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Politics: President Barack Obama Newsletter for 2021-04-04 ( 10 items ) |
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Issues Comments to USDA on Resolution Copper Project and Southeast Arizona Land Exchange (10)
WASHINGTON, March 30 -- The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation issued the following news on March 29, 2021:
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) Vice Chairman Rick Gonzalez today sent a letter to Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack with the ACHP's final comments and recommendations regarding the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) Tonto National Forest's (TNF) Section 106 review for the proposed Resolution Copper Project and Southeast Arizona Land Exchange. Section 106 of the Nationa more PR
American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan Issues Report Entitled 'The Border's Long Shadow' (10)
WASHINGTON, March 31 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan has issued a 28-page report entitled: "The Border's Long Shadow - How Border Patrol Uses Racial Profiling and Local and State Police to Target and Instill Fear in Michigan's Immigrant Communities".
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Introduction
Arnulfo Gomez was driving in Traverse City with his wife and brother-in-law on July 5, 2018, when a Michigan State Police (MSP) officer pulled his car over. Mr. Gomez is a lawful permanent resident and has liv more ST
Award-Winning Poet to Speak Virtually at Cal. State-San Bernardino as Part of Conversations on Diversity Series (10)
SAN BERNARDINO, California, April 2 (TNSEve) -- California State University San Bernardino campus issued the following news:
CSUSB's Conversations on Diversity series returns on Tuesday, April 13, at noon with Terisa Siagatonu, poet, speaker, educator and community organizer, who will present "Finally, the Poets: The Duty of Art(ists) as the Pulse of Our Collective Healing & Greatest Hope at Justices."
Cal State San Bernardino's Conversations on Diversity series returns on Tuesday, April 13, a more PR
Business Roundtable Statement on Senate Rules (10)
WASHINGTON, March 30 (TNSPol) -- Business Roundtable issued the following statement on March 29, 2021:
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"As the Senate considers changes to its rules, Business Roundtable urges Members to carefully consider the long-term and wider implications of any such changes. Business Roundtable opposes efforts to alter the Senate's longstanding practice of requiring 60 votes before ending debate and moving to final passage of legislation. The higher threshold encourages bipartisan deliberation and c more PR
Center on Budget & Policy Priorities: 'Subsidized Employment - A Proven Strategy to Aid an Equitable Economic Recovery' (10)
WASHINGTON, March 31 -- The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities issued the following report on March 30, 2021, by Laura Meyer, research associate with the family income support team entitled "Subsidized Employment: A Proven Strategy to Aid an Equitable Economic Recovery":
Millions remain out of work a year into the pandemic and ensuing, uneven economic recovery. Subsidized employment, a time-tested tool for economic recovery and supporting workers with disadvantages in the labor market, shou more PR
Congressional Research Service Report: 'Climate Change Adaptation - Department of Commerce' (Part 1 of 2) (10)
WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R46743) on April 1, 2021, entitled "Climate Change Adaptation: Department of Commerce" by natural resources policy analyst Eva Lipiec:
Climate change affects the mission and programs of the Department of Commerce (DOC) and its agencies, and these effects are likely to continue. DOC's wide-ranging responsibilities include trade enforcement, economic development, innovation support, entrepreneurship and bus more PR
Congressional Research Service Report: 'Executive Orders - Introduction' (10)
WASHINGTON, March 30 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R46738) on March 29, 2021, entitled "Executive Orders: An Introduction" by legislative attorney Kevin T. Richards:
SUMMARY
Executive orders are written instruments through which a President can issue directives to shape policy. Although the U.S. Constitution does not address executive orders and no statute grants the President the general power to issue them, authority to issue such orders is accepted a more PR
Howard University Names Dana A. Williams, Ph.D., as Dean of Graduate Studies (10)
WASHINGTON, April 1 (TNSPer) -- Howard University issued the following news release:
Howard University President Wayne A. I. Frederick is pleased to announce the appointment of Dana A. Williams, Ph.D., as the dean of the Graduate School following a comprehensive national search. Williams has served in positions of increasing responsibility at Howard University, including, most recently, as interim dean of the Graduate School and previously as chair of the Department of English. In this role, sh more PR
Human Rights Campaign: S.D. Rejects Gov. Noem's Changes, Kills Anti-Trans Sports Bill (10)
WASHINGTON, March 30 (TNSPol) -- The Human Rights Campaign issued the following news release on March 29, 2021:
The South Dakota legislature voted to kill the changes made by South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem's style-and-form veto of HB 1217, the anti-transgender sports ban bill that she had previously expressed excitement about signing. While this temporarily ends the threat of this legislation, Governor Noem has threatened a special session to address this made up problem. Noem took objection more PR
Librarian of Congress Dr. Carla Hayden to Keynote OverDrive's International Conference (10)
CLEVELAND, Ohio, April 1 -- OverDrive issued the following news release:
OverDrive, the leading supplier of ebooks, audiobooks and other digital media to a global network of schools, public libraries, government and corporate knowledge centers, announced that Dr. Carla Hayden will present the day 1 keynote at Digipalooza '21, August 3-5, 2021. Since 2006, Digipalooza has been the leading industry event bringing together a global community of librarians, educators, publishers and technologists s more PR
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