WASHINGTON, July 13 (TNSres) -- The Immigration Hub issued the following news release: * * * With only 18% of total television broadcast ad spending on immigration this quarter, Democrats must invest aggressively in an offensive strategy to reach voters * * * As the Republican National Committee (RNC) releases a new party platform that formalizes mass deportations and a militarized border as top priorities, new data from AdImpact confirms that right-wing candidates, PACs, and other political more PR

WASHINGTON, July 13 (TNSres) -- Oceana, an international advocacy organization dedicated solely to ocean conservation, issued the following news release on July 12, 2024: * * * Company affirms it will eliminate all plastic air pillows in North America by end of 2024, discloses that US and Canada account for 94% of plastic use * * * This week, Amazon, in its annual sustainability report, disclosed that its "total plastic packaging increased 3% from 86,055 metric tons in 2022 to 88,698 metric  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 13 (TNSres) -- The American Enterprise Institute issued the following working paper on July 9, 2024 by Steven B. Kamin and John M. Roberts entitled "How Will the Interaction of Wages and Prices Play Out in the Last Mile of Disinflation?". Here is the abstract: * * * This note develops an econometric model of inflation dynamics to assess recent developments. We find that most of the rapid decline in price pressures achieved in 2023 owes to the normalization of supply chains.  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 13 (TNSres) -- The Bipartisan Policy Center issued the following report on July 11, 2024 entitled "Deficit Tracker." Here is an excerpt: * * * Large and sustained federal budget deficits are harmful to the fiscal health of the United States, yet policymakers struggle with reining in the red ink. Even during the years of economic growth immediately predating the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government ran large and growing budget deficits, near $1 trillion per year. As polic more PR

WASHINGTON, July 13 (TNSres) -- The Bipartisan Policy Center issued the following report on July 11, 2024 entitled "Resilient Resource Reserve: A Plan to Catalyze the American Critical Mineral Processing Industry." Here is an excerpt: * * * Today's critical mineral processing sector--which turns raw ores into the purified minerals we need for modern technologies, national security, and clean energy--presents immense risk to U.S. national security and economic growth. China dominates this sect more PR

WASHINGTON, July 13 (TNSres) -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations issued the following news release on July 12, 2024: The Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today announced the launch of its 2024 School Climate Survey for Muslim students attending Maryland public schools. "The safety and well-being of our children in schools is a top priority," said CAIR's Maryland Outreach Coordinator more PR

WASHINGTON, July 13 (TNSres) -- The National Association of County and City Health Officials issued the following news release: On this month's podcast, the National Association of County and City Health Officials' (NACCHO) Victoria Van de Vate, Director of Government Affairs, and Lauren Mastroberardino, Government Affairs Senior Specialist, discussed the Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) House Appropriations Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill (also know more PR

WASHINGTON, July 13 (TNSres) -- The Investment Company Institute issued the following report in July 2024 entitled "Ten Important Facts About IRAs". Here is the table of contents: * * * FACT 1: IRAs are the largest pool of assets in the US retirement market. FACT 2: The incidence of IRA ownership increases with age. FACT 3: Households from all income groups own IRAs. FACT 4: IRA balances tend to rise with length of ownership. FACT 5: Equity holdings figure prominently in traditional IRA  more PR

WASHINGTON, July 13 (TNSres) -- The Investment Company Institute issued the following report in April 2024 entitled "The BrightScope/ICI Defined Contribution Plan Profile: A Close Look at ERISA 403(b) Plans, 2020". Here is the key findings: * * * * 403(b) plans are tax-advantaged retirement savings plans offered by public educational institutions, nonprofit employers (e.g., research foundations, hospitals, private educational institutions), and church organizations. The study of 403(b) plan more PR

WASHINGTON, July 13 (TNSres) -- The Investment Company Institute issued the following report in June 2024 entitled "The IRA Investor Profile - Roth IRA Investors' Activity, 2010-2020". Here is the executive summary: * * * First available in 1998, Roth individual retirement accounts (IRAs) had accumulated $1.4 trillion in assets by year-end 2023. Congress created Roth IRAs to provide a contributory retirement savings vehicle on an after-tax (nondeductible) basis with qualified withdrawals dis more PR

SANTA MONICA, California, July 13 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following commentary on July 12, 2024, to Foreign Policy: * * * Russia Is a Strategic Spoiler in the Indo-Pacific By Derek Grossman Although much of Russia's foreign policy has been directed at the Middle East, Africa, and--since February 2022--the conquest of Ukraine, Moscow has recently shown that it remains a formidable presence in the Indo-Pacific. Between mid-May and mid-June, Russian President Vladimir Putin visited China, N more PR

SANTA MONICA, California, July 13 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following commentary on July 12, 2024, to Modern Diplomacy: * * * IPCC's Next Assessment Needs to Tackle the Complexities of Catastrophic Risk By Benjamin Lee Preston In January, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the world's most authoritative body for the assessment of climate science, met to plan the seventh iteration of its reports to international policymakers. As that work gets underway, the IPCC will have more PR

SANTA MONICA, California, July 13 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following commentary on July 12, 2024, to Route Fifty: * * * Stackable Certificates Could Be a Lifeline for Governments Facing an IT Talent Crisis By By Nelson Lim Local and state governments are grappling with a severe shortage of skilled IT workers, particularly in critical areas such as cybersecurity, data analysis, and artificial intelligence. With their higher salaries and more attractive work environments, the private sector more PR

SANTA MONICA, California, July 13 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following commentary on July 12, 2024, to War on the Rocks: * * * Back to the Basics: How Many People Are in the People's Liberation Army? By Shanshan Mei The People's Liberation Army is often described as "the largest military in the world." But depending on who you ask and what you count, the details are murky and confusing. The deeper one dives into the numbers, the more complicated the picture gets, and the greater the differe more PR

SANTA MONICA, California, July 13 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following commentary on July 12, 2024: * * * Rethinking Priorities in Quantum Computing By Nicolas M. Robles The emergence of quantum computing suggests limitless possibilities in chemistry, material science, simulations to predict outcomes, and other areas, but, first, research on quantum algorithms must be prioritized to understand the feasibility, generality, and advantages of quantum computing over classical computing. Even if more PR