SACRAMENTO, California, June 25 (TNSres) -- The Health Access California issued the following news release: * * * * The 2024-2025 state budget agreement announced between the State Legislature and Governor Gavin Newsom rejects most harmful health care cuts proposed in the May Revision. * Agreement will ensure that thousands of undocumented Californians continue to receive their IHSS benefits, funding is preserved for the Indian Health Program, Medi-Cal benefits will be maintained at their cur more PR

NEW YORK, June 26 (TNSres) -- Physicians for Human Rights issued the following news release on June 25, 2024: * * * New study reveals persistent medical care failures in immigration detention facilities, examines 52 deaths from 2017-2021 * * * A new report released today by the American Civil Liberties Union, American Oversight, and Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) exposes the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) flawed internal oversight mechanisms and failure to provide adequate medica more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 (TNSres) -- The American Civil Liberties Union, an organization that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., issued the following news release on June 25, 2024: * * * New study reveals persistent medical care failures in immigration detention facilities, examines 52 deaths from 2017-2021 * * * A new report released today by the American Civil Liberties Union, American Oversight, and Physicians f more PR

KHARTOUM, Sudan, June 26 (TNSres) -- The International Rescue Committee issued the following news release: IRC's 2024 Emergency Watchlist identified Sudan as the humanitarian crisis most at risk of deteriorating this year. In response to the lack of attention on the crisis, the IRC has released a mid-year Crisis Alert on Sudan. The new report illustrates the trajectory of a country in freefall. Without a shift in the international approach from inertia to action, Sudan risks being torn apart by more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 (TNSres) -- The American Bankers Association issued the following news release on June 25, 2024: Bank economists are expressing increased optimism about the outlook for business credit and the prospect of a soft landing for the U.S. economy over the next six months, according to the American Bankers Association's latest Credit Conditions Index released today. The latest summary of ABA's Credit Conditions Index examines a suite of indices derived from the quarterly outlook f more PR

PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pennsylvania, June 26 (TNSres) -- The ECRI Institute issued the following news release: ECRI, one of the foremost independent healthcare and patient safety nonprofits, launched a new AI-powered tool - SurgiSmartIQ - that equips healthcare providers with unprecedented insights into primary hip and knee implant utilization, clinical use variation, and pricing data for primary joint procedures. Nearly 1.3 million primary total joint arthroplasty procedures were performed in 2019 more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 (TNSres) -- The American Council of Life Insurers issued the following statement on June 25, 2024: * * * ACLI Vice President & Deputy, Retirement Security James Szostek issued the following statement on the Labor Department's report to Congress on 95-1, its "Safest Available Annuity" interpretative guidance: "The Labor Department's report wisely refrains from recommending any immediate regulatory changes. If any changes are to be made, the Department said it would be throu more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, June 26 (TNSres) -- The Annenberg Public Policy Center issued the following news release: A new paper published in the current issue of the Journal of Health Communication by Annenberg Public Policy Center (APPC) researchers finds evidence that holding science-consistent beliefs about the public health effects of climate change is an important predictor of support for policies that address climate threats. In "Science-Consistent Climate Health Beliefs as Predictors  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 (TNSres) -- UnidosUS issued the following news release on June 25, 2024: * * * Poll reveals voter priorities for border management and how this is shaping voter sentiment * * * UnidosUS, the nation's largest Latino civil rights and advocacy organization, today released poll findings from Latino voters in Arizona, Pennsylvania and Nevada and their views on immigration and the situation at the southern border. The findings provide valuable insights into the perspectives and more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 (TNSres) -- The Institute for Local Self-Reliance issued the following presented a podcast on June 25, 2024: How can we ensure composting is made accessible for all communities? How can composters implement the highest standards possible to prevent rodents in those communities? And what questions do the recent cuts to the NYC Compost Project raise that all composting advocates should be considering? In this episode of the Composting for Community Podcast, we are joined by D more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, June 25 (TNSres) -- City of Hope issued the following news release: * * * Research focused on potentially reducing hypoglycemic episodes, why more men might have diabetes than women, and targeting glucose control * * * Researchers with City of Hope(R), one of the largest cancer research and treatment organizations in the United States and a leading research center for diabetes and other life-threatening illnesses, presented novel study results at the 84th Scientific  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 (TNSres) -- The Migration Policy Institute issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, DC and PANAMA CITY, PANAMA -- Governments across the Americas are managing increasing mobility pressures by expanding regular pathways for migration through regional mobility agreements, circular labor migration programs, humanitarian protection measures and other innovative policies. A new report from the Migration Policy Institute (MPI) and the International Organization for Migration more PR

GENEVA, Switzerland, June 26 (TNSres) -- The European Broadcasting Union issued the following news release: This year's EBU News Report addresses the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on journalism and the news industry, posing vital questions for current and future news reporting and the role of humans in that process. Trusted Journalism in the Age of Generative AI draws on in-depth interviews with 40 media leaders and academic experts from different continents, providing a roadmap for  more PR

NEW YORK, June 26 (TNSres) -- The National Minority Supplier Development Council presented a podcast: In this episode of NMSDC's Equity in Business Podcast, we explore Sean Hobdy's journey from an entry-level position to the senior vice president of global sales at Zones, a leading global IT solutions provider. Learn how Zones helps companies achieve their digital transformation goals, from desktop to data center, and into the cloud and beyond. Sean Hobday shares insights including: * How he  more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, June 25 (TNSres) -- The American Institutes for Research issued the following news release: Experts from the American Institutes for Research (AIR) will present several posters about their health research work at the upcoming Academy Health 2024 Annual Research Meeting, July 30-July 2 at the Baltimore Convention Center in Baltimore. AIR is a Bronze sponsor of this year's meeting, which carries the theme, "Valuable Evidence. Vibrant Community. Vital Conversations." Academy more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 (TNSres) -- The Gerontological Society of America issued the following news release: The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) -- the nation's largest interdisciplinary organization devoted to the field of aging -- has named 60 exemplary professionals as its newest fellows. Fellow status is peer recognition for outstanding contributions to the field of gerontology and represents the highest category of GSA membership. This distinction comes at varying points in a person's more PR

WASHINGTON, June 25 (TNSres) -- Greenpeace USA, an organization that says it uses protest and confrontation to expose environmental problems and promote solutions, issued the following news release: The U.S. government has again awarded Taiwan a Tier 1 ranking in the latest Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report. This marks the fifteenth consecutive year Taiwan has received this top designation, despite extensive evidence of the prevalence of forced labor and human trafficking in Taiwan's distant  more PR

WASHINGTON, June 25 (TNSres) -- The American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of State recently announced that due to high demand, it will be retrogressing the availability date for visas for which eligible nurses can apply to such an extent that only applicants who filed before December 1, 2021, can proceed with visa issuance. The announcement comes when the critical need for nurses in the U.S. is especially  more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 25 (TNSres) -- The Illinois Policy Institute issued the following news release: * * * Illinois gas tax rises to 47 cents a gallon July 1 The typical driver will pay $184 more in gas taxes than in 2019 * * * Illinois' second-highest in the nation gas taxes will go up again July 1 as the state motor fuel tax hits 47 cents per gallon. That means the average driver in Illinois will pay $184 more in state gas taxes each year than before Gov. J.B. Pritzker doubled the tax more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 26 (TNSres) -- Landmarks Illinois issued the following news release: Landmarks Illinois has released its new Annual Report for the 2023/24 Fiscal Year. The report highlights examples of our work helping people save places across Illinois. Read about our biggest preservation success stories and how we are continuing to move preservation forward. Read Landmarks Illinois' 2023-2024 Annual Report at: https://www.landmarks.org/2023-2024-annual-report/. Or click below. * * * more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 (TNSres) -- The Government Accountability Project issued the following news release on June 25, 2024: Today, Government Accountability Project is responding to a new report revealing that 95% of deaths in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention between 2017 and 2021 were preventable or possibly preventable. The report, "Deadly Failures: Preventable Deaths in U.S. Immigration Detention," published by the ACLU, American Oversight, and Physicians for Human Rights, more PR

SYDNEY, Australia, June 26 (TNSres) -- The Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance issued the following news release: The reported plea bargain between Julian Assange and the United States government brings to a close one of the darkest periods in the history of media freedom, says the union for Australian journalists. While the details of the deal are still to be confirmed, MEAA welcomes the release of Assange, a Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance member, after five years of relentless campa more PR

WASHINGTON, June 25 (TNSres) -- The Alliance for Physical Therapy Quality and Innovation issued the following news release: The Alliance for Physical Therapy Quality and Innovation (APTQI) today highlighted a new Morning Consult report that underscores older Americans' anxiety about falling and their overwhelming desire for access to fall risk assessments and preventative services provided by falls experts. The nationwide survey found that older Americans are deeply concerned with the potentia more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 25 (TNSres) -- The Animal Legal Defense Fund issued the following news release: * * * New poll underscores the surge of support from the veterinary community to ban the cruel practice. * * * An invasive surgical procedure, sometimes misconstrued as a 'quick fix' to stop cats from scratching furniture in the past, has become a prominent topic in legislatures across the country. New York, Maryland, and Washington D.C. have already banned declawing cats with narr more PR

WASHINGTON, June 25 (TNSres) -- The Union of Concerned Scientists issued the following news release: * * * Policymakers Must Plan, Invest Today to Safeguard Vital Coastal Infrastructure * * * Climate change is rapidly worsening tidal flooding and escalating risks to essential and valuable coastal infrastructure that millions of people depend on. According to a new analysis released today by the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) titled "Looming Deadlines for Coastal Resilience," nearly 1,10 more PR

WASHINGTON, June 25 (TNSres) -- The Union of Concerned Scientists issued the following news release: * * * Policymakers Must Plan, Invest Today to Safeguard Vital Coastal Infrastructure * * * Climate change is rapidly worsening tidal flooding and escalating risks to essential and valuable coastal infrastructure that millions of people depend on. According to a new analysis released today by the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) titled "Looming Deadlines for Coastal Resilience," nearly 1,10 more PR

WASHINGTON, June 25 (TNSres) -- The Union of Concerned Scientists issued the following news release: * * * Policymakers Must Plan, Invest Today to Safeguard Vital Coastal Infrastructure * * * Climate change is rapidly worsening tidal flooding and escalating risks to essential and valuable coastal infrastructure that millions of people depend on. According to a new analysis released today by the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) titled "Looming Deadlines for Coastal Resilience," nearly 1,10 more PR

WASHINGTON, June 25 (TNSres) -- The Union of Concerned Scientists issued the following news release: * * * Louisiana One of Hardest Hit States and Policymakers Must Plan, Invest Today to Safeguard Vital Coastal Infrastructure * * * Climate change is rapidly worsening tidal flooding and escalating risks to essential and valuable coastal infrastructure that millions of people depend on. According to a new analysis released today by the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) titled "Looming Deadli more PR

WASHINGTON, June 25 (TNSres) -- The Union of Concerned Scientists issued the following news release: * * * Policymakers Must Plan, Invest Today to Safeguard Vital Coastal Infrastructure * * * Climate change is rapidly worsening tidal flooding and escalating risks to essential and valuable coastal infrastructure that millions of people depend on. According to a new analysis released today by the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) titled "Looming Deadlines for Coastal Resilience," nearly 1,10 more PR

PORTLAND, Oregon, June 26 (TNSres) -- The Mercy Corps issued the following statement on June 25, 2024: * * * Humanitarian access remains a critical barrier as the specter of famine continues hanging over Gaza * * * The new IPC acute food security report (https://www.ipcinfo.org/ipc-country-analysis/details-map/en/c/1157065/?iso3=PSE) released today projects that 96 percent of Gaza's population - 2.15 million people - face high levels of acute food insecurity (IPC Phases 3,4 and 5) through Se more PR

OAK BROOK, Illinois, June 25 (TNSres) -- The Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening issued the following news release: The Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening (SLAS) will launch NexusXp, its new interactive pavilion at SLAS2025 to showcase collaborative and integrated lab automation scenarios. NexusXp combines Nexus, the Latin word for link or connection where multiple elements meet, with the modern "Xp" to signify the "Xperience" of making that critical link or connection. more PR

ORLANDO, Florida, June 25 (TNSres) -- The American Diabetes Association issued the following news release on June 24, 2024: * * * Largest-Study-of-its-Kind Uncovers Potential Underlying Condition for People with Difficult-to-Control Type 2 Diabetes and Need for Improved Screening and Treatment Approaches * * * Today, findings from the CATALYST study reveal that hypercortisolism may be a significant factor for why type 2 diabetes (T2D) remains difficult to control for many patients. This stud more PR

WASHINGTON, June 26 (TNSres) -- The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America issued the following statement on June 25, 2024: * * * IRA's drug pricing provisions may undermine new out-of-pocket cap in Medicare Part D * * * According to a new analysis from Milliman commissioned by PhRMA, the drug pricing provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) could result in 3.5 million Medicare Part D beneficiaries facing higher out-of-pocket costs in 2026 -- undermining the benefits of  more PR

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida, June 26 (TNSres) -- The Poynter Institute issued the following news release: Fact-checking adds to public debates and should never be considered a form of censorship, affirmed the world's fact-checkers in a formal statement issued as part of their GlobalFact 11 conference in Sarajevo. In recent years, fact-checkers have been attacked as online censors, and after such attacks have been subject to abuse and harassment. Such responses are unwarranted. Censorship removes i more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 26 (TNSres) -- The Animal Legal Defense Fund issued the following news release: * * * New report reveals that current labeling regulations put consumers at risk and fail to comply with federal law. * * * The Animal Legal Defense Fund released a report showing that consumers care about what goes into the food products they purchase but are not able to accurately discern whether a product contains animal-derived ingredients based on current U.S. Food and Drug Ad more PR

NEW YORK, June 26 (TNSres) -- The American Federation for Aging Research issued the following news release: NEW YORK CITY and ORLANDO - The American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR) and the McKnight Brain Research Foundation (MBRF) are pleased to announce renewed funding of the Innovator Awards in Cognitive Aging and Memory Loss, a program that supports scientists who are pursuing groundbreaking studies in the field of cognitive aging. The Innovator Awards program was launched in 2021 with more PR

BETHESDA, Maryland, June 25 (TNSres) -- The Parenteral Drug Association issued the following news release: For 78 years, PDA has supported our members and the pharmaceutical industry in their work to provide patients with the medicines they need. Unfortunately, drug shortages have become more frequent, more severe, and longer-lasting globally, and the causes are, in most cases multifactorial. Based on the impact this issue has to the pharmaceutical companies and the patients they supply; PDA ha more PR

WOODS HOLE, Massachusetts, June 25 (TNSres) -- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution issued the following news release: A new study led by team members at UC Santa Cruz have used a complex computer model to investigate how the influence of low gravity, as found on ocean worlds in our outer solar system, could influence flows of water and heat below their seafloors. The work was conducted as part of a multi-institutional "Exploring Ocean Worlds" NASA program, led by Woods Hole Oceanographic Inst more PR

WASHINGTON, June 25 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Conference of Mayors issued the following news on June 24, 2024: * * * The 83-city survey found most of the cities have enforceable antidiscrimination ordinances or protections. Nearly all provide benefits to same-sex spouses or domestic partners. * * * Today, the U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) released its first-ever survey- Building an Inclusive City: How Mayors are Supporting and Involving LGBTQ+ Residents - detailing the latest ways mayors acro more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 26 (TNSres) -- The Journal of Marketing, a part of the American Marketing Association, issued the following news release: Researchers from University of Notre Dame and University of Wisconsin-Madison published a new Journal of Marketing study that proposes a tool to predict myopic decision making in firms and avoid its long-term damage. The study, forthcoming in the Journal of Marketing, is titled "Can Words Speak Louder than Actions? Using Top Management Teams' Languag more PR