Targeted News Service logo

-- Preview Email Newsletter
Research at Public Policy Groups Newsletter for 2024-07-06 ( 8 items )  
ACI Demand Fair Play in Auto Sales to Support Delaware's Economic and Environmental Health (10)
WASHINGTON, July 6 (TNSres) -- The American Consumer Institute Center for Citizen Research issued the following news: The American Consumer Institute (ACI), a champion for consumer rights, calls on Governor John Carney to veto the controversial SB 278. Passed last week by the Delaware state House without public hearings, this bill threatens to increase vehicle costs, stifle consumer choice, and derail Delaware's climate goals. Read the full letter here (https://www.theamericanconsumer.org/wp-c more PR

Art Exhibit Brings Home the Changing Arctic (10)
FALMOUTH, Massachusetts, July 6 (TNSres) -- Woodwell Climate Research Center, formerly the Woods Hole Research Center, issued the following update: * * * "In Flux: Perspectives on Arctic Change" exhibit combines science and art * * * The exhibit "In Flux: Perspectives on Arctic Change" sprawls across two floors of one of Cape Cod's oldest summer-home mansions-- Highfield Hall. When they first walk in, visitors see two of Woodwell Climate Board Member Georgia Nassikas' encaustic paintings fl more PR

ARTS AND CULTURE FUNDING: SUCCESS STORIES AND ONGOING CHALLENGES (10)
WASHINGTON, July 6 (TNSres) -- Americans for the Arts issued the following news: Funding and resources for arts and culture are experiencing inconsistency across the nation. While we celebrate wins like King County Council (WA) approving a historic $782 million Doors Open levy for access to science, heritage, and the arts in King County, Cuyahoga County (OH) officials unanimously approving putting a tax levy on the ballot in November which, if passed by voters, could mean an estimate of $160,00 more PR

As Syrian Refugees Highlight Worsening Living Conditions in the Region, and Fewer Than 2% Envisage a Return to Syria in the Next 12 Months, NGOs Reiterate the Need for Continued Support and Protection From Refoulement (10)
NEW YORK, July 6 (TNSres) -- The International Rescue Committee issued the following news release: Syrian refugees displaced across the Middle East are living in a constant state of precarity and their ability to meet their needs and live in safety is becoming increasingly challenging. According to UNHCR's annual intention survey [View survey in the link at bottom.], released this week, Syrian refugees living in neighbouring countries face a worsening storm of reduced access to aid, fewer oppor more PR

Independent Women's Forum Responds To June Jobs Report (10)
WASHINGTON, July 6 (TNSres) -- The Independent Women's Forum issued the following news release on July 5, 2024: * * * As full-time jobs trend downward, the Biden administration is making it harder for workers, especially women who lead men in holding multiple jobs, to take on gigs. * * * Today, the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced that 206,000 jobs were added in June. Employment in April and May combined was 111,000 jobs lower than previously reported. The unemployment rate ticked up to more PR

Lagging U.S. Competitiveness and High Interest Rates Take Their Toll on Factory Jobs (10)
WASHINGTON, July 6 (TNSres) -- The Alliance for American Manufacturing issued the following news release: U.S. manufacturing lost 8,000 jobs in June, according to data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday. Alliance for American Manufacturing President Scott Paul said: "As we've regularly said for the past 18 months, the combination of an overly strong dollar and high interest rates are dampening factory jobs growth. June's numbers bear that out, with a net loss of 8,000 manufa more PR

Moody V. NetChoice: Implications for Speech Regulation (10)
WASHINGTON, July 5 (TNSres) -- The American Action Forum issued the following news release: The Supreme Court recently ruled on Moody v. NetChoice, a case reviewing two conflicting appellate court decisions dealing with state laws designed to force social media companies to host content. In a new insight, Director of Technology and Innovation Policy Jeffrey Westling walks through the majority opinion for the case and discusses the implications for social media content moderation going forward.  more PR

Open Call for Proposals for Pulitzer Center's AI Accountability Fellowships (2024-2025) (10)
WASHINGTON, June 29 (TNSres) -- Pulitzer Center, an organization that say it combines journalism and engagement, issued the following news: The Pulitzer Center is now accepting applications for its third cohort (2024-2025) of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Accountability Fellowships. AI and other predictive technologies have been used to make policy decisions, understand disease, teach our children, and monitor our work for years. The hype around generative AI is now supercharging the spread of  more PR