an effort to protect employees and other individuals at...

COVID Collaborative, a bipartisan assembly of health, education, and economic experts, today released a national poll with Hart Research revealing that only 35% of Americans say they will definitely get a COVID-19 vaccine when it is released, and 61%...

Today, the Yes on Prop 24 campaign announced strong support from Asian/Pacific Islander (API) leaders, including: Andrew Yang, former Presidential Candidate, Entrepreneur, and founder of Humanity Forward; Betty Yee, California State Controller; and...

The non-partisan League of Women Voters of California opposes Proposition 24, the so-called "privacy" initiative on the November ballot. The non-partisan group conducts an independent review of ballot propositions and determines its stands "based on...

ForeFront Power, a leading developer of distributed solar and energy storage projects in the U.S., today announced the completion of six solar projects in Illinois, adding 6.6 megawatts-DC (MWdc) / 5.5 megawatts-AC (MWac) of distributed power...

Leading civil rights groups, including Color of Change and Black Lives Matter Los Angeles urge voters to reject Proposition 24, a so-called "privacy" initiative on the California ballot. They are joined by advocates for immigrant rights and low...

Today, Affordable Energy for New Jersey (AENJ), along with well-known energy expert Dr. Jonathan Lesser, the president of Continental Economics, Inc., released a new report that shows a grim future for New Jersey under the state's Energy Master Plan...

Following a year of submissions and reviews by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, central Indiana's Agrozen Life Sciences today announced that it is expanding business operations by launching Agrozen Labs, now a certified U.S. Department of...

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of California reiterated its opposition to Proposition 24. The statewide ACLU endorsed No on Prop 24 following board approval of opposition to the ballot measure by each of its three California chapters: ACLU...

On October 21, 2020, Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York approved a negotiated settlement between Kik Interactive Inc. ("Kik") and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") in...

The State of Rhode Island and Google Cloud today announced they are working together on an initiative that will dramatically expand access to key career resources across the state. The initiative was developed as part of Governor Gina M. Raimondo's...

Insure.com announces survey results from 1,000 people who answered questions about politics and health care. More than three-quarters of respondents view health care as an important election year issue. Reducing health insurance costs is the top...

The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) today released the first ever Governors ranking, the 2020 Laffer-ALEC Report on Economic Freedom. The scorecard ranks America's 50 governors based on policy performance and result, as well as executive...

California's home-buying season extended further into September as home sales climbed to their highest level in more than a decade, and the median home price set another high for the fourth straight month, the CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®...

Today, the Yes on Prop 24 campaign announced endorsements from some of the biggest black newspapers in California, including the: Los Angeles Sentinel, Watts Times, Sacramento Observer, San Diego Voice and Viewpoint, and Sun Reporter....

Proposition 24's anticipated harm to consumers, workers, immigrants and small business has created an uncommon alliance of opponents that spans the political spectrum. Consumer, privacy and good government groups leading the opposition include the...

The Colorado Department of Higher Education is enabling Colorado students that historically have not qualified for federal aid to complete an application for state financial aid. By partnering with Regent Education to deliver The Colorado Application...

With healthcare and long-term care costs rising at much higher rates than wages or salaries, it is becoming more difficult for Americans to afford the costs of long-term care. These unpredictable costs, combined with low levels of savings, mean many...

Low mortgage interest rates and pent-up demand from a desire for homeownership will bolster California home sales in 2021, but economic uncertainty caused by the coronavirus pandemic and continued supply shortage will limit sales growth, according to...

Editorials in fifteen daily newspapers urge readers to vote no on Proposition 24, the deceptive "privacy" initiative on California's November ballot. This diverse group of newspapers have traditions that span the political spectrum, encompassing...

Proposition 24 contains a one-word change to current law that dramatically curtails privacy protections for Californians when they travel, according to consumer advocates. In its statement opposing Prop 24, the League of Women Voters of California...

ICYMI The Texas Education Agency announced Great Minds as the creator of PhD Science TEKS Edition for Texas home learning for Grades K?5. This follows the agency's selection of Great Minds to create Eureka Math in Sync TEKS Edition for Grades K?5....

Dmitriy Yakubovich is a candidate for Commissioner of Hallandale Beach City Commission, Seat 4. He wants to bring reform to the Hallandale Beach City Commission. He is endorsed by the International Union of Police Associations, Hallandale Beach...

Ameren Illinois has asked the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) to comply with an important consumer safeguard which was designed to prevent energy developers from imposing unfair and burdensome cost increases on Downstate utility customers....

Privacy advocates have sounded the alarm that Proposition 24 expands the power of big business to charge consumers higher fees to stop the selling or sharing of their confidential information. Sections 125(a)(2) & (3) (b) (1) (2) and (3) of Prop 24...

Newswise -- The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) has released a position statement calling for all healthcare decision-making to be anchored in the best scientific evidence available. The statement, "Science Must Drive Clinical...

The Center for Baby & Adult Hygiene Products (BAHP) released the following statement from Executive Director Jane Wishneff on the passage of California's Menstrual Products Right to Know Act of 2020 (AB 1989), signed into law by Governor Gavin...

SenesTech, Inc. , a developer of proprietary technologies for managing animal pest populations through fertility control, today confirmed that California's AB1788 has been signed by Gavin Newsom, California's Governor and will become law January 1,...

PawPAC, a California-based nonpartisan humane legislative group with a 40-year history of animal advocacy, has released its 2020 endorsement list of candidates for statewide office based on their consistent support for animal welfare laws. PawPAC is...